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November 2023 - New Movies & TV Releases

This month's video releases include one of this year’s most popular and critically acclaimed movies, an independent film that became a sleeper hit, and a slew of sequels.  Oppenheimer Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy stars as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American th...

November 2023- New Books

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? We’re thankful for our SHPL community, books, family, friends, and more! If you’re also thankful for books, you’ll be excited to put some of these new November upcoming releases on hold now! Happy Thanksgiving from our SHPL family to yours! Rebecca Yar...

Coming Soon November / December: Community Service at the Library

All community service is for only SHPL cardholders in grades 6-12   Holiday Mail for Heroes: a Community Service Program Sunday, November 12 2:00-4:00pm Drop in and brighten the season for deployed service members by creating holiday cards!  Make 2 cards to earn a maximum of...

2023 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults

YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Blogging Team presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 14 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development a...

2023 General Election on November 7th

For Suffolk County voters, this year's polling features local elections, where numerous county and town offices are up for grabs -- these include county executive and legislative positions, as well as town supervisors, clerks, council members, trustees and tax receivers. There are also a few judicia...

Coming Soon October: Community Service at the Library

Think Pink: a Community Service Program Wednesday, October 4 7:00pm October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Join us as we make pink pumpkins and pink ribbons to bring awareness to the disease. One hour of community service. Registration begins September 22.   Create Dog Toys: a...

The Latest Spooky Stories to Chill and Thrill!

It’s fall y’all, and the spooky season is officially here!  There is no better way to put you in the mood than to grab a book (or two or three) that brings in the thrills and chills- in an age appropriate manner, of course!  Take a look at the list below to see if any grab your attention, ...

Hispanic Heritage Month Book Recommendations

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading Hispanic literary authors in the collection.  Some featured works in the current display are: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez This is the author's epic tale of seven generations of the Buendía family that also spans a hu...

October 2023 - New Movies & TV Releases

Ethan Hunt and Optimus Prime return in their latest franchise installments being released on video this month.   Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet tracking down a terrifying new weapon tha...

October 2023 - New Books

It’s time to put some books on hold to read on these crisp autumn nights! Don’t miss out on this month’s upcoming releases!  Nelson DeMille. Blood Lines. Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor have been separated for five months following their last assignment, ...