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Adjustment to Change in Library Hours for 2012
OverDrive for Kindle is LIVE
We're Going Green - News About Our Piper Newsletter

Download Audiobooks and eBooks from Nassau Digital Doorway

Video Games
New Audio-Visual Acquisitions (now includes CDs)
Atrium Displays



CHANGE IN LIBRARY HOURS FOR 2012

Effective January 1, 2012, Library winter hours will be Monday-Thursday, 9AM-9PM, Friday, 9AM-6PM, Saturday, 9AM-5PM, and Sunday 1-5PM.

If a Federal holiday falls on a Monday, the Library will be open Saturday and closed on Sunday and Monday.



OVERDRIVE FOR KINDLE IS LIVE

The Library’s eBook collection is now compatible with the Amazon Kindle®. Download bestselling and classic eBooks to your Kindle® and other devices using the Nassau Digital Doorway powered by OverDrive. To learn more, visit http://nassau.lib.overdrive.com. See our newsletter, the Piper, for information on programs at the Library to learn how to use OverDrive on your computer or any eReader.

Watch this video to find out how to download FREE ebooks for your Kindle.



WE'RE GOING GREEN! NEWS ABOUT OUR PIPER NEWSLETTER

The May-June 2011 Piper is the last newsletter issue that will be mailed to your home. In our effort to be fiscally responsible as well as reduce the environmental footprint of the Baldwin Public Library, you will now be able to receive the newsletter via e-mail or view it and/or print a copy from the Library's website.

To receive the newsletter by e-mail, sign up here or the Library's home page. For those who prefer to have a paper copy of the Piper, it will be available at the Library.

Please support the Library's effort to make a positive impact on our budget and create a greener society.

 



DOWNLOAD AUDIOBOOKS AND EBOOKS FROM
NASSAU DIGITAL DOORWAY

We are proud to announce that we have joined the Nassau Digital Doorway. Now you can borrow and download hundreds of audiobooks and eBooks. Learn more here or visit http://nassau.lib.overdrive.com.



VIDEO GAMES

The Library now has video games to lend! We have games for the following platforms: PlayStation2, PlayStation3, XBOX360 (and Kinect), Nintendo DS and Wii. Games are available in the Children's Room and the Adult Department. Games may only be borrowed on Adult cards, by Baldwin residents. The loan period is 7 days--games may not be renewed.


See our video game collection here--newest titles are listed first!


Video Acquisitions During Januray 2012
(All in DVD format)


Features


Abduction
Blue Crush 2
Boardwalk Empire: Season One
Columbiana
Courageous
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
50/50
The Guard
Hangover: Part II
I Don't Know How She Does It
The Ides of March
A Madea Christmas: the Play
Memphis
The Mill & the Cross*
Moneyball*
One Day
Thurgood
Warrior

 


Non-Features

Eat This New York (647.95 E)
Serving Life (365.6 S)
Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (B Jobs)


*Also on Blu-Ray





Audio Book Acquisitions During January 2012
(All in CD format unless otherwise noted)

Fiction

Barnes, Julian The Sense of an Ending
Barry, Dave & Alan Zweibel Lunatics
Cannell, Stephen J. Vigilante
Cook, Robin Death Benefit
Crais, Robert Taken
George, Elizabeth Believing the Lie
Grippando, James Need You Now
Howard, Linda Prey
Kellerman, Faye Gun Games
Koontz, Dean 77 Shadow Street (Playaway)
Krentz, Jayne Ann Copper Beach
Leonard, Elmore Raylan
Mosley, Walter All I Did Was Shoot My Man
Patterson, James & Maxine Paetro Private: #1 Suspect (Playaway)
Woods, Stuart D.C. Dead

 

Non-Fiction

Brady, Diane Fraternity
378.072 B
Cain, Susan Quiet 155.232 C

 




 

CD Acquisitions During January 2012

The Black Keys El Camino MA BLAC ELC
Bullock, Amber Thank You MG BULL THA
Florence & the Machine Ceremonials MA FLOR CER
Frampton, Dia Red MA FRAM RED
James, Etta The Dreamer MA JAME DRE
LMFAO Sorry for Party Rocking MA LMFA SOR
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson: Immortal K MICH
Pink Martini & Saori Yuki 1969 MA PINK NIN
Various Now That's What I Call Music! 40 MA COLL NOW
Veloso, Caetano Caetano Veloso Q BRAZIL CAET CAE
Winehouse, Amy Lioness: Hidden Treasure MA WINE LIO
Wynton Marsalis &
Eric Clapton
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues MJ CLAP WYN
Young Jeezy TM: 103: Hustlerz Ambition MA YOUN TM:O

 

 



FEBRUARY ATRIUM DISPLAYS

 

Drawings and Sketchings Exhibit and Display by Lauren, Ralph and Regina Gutierrez

Lauren M. Gutierrez is 19 years old. She is a freshman at Parsons The New School in New York City.

Ralph P. Gutierrez is 13 years old. He is in 7th grade at the Baldwin Middle School. Ralph also enjoys golf, judo and swimming.

Regina A. Gutierrez is 9 years old. She is in 4th grade at Lenox Elementary School. Regina is also a gymnast at All American Gymnastics in Bellmore.

The children of Rod and Laleine, the Gutierrez siblings love to travel and try to experience different things. They keep themselves busy by drawing, sketching and exploring different mediums of art in their free time.


 

This month in the Children's Room Display Cases:


Handmade Jewelry by Jessica Vincello

Bobble Head Animal Pets by Jada Wiley

 



Also, an exhibit of works by Baldwin High School students is located near the Adult Reference desk.

 

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