JULY/AUGUST 2021

Celebrate Summer Reading at These Great Family Events! On the Lawn at the Glenwood Landing American Legion Post 336, 190 Glen Head Road, Glen Head

The Music of Just Sixties Friday, August 27th, 7:30, RAIN or SHINE Everyone loves the great music of the '60s! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to the Legion to hear the timeless classics of The Beatles, Beach Boys, Doors, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Monkees, Mamas and the Papas, and more!

Nick the Balloonatic's Balloons Tuesday, August 31st, 4, R S Kids of all ages love learning the history of balloons from Nick the Balloonatic! See how balloons impact art, science, math, geography, and safety in our daily lives. Interacting with his audience and sculpting balloons while telling funny jokes and making everyone laugh is Nick's specialty!

Family Event! Nels Ross, Juggler / Comedian - Mon., August 16th @ 2 - See Page 7 for Details!

CHECK OUT THE NEW GOLD COAST MOBILE LIBRARY AT THE TRAIN STATION! The Gold Coast Public Library is always looking for new ways to provide services to community residents, even after hours when the Library building has closed for the day. The library is pleased to announce that it has opened a Grab-n-Go Mobile Library located at the Glen Head Railroad Station.

Thanks to the carpentry skills of the scouts in Cub Scout Pack 278, as well as the sup- port of Troop 195, Troop 43, and the Theodore Roosevelt Scout Council, residents can now select a book at any time of day from the library’s adult, young adult and children’s excessed book collections.

“The Board of Trustees and I are extremely grateful to all the Cub Scouts for generously donating their time and carpentry skills to create this mobile library for our patrons and community residents,” Library Director Mike Morea said. "I would also like to thank Ron Kessler and the Long Island Railroad for working with us on this project. ”

The new mobile library is unlocked and residents can select a book to read and share without having to return it to the Library. Next time you are at the Glen Head Railroad Station, be sure to grab a book to read on the ride.

50 Railroad Avenue, Glen Head, NY 11545 • Phone: 516-759-8300 • Fax: 516-759-8308 www.goldcoastlibrary.org

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 1 6/3/2021 12:40:09 PM THE CHILDREN'S ROOM Registration begins Thursday, June 17th @ 9:30AM online or in-person in the Children's Room. Please be aware, if weather is inclement, programs at the American Legion may be moved online to Zoom. For To-Go Kit Programs, you must register to reserve your kit. An email will be sent prior to the program date with pickup instructions. Kits must be picked up within one week of the program date, otherwise the kit will be off ered to the next person on the waiting list.

Join the 2021 "Tails and Tales" Summer Reading Club! June 19th - August 31st

Grades K-5. Hey, Kids! Join the 2021 Summer Reading Club! Select the books YOU want to read, report your reading activity to the Library each week, and receive a fun prize! It's Fun.....It's Reading.....It's Summer Reading!

And for Pre-Schoolers, Check out the Read-to-Me Kids Club! Open to Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers - Attention parents, grandparents, caregivers! Read to your little ones each week, come into the library to report on the books you have read together, and you'll receive prizes, too!

Going Away This Summer or Can't Make It Into The Library? No Problem! Visit the Summer Reading page at goldcoastlibrary.org/summerreading. There will be points awarded and diff erent virtual prizes off ered when you complete each level of the program! Once you've earned enough points, you'll receive a completion certifi cate!

2021 Tails and Tales Design Contest 13th Annual Bookmark Contest Show your creativity by Create an original bookmark based on the 2021 “Tails creating, coloring, and and Tales” Summer Reading theme. Bookmarks bedazzling a template with are due no later than Saturday, August 21st. Two this year's summer reading bookmarks - one from Grades K-2 and one from Grades theme "Tails and Tales". 3-5 - will be selected, printed, and available to pick up at the library in September.

Pick up a template at the Children's Reference Desk or download one today at goldcoastlibrary.org/ Guessing Jar tailsandtalescontest! This contest is for children of all ages. Come in and try to guess how many cottontails are in the jar. The closest guess without going over wins a bag with a lot of fun Projects are due no later than Saturday, August 21st. prizes in it. Guess the exact amount and win a $100 gift Two entries will be selected to win a prize: one from card donated by the Friends of the Gold Coast Library. Grades K-2 and one from Grades 3-5. Entries will be No bunnies were harmed in the creation of this contest. judged on originality, style, and color.

