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ARE YOU UNEMPLOYED AND NEED HELP?

ONE-STOP Employment Center will provide you with help?

Job listings
Individual and group counseling
Career exploration services
Job readiness workshop
Resume preparation assistance
Use of computers, fax machines, copiers, telephones and a resource library

Available to all job seekers during One-Stop's regular business hours

One-Stop Employment Center
725 Veterans Memorial Highway
North County Complex
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099
631-853-6600
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/departments/Labor/center.aspx

En Espaol: John Menendez 631-853-6578

What is your favorite Dewey Decimal Number?

641.815 is a good one. This is where you find books on baking, cakes, cookies and desserts. Yummy!

Do you love learning languages? 468.2421 WAL is Spanish For Dummies. Hola, Como esta?

Do you want to know how to take care of your dog? 636.7

Thanks to the economy, 650.14 (Resumes) is a popular call number.

Librarians call the Dewey Decimal Classification System number, the call number.

The Dewey Decimal System puts materials into 10 categories.

000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Language
500 Natural sciences & mathematics
600 Technology (Applied sciences)
700 The arts
800 Literature & rhetoric
900 Geography & history

Search our library catalog and explore the whole world organized and categorized just for you! Any problems, see the librarian!

Periodicals: a resource in transition

Many pundits are predicting the death of the traditional newspaper. There has been much less discussion of the equally severe troubles facing magazines. Since 2006, we have had to find replacements for several magazines which have ceased publication. In some cases, no suitable replacements were available, but we have used the shelf space and budget previously dedicated to defunct publications to add magazines devoted to emerging topics.

You may have noticed some open shelf space in our magazine section. When we moved into the new library, we subscribed to 318 magazines and newspapers; today we subscribe to 296. Since the beginning of this year, we have added seven magazines to our collection (Crochet, Interweave Crochet, Experience Life, Inc, PC World, Click and Shutterbug, one of them a replacement for a magazine which is no longer published. We have eight new magazines on order and expect to receive them by the end of the year.

We have moved Parents and both editions of Parenting (Early Years and School Years) to a Parenting section in the Children's Library.

We have budget and space to add new magazines if there is sufficient interest. If you have any suggestions or requests, please submit a comment card and we will be happy to consider your request.

BEST JOB SEARCH ENGINES

Job search engine sites allow users to search the major job sites, company sites, associations and other online job sites by keyword and location. Some search engines allow you to post your résumé online, such as, Monster.com, Dice.com, Hotjobs.yahoo.com, and Careerbuilder.com.

If you're looking for a job, give these sites a try and see how helpful they can be. All of these job search engines offer unique features and can streamline your job search efforts.

http://www.Indeed.com

Search millions of job listings from thousands of web sites.

http://www.LinkUp.com

Searches jobs posted on company Websites. The job postings are from small, mid-sized, and large company career sections.

http://www.SimplyHired.com

Searches thousands of job boards, classifieds, and company Websites.

http://www.Jobster.com

Search for jobs posted by location (city, state, zip), keyword, vicinity, and best match.

http://www.RiseSmart.com

This job site offers a Concierge service (for a fee) for job seekers who are looking for positions in the 100k+ salary range.

http://www.TwitterJobSearch.com

Works like the other job search engines finding jobs posted across sites, but in this case, it finds jobs on Twitter.

http://www.Monster.com

Search for jobs, post your résumé and find local and regional jobs using your zip code.

http://www.Snagajob.com

Search local jobs using your zip code.

http://www.Towniejobs.com

Search for town jobs using your zip code.

http://www.Longisland.craigslist.org/jjj

Search jobs on Long Island's Craig's List.

http://www.Dice.com

Search technology professions and post your résumé online.

http://www.Hotjobs.yahoo.com

Search for jobs, post your résumé, compare salaries and find career advice and research.

http://www.Careerbuilder.com

Search job listings, post your résumé and find job recommendations.

WHAT DO I READ NEXT?

Are you looking to find your next favorite author? Do you need help selecting your next book?

The library database Novelist has author read-alikes, and recommended reading lists. All you need is your library card to use it.

Here are some websites to help you select your next book:
http://www.overbooked.org
Annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books

http://readinggroupguides.com
Book Discussion questions

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/index.html
Mystery selections

http://www.theromancereader.com
Romance selections

http://www.sfsite.com
Science Fiction selections

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller
New York Best Seller List

If you still have trouble finding something to read, you can always ask the librarians at the Reference Desk.

GO WIRELESS!

Enjoy the convenience of connecting to the Internet wherever you go; email your friends, download iTunes, watch DVDs, listen to CDs, create a Word document, and much more. All you need is a broadband connection with a wireless modem to connect to the Internet from home, or use the laptop wherever there is a Wi-Fi connection.

At South Huntington Public Library we have been lending laptops to district patrons for over ten years. When the program began, the lending period was for three days however; due to popular demand, and our patrons' desire to have the use of a laptop over the weekend, the lending period was increased to seven days.

To reserve a laptop, please speak to a librarian at the Adult Reference desk. All patrons reserving laptops are required to have a South Huntington Public Library card in good standing.

HOMEBOUND DELIVERY

We no longer have a bookmobile, but our volunteers do deliver books and other items to your home if you are unable to get to the library because of illness, injury or disability. The volunteers normally deliver and pickup on Thursdays, except in the case of inclement weather or when Thursday is a holiday. You can request specific items, or you can let us know of your preferences and a librarian will choose materials for you. Standard circulation rules apply to items borrowed through this program.

To arrange for this service, please call Stan Kalemaris at 631.549.4411.

What Does The Green Label Mean?

When you enter the adult library area, and see the new books display, there are books with green labels on the spine. These books are in high demand and can be taken out ONLY by South Huntington cardholders. We are using a subscription program called McNaughton Book Service to supply the library with popular titles. As demand warrants we order more copies like Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking, Janet Evanovich's Plum Spooky, and John Grisham's The Associate, to name a few.

If you see the call number MCN B FISHER Or MCN F GRISHAM in the library catalog when you search for the latest bestseller, it means that it is located in the new books display area. Don't worry about waiting too long for a popular bestseller, we've got it covered!

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