Syosset Public Library
Notice
The library will be closed on Sunday, May 26, 2013 and Monday, May 27, 2013 for Memorial Day. Please note: all library programs are canceled due to lack of air conditioning. We hope to resume programs beginning Monday, June 24, 2013.
Notices Regarding Air Conditioning
Proposed 2013-2014 Operating Budget Vote Results
Thank you for your continued support. The Syosset Library budget was approved by the voters:
Yes – 2,617
No – 1,369
Incumbent Lorraine Trachtman was elected to the Syosset Library Board of Trustees for a five year term.
Alene Shorin was elected to the Syosset Library Board of Trustees for a one year term.
Proposed 2013-2014 Operating Budget
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Read full magazines on your computer, tablet or smartphone with Zinio, an online subscription service.
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New Book Alerts
Now there’s an easy way to check on new books, movies and music arriving at the library every week. Stay on top of the latest fiction, non-fiction, large type, paperbacks, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and more.
Subscribe to our New Book Alerts email newsletter and as soon as a new title hits the shelf, you’ll be one of the first to know about it. Then click on the borrow link right from your email to reserve a copy.
Veteran's History Project Underway
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Are you a veteran? Do you have something to say? Your story needs to be told.
The Syosset Library is proud to participate in the Veteran's History Project, an oral history initiative spanning the decades from World War I to the present. Its mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the first-hand knowledge of America's wartime veterans. |
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| Photo courtesy of Veteran's History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1942. |
Featured Database
Living Green, a part of the World Book Digital Library that focuses on the environment and the impact we have on our planet. Find out about pollution, green transportation, how to produce and sustain food and more. Each topic includes videos and interactive activities, fun facts, sidebars, and green activities that you can do at home.
Upcoming Adult Programs
| Bus Trip: Montauk Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM $84 per person includes transportation, lunch and gratuity. Enjoy a delicious lunch at Gurney's Inn followed by a 2 hour guided bus tour of Montauk and then a tour and wine tasting at Duck Walk Vineyards. Bus leaves Syosset/Woodbury Park at 9 AM and returns approximately at 7:30 PM. (Menu choice at registration: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Loin of Pork, Fish of the Day) In person registration only begins Tuesday, April 9. |
| Yoga is for You Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM With Sharon Starr. Iyengar yoga is a unique and enjoyable system of exercise. You will strengthen, tone, stretch and reshape your body and release stress and tension. Bring a yoga mat, water and wear comfortable clothes. Registration for SSD residents begins Tuesday, May 21. |
| Afternoon Book Club: The Killer Angels Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara With Sonia Grgas, Readers' Services Librarian |
Upcoming Kids' Programs
| Dig into Clay Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Limited registration begins Wednesday, June 12. Discover how famous artists transform earth into art. Then, make creatures out of self-hardening clay and other natural objects such as rocks, pebbles, shells, twigs, and more. |
| Toddler Playtime Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Play with your toddler and meet other families with young children. The program ends with a short circle time with stories and fingerplays. No siblings, please. Ages 18 - 30 months with a caregiver (born between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011). Limited registration begins Thursday, February 28. |
| Balloons 101 Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM All ages through Grade 5. Limited registration begins Thursday, June 13. Maximum of 4 seats per family. Enjoy a fun and lively overview of the history of balloons with award-winning balloon artist Nick the Balloonatic! |
Upcoming Teen Programs
| Family Movie: Parental Guidance Friday, Jun 28, 2013 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Artie (Billy Crystal) and Diane (Bette Midler) agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents (helicopter parents are so named because they hover overhead like helicopters) must leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods. 2012, Rated: PG, 105 min. |
| Teen Karaoke Night Monday, Jul 01, 2013 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Rock out with YouTube karaoke! We need talented teens who like to sing to pick songs and belt it out in the theater! Performers must register their songs in advance, beginning Monday, June 3. No tickets required for audience members, teens only. |
| Family Movie: Cirque du Soleil - World's Away Friday, Jul 05, 2013 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visionary filmmakers James Cameron (Avatar) and Andrew Adamson (Shrek) invite you on a spectacular adventure unlike anything you've seen before with the legendary performers of Cirque du Soleil. 2012, Rated: PG, 91 min. |
