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Can you feel the arrival of Spring? Warmer weather and longer days are just around the corner, and soon the Osprey will return to their nests. We’ve been hard at work planning an exciting lineup of events for our community to enjoy this Spring!

We are proud to announce that we are now supporting students in our school district with access to our ebook and audiobook collections through Sora!

Sora offers the ability for students to explore age-appropriate digital books from Livebrary.com with their Classlink credentials.

Warm New Year’

Take a look at the top ten check-outs of physical books this year:

Mattituck-Laurel Library's top adult fiction titles

Stand for the Right to Read Freely

Since 1982, libraries across the United States have observed Banned Books Week, a time to highlight titles that have been targeted for removal from schools and libraries. 

"This morning,the sun endures past dawn.

I realize that it is August: the summer's last

stand."

Sara Baume

“A perfect summer day is

when the sun is shining, 

the wind is blowing,

the birds are singing,

the lawnmower is broken,"

Registered voters in the Mattituck-Laurel Library District will be voting on the proposed 2025 budget as well as elect two (2) trustees, to fill two (2) at-large seats, each with a three-year term commencing November 18, 2024 and expiring November 8, 2027.

“June is the pearl of summer, shining with love and joy.” 

L.M Montgomery 

May the warmth of the sun and the fresh breeze of May greet you with a warm hello…and a good book.

The ospreys have returned to their nests, the forsythia have bloomed, and signs of spring are everywhere. I hope you have been enjoying the season and are looking forward to the summer after a really wet winter - I know I am!

"One glance at a book and

you hear the voice of another person, 

perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. 

To read a book is to voyage