Tails and Tales Scavenger Hunt: A Family Adventure Saturday, June 19th through Tuesday, August 31st All Ages. Looking for a fun adventure? Try this scavenger hunt. The clues will be given out in the Children's Room. Kids will then search the Children’s Room and outside the front of the library to fi nd the answers to the diff erent Tails and Tales clues.

Family Event! Nels Ross, Juggler / Comedian - Mon., August 16th @ 2 - See Page 7 for Details! 2

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 2 6/3/2021 12:40:28 PM THE CHILDREN'S ROOM

Thursdays, July 8th and August 5th 10 Ages 3 Months to 4 Years. Interactive classes fi lled with music and movement activities based on a theme. Zoom access information is sent At Home the day before each program.

LIVE OUTDOOR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AT THE AMERICAN LEGION

Wigglin' Wednesdays Miss Alex's Summer Storytime Wednesdays, July 7th & August 4th 10 Friday, July 16th 10 Ages 3 to 5 Years Parents and Ages 2 to 5 Years Join Miss children love dancing to song classics Alex for a fun toddler storytime! and hearing stories read by Mr. V. We will read interactive books, learn fi ngerplays, dance and sing, and make a craft if we have Father Goose time. Please remember to bring Monday, July 12th & August 16th 10 a blanket or towel to sit on. Ages 12 to 35 Months. This Mr. V. Circle Time features nursery rhymes, stories, and songs. Baby Start Thursday, July 29th 9:15 A Time for Kids Ages 12 to 35 Months. A Time for Thursdays, July 29th & August 19th 10 Kids engages the littlest learners in Ages 18 Mos. to 5 Years. Enjoy this program designed to introduce this fun, interactive adult and child babies to the wonderful world of educational experience that helps library programs. Activities include children gain important school music, movement, fi ngerplays, fi ne readiness and developmental and gross motor development and Circle Time. Come growth skills. and meet new friends!

Miss Shirley To-Go Craft for Grades K-2

Color Your Own Sweets Platter Thursday, July 15th Grades K-2. Who doesn't love yummy snacks? What fun to color, decoupage, and paint your own platter to hold them. Join Miss Shirley and craft along with her in creating this colorful dish. The dish is food-safe and can be cleaned with a damp paper towel.

STEAM To-Go-Kit Programs for Grades K-2

Tails & Scales Oceans Thursday, July 8th Thursday, August 19th Grades K-2. Miss Alex challenges you Grades K-2. End summer reading to engineer a create-ure! You'll use Model with Miss Alex doing this fun, un- Magic, pipe cleaners, and more to design der-the-sea-themed STEAM project! a unique, one-of-a-kind animal; then Learn how to do a simple salt water you'll make a beautiful picture of a real experiment; then make a magical animal of your choice...out of buttons! salt painting and a mini-aquarium! 3

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 3 6/3/2021 12:40:29 PM PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES K-5

Registration begins Thursday, June 17th @ 9:30AM online or in-person in the Children's Room. For To-Go Kits Programs, you must register to reserve your kit. An email will be sent prior to the program date with pickup instructions. Kit must be picked up within one week of the program date, otherwise it will be off ered to the waiting list.

Live Programming in the Library Annex for Grades K-5

Book Bingo Mosaic Seahorse on Canvas Tuesday, July 27th 7 Wednesday, August 25th 4-5 Grades K-5. Come to the Annex, be the Grades K-5 Everyone will be fi rst to yell, “Bingo!” as loud as you can, creating a mosaic seahorse on canvas and win great books as prizes! to celebrate the "Tails and Tales" Summer Reading theme.

Miss Shirley To-Go Crafts for Grades K-5

Fireworks Flower Doormat Under-the-Sea Stained Glass Thursday, July 1st Thursday, August 5th Grades K-5. Your friends and Grades K-5 Create the cool neighbors will really feel welcome colors of the ocean in an 8" by to your home when they see the 10" frame, then add silhouettes doormat design you've created! of assorted sea creatures. Under the guidance of Miss Shirley, Miss Shirley shows you how you'll learn the painting tips and to create this fun project that techniques that will make your doormat amazing. You can lets light shine through it, use it indoors or out! mimicking stained glass! 'TWEEN SCENE (GRADES 3-6)

Giant Jenga 3-D Pen Crafts Tuesday, July 20th 4:30 Tuesday, August 24th 4-5 Grades 3-6. Jenga is a game of physical and Grades 3-6. Learn how to mental skills. Built on the simple premise of use 3D pens to make 3D stacking blocks, Jenga engages players of all ages. doodles using either the Players take turns removing blocks from a tower templates provided or your and balancing it on top, creating an increasingly imagination. We supply unstable structure as the game progresses. the pens, you supply the Challenge Mr. V. in this game of skill! creativity!

