Dear Residents,
Once again, you have confirmed our value to you and your family by supporting next year’s budget. A two-to-one margin is impressive and goes to all the small and large things we do every day to serve your needs. Everything matters, and Cold Spring Harbor is very lucky to have a beautiful library building with technology and books, excellent services, and a staff that understands what the community wants, and is ready to serve the people who walk in the door. The new fiscal year begins July 1, but planning to implement the new programs and services funded by your tax dollars begins immediately. Look for free and faster WiFi, more copies of popular titles and eBooks, and iPads too.
Do you have an unlimited text plan? If so, sign up to get a text message when items are ready for pick-up. To learn how, see page 5 of the May/June newsletter, or ask a librarian for assistance. Each month, we receive hundreds of online hold requests for titles. Why get a voicemail message on your home phone when you can get a text message instead?
Have you downloaded a free eBook yet? Since we joined the eBook program, over 4,000 titles have been downloaded. You may download to a Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone, or other devices. Titles may be borrowed for 14 days and may be borrowed again if you need more time. I noticed that my eReader remembered exactly where I left off when I downloaded the title a second time; a little spooky, but very convenient!
With the warm weather here to stay, we begin to fill our calendars with warm weather programs. We are delighted to announce that the Library Foundation will once again sponsor SUMMERFEST on the last day of school. This tradition began during our years in the Community Center on Goose Hill Road, and has become a wonderful last day of school party for our community’s families. Like last year, the event will be held at the library. For the first time, a new group of parents and children called “The Who’s” have volunteered to grow vegetables in the Children’s Garden adjacent to the Children’s Library. The crops will be planted and maintained by “The Who’s” and donated to area service organizations.
Last year, resident college professor from SUNY Farmingdale, Chris Nehlen, asked if I had a project for graphic design students. Previous classes in this design program had created a completely new library newsletter format and produced finding aids for our environmental mural in the Storytime Room, so I said, “Yes.” This time, the assignment was a new logo for the library, a symbol to represent our current and future educational role.
I hope to catch you reading very soon!