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Spine-Tingling Books to Read this Spooky Season

The days are getting shorter, and the weather is getting cooler, which means Spooky Season is right around the corner. Whether you’re looking for a nail-biting mystery or a slasher horror, these five books are guaranteed to keep you turning… Continue Reading…

Food, How to Guides, Programs

Healthy Cooking With Your Instant Pot

plate and fresh vegetables on wooden table

Looking for a quick meal, but don’t want to use a microwave? Why not try an Instant Pot? An Instant Pot is a brand of multifunctional cookers that can cook anything from roasts to chicken to desserts, and in much… Continue Reading…

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Get Crafty: Creativebug

Love crafting? Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. With your Lindenhurst Memorial Library card you have unlimited access to projects, tutorials, new skills and more! You can find Creativebug… Continue Reading…

Digital Services, How to Guides, News and Information

Book a Librarian

Do you need help using one of our online databases? Need troubleshooting for an e-reader or other electronic device for accessing library materials? Maybe you need a tutorial on how to use Zoom for one of our virtual programs? The… Continue Reading…

Food, How to Guides

Cozy Winter Baking

The holiday season may be over, but it’s never too late to make cookies! Cookies are a great treat year round, but warm cookies in the winter can’t be beat. Gingerbread, shortbread, thumb prints, Linzer tarts, rugelach… my list of… Continue Reading…

Digital Services, How to Guides, News and Information, Reading, Research

New at the Library: BookBrowse

Need to find your next favorite book? Overwhelmed by choices and need some recommendations? Want to start a book club? Check out BookBrowse! This database is now available through the library and will give you a new way to find… Continue Reading…

Digital Services, History, How to Guides

The World Book Database

Missing encyclopedias? Need some research in your life? Want a way to learn random things and find some fun facts? Check out the World Book Encyclopedia and discover a whole world of information! This database can be accessed through our… Continue Reading…

Digital Services, How to Guides, News and Information, Reading

Locating a Book at the Library

Everyone knows that when you want to find where a book is in the library, you go to the OPAC (online public access catalog) and search by title, author, or subject. When you find the book you want, you note… Continue Reading…

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Virtual Museums

With Museums being shut down due to the COVID outbreak, many are supplying online exhibits, virtual walking tours, and digital interaction with their collections. Below is a list of some of the options out there which will be updated as… Continue Reading…

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Suffolk Libraries at Home

Suffolk County Libraries have put together a list of online resources for young and old patrons … while school is out and people are sheltering at home. Called “Suffolk Libraries at Home, ”  it lists links to the websites of… Continue Reading…

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