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               6 Green Street, Kingston Massachusetts 02364         781-585-0517

Need a library card? If you don’t already have one,
click here to register online.

View the Governor's
FY11 Budget
Recommendations here

and the Commonwealth's
Recovery and Reinvestment Plan here.




Read Congressman Bill Delahunt's
Guide to the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act here.

Earthquake Disaster in Haiti

Do you need information about the earthquakes in Haiti? Are you looking for family and friends in Haiti? Are you wondering how you can help the relief effort? Click on the links below for more information.

The Kingston Public Library would like to thank the Boston Public Library's Crisis in Haiti page on their website, www.bpl.org. It was very helpful when the Library set up its earthquake information section.

Federal Government
U.S. Department of State: Call 1.888.407.4747 or email Haiti-Earthquake@State.Gov to find out about U.S. citizens in Haiti.
Embassy of Haiti

Local Resources
Referral and Support Center located at the SEIU Local 1199 Bayside Office Center located at 150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester(next to the JFK redline station) will be open January 14th-January 16th from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Phones and computers will be available for people to try to contact friends and family in Haiti.
Boston's Office of the Mayor
Boston.com: includes a list of local media and Haitian organizations.

Media
Boston Haitian Reporter
Boston.com Twitter Feed
NPR Twitter Feed
Planet Compas: live coverage of Haiti from Planet Konpa(89.3 FM).

Charitable Organizations
Red Cross: will help you find loved ones in Haiti
CNN's list of charitable organizations
MSNBC's list of charitable organizations
Boston.com: lists local charitable organizations

New Telephone System

When you call the library now, you will get a phone menu. We’ve tried to make it simple and straightforward, to get you quickly to the person who can help you with whatever you need. Please let us know if you encounter a menu choice that doesn’t work or is confusing.

Our goal, as always, is to give you friendly, effective, and efficient service!

Library Budget News

The Library book budget for Fiscal Year 2010 is almost $40,000 less than our FY 2009 budget. Combined with the $20,900 cut we sustained in Fiscal Year 2008, the book budget is now about $60,000 less than it was three years ago. Your generous gifts are more important than ever, and we are grateful for every donation, large and small.

Thank you for showing such strong support and appreciation for your library!

News from the Mass. Department of Health

Looking for a Flu Clinic? http://flu.masspro.org/clinic/ is a flu locator web site that lists public flu clinics in Massachusetts. Currently, the clinics listed are providing season flu immunizations and some clinics are offering pneumococcal (“pneumonia”) immunizations. The site also has links to the most current information on both seasonal and H1N1 vaccines from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the CDC. When it becomes available, the site will list public clinics that provide H1N1 swine flu immunizations.

Libraries lend a hand in tough times

See the Today Show video clip here

The American Library Association teamed up with the Today Show to highlight the ways that libraries help in this story called "Beyond Books."

Friends of the Kingston Public Library

New at the Reference Desk

The Central Register

A weekly state publication which lists public contracting opportunities, contract awards and related information received by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Chilton Library

An online version of the popular auto repair and maintenance manuals

Price It! Antiques and Collectibles

Search by category to identify, research and price your art and collectibles.

To explore other online reference databases offered by the Kingston Public Library, click here!

New on the Readers Page

Wondering what the staff at the Kingston Public Library are reading, watching and listening to?
Click here to see our recommendations for books, movies, and music we think you might like!

Try these new Readers Advisory web sites

Bookspot
Current bestsellers, reading lists, book reviews, book news and more.

Bookreporter
One of seven websites from the Book Report Network. This site provides book reviews, author profiles and interviews, and other special features for readers.

BookWire
The book industry’s website; access to publisher’s homepages and book production information.

Reading Group Guides
Great for book clubs, this site offers reading guides to over 1600 books; includes a summary
of the book, discussion questions and helpful advice for reading groups.

Check out these two new features from Bookletters!

New in Children's Services

New in the Teen Space

New in Local History

In the Exhibit Case:
Taking Stock -- Kingston Investments in the 19th Century

Have you ever heard of scripophily? Or do you wonder how Kingston residents invested their savings a hundred years ago?

The February Local History exhibit answers these questions and more with a look at stock certificates and related documents.

Stop by and take a look!

For more information, contact the Archivist, Susan Aprill, at 781-585-0517 or by email.

© All rights reserved. Town of Kingston, Kingston Public Library. For more information please write to Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street, Kingston Massachusetts 02364 or email the Library Director at sstewart@kingstonpubliclibrary.org. For suggestions on how we can improve our services, please email kilib@kingstonpubliclibrary.org. The Kingston Public Library is a member of the Old Colony Library Network.