Phone: 631-286-0818
Fax: 631-286-4873
Address: 22 Station Road, Bellport, New York 11713
Email: sctylib@suffolk.lib.ny.us


MAP

	Hours
Monday	9:30am - 9:00pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 9:00pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 9:00pm
Thursday	9:30am - 9:00pm
Friday	9:30am - 9:00pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5:00pm
Sunday	1:00pm - 5:00pm*

*The South Country Library will be open on Sundays through May 18th and closed on Sundays during the summer. They will reopen on Sundays beginning September 14th.
 

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Summer Reading Programs

It's official- it's summertime! It's the perfect time to spend some long summer days in the sun with a good book, and the South Country Library wants to encourage you to do just that! They're holding Summer Reading Programs for everyone in the family this summer. These programs not only encourage reading, but they also offer lots of prizes and raffles for those who participate! So come on, get reading!

Below are details about each reading program.

Adult
Why should kids have all the summer reading club fun? This year, the Library plans to remedy that. You may sign up immediately for the Adult Summer Reading Program at the Reference Desk.

At registration, you will receive one of the Library’s new customized USB flash drives. Each individual must sign up in person to receive a flash drive. In order to save paper and make the program as “green” as possible, we have included all necessary materials for the reading program on your flash drive (files will be in Microsoft Word and Publisher). For those of you who are unfamiliar with flash drives, do not own a computer, or do not have Microsoft Word and Publisher, there will be a limited supply of program packets available for you to take (you may still have a flash drive as well). All program files are also available through our website.

Prizes include an MP3 player and gift certificates to Painter’s restaurant, the Gateway Playhouse, and Borders Books. A drawing at the end of the program (8/11) will decide the winners. The more books you read, the greater your chances of winning. Don’t be left out!

Children
It’s time for the South Country Library Summer Reading Club! Visit the Library for “Go Wild! Read!” from June 30 to August 11. As always, you may come in and register your child (ages birth through 5th grade) for the club beginning June 30, and receive a reading record and bookmark. We have great books to read, fun prizes, and weekly raffles!

Parents, your child should join the Summer Reading Club. Studies show that joining a literacy program in the summer helps children retain reading and learning skills from the previous school year. See us for more reasons why you need to sign up your child.

Join us for our Summer Safari Party on Wednesday, July 2. Drop in any time between 4 and 6 p.m. to see the room transformation, make crafts, and have fun. The first 50 parents to sign their children up for the Summer Reading Club will receive an adult paperback book to encourage family reading.

Teen/YA
Looking for something fun to do this summer? Join “The DIY Summer” South Country Library’s Summer Reading Club, where reading reaps rad rewards. You can read books, e-books, magazines, newspapers, graphic novels, and comic books. Sign up at the Reference Desk to receive your info packet, and check out the display case to see all the cool stuff we are giving away to readers!

Pick Up A Playaway® And Receive A FREE Lanyard Accessory!

Playaways® are all-in-one, lightweight, compact, easy-to-use digital audiobooks.  Each small unit comes with one complete audiobook already downloaded.  They are so fun and convenient; you can use them for exercising, traveling, cleaning, gardening, and more!  Just pop in your headphones and play!  Plus, for a limited time, you will receive a free lanyard when you borrow any Playaway® title.  This accessory allows you to carry your unit easily around your neck or wrist. Supplies are limited, so get yours now!

 

Have You Heard??

• The wording has changed for the County Catalog (all of the books in the libraries of
  Suffolk County). It is now listed as ALL LIBRARIES.

• When a book is in a library, the catalog will now say AVAILABLE in place of Check
  Shelf.

• Patrons may now rate a book, giving it from one to five stars.

• When you want to put a reserve hold on a book, you need to find the item and
  then click on the red REQUEST button. 

• If you find material that you would like to pick up at another library, just click on the library under LOCATION, and you will find directions, a map, and the library’s hours.

• You can find a review for a book by clicking on the REVIEWS button. There is a “MY READING HISTORY” feature. If you would like to activate it, please contact a librarian.

