Tween Reads–Coming Soon!

     A new monthly book recommendation list for tweens will be ready soon. It’s coming from NextReads, the e-mail subscription service that delivers special reading lists right to your inbox.  Here’s how they describe their audience:
Too young to drive, but too old for kid stuff? These books (mostly fiction, with some nonfiction) are just right for the middle school set.

If you know a tween who loves to read, steer them to the subscription site next month and get them started with librarian picks just for them.

Tax Prep

Yes, it’s getting to be that time of year.   April will be here before we know it, and that means  tax time.  We’re here to help you in several ways.

• We’ve ordered Tax Cut from H&R Block, so you can prepare your Federal taxes on your computer.  Federal Only – State returns are not available for the multiple users we have here at the library.
• AARP’s Tax-Aide Program is here at the Dix Hills building, Tuesdays, until April 15, from 10 am until 2 pm.   Bring your W-2 and 1099 forms, last year’s tax statements, and any other supporting documents.  No appointment necessary; first come, first served.
•  The Reference desk has copies of the most popular tax forms available for you to pick up, and if you can’t find the form or instructions you need, our librarians can find it for you online and print it out for free.
• Don’t forget to look online for more!  New York Tax information, Federal Tax information, and websites tagged by other internet users at del.icio.us

Chose your own location

When placing holds in the library catalog, you can now decide where you want the materials to be delivered.  If you live in one district but work in another, you can pick up your reserves closer to work if that’s more convenient for you.   Or if you are traveling east or west in the county for a weekend, you might want to pick up your leisure reading closer to your destination.  And remember, you can always return the materials at either location.  We hope you like this new addition to our reserve system!

Going the distance

We wanted to make searching on the Internet easier.  Our old webpage for information gathering just wasn’t doing what we wanted it to do, so we put up a new one at:

http://hhhl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/referencepage.htm 

Our goal was to to provide quick access to popular spots, but also to give you some good places to explore.  “Ask A Librarian” sends us an email with your question, but you also have the option of live help at “Answers 24/7.”    Right below you can search across 300 reference books at once by just typing in your word in one simple box – amazing!  Or scroll down a bit and type in a subject to be searched simultaneously in Newsday and The New York Times.  Underneath that is an alphabetical list of subjects that will lead you to databases to search and web links to explore.

Our goal is to make our web presence the place for you to find information – more than Yahoo, more than Google.  We’re trying – tell us what you need!