The Friends of the West Long Branch Public Library present the art exhibit for November 2006 entitled "My True Colors." This exhibit features photographs by Andrea Tarr. The exhibit will be on display in our Meeting Room during regular library hours from November 1st - 30th. Click on the picture to get a closer look at one of Andrea's photographs that will be on display in the library.
posted by David @ 3:38 PM
Election Day is November 7th! Did you know that you can get all you need to register to vote just by visiting the library? West Long Branch Public Library has voter registration forms at the Circulation Desk and other voter registration information posted on our lobby bulletin board! Make your voice heard! Vote on November 7th!
posted by David @ 12:01 PM
Congratulations to Sierra Knotts, who won the Teen Read Week Grand Prize drawing for an Apple iPod Nano! West Long Branch Public Library would like to thank everyone that attended Teen Read Week programming and all participants and sponsors.
posted by David @ 11:53 AM
Halloween is no longer just for kids! Come in for treats October 31st from 10 until noon. Coffee and donuts will be available. Fill out a raffle ticket for a gift certificate to Zachary's. Raffle winner will be announced at noon! We have the best patrons! Thank you for your support.
posted by Meg @ 10:11 AM
Here are some highlights of new music CDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 1:33 PM
Here are some highights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 2:37 PM
Here are some highights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 11:59 AM
January – A Tree Grows in
February - Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall
March – By the
April – Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
May – No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
June – To the Lighthouse by Virgina Woolf
July – Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
August – The Girls by Lori Lansens
September – My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
October – The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
November - Big Stone Gap by Ardiana Trigiani
December - Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani
2006
January – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
February – The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by A. McCall Smith
March – Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai
April – The Fig Eater by Jody Shields
May – One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
June – Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
July – The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
August – The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
September – The Color of Water by James McBride
October – Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
November – Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani
December – Country of Pointed Firs by Sarah Jewett
2005
January – Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
posted by David @ 1:37 PM
Teen Read Week programming concludes today! Join Vivian Taormina from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for Yoga for Teens. Registration is required for this program. Don't forget that all teens who apply for library cards between October 16th through 20th and each participant in daily Teen Read Week programs will be eligible to enter the drawing for the grand prize of one Apple iPod Nano. Snacks will be served at all activities and other prizes will be raffled daily. Read all about West Long Branch Public Library's Teen Read Week activities here! The Grand Prize drawing for the iPod Nano will take place Friday afternoon after Yoga for Teens and the winner will be notified by Monday, October 23rd.
posted by David @ 1:34 PM
West Long Branch Public Library would like to thank the individuals and local businesses that made our Teen Read Week celebration a success. We appreciate your contributions of daily raffle prizes and the time that you gave to participate in programming. Thanks go out to the Eatontown SPCA, Ronald McDonald House of Eatontown, VITAS Innovative Hospice, Papa John's Pizza, Barnes and Noble, Carvel Ice Cream, Jersey Mike's Subs, Carlos L. Des Jardin's Martial Arts, Vivian Taormina, Sage Dalton, Janice Campbell and Mark Bulzis.
posted by David @ 12:53 PM
Here are some highlights of new video games added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by David @ 11:28 AM
Here are some highights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 4:33 PM
Teen Read Week programming continues today! Join our library page Sage Dalton from 6:30 to 8:00 pm as she moderates a teen book discussion focusing on Ann Brashares' novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Registration is required for this program. Don't forget that all teens who apply for library cards between October 16th through 20th and each participant in daily Teen Read Week programs will be eligible to enter the drawing for the grand prize of one Apple iPod Nano. Snacks will be served at all activities and other prizes will be raffled daily. Read all about West Long Branch Public Library's Teen Read Week activities here!
