Forwarded....Unc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Ng" <suzanne@whatexit.com> To: <NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: <Soyamaven@aol.com>; <NY-LONGISLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:48 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} re: Library > > > On 12/10/04 (9:47:55 PM MST), in a posting to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, > > Marjorie Lafrican (NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com) asked, > > > > "I called the Hempstead Library for the 1880-1890's city directories > > but > > their library does not carry them. Can you tell me if Garden City or > > other towns > > near by have a public Library who might have those records." > (Marjorie's email address was not listed on the cross posted info, so I > have to send to the entire list) > > Walter Greenspan kindly replied: > , > > I do not know which libraries that provide library services to any of > > the > > cities, villages or hamlets in Nassau County have city directories. > > You'll have > > to eMail or, for those few without eMail, telephone each of the 50 or > > so > > separate libraries in Nassau County. > > My comments: > Here in Bergen County, NJ, there is a online card catalog > (http://www.bccls.org) which lists the holdings of all 75+ member > libraries. Possibly Nassau County has a set up, and offers their union > catalog on-line? > > I searched for about 3 minutes and came up with this: > > http://www.nassaulibrary.org/ > > There are 3 searchable catalogs: > > ALIScat ( http://www.alisweb.org/ ) > A catalog of the books and audiovisual materials owned by 51 of the 54 > member libraries of the Nassau Library System which may be borrowed by > cardholders of all NLS member libraries. > > Elmont Public Library Catalog (http://www.elmontlibrary.org/) > The books and audiovisual materials owned by this library are not > included in ALISweb but they may be borrowed by the cardholders of all > NLS member libraries. > > Great Neck Public Library Catalog ( http://204.168.120.1/ ) > The books and audiovisual materials owned by this library are not > included in ALISweb but they may be borrowed by the cardholders of all > NLS member libraries. > > Hope you find what you need in one of these catalogs. > > > Suzanne Ng >