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April is National Poetry Month!

In April of 2007, we celebrate the holidays of Passover and Easter with closings on Friday, April 6 and Sunday, April 8. A late opening is scheduled on April 19 for a staff meeting. On that day, the doors will open at noon. HAPPY SPRING!

Two Tramps in Mud Time (1936)

The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day
When the sun is out and the wind is still,
You're one month on in the middle of May.
But if you so much as dare to speak,
A cloud comes over the sunlit arch,
A wind comes off a frozen peak,
And you're two months back in the middle of March.

by Robert Frost (1874–1963)
as quoted in Infoplease.com

Here are some reliable resources for classroom assignments related to biomes.

Some are Reference Books (for use only in the library). Others are Non-Fiction Books you can check out (Use the Dewey numbers to find them). Database links may be used in the library or from home to access resources such as Groliers New Book of Popular Science.
We have also included a select list of web sites. (Point to the links with your mouse to open the websites.)

Questions? Need help using these research tools? Call the reference desk (481-6591), drop in, or ask a reference librarian.

Check the movable cart near the Business Desk for our Bargain Booksale which is ongoing and updated daily as we prepare for our move to the new library.

Our next scheduled, extraordinary, pre-closing booksale, sponsored by the Friends of the West Hempstead Library will be held Tuesday, May 8 - Sunday, May 20. For Friends of the Library, there is a MEMBERS-ONLY Preview Sale on Monday May 7, from 5 pm - 9 pm. If you haven't become a member yet, this would be a good time to join us!

Don't forget, Sunday, May 20 is our Special Sale Day! Pay $1.00 for a bag of books!!

Unfortunately, NO DONATIONS will be accepted for this booksale.

Curious about the new books we purchase that are not on the bestseller list?

To see a sampling of our new books, click on these links for the latest

reference,

non-fiction,
and fiction titles.