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Troy Public Library Cafe in the Courtyard opens for season. This year Steve Guiliano of the Village Inn in Wynantskill will be the chef/caterer for the Cafe in the Courtyard at the Main Library, 100 Second Street in downtown Troy. The Cafe will be open during the week from 11am until 2pm for lunch. The menu will include deli sandwiches, soups and salads, and will feature at least one hot entree from Steve's grill every day. Homemade desserts and a variety of coffees and iced tea round out the menu. New, also, to the library courtyard this year will be a vending machine offering a variety of juices and soft drinks, available whenever the library is open. TPL receives Grant From Bell Atlantic The Troy Public Library has received a grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Bell Atlantic Foundation to help it convert to a new computer system. By the end of summer, the library will be part of the Upper Hudson Library Access Network (UHLAN). UHLAN is a fully integrated automated library system, which combines an automated circulation component with a comprehensive library resource sharing system. The system has been up and running since 1996 and is currently used by eleven area libraries. UHLAN will accommodate all 29 public libraries in Albany and Rensselaer Counties and plans include bringing all members on-line in the next two years. UHLAN provides a computerized link to the holdings of its member libraries, enabling efficient location and circulation of books and materials. It has the capacity for full status review, access to magazine abstracts and indexes, use of electronic reference works, and Internet browsing capability. The system allows for broad and efficient access to a larger body of material than any one library can hold. It makes possible greater cooperation and sharing of library resources among communities. "The Troy Public Library currently uses an automated circulation system owned and operated by the Albany Public Library," stated Paul Hicok, Library Director. "This LAARC system, however, has a limited capacity for expansion and will be discontinued by the end of this year," he added. The Albany Public Library Board of Trustees has elected to switch from their current system to UHLAN as soon as possible. "This grant from the Bell Atlantic Foundation overcomes the last big hurdle for us in this important conversion process," stated Chris Salmon, President, Board of Trustees. "It came just in time." Switching to UHLAN will provide the residents of Troy with enhanced public library service. The Library plans to add four public access terminals, which will provide patrons with access to the catalogs of all area public libraries as well as access to the Internet and full text periodicals through the Ebsco database. The UHLAN system will also be expanded within the next two years to provide for access from remote PCs. This will allow residents to look up library materials from their home or office. UHLAN libraries will become important points of entry into an increasingly sophisticated and global information network. The Bell Atlantic Foundation supports a variety of projects domestically and internationally, with an emphasis on new technology applications in education, health and human services, the arts and humanities, and civic development in the communities served by Bell Atlantic. For more information, visit www.bellatlanticfoundation.com In cooperation with Troy United Ink Corp., a not-for-profit corporation 
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