Victory Gardens Make a Comeback

In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the National Garden Bureau is reintroducing the concept of victory gardening with quick and easy steps to plan and grow your garden.  You can start your peas, radish, and basil seeds from the HPL Seed Library this week.  Getting your hands in the dirt is a grounding experience you don’t want to miss!

Pop Up Programming Adult Reference

So far we have a craft from SK, D & D from Connor, gardening guest speaker and meet-ups, roundtable book discussion.  What computer and other programs can we offer?

Recycle Stickers

Hi all,
We just received this morning, alot or the town Recycling Stickers.

A Very Cool Useful Interactive Map

March Exhibit in the Gallery

A patron called to inquire about the incoming March display:
One female photographer
in the Gallery for the month of March
It will be in the March newsletter

TAX FORMS

We got the state tax forms!!!!!!!

February-March DVD Display

Hi all,
Just a heads-up: The February/March DVD display is Academy Award Winners (in all categories).
There are over 120 movies selected for this display. The display area only holds about 30, so there is a cart in the back for refills. I expect the movies to go fast.
Please feel free to refill or instruct a page to refill the area.
The cart in the back is alphabetized to make it easier to find titles that are location coded HF Academy Award Winners, but are not on display.
Thanks,
Brian

Can Political Violence be Justifiable: Richard Wright's "Bright and Morning Star"

Richard Wright’s “Bright and Morning Star” was the subject of last month’s discussion.  First published in 1939, Wright’s story concerns a young African-American Communist Party organizer, Johnny Boy, in the Deep South.  Johnny’s brother Sug is in jail because of his own party activities.  Their mother Sue, is roughed up by a sheriff’s contingent sent to her home to try to make her “name names” of party members. 

Sue is duped into giving names of party activists to a white sympathizer, Booker.  Johnny’s girlfriend Reva makes her realize this mistake.  Wright writes, “Her having told the names of Johnny-Boy's comrades was but an incident in a deeper horror.” Sue sets to intercepting Booker before he can tell the authorities the time and location of a meeting. She takes a gun concealed under a sheet.  She crosses a creek and climbs a hill to find Johnny Boy being tortured in order to make him talk.  Booker comes on the scene, and she shoots him dead. Pete, a member of the sheriff’s posse, in turn kills her.  

Wright presents us with a stark moral dilemma for Sue.  If she did nothing, the party meeting would have been raided, and the participants put at the mercy of the corrupt local authorities.  As it turns out, her action resulted in multiple deaths, including her own.  Wright’s story raises troubling questions about the use of violence for political ends.  What does Wright mean when he talks of a “deeper horror”?  He writes it is “call and counter-call, loyalty and counter-loyalty" struggling in her soul. 

NY State Voter Lookup

https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/votersearch.aspx

Hi Everyone!

This message is to let you all know a bit more about the WiFi Mobile
Hotspots that we will be circulating beginning Friday, June 1st.


At the desk is a PDF of the informational brochure which will be available
in the building to give to patrons. This should address most of the
questions you may have, but here are some of the highlights and additional

information:

The T-Mobile hotspots provide coverage in the United States only (not
internationally).


They work on cellular signals so, just as with a cell phone, usage is
impacted by access to cell signals. This means specifically T-Mobile
cellular service.

The hotspots may be borrowed on a first-come, first served basis for a two
week period by adult Harborfields Library cardholders. There is a $5/day
overdue fine and I will be able to turn off service to devices that are not
returned on time. The circulating components include the carrying case,
hotspot, the charger and cord. There is a streamlined factsheet inside each
case for patrons upon checkout. Also, our hotspots feature a 3D-printed case
designed by Ryan.


Hotspots will be stored in the cabinet above Aileen's old desk (now the ILL
Desk) in Circulation. Check out and return will be at the Circulation Desk.

Hotspots should never be returned to the book drop or another Library.

Patrons will be asked to initial a check-out agreement at the Circulation
Desk.


The item status in the OPAC will read "SEE LIBRARIAN". Please, when prompted
by Sierra at check out or return, do not clear that status. When the item is
checked out, a due date will be visible above the words "SEE LIBRARIAN".
When hotspots are returned, they will be put in my mailbox to be tested.
Diane will test any hotspots returned on Saturdays. During the period
between return and the time Diane or I physically test the device, the
hotspot will not be available to the public. When it is ready and available,
it will be put back in the cabinet in Circulation.

 

Patrons will know a hotspot is available for check out in one of two ways:

There will be a small display near Circulation which will house empty DVD
cases that indicate a hotspot is available. A patron may take this item to
the Circulation desk to check out a hotspot.  Additionally, patrons may ask
staff members if a hotspot is available. Staff members will know if a
hotspot is available when the OPAC/Sierra record says "SEE LIBRARIAN" and by
physically checking for one of the empty DVD cases or the cabinet in
Circulation. The OPAC record for the hotspots is:

https://search.livebrary.com/record=b5263302~S28

 

Please remember at this time, there are no renewals or reserves on the
hotspots.

 

Thank you so much to everyone for showing such enthusiasm for this new
service!

 

Please don't hesitate to ask any further questions you may have or reach out
to me with concerns or feedback. It is greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Melissa

Psychic Medium Program 4/19

As per Carol, this program has a limit to sign up of 2 people per card.

New SD Card Reader

We have a new SD Card Reader, thanks to Ryan.
It is located behing the desk on a botton shelf in a baggie.
Let's take the patron's card or license when we give it out.

