September find your story 2015 September schedule We will be closed on Labor Day weekend: Saturday, September 5 R.L. Stine, Marc Brown and through Monday, September 7. Sunday hours (1 to 5 p.m.) resume on September 13. On Saturday, Sep- tember 26, we will close at 1 p.m. to The Little Shop of Monsters! prepare for the Inspiration Gala. Are you are afraid of monsters? and created the teen humor magazine Inspiration Gala Do they make you shiver and shake Bananas. The Goosebumps TV series and shut your eyes really tight at was the top-rated children’s series for The Port Washington Library Foun- night? Welcome to the Little Shop of three years in a row. Coming this fall dation’s Twelfth Annual Inspiration Monsters! Come on in and choose from Columbia Pictures is the feature Gala will take place at the Library your favorite, if you dare (before one filmGoosebumps , starring Jack Black on Saturday, September 26 at 6:30 of them chooses YOU)! as the author. Stein continues to write p.m. This year’s theme is “A Novel On Friday, September 25 at 7 new Goosebumps books and says that Affair.” Come celebrate the Library p.m., visit with best-selling children’s he enjoys his job of “scaring kids.” But and classic literature with food, authors R.L. Stine and Marc Brown the biggest thrill for him is turning cocktails and raffles. For more in- and hear about their new collabora- children on to reading. formation and to purchase tickets, tion, The Little Shop of Monsters. Marc Brown is the creator, il- visit www.pwlfanovelaffair.com. R.L. Stine and Marc Brown lustrator and author of the bestsell- met on Air Force One over a decade ing Arthur Adventure series and its Tutor.com ago, while headed to the first Russian numerous spinoffs. He is also the Back to school! Tutor.com provides Children’s Book Festival. They bonded co-developer of the children’s PBS free, live homework help for K-12, over a bowl of borscht. In The Little television series, Arthur’s World, an college prep and adult learners ev- Shop of Monsters, these renowned animated program which has received ery day from 2 to 10 p.m. Download children’s book icons join forces for a multiple awards and has aired in more the app, or access the website from tale that is bound to make you quake than 80 countries. Brown’s own child- the links on our homepage, main and shake... in fits of fear and laughter! hood and the experiences of his three Kids page or main TeenSpace page. With a narrative voice reminis- children are his main inspiration This popular service is supported by cent of Jon Stone’s The Monster at the for the stories about Arthur, a lov- the Friends of the Library. End of this Book, but with Stine’s signa- able aardvark. Born one night when ture spooky charm and Brown’s wildly Brown was telling a bedtime story to Save the Date: imaginative illustrations (created with one of his sons, Arthur soon evolved colored pencils, watercolor, spray into the book Arthur’s Nose, and what FOL Paperback Swap paint and gouache), The Little Shop of began as a simple family ritual grew The Friends of the Library’s popu- Monsters is sure to be a new favorite... into a full-time profession. Trained lar Paperback Swap returns on Sat- for Halloween and year round. at the Cleveland Art Institute, Brown urday, October 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. R.L. (Robert Lawrence) Stine has illustrated numerous books for Bring your gently used adult, teen is the bestselling author of hundreds children. Although he is best known and children’s paperbacks to the of horror fiction novels, including for the Arthur books, Brown thinks of downstairs meeting room for a free, the Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten himself more as an illustrator and his friendly swap. We will also accept School, Mostly Ghostly and The Night- work has been exhibited throughout hardcover children’s books includ- mare Room series. His books have the world. ing board books. sold over 400 million copies world- This event is co-sponsored by residents—please be prepared to show wide and have been translated into The Dolphin Bookshop and Café. The proof of residency. If you are unable to Save the date: 32 languages. Stein has also written Little Shop of Monsters will be avail- attend and would like a signed book, dozens of humor books for children able for purchase and signing. Priority please call The Dolphin Bookshop at Medicare Workshop under the pen name Jovial Bob Stine for entry is given to Port Washington 516-767-2650. On Saturday, October 10 at 10 a.m., find out how changes to Medicare will affect you. Health plan options available in our area will be dis- “Psyfeld”: Diagnose Seinfeld with Dr. Anthony Tobia cussed. Save the Date: FOL U On Sunday, September 21 at 2 neglects his own girlfriend and focuses The Friends of