So many reasons to celebrate...and whine...

So here we go...

We are currently celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month here at the library. Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th, which is the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries--Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico declared its independence on September 16th, with Chile following on September 18th. The celebration continues through October 15th. I have put a display up in the library to celebrate, come on in and check it out!

And of course there's Banned Books Week coming up! (Like I'd let you forget...) As you already know, we have the censorship exhibit up from the Long Island Coalition Against Censorship. It really is an interesting exhibit, so please do come in and check it out. We will also be having an adult reading program that will be coinciding with this week called, "Elect to Read Banned Books." (Get it? We're trying to tie it all together with this year's election. Kinda the whole two birds with one stone thing...yeah, we're just that good.) This time around we will be having you read banned books and then filling out your slips for the drawing. And can I just say, the prizes are pretty darn cool...because I picked them out!

On another note, we are still having issues with the notification system. We are having to manually call and e-mail people who have items on hold. At this point, we are not sending out any overdue notices either. So watch those checkout slips, kids! Please continue to hang in there with us as we get this whole thing figured out. (And if we call you 17 times about holds, don't turn us in for harassment!)

Also, we have begun to charge fines again as of September 15th. So allow me to reiterate my first point...watch the checkout slips...or log into your account online to keep track of your due dates.

And finally, my allergies are killing me right now. So if I sneeze on you, my sincerest apologies!