The West Hempstead Public Library is a collection location for donations to Firstbook-Long Island.
This volunteer group collects new books for children and disperses them to local organizations like WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) so that youngsters get the opportunity to own a book.
The need is great! Organizations continue to request thousands of books each month. Please put a new book in the hands of an appreciative child. First Book - Long Island, founded in 2002, has distributed over 100,000 new books to children in need on Long Island.
Our collection box is located under the Programs Bulletin Board in the main library. You may donate NEW books until January 28, 2010.