HANDY DANDY CALENDAR 2017-2018 EAST MEADOW PUBLIC LIBRARY 1886 FRONT STREET EAST MEADOW, N.Y. 11554 www.eastmeadow.info
17 SEPTEMBER 2-3 Sat/Sun Labor Day Weekend. Library closed. 4 Monday Labor Day. Library closed. Schools closed. 6 Wednesday First day of school. Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. 9 Saturday Regular Saturday hours begin. Library open 9-5. 20 Wednesday Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Library open 11-9. 21 Thursday First Day of Rosh Hashanah. Library open 9-9. 29 Friday Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Library open 9-5. 30 Saturday Yom Kippur. Library closed. 20 OCTOBER 1 Sunday Regular Sunday hours begin. Library open 1-5. 4 Wednesday Sukkot begins at sundown. Library open 11-9. 5 Thursday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. 9 Monday Columbus Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed. 19 Thursday Diwali. Library open 9-9. Schools closed. NOVEMBER 1 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. 7 Tuesday Election Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed. 11 Saturday Veteran s Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed. 22 Wednesday Thanksgiving Eve. Library open 9-5. 23 Thursday Thanksgiving Day. Library closed. Schools closed. 24 Friday Thanksgiving Recess. Library open 9-9. Schools closed. DECEMBER 5 Tuesday Library Board / Staff Meeting. Library open 9-5. 6 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. 12 Tuesday Hanukkah begins at sundown. Library open 9-9. 23-1/1 Sat-Mon Holiday Recess. Schools closed through 1/1/18. 24 Sunday Christmas Eve. Library closed. 25 Monday Christmas Day. Library closed. 31 Sunday New Year s Eve. Library closed.
2018 JANUARY 1 Monday New Year s Day. Library closed. 3 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Public is invited. 15 Monday Martin Luther King Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed. FEBRUARY 7 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. 12 Monday Lincoln s Birthday. Library open 9-5. 19 Monday Presidents Day. Library closed. 19-23 Mon-Fri Winter Recess. Schools closed. MARCH 7 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Public is invited. 29-30 Thur-Fri Spring Recess. Schools closed. 30 Friday Good Friday / Passover begins at sundown. Library open 9-5. APRIL 1 Sunday Easter Sunday. Library closed. 2-6 Mon-Fri Spring Recess. Schools closed. 4 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. MAY 2 Wednesday Annual Board Meeting & Budget Hearing at 8 p.m. Public is invited. 13 Sunday Mother s Day. Library closed. 15 Tuesday Library Budget Vote & Board Elections. Library open 9-9. 20 Sunday Last Sunday Library Service until October. Library open 1-5. 28 Monday Memorial Day. Library closed. Schools closed. JUNE 6 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. 22 Friday Last day of school. Library open 9-9. 23 Saturday Summer Saturday hours begin. Library open 9-1. 25 Monday Summer Vacation Loan Period begins.
w 2018 JULY 4 Wednesday Independence Day. Library closed. 11 Wednesday Library Organizational & Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Public is invited. AUGUST 1 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome. 8 Wednesday Last day to borrow books on summer loan.
Here is how the Library served you during the fiscal year July 2015 - June 2016: Users The Library serves a population of 52,102, an estimated 17,671 households. There are 31,124 (3/31/17) registered borrowers, 54,387 people visited our website and 355,438 people came through our door! Programs and Services There were 1,423 programs and 55,808 of your neighbors attended. Did you? What about the Summer Reading Clubs? A total of 1,091 children, teens and adults took part. Did you miss it? There are computers here for your use, and 50,887 people made use of the opportunity. That number does not include the people who took advantage of our public Wi-fi with their own devices.
Here is how the Library served you during the fiscal year July 2015 June 2016: Collections The Library owns 308,630 print materials, 56,550 e-books, 97 databases, 7,969 downloadable audio books, and 27,073 films, audio-books and music cd s. Library staff added 31,916 of these materials throughout the year. We circulated 458,239 items and were open 3,384 hours, which means that we circulated 135 items per hour. We borrowed 25,678 items from other libraries for your use and loaned 42,502 items to other libraries patrons.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our donors: Munir Akhter Albert & Caryn Bunshaft Friends of the EMPL Library GOOGLE EM Simcha Chapter of Hadassah Kathleen A. Hammett Carol Markham NYSCA NYS Education Department Joseph P. Price Agency South Nassau Communities Hospital Space Science Institute StarNet Bonnie & Gerry Whalen NASA The Library community is grateful for the many donations and memorial gifts we receive. Although we strive to recognize every gift, omissions may have been made. Please notify us if any donor has been excluded.
The East Meadow Public Library does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services. EAST MEADOW PUBLIC LIBRARY 1886 FRONT STREET EAST MEADOW, N.Y. 11554-1700 (516) 794-2570 www.eastmeadow.info