Letras y Voces - Spanish Poetry

Chef Charlie Walsh - Greek Pasta Dish

Thank You! --- ¡Gracias!

Library Budget Vote Count:  145 Yes   51 No

Library Buget Vote and Trustee Election Tuesday April 13th from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

THE LIBRARY’S ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 13,2010 FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. IN THE LIBRARY.

LA REUNION ANNUAL DE LA BIBLIOTECA SE REALIZARA EL MARTES,ABRIL 13, 2010 DE 9:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. EN LA BIBLIOTECA.

Food for Fines

A Day In The Life Of Brentwood Public Library

Record Maintenance Wednesday April 7th

On Wednesday April 7th, there will be catalog maintenance.
The public will not be able to access their account to change phone, email, mylists, reading history, place, or cancel holds.
Please use http://encore.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
to search the catalog
Thank you for your cooperation

Interactive Historical Census Information

You might have received your census form this week. Check out this interactive map based on census data at http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/map3.aspx?&g=0. Try zooming in on an area and adding series of maps to to the slide show tool on the bottom to get a loop demonstrating how populations have changed over time.

Record Maintenance

Patrons will be unable to place holds, renew or update their records tonight from approximately 9:30-10:30pm.

What is the Value of Your Library to You?

Visit Our Calculator to Find Out!

Sistas on Fire Cancelled for March 7th

Sistas on Fire Cancelled for March 7th

New Website

Check out our New Website!!  We'd love to hear your feedback

Librarians Gone Wild

Check out this recent On the Media segment on the importance of librarians in our digital age. Scroll to the top for links to hear the whole show, which includes the audio version of the segment.

Protect NY Libraries

Help us protect NY’s libraries and library systems. We need to tell the NYS Legislature to reject the $2.4 million cut in Library Aid Governor David Paterson is proposing in the 2010-2011 Executive Budget.
This will be the fifth cut in less than two years and will bring Library Aid down from $102 million in 2007 to $84.5 million in 2010. These cuts combined total an $18 million or 18% reduction in funding for library services. Libraries are part of our safety net—they are essential to life long learning, jobs and opportunity, quality of life and community empowerment

Sign the Petition

Visit the Advocacy Page

New Catalog!

Soon, you will see a new design of the Catalog. This design is to reflect the new design of the County Catalog and is more user friendly. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Skype to Haiti

Use Skype at the Brentwood Public Library to contact loved ones in Haiti, who have access to Skype. Please contact the reference desk at 631-273-7883 ext 305

Spanish Catalog

http://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/search~S0*spi
Be sure to check out the Otras Búsquedas link as well to find pre-limited search boxes leading only to Spanish -Language materials.

Donate to the library!

https://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/iii/ecom/donate.do

You can now donate to the library, just click on the above link or click on the button on our homepage! We thank you for your support!

Send call numbers via text

Send Call Numbers Via Text Message
Beginning tomorrow users will be able to send title, location, and call number information from the Catalog directly to their cell phones via text message.
To use this service, patrons will need to click on the “Send Via Text Message” button below the list of items on the Bibliographic display. They will be prompted to enter their phone number, carrier, and select an item to send information for. Once they click Send, the message will be sent to their phone in a text message.
Please note: If the bibliographic display has an item with no call number listed, the message cannot be sent. The button will just disappear when it is clicked.
What is this used for?
Frequently Asked Questions:
As users become more and more attached to their phones, many people may find this service a convenient method for:
taking note of a call number and location before going to find it in the library’s stacks
librarians sending information on an item to a patron
asking family members or friends to pick an item up for you at the library
reminding yourself of items you’d like to check out later
What information is included on the text message?
The message comes from the account sclsod@suffolk.lib.ny.us, and looks a bit like this:
Subject: From the Library Catalog Loc: (Location) Call: (Call Number) Title: (Title)

Can people add additional information to the text message?
A text message must be 160 characters or fewer. There would not be enough space to add any additional information.
Are there any charges associated with this service?
While sending a message in this way is a free service, users may be charged for the text message, depending on their mobile plans. The following message displays just aboue the “Send” button for this feature: NOTE: Carrier charges may apply if you cell phone service plan does not include free text messaging.
When I click on the button, it just disappears! What happened?
This happens when there is not enough information in the item record to send the text. Usually, this means that there is an item attached with no call number.

EBSCO Footnote Isuue

At this time, Footnote cannot display "View Image" items when patrons access the database from home. The patron will see the message "Downloading Document..." which does not stop and must click on the "Go Back" link to return to the search results window.This is not a problem in the libraries.
Please call the reference desk at 273-7883 ext 305 for assistance.