Thank you to everyone who came out to vote. The results are: 98 Votes to increase funding compliant with the NYS Tax Cap Law 31 Votes against the increase Trustees Rocco Martino (101 votes); Traci Suppa (105 votes); and Karen Bauer (117 votes) were each voted in to serve a three-year term. Trustee Karina… Continue Reading Library Vote Results
When it snows or when we have other blips that cause us to have an unscheduled closing, here’s how it works: We post unscheduled library closings in a number of places: The Library web page The Library Facebook page (Have you liked us yet? Please do!) 101.5 WPDH Closings & Delays The answering machine will… Continue Reading Snow & Other Unscheduled Closings
Here are some quick “how to” videos prepared by Ms. Teri Richardson, Reference Librarian and School Media Specialist. How to join a Classroom, find assignments and classmates, and comment: How to find, fill out, and submit worksheets: Extra Google Classroom features (notifications, to-dos, and more!)
We are excited to announce a great service that will allow you to easily keep track of everything going on in East Fishkill, Burbio.com is a free website and app that puts school, library and other local events all in one calendar. You can create a personalized event feed and even sync events to your Google or iPhone calendars! You’ll… Continue Reading Consolidate Your Local Events Calendar With Burbio
OverDrive has added a feature that let’s you keep track of what you’ve read. This page automatically displays titles a user has borrowed (beginning the day the feature is live), and users have the option to manually add titles previously read (through OverDrive or other sources). Each time a title is borrowed, it is added… Continue Reading Save Your Reading History in OverDrive
Autodidact much? Read on and learn, learn, learn. Continue Reading Universal Class
Great news for all of you who borrow eBooks and eAudioBooks from the library using OverDrive. You have three options when checking out material 7, 14, or 21 days! To set your preferences: Open OverDrive Sign in to your account Go to Settings Choose Lending periods You can change the lending periods whenever you like. … Continue Reading Set your preferences in OverDrive
Is there anything better than not having to worry about something? We now have auto renewal. Here’s how it works: Let’s say that you take out a book and it’s due in three weeks.Two days before it’s due you’ll get an email letting you know that, because there are no holds by another patron on… Continue Reading Automatic Renewal
The Good News 🙂 HOOPLA provides instantaneous use of eBooks, movies, TV shows, eAudiobooks, music, comics and graphic novels. You can use it on your computer, phone or tablet – and some of the content can be downloaded so that you don’t need to be connected use it which is great for commuting by car… Continue Reading HOOPLA
Let Elf help you keep control of your library stuff. Continue Reading Courtesy Notices – ELF
New to the library is something many of you have asked for – a simple to use, ultra fast scanner. It scans your original as a jpg or PDF, has an automatic feed, is configured for ease of use without training or staff involvement (but of course, we’re happy to help because that’s what we… Continue Reading Easy Peasy Scanning
If you have low vision or any other physical handicap that keeps you from reading books the traditional way, there’s a FREE audio-book player just waiting for an invitation to come to your home. Through a federally mandated program run by the state, the Talking Book and Braille Library in Albany will send eligible participants… Continue Reading Low Vision Making It Hard To Read?
Monday through Saturday, the Cross Room is available for quiet study when not in use by community groups or for library programs. Availability will vary depending on scheduling, so please check at the Circulation Desk if you’d like to use the room. We also ask that you relocate to the main library if informed that… Continue Reading Quiet Study
Two very nice things with eBooks that you borrow from the library: Once your account is set up in Overdrive, you can search and borrow directly from the catalog. Give it a try – it works with eBooks and eAudiobooks. Your eBook checkouts (“print” and audio) now show in your account – so everything is… Continue Reading Tip – Your eBooks..
We’re welcoming back an old friend – HeritageQuest ™ Online. You can use HeritageQuest from home, search census records from 1790 to 1940, search books, the Persi Archive, the Freedman’s Banks and more. To access HeritageQuest, you’ll need a valid library card. Stay tuned for library events on genealogy and HeritageQuest specifically!
Do you ever get frustrated because all your holds come in at once? Or out of order? Or while you’re on vacation? Good news – you can freeze your holds so that you have more control over when they arrive – and you don’t loose your spot on the queue. Just go into your record… Continue Reading TIP – Did you know that you can freeze your holds?
