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2021/2022 Bryant Library Budget Message from the Board of Trustees On Tuesday, May 18, from 7 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. at Roslyn High School you will have the opportunity to vote on the Proposed Annual Bryant Library Budget for CRUCIAL the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The Library Budget will appear, as it does each year, as Proposition #2 on the Ballot. CONVERSATIONS This past year was not without its challenges due to the pandemic. The Bryant Tuesday, May 18 at Library was faced, for the first time in its history, with providing library service 7:00 PM Online while being fully remote. The role of the Library as a community center was more important than ever as staff reached out to patrons through phone, email and Our current socio-political climate has Zoom. The goal of the Library was to help ease the stress of isolation felt by many created an urgency amongst people of while continuing to provide resources to our patrons. every nation, language, background, As the Library continues to ease restrictions and open in a hybrid way, we race, religion, faith, and ethnicity to continue to strive to balance the exceptional service you have come to expect with share their stories and build empa- the challenging economic climate. We continue to be a community center, wheth- thy, kindness, and understanding. er you visit us online or in-person. As always, your safety and the safety of staff is our number one priority. The Bryant Library in collaboration with Pastor Victor Lewis from the The Library Board of Trustees has proposed a budget for 2021/2022 that is Friendship Baptist Church will host a under the tax cap and reflects a 0% percent increase to the taxpayer. This will be the third year in a row with the same budget. bi-monthly panel discussion to address topics surrounding race and inclusion The Board and Administration understand the concerns many of our residents have, and we continue to look for ways to increase service without having to put in Roslyn. Our May discussion will an extra financial burden to the community we serve. focus on current events and highlight Asian American experiences. Special The Library’s budget is presented to the voters at the same time as that of the School District. However, The Bryant Library is a separate entity with its own bud- guests for the panel include past Bry- get that is presented as a separate proposition. ant Library Trustee Peter Liang, who is currently an Advanced Leadership On behalf of the Board of Trustees, thank you for your past support. The Bryant Library continues to be the hub of the community and your continued support is Initiative Fellow at Harvard University more important than ever. Please make your vote count on Tuesday, May 18 at and co-founder of StandwithAAPI. Roslyn High School. Remember that support of the Library is Proposition #2 on org, and Matthew Lee from Cognizant, the Ballot. where he acts as the executive spon- For voter registration and absentee ballot instruction, visit the Roslyn Schools sor for the global Pan Asian Affinity website at www.roslynschools.org. If you have questions or seek more detailed group. All are welcome to join as an information, please call Library Director Victor Caputo at 516-621-2240 x 210. observer, participant, or contributor Bryant Library Board of Trustees as we engage in crucial conversations that will help shape the future of our FLIP TO PAGE 5 TO REVIEW THE 2021/2022 BUDGET. community.

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The Other Mrs. Mackay: Part II By Ariel A. Morabito, Archives Assistant As described in Part I of “The Other Mrs. Mackay”, the people who heard, smelled romance.” Though details sur- famous soprano Anna Case (c.1888 - 1984) became the wife rounding their relationship remain ambiguous, it was known of Harbor Hill’s Clarence H. Mackay in 1931 after the death and accepted that Clarence and Anna were together for many of his former wife, Katherine Duer years before their marriage. Newspaper reports written at the Mackay. Before this marriage, Case time of their wedding indicate that Clarence was a regular had an extensive career as a soloist visitor to Anna’s home on 92nd Street in NYC and that they at the Metropolitan Opera and as a were seen at the race track and other public events. recitalist who toured throughout the The formality of waiting until Katherine’s death to be United States and abroad. Several married is attributed to Clarence’s religious convictions as a scrapbooks full of news clips pertain- Catholic. The Modesto article indicates that ing to her performances and appear- “friends” knew of Clarence’s intention to ances were donated to the Local His- marry Anna however she is quoted as saying, tory Collection in 1995 as part of the “Certainly, I am not going to be married! Hechler Family Collection. Despite Music and matrimony, dear friends, will the extensive coverage Case received never mix!” A NY Daily News article about in print, articles did not delve into their wedding states that her conversion to her personal or romantic relationships. It was therefore largely Catholicism “excited comment” among Anna’s unknown outside of inner circles that she was the longtime friends “who knew of her friendship for mistress of Clarence H. Mackay of the Harbor Hill estate. Mackay and of his devout Catholicism.” A dedicated patron of the arts, Clarence Mackay was one A pre-wedding visit occurred “some four of the founding members of the Metropolitan Opera’s board days before Miss Case married Mr. Mackay,” of directors. It was there that he first saw Anna Case in a 1914 where Clarence’s “big Rolls Royce drove up to Miss Case’s performance of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. Clarence’s divorce home in South Branch. Up to the handsome country house had been recently finalized and he was charmed by the beauty walked Mr. Mackay and Miss Case. Mother Case welcomed and talent of this “little newcomer from New Jersey.” Accord- them. There were iced tea and homemade cakes.” Plans for ing to an article that appeared in the Modesto News-Herald, the wedding were kept under wraps and both Clarence’s New Clarence invited Anna to perform at a Harbor Hill dinner York office and Harbor Hill dismissed or denied all inquiries party where he gave her a personal moonlit tour of his horses regarding the event. and gardens. “In that hour, people who knew the two well say, the romance began.” The article describes a later incident On the morning of July 18th, 1931 Anna Case became Mrs. when Clarence was in Ireland with his daughter, Ellin, and Clarence H. Mackay at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, “chartered a special train to take him to Dublin. Then he had a located on Bryant Avenue in Roslyn. The Mackay children specially chartered airship to take him to Paris” just in time to and their spouses, including Mrs. and Mrs. Irving Berlin, hear Anna sing at a church. were all in attendance, and Anna’s mother traveled from New Jersey. It appears that the wedding was an elegant but simple The same article speculates that Clarence was affair. According to the NY Times, “the altar at St. Mary’s instrumental in Anna’s performances of The yesterday was decorated simply with Star-Spangled Banner, writing that “he was Summer flowers. The bride wore a white director of dozens of patriotic undertakings, lace gown and white horsehair hat. She member of the reception committees that carried a bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley welcomed so many of New York’s distin- and orchids.” There was a light rain and guished guests, and whenever music was the couple walked under an umbrella to discussed, he always spoke up: ‘Why not the waiting Rolls Royce. The early time ask Miss Case to begin with the Star-Span- of 8 AM was apparently chosen to avoid gled Banner? Nobody sings it like Miss Case... the notice of townspeople: “the wedding