Ghost Ship Tales To-Go Kit Wednesday, August 11th Grades 3-6. Celebrate the end of summer reading with spooky stories about history’s famous ghost ships. The Whaling Museum provides the prerecorded video and the supplies you need to create a haunting string art project to hang up at home!

Family Movie Night! Tuesday, August 17th @ 6 - See Page 10 for Details! 4

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 4 6/3/2021 12:40:29 PM YOUNG ADULTS (GRADES 6-12) Registration begins Thursday, June 17th @ 9:30AM online or in-person at the Reference Desk. Programs noted with (American Legion) will be held at the American Legion, 190 Glen Head Rd. For To-Go Kit Programs, register to reserve your kit. An email will be sent prior to the program date with pickup instructions. Teen Summer Reading 2021 For Grades 6-12, Saturday, June 19th - Tuesday, August 31st Stop by the library anytime this summer to sign up for the Teen Summer Reading Program on READsquared and pick up a free gift bag! Everyone who signs up will be entered into the drawing to win one of four raffl e baskets at the end of summer. For every book, ebook or audiobook you read and log into READsquared, your name will be put into the raffl e basket of your choice, giving you more chances to win! If you’d like to sign up at home, check out our website at goldcoastlibrary.org/summerreading for instructions! Download the free READsquared app to quickly log the titles you have read and gain more chances to win a raffl e basket! Community Service Opportunities Gifts for Hospice To-Go Kit College Essay Workshop Thursday, July 8th 5-6 Monday, July 12th Jeff Yagaloff , an In a pre-recorded video, Michelle educator with 27 years of Vamos explains how to make spe- experience, discusses the cial gifts for people in need that many facets of the college have family members currently essay writing process, in hospice or that have recently including idea generation, lost a loved one. Drop your gifts its structure, the common back off at the library for dona- app, and what admission offi cers like and dislike. After tion.Teens receive a community the presentation, there will be a Q&A session and a service certifi cate! digital resource packet will be given to attendees. Community Service Club Weds., July 7th, 28th, August 4th 3 to 4 Polar Bear Cookie To-Go Kit Help Teen Librarian Alex prepare for upcoming craft pro- Thursday, August 26th grams and earn community service hours. If you would To celebrate the end of like to learn about other community service opportunities, Summer Reading, this email Alex at [email protected]. kit has all the supplies you need to decorate three de- licious cookies! In a pre- We've Got the Books You Need This Summer! recorded video, the Baking Whether reading for pleasure or doing your assigned Coach explains how to turn summer reading, we're here to help you this summer! plain cookies into polar bears using fondant and icing techniques.

Active Shooter Incidents Workshop Wednesday, August 11th @ 6:30 See Page 6 for Details 5

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 5 6/3/2021 12:40:30 PM ADULTS Registration begins Thursday, June 17th @ 9:30AM online or in-person at the Reference Desk. Programs noted with (American Legion) will be held at the American Legion, 190 Glen Head Rd. For To-Go Kits Programs, you must register to reserve a kit. An email is sent to you prior to the program to schedule your curbside pickup.

Gifts for Hospice To-Go Kits Stitches and Stories Monday, July 12th Mondays, July 12th 26th; Aug. 9th, 23rd 2-3 In a pre-recorded video, Michelle Vamos explains how to Stitches and Stories off ers make gifts for people who have family members in hospice or patrons the opportunity to have recently lost loved ones. Please drop your gifts back at learn to crochet or knit in a the library for donation. warm, friendly environment. Come enjoy the camaraderie while learning a new skill or Active Shooter Incidents improving on the skills you already have. Work on Prevent...Prepare...Respond...Survive your own or on a group project. Wednesday, August 11th 6:30 Active shooter incidents are on the Mosaic Seahorse on Canvas rise and can occur anywhere: at the workplace, school, the mall, a movie Wednesday, August 25th 7 theatre, or any public place. This Create a mosaic seahorse on lecture provides instruction on how canvas in celebration of the "Tail to prevent and survive incidents. and Tales" Summer Reading (American Legion) theme.

