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Hoopla – Free, On Demand Streaming Service – Now Available Through Emma Clark Library
Setauket, NY – May 29, 2019 –
Coming soon! Hoopla will be added to Emma Clark Library’s digital collection of ebooks, movies, music, audiobooks, and TV shows.
Hoopla titles may be streamed immediately to a Library cardholder’s computer, phone, tablet, or smart TV. This is an “on demand” service –there are no holds, and there is no waiting for a book, movie, TV show or song to become available! Using the app on a mobile device (phone or tablet), titles can be downloaded for offline access.
Hoopla will be accessed through Emma Clark Library’s website, alongside the other digital content: emmaclark.org/downloads. The free app is available for iPhones and Androids.
New at Emma Clark Library! Discounted Tickets to the Aquarium
Setauket, NY – May 2, 2019 –
Libraries are a source of information, education and entertainment, and Emma Clark is now extending the idea of learning through experiences by offering discounted tickets to the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead.
The discounted tickets cost $20 each (same price for adults, children, students, and seniors) and provide admission to the aquarium, aviary, and butterfly exhibits. The tickets do not expire. Emma Clark Library cardholders may purchase the tickets at the Library’s Circulation Desk using cash or check (made out to Emma S. Clark Memorial Library), and tickets are non-refundable. Families may purchase up to four tickets per month.
Affordably take advantage of another local gem with the help of your local library! For questions, please call 631.941.4080 ext. 127 or email askus@emmaclark.org.
Emma Clark Library also offers discounted tickets to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. These discounted tickets are an extension of the Library’s Museum Pass program, which includes free admission to over 20 museums and cultural institutions throughout Long Island and New York City. For more information on the museum pass program, visit emmaclark.org/museum-passes.
Continued Commitment to Education & Creativity at the 5th Annual Helen Stein Shack Picture Book Award Ceremony
Setauket, NY – April 9, 2019 –
Emma Clark Library board members & staff, the family of the late Helen Stein Shack, local elected officials, representatives from the Three Village Central School District, and guests from the community gathered on Monday evening, April 8th to honor the winners of the fifth annual Helen Stein Shack Picture Book Award:
First Prize (Grades 7 – 9 category): Gerald’s Share by Nicole Xiao
First Prize (Grades 10 – 12 category): You Saved the Earth: A Plastic Bottle’s Journey by Juliet Weschke
Second Prize (Grades 7 – 9 category): Lily and Liam’s Summer at the Library by Riley Meckley
Second Prize (Grades 10 – 12 category): Simon’s Day at the Beach by Nicole Freeley
Library Director Ted Gutmann, along with the family of Helen Stein Shack, Legislator Kara Hahn, and Councilwoman Valerie Cartright presented all of the winners’ books – bound and added to the Library’s Local Focus Collection – along with $400 checks to first prize winners Nicole Xiao (8th grader at P.J. Gelinas Junior High School) and Juliet Weschke (10th grader at Ward Melville High School) and $100 checks for second prize winners Riley Meckley (9th grader at P.J. Gelinas Junior High School) and Nicole Freeley (11th grader at Ward Melville High School).
The speakers discussed how the contest and ceremony began 5 years ago as a tribute to the late Helen Stein Shack, especially fitting due to her love for learning and her particular fondness for Emma Clark Library. “We would come visit my grandma for a week, and she would take us straight here,” explained Mrs. Shack’s granddaughter Emma Kelly, who flew in from California for the event.
Councilwoman Cartright mentioned to the family that it is “such an amazing way to honor your mom and your grandma’s legacy, her commitment to education, recognizing that literacy is power.”
Legislator Kara Hahn spoke of the special lessons in each book. “When it’s a children’s book, the message does not only get through to the child. The message also gets through to the parent that’s reading it,” stated Legislator Hahn.
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn and Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright spoke at the event, and the winners also received certificates from Senator John J. Flanagan, Assemblyman Steven Englebright, Legislator Kara Hahn, Town Supervisor Edward Romaine, and Councilwoman Valerie Cartright. Library Board President Orlando Maione, Vice President Deborah Blair, Treasurer Christopher Fletcher, Secretary Carol Leister, and Trustees David Douglas and Suzanne Shane were there to congratulate the winners. Three Village Central School District President of the Board of Education William Connors, Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services Kevin Scanlon, Gelinas Junior High School Principal Corinne Keane, Ward Melville High School English Department Chair Vincent Cereola, Gelinas Junior High School English Department Chair Michelle Hanczor, and Gelinas Junior High School Librarian Nicole Connelly were all in attendance.
Guests enjoyed special treats donated by The Bite Size Bake Shop, a local Three Village-owned business. Ward Melville High School teen volunteer Ashley Mullen photographed the event.
The Helen Stein Shack Book Contest called for teens in grades 7 through 12 who live in the Three Village Central School District to create a children’s picture book. Each entry could be the work of a single author/illustrator or a collaborative effort between an author and an illustrator. The contest was divided into two grade categories, grades 7 through 9 and grades 10 through 12, with one First Prize Winner and one Second Prize Winner selected from each group.
Councilwoman Cartright remarked to the winners, “I’m delighted today to encourage you to continue using your creativity to share with others, to uplift others, because that’s what you’re doing by creating these books.”
