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The Adult Services
Division of the
Glen Cove Public Library offers a wide range of services and programs
to
meet the needs of the adult learner in the community. The reference
librarians provide assistance to the patron in retrieving
information
from book and electronic sources. On-line searching over the Internet is
available for our subscription databases including EBSCO,
InfoTrac,
UMI ProQuest Direct, GaleNet, Reference USA, Heritage Quest as
well as the automotive service product AllData.
 The Reference
collection maintains special business and finance sources, including
Dun
and Bradstreet, Moody's, and Value Line Investment Services . Other
special
collections include our Career Development Center which offers books
and
periodicals on vocational opportunities, resume writing, and other
important
career related skills, and our media collection of compact discs, audio
books and videos.
Adult Services also
sponsors bus trips, book discussions,
special lectures
and hands-on arts and crafts workshops to satisfy the adult learner's
educational
needs.
Everybody
enjoys
surfing the Web for information, but most of the industrial strength
research
and business databases are fee-based and very costly. Our Library
subscribes
to many of these high quality online databases that are available to
our
patrons without charge.
To access
the
Glen Cove Public Library's online databases from your home computer click here.
ADULT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
JUNE 2005
The
Story Behind The Barbie Doll:
Ruth Handler and Mattel Inc.
Presented by Bernie Kivowitz
Saturday, June 4, 2pm
Join us as we welcome Bernie
Kivowitz to the Library to present the story
of two amazing women and the company they helped to create - one is the
Barbie
Doll and the other is Barbie's creator and co-founder of Mattel Toys,
Ruth
Handler. A former Mattel executive,
employed by the company for over forty years, Mr. Kivowitz will discuss
how the
Barbie Doll is more than just a successful doll and how Ruth Handler's
dedication and perseverance changed the toy and entertainment industry
forever. (After the
program, be sure
to look in the Lobby display cases where Lisa Denison's Barbie doll
collection
is on exhibit for the month of June.)
Computer
Kindergarten for Grownups
Presented by Sharper Training Solutions
Wednesday, June 9, 10am - 12 noon
This slow-paced, hands-on
workshop is specially designed for first-time computer users.
Using IBM compatible computers, this unique
class covers the basics in a way that even the most inexperienced user
will
understand. We'll cover turning the
computer on, the Windows desktop, using the mouse, opening programs,
saving a
file, and turning the computer off.
Registration for Glen
Cove
residents begins Wednesday, May 18 and Wednesday, May 25 for all
others, space
permitting. The fee is $7 per person and
is payable by check or money order at the time of registration. Please make
check or money order payable to:
Sharper Training Solutions.
Book Discussion
Tuesday, June 14, 2pm
With Antonia Petrash and Carol Stern
Bee Season, by Myla
Goldberg
Not merely a coming-of-age
story, Goldberg's first novel
delicately examines the unraveling fabric of one family whose eleven
year old
daughter becomes an unexpected success as a champion speller.
Blending mysticism, mental illness and the
bizarre subculture of spelling bees, Bee
Season takes a poignant look at a
family fighting for survival.Come join librarians Antonia Petrash and
Carol Stern for a
spirited discussion of this stark but poignant work. Copies of
the book are available through
inter-library loan for Glen
Cove
patrons.
Computer Second
Grade For Grown-Ups
Presented by Sharper Training Solutions
Wednesday, June 1, 10am - 12 noon
This hands-on class covers more advanced computer
topics including inputting, inserting, moving and erasing numbers. Learn about spreadsheets and gain an
understanding of basic techniques - creating a workbook, inputting and
editing
data, formulas and functions. Due to the
hands-on nature of this workshop, class size is limited.
A materials fee of $7 (payable by check or
money order only at the time of registration) includes a useful manual
and
lifetime support through e-mail. Registration
is in person only at the Reference Desk and
begins Monday,
May 2 for Glen Cove
residents and Monday, May 9 for all others, space
permitting. Please make
check or
money order payable to: Sharper Training Solutions.
Summer Bus Trip to Ellis
Island
With Lunch at Florio's
Tuesday, June 28, 7am -
6pm
Join us for our
Summer bus trip to Ellis Island. We will
travel by deluxe motorcoach to New York City and take the ferry over to Ellis Island, passing by the spectacular Statue of
Liberty, to enjoy a self-guided tour of the Island. After the
tour we'll travel to Little Italy and enjoy a
delicious lunch
at Florio's where you may select Chicken Marsala, Veal Parmagiana or
Filet of
Sole as the entree of your choice. The
cost of $65 includes all and is payable by check or money order at the
time of
registration. Registration begins
Wednesday, May 4 for Glen Cove residents and Wednesday, May 11 for all
others, space permitting. Please make
checks or money orders payable
to: The Glen Cove Library Bus Trip Fund.