Free Weekly Virtual Exercise Classes via Zoom!

Library Programming from the Comfort of Your Living Room! The following programs are online via Zoom. Register online or in-person at the Reference Desk to receive access infor- mation via email the day before each session. If you need assistance registering, please call 516-759-8300.

Virtual Tai Chi with Linda Cafi ero Virtual Yoga with Debra Monaco Mondays, July 19th; August 23rd 11 Tuesdays, July 13th, 27th; Aug. 10th, 24th 11:30 Join Linda Cafi ero for relaxation Join Yoga Instructor Debra Monaco and movement. Tai Chi not for an hour of basic yoga. Yoga helps only helps to reduce stress the body to relax and lowers stress and anxiety, but also helps to levels. Its three important elements increase fl exibility and improve (meditation, breathing, and poses) balance. All levels welcome! also help to regulate heart rate.

Virtual Guided Meditation with Linda Cafi ero Thursdays, July 8th & August 12th 2 Come for a relaxing half-hour of guided meditation led by Linda Cafi ero. Let the stressors of the week fade away as you focus on relaxation and peacefulness.

Summer Blood Drive - Wednesday, July 14th - See Page 12 For Details 6

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 6 6/3/2021 12:40:30 PM ADULTS (CONTINUED)

Virtual Lecture Series The following programs are online via Zoom. Register online or in-person at the Reference Desk to receive access infor- mation via email the day before each session. If you need assistance registering, please call 516-759-8300.

Genealogy with Eric Migdal The Science of Astro-Meteorology with Joe Rao, Weather Expert Mondays, June 28th; July 26th, Aug. 30th, & Sept. 27th 7 Monday, July 12th 7 Eric Migdal's Zoom lectures will Humankind has attempted to cover several aspects to aid you in make sense of the changing your family history searches. aspects of the Sun and Moon, • Building and Understanding and their possible infl uence Family Trees on our ever-changing climate. Can we put any credence in the • How to Locate Records forecasts issued annually by publications like The Old • Understanding and Analyzing Farmer's Almanac or in what so-called "long-range" DNA matches weather experts say? The answers may surprise you! Visit the library website for descriptions of each session.

Anti-Crime Tactics & Techniques Adaptogens with Marney White How NOT To Be a Victim of Violent Crime Monday, August 2nd 7 Wednesday, July 28th 7 Did you know that there are plants that inhibit stress This presentation provides you with simple, eff ective hormone production and may help to lower your stress techniques that will help you and your family members naturally? Learn about the benefi ts of these plants in avoid being victims of violent crime. Reactive and protecting your long-term health. protective tactics are demonstrated and response/ survival techniques are off ered. Topics include: Embracing Fear, Employing Situational Awareness, The Townsends in the American Revolution Becoming a Hard Target, and Safe and Eff ective Sponsored by Friends of the Gold Coast Library Reactive Techniques. Wednesday, August 4th 7 Take a virtual tour of Raynham Hall, the home of the Townsends, one of the founding families of the Town of Gold Coast Public and Sea Cliff Village Libraries Oyster Bay. Find out how members of this family helped Present Juggler / Comedian Nels Ross plan the American Revolution and eventually became part at Sea Cliff Beach of Washington’s Culper Spy Ring.

Monday, August 16th 2 Catherine Epstein Presents Juggler and Comedian Nels Ross Finding Peace During a Pandemic brings oddspiration™, or fun and in- Wednesdays, July 7th & 21st 7 spiration, to virtual and live events. As an entertainer and emcee, he Spiritual growth through thrills audiences with fl ying objects mindfulness helps people live and uplifting humor. His one-of-a- heart-centered lives in the kind variety entertainment is lauded everyday world. Join Catherine as “absolutely amazing” and “side- to learn how to become mindful splittingly funny.” and healthy! Visit the library website for a complete description of each session. 7

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 7 6/3/2021 12:40:31 PM READER'S CORNER

Pre-order the Newest Summer Fiction! Including romance, mystery, thriller, and historical fi ction

Do the Dewey! Check out these new non-fi ction titles and more using the Dewey Decimal System!

Free with Your Library Card Starting July 1st! Stream Movies, Listen to Music and More!

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GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 8 6/3/2021 12:40:31 PM READER'S CORNER Take the Summer Reading Challenge!

Join the Adult Summer Reading Challenge beginning June 19th. This summer we're challenging patrons to read and rate four books. Using a simple gold, silver and bronze star-rating system, you decide what the books you've read deserve.

