Entries from New & Noteworthy @ WHPLibrary tagged with 'readers'
Adult Summer Reading Sponsors
The Library would like to thank bageltown, Fabio’s Pizza, Tasty Bite Kosher Bakery for making this year's Adult Summer Reading Raffle a success!...
More Book Suggestions from our Adult Readers
Author: Katherine Center Title: Everyone is Beautiful "This is the story of an overwhelmed mother of 3 very active toddler boys and her journey to find herself. It held my attention from start to finish." Review by Ann Marie F....
WHPL Adult Summer Readers Recommend....
Author: Alice Hoffman Title: Property of “Alice Hoffman’s first novel about a girl who falls for a gang leader. A lifestyle & culture I cannot wrap my brain around. I found this book baffling, enraging & compelling all at once.”...
2009 Adult Summer Reading Program
The ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM has officially started! “Master the Art of Reading” this summer at the West Hempstead Public Library and explore the worlds of art, books, and more. Get in touch with your creative side! Patrons can pick...
2009 Vacation Loan in effect June 26-September 8
Will you be away for an extended period this summer? You don't have to take a break from reading! You can still borrow our free library books without worrying about running up overdue fines. Take advantage of our Vacation Loan...
Get Free Tickets to Meet Doris Kearns Goodwin!
The Long Island Reads Committee is pleased to announce that Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the 2009 Long Island Reads pick, Wait Till Next Year will meet with us to discuss her book and answer questions on Wednesday, May...
October 29 Book Chats in the Library
Are you a MORNING person? An EVENING person? It doesn’t matter - we aim to please all! Our next book discussion will be offered in two separate sessions. The Book: SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See Read...
Our Winning Adult Summer Readers!
We think that every one of our Adult Summer Reading Club participants is a winner, and we thank you all for sharing your summaries and recommendations with the rest of the West Hempstead reading community. We hope you all had...
More Recommendations from West Hempstead Readers
Thanks to our Summer Reading Club for Grownups, we have more reading suggestions to pass on: Everything's Eventual, by Stephen King. 5 DC: 14 short, scary, deep thinking stories. My favorite was "The Little Sisters of Eluria", a continuation of...
Attention! Adult Summer Readers!!
Read the recommendations submitted by the West Hempstead adult readers who are participating in our Summer Reading Club for Grownups. Don't forget - you still have time to post a review and win a prize! We will be extending the...
Summer Reading Club for Grownups
Why should kids have all the fun? Participate from Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 25 and you, too, might win a prize for reading! Just read or listen to a library book. Fill out a review form (available...
Upcoming Book Chat: The Maytrees
Author, Annie Dillard In her review of The Maytrees in Bookpage, Linda White comments "If you have not been enthralled by the details of a moth flying into a candle flame in Holy the Firm, or enchanted by a silken...
May Day Book Chat!
Join us for a May Day Book Chat on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 7pm in the second floor conference room. We will select the book for discussion based on feedback offered by the March 13 Book Chat participants during...
Book Chats are Back!
Our first book discussion in the new library will be held in the second floor Board Room on February 7, 2008 at 7 pm. Our selection, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, shocked the public and was harshly criticized when it...
2008 Long Island Reads book is...ALOFT
Long Island Reads is scheduled to take place during the month of April in conjunction with National Library Week. This is our annual island-wide reading initiative when people throughout Nassau and Suffolk come together to read and discuss the...
Wondering What to Read Next???
The West Hempstead Public Library is pleased to offer NextReads themed newsletters direct to you via email! Every newsletter includes recently released titles and may include additional recommendations of older books for fans of a particular author, or lists...
July Notes from the Children's Room
-->You can still sign up for the Summer Reading Club - Get a Clue @ Your Library - if you are at least three years old and up to fifth grade in September. Come by to see some good...
Books for Summer Assignments
The library has a supply of books for summer reading assignments. Please remember that only one book per student may be checked out per visit to ensure that everyone has a chance to use these books. The middle school...
Planning your summer vacation?
The West Hempstead Public Library can help. We have dozens of travel guides that you may borrow, including books from Fodor’s, Frommer’s, Insiders’ Guide, Eyewitness Travel, Moon Handbooks, Lonely Planet and Rick Steves. Also available are travel DVDs and videotapes...
Can't get enough...???
For anyone who currently enjoys reading "BookPage", a book selection publication available free in our library, consider subscribing to "BookPageXTRA" for an advance peek at what's coming soon! This online e-newsletter will include news not included in the print...
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