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the books
Over 40 thousand titles
Your favorite books – gone digital!
Hempstead County Library is proud to partner with Overdrive and Libby to provide many of our titles as eBooks and audiobooks for our patrons – for free! All you need to access the app is your library card.
the staff
Meet the Hempstead County Librarians
Courtney McNiel
Library Director
Jamie Formby
Assistant Director
Vera Jackson
Cataloguer
the library
Serving the Hempstead County community since 1948
Meetings and events
Reserve a space for your next work or club meeting. Our building is newly renovated and our meeting room can hold up to 20 people.
Your all-access pass
Your library card is more than just a piece of plastic – it’s your passport to thousands of different worlds, each more exciting than the last! With your card, you have access to all of HCL’s book collections as well as to the Overdrive and Libby Apps where you’ll find our digital and audiobook collections!
Get your library card
Apply for your library card online by clicking the link below, click on the Account section (the person icon in the top right corner), then click Register.
