Blog Entries

Tax Assistance Available

If you are among the many taxpayers seeking assistance with their individual tax returns, you are likely experiencing the same frustration and difficulty as others in finding available resources due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, most in-person tax consultation services are either seve...

Embrace Your Love of NYC!

People all around the world share a love of New York City, and here on Long Island, we’re lucky enough to live right next door to this amazing metropolis!  Currently, your ability to visit and explore NYC may be a bit limited, so why not remind yourself of your love through some locally set You...

February 2021 - New Books

Likely to be an instant bestseller, The Four Winds, by Kristin Hannah is an emotional novel about the efforts of one indomitable woman to organize migrant workers in California during the Depression. Bring your tissues! Girl A: A Novel, a debut book from Abigail Dean, is a dark story of betrayal ...

February 2021 - New Movies & TV Releases

This month, in our quick picks of notable DVD releases, why not try a few of the following: “Billie”: Billie Holiday had one of the greatest voices of all time. She was a woman of breathtaking talent and global popularity who was unafraid of stirring controversy. Raw, emotional, and brutally hone...

February Community Service for Young Adults

Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12 Monthly Community Service: Virtual Talent Show Calling all musicians, dancers, writers, magicians or performers of any kind: earn community service this month by showcasing your talents at the library!  Please submit a 5-1...

Ten Books to Cozy Up With This Winter

Winter is here and the cold, gray days are the perfect excuse to stay inside and cozy up with a good book. So grab yourself a warm blanket, a mug of hot cocoa, and one of the books from this list, and let the winter reading begin! Beartown by Fredrik Backman Beartown transports readers to a ti...

Biblioteca Cerrada Temporalmente

Por precaución, la biblioteca cerrará a partir del 14 de enero a las 5 p.m. y volverá a abrir el lunes 25 de enero a las 9 a.m. debido a una exposición a COVID-19. Debido a los estrictos protocolos de seguridad de la Biblioteca, el riesgo de exposición a los usuarios es mínimo. 
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January Community Service for Young Adults

Community Service for SHPL residents currently in Grades 6-12 Make a phone call (We know, so old fashioned!) to a relative or friend who is safe at home: they will appreciate it! Send us an email of when you talked, who you talked to, and about what (We don't need specific details. “Grandma an...

January 2021 - New Books

Welcome to the New Year! Let’s start 2021 with some new books to put on your reading list. This month we have new books from some of our favorite series authors. After three quiet years, Faye Kellerman returns with #26 in the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series, The Lost Boys. Will the woods giv...

Tax Help Available

Volunteer tax preparers from AARP will be available to assist low- and middle-income taxpayers, with special attention to those aged 60 and older. Scheduled dates are Tuesdays, March 2-April 6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. An appointment is required. (The schedule is subject to change based on the health metr...