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Singer and actor Rick Springfield will be at the Book Revue in Huntington on Tuesday, October 12 at 7 p.m. to sign and discuss his book, Late, Late at Night.

Springfield will be interviewed by WFUV disc jockey Pete Fornatale. In the 1980s, Rick Springfield had sold-out concert tours and was a star on the soap opera General Hospital. Despite these successes, he was plagued by depression and insecurity.
In his book, Springfield talks about his rise and fall in the music, film and television industries.

For more information, call the Book Revue at 631-271-1442.

We are taking entries again for our 2010-11 Museum Lottery.

Here's your chance to win free tickets to the New York Hall of Science, New York City's very popular hands-on science and technology museum.

Remember, you must be a West Hempstead Public Library member in good standing, and you only need to enter once to be eligible for all 5 drawings, to be held in October, December, February, April and June.

Whoopi Goldberg will be at the Borders store in Columbus Circle on Thursday, October 7, at 1 p.m.

She will be signing and discussing her new book, "Is It Just Me?"

For more information, call the store at 212-823-9775.

Look for new books by Barbara Bradford Taylor and Vince Flynn on Tuesday, October 12.

In her new book, Playing the Game, Barbara Bradford Taylor introduces us to Annette Remmington. Remmington, a London art consultant and private dealer, is considered a rising star in the international world of art. Her husband Marius Remmington hand picks journalist Jack Chalmer to do a profile on her in a popular London Sunday news paper. Unfortunately the connection between Jack and Annette ignites many secrets and Jack will uncover a scandal that could destroy them all.

American Assassin, by Vince Flynn, is the 11th book in the Michael Rapp series. The book follows a young Rapp on his first assignment. After the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack, Rapp spends six months in intense training to prepare him to bring the war to the enemy's doorstep. He starts in Istanbul, where he assassinates the Turkish arms dealer who sold the explosives used in the Pan Am attack. Rapp then moves onto Hamburg and across Europe. All roads lead to Beirut but what Rapp doesn't know is that the enemy is aware of his existence and has prepared a trap.

You can reserve these and other books by stopping by or calling the reference desk or using your online library account.

Bestselling authors Nicholas Evans and John LeCarre will both have books available on Tuesday, October 12.

In Evans' new book, The Brave, writer and filmaker Tom Bedford lives alone in the wilds of Montana. Growing up, Bedford's mother, actress Diane Reed, falls for TV cowboy Ray Montane, and their stormy relationship leads to a horrifying act of violence that has lifelong repercussions for him. In the present day, Tom rarely sees his son, Danny, who is deployed in Iraq. When Danny is charged with murder Tom confronts the violence in his past and fights to save the son he'd let slip away.

In Our Kind of Traitor, by John LeCarre, Perry Makepiece and Gail Perkins meet Russian businessman Dmitri Vladimirovich Krasnov while on vacation in Antigua. Dmitri challenges Perry to a tennis match and, even though he loses, Dmitri takes a liking to the couple and soon they're visiting with his extended family. At Dimitri's request, Perry conveys a message to MI6 in England that Dimitri wishes to defect. On arriving home, Perry and Gail receive a summons from MI6 to a debriefing. They find out that not only is Dimitri a Russian businessman but he's also one of the world's biggest money launderers.

You can reserve these and other books by stopping by or calling the reference desk or using your online library account.

Author and talk show host Bill O'Reilly will appear at the Barnes & Noble in Carle Place this Friday, October 15, at 7 p.m.

He will be there to sign his new book Pinheads and Patriots. Wristbands will be distributed at noon on Friday. Only copies of Pinheads and Patriots will be available to be signed.

Barnes & Noble is located in the Country Glen Center on Old Country Road in Carle Place. For more information, call the store at 516-741-9850.

The West Hempstead Library Mystery Book Discussion will take place on Wednesday, October 27 at 2 p.m. in the library board room.

We will be discussing Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

The story begins in 1975 in the blue-collar Boston community of East Buckingham. Three young boys - Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle - encounter a pair of child molesters. Jimmy and Sean escape, but Dave Boyle spends four days with them and suffers an ordeal that changes his life forever.

Fast forward to the year 2000. Sean is now a homicide investigator, Jimmy is an ex-con who has gone straight and Dave has drifted through a series of dead-end jobs. When Jimmy's oldest daughter Katie is murdered, Sean initiates an investigation that focuses on the entire social structure of East Buckingham. It also raises troubling questions about the possible involvement of Dave, who crossed paths with Katie the night she died.

For more information, contact the reference desk at 481-6591 ext. 22.

