News from the Adult Services Department
Week of June 22, 2020
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There will be 8 weeks of raffle prizes, the first raffle drawing will be Friday, July 3.
Enter each book you read this summer to be in the drawing for a $25 Amazon e-gift card! (you must have a library card to enter)
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Join the Club, Download the Book:
Novel Bunch Book Club:
Autopsy of a Boring Wife (Hoopla link):
Overdrive:
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Online Book Discussion:
Autopsy of a Boring Wife
June 22 – June 26
“In the spirit of Bridget Jones’s Diary,
Autopsy of a Boring Wife
tells the funny and ultimately touching tale of forty-eight-year-old Diane, a woman whose husband leaves her and is having an affair because, he says, she bores him.“
Read or listen to this book with our
Overdrive
or
Hoopla
digital collections.
Join our Facebook group
A Novel Bunch Book Club
to talk about the book. Discussions open on Monday, 6/22 and will continue throughout the week
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Magazines with Monique - On the Library's YouTube Channel
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Beginner Painting: Ladybugs On a Mug
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Monday, June 22, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Go to Facebook.com/MMSCL to view this event.
Join painting instructor Linda O’Connell via Facebook Live for a beginner’s painting class. This project can be done on any glass surface that has been washed.
Materials List: Paint- DecoArt Multi Surface paint- Red Barn, Turf Green,Canary, Green Beret, Orange Sherbert, Black Tie, Cotton Ball ( any glass paint will work- red, medium green, dark green, yellow, light orange, black, white)
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Discover Long Island's Tropical Drifters with
the Fish Guy
Wednesday, June 24, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Open to all.
Join Chris Paparo, the Fish Guy and discover how, why and when tropical fish, invertebrates and other organisms find their way to Long Island.
To Register click here
- You must provide us your email to receive the Zoom ID# link to join the session. We will email you the day of the program.
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Join Us for Summer Travel Trivia on Kahoot!
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Summer Travel Trivia on Kahoot!
Test your knowledge of travel and summer vacations on Kahoot!
All day Thursday, June 25th until 12:00 p.m. Friday, June 26th.
Check the program calendar and Facebook for access.
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Job & Career Counseling - by Phone
Saturday, June 27, 10am-1pm
Talk with Career Counselor Stephanie Loviglio for help creating a resume, interviewing strategies, job searches, and other career concerns. Appointments will be held via telephone.
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Artist of the Week:
Monique de la Bey
We are inviting our local artists to share what you have been working on with us. Do you draw, paint, craft or take photographs? We want to see them! Share your creativity and email a copy of your artwork to librarian Catherine
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Gentle Yoga for Beginners - an Online Yoga Class
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Thursdays, June 25, July 2, 9, & 16, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Register now.
Gentle Yoga with Krista via Zoom will offer a practice with beginners in mind or anyone looking to find some extra room to breathe and decompress. With a focus on breath awareness, connecting breath and movement, and creating length and strength in the body. Modifications will be suggested for different abilities.
Helpful props: yoga mat or nonslip surface, chair for support if needed, strap (belt), cushion, and a blanket.
You must provide us your email to receive the Zoom ID# link to join the session. We will email you the day of the program
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Local History Corner with Brad
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by Brad Shupe, local history librarian
The British Museum Website
The British Museum is one of the largest in the world and houses over 8 million works within its walls. Established in 1759, it was the first public national museum in the world. Visitors can tour the great court and view some of the most famous objects in history like the Elgin Marbles of Greece and the Rosetta Stone of Egypt.
Recommended Ebook
American Passage captures a time and a place unparalleled in American immigration and history, and articulates the dramatic and bittersweet accounts of the immigrants, officials, interpreters, and social reformers who all played an important role in Ellis Island's chronicle
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Click here to download the ebook
Our Forgotten Past, by Brad C. Shupe
An informal series of blog posts regarding people, places or events in the tri-hamlet communities that may not be well known by both the community and history buffs as well.
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THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Available 24/7 from anywhere with your MMSCL Card
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eBooks, Audiobooks, Movies, TV Shows, Full Music Albums
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Collection of thousands of eBooks and Audiobooks
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Over 100 titles of popular magazines to download from
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Stream from millions of songs & download 5 free songs per week
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Kanopy features award-winning films, & documentaries
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(formally OneClick Digital) collection of eAudiobooks from Recorded Books
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