What's New at the North Haven Library

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North Haven’s Community Wide Read programming is starting this month. A book discussion on The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society will be held on Wednesday, January 20 at 7 p.m. in the Library Community Room. Check out the Events & Programs page for more events.

Tax Forms and VITA Tax Assistance

The IRS and CT state tax forms are available on the first floor in the adult department. VITA Tax Volunteers will be at the library from February 2 – April 15. They will be here on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. First come, first served. No reservations.

JobNow

JobNow provides live interactive online help combined with online resources to guide you through the necessary tasks to get a job. You will have three services to choose from:

Find a Job:
Informative, easy-to-use, and free Internet resources for job seekers; including personality and career assessments.

Write the Resume:
Featuring "Resume Lab," Resume Builder provides the resources patrons need to craft a winning resume.

	Resume Lab: Patrons can send their resume to a JobNow expert, and receive expert analysis within 24 hours.
	Resume Templates: To help patrons get started, JobNow includes downloadable templates for four of the most common resume types.
	Internet Resources for Resumes: Search carefully selected sites for more information on resume writing.

Ace the Interview:
Featuring JobNow's Interview Coach service, this section provides resources to help patrons prepare for an interview.

	Live Interview Coaching: Connect with a live interview coach to brush up on interview skills.
	Interview Tips: Offers tips and common interview questions to help patrons prepare for an interview.
	Internet Resources for Interviewing: Use carefully selected sites to help prepare for an interview.

Looking for a job? Click here to try out this new resource.

Audio books

The library is pleased to offer over 1300 downloadable audio books courtesy of the CT State Library. Click on the link at left to browse and "check out" some titles.

North Haven Girls Sports booklet

Girl Scout, Hope Notaro, has compiled a booklet about North Haven Girls Sports. Ask at the Reference Desk to see this informative booklet.

Renewals expanded

Effective August 19, 2009, you can now renew library materials twice instead of once. The renewal procedures, online and per telephone with your library card, and in person remain the same. Items that are not renewable, e.g. museum passes, remain the same. As before, if there is a hold on an item, it cannot be renewed.

Library Catalog has been upgraded

The Library's LEAP catalog was upgraded on July 31, 2009. There are now cover images for many items, and when you click on the image, you can get reviews and table of contents for many. Try it out: www.Leap-catalog.leaplibraries.org

Book a Librarian

Don't know your way around the Library? Would you like a personal tour of the Library? Not sure how to use the Library's computerized catalog? Do you need help locating information on a specific topic? Reference Librarian, Nancy Haag, is offering 30-minute one-on-one sessions to help with your library information interests. Time slots are available on Thursday afternoons at 2:00 and 2:30. Sign up at the Reference Desk or call the Library at 239-5803.

Playaways

Library has recently added Playaways to the audiobook collection. Able to fit in your hand and small enough to fit in a pocket, the Playaway provides the full text of a book without the bother of changing cassettes or CDs in a player, or of downloading titles. Powered by one AAA battery and using a standard earbud, you control the playing functions of the unit with the touch of a button. All the regular functions (play, rewind, fast forward, stop, and pause) are easily accessed on the Playaway unit. Listeners may slow down or speed up the narration, and may change the reader’s pitch and tone. Selections for both the Adult and Children’s collections have been purchased. Featured titles include The Kite Runner, Water for Elephants, Secret Life of Bees, Playing for Pizza, Angels and Demons, One for the Money, and Roots. Among the children’s selections will be found The Penderwicks, Chasing Vermeer, The Shakespeare Stealer, The Sea of Trolls, and The Midwife’s Apprentice. The units accept standard headphones. The library offers earbuds for sale for those users who do not have their own. Playaway titles may be borrowed for four weeks.

Library Elf E-mail alerts

Would you prefer e-mail notification of holds, due dates and overdues? You can now sign up for Library Elf, and receive e-mail, text or rss notices for your library materials. Library Elf is a private service, not affiliated with the North Haven Library. For more information or to sign up: www.libraryelf.org/lib=NHaven