New & Noteworthy @ WHPLibrary

We all know how popular our Driver Safety Classes are so we have scheduled 2 AARP classes and 2 regular defensive driving classes this summer. Please note that there are separate registration dates for residents of West Hempstead only for the AARP classes.

AARP Class for 50+ ($12 with AARP card, $14 without card- check payable to AARP)

Course 1: Mondays, July 25 and August 8, 7 -10 pm
WH Registration: Monday, July 11
Non-WH Registration: Monday, July 18
Course 2: Tuesdays, August 16 and 23, 1:30 - 4:30 pm
WH Registration: Tuesday, August 2
Non-WH Registration: Tuesday, August 9

Defensive Driving for All Ages ($40 check, payable to Defensive Driving Course, Inc.)

Course 1: Mondays, June 13 and 20, 7 - 10 pm.
Registration: Ongoing

Course 2: Tuesdays, August 2 and 16, 7 - 10 pm
Registration: Tuesday, July 5

For other AARP classes in the area check the AARP Course locator or call 888-AARP-NOW (227-7669).

We know how you hate to throw out stuff that someone else might appreciate!

The C. W. Post Library Association would be grateful for your donations from now through the Spring of 2012 when they hold their annual Book Sale.

Books, records, tapes, dvds, books on tape, books on dvd, etc., can be dropped off at the CW Post Campus Library in Brookville (720 Northern Boulevard). They do not accept encyclopedias or text books or library books that have library markings and call numbers on them.

The donater should email Derek.Stadler@liu.edu or call 516-299-2892 to arrange a time when he will meet you at the loading bay. He is usually there Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. You will be given an acknowledgement letter for the donation, which may be used for income tax purposes.

Proceeds from the Post Library Associaton Book Sale are used for planning and developing cultural and educational activities for the campus in general and the library specifically.

The West Hempstead Public Library has no book sales scheduled in the near future and is not currently accepting donations, so please give Derek a call!

New books by Clive Cussler, Ann Patchett and Robert Tanenbaum are now available.

The Kingdom, by Clive Cussler, is the third book in the Fargo Adventure series. The husband-and-wife team of Sam and Remi Fargo are used to hunting for treasure, but haven't hunted for people until an investigator friend of theirs goes missing. On a journey that takes them to Tibet, Nepal, China, Italy, and Siberia, the Fargos find themselves embroiled with black-market fossils, an ancient Tibetan kingdom, a lost landmass in the North Sea, Stone Age ostrich egg shards inscribed in a cryptic language and a pair of battles separated by thousands of miles and hundreds of years.

In State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors. Anders Eckman, a lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns. Now Marina Singh, Anders's colleague and a former student of Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Compelled by the pleas of Anders's wife, Marina leaves Minnesota to retrace her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Swenson and uncover the secrets being guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest.

Outrage, by Robert Tanenbaum, is the 23rd book in the Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series. Felix Acevedo, a shy Bronx teenager, has just confessed to horrific crimes. District attorney Butch Karp must deal with an ambitious young assistant district attorney, seeking career advancement, who has cut corners to indict Acevedo. Now, damned by a coerced confession and a media bent on lynching him, Acevedo sits in jail while a vicious killer stalks the city. Karp's wife, Marlene Ciampi, hits the streets for clues that will save Acevedo. What she discovers puts her on the trail of a drug-addicted psychopath and a disgruntled police detective who is willing to lie, withhold evidence, and kill to be labeled a hero.

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

Visit the Garvies Point Museum in Glen Cove with our Family Museum Pass to learn about Native Americans on Long Island. A new "Woodland Village" interactive discovery room opened recently. Call the Museum at 516-571-8010 for more information.

Many people find themselves lacking the computer skills that every day become more necessary for work, recreation, or general information needs. Check out these resources to learn vital skills at your own pace and at your convenience.

The Digital Literacy website, www.digitalliteracy.gov offers assistance to learners of all levels from beginner to advanced.

At this web portal the U.S. Department of Commerce (NTIA) has assembled a vast array of linked materials that will allow you to learn or enhance skills through online tutorials, many in video format.

The "Learn the Basics" section can connect you to a variety of free websites that will teach you:

-- Basic computer and mobile device skills (using a mouse, keyboard, the desktop)
-- Software and applications (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.)
-- Internet skills (email, website registration, etc.)
-- Internet communications (share photos and video, use social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Skype)
-- Online Protection for Children

The "Learn Job Skills" area leads you to websites to help you find job openings, explore career options, create a resume, and connect to business and employer resources.
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And don't forget about the online resources available to all West Hempstead Public Library patrons through our WHPLIBRARY website. (You will need to enter your library barcode.)

Click on this link to go directly to our career resources or bookmark our eResources page www.whplibrary.org/research and click on "Careers/TestPreparation" in the Database Subject Listing on the right to find job and career resources that include:

Learning Express: On the left side of the screen among the Learning Centers, find
-- Popular Software Tutorials ( Microsoft WORD, EXCEL, Powerpoint, etc.)
-- Job Search and Workplace Skills (job search, resumes, interviewing)
-- Skill Building for Adults (math, personal finance, public speaking, etc.)
-- College Preparation (ACT, AP, CLEP, PSAT, SAT etc.)

