Library Newsletter Serving Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport, Manorville, Remsenburg & Speonk November-December 2016
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LIBRARY NEWSLETTER SERVING CENTER MORICHES, EAST MORICHES, EASTPORT, MANORVILLE, REMSENBURG & SPEONK NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016 SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PRESENTS CENTER MORICHES LIBRARY STEPPING ON : FALL PREVENTION (ATTEND ALL SESSIONS) CMA723 IN THE SPOTLIGHT Being a bi-monthly newsletter, this story appeared too late to be included in FRIDAYS, NOVEMBER 4TH, (SKIPPING NOVEMBER 11TH), NOVEMBER our previous newsletter. In any case, the Center Moriches Library was featured 18TH, 25TH, DECEMBER 2ND, 9TH, 16TH & 23RD, 1:00-3:00PM. prominently in the Wednesday, September 7th edition of Newsday, page B4. This seven-week model program focuses on improving balance and strength, home and community safety, vision, safe footwear and medication review. The headline reads "books by the kilo" (in lower case), by Beth White- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the pro- house. The article is a promotion of the nationwide program in which gram has proven to reduce the number of falls for participants by 31 percent! public libraries, including this one. It's called 1,000 Books Before Kinder- • Learn how to maintain your independence. garten. Young library patrons read to reach a goal of 1,000 books. Chil- • Become confident stepping outside your home. dren are rewarded with prizes for every 100 books read. Once you and • Learn with people your own age. your child have completed 1,000 books, you will be invited to a special • Become more aware of fall hazards and how fall risk can be reduced. • Hear the most up-to-date information on fall and injury prevention. celebration in the spring! Please see the Children's Librarian for details. • Help others by sharing what has worked for you. So come read about your neighbors and our featured Children's Librar- Those who attended “Staying Independent For Life” are pre-registered. ian. Then consider participating in this wonderful program. A copy of the REGISTRATION FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS BEGINS ON SATURDAY, Newsday article will be kept at the Reference Desks in both the Children's OCTOBER 22ND. and Adult Departments. CMA621 WHY DID BUFFALO BILL DO THAT? SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2:00-3:30PM. by Maurine R. Donnelly Join us and enjoy this local three piece acoustic band performing classic I read an absorbing novel, The Heartsong of Charging hits of past and present. Their diversified backgrounds allow them to form Elk, by James Welch, based on facts about the fate of an one unique musical experience. ALL ARE WELCOME. Indian left in Marseilles, France by Buffalo Bill's Wild West REGISTRATION BEGINS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH. Show in 1899. The question, "Why would Buffalo Bill do that?" kept nagging at me. Asking Google led me to Ken STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS Lopez, an antiquarian bookseller in Hadley, Massachu- setts. One of his specialties is Native American authors CMA540 & OTHER ASSISTANCE and I called him. We had a most interesting conversa- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 6:30-8:00PM. tion and I asked him my question. He said he had often If you are struggling with debt from your student loans, there are pro- wondered also and surmises that it was just part of the grams available to help! A representative from the National Student Loan culture of the times - you survived if you kept your wits about you. It Service will be here to discuss the different programs available includ- would not happen that way today. ing; loan consolidation, application assistance and analysis of your student loan portfolio to determine your eligibility. ALL ARE WELCOME. Charging Elk had fallen ill with influenza, fell off his horse in the Wild REGISTRATION BEGINS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH. West Show and was taken to a hospital. The show went on to the next town without him. He was given no information. There was no one to PATRON APPRECIATION DAY RECAP speak his language. It was only after Charging Elk decided on his own SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2016 to escape the hospital and subsequently charged with vagrancy that the The Trustees and Staff of the Center Moriches Library recognize that the American Embassy was contacted. They were of no help and the hospital Library has been sustained and has grown through the support and loyalty listed him as deceased as a result of mistaken identity. A newspaper man of our community's library patrons. And, we have always felt that our took up his cause and wrote about him during the next 5 or more years. relationship with the community has been a strong one and that the com- A family who aimed to help those in need gave Charging Elk a home and munity's