The Plattsburgh Public Library

New Library Hi-Lights Newsletter
To view Plattsburgh Public Library's new quarterly newsletter, simply click the following link:
Vol. 2, no. 1. Winter 2009
Vol. 2, no. 2. March-April 2009
Vol. 2, no. 3. May-June 2009
Vol. 2, no. 4. July-September 2009

PHS Summer Reading List
Click here for the PHS SUMMER READING LIST. Call numbers have been included this year.

Library Closed for the Holiday
The Library will be closed on Saturday, July 4th from 9:00am to 5:00pm for the observance of Indepedence Day. The Library will reopen on Monday, July 6th at 9:00am.

DVD & TALKING BOOK LISTING OF CURRENT TITLES NOW AVAILABLE:
For a listing of current DVD & Talking Books, please click the following link:
Plattsburgh Public DVD Listing
Plattsburgh Public Talking Book Listing

Downloadable Audiobooks Are Here!
Through a grant from the Clinton Essex Franklin Library System the Library is pleased to offer downloadable audiobooks. Sign up for a free account by clicking here. If you already have an account click here. To learn more about downloadable audiobooks click here. You will be given step by step instructions on how to download audiobooks to your MP3 player. Let us know how you enjoy this service. Thanks.

Zippered Tote Bags For Sale
The Friends of the Library have designed a new zippered tote bag which are selling for $12. They are larger in size and make great gifts. Come and fill your tote bag with books from the Library today!

Access Your Account From Home!
Now you can look at your library account from home by going to the library catalog, clicking on "My Library Card", and entering your 14 digit barcode number found on your Plattsburgh Public Library card. Your pin number is the last four digits of your phone number.
You'll be able to view the items you have out, renew items (if they are not overdue or have people waiting), and see items you have on hold.

Access our on-line Library Catalog

Need help using the Library Catalog, placing a request, accessing your account or renewing a book on-line? Just click Catalogs above for step-by-step instructions!

FULL-TEXT DATABASE ACCESS: In search a broad range of databases? NOVEL New York is free to NY State residents with a NY State Driver License or Non-Driver Photo ID. All information as to what is searched is totally confidential and IS NOT connected to one's login information or name. For a complete list of databases offered by our library, click the Resource Links icon below.
Questions?: Call the Reference Desk at 563-0921 x3.

Wednesday Pajama Storytime for Kids
July 1 to July 29, 2009
6:30 - 7:30pm
Families with children ages 2 - 7 years of age are welcome to attend!
Come hear favorite stories read by Miss Karen, wear your p.j.'s and bring your favorite stuffed animal cuddle buddy!

Friends of the Library Presents: Scenes from the North Country
This exhibit is located in the Hale-Walter Gallery, June 4 - July 24, 2009, featuring paintings and photography of area artists.

"Be Creative @ Your Library" the
2009 Summer Reading Program Who: Children ages 3-11 years (Preschool-5th grade)
Sign-up: June 22 - June 27, 2009
(Sign-up includes receipt of a reading record & sign-up gifts - while supplies last!)
How: Come visit the Library to sign-up (in the Children's Room!)
Featured Weekly Performers:
(1:30-2:30pm)
7/1 Storyteller Karen Pillsworth
7/8 Mr. Beau (Clowning)
7/15 Ventriloquist Steve Charney
7/22 Folk Singer Nan Hoffman
7/29 Hampstead Stage Company - Pinocchio
If you have questions please call Miss Karen at 563-0921, ext. 7445

QUADRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 2009 AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
July 21, 2009 - 6:30pm: Stan Ransom, The Minstrel of Lake Champlain: "Songs and Stories of Lake Champlain."

TAKE A BITE OUT OF BOOKS' 4th year is underway! Tweens who are in 5th, 6th or 7th grade may register to read 6 books, then be contestants in "The Battle of the Books" on Sat., July 25, 2009! This year's books (first 5 are fiction) are:

THE YOUNG MAN & THE SEA
by Rodman Philbrick

THE ALCHEMYST
by Michael Scott

SHAKESPEARE'S SECRET
by Elise Broach

BECOMING NAOMI LEON
by Pam Munoz Ryan

ELIJAH OF BUXTON
by Christopher Paul Curtis

MARLEY: A DOG LIKE NO OTHER
(non-fiction) by Josh Grogan

Tweens & teens may sign up in the Children's Room, then attend at least 2 Coaching Meetings (these Fridays: July 10, 17 & 24) from 2:30 to 4:00pm in the Oak St. Room (take elevator to 2nd floor & you're there!) Sorry, July 3 meeting cancelled. Questions?: Call or e-mail Mrs. Bandhold 536-7445 or bandholds@cityofplattsburgh-ny.gov

Great Books Reading and Discussion Group Returns
The Plattsburgh chapter of the Great Books reading and discussion group will be meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month this year. The meetings are from 6:00 to 7:45pm in the Library's auditorium. They will be reading selections from a Great Books Foundation selections, The Seven Deadly Sins Sampler. It includes short stories by William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Edith Wharton, Tobias Wolff, Margaret Atwood, D.H. Lawrence and others that were chosen to fit the theme of the seven deadly sins. Membership is free and open to the public. Interested individuals can contact sahnell@charter.net for more information. Everyone is welcome.