Easy by E-mail

Do you use e-mail? If you do, the library would like to have your e-mail address to contact you when your material is ready for pickup ("holds") and to notify you that items are overdue. We also use e-mail to send “courtesy notices” when items are due soon. This reduces the number of overdue notices sent by mail and helps us control costs. For the time being, we will continue to call you when your items are ready for pickup.

A new feature allows us to send you an email when library staff renew your items for you, either at the Circulation Desk or by phone. (When you renew from home, you don't get an email.) If you would like to use this service, please stop by the Circulation Desk and give us your e-mail address. You can also add or change your e-mail address online within the “View Your Patron Record” function on our homepage. It's easy!

New on the Homepage: Text Enlarger

Have you noticed the newest feature on the homepage? We've added a "text enlarger", so that you can reduce or enlarge the size of the type on the page. Just click on the T's on the upper left corner. TTTTry it!

The Lowdown on Downloadable Services

We have 2 "downloadable" services: Suffolk Wave (audio) and MyLibraryDV (video). (Netlibrary, our original downloadable audio service, has severed ties with Recorded Books, so we have opted not to renew for next year. Recorded Books promises a similar product of their own in the near future.) SuffolkWave is mp3 files for audio books and a small amount of music. Service began in April '07 and Longwood leads the county in usage. MyLibraryDV is exclusively video, including many PBS shows on travel, cooking, medicine and health, how-to, and literature. Children's programming includes Caillou, Liberty's Kids, Boobah, and Cyberchase. Both services are available through our homepage. Try it out!