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