The Great Gatsby - Resources and Display
Come to the Library and che
ck out our beautiful display on THE GREAT GATSBY.
It features a reprint of F. Scott Fitzgerald's ledger. The opened page lists the first earnings for THE GREAT GATSBY in Fitzgerald's handwriting. Displayed as well are photos, interesting quotations, a beautiful necklace... plus several books from our collection connected to this famous novel, its time period and author.
Join us for a discussion of "THE GREAT GATSBY: The Book, The Movies & More", on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 7 pm in Friends Room of Miller Memorial Library in Hamden, CT.
Books in our collection about The Great Gatsby
Book Discussion Guide about THE GREAT GATSBY (from our NoveList Plus database)
Information about THE GREAT GATSBY (from our database BLOOM's LITERARY REFERENCE ONLINE)
Books in our collection written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books about the Roaring Twenties
Life of Pie - Display
Just in time for Mother's Day!
Check out our display "LIFE OF PIE" this month.
We put together all of our beautiful books and DVDs on pie baking.
Go ahead and make that pie for Mom!
Browse our books about pie baking in our online catalog.
Find out about our new cooking and baking books with our LIFESTYLES bookletter.
Subscribe to our bookletter email alerts here.
Links and Resources for May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Come to the library this month and check out our display on "May is Mental Health Awareness Month", or explore these links:
National Institute of Mental Health
You can access our database, the HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER. From home, you need to enter your Hamden Library card number. This database offers full-text access to various reference resources, like the "The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine", and "The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health" with online updates from 2012. You can also access full-text articles from medical journals, pamphlets, newspapers, and find information on various diseases and conditions.
Explore materials dealing with mental health in our online catalog.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, CT will offer a discussion on "Mental Health: Stigmas, Stereotypes and Solutions", on Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 5 - 7 pm.
New Museum Passes
We just added several new museum passes to our collection, due to generous funding from the Friends of the Hamden Library. If you are a Hamden resident with a valid Hamden library card, you can now check out passes to Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT and the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island. We also added a third pass to the Peabody Museum in New Haven, and two additional Connecticut State Parks passes. For more information: