Thursday, June 18, 7:00 to 8:30 PMPostponed. New date TBA Online Free Registration required You can attend this important discussion from the comfort of your own home via Zoom! We are pleased to be able to reschedule it from its…
Read the Book, Join the Discussion
The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri Wednesday, June 17, 7:00 to 8:00 PM Online Free Registration required Read the book What is it like to be a refugee? It is a question many of us do not give much thought…
Library Budget Vote
The vote on Maxwell’s budget for 2020–2021 is happening by absentee ballot through Tuesday, June 9. We have a fact-sheet on the budget proposal.
Curbside Service at Maxwell
Good news! Maxwell will be opening for curbside service starting June 15! Items you have out at the moment still won’t be due til July 1. We don’t yet know when we’ll be opening the building to patrons, so programs…
Low-cost Internet
The offer locator tool at EveryoneOn helps people find low-cost internet offers. Type in your zip code and check any applicable boxes about household status. The tool then shows programs in your area that you might qualify for. EveryoneOn is…
“Maxwell is not reopening with the city libraries…”
The text in the image reads: Maxwell is not reopening with the city libraries. We will post our first curbside date ASAP. Your books are still extended to July 1 and your holds are safe.
Hoopla Extends Bonus Borrows Through May 31
From Hoopla’s May 8 blog post: Due to the overwhelmingly positive response and the continued need of our library partners and their communities, we have extended the availability of the hoopla Bonus Borrows collection through May 31! We have changed…
Governor Cuomo’s Daily Briefing
Governor Cuomo has a daily briefing on the current state of his office’s response to the pandemic at https://www.governor.ny.gov/news
Update on Reopening
Alyssa posted the following on our Facebook page: Dear Maxwell Memorial Patrons, The staff at Maxwell misses you all and wanted to provide you with an update regarding reopening. Many of you have probably heard that the Central and city…
Dewey Decimal and Covid-19
Like most public libraries in the US, Maxwell arranges its nonfiction using Dewey Decimal Classification (001–099 for General Reference, Information & Computers, 100–199 for Philosophy & Psychology, and so on). Though its general outline is much the same as it…