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Welcome to the Freeport Memorial Library blog. We hope to use this blog to offer in-depth information about library services that we do not have room to explore in our bi-monthly newsletter. We look forward to hearing from you.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Freeport History Book

A new book on Freeport history is now available for purchase ($21.99) at the Freeport Memorial Library.  Some of the proceeds from the Library sales will go to support the Friends of the Library.  This book was written by Freeport librarians Cynthia Krieg and Regina Feeney.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Digitization Statistics
Long Island Memories Digitization Statistics

April 2012

Since 2004, the Freeport Memorial Library and Freeport Historical Society have been scanning and making historical material pertaining to Freeport available online through the Long Island Memories Digitization Project: www.longislandmemories.org


Items Available as of April 2012 for Freeport

4,341 Pictures/Pamphlets

7 Newspapers

50 Years - Village of Freeport Newsletters
 
 
Hits for April 2012:
 
6,491 Freeport Leader

5,738  Nassau County Review

5,401 Nassau Post

5,400 Photographs/Pamphlets

2,252 Daily Review of Nassau County

1,987 South Side Messenger

1,233 Queens County Review

364 Freeport News

174 Village of Freeport Newsletters

29,040 Total Hits

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

New Book Available on the History of Freeport
by Cynthia J. Krieg and Regina G. Feeney


A book signing will be held  at the Freeport Memorial Library on May 14, at 7 pm.  Email the Freeport Historical Society to reserve your copy today!  freeporthistoricalsociety@yahoo.com