Look for new books by Lee Child and Iris Johansen on Tuesday, October 19.

Worth Dying For, by Lee Child, is the 15th book in the Jack Reacher series.
While passing through an isolated Nebraska town, Reacher persuades the local doctor to treat Eleanor Duncan, who's married to the abusive Seth, for a "nosebleed." Reacher later breaks Seth's nose prompting members of the Duncan clan to seek revenge. Reacher easily disposes of two hit men sent to get him and winds up trying to solve a decades-old case concerning a missing eight-year-old girl.

Chasing the Night is the 9th book in the Eve Duncan series. A CIA agent's two-year-old son was stolen in the night as an act of vengeance. Now, eight years later, Catherine Ling needs to find someone as driven as she is to help her-- Eve Duncan. Eve must use her forensic skills at age progression as a way to unite Catherine with her child. The killer is taunting Eve and Catherine at every turn. Is Catherine's son alive or not? The two women endure the worst fear any mother can imagine.

You can reserve these or any other books by stopping by or calling the reference desk or by using your online library account.

The latest book by John Grisham, The Confession, will be available on Tuesday, October 26.

Grisham's latest novel begins in 1998 in the small East Texas city of Sloan. Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas and Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor and decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?

Marcia Muller's new book, Coming Back, will be available on Thursday, October 28. It is the 27th book in the Sharon McCone series.

In her previous book, San Francisco private eye Sharon McCone was shot in the head and suffered from locked-in syndrome. Now, as she struggles to regain control over her body she realizes it may not be possible to return to her old life. Meanwhile, Sharon's relationships are suffering. Her husband is impatient with her refusal to accept help and some of her colleagues doubt her abilities after the accident. But when Sharon's friend from physical therapy goes missing, she must call upon those closest to her to find out the truth behind the disappearance.

You can reserve these or any other books by stopping by or calling the reference desk or by using your online library account.

We hope that you use our library and appreciate that public libraries are a great, cost effective way for the general public to expand their knowledge, and enjoy many forms of entertainment (books, DVDs/CDs, computers, E-Books, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, library programs, etc.)

But in order for us to work within our budget and keep costs down, library materials need to be returned promptly, and in good condition.

The Board of Trustees has revised the policies regarding fines and administrative fees, which we will begin implementing as of November first. We ask for your understanding and cooperation as these changes take effect. Please be aware that you are always welcome to attend a Board meeting to discuss the policies and procedures of the library.

Board meetings take place every month on the 3rd or 4th Monday of the month in the conference room on the second floor of the library. Exact dates are posted in the library and on the website.

We'll begin at 7:30 pm instead of 8 pm. Sorry for the short notice!

New books by Jeffrey Deaver, Dennis Lehane and J.D. Robb will be available on Tuesday, November 2.

The new novel by Jeffrey Deaver, "Edge", focuses on a Washington, D.C. cop, Detective Kessler. Kessler is sidelined to routine investigations so it's a surprise when he's targeted by a 'lifter,' a person who 'lifts' information from people by whatever means necessary. And this lifter prefers to get an 'edge' on his target by kidnapping or endangering their family. While the FBI tries to learn which of Kessler's cases made somebody call in a lifter, the task of safeguarding the detective, his wife and daughter, falls to Corte, an expert in personal security. What transpires is a deadly contest between Corte and the lifter as each tries to outmanoeuvre the other.

"Moonlight Mile," by Dennis Lehane, is the sixth book in his Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro series. Amanda McCready was four years old when she vanished from a Boston neighborhood 12 years ago. Pleas for help from the child's aunt led investigators Kenzie and Gennaro to take on the case. The pair risked everything to find the girl - only to see her returned to a neglectful mother. Now Amanda is 16 - and gone again. Haunted by their consciences, Kenzie and Gennaro revisit the case that troubled them the most. Their search for Amanda leads them to identity thieves, meth dealers, a mentally unstable crime boss, a priceless, 1,000-year-old cross, and a Russian gangster.

"Indulgence in Death", by J.D. Robb, is the 38th book in the "In Death" series. Lt. Eve Dallas of the New York Police and Security Department returns home from an Irish vacation to a string of bizarre murders. The crossbow killing of chauffeur in his limo in a parking lot is followed by the death of high-rent prostitute stabbed with a bayonet. Other victims include a celebrity chef who's harpooned, and "a facilitator for the rich" strangled with a bullwhip. Eve, assisted by Det. Delia Peabody and husband Roarke, uncovers a wicked game that grows increasingly macabre.

You can reserve these books or any other material by calling or stopping by the reference desk or using your online library account.