How much technology is the right amount when it comes to learning? Here’s one article from The New York Times of Sunday, Oct. 23rd, exploring the issue, which is of interest to all parents.
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If you haven’t clicked on the “Nassau-e” link on this webpage, this might be a good time to take a look. Nassau-e is a portal to electronic resources offered to our patrons through the Nassau Library System. For example, one link in the section for job-seekers takes you to a NYS Dept. of Labor job site with links to listings of job openings throughout New York State. If you are job-hunting, we also have a Job and Career section in the adult reference area that we hope can help you in your search.
Senator Fuschillo is sponsoring two important programs on Saturday, October 29 at the Bellmore Train Station: Shed the Meds and Cell Phones for Soldiers. From 9am – 12pm, you may safely dispose of your old medication and cell phones at the northwest corner of Sunrise Highway and Centre Avenue.
Shed the Meds: If you have any old, expired or unwanted medications, you may drop them off to be safely disposed of by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Cell Phones for Soldiers: This program will provide calling cards to the men and women serving overseas. You may drop off your old cell phones, which will be sent to ReCellular, a company that will safely discard your unwanted hand-held phones. ReCellular will make a monetary donation to “Cell Phones for Soldiers” for each cell phone donated.
Now you can sample downloadable titles that interest you. When available, the word “Sample” will appear below a jacket. Click and enjoy 10 percent of each title before deciding to check it out or not.
Samples can be accessed from a search results page:
Or from a details page:
The eBook sample will show up in your bookshelf and look just like a regular eBook download. To try the eBook samples, click on the Overdrive link on this page.
Yes, folks, they still do ban books. Here is the list of the most frequently banned books in 2010, compiled by the American Library Association.
2010: 1) And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson; 2) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie; 3) Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley; 4) Crank, by Ellen Hopkins; 5) The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins; 6) Lush, by Natasha Friend; 7) What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones; 
Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich; 9) Revolutionary Voices, edited by Amy Sonnie; 10) Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer.
The Levittown Public Library has put up a YouTube video to help you.
American Red Cross- 631-924-6700
Nassau County Department of Emergency Management- 516-573-0636
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/OEM/index.html
Town of Hempstead Citizen Services — Emergency Services Swift Emergency notification
www.townofhempstead.org/content/cs/swift911.html
New York State Insurance Department- 1-800-342-3736
State Emergency Management Office (SEMO)- 518-292-2200
LIPA- 1-800-490-0075 ( to report down lines or electrical emergencies)
National Grid- 1-800-490-0045
Disaster Assistance is a Web site that brings disaster help and information together in one place from many federal agencies.
www.disasterassistance.gov
National Weather Service – National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
National Flood Insurance Program
www.floodsmart.gov
FEMA’s Information page-be prepared in Hurricane Irene hits Bellmore!
Bob Green’s column on CNN.com reminds us of the pleasures to be found the old-fashioned way: one book at a time.
Summer reading programs are over, school is on the horizon. Here are some tips to help you keep your kids reading all year long.
http://long-island.newsday.com/kids/encouraging-kids-to-read-25-tips-from-li-librarians-1.3103719