The Heart of the Three Village Community
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New! Resources for College Admissions
New for teens, parents, or anyone headed to college! CollegeNow by Brainfuse is an online resource useful for the college admissions process & free with your library card. You may access it anytime, and from anywhere!
Get access to:
• Live Guidance Counselor
• Expert Review for Admissions Essays
• Application Resources
• Financial Aid Resources
• Admission Interview Resources
Click here to find all of Brainfuse’s resources, including CollegeNow!
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
ABCMouse now free at home!
ABCmouse is the award-winning early learning resource for math, phonics, reading, and more. Designed by learning experts, your child can practice anytime, anywhere. It has interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and more for ages 2 – 6+.
With your library card, you can now access ABCmouse at home for free! Click Here, choose New York, find Emma S Clark Library in the drop down menu, and then enter your library card’s barcode and your Library PIN or password.
Once you hit submit, you should see a page with the name of your library across the top. This page also contains fields for a name and email so you can make separate ABC Mouse accounts for each child in the household. You can even log in and track your child’s progress.
Questions? Email kids@emmaclark.org
February Programs in Celebration
Join us for these programs that educate and celebrate the achievements, culture, and contributions of Black Americans, in honor of Black History Month:
From the Pen of a Formerly Enslaved Man (In-Person Event)
Monday, February 3, 2025. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
In 1819, Bridgehampton resident Cato Crook (1763-1841) wrote to a prominent Smithtown landowner, Elias Smith, protesting the ill treatment of his so-called runaway niece and requesting that she be granted her freedom. Join Southampton Town Historian Julie Greene to learn about Cato and the Crook family. Discover historical documents that offer a glimpse into the complex and painful world of slavery and servitude on Long Island in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Open to all Suffolk County residents. Click here to register now.
Louis Armstrong: King of Queens (Online Class)
Thursday, February 27, 2025. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time, changing the course of music with his innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist. Yet while he toured all over the world throughout the course of his illustrious career, he called Corona, Queens home for the last 28 years of his life. Join GRAMMY-winning author and historian Ricky Riccardi as he discusses Armstrong’s historic career, shares rare footage, and tells the story of Louis and Lucille’s love affair with Queens, which now serves as home for both the Louis Armstrong House Museum and the brand-new Louis Armstrong Center. Open to all Suffolk County residents. Click here to register now.
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
Programs for Parents
Our Children’s Department will be hosting 2 informative workshops for parents:
Guiding My Child’s Behavior: Positive Discipline Techniques
Tuesday, November 9, 2023. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Looking for effective ways to discipline that leave you and your child feeling good? This is the workshop for you! Join the EAC Network to learn the latest skills backed by neuroscience and how to apply them to your unique child and family. Click here to register now.
What’s Your Parenting Style?
Wednesday, December 6, 2023. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Research shows that parenting style matters. Discover your style and learn ways to provide the right amount of structure and nurture, control and support, love and limits. Taught by Cornell Cooperative Extension. Click here to register starting 11/22.
Questions? Email kids@emmaclark.org
Social Work Service
The Library will NOT have a social work intern over the summer break (Mid-May through September).
Check back here for more information in September.
Graduate Students in Social Work from SBU to Answer Your Questions – Each Week at the Library
Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare student interns are on-site at the Library each week during designated hours to answer questions, help with filling out forms, or seek referrals. Inquiries that they may assist with include, but are not limited to, employment/job search, housing, paying utility bills, applying for benefits, education, medical assistance, mental health issues, bullying, domestic abuse, substance use, LGBTQIA+ topics, care coordination, and voting pre-registration.
This service is open to all ages. The social work interns meet with patrons in the Small Study Room on the Lower Level. Appointments are not required but strongly encouraged. Appointments can be made as early as a week in advance. Click here to reserve your timeslot. Or call 631.941.4080 and ask for the Reference Desk.
Conversations will be kept confidential; this is a safe and welcoming environment.
The social work interns are training to become Licensed Clinical Social Workers. They are at Emma Clark Library to answer questions but are not therapists; referrals will be given to people looking for clinical therapy. They are mandated reporters for cases of neglect, abuse, or harm.
Resources from the SBU Social Work Interns:
Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
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