New & Noteworthy @ WHPLibrary

Come and get them!

All books now in the community room at 252 Chestnut Street are free for the taking.

Bring a bag or a box, fill them up, and share these bargains with your family and friends.

Long Island Reads is scheduled to take place during the month of April in conjunction with National Library Week. This is our annual island-wide reading initiative when people throughout Nassau and Suffolk come together to read and discuss the same book and participate in library events.

The 2008 LI Reads Committee has chosen Aloft by Chang-rae Lee. This literary novel takes place in the Long Island suburbs and should appeal to both men and women.

The author is currently the Director of the Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University . Lee has been recognized with numerous literary awards for his two earlier novels, Native Speaker and A Gesture Life. Lee will be available to talk about his book during the month of April 2008.

Our Book Chat will take place on Thursday, March 13 in the Conference Room on the second floor of the new library. Please call the Reference Desk at 481-6591 to reserve a place. We welcome you to join our West Hempstead Book Chat to discuss this moving story about 21st century American life.

You can still make your mark on the library's Gift Brick pathway.

Announcing the arrival of our newest database: Science Reference Center.

Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to 639 full-text science-specific titles. Designed to support the middle and high school curriculums, Science Reference Center encompasses all disciplines of science.

Biology, chemistry, earth, space, life, physical, and environmental sciences are covered as well as health and medicine, science in society, science as inquiry, history of science, technology, scientists, and wildlife. Sources include reference books, encyclopedias, periodicals, newspapers, biographies and images. (Source: EBSCO Support web site)

To access the Science Reference Center,

Go to: www.whplibrary.org/research
Click on E and then on EBSCOhost Web.
Enter your library barcode number.
Click on Science Reference Center.

The West Hempstead Public Library will be shutting our doors briefly while we complete our move to 500 Hempstead Avenue.

Our book and AV dropboxes will be open at both locations for the week beginning on Monday, October 22 until we resume our regular hours on Monday, October 29 at our new location.

Please drop in to see our beautiful new building beginning on October 29. We've missed you!

Please be patient as we settle into our new home.
Thank you!!! from your WHPLIBRARY STAFF