the Library’s FOL p.m., the Friends of the Library and on Jerry’s instead? Is Elaine’s inability University returns on Sunday, No- the Health Advisory Council wel- to forge meaningful relationships with vember 1 at 1:30 p.m., with two come Dr. Anthony Tobia and “Psy- men due to their delusional disorders? lectures on timely and fascinating feld.” Join us to find out what’s really Is Newman “truly sick” because of his topics. Professor Robert W. Snyder wrong with the gang from Seinfeld. incessant quest for revenge against Jer- will speak on his book, Crossing “Psyfeld” is the brainchild of ry? Broadway: Washington Heights and Dr. Tobia, who is using Seinfeld as a Anthony Tobia, MD is an associ- the Promise of New York and Sree teaching tool to aid medical students ate professor of psychiatry, and the Di- Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer in the identification and discussion rector of the Division of Psychosomatic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of psychiatric disorders. Is George Medicine at Rutgers-Robert Wood will present “How the Met is Mov- suffering from narcissism because he Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. ing Beyond its Physical Walls.” The Face of Horror A Port Washington childhood, through the generations Generations of Port Washington children faced the camera lens at the Mason Studio, which was founded in 1921 and located at 118 Main Street. In spine-tingling anticipa- Owned by Long Island movie pho- tion of Halloween, we present tographer and entrepreneur Stanley a collection of film stills cel- Gerard Mason (1895-1975), the stu- ebrating the great actors who dio advertised to local families who have frightened film audiences, wanted to record the big moments as including Lon Chaney, Sr., Bo- well as the everyday routines of their ris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon children’s lives. Chaney, Jr. and Christopher Lee. From infancy to adolescence, Jonathan Guildroy began Mason captured images of his subjects collecting movie stills at eleven, with technical finesse and ingenuity. when his father brought him to This month, the Local History Center, a musty old shop that sold 8x10 with funding from the Friends of the glossies. After careful consider- Library, is pleased to premiere a lively ation, he selected a portrait of exhibition in the Column Gallery Boris Karloff and a shot of Kar- based on these photos. Each tells its loff and Bela Lugosi. He contin- own story and paints a picture of chil- ued to buy stills and now has a dren in communities like ours all over collection of over 1200 images. America from the 1920s to the 1950s. He selected some of his favorites In addition to the photographs, for this exhibit, which will hang the exhibit will include artifacts, Ma- in the Martin Vogel Photogra- son’s original camera, a curriculum phy Gallery from September 4 guide and activities in the Children’s through October 31. Room. Brace yourself for an ac- Join us for a look back at child- companying series of scary film hood in Port. You may recognize screenings in October! someone you know—or yourself! The Port Washington Library Foundation’s NEW AT THE LIBRARY Twelfth Annual TechDesk BRING YOUR DEVICES AND LEARN HOW TO USE ALL OF OUR ONLINE RESOURCES, AND MORE. Inspiration Gala FRIENDLY ONE-ON-ONE HELP—CONFUSION FREE! EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 2 TO 4 P.M. AT THE REFERENCE DESK A NOVEL The PWPL Jobs & Careers Information Center presents AFFAIR JOB SEARCH BOOT CAMP An 8-week intensive workshop designed to help participants obtain employment through networking September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration begins September 8 Register in person or call 516-883-4400, ext. 136 Learn to conduct an effective job search, use LinkedIn and other social media, develop job objectives and time management skills, form a September 26, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. personal brand and elevator pitch, create an effective resume and Twelfth Inspiration Gala cover letter, and build a network. Learn more about the event Presented by Maria Themistocleous-Frey, President and Founder Saturday, September 30, 2015 • 6:30 pm of Executive Consultants of New York, a business that specializes in and purchase tickets at career coaching and professional development. THE PORT WASHINGTON LIBRARY FOUNDATION This program is funded by a special New York state legislative grant www.pwlfanovelaffair.com received by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel. FOL welcomes authors The Apollo Trio returns with Eric Brach and Martha Fay Beethoven, Ravel and more The Music Advisory Council Festival at Alice Tully Hall, and is pleased to present the Apollo Trio among their performances there on Sunday, September 27 at 3 p.m.