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Stan’s Favorite Museums #3: San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park

This museum doesn’t meet my original criteria for this blog (top 20 rather than top 10, no virtual tour), but I have included it because the photos, text and audio provide details about the ships, their builders and their crews.  The website could stand to be improved, but scrolling down on...

AARP Updates: Tax Filing and Smart Driving

Since the federal and New York State tax deadline has been extended to July 15, 2020, there may be people who still need to file their return. Although AARP Foundation Tax-Aide in-person service is suspended, they are now able to offer options that allow you to file your tax returns at no cost wi...

VOTING MADE EASIER: ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND EARLY VOTING

ABSENTEE BALLOTS Purpose: to provide for those who are unable to get to polling places the opportunity to vote remotely. Normally, voters must meet certain qualifications to be able to vote by absentee ballot. However, per Governor Cuomo's Executive Order 202.15, rules have been relaxed and am...

Racism in America: A Nonfiction Reading List

In response to protests across the nation, you may be interested in learning more about racism in America. Publishers Weekly editors have compiled a list of nonfiction books highlighting related issues, including police brutality, institutional racism, activism, and the experience of being black in ...

Hottest New Graphic Novels for Adults

These are recommended graphic novels for adults that have recently been published and are available to borrow anytime from Hoopla. Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen, by Helen Mullane Folk horror through the eyes of a modern teen in this atmospheric tale of obsession, suspense and mag...

A Note on Reopening From the Director

As Long Island begins to re-open, our staff is looking forward to doing the same. We hope to adhere to the follow schedule unless health metrics change: June 1 – Staff returns to the library to clean, update systems and prepare the building.
  June 15 – We will offer a version o...

Library of Congress Releases Mobile App for Digital Collection Access

Last month, the Library of Congress (LOC) in celebration of the 220th anniversary of its founding (April 24, 2020), launched the LOC Collections app that provides access to the Library’s vast digital collection.  The collection includes audio recordings, books, videos, manuscr...

Stan’s Favorite Museums #2: Virtual Tour of the Computer History Museum

The Computer History Museum is another museum promoted from the top twenty to the top ten because of its virtual experience.  It has moved to new, larger quarters at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd in Mountain View, California.  It’s about  a half hour south of SFO (once you get your rental ca...

How to Access Virtual Programs

The library is offering several types of virtual programs. Some are recorded and some are live. The road to these programs begins on our website calendar, which can be found at https://shpl.info/events/month. Please note that advanced registration will be required for some live events. To watch a...

Voting Schedule Update

There have been quite a few scheduling changes for political elections throughout the United States as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our state has been particularly hard-hit, resulting in drastic changes as to when and how New Yorkers will cast their votes. In this special edition of my blog "V...