posted by David @ 3:40 PM
Teen Read Week programming continues! Join our Cataloging/Tech Processing person, Janice Campbell, from 3:30-5:00 pm today to make stretch bead bracelets for yourself or for gifts. Registration is required for this program. Don't forget that all teens who apply for library cards between October 16th through 20th and each participant in daily Teen Read Week programs will be eligible to enter the drawing for the grand prize of one Apple iPod Nano. Snacks will be served at all activities and other prizes will be raffled daily. Read all about West Long Branch Public Library's Teen Read Week activities here!
posted by Janice @ 2:38 PM
Here are some highights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 12:12 PM
Here are some highlights of new music CDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 2:17 PM
Teen Read Week programming continues today! Join our library page Mark Bulzis from 3:30 to 5:00 pm and sample selections from our console videogame collection. Registration is required for this program. Don't forget that all teens who apply for library cards between October 16th through 20th and each participant in daily Teen Read Week programs will be eligible to enter the drawing for the grand prize of one Apple iPod Nano. Snacks will be served at all activities and other prizes will be raffled daily. Read all about West Long Branch Public Library's Teen Read Week activities here!
posted by David @ 9:45 AM
West Long Branch Public Library will be celebrating Teen Read Week beginning today, Monday, October 16th through Friday, October 20th. There will be programming each day this week. Today's program is a Volunteer Fair from 3:30 to 5:00 PM, encouraging teens to become involved in community service. Several local organizations will have tables in the library including Ronald McDonald Hosue, Hospice of Eatontown and the SPCA. Don't forget that all teens who apply for library cards between October 16th through 20th and each participant in daily Teen Read Week programs will be eligible to enter the drawing for the grand prize of one Apple iPod Nano. Snacks will be served at all activities and other prizes will be raffled daily. Read all about West Long Branch Public Library's Teen Read Week activities here!
posted by David @ 10:59 AM
Here are some highights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 3:27 PM
Here are some highlights of new music CDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 3:20 PM
Here are some highights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 3:14 PM
The West Long Branch Public Library will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2006 in observance of Columbus Day.
posted by David @ 10:30 AM
Here are some highights of new DVDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 4:17 PM
Here are some highlights of new music CDs added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 3:46 PM
Here are some highights of new books added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection this week:
posted by Janice @ 3:31 PM
We're giving away an Apple iPod Nano as the Grand Prize of our Teen Read Week activities! All teens who apply for a library card during the week of October 16th through 20th and each teen participant in daily Teen Read Week programs will be eligible to enter a drawing for one Apple 4GB iPod Nano. The drawing will be held on Friday, October 20th between 4:30 and 5:00 pm and you don't need to be present to win. So, the more you participate in Teen Read Week, the more chances you have to win! There will also be daily drawings for other prizes during each Teen Read Week Program! Read all about West Long Branch Public Library's Teen Read Week programs here!
posted by David @ 3:16 PM
West Long Branch Public Library will be participating in Teen Read Week from October 15th through 21st, sponsored by the American Library Association. We will have several days of programming for teens during that week, including a teen book discussion group, video game day, beads and jewelry crafting activity, teen yoga session and volunteer fair. Download a Teen Read Week event schedule and Teen Book Discussion Group flier. Snacks will be served at all activities and prizes will be raffled daily during the week. Be sure to stop by the Circulation Desk and sign up for an activity where registration is required and Get Active @ Your Library!
posted by David @ 4:03 PM
The Friends of the West Long Branch Public Library will sponsor a Birding Field Trip to Cape May Point State Park on Saturday, November 11th starting at 10:00 am. The event is free to the public. Naturalist Mark Garland, author of Watching Nature: A Mid-Atlantic Natural History, will guide participants in oberserving birds at Cape May Point, what bird observers call one of the top-10 sites in the United States. To register, please call the Circulation Desk at 732-222-5993 or stop by the library. Download an information sheet for this event. For more information about the Cape May Bird Observatory at Cape May Point State Park, please go to http://www.cmbo.org. (Photo courtesy Mark Garland and Cape May Bird Observatory).
posted by David @ 12:13 PM
