Announcements

 

¨ Due to state budget cuts, the Power Library databases have been changed.  The following EBSCOHost databases are no longer available: MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Premier, MAS Ultra—School Edition, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, Newspaper Source, Teacher Reference Center and Auto Repair Reference Center.  The following are the new databases: General Periodical Resources, Newspaper Resources, Business Resources, Contemporary Authors, and AP Photo Archive.  There may be interruptions in the accessibility of Power Library as these changes are made.

 

¨ The library’s Board of Trustees is looking for a new member.  If you live in the Northampton School District and are interested, please contact Mary Beller at the library, 610-262-7537.

 

¨ 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 Friends of NAPL are still selling t-shirts with the 2009 Summer Reading program theme, “Be Creative @ Your Library”.  Click here for more information.

 

¨ The library’s next Stitch-In will be held on Wednesday, February 3rd, at 6:30 PM.  Click here for more information.

 

¨ 6:30 and a Book will be meeting on February 24th.  The book for that discussion will be “The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd. Click here for more information.

 

¨ The next meeting of the Civil War Discussion Group will be held on Wednesday, February 24th 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.

 

¨ The next Friends of NAPL meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:00 PM.

 

¨ The library and the Friends of NAPL are selling the following items: “If You Give a Mouse a Book” long sleeve t-shirts are $15 for adults and $12 for children; “If You Give a Mouse a Book” short sleeve t-shirts are $10 for adults (we are out of children’s sizes); library miniatures are $15; Discount Savings Cards are $2 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.  Check out our Friends of NAPL page to see a picture of the shirts.

 

¨ 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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Career Help PA from Tutor.com offers adults one-to-one help from certified tutors and career specialists online to any community member with a valid library card.  Get help with your resume, interviewing skills and more.

Adults may also connect to a tutor for help with school work, preparing for the GED, or the citizenship test.  The live, online tutoring and resume writing service is available seven days a week from 9 AM to 9 PM.  The service is completely free for our community thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries.  For more information contact the library.  To get started, click on the link to the left.