The Library is grateful to the children of the late Mrs. Shack, who have established a substantial endowment with the Library to cover the cost of the awards as a tribute to their mother and her commitment to passing along the importance and joy of reading for generations to come.
Mrs. Shack’s son, Ed Taylor, spoke about the hard work and dedication that the winners and all of the participants have shown, and then imagined a glimpse into their futures. “These kids are going to grow up, and hopefully, they’ll have families of their own…and one night their kids are going to be lying in bed and ask for a good night story…and they’ll take a book off the shelf, and they’ll read it to their kids…and then they’ll tell them who the author was. That they wrote that book.”
The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and on the web at www.emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.
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Free Access to New York State Parks & Beaches, Thanks To Emma Clark Library
Setauket, NY – March 25, 2019 –
Just in time for the gorgeous spring & summer days ahead, Emma Clark Library now has the New York State Empire Pass, bringing free entry to most NY state parks for library cardholders who borrow the pass through the very popular Museum Passes collection.
The New York State Empire Pass may be used at over 100 parks – including beaches, trails, and more – throughout the entire state. On Long Island alone, there are 27 parks that accept the pass, including Bethpage State Park, Brookhaven State Park, Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, Captree State Park, Heckscher State Park, Jones Beach State Park, Montauk Point State Park, Nissequogue River State Park, Robert Moses State Park, Sunken Meadow State Park, amongst many others (for a full listing of the parks that accept the pass, visit parks.ny.gov/parks/).
This pass allows for free admission for one vehicle to any New York State park or historic site for day-use. As with the other passes in the collection, library cardholders may reserve it for a specific date through the Library’s website, emmaclark.org/museum-passes. The patron may pick it up the previous afternoon and enjoy their time at the park – hike, swim, play, and learn through new experiences! Then the patron simply returns the pass to the Library the morning after the reserved use.
Emma Clark Library is proud to offer this ticket to the great outdoors. Get moving and get exploring, thanks to your library card!
Please note: The Empire Pass Card is a day-use vehicle entry to most facilities operated by New York State Parks and the State Department of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more. It is usable for all motor vehicles except those used in the business of transporting passengers for hire including public or private buses, shuttles, taxis, limousines, or other livery vehicles. It does not guarantee free vehicle entry into the park when special events occur and are operated by other organizations. It excludes camping, overnight parking, golf, museum or historic site admission and other special activity fees.
For questions on how to borrow the New York State Empire Pass through Emma Clark Library, email askus@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080.
The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and online at www.emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.
“The Heart of the Three Village Community”
Emma Clark Library Announces the 5th Annual Helen Stein Shack Picture Book Award Winners
Setauket, NY – March 7, 2019 –
Emma Clark Library has announced the winners for the Helen Stein Shack Picture Book Award, a contest which showcases the young writing and artistic talent in the Three Village Community:
First Prize (Grades 7 – 9 category): Gerald’s Share by Nicole Xiao
First Prize (Grades 10 – 12 category): You Saved the Earth: A Plastic Bottle’s Journey by Juliet Weschke
Second Prize (Grades 7 – 9 category): Lily and Liam’s Summer at the Library by Riley Meckley
Second Prize (Grades 10 – 12 category): Simon’s Day at the Beach by Nicole Freeley
Gerald’s Share by Nicole Xiao (8th grader at P.J. Gelinas Junior High School) tells the tale of a brown bear who has a hard time learning to share his beloved berries with his friends. You Saved the Earth: A Plastic Bottle’s Journey by Juliet Weschke (10th grader at Ward Melville High School) takes the young reader on the journey of a plastic bottle that starts out as a piece of litter.
Winning authors will be recognized at a private awards ceremony at Emma Clark Library on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. At the reception, each First Prize award recipient will receive a $400 scholarship, each Second Prize award recipient will receive a $100 scholarship, and bound books for all winning entries will be presented and added to the library’s Local Focus Collection. Light refreshments will be served at the reception, and desserts are once again being generously donated by The Bite Size Bake Shop, a local Three Village business.
The Helen Stein Shack Book Contest called for teens in grades 7 through 12 who live in the Three Village Central School District to create a children’s picture book. Each entry could be the work of a single author/illustrator or a collaborative effort of an author and an illustrator. The contest was divided into two grade categories, grades 7 through 9 and grades 10 through 12, with one First Prize Winner and one Second Prize Winner selected from each group.
This award is given in memory of Helen Stein Shack by her family. As a teacher, Mrs. Shack was committed to the education of children, and she especially loved literature written for them. She was a frequent visitor to Emma Clark Library where, even in retirement, she kept current with the latest children’s books. The library is grateful to the children of the late Mrs. Shack who have established a substantial endowment with the library to cover the cost of the winning scholarships.
At last year’s ceremony, the winners also received certificates from New York State, Suffolk County, and the Town of Brookhaven. Legislator Kara Hahn remarked, “What a great way to encourage teenagers to think about…what’s important to them and how to express that in a way that will resonate with children.” Emma Clark Library is delighted to once again hold this ceremony honoring these talented and hardworking teens and to add their books to the Library’s collection.
The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and online at www.emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.
“The Heart of the Three Village Community”
The Heart of the Three Village Community
