Author Spotlight: Sharon Hazard

Congratulations to West Long Branch Public Library employee Sharon Hazard on the publication of two books: "Long Branch in the Golden Age: Tales of Fascinating and Famous People" (The History Press) and "Long Branch - Postcard History Series" (Arcadia Publishing). These are Sharon's first books. She has written local history pieces for newspapers and magazines and was also photo editor on two books on New Jersey history. Sharon's two books will soon be appearing in our library collection!

New Books - Week of April 23rd

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

The Woods - Harlan Coben
The Ministry of Special Cases - Nathan Englander
The Marriage Game - Fern Michaels
Revenge of Innocents - Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
What's So Funny? - Donald E. Westlake

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

New DVDs - Week of April 23rd

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

The History Boys
The Marine
Material Girls
Off the Black
The Secret
Zoom: Academy for Superheroes

You can find these DVDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added DVDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New DVDs - Week of April 16th

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

Baseball's Greatest Legends: Diamond Memories
Color Me Kubrick
Dancing with the Stars: Cardio Dance
Deep Sea 3D
Jump In!
The Last King of Scotland
The Nativity Story
Notes on a Scandal

You can find these DVDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added DVDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New CDs - Week of April 16th

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

Cassadaga - Bright Eyes
Bucky Covington - Bucky Covington
Dignity - Hilary Duff
Traffic and Weather - Fountains of Wayne
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection - Alison Krauss
The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne
Waking Up Laughing - Martina McBride
Year Zero - Nine Inch Nails
Timbaland Presents Shock Value - Timbaland

You can find these CDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added CDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New Books - Week of April 16th

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

Chasers - Lorenzo Carcaterra
American Outrage - Tim Green
The Blue Zone - Andrew Gross
The Naming of the Dead - Ian Rankin
Obsession - Karen Robards
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

2007 Helen R. Shultz Memorial Library Scholarship

To encourage people to train for a career in the library profession, the Friends of the West Long Branch Public Library offers the Helen R. Shultz Scholarship.

This scholarship awards $1000.00 for the 2007/2008 academic year to one student who lives in West Long Branch or Monmouth County and has been accepted into a library science or paraprofessional library program. To be eligible for the scholarship, the student should be accepted into a library science or paraprofessional library program by July 1, 2007.

Interested applicants must send a resume and cover letter stating their professional goals to:

Helen R. Shultz Library Scholarship Committee
c/o David Lisa, Library Director
West Long Branch Public Library
95 Poplar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764

The deadline for applications is June 15, 2007. A decision will be made by the Scholarship Committee no later August 1, 2007.

New Books - Week of April 9th

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

Heartstopper - Joy Fielding
The Land of Mango Sunsets - Dorothea Benton Frank
Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill
300 - Frank Miller & Lynn Varley
Fresh Disasters - Stuart Woods

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

April is Autism Awareness Month!

April is Autism Awareness Month and West Long Branch Public Library presents a new collection of books. Do you know the common signs of this serious, often debilitating psychological disorder that the US Department of Education says is growing at the startling rate of 10-17 percent annually? Find information about education, support and advocacy services. Check out these new additions to the library collection to learn more about autism and how early diagnosis and intervention can be effective. Most of the new books on Autism are courtesy of a donation from the Karma Foundation. For a closer look at the new books in the autism display, please click on the photo.

New DVDs - Week of April 2nd

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

Charlotte's Web
Children of Men
Death of a President
Eragon
Volver

You can find these DVDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added DVDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New CDs - Week of April 2nd

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

Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Big - Macy Gray
Como Ama Una Mujer - Jennifer Lopez
Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks - Stevie Nicks
Elliott Yamin - Elliott Yamin
Good Morning Revival - Good Charlotte
Let It Go - Tim McGraw
Now That's What I Call Music 24 - Various Artists

You can find these CDs in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of newly added CDs is available at the Circulation Desk.

New Books - Week of April 2nd

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

One More for the Road - Ray Bradbury
I Heard that Song Before - Mary Higgins Clark
Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist - Mike Farrell
To Catch a Predator - Chris Hansen
Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook
For An Instant - Lee & Bob Woodruff

You can find these books in the library now. A complete list of new adult books is available at the Circulation Desk. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold.

New Audio Books - Week of April 2nd

Here are some highlights of new CD Books recently added to the West Long Branch Public Library collection:

The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
Next - Michael Crichton
Under Orders - Dick Francis
The Pursuit of Happyness - Chris Gardner
Exile - Richard North Patterson
Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger

You can find these titles in the library now. For high demand items, please feel free to place a hold. A complete list of all audio books is available at the Circulation Desk.

Good Friday

The West Long Branch Public Library will be closed on Friday, April 6, 2007 for Good Friday.

April Art Exhibit - "Open Landscapes" by Anne Goldberg

The Friends of the West Long Branch Public Library present the art exhibit for April 2007 entitled "Open Landscapes." This exhibit features oil, pastel and watercolor paintings by local artist Anne Goldberg of Fair Haven. Anne's artwork features recognizable local shore landscapes and everyday scenes. The exhibit will be on display in our Meeting Room during regular library hours from April 2nd - 30th. Click on the picture to get a closer look at one of Anne's pieces ("Morning Fog - Madaket") that will be on display in the library.