Writers Group
June
4, 10am
The Writers Group continues to meet on the first
Saturday of each month. If you are a
serious writer, come join them for a lively exchange of ideas!
Library Exhibits
In
the Mini-Gallery:
May and June -
Photographs by Roni Chastain
In the Lobby Showcases:
June - Barbie Doll
Collection by Lisa Renison
In
the Mezzanine Gallery and
Community Room:
May and June - Mixed
Works by the Art Network of Great Neck
ENGLISH
AS A
SECOND
LANGUAGE (ESL) Classes
Monday and Wednesday Evenings, 6 to 9pm
These classes
are presented by the Board
of Cooperative
Educational Services (BOCES) of Nassau County and are free
of charge, and open to anyone over 21 years of age wishing to improve
his
or her English language skills.
For further information please call
676-2130.
THE
TOWNSEND
DIARY
NOW
AVAILABLE
!
Copies of Memorandum of a Jaunt:
Peter S.
Townsend and the New York Lyceum of Natural History, May – June 1817
are available for sale in the Library, proceeds to benefit the
Library's
Gift Fund. The book is the diary of twenty-two year old Peter
Solomon
Townsend of Oyster Bay in which he tells of his adventures during two
scientific
expeditions into southeastern New York State. The expeditions
were
sanctioned by the Lyceum of Natural History, (which later became the
Museum
of Natural History), and were attempts to locate fossil bones,
including
a mastodon skeleton. Peter Townsend's diary includes invaluable
descriptions
of the area, but also communicates a sincere feeling of an exciting
adventure.
Dr. Richard Harris of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture has edited
the
diary, and has written the introduction. Signed copies available.
Hard cover: $15.00 Soft cover: $9.95
For further information please call 676-2130
FREE INTERNET
ACCESS
AVAILABLE AT LIBRARY
Glen Cove
Public
Library patrons have free access to the Internet
from terminals
within
the Library
.
Currently
six PCs
are dedicated exclusively to the Internet,
offering full
World
Wide Web access through either Netscape or
the Microsoft
Explorer
browsers. Literally hundreds of thousands
of Web sites
can
be reached in a matter of seconds over our high speed
connections.
In addition, the Library subscribes to many information-packed
databases,
some available exclusively in the Library, and some available both in
the
Library and from your home computer. Internet PC use is available
to Glen Cove Library card holders, and limited access on one machine is
available for holders of valid State Mandated Access Cards.
Internet
machines
are to be used for Internet browsing only. Restrictions on
certain
file downloads are imposed by security software. No e-mail
accounts
or individual web pages are to be hosted from public machines.
Individual
mail accounts can be obtained from various Web mail services which are
hosted off site. Printing is available at nominal cost.
All
Glen Cove Public Library cardholders in good standing are
entitled to Internet access. The Glen Cove Public Library is
committed
to make access available on an equitable basis. The Glen Cove
Public
Library reserves the right to remove the privilege of anyone who
tampers
with or damages the equipment or programs involved with Internet
access.
The
Glen Cove Public Library cannot be held responsible for the content,
quality,
currency or accuracy of data gathered from Internet sites accessed
through
the Library. Internet Web site creators are not regulated and thus are
free to publish whatever material they choose, with the exception of
copyrighted
materials. As in the use of print media, users must obey United States
Copyright and other applicable laws.
The
Glen Cove Public Library also cannot be held responsible for the Web
site
choice made by children. Parents, legal guardians or care givers are
responsible
for supervising their child's Internet use. Librarians are available to
help children, if needed, but not to monitor what resources are
utilized.
Any
damage caused to patron computers from downloaded computer viruses is
not
the responsibility of the Glen Cove Public Library. Users should
install
virus checking software onto their home computers in order to prevent
computer
damage from information downloaded off of the Internet.
Finally,
the Glen Cove Public Library cannot be held responsible for any loss of
privacy, fees incurred, and/or personal harm caused to patrons due to
disclosing
of personal information over the Internet. Users are warned not to give
their names, telephone numbers, addresses, credit card numbers, or any
other personal information out over the Internet, since it is not known
who is receiving it and for what purpose it is being used. Patrons
should
exercise extreme caution before arranging meetings with strangers they
contact over the Internet.
Last update 26
May 2005
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