New Look For The Library’s Website

South Country Library’s website has a new look, and new features such as Rosetta Stone, a new online language learning center, and Learning Expres, online interactive practice tests and series of tutorial courses. Look for MyLibraryDV, an on-demand video downloading service to complement SuffolkWave, which includes downloadable audiobooks, videos, and music, and is already available. The newly designed website will soon feature a revamped “Good Books” section and a 24 hour online reference help service.

 

New Baby Packets

The Library has put together a variety of information that will be helpful to new parents. Each packet includes a free gift for the baby. This packet is available free of charge to any South Country resident who has a newborn baby or is expecting a baby.

Important News For Patrons With SuffolkWeb Accounts

The South Country Library has been notified by the Suffolk Cooperative Library System (SCLS) that effective December 31, 2007, SCLS will no longer be providing home dial-up Internet access for patrons through their local public libraries. The county-wide decision to end the service at the end of 2007 was based primarily on the cost of maintaining the system and the fact that dial-up Internet service is fast approaching the point where it is incapable of handling the demands of today’s Internet. SuffolkWeb e-mail accounts will not be affected. You may continue to use your SuffolkWeb e-mail accounts after the discontinuation date.
 

Pre-Paid Printing Cards

Remember: If you are going to print more than 10 pages, you will have to stop at the Circulation Desk and purchase a pre-paid printing card.

Plastic Library Cards and Key-Chain Cards

As requested by many patrons, new plastic library cards are now available with a separate key-chain card. They are in the traditional colors, blue for adults, green for YAs, and yellow for children. If you are applying for a card for the first time, your card has expired, or you have lost your card (replacement fee $), come to the Circulation Desk and apply for one of these new cards.

 

On Our Website: History Resource Center

Students, teachers, and historians can now find U.S historical materials from pre-colonial times to the present, as well as world history materials in the History Resource Center (U.S. and World) in the Virtual Reference Collection (VRC) on our website. All searches group results into Reference Materials, Periodical, Primary Sources, and Maps and Multimedia, as well as related subjects.

You can search by Subject to find information by topic, or search by Person to find a person or category of people. On the Person Search page you can enter a complete name or parts of a name, a nationality, ethnicity, profession, birth or death year , or birth or death place. There is a Chronology feature in the History Resource Center: U.S. which is intended to highlight the major events that shaped the United States.

To access the History Resource Center information go to:

South Country Library homepage, select the "VRC & Databases," then select "VRC," then "History," then "History Resource Center: U.S. or World." To access this database from home, you will need a Library PIN#. Ask at the Reference Desk for more information.

The Suffolk Historic Newspapers collection is now available on the South Country Library website. Four local historic newspapers have been digitized for easy access:

Genealogists, students, scholars, and history buffs can browse, or search the entire digital archive. You can view articles separately or as they appear on the full newspaper page. Pages and articles can be printed, saved, and e-mailed. Look for the link to Suffolk Historic Newspapers on the South Country Library webpage at our website and click on the community links page.
 

We all know that libraries have books, magazines and newspapers in print. We’ve also gotten used to borrowing CDs, DVDs, and Talking Books. We have Internet computers for use at the Library, and Internet access available anywhere outside the Library via our South Country Library website. Now the Library is providing value-added Internet content by purchasing special databases that are available FREE through our South Country webpage.

Need Magazine Or Newspaper Articles? Click on ‘Research Databases’ from the central menu, choose ‘Virtual Reference Collection’, and click on ‘Magazines’ or ‘Newspapers’.

Want An Address Or Phone Number Anywhere In The World? Click on ‘Research Databases’ from the main menu, choose ‘Virtual Reference Collection’, click on ‘SuffolkWeb Ready Reference at the bottom of the list, and then the ‘telephone directories’.

And How About Finding Just The Right Book To Take On Vacation With You? Click on ‘Research Databases’ from the main menu, scroll down and click on ‘NoveList’, choose the ‘Browse Lists’ tab at the top, then ‘Explore Fiction’, and get reading!