*The first in a series of entries highlighting Hidden LPL Treasures (AKA little-known services we offer and features of our library that we think are pretty great!). Everyone knows that libraries are time capsules. For all the technology we harness in order to propel ourselves into the future, we take just as much care in preserving our past. In a library, you can look to your left and find a Nook, look to your right and see a book on Socratic philosophy published in 1965. The past and the present, side by side. Perhaps the greatest symbol of our connection to the past is our microfilm collection and the microfilm reader we have available to the public in the Media Department. Our storage area houses hundreds of microfilm reels. This collection is an invaluable research tool, whether for academic, professional, or personal purposes. We carry the usual suspects (Newsday and The New York Times) and the unusual, more obscure suspects (Journal of Experimental Psychology and Mental Hygiene). We are especially proud of our collection of local newspapers, including The Long Island Star Journal, The Levittown Eagle, and The Levittown Tribune. In fact, we are one of only two…Read More »
