Budget Vote!

Budget Vote is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in the Horace Greeley High School gymnasium 7am - 9 pm

Volunteers Needed

for the Friends Annual Book Sale (June 2-8)!  Sign up at the Reference desk if you are interested in helping.

iSYNCS/iVIDEOS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR USE ON YOUR iPODs, NANOS, OR iPHONES HAVE ARRIVED!

Based on the popular "Learn in Your Car" series of language instruction, these cds and dvds can be played on your iPod, iPod Nano or iPhone, or on your computer or other digital media device. They are available in French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Mandarin Chinese. Look for them in the language section (400's in nonfiction). 

Museum passes available for Chappaqua Library Patrons

Chappaqua Library has obtained family memberships to the following museums:

See the reference desk to sign up. For Chappaqua Library card holders in good standing only.

Learning Express: new database from WLS

Practice tests and tutorials to help you succeed on academic and licensing tests, including AP, SAT, Civil Service, GED, and more. Click above on "Online Resources" to access this new database.

HOURS

Sunday: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (during the school year)
Monday: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Location

We're located at 195 South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua, New York - right across from Town Hall and the Police station.

Useful Links

Important School Districk Links

Chappaqua PTA

Chappaqua School District

Chappaqua School Foundation

Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund

Other School Related Links

Educator’s Reference Desk - this excellent site offers lesson plans and links to online educational information.

Librarian’s Best Picks - This index was compiled by a WLS committee of librarians.

National Center for Education Statistics - exhaustive, well-organized and user friendly information on education in the United States and other nations.

New York State Report Cards for Chappaqua School District

Schoolmatters.com - valuable education information for all 50 states that was developed by Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services

Summer Camps and Programs at Colleges in New York State for Kids and Teens 8 - 18 - geared for NY middle and high school students.  It provides descriptions, contact information, and website links for hundreds of (day and residential) ARTS, SPORTS, and ACADEMIC summer camp programs for kids ages 8-18 on college campuses throughout New York State.

U. S. Department of Education

University of the State of New York Education Department

Important Chappaqua Links

Community Organizations

League of Women Voters

New Castle Community TV (NCCTV)

New Castle Historical Society

New Castle Town Web Site - comprehensive links to community information

Important New York State Links

“Do Not Call” Telemarketing Registry

Librarians Best Picks - New York State - General Information: - Internet index compiled by Westchester County librarians

New York State Home Page

New York State Hospital Profile - highlights important information on hospitals for consumers

NOAH - New York Online Access to Health

Pennies for Charity - New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's report of telemarketing campaigns in New York. It shows members of the public how much of their contributions solicited by telemarketers actually support charitable organizations.

Important Federal Government Links

cancer.gov - An excellent site with numerous likes maintained by the National Institute of Health.

FirstGov for Science - A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.

FirstGov U.S. Government Services - With a click of the mouse you can use this new website to search more than 27 million federal web pages.

MEDLINEplus.gov - consumer health information resource from the National Library of Medicine

ClinicalTrials.gov - health information resource from the National Institutes of Health

National Do Not Call Registry

NDSL - National Science Digital Library - The comprehensive source for science, technology, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.  Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Internet Directories

Librarian’s Best Picks - This index was compiled by a WLS committee of librarians.

BUBL Information Services - This is a British based catalog of selected Internet resources.

Internet Public Library - This Internet directory is maintained by the Michigan School of Information.

Virtual Reference Shelf - selected web resources compiled by the Library of Congress.