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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Take Your Child to the Library....!


Come and visit the 
Merrick Library
Saturday, February 1st
and enjoy a day of live music, crafts, refreshments and more! 
Stop by anytime between 10-5!


We cannot wait to see you! 


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Huffington Post ran this story today, 

"16 Major Advantages Of 

Being A Book Lover"


Now some we already knew, like No. 15: 
"According to a recent study, reading enhances your brain's connectivity. That's right - there's scientific proof that reading makes you smarter." 




Tuesday, January 28, 2014


Come in out of the cold! 
Your Merrick Library has so many new books, 
new DVDs, new CDs...
Everything you need to help warm you up. 

Monday, January 27, 2014

New DVDs!!

"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" - Flint Lockwood's invention still makes foods that threaten to take over the world - he and his friends must stop them again! - featuring the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris (TV's "Mom), James Caan, Andy Samberg (TV's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine") and Neil Patrick Harris
 



"Downton Abbey: Season 4" - as seen on PBS "Masterpiece Classic" - the wait is over! Find out how the Crawley family and their servants cope with the death of Matthew and the changing world of 1920s Britain - winner of five Primetime Emmy Awards and Screen Actors Guild honors for Best Actress in a Drama (Dame Maggie Smith)


"The Fifth Estate" - based on real events - Benedict Cummerbatch (TV's "Sherlock) portrays Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks and accessor to the most guarded world government secrets - co-starring David Thewlis ("War Horse") and Daniel Bruhl ("Rush")