Private Study Room Appointment

Does anybody know about a Tutorial Room being booked on Saturday 2/3 at 10 am for a Reading Buddy Programs?

Not on the Calendar, maybe Children's.

Town Of Huntington Affordable Housing Applications

These applications, which were formerly on a clipboard at the Reference Desk, have been move to the black plastic file container labeled "Government" in the Reference Desk cabinets.

Career Counseling on hold until further notice. Last session is Sept 23rd

Good morning,

The last day for career counseling will be Saturday, Sept 23rd. Margaret
King has resigned.

I hope to find someone to replace her ASAP. If you know of a career
counselor please let me know.

If a patron calls, please take name and number and I will get back to
them when we have a counselor in place.

Thanks.

Karen Cognato
Reference Librarian
Harborfields Public Library
31 Broadway
Greenlawn, NY 11740
631-757-4200 Ext. 145

Overdrive Info

7 check outs at any one time
5 holds at any one time

Healthcare Awareness through Library Outreach report

Healthcare Awareness through Library Outreach (HATLO)

On January 25, 2017, I attended the Healthcare Awareness through Library Outeach (HATLO) committee meeting at SCLS. The goal of the committee is to share the best of health related resources between libraries. Valerie Lewis of SCLS organized the committee which will meet several times a year. Listed below are the organizations and what they offer.

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)  offers the HICAP (Health Insurance Information Counseling Assistance Program), Living Healthy with Better Choices, Speakers' Bureau, Feelin' Good Programs, Community Computer Connections Program’s and Telephone Reassurance. They are always looking for volunteers.

 Suffolk County Department of Veteran Affairs offers psychiatric rehab services to the veteran community. Free and open support groups, the Dwyer program which offers peer to peer help.

Suffolk County Department of Health Services offers help to children with special health care needs and to children who are physically handicapped. The program was designed to assure that these children receive access to the kind of care they need. In some cases the organization will offset the cost of medication and other health related products. There is also the Patient Protection oversight committee which assists individuals who are under insured or who have no insurance. This group is looking to partner with libraries.

Northwell Health offers free programs on any health related topic to libraries. Speakers from the Katz Institute for Women’s Health will come to the library and talk specifically about women’s health issues. They also offer CPR training, heart health screenings and heart healthy activities such as yoga, floor exercise and aromatherapy.

Lori Ginsburg, RN discussed the Equity of Care unit at Northwell Health that addresses inequity of health care in certain populations.

Dr. Barbara Chandler, a certified Dementia care partner with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering a Dementia Care Workshop for family caregivers. It is a 4 part workshop designed to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their family caregivers.  

Barbara Possillico, Librarian for Northwell Hospitals in Suffolk County offers libguides that can be found http://libguides.hofstra.edu/Toolkit_Master.  This is a great resource for kids, teen and their parents.

Catherine Given from Half Hollow Hills Community Library talked about the Memory Café program that she developed. The program takes place at a local restaurant. Care receivers and caregiver can come and enjoy music and socialization for free. A delicious buffet is offered on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association.  The program is open to all.

Some of the librarians that attended shared what they do. Most offer HICAP, put out brochures from the different agencies on LI, NARCAN Training, and Smoking Cessation classes. Some offer cancer and heart screenings. Patchogue-Medford has a binder with helpful information on display. I mentioned the caregiver’s respite program that I held at our library last fall.  Some libraries hold support groups for those who suffer from different health related conditions.

 

The next meeting is May 10th at 10am at SCLS and is open to anyone who would like to attend.  I have some brochures from some of the organizations that I will give to Joyce to post on the community board in the alcove.


-- 
Karen Cognato
Reference Librarian
Harborfields Public Library
31 Broadway
Greenlawn, NY 11740
631-757-4200 Ext. 145

Books-a-licious 2017 Adult Winter Reading Club - Begins Monday, January 8th

Hello,
The club begins Monday, January 8th. The registration book to record
patron names and library code number is on the reference desk. Please
see instructions below.


• Open to all Harborfields Public Library adult cardholders

• Members receive a reading log and a raffle ticket when they sign up

• For every book read or listened to, members receive a raffle ticket
for the chance to win one of several food-themed baskets on display

• After 3 books are read/listened to, members receive a wooden spoon.
Place your initials on their reading log

• Offer book note cards for reviews to patrons that can be kept in the
recipe card holder near the raffle display

• Raffles will be drawn, February 27th

Thanks.

Karen Cognato
Reference Librarian
Harborfields Public Library
31 Broadway
Greenlawn, NY 11740
631-757-4200 Ext. 145

5 Hour Pre-Licensing Class

Saturday, January 14^th from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Open to High School students and Adults

The 5-hour pre-licensing class is required by the NY State Department of Motor Vehicles for all students who would like to schedule a road test. The fee for this class is $45.00 (cash only, and exact change is appreciated.) The class will be taught by an instructor from a local driving school and is open to anyone ages 16 and up. You must bring your NY State Learner's Permit to class. In person registration is required at the Teen Desk.  The envelope is in the black program registration book at the Teen Desk.  Open to all.

 

Teen Tech Squad: 3-D Printer demos and tech assistance

Saturday, January 21st from 9:30 - 11:00 AM

Teen tech squad volunteers with 3-D printing experience will demonstrate the capabilities of the library's 3-D printer as well as assist patrons with technical questions regarding smart phones and other devices. Interested patrons should call the Teen desk. The appointment sheet is in a manila folder at the Teen desk.  The 30 minute sessions begin at 9:30 and the last appointment is at 11:00 AM.