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MAGAZINES - 5 cents
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Join us on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 for a great day of information, workshops and entertainment! From 10 am - 1 pm, in the Main Library, representatives from local community groups and agencies will be on hand with helpful information. Meanwhile, programs, workshops and entertainment will take place in the Community rooms on the Lower Level. No registration is required. Just come and join in the fun!

In Community Room 1, start the day from 9:30 - 10:30 am with Meditation, followed at 11:30 - 1 pm with an introduction to Social Networking. From 1:30 - 3 pm crafty folk may enjoy an Herbal Pillowcraft Workshop. Meanwhile in Community Room 2 from 11 am - 2:30 pm you might want to indulge in a Mary Kay Mini Makeover.
Then, from 3:30-5:00 pm we invite all ages to join our Intergenerational Gaming Fun, with an assortment of Nintendo Wii video games including bowling, tennis and golf. Board games will include Scrabble, Boggle, Blokus, Cranium and Wits and Wagers.

We'll end the day with a 7:30 pm concert featuring the Rockingham's in a musical tribute to the sixties. You don't want to miss this spectacular event, co-sponsored by the Nassau Library System Senior Connections program. Check the official flyer for all the details.

Get ready for FLU SEASON!

Student pharmacists from St. John's University will be here at West Hempstead Public Library's Community Room, on the lower level, from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, September 26. They will answer your questions about immunizations in general, with a special focus on the flu shot and the H1N1 shot, which we are told will be available in mid-October.

Operation Immunization is a Patient Care Project of the The American Pharmacists Association’s Academy of Student Pharmacists.

Check out our collection of "Banned Books" in the circular display case across from the Children's Room.

Did you know that every year, somewhere in the United States, people demand that books be removed from libraries or schools because of their content, according to American Library Association (ALA) records. Thanks to the efforts of librarians to maintain them in their collections, most of the books featured during Banned Book Week were the targets of attempted bannings, but ultimately were not banned.

Banned Book Week, observed during the last week of September each year since 1982, celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.

See if any of your favorites are on the list of banned and challenged classics. Or check the convenient links to these frequently challenged books provided by Googlebooks