New & Noteworthy @ WHPLibrary

The West Hempstead Community Scholarship Fund (WHCSF) is sponsoring a college planning workshop on Thursday, January 31 from 7 to 9 PM in the Community Room on the Lower Level of the West Hempstead Public Library. It is open to all high school students and their families, but seating is limited. Spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

The cost of the seminar is $45 per student and $15 per accompanying adult. The experts from College Coach have donated their time and materials. All proceeds go to the WH Community Scholarship Fund for future scholarships.

Pre-registration is required and the deadline for registration is Friday, January 25. To register, make checks payable to: "West Hempstead Community Scholarship Fund" and mail to P.O. Box 304, West Hempstead, NY 11552.

For more information, the community should call the Scholarship Fund Workshop coordinator, Shawn Vogel at (516) 486-4576.

Check this list of our NEWEST LARGE TYPE books. Click on the title to check the Online Library Catalog to see if the book is currently available and to REQUEST IT FROM HOME by using your personal account.

Both fiction and non-fiction titles are shelved on the first floor of the new library in the wing facing Hempstead Avenue. When you visit us, ask a Reference Librarian to steer you in the right direction.

Please join us on Sunday, January 13, at 1 p.m. when we dedicate the Children's Program Room in the new library to the memory of Merrill Skrocki and unveil a mural, by artist Ginny Sena, designed to evoke Mrs. Skrocki's interests and spirit.

Merrill Skrocki was an important member of the Children's Room staff from June 1994 until February 2002. She was a natural assisting children and finding the right books. She lead storytimes, established our popular Summmer Reading Club guessing game, and was editor of the library's newsletter.

We remember her love of children's literature, her quiet presence, her sparkle, and her humor. The new mural in the Children's Program Room reflects her ability to capture her storytime audience with a good book as well as her love of frogs. Kids who came to her storytime will remember "Freddy."

WHAT: Miscellaneous furniture: desks, chairs, book shelving, circulation desk, reference desk
WHEN: January 17, 2008 4-8 p.m.
WHERE: 252 Chestnut Street, West Hempstead (the old library)

Details: Pay by cash or check. Carry away that evening.

New York's Primary Date is February 5, 2008, but January 11 is the deadline for filing an application to be eligible to vote in the presidential primaries. You must file in person at the board of elections or mail an application postmarked no later than January 11. The application must be received by the deadline of January 16.

If you want to vote by absentee ballot, your request must be mailed to the board of elections no later than January 29. You may apply in person for a ballot as late as February 4. Ballots must be postmarked by February 4 and received by the board of elections by February 12.

Join with us on Friday, February 1, 2008, as WHPLibrary staff participates in National Wear Red Day—a day when Americans will wear red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. Unfortunately, the "Heart Truth" is that women don't take their risk of heart disease seriously—or personally.

Women often fail to make the connection between risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and their own chance of developing heart disease. The "Heart Truth" is that one in four women dies of heart disease. Heart disease can also lead to disability and a significantly decreased quality of life.

What's a Red Dress got to do with it? It's a simple visual alert to get the message heard loud and clear: "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear—It's the #1 Killer of Women."

The Heart Truth campaign is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

For National Wear Red Day ideas and resources available in Spanish, go to the en español page.

For more information:
FAQ on Heart Disease: US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Heart Disease in Women: Medline
Online Heart Checkup: American Heart Association
Ten Questions to ask your Doctor: Laura Bush

Every year the IRS supplies us with a limited supply of basic tax forms. This year they are located in a cart on the main floor of the library, near the entrance to the Children's Room.

Additional Federal forms and State forms are available online and may be downloaded at home or in the library.

Don't forget that this year you must make an appointment for assistance from our AARP Tax Aides. Call 481-6591 or stop at the Reference Desk to reserve a one hour block of time. Tax assistance will be available every Friday (except March 21), beginning February 8 to April 11, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Will your TV still work after February 17, 2009?

That is the date when all full-power television stations will broadcast only in digital. This should not be a problem if all your TV sets are connected to cable, satellite or another pay service. However, consumers who use "rabbit ears" or a rooftop antenna with an analog television need to take some action before February 17, 2009 to continue receiving television broadcasts.

To help consumers with the DTV transition, the Government established the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program. Beginning on January 1, 2008, every U.S. household is eligible to receive up to two coupons, worth $40 each, toward the purchase of eligible digital-to-analog converter boxes. Manufacturers estimate that digital-to-analog converter boxes will sell from $50 to $70 each.

For more information, visit the Department of Commerce's website, or call 1-888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY).

Sorry for the short notice.
The tag sale scheduled for 1/17 at the old library has been cancelled.

Come and hear Jimmy Moore and his piano accompanist as they combine the best of standards and show tunes for a Valentine's Day Show at 2 pm on Sunday, February 10.

The theme of the show, of course, is "LOVE", with heart-warming romantic numbers and other lovely tunes.

Bring the entire family to our Community Room on the lower level of the library, accessible by elevator or stair. Refreshments will be served!

Check the Events Calendar for other entertainment at the library