The New Bricks Are In

The second order of commemorative bricks have been installed along the south sidewalk in the library parking lot. Two additional trees have also been planted. The Friends of the Library wish to thank all who participated in this beautifcation effort.

Playaways are here!

We now have Playaways! Look for a display of this new media in the Adult Department. Playaways are a single MP3 player with one book pre-loaded on it. The book cannot be removed or altered in any way. You borrow it, plug in your own headphones and play, rewind, bookmark etc. We have about 20 adult titles and 13 YA titles at this time. To get a list of titles from our catalog, please do a keyword search for "Playaway". Playaways may be checked out for 21 days with an overdue fine of 5 cents/day. Try one today!

Library Community Forum March 5th

The Library Board of Trustees invites all interested residents to the next Library Community Forum on Wednesday, March 5th, at 7pm in the Library Community Room. The topic is the future of library services and facilities. All are welcome to attend.

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!

Library Going Green!

It's a new year and one of our resolutions is to cut back on the amount of plastic bags given out at the Circulation Desk. For the past ten years we have offered free plastic bags to carry home materials. Many of these bags are thrown out after one use and are not reused. They are also not "free" as there is a cost to the library and the environment when they are discarded and end up in a landfill or worse, litter our neighborhoods and waterways. The Friends of the Library offer several reusable library bags that will last for years and are available at a reasonable cost. You may want to bring your own plastic grocery bags, and we will provide a box to recycle some too. Thank you for your cooperation.