The rules are simple:

• Come into the Library to pick up your summer reading game card. • When you fi nish reading or listening to a book, write the title and author in the spaces provided. • Rate your book by telling the librarian at the Reference Desk what color star the book deserves. Place the star on your game card. • Once you’ve read and rated four books you'll take home a lovely gift courtesy of Friends of the Gold Coast Library! • As an added bonus, whenever you fi nish a book (you're welcome to read more than 4), come to the Library and enter the weekly raffl es for assorted prizes!

Zoom Author Visit with Lauren Fox Thursday, July 29th @ 7 Join us for an evening with Lauren Fox, author of numerous publications including four books: Still Life With Husband, Days of Awe, Friends Like Us, and her latest Send for Me, which Kirkus Reviews calls, "an intimate, insightful, intricately- rendered story of intergenerational trauma and love. The novel "...moves between Germany on the eve of World War II and present day Wisconsin, unspooling a story of love, longing, and the ceaseless push and pull of motherhood." The fi rst half of the program will be moderated by Adult Fiction Librarian Ida Weiss; the second half will be opened up to questions from the audience. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to meet Lauren and get the inside scoop on her newest novel. (Photo Credit: Rachel Dickman)

Good Reads with Sarah Siegel Book Discussions are held in the Library Annex. Register online or in-person at the Reference Desk. Reserve your copies of these books today by visiting our catalog or calling the Library Reference Desk.

Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi We Begin at The End by Chris Whitaker Wednesday, July 21st 2 Wednesday, August 18th 2 An Afghan-American woman returns This book is both a literary novel with to Kabul to learn the truth about her a mystery at its core and an engrossing, family and the tragedy that destroyed heartbreaking crime thriller! We Begin their lives. This suspenseful, at the End examines the choices we emotionally compelling novel is make that nudge us into the dangerous from the bestselling author of The ground between good and evil. It Pearl That Broke Its Shell, The examines two kinds of families: the House Without Windows, and When ones we are born into and the ones we The Moon Is Low. create. 9

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 9 6/3/2021 12:40:31 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVIES AT THE ANNEX

Please register if you plan to attend so that proper socially-distanced seating arrangements can be made. The movie schedule is subject to change. Door opens at 1:45PM and the movie begins at 2PM.

The Wanderers (1979) July 2 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) July 30 The year is 1963, and the group of high school students running High School student Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is adept with a gang in The Bronx are experiencing universal things like at cutting classes and getting away with it. For his last hurrah falling in love, surviving school, and defending their turf against before graduation, he calls in sick, 'borrows' a Ferrari, and tours rival gangs. Based on a novel by Richard Price and starring Ken the streets of Chicago as the school's principal (Jeff rey Jones) tries Wahl and Karen Allen. (117 Minutes) to catch him skipping school. (102 minutes)

The Bad News Bears (1976) July 9 The Princess Bride (1987) August 6 A bottom-of-the-barrel Little League team, comprised of some Innocent Buttercup (Robin Wright) is about to marry a nefarious of the worst players to ever set foot on a baseball fi eld, moves prince, though her heart belongs to another (Cary Elwes). In this up from last place thanks to the arrival of a beer-swilling coach high-spirited tale - fi lled with swashbuckling, romance, and humor (Walter Matthau), a female pitcher (Tatum O'Neal), and a - a mysterious pirate, a vengeful Spaniard, and good-natured giant motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent (Jackie Earle Haley). thwart the wedding plans. (98 Minutes) (102 Minutes)

American Graffi ti (1973) August 13 The Muppet Movie (1979) July 16 Against a 1960s backdrop of hot rods, drive-ins, and rock'n'roll, When Kermit the Frog decides to a group of teenagers cruise the streets on their last summer night pursue a movie career and begins a before college. Starring Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison cross-country trip to Hollywood, a Ford, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, and Suzanne Somers frog leg merchant follows him in hot in breakout roles. (111 Minutes) pursuit. Fortunately, he meets Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo who Bull Durham (1988) August 20 help him along the way. (95 Minutes) Baseball devotee Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) takes loose- cannon pitching prospect Nuke LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) under Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) July 23 her wing. But she's unable to shake Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), Detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) is the veteran catcher brought in to give Nuke some on-the-fi eld hired to prove that Marvin Acme, owner of seasoning. An Oscar nominee for former minor-leaguer Ron Toontown, is having an aff air with the wife of Shelton's quotable screenplay. (108 Minutes) cartoon star Roger Rabbit. But it's Roger who needs Valiant's expertise when Acme is found Stand By Me (1986) August 27 murdered and Roger is Suspect #1. In its time, this movie's live action/animation mix In a small Oregon town, a group of friends - Will Wheaton, River was groundbreaking! (104 minutes) Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell - set out on an unforgettable two-day trek in search of a missing teenager's body. When they encounter the town's knife-wielding bullies, they discover strengths they never knew they had. (88 Minutes)

