Did you know? If you’re looking for a specific book and no library in either Suffolk or Nassau has it, you can ask the Cold Spring Harbor Library to consider purchasing it.
Did you know? If you’re looking for a specific book and no library in either Suffolk or Nassau has it, you can ask the Cold Spring Harbor Library to consider purchasing it.
Should you discover that the book you’re looking for is unavailable, talk to a librarian at the Information Services Desk either in person or via phone at 631-692-6820. The librarian will first look to borrow a copy from another library in either Suffolk or Nassau. If the book still isn’t available, you can ask the librarian to place a purchase request, so that the Library will consider ordering it.
Following this, the Information Services Department will determine whether to buy the book, based on availability, price, and suitability for our collection. If it’s purchased, a hold will be placed on the title for you, and you will be notified when the book comes in.
Did you know? You can learn new business, software, or personal skills on lynda.com via a plethora of video tutorials and classes. Best of all, Library cardholders have free access to all this great material!
Did you know? You can learn new business, software, or personal skills on lynda.com via a plethora of video tutorials and classes. Best of all, Library cardholders have free access to all this great material!
In its own words, Lynda.com is “a leading online learning company that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.” Cold Spring Harbor Library patrons can access the entire “lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.”
Currently there are over 4,154 video courses available, with new courses added weekly. You can create custom playlists, and watch from your computer, tablet, or mobile device.
Did you know? Our new director will be starting this Monday, December 7!
Did you know? Our new director will be starting this Monday, December 7!
Dr. Roger Podell has worked in the library field for over twenty years in both academic and public settings. He has experience as a librarian in the Garden City School District and as director of the School Library System for Western Suffolk BOCES, coordinating services for eighteen school districts. His last position was as the director of the Elmont Public Library, one of the largest public libraries on Long Island.
Dr. Podell is an adjunct professor at Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science, and serves on the Long Island Library Resource Council’s Board of Trustees. He received his Ed.D from Dowling College, a J.D. from Hofstra University’s School of Law, an M.L.S. from Long Island University, and a Certificate in Human Resource Management from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Dr. Podell lives in Wantagh with his wife and two children.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Roger Podell to the Cold Spring Harbor Library family!
The full name of the Library is, of course, the Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center. But did you know that the “Environmental Center” part derives from the Library’s large collection of environmental books?
When the Cold Spring Harbor Library needed to move from its former location on Goose Hill Road, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation offered to allow a new library to be built upon park land with the agreement that the Library would have a dedicated environmental collection. Thus the Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center came into being.
Our Environmental Collection houses books on a variety of subjects related to the environment, environmentalism, and environmental science. These include works on solar energy, fracking critiques, guides to living a greener, more environmentally friendly life, and much more.
This collection is located in the Environmental Center, the round room connected to the lobby on the main level. Patrons may access the collection at any time, even when the room is being used as a study area or meeting room, and all are welcome to check out any non-Reference title.
If you’ve ever browsed the paintings on the walls of the Library, you may have noticed a watercolor print titled “The Great Oak,” created by Pauline G. Emmert and depicting a large, black oak tree local to Lloyd Neck. But did you know that this tree was approximately 550 years old when it was felled by Tropical Storm Ernesto in 2006?
If you’ve ever browsed the paintings on the walls of the Library, you may have noticed a watercolor print titled “The Great Oak,” created by Pauline G. Emmert and depicting a large, black oak tree local to Lloyd Neck. But did you know that this tree was approximately 550 years old when it was felled by Tropical Storm Ernesto in 2006?
“The Great Oak,” by Pauline G. Emmert
“The Big Oak,” as it was commonly known, began its life before Columbus came to the New World and grew to the massive height of 90 feet, with its trunk reaching 36 feet in circumference and its branches spreading out to 150 feet. It lived through the birth of a nation – at which time it was already over 300 years old – and was a common tourist attraction even up to its last years, by which point its bulk was being supported with cables and pipes. The ancient oak was even listed on a national register of historic trees.
Following its demise, the Big Oak lived on in a variety of ways. Much of it was used to create a reading room and museum in the renovation of Lloyd Harbor Village Hall, and an 18-foot table residing there was made from branches that had previously fallen from the tree. Acorns shed by the tree during its final year were collected and put in cold storage for future planting attempts.
A slice of the Big Oak is on display at the Village Hall library.
The New York Times, “Laid Low After 550 Years, a Giant Oak Tree Has a Big Future” The Huntington Patch, “‘Big Oak’ Piece Unveiled at Lloyd Harbor Village Hall”
Did you know? You can customize and download legal documents for free through the Library’s online access to LawDepot.
Did you know? You can customize and download legal documents for free through the Library’s online access to LawDepot.
With everything from living wills, to rental agreements, to cease-and-desist letters, LawDepot provides access to hundreds of personal and business legal forms and allows you to personalize them according to your needs before downloading, saving, and printing them.
Directions for Accessing LawDepot
1. Visit our website at cshlibrary.org and click on the “Online Resources” button in the header.
2. Scroll down until you see the heading “Need Free Legal Forms?” and click on the “Download from LawDepot” link.
3. Click on the “Browse Documents” button, followed by “Create New Account,” then enter the barcode for your CSH Library card. Enter the requested information to finish setting up your account.
4. You’re done! Browse through the multitude of legal forms which can be customized, downloaded, and printed.
Did you know? The Library has an art gallery featuring works from local artists, which changes on a bi-monthly basis.
Did you know? The Library has an art gallery featuring works from local artists, which changes on a bi-monthly basis. Located on the Lower Level outside the Large Meeting Room, the gallery occupies the walls of the hallway and also flows into the Small Meeting Room.
Our gallery currently features the show “Double Vision” by local artist Susanne Corbelletta. Her Impressionist- and Classical Realist-inspired oil paintings include landscapes, still life, and abstract pieces, many of which highlight sites from around Cold Spring Harbor and Long Island.
Everyone knows that the Library features great collections of both fiction and nonfiction books. But did you know that we have a separate section for the larger nonfiction books that won’t fit on our regular shelves?
Everyone knows that the Library features great collections of both fiction and nonfiction books. But did you know that we have a separate section for the larger nonfiction books that won’t fit on our regular shelves?
Much like regular nonfiction, the Oversize books collection covers the entire spectrum of nonfiction topics, from space, to cookbooks, to animals, to art and photography, and more. Anyone looking for books on their favorite nonfiction subjects should take a look at this lesser-known collection!
The Oversize books are located at the end of the nonfiction collection on both the Main Level (000s to 600s) and the Lower Level (700s to 900s).
Get hyped for Halloween with some spooky, scary, and spine-chilling tales of haunted places around America! Our “Haunted America” display features books with true stories of ghosts and haunted houses, including several on Long Island hauntings.
Get hyped for Halloween with some spooky, scary, and spine-chilling tales of haunted places around America! Our “Haunted America” display features books with true stories of ghosts and haunted houses, including several on Long Island hauntings.
Did you love the new movie The Martian, or the book by Andy Weir it’s based on? Then come check out our display of books and movies, both fiction and nonfiction, on the exploration of Mars!
Did you love the new movie The Martian, or the book by Andy Weir that it’s based on? Then come check out our display of books and movies, both fiction and nonfiction, on the exploration of Mars!
