World Language Collection

Please visit our recently expanded world language collection. We now have new books in Telegu, Punjabi, Urdi, Gujarati, Hinda, and Chinese. Additional volumes have also been added to our Russian, Polish, and Italian collections. These books can be found on bookshelves to the right of our public computers.

Latinos Unidos, a Spanish language newspaper, and a Chinese language newspaper can be found next to the world language book collection.

We also maintain a growing collection of world language films in Hindi, French, Italian, and more. Please speak to a reference librarian at the Reference Desk for assistance accessing this collection.

Gulf Oil Spill

Learn more about the Gulf Oil Spill and the tremendout

impact it will have on our environment.

National Geographic Channel covers the spill here with photos, video, articles, and information on how you can help.

Visit The Monterey Bay Aquarium to see the impact that the spill will have on sealife and learn what you can do to help.

The New York Times has put together a special section on the Gulf Oil Spill here.

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World Cup

It's not too late to catch the excitement of the World Cup Games. Keep track of current standings and find photos, videos, interviews, games schedules and more at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa website.

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Flag Day

Today is Flag Day, the day that Congress adopted the stars and stripes back in 1777. Learn more at History.com.

MTV Movie Awards

View the winners of the MTV Video Music Awards through video, photos, and blog updates at their official blog.

Harry Potter vs. Twilight Party!

We'll be hosting a Harry Potter vs. Twilight Party for teens (grades 7 -12) on Friday, June 11 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Join us for TRIVIA . . . PRIZES . . . FOOD . . . and FUN!
We'll also be having a costume contest that night (but costumes are not required for the party).

Fans!! Come out and show YOUR support in this battle!

Coming soon to the Library's fireplace!

Later this summer the fireplace in the Library will get a makeover. Artist Katherine Hackl will be installing a decorative tile work surrounding the fireplace. Ms. Hackl is not new to public installations of her artwork. You can find her art at the Princeton Public Library, the NJ State House Annex and numerous rail stations around the state. She also has ongoing exhibits at galleries in Philadelphia and Surf City, NJ

Recently, we made a visit to Ms. Hackl's Lambertville studio to see how the project was progressing. We were impressed with her studio and the tiles that will soon reside in our Library. Not only was it a fun field trip, we learned a lot about her artistic process and how the final tiles are created.

First, the design is carved into a linoleum sheet. Next she makes the tiles -- usually a few of each one. Then she starts playing with the glazes to get the color just right. Often she will go through 2 or 3 tiles to get it to look the way she envisions.
Want a preview of the tiles? In June and July, we will have tiles in the display case in the lobby of the Library.