Popcorn and a Movie Night: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Winner of the Favorite Movie Bracket Challenge! Tuesday, August 17th @ 6 Celebrate the Movie Bracket Challenge winner with the classic fi lm, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Come and enter for a chance to win one of our amazing door prizes. Enjoy a night of fun, frivolity, and popcorn with the family. 10

GCLJulyAugust2021.indd 10 6/3/2021 12:40:32 PM LIBRARY SERVICES Museums are Open! Check out a Museum Pass Today! Art that inspires and engages, science that excites and educates, local history, and culture that lives! Let the adventure begin at your public library with the Family Museum Pass Program. Museums provide a great excuse to spend time with family and friends in a positive way. Use the Museum Pass Program to borrow free admission passes to area museums! Book your pass today by visiting the Library website at goldcoastlibrary.org/ museum-passes.

Featured Museum: American Museum of Natural History Check out The Nature of Color exhibit through December! Color makes the world feel vibrant and alive. But that’s not all. Color helps us make sense of the world. It contains vast amounts of information—about the natural world, and the human world. Explore the world of color in this immersive exhibit.

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Get started today! Download the Libby App from your app store or visit goldcoastlibrary.org/e-books!

Gold Coast Memories Glen Head's Hessian Regiment On August 27, 1776, the British army defeated the American rebels in the Battle of Brooklyn; the British then held Long Island throughout the remain- der of the Revolutionary War. Dozens of regiments were stationed through- out the island, many housed in abandoned homes. The Hessians had been hired by the British to help fi ght during the Ameri- can Revolution. Most of them came from the German state of Hesse-Cassel. There were only two major Hessian encampments in the colonies; one in Newark, New Jersey, the other in Glen Head. The thoroughfare known as Cedar Swamp Road was built more than 300 years ago as a path for horses and carriages. George Washington traveled the road as the Commander-in-Chief of the rebel army. Just above that road, the Hessian troop encampment kept an eye on the movements of Washington and his troops. Some of the Hessians who died there, either in violent skirmishes or during a smallpox outbreak, are buried in unmarked graves in East Hill Cemetery (see the May/June 2021 Library Newsletter), not far from where they had made camp. Of the number of Hessians who survived the war, half returned to Germany and the remainder deserted and made The New World their home. 11

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Library Hours M T - 9 to 9 F S - 10 to 6 T : S - , 6 Serve Your Community! Become a Trustee! A governing board of nine trustees oversees Give Blood to Save a Life! the Gold Coast Public Sponsored by Assemblymen Library District. Montesano & Ra Trustees serve with- Wednesday, July 14th out pay, are residents of the Library District, and from 1-7 are elected to three-year terms by fellow residents. Staggered terms provide continuity on the Board, so three trustee positions expire each year. This year's election takes place on September 14th. If you are interested in running for a Trustee posi- tion this year, please contact District Clerk Clare Trollo at 516-759-8300 x110 or via e-mail at [email protected] Free Outdoor Wi-Fi from Nassau's Public Libraries If you have any questions about the responsibilities Visit wifi whenever.org for More Information of being a trustee, please contact Library Director Mike Morea at 516-759-8300 x102 or via e-mail at Library Board of Trustees [email protected] Nancy Benchimol, President Rosemarie Ryba, Vice-President Upcoming Special Meetings and Events Rosemarie Cartagine, Treasurer Library Board of Trustees Meetings Amy Kempton, Secretary Wednesdays, July 21st; August 18th - 7:30 Valerie Lynn David Martin Public Budget Hearing & Barbara Palermo Meet the Candidates Night Anthony Papiro Thursday, September 2nd @ 7 Julie Rooney 2022 Budget Vote and Trustee Election Library Director — Michael Morea Tuesday, September 14th, from 9 to 9 Newsletter Editor — Susan Zaremba