New & Noteworthy @ WHPLibrary

75% of Long Island homeowners have taken the first step by investing in more insulation in their homes. Learn how you can improve the energy performance of your home and get the best benefits and incentives possible from State and utility energy efficiency programs!

The Long Island Green Homes (LIGH) Program provides residents the opportunity to save money, create jobs and to improve our environment by implementing energy efficiency improvements to their homes. Start by getting a comprehensive Home Energy Audit - it's free or at a reduced cost for most Long Islanders.

The LIGH program is a publicly-funded effort through a New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA).

We want you to JOIN US this year in our 5th Annual Photo supporting the GO RED For WOMEN campaign to alert women about the dangers of heart disease. (See the American Heart Association video.)

We've been participating by WEARing RED every year since 2008 and this year, we'd like you to be a part of our event by joining our staircase photo at 3 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012, or if that time does not work for you, just WEAR RED in the library on Friday, and we'll photoshop or collage you into the group photo!

Here we are last year in 2011:

Bestselling author Kristin Hannah will be speaking about and signing her new book, Home Front, at the Book Revue in Huntington on Tuesday, Feb. 14th at 7 p.m.

In Home Front, by Kristin Hannah, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a great marriage, exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years, they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their family apart, sending one of them into harm's way and leaving the other at home. When the worst happens, each must face their darkest fear and fight for the future of their family.

All books signed must be purchased at the Book Revue. For more information, call
631-271-1442.

New books from best-selling authors Kristin Hannah and Elizabeth George are now available.

In Home Front, by Kristin Hannah, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a great marriage, exciting careers, and children they adore. But after twelve years, they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their family apart, sending one of them into harm's way and leaving the other at home. When the worst happens, each must face their darkest fear and fight for the future of their family.

Believing the Lie, by Elizabeth George, is the 17th book in the Inspector Lynley series. Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning but when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging reveals the Faircloughs are awash in secrets and motives. Deborah's investigation of the prime suspect - Bernard's son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict - leads her to Nicholas's wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship. Lynley and Simon search for information on the rest of the family, including the victim's bitter ex-wife and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family's veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone.

You can reserve these or any other books by stopping by or calling the reference desk or by using your online library account.

Local author Alyson Richman will be speaking at the Syosset Public Library this Friday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. She will be discussing her latest book, The Lost Wife, which was chosen as the 2012 Long Island Reads selection.

In The Lost Wife, Lenka, a young art student, and Josef, who is studying medicine, fall in love in prewar Prague. They marry but like so many others, they are torn apart by the war. Now a successful obstetrician in America, Josef has never forgotten the wife he believes died in the war. But Lenka survived, relying on her skills as an artist and the memories of a husband she would never see again. Then, decades later, an unexpected encounter in New York leads to an inescapable glance of recognition, and the realization that providence has given Lenka and Josef one more chance.

For more information, contact the Syosset library at 921-7161.

We hope you've figured out how to use the West Hempstead Public Library's free eBooks at the Nassau Digital Doorway. (If Not, click on the MY HELP icon, or call the Reference Desk at 516-481-6591). Unfortunately, there is still a WAITlist for our more popular bestsellers. But, before your patience wears thin, try these other free resources, available on the web. Thank you to The Long Island Library Resource Council (LILRC) for compiling and publishing this list in their January/February 2012 Newsletter:

Spotlight On: Websites that Offer Free Downloadable E-Books

As the demand for e-book lending increases there are a number of web-based resources that provide free access to downloadable e-books.

http://books.google.com/ebooks
"Read nearly 3 million free e-books and hundreds of thousands of titles that are ready for purchase; you can read all of your favorite books using just about any device with an Internet connection."