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Annual Preschool Fair

Setauket, NY – October 10, 2019 –

Emma Clark Library has the solution to narrowing down the search for preschools for your child. The Library’s annual Preschool Fair is on Saturday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to speak informally with many local preschools all in one room, ask questions, and help choose which schools you’d like to tour and explore further in the coming months. This event has no registration and is open to the public.

Representatives from several preschools in Three Village and the surrounding area will be at the event, including (as of 10/10/19):

Kiddie Academy of East Setauket
Laurel Hill School, East Setauket
Miss Lora’s Tots, Nesconset
Montessori School at Old Field, Setauket
North Shore Montessori, Stony Brook
Our Lady of Wisdom School, Port Jefferson
Play Groups School, East Setauket
Setauket Presbyterian Preschool, Setauket
Smithtown Nursery School, St. James

There will also be an Emma Clark Library table at the fair for early literacy resources and information on children’s classes and events at the Library.

If you have any questions, please email kids@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080 ext. 123.

The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and online at emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.

“The Heart of the Three Village Community”

Access to eBooks in Jeopardy

Reading is Emma Clark Library’s number one priority. We aim to connect you with titles you want to read ─whether it’s in print, eBook or audiobook format.

Now your ability to access eBooks is in jeopardy.

Beginning November 1st, Macmillan Publishers is now RESTRICTING PUBLIC LIBRARIES, regardless of size or population served, to purchase only one single copy of each new eBook title for the first eight weeks after its release. This means much longer wait times for eBooks from authors you love, such as Jonathan Franzen, Kristin Hannah, Liane Moriarty, Louise Penny, Nora Roberts and many more.

Macmillan’s new policy is based on their fears that libraries are hurting their bottom line and eBook lending is stealing their profits. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

Libraries are the best marketing tool publishers have at their disposal – introducing readers to the authors they grow to love. This policy also goes against what we stand for as libraries: ensuring that ALL in our community have equal access to content. Macmillan’s new policy grants timely access only to those who can pay for it, shutting out those less fortunate in our society.

We hope you will consider joining other library customers across the United States to make your voice heard. Demand that Macmillan treat public libraries as collaborators rather than competitors.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

– Sign the petition today at eBooksForAll.org or text EBOOKS to 40649 (message and data rates may apply)

– Contact Macmillan publishing directly by emailing press.inquiries@macmillan.com

– Send a letter to Macmillan:
Mr. John Sargent
Chief Executive Officer
Macmillan Publishing
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271

– Write a letter to the editor to the local newspaper

Further Reading:

– Petition and further reading from the American Library Association

– Blog post from the Central Arkansas Library System explaining how this affects the cost of eBooks for libraries.

– Recent article in the local Times Beacon Record Newspapers.

WhoHQ Collection

We’re pleased to announce that we now have the entire collection of WhoHQ books in the Children’s Department!
There are over 200 titles. They’re great for elementary school reports or even just to read interesting & incredible stories about people & places. This nonfiction series includes:

– Who Was?
– What Was?
– Where Is?

Questions? Email kids@emmaclark.org

8 New Museum Passes Added

Logos from the 8 new museums in our collection

Last year, there were 1,721 free museum visits (a 40% increase from the previous year), thanks to our Museum Pass program. Due to the popularity of this service, along with suggestions made by library patrons, eight museums located in Suffolk & Nassau Counties, as well as New York City, will be added to the collection in August:

American Airpower Museum (Farmingdale)
Children’s Museum of Manhattan (New York City)
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center (Glen Cove)
Jewish Museum (New York City)
Long Island Science Center (Riverhead)
Museum of the Moving Image (New York City)
New York Hall of Science (New York City)
South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center (Bridgehampton)

All of these museums are available starting August 1st; however, you may put in a reservation now.

We now have over 30 museums and cultural institutions in the Museum Pass program. See them all and reserve a museum pass at emmaclark.org/museum-passes.

Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org

Patrons Request More Museum Passes, Library Delivers

Setauket, NY – July 10, 2019 –

Last year, there were 1,721 free museum visits (a 40% increase from the previous year), thanks to Emma Clark Library’s Museum Pass program. Due to the popularity of this service, along with suggestions made by library patrons, eight museums located in Suffolk & Nassau Counties, as well as New York City, will be added to the collection in August:

American Airpower Museum (Farmingdale)
Children’s Museum of Manhattan (New York City)
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center (Glen Cove)
Jewish Museum (New York City)
Long Island Science Center (Riverhead)
Museum of the Moving Image (New York City)
New York Hall of Science (New York City)
South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center (Bridgehampton)

Emma Clark Library now has over 30 museums and cultural institutions in the Museum Pass program. See them all and reserve a museum pass at emmaclark.org/museum-passes.