Children's Programming: August 2006

West Long Branch Public Library offers children's programming every Wednesday for toddlers, preschool and school age children. Click here for the July/August children's program schedule. Please call the Circulation Desk at 732-222-5993 if you have questions about our children's programming. Don't forget our special Bugtown Follies program on August 9th at 4:00 pm at the library!

New Music CDs - Week of July 24th

Here are some highlights of new music CDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

Regina Carter - I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey
Corrine Bailey Rae - Corrine Bailey Rae
Dashboard Confessional - Dusk & Summer
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Nelly Furtado - Loose
Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 22

You can find these music CDs in the library now. For high-demand items, please feel free to stop at the Circulation Desk and place a hold.

New DVDs - Week of July 24th

Here are some highights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

Legends of Jazz - Season One, Vol. 1
She's the Man
The World's Fastest Indian
The Office - Season 1 (BBC)
Dazed & Confused: Criterion Edition
The Big Sleep
Eight Below

You can find these DVDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to stop at the Circulation Desk and place a hold.

New Best Sellers - Week of July 24th

Here are some highlights of new best sellers added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:

Angels Fall - Nora Roberts
Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven - Fannie Flag
Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen

You can find these best sellers in the library now. For high demand items, feel free to stop at the Circulation Desk and place a hold.

Book Discussion Group: The Good Earth

The next meeting of the West Long Branch Public Library Book Discussion Group will be held on Thursday, August 3rd at 6:30 pm at the library. Our discussion for that evening will focus on The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. For more information about the Book Discussion Group, please contact group moderator Dolores at the Circulation Desk.

Welcome to the New WLBPL.org!

Greetings and welcome to our new library front page! In order to keep you more informed about what's happening at the library, we are presenting our website front page as a blog with links to the various pages of our traditional website. In the days and weeks to come, you can expect to see postings by various members of our staff. We'll be keeping you current on library programming, staff picks for new books, DVDs and music that are added to our collection, hours updates and other news! We hope that you will enjoy our new blog format and that you will subscribe to our RSS feed by clicking the link in the right column. Please let us know what you think and any suggestions you might have! - David Lisa, Library Director

Spotlight On: Janet Evanovich's Twelve Sharp

Janet Evanovich's new novel Twelve Sharp is now available for checkout! Trenton, New Jersey's bumbling bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is back in her 12th escapade! This time Stephanie not only has to solve a crime, but she has to deal with someone who is after her! Check out Janet Evanovich's website here!

Bugtown Follies Comes to WLBPL!

Robert Rogers' Bugtown Follies, a puppet show for all ages, will be coming to West Long Branch Public Library on Wednesday, August 9th from 4 to 5 PM! Bugsby Berkeley, grasshopper extraordinaire, will entertain with his troop of acrobatic ants, tap-dancing spiders and butterfly beauties. Not to be missed! For more information about the Robert Rogers' Puppet Company go to their website! If you have questions about the appearance, please call the library at 732-222-5993.