HANDY DANDY
CALENDAR
2016 - 2017
EAST MEADOW PUBLIC LIBRARY
1886 FRONT STREET
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. 11554
www.eastmeadow.info
16
20
3-4
5
6
7
10
Sat/Sun Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Saturday
SEPTEMBER
Labor Day Weekend. Library closed.
Labor Day. Library closed. Schools closed.
First day of school.
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Regular Saturday hours begin. Library open 9-5.
OCTOBER
2 Sunday
5 Wednesday
10 Monday
11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 16 Sunday
2
8
11
23
24
25 Wednesday
Tuesday
Friday
Wednesday Thursday Friday
Regular Sunday hours begin. Library open 1-5.
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown.
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Columbus Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed.
Yom Kippur begins at sundown. Library open 9-5.
Yom Kippur. Library closed. Schools closed.
Sukkot begins at sundown. Library open 1-5.
NOVEMBER
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Election Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed.
Veteran’s Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed.
Thanksgiving Eve. Library open 9-5.
Thanksgiving Day. Library closed. Schools closed.
Thanksgiving Recess. Library open 9-9. Schools closed.
DECEMBER
7 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Public is invited. 13 Tuesday Library Board / Staff Meeting. Library open 9-5.
23 Friday
Holiday Recess begins. Schools closed through 1/2/17.
24 Saturday Christmas Eve. Hanukkah begins at sundown.
Library closed.
25-26 Sun/Mon
Christmas observed. Library closed.
31 Saturday
New Year’s Eve. Library closed.
1-2 Sun/Mon
4 Wednesday
16 Monday
1 Wednesday
12 Sunday 20 Monday 20-24 Mon-Fri
JANUARY
New Year’s Day observed. Library closed.
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Public is invited.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Library open 9-5. Schools closed.
FEBRUARY
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Lincoln’s Birthday. Library open 1-5.
Presidents’ Day. Library closed.
Winter Recess. Schools closed.
MARCH
1 Wednesday Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. Public is invited.
5
10
10-18
14
16
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Passover begins at sundown. Library open 9-9.
Spring Recess. Schools closed.
Good Friday. Library open 9-5.
Easter Sunday. Library closed.
Wednesday
Monday Mon-Tues
Friday Sunday 3 Wednesday
14 Sunday 16 Tuesday
21 Sunday
29 Monday 7
23
24
27
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
Monday
17
20
APRIL
MAY
Annual Budget Hearing at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Library Board Meeting to follow. Public is invited.
Mother’s Day. Library closed.
Library Budget Vote & Board Elections. Library open 9-9.
Last Sunday Library Service until October. Library open 1-5.
Memorial Day. Library closed. Schools closed.
JUNE
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Last day of school. Library open 9-9.
Summer Saturday hours begin. Library open 9-1.
Summer Vacation Loan Period begins.
17
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20
4
5
2
9
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
JULY
Independence Day. Library closed.
Library Organizational & Board Meeting at 8 p.m.
All are welcome.
AUGUST
Library Board Meeting at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Last day to borrow books on summer loan.
Here is how the Library served you during the fiscal year
July 2014 - June 2015:
Users
The Library serves a population of 52,102, an estimated 17,671 households. There are 32,890 registered borrowers, 68,662 people visited
our website and 426,381 people came through our door!
Programs and Services
There were 1,153 programs and 59,143 of your neighbors attended. Did
you? What about the summer reading club? A total of 1,266 children, teens
and adults took part. Did you miss it? There are computers here for your
use, and 63,558 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.
Collections
The Library owns 316,496 print materials, 45,504 e-books, 89
databases, 6,526 downloadable audio books, and 26,288 films,
audio-books and music cd’s. Library staff added 31,720 of these
materials throughout the year.
We circulated 420,880 items and were open 3,382 hours which
means we circulated 125 items per hour.
We borrowed 24,175 items from other libraries for your use and
loaned 42,736 items to other libraries’ patrons.
We would like to take this opportunity
to thank our donors:
Paul & Karen Baer (In memory of Florence Baer)
Al & Caryn Bunshaft (Marilyn Bunshaft Memorial Concert)
East Meadow Chapter of Hadassah
Friends of the East Meadow Public Library
Joseph Price Insurance Agency
Joseph Signoriello (In memory of Helen & Michael Signoriello)
South Nassau Communities Hospital (Marilyn Bunshaft Memorial Concert)
Herbert Susser
Jamie Venise (In memory of Margaret Cravens)
The Library community is grateful for the many donations and memorial gifts
we receive. Although we strive to recognize every gift, omissions may be 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