appreciation of the services we provide is acknowledged through a job. He learned the French language and as time went on he met the our daily interactions, kind words and of course the consistent passing of love of his life and began a family in France. In 1915, a new Wild West the Annual Budget and Library Proposition by wide margins. Show came to Marseilles which Charging Elk attended. But when offered an opportunity to return to America he declined because his life was now So to celebrate this special bond, we have decided to put aside a special day in France. at the library called "Patron Appreciation Day". This year the library in con- junction with the Friends of the Library presented two special programs; a ADULT FICTION musical concert of Tin Pan Alley standards, jazz, blues and western swing, Buffalo Bill's Dead Nowby Margaret Coel performed by Southold Slim and Friends and a wonderful fun musical event for the entire family performed by children's entertainer Lee Knight, and the ADULT NON-FICTION Teens had a special Drop-in Craft! Black Cowboys of the Wild West by Tricia M. Wagner Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull: Inventing the Wild West by Bobby Bridger To top off this special day there was a raffle of three baskets, two Fall themed The Colonel and Little Missie by Larry McMurtry silk flower arrangements with tickets to the Long Island Aquarium and one Guns of the Wild West by Paul Reddin with a lottery tree filled with tickets and a pair of Long Island Railroad tickets. Legends of the Wild West: the West's Wildest Outlaws and Adventurers The winning tickets were impartially drawn by library patrons Bonnie and Tim River of Shadows by Rebecca Solnit Wieser. The winners are Mary O’Came, Kim Nohilly and James Carlsen. Story of the Wild West and Camp-Fire Chats by Buffalo Bill Talking Mysteries: A Conversation with Tony Hillerman FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY The Wild West by Michael McCoy If you would like to be more actively involved with your public library, join Winning the Wild West by Page Stegner the Friends! The Friends of the Center Moriches Library is an independent group of community members that supports the library through book sales MUSIC ON CD and the sponsoring of special events such as concerts, children's programs, The Wild West: The Essential Film Music Collection bus trips, and more. They are also responsible for the beautification of the FILMS ON DVD library, inside and out with various gardening-related projects. Take a look Annie Oakley at the Friend's page inside this newsletter, come to a meeting and become a member by detaching and filling out the application found at the bottom CHILDREN'S BOOKS of the page. They will surely appreciate your help! Buffalo Bill and the Pony Expressby Eleanor Coerr Buffalo Bill Cody by Marsh Lusted PRINTER ON ITS WAY Children of the Wild West by Russell Freedman In December, the Library System's 3D printer will be here for demonstration Songs of the Wild West in the Adult Department. See the amazing things this printer creates. 3D The Trouble Begins at 8: A life of Mark Twain in the Wild West by Sid Fleishman printing is of interest to hobbyists and anyone curious about new technologies. Center Moriches Free Public Library 235 Main Street, Center Moriches, NY 11934 (631) 878-0940 ~ www.centermoricheslibrary.org Board of Trustees Virginia Tyson, President Non-Profit Org. Jeanette McHeffey, Vice President U.S. Postage Dionne Levine, Secretary ***ECRWSS*** Jacques LeBlanc PAID Vera Trick POSTAL CUSTOMER Center Moriches, NY 11934 Library Director Permit No. 2 Nan Peel Hours Monday-Friday 9:30am–8:30pm Saturday 9:30am–5:00pm Sunday 12:00pm–5:00pm ADULTS TEEN ZONE BLOCK ISLAND SEAFOOD PRESENTS DECEMBER WARM-UPS (CHOOSE 1 DATE) CMA300 ADULT REGISTRATION GUIDE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH OR 14TH, 6:00-8:00PM. PROGRAMS ARE FOR ADULTS ONLY, AND A CENTER MORICHES LIBRARY Come on down and join Block Island Seafood for some win- ter treats! They'll demonstrate their steamed mussels in a CARD IS REQUIRED, UNLESS ADVERTISED AS “ALL ARE WELCOME”. white wine broth and their award winning New England clam Saturday registration: Lines start forming before 9:30AM for the most chowder! Get ready to warm up for the winter! popular programs, so it is advisable to arrive up to an hour early in REGISTRATION BEGINS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH. order to secure a spot for yourself. If the weather is bad, we will not have you standing on line outdoors. A security guard will let people WRAP PARTY! (CHOOSE 1 DATE) CMA151 inside the building to wait, in the order that they arrived to stand MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH OR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, on line, and numbers will be handed out. 6:30-8:00PM. Holiday time can be stressful, but wrapping Due to popularity, some programs may fill within the first hour of presents shouldn’t be! So bring your registration.