WESTERNVILLE– Patrons of the Western Town Library, 9172 Main St., can take pleasure in some innovation improvements as a pair of grants has helped the library purchase a laptop and a smart television. The additions will provide an ability for video conferencing, group discussions, and general use, library authorities have revealed.
The portable laptop is geared up with a video camera and audio ability for virtual meetings and can be used in various parts of the library and under unique conditions outside the library, the statement stated, including it has a host of Microsoft applications for preparation of more formal or professional documents.
The Smart TV can be utilized to show presentations at group meetings. In addition, the library has a video camera with a microphone, tripod, and cables to show the speaker or the group going to a meeting. The devices acquired deals existing cutting-edge abilities in hosting conferences and speakers and offers a robust tool for producing expert products, the announcement said.
“This technology upgrade was enabled due to the fact that of the generosity of donors committed to helping enhance the quality of life in our region,” the statement stated.
One grant was awarded from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Neighborhood Fund of the Northern New York City Neighborhood Structure, which was established in 2018 to support programs, tasks and efforts designed to broadly affect, and improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods of Boonville, Constableville, and Westernville in perpetuity.
In addition, Western Town Library received a grant from the Kathleen A. Perreault Fund of the Neighborhood Foundation of Herkimer & & Oneida Counties. This is a field-of-interest fund developed in memory of Kathleen A. Perreault to provide assistance for area libraries and scholarships for local students.