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1615 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, PA 18067
Phone: 610-262-7537   Fax: 610-262-4356
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Announcements

¨ The library is now accepting resumes for the position of Library Director.  Click here for information.

 

¨ The Friends of NAPL are now selling t-shirts with the 2010 summer program theme, “Make a Splash @ Your Library”.  Click here for more information and a picture of the shirt.

 

¨ The Friends of NAPL will be hosting a bus trip to the exhibit “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on Friday, September 24th, 2010.  Click here for more information.

 

¨ The library has a new children’s program called “ Read with Sara”.  Sara is a therapy dog who will be at the library on Mondays from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM and Tuesdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.   Click here for more information.

 

¨ Family Science Day will be held on Wednesday, July 28.  This year we will be making ice cream!  Click here for more information.

 

¨ The library’s next Stitch-In will be held on Wednesday, August 4th, at 6:30 PM.  Click here for more information.

 

¨ The next Friends of NAPL meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 24th at 7:00 PM.

 

¨ The next meeting of the Civil War Discussion Group will be held on Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30 PM.  The group is FREE and open to the public.  No pre-registration is required.  For further information, contact Dick Stewart at (610) 261-4331.

 

¨ 6:30 and a Book will be meeting on September 22nd.  The book for that discussion will be chosen at a later date.

 

¨ The Friends of NAPL have purchased a disc repair machine for the library!  As a service to our patrons, we are willing to clean and repair your music CDs, DVDs, Books on CD, CD-ROMs, or system games for a donation of $2 each, limit 5 discs per month per patron.  For more information, ask any library staff member.

 

¨ The library and the Friends of NAPL are selling the following items: library miniatures are $15; Discount Savings Cards are $5 each; NAPL zippered tote bags are $5 each; and Gertrude Hawk candy bars are $1 each.  Stop by the library and pick up some of these great items. 

 

¨ FREE computer classes are held every Tuesday at the library!  Click here for more information.

 

¨ Please note that system maintenance begins at 11:00 PM and the online catalog may not work during this time.  Click here for more information.

Circulation at the NAPL has increased 57 percent in the past 6 years!

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NEW DATABASE AVAILABLE

Starting in July, the library will be hosting a new database that you are sure to love.  A to Z the USA by World Trade Press is a database that is valuable both for students and those interested in learning more about our 50 states & 5 territories.

Pick a state or territory and have the following and more at your fingertips: Animals & Plants, Arts & Culture, Climate & Weather, Crime & Demographics, Economy, Education, Flag & Seal, Food & Recipes and History.

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In 1985 we had

Today the same building has:

   46,715 items

   68,772 items

   No DVDs

   4,372 DVDs

   83,973 circulations

   133,288 circulations

   No computers

   9 public access computers & a

   wireless connection for laptops

   11,019 patrons

   14,752 patrons