Also Tutor.com has self-help subject resources in the Adult Education and Career Center, where you can search for a job, learn to write an effective resume, and prepare for an interview with a career tutor. Or get help to pass the Citizenship test or study for the GED with assistance from an academic tutor.

Take advantage of these FREE resources!

You can now search the Nassau Library System catalog, view your patron record, renew and request items, from anywhere, at any time using AirPAC, (m.alisweb.org) an online catalog designed for small-screen browsers. AirPAC includes full search capabilities, item information display, patron record display, and renewal and request capabilities.

AirPAC for Smartphones currently works with the following devices:
   • Apple iPhone
   • Apple iPod Touch
   • BlackBerry Storm
   • BlackBerry Bold 9000
   • Motorola Droid
   • HTC Droid Eris
   • Palm Pre

AirPAC will continue to evolve with the increasing number of small-screen devices available on the market.

E-Commerce is coming!...on or about JUNE 21.

Patrons who perform their own transactions using the MY ACCOUNT feature of the online (Alisweb) catalog will have the added ability to use Visa or Mastercard to pay fines/fees. The minimum payment amount will be $5. (No debit cards, American Express, or Discover cards may be used in the initial offering.)

We are pleased to offer this service and hope it enhances your library experience. If you need help creating or accessing your account, call the Reference Desk, 481-6591.

Dan Brown, the #1 New York times bestselling author, was born on June 22, 1964 in New Hampshire. His well researched novels dealing with secret organizations have been translated into 52 languages. He spent a year doing research for The Da Vinci Code.

Before writing became his full time career, Dan Brown was an English teacher.

Visit Dan's website: www.danbrown.com and take out his books at the West Hempstead Public Library!

Bestselling author Lisa See will be at the Book Revue in Huntington on SATURDAY, June 25, at 7 p.m.

She will be there to speak about and sign her new book, Dreams of Joy. The book continues the story of sisters Pearl and May from Shanghai Girls, and Pearl's strong-willed 19-year-old daughter, Joy. Joy runs away to Shanghai in early 1957 to find her birth father - the artist Z.G. Li, with whom both May and Pearl were once in love. Dazzled by him, and blinded by idealism, Joy throws herself into the New Society of Red China, heedless of the dangers in the communist regime. Terrified for Joy's safety, Pearl is determined to save her daughter. From the crowded cities to remote villages, Pearl confronts almost surmountable challenges as she follows Joy.

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

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will be at the Book Revue in Huntington on TUESDAY, June 28 at 7 p.m.

She will be there to sign her new memoir, Finding Sarah. In the book, she shares her feelings on what it is like to feel lost and to find your way back and take back control of your life. Through diary excerpts and personal emails from friends and family, she hopes that others will look closely at their owns lives, follow their instincts and find their own true path.

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

New books are now available from bestselling authors David Baldacci, Jeffrey Deaver and Tom Clancy.

In One Summer, by David Baldacci, Jack Armstrong, a terminally ill family man, is praying to make it to Christmas. Then his wife, Lizzie, is killed in a car accident while on a medicine run. Jack's three children get divided up among aunts and uncles across the country while he is put into hospice. However Jack's health turns around, and he's able to reclaim his children and move them from Ohio to the South Carolina shore where Lizzie grew up. There, he tries to reassemble the family and learn how to be a single parent and become a functional family again.

Carte Blanche, by Jeffery Deaver, is a new James Bond novel. James Bond, in his early thirties and already a veteran of the Afghan War, has been recruited to a new organization. This organization operates independent of MI5, MI6 and the Ministry of Defense. Its aim: to protect the Realm, by any means necessary. A Night Action alert calls James Bond away from dinner with a beautiful woman. Headquarters has decrypted an electronic whisper about an attack scheduled for later in the week: casualties estimated in the thousands, British interests adversely affected. And Agent 007 has been given carte blanche.

Against All Enemies, by Tom Clancy, features ex-Navy SEAL Maxwell Moore. Moore has worked across the Middle East and behind the scenes for the Special Activities Division of the CIA. When he arrives at a rendezvous to take charge of a high-ranking Taliban captive, the meeting takes a horrific turn. Moore discovers that the Taliban has come to terms with a vicious Mexican drug cartel for which they will supply opium. It is up to Moore, and his team, to infiltrate and dismantle the drug cartel, even as they hunt for those who would bring terror and destruction to the streets of America.

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

We anticipate crowds on the morning of July 5 when we begin signing up patrons for the upcoming Adult Programs announced in the Summer Newsletter.

We will try a new system to make it easier on everyone. A Reference Librarian will direct patrons to specific signup stations for the more popular programs. We ask your cooperation and patience with this new arrangement. We hope to get you in and out as quickly and efficiently as possible!