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*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.
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
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
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?? Changes To Our Online Catalog
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
Important News For Patrons With SuffolkWeb Accounts Pre-Paid Printing Cards
Plastic Library Cards and Key-Chain 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: The Long Islander (Huntington) 1839 - 1861 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’. 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!
Remember:
If you are going to print more than 10 pages, you will have to stop at
the front desk and purchase a pre-paid printing card. |
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