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!
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.
