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SERVICES FREE MUSEUM PASSES The Library now has family museum passes for short-term borrowing. Passes are available for the Katonah Museum of Art, the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT, and the Discovery Museum and Planetarium in Bridgeport, CT. The free passes will admit a family of two adults and their children. Some restrictions apply. Passes may be borrowed for four days, and must be reserved in advance by calling the library at 763-3857. These passes are only available to Lewisboro Library patrons. Please contact the library if you are interested in sponsoring a pass to a new museum to help expand our program. FISHING EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM Thanks to the generosity of the Sportsmen’s Club of Northern Westchester, the Library has fishing poles and tackle boxes to loan out to library patrons! Patrons may sign out the equipment for up to one week. Please note that fishing licenses are required for those over the age of 16, and may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s office. Watershed permits are required for fishing in local reservoirs; applications for permits may also be picked up at the Town Clerk’s office. The phone number for the Town Clerk is 763-3511. For more information on the Sportsmen’s Club, please visit www.sconw.com. INTERNET FOR BEGINNERS The Library offers a free one-hour Internet workshop on Friday mornings, by appointment only. A staff librarian will guide you through a basic search and show you some interesting sites. Please call the library to register. The Library’s Book Reach program has volunteers ready to deliver and pick-up materials for our patrons who are home-bound. Simply let us know what kinds of materials you want and subjects and authors you are interested in. Call Sue Hamilton at the Library to inquire about the program 763-3857. HELPFUL DATABASES The Westchester Library System has numerous helpful databases, and we encourage you to try some of the newer education and career specific sites. Tell Me More® is a complete language learning solution featuring more than 2,000 hours of learning per language. Languages include: American English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. This service is only currently compatible with Internet Explorer. The “Learning Express Library” has over 300 practice exams and courses for students and adults to help them achieve their academic and career goals. Offerings include GED, Advanced Placement, ACT, SAT, as well as Civil Service Careers, Cosmetology, Law Enforcement and many more. The Job & Career Accelerator, a comprehensive online job search system, is available to help overwhelmed job seekers find employment. This innovative online resource provides job seekers everything they need to find their next job, all in one easy-to-use application. With the “Job & Career Accelerator” you can: explore detailed information on over 1,000 different occupations, match your interests and skills with the career that's best for you, search over five million up-to-the-minute local and national job postings, create professional resumes and cover letters, practice and master interviewing skills, and conveniently organize and track your job-search progress all in one place. These online resources are available at no charge to library card holders, and can be accessed at the library or from a home computer via our website
Playaway is the newest format of audiobooks – a preloaded digital audio player. It combines complete individual titles with an easy-to-use player - all in one small unit. Simply press play to start listening immediately – there is no need for a separate player. You may use your own headphones, or purchase a set of earbuds from the library for $2. The loan period is three weeks. The Playaway can be renewed once for an additional three weeks if no holds are placed on the title. The overdue fee is 20¢ per day. The library is a wonderful starting place for those seeking employment. Whether looking for a job in your current field or thinking about a career change, our Job Information Center has a number of books on resume writing, interviewing, and test preparation. The internet is a great search tool for job seekers. You can post your resume, view job postings on commercial job boards, research industries and companies, apply directly to a company online, obtain job search advice, and network with peers in association discussion forums. To help with online research, we have six computer terminals available to the public, as well as a wireless network for those who prefer to bring their own laptops. In addition to our resources, the Westchester Library System has a link on their website to the WLS Career and Educational Counseling service. This service runs specialized programs with trained professionals to guide you in your career path. These 8-week development seminars help you evaluate your skills, learn how to use online career information, explore career alternatives, and find out about educational/training programs in Westchester. For more information and to register for these programs, call (914) 674-3612. To access the WLS website, go to www.westchesterlibraries.org.
HELP FOR THE COLLEGE BOUND
The Library has several new books to help patrons with their college searches in the areas of: testing for admissions, writing the college essay and application, the college interview, financial aid and how to thrive once you arrive. These books are located in our Job Information Center.
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