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GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Board of Trustees

l to r: Eugene Colon, Paula Freund, Warren Vegh, Fran Adelson and Kathleen Dwyer

Director
George Trepp (not pictured)

LIBRARY PROCEDURES
Your library card
Checking Out Materials
Reserves and Library Interloans
Materials Acquisition Form
Our Internet Policy

 
 
YOUR LIBRARY CARD
Your library card is issued to adults who live, work or own property within the Long Beach School District. The school district includes the City of Long Beach, East Atlantic Beach to Malone Avenue, Lido Beach and Point Lookout.

 Children to 12 years old may obtain cards whenever a parent or guardian signs the application. Adult cards are issued when a child is 13, enters the ninth grade or has parental consent.

 Your library card may be used at the Main Library and at the Point Lookout and West End Branches. Direct Access privileges permit cardholders to borrow books in the other Nassau County public libraries.

 Lost cards must be reported immediately. Until the loss is reported, the card owner is responsible for all late and unreturned materials.


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CHECKING OUT MATERIALS
Materials are borrowed for a specified number of days as indicated by a date due slip. Currently, new materials circulate for 10, 14 or 28 days and sound recordings for 14 days. Feature films circulate for 1 to 2 days and nonfiction films circulate for 7 days. Any number of books may be borrowed; however, a Librarian's approval is required for more than three items on a subject. Cardholders may borrow up to four (4) sound recordings, eight (8) CDs, four (4)videotapes and two (2) DVD's at one time. Most items can be renewed at the library or from home via computer by linking to the library's homepage - www.longbeachlibrary.org  and clicking the Library Catalog link.

 
 
RESERVES AND INTERLIBRARY LOANS
Reserves may be placed on any book or sound recording, at the library or from home, online. Books and articles not available locally can be obtained by Interlibrary Loan or by fax. If you are unable to locate material, consult the Librarians at the Reference Desk. 

 
Materials Acquisition Form

 
 

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LIBRARY & HOLIDAY HOURS:
Main Library
111 West Park Avenue
432-7201
Mon, Wed, Th..9am-9pm
Tuesday..11 am-9 pm
Friday..9 am-6 pm
Saturday..9 am-5 pm
Sunday(Mid Sept.-Mid June)..1 pm-5 pm		West End Branch
810 W. Beech St.
432-2704
Tues., Wed., 1-5
Thursday 4-8pm
Fri., Sat., 10-2
Closed Sunday and Monday		Pt. Lookout Branch
26B Lido Blvd.
432-3409
Monday 4-8
Tues., Thurs., Fri. 2-6
Saturday, 10-2
Closed Sun. and Wed.
HOLIDAY HOURS
The Library is open the folloing holidays, normal hours for that day:
Columbus Day
Election Day
Veterans Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents Day
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Summer Schedule at the Branches
From the end of June to the last Saturday before Labor Day
West End Branch
Monday Closed
Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat., 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Thursday 4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed		Point Lookout Branch
Monday 4:30 p.m.-8:00 pm.
Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Wednesday Closed
Sunday Closed

 
 

DIRECTIONS TO LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY:
111 West Park Avenue
Long Beach, NY 11561


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FROM NORTHERN AND EASTERN NASSAU COUNTY: Travel SOUTH on the MEADOWBROOK PKWY. to the LOOP PKWY. EXIT M10 - just before the JONES BEACH tollbooth exit. Take EXIT onto the LOOP PKWY. At the end take RIGHT FORK onto LIDO BLVD, traveling WEST. Continue on LIDO BLVD, which becomes EAST then WEST PARK AV. The library is between NATIONAL and MAGNOLIA BLVDS, on the north side of the street.

 FROM FIVE TOWNS AREA: Take ATLANTIC BEACH BRIDGE, veer LEFT off bridge onto PARK ST. which becomes BEECH ST. in LONG BEACH. Turn LEFT (NORTH) on NEW YORK AV. TO PARK AV. Turn RIGHT (EAST) to the library.

 FROM VALLEY STREAM, LYNBROOK, & ROCKVILLE CENTRE AREA: Travel EAST on SUNRISE HWY. to LONG BEACH RD. Continue SOUTH on LONG BEACH RD. to AUSTIN BLVD. LONG BEACH RD. and AUSTIN BLVD. diverge. Bearing LEFT onto AUSTIN BLVD, continue over the LONG BEACH bridge to PARK AV. Turn RIGHT (westerly direction) and continue slightly past NATIONAL BLVD. Library is on the north side of the street. 


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SERVICES

Books, magazines, newspapers, films, compact discs,, recorded books, large print materials, electronic databases.... the library has more than 190,000 items in all formats available to meet your recreational and informational needs. At the central library, a trained professional reference staff offers help in answering all types of informational questions. There is career information, and an array of programs for all age groups. The Adult Dept has seventeen (17) computers for public useThe Youth Services Dept. assists children, parents, caregivers and teachers; they also have seven (7) computers for use by young people.A newsletter, Channels, describes the central library's current programs and activities. To receive information about upcoming events call: (516) 432-7201.

MISSION AND ROLES OF THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Long Beach Public Library is to provide
Friendly service; Useful information; Needed and wanted materials.
 
 
    Library Roles:
    The Long Beach Public Library shall concentrate its resources on
    the following roles:
     
     
  • Popular Materials-The Library shall feature current, high-demand,

    • high-interest materials and programs in a variety of
    forms for persons of all ages.
     
     
  • Reference Library-The Library shall provide accurate, timely

    • and useful information for all residents.
     
     
  • Preschoolers' Door to Learning-The Library shall encourage

    • young children to develop an interest in reading and learning 
    through services for children and for parents and children together.


Adopted: September 1990

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