Library Link Goes Mobile!

Need information on the go?
Now you can find community organizations, meeting dates/times, and community events on your mobile phone by visiting the Library Link mobile web site.

http://www.communitylibrary.org/librarylink/mobile

Smith Point Bridge 5k Run This Saturday!

The 9th Annual Smith Point Bridge 5K Run at Smith Point will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2009. The magnificent backdrop of the beautiful Atlantic Ocean and white sand beaches, make this race a landmark event on the Long Island racing calendar.
This year, we expect to attract over 300 runners to support the Community Library’s Family Literacy Project, Inc and the William Floyd High School Scholarship Fund.
The Family Literacy Project, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote family literacy in the area served by the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library. It was created exclusively to provide both out-reach and in-house programs and services that encourage and support literacy for all ages.
For more information, and to register online, visit http://5kbridgerun.communitylibrary.org/

Volunteer at the Library!

The Community Library is looking for volunteers to help us launch our MMSCL 2.0 program. MMSCL 2.0 is your community library's way of helping patrons discover great social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more. We need tech-savvy individuals.
Visit http://www.communitylibrary.org/Volunteer/ for more information.

Encore ... a new way to search for items in our library

Encore is a new and exciting product that gives us a new way to search for and retrieve items in our Suffolk County Libraries. Search results will include traditional results, such as books and DVD's as well as articles and information from our subscription databases. Encore is a great application to use from work or home....just remember, results show holdings from most of the Suffolk County Libraries, not just the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Library. Any items you place on hold through Encore will be delivered to MMSCL free of charge for you to borrow. Try it out today!

http://encore.suffolk.lib.ny.us/iii/encore/app

New Board Officers

At the annual re-organization Library Board Meeting on Monday 7/27/09 the following officers were elected:

Joseph Simmons - President
Joseph Maiorana - Vice President
James Mazzarella - Clerk
Anthony Saggio and Maris Raineri remain as trustees.

Summer Reading Clubs

Be sure to visit the library, or the library web page to join our Summer Reading Clubs. There is a club for adults, teens, and children. Some of us love to read all summer, some may be more reluctant. Studies show that school-age children who don't read over the summer, have a lower reading level when they return to school in the fall. So parents...encourage your children to read all summer long.

For those who prefer listening to their books, be sure to check out the free audio downloads on our web page. The library also has a collection of books-on-tape, books-on-cd, as well as Playaways. Playaways are amazingly easy to operate, and very portable. See a library staff member for help with any of these options.

Our First Book Sale!

We held our first book sale on Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th . Residents stocked up on great summer reads for the entire family at very reasonable prices. Proceeds from the sale generated over $1100.00 for the Community Library Family Literacy Project, Inc. Thanks to all our residents who bought our used materials.

Literacy Tutor - Student Social a great success!

Over 170 Literacy students, tutors, and teachers attended our Summer 2009 event. The program was a celebration of many months of hard work by all. Pictures of the event can be found at the following link. If you want more information about the Community Library Literacy program, or would like to volunteer to be a tutor, please contact Elizabeth Donovan at 399-1511 ext. 215.
http://picasaweb.google.com/krosalia/SummerSocial2009#