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Through a cooperative effort between The Smithtown Library and the Town of Smithtown’s Senior Citizens Department, transportation is provided for library visits on regularly scheduled dates or on demand when possible.
On days of planned visits, a van from the Smithtown Senior Citizens Center will take you to any Smithtown Library Building. Upcoming dates for this service are Thursday, February 27 and Thursday March 27. If you need to go to the library when a visit is not planned, call the Senior Citizens Center’s Transportation Department to inquire about scheduling an individual visit.
To arrange to be picked up for a planned visit or to request an individual visit, call the Senior Citizen Center’s Transportation Department at 265-8811. One week’s notice must be given for a pick up. There is a $1.00 charge each way for transportation ($2.00 roundtrip).
Computer Classes at Your Library
Would you like to learn new computer skills? The Smithtown Library is currently offering four computer courses at the Main Building that will help you learn how to use your computer. Registration is required for these classes and must be completed in person as the Circulation Desk (except for the free Introduction to SuffolkWeb class). Please make checks payable to the Smithtown Library. Registration fees are not refundable.
Computer Kindergarten ($10.00 fee) -Tuesday, March 4, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. -This is a slow-paced, user-friendly, hands-on workshop for first-time computer users. Using IBM compatible computers, we cover the basics in a way that even the most inexperienced user will understand, covering turning on the computer, the Windows Desktop, using the mouse, opening a program, saving a file, and turning the computer off.
Computer 1st Grade ($10.00 fee) - Wednesday, February 19, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. or Tuesday, March 11, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. - A follow-up to Computer Kindergarten, this two-hour, hands-on class covers working with text, files, word processing and more
Computer
2nd Grade ($10.00 fee) - Wednesday, February 26,
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. or Tuesday, March 18, 2:00
to 4:00 p.m. A follow-up to both Computer Kindergarten and
Computer 1st Grade, this two-hour class provides and introduction to the Windows
environment and the Microsoft Paint graphics program.
Introduction to SuffolkWeb (FREE class) - Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. This lecture format seminar explains how to get online, find information, understand the jargon of the Internet, send e-mail and more. Call 265-2072 Ext. 208 to register.
On Friday, February 21 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. the Main Library will host a Teen Game day. Challenge your friends to a game of Jenga, Monopoly, Harry Potter Trivia, Chess, Battleship or another game in the Smithtown Library’s collection. Music and food will be provided. Don’t miss the fun!
The Children’s Department of The Smithtown Library is offering two programs in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
On Thursday, February 20 from 4:15 – 5:00 pm, students in grades 2 & 3 and welcome to come enjoy stories and make a dragon mask. Then on Friday, February 21 from 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. we’ll share stories with kindergarteners and first graders and make a puppet craft.
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The Smithtown Library is pleased to welcome back the faculty of Smithtown High School’s Social Studies Department for the News and Views series on Thursday, February 27 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. This month we will focus on some of the problems surfacing in Iraq and Iran. Discussion will also concentrate on the political rumblings now taking place in Saudi Arabia.
This new monthly series creates a forum for the community to discuss pressing issues behind the news headlines. Registration is required for this program. Please call 265-2072, Ext. 208 to sign up.The Young Adult Book Club will meet at The Smithtown Library’s Main Building on Friday, February 28 from 4:00-5:30. This month’s selection is No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman. In this story Wallace wonders why do dogs die at the end of every classic story? When Wallace gives his book report, he can't bring himself to lie about his feelings - the book stank! However, the teacher loves the book and forces Wallace to participate in the town play based on the book. Find out what happens in this hilarious story when Wallace's creativity gets out of hand.
All readers grade 6 and up are welcome and encouraged to take part in this club. Copies of this month selection are available at the Main Library’s Circulation Desk. This is a good opportunity for you to express your thoughts and reactions to this book. Snacks and refreshments will be served.February 19, from 7:00 – 7:30 pm the Children’s Department will host a Pajama Story time for children three to six years of age. How often are you allowed to go out in your pajamas? Put them on and come to this special evening for children & parents/caregivers, which includes simple stories, fingerplays & picture books. Siblings are welcome.
What
better way to beat a cold winter day than with a movie? Movies During
Vacation at The Smithtown Library’s Main Building is a perfect way to
pass the time during the winter vacation. On Tuesday, February 18,
beginning at 2:30 pm, we’ll screen 101 Dalmations II: Patch’s London Adventure.
Patch is back and auditioning for his favorite show, Thunderbolt.
Meanwhile, he finds out that his character on the show is going to be
taken off. Find out what happens as
Patch tries to find a solution to his problem. Then on Wednesday, February
19, starting at 2:30 pm, we’ll watch Spy
Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.
Carmen and Juni Cortez are regular employees for a spy agency, but a
couple of rival spy kids are making their lives difficult.
Come and see what happens in this spy adventure. All ages are welcome.
Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.
No registration is required.
There’s a New Kind of Book Club in Town
For those who love to read and would like the opportunity to discuss their readings with others, but do not like to be told what to read, The Smithtown Library has the perfect book club for them.
Participants in the Genre Book Club, hosted at The Smithtown Library’s Main Building, enjoy the freedom of reading a book title of their own choosing with the only common thread for the group being the type of book or genre. Peggy McCarthy, the Smithtown Librarian who heads up this group, says she is a part of a similar club with fellow librarians. “We have so much fun,” she said, “I thought why not share this with the book-loving public.”
Since the group’s inception in November of 2002, group members have read various titles in Historical Fiction, Coming of Age Novels and Police Procedurals stories.
For the March 15th meeting of the Genre Book Club, members will be reading books that fall in the "Political Thrillers" category, such as Nelson DeMille's Lion's Game or Robert Ludlum's Bourne Identity. Suggested reading lists with additional titles are available at the Reference Desk of the Main Library. Looking ahead to the May 3rd meeting, the group will concentrate on Legal Stories such as John Grisham's The Firm, or Nancy Taylor Rosenberg's Abuse of Power.
The Genre Book Club meets once a month on a Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Main Library in Smithtown. All are welcome to take part in this unique reading and discussion experience. Registration is required for this program; please call Peggy McCarthy at 265-2072 Ext. 220 for sign up or with any questions.
“This opportunity helps promote and encourage the creativity of our students and affords them an arena other than their school building in which to exhibit their work,” said Anne Marie Tognella, Library Program Coordinator, who is organizing this series. “The Library is delighted to facilitate exhibits of this nature on an ongoing basis throughout the current school year as well as in the future.”
The Library will celebrate the continuation of this exhibit series and the students’ accomplishments with an art reception on Monday, February 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the Library Gallery. Community members are invited to come to the reception.
Come with your friends to the Main Building of the Smithtown Library on February 15 at 1:00 p.m. for a Saturday afternoon matinee as we screen Spider-Man. When bitten by a genetically modified spider, nerdy Peter Parker, a high school student who lives with his aunt and uncle in Queens, gains superhuman strength, agility, and perception. Tragedy compels Peter to use his powers to fight crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man. Starring Toby Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe. Snacks and drinks will be served. Please register at the Circulation Desk or by calling 265-2072 Ext 208.
"A movie that reminds us of just how exciting and satisfying the fantasy cinema can be when it's approached with imagination and flair." -- William Arnold, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
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