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Fall is here and the heating bills that come with the cold weather are just around the corner. Visit  the Westhampton Free Library and check out one of our Energy Kits. The Thermal Leak Detector will show you where you need to caulk and insulate. The EZ Power Meter will measure the power used by a household appliance and can calculate the cost of running an appliance over a period of time from an hour to a year.

Walking The Line At The Gazebo

Walking The Line, the Johnny Cash tribute band entertained the crowd of happy Westhampton Free Library patrons, along with other music fans who happened along from Main Street. The audience was amazed at the "dead on" sound of the Man In Black along with June Carter and the sweet harmonies of the Carter sisters.
 They were the second performers in our popular Summer Music Series. Coming up on August 18th joins us as we welcome The Beach Bumz, with their summer party set including  songs by The Beach Boys, Bob Marley, and of course Jimmy Buffett. Don't forget to register for tickets at the library so we can continue to bring you great music for free!

Westhampton Kicks Off The Summer Concert Series With The Vendettas!

This summer The Westhampton Free Library contiues it's tradition of bringing great live music to our patrons. Coming up we have Walking The Line on July 21st playing a great Johnny Cash show. On August 18 we have The Beach Bumz playing reggae and surf music for a fun summer show.

Kicking things off this weekend, Saturday June 30th at 6:30, we have the East End Rockabilly band,
 The Vendettas. The Vendettas play the great early Rock and Roll and Rockabilly hits by Elvis, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and many more. Bring your dancing shoes, or a lawn chair, and dig these cats daddy-o!

We Want To Thank You

Next week on Tuesday June 26th we will be thanking all of you with our Patron Appreciation Day. Come in From 1:00 to 8:00 PM  and check out the surprises waiting for you! Use your Westhampton Library card to check out an item and you will receive a gift for kids or adults. Indulge in a slice of cake from Holey Moses, have your picture taken with Sherlock Holmes or Marilyn! There will be balloon animals, juggling, Bingo and live music from Squeaky Clean. It is our way of saying "thanks" for all of your support.

This Saturday June 23 at 2PM we will be hosting, along with Books and Books, author and star of Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Guidice! She will be talking about her new cookbook Fabulicious!: Fast & Fit: Teresa's Low-Fat, Super-Easy Italian Recipes.

Yee Haw!

One of my favorite memories I have with my daughter is attending a father daughter square dance with her when she was in Brownies. Any uneasiness the other dads had about dancing in front of each other dissipated in a few minutes and then for the next couple of hours it was all about the girls, and having fun!
This weekend you can create your own memories at the Westhampton Free Library with our own Father's Day Family Square Dance, June 16th from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. We will have Master Square Dance Caller, Lee Kopman on hand to show us the steps and get us dancing. You must register to attend.

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Attention Would be Authors!

If you ever felt that you had the "Great American Novel" or perhaps a steamy paperback, inside you just waiting to emerge and you just could not figure out what the first step to getting it out there, we have some programs for you. On May 12th the Westhampton Free Library will host the local chapter of The Long Island Romance Writers as they present a workshop on how to pitch your story idea to a publisher or an agent.

Later in May, we will be starting a Writer's Group, where you can share your work and get constructive feedback from your fellow writers.

Saturday June 2nd at 4PM we present "Pitchapalooza" where you can enter to be one of just 20 attendees who get a one minute pitch to a panel of judges. Each pitch is critiqued in a positive way as to improve the pitch in the future. From the twenty writers one will be chosen to have a half hour consultation with "The Book Doctors" Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, the authors of  "The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published". Book purchase is required to enter the drawing.

This Month's Artist

We at the Westhampton Free Library are very fortunate to have ever-changing scenery as new artists display their work every month. This month we are favored with the beautiful photographs of Center Moriches artist Brian Lee. Come in to see Mr. Lee's striking nighttime cityscapes and soothing land and seascapes.