Blog Entries

February 2023 - New Books

February is Library Lovers’ Month! We hope you love everything the library has to offer including access to new, best-selling books in both print and digital formats.  If you would like to place a hold on any of these titles, follow the links to our catalog or visit livebrary.com! Jojo Moyes...

January 2023 - New Movies & TV Releases

Happy New Year 2023! A DC Comics superhero film and potential Academy Awards nominees highlight a lean month of major video releases.  Dwayne Johnson stars in Black Adam as the titular superhero. Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods--and im...

January 2023 - New Books

It’s a new year and we have some great new books to start 2023 off right! Also our Adult Winter Reading Challenge - Get Lost in a Good Book starts this month on January 7.  Register at www.shpl.info/wrc or on your Beanstack app. This year we are playing Bingo for the Challenge and you can earn ...

Calling All Sports Fans

Enjoy access to The Athletic, courtesy of South Huntington Public Library. The Athletic is a subscription-based website that delivers in-depth sports coverage of your favorite teams and leagues. Access includes everything from breaking news and live commentary to long-form features, exclusive interv...

December 2022 - New Movies & TV Releases

Happy Holidays and Warm Wishes for the New Year! Video releases this month include one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year and the eagerly awaited prequel to Game of Thrones.  Surefire awards contender The Banshees of Inisherin takes place on a remote island off the coast o...

December 2022 - New Books

We’ve read so many great books in 2022 and still some more to come in December! We’d like to highlight a few new releases to get the holiday reading season started.  We know you’ll want to place holds on these as soon as you can so you can cozy up with some hot cocoa, twinkly lights, and a good...

November 2022 - New Movies & TV Releases

This year’s biggest box office hit will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 1. Grossing over $716 million domestically, Top Gun : Maverick takes place thirty years after the original Top Gun. Tom Cruise returns as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, who confronts the ghosts of his past when he returns ...

November 2022 - New Books

At SHPL, we are thankful for readers!  You make our job so exciting when you tell us about a book you read, talk about books in our various book discussion programs and ask us for book suggestions! Some new November titles are listed below so start placing your holds and have a Happy Thanksgivi...

2022 GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8TH

This year's polling features federal, state and county elections, including U.S. congressional offices, governor and lieutenant governor, comptroller, attorney general, senate and assembly, county comptroller and clerk and various judicial positions. There are also two proposals on the back of the b...

Fright Fest! 8 Unique Horror Films to Stream on Kanopy

With Halloween on the horizon, now’s the time to check out Kanopy’s Fright Fest. Highlighting classic and contemporary horror films, this year’s blood-soaked batch is just what you need to enjoy a good cinematic scare. Check out these 8 unique horror films to stream on Kanopy this Halloween season! ...