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party entered the church by a rear door to avoid attracting the notice of the townspeople. Most BRYANT SPOTLIGHT of Roslyn was asleep at the time Original Painting Donated by and the townsfolk were sorely disappointed when they learned Roslyn Resident, Freida Navarro the marriage had taken place and they had not had the oppor- Earlier this year, longtime Bryant Library patron Freida Navarro donated one tunity to attend.” of her original paintings to the Library. Ms. The bride and groom and Navarro is a lover of nature and states that their families returned to Harbor the painting, “Girl with Geese,” was in- Hill for a wedding breakfast. The spired by the Duck Pond in Roslyn’s Gerry evening before there had been a Park. A former yoga teacher, Ms. Navarro dinner for the estate workers. The next day, they were photo- started painting in her 50s, following graphed while attending morning services at the same church completion of an interior design program where they had been married the day before. For a wedding at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University. A happy resident of Roslyn for gift, Clarence gave Anna a stunning emerald and diamond forty years, Ms. Navarro is “grateful for all the pleasure necklace which she bequeathed to the Smithsonian Institution. the library has given me.” By all accounts, their marriage was a happy one. Clarence’s children called her “Aunt Anna” and in her biography of her father, Irving Berlin, Ellin’s daughter, Mary Ellin Barrett, men- The Pearsall Family: tions Anna in several places, recalling her as “the very dressy Connecting Aunt Anna” and “sumptuous Anna, with her jewels, her hats, her decolletage…” Past & Present As Roslyn’s new Mrs. Mackay, Anna became active in the Over the course of two days in March, Archivist Carol community by raising money for various causes. Her first Clarke and Archives Assistant Ariel Morabito public performance after her marriage was on November 14th, were thrilled to welcome Mr. Bryan Pearsall to 1931 when she gave a recital at Roslyn High School to benefit the Bryant Room. Mr. Pearsall was excited to the Roslyn Community Fund, which was raising money for discover his father’s digitized memoir in the Black Roslyn’s unemployed residents. The event was almost can- History Portal on the Library’s Local History site, and celed after she was in an auto accident the week before while came in bearing an armload of photo albums and a being chauffeured down Jericho Turnpike near its intersection mind full of stories about his father and mother, grand- with Brush Hollow Road in Westbury. Anna hit her face on parents and other relatives. the door and injured her jaw but was still able to perform for Mr. Pearsall is the middle child of E. Arrell the event. The concert’s rave reviews from local newspapers Pearsall and his first wife, Marian Peters, described Anna as “regal and beautiful” wearing “a pale blue who were each members of African Amer- satin gown shimmering with iridescence.” ican families with deep roots in Roslyn. During their seven years of marriage, Anna supported Between 1994 and 2001, Arrell Pears- Clarence through his illness as well as financial difficulties all, had written a memoir of his life and submitted it to the Local History Collec- caused by the Great Depression. After his death in 1938, she tion. He recalled his childhood in Roslyn, would go on to live another 46 years until her death in 1984 at his experiences in a segregated military during World the age of 96. Though Anna Case remains somewhat obscure War II, and his later adult life, within the current sphere of popular culture, the fame she held including retirement in New during her lifetime was of the most marvelous kind as she was Mexico. To learn more about celebrated for her talent, beauty, and lively personality. She the Pearsall Family on the local occupies a special place within Roslyn’s history alongside the history blog, please visit www. many interesting characters we have met through our research bryantlibrary.org and click on and archival practice. the Local History tab.

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INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT EXCEL class, you will learn how to sort, filter, group, count, Wednesday, May 5 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online summate, and format data easily and efficiently. Prerequisites: Introduction to Excel, Intermediate and In this virtual class, learn the basics of the world’s most Advanced Excel, or equivalent knowledge of Excel. popular spreadsheet program, including creating, editing and formatting worksheets, formulas, and much INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS more. Prerequisites: basic computer skills. Wednesday, June 9 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online LINKEDIN LEARNING Create your own website and share your information with the whole world. In this virtual class, learn about TAUGHT IN CHINESE the workings of Web sites and how to make your own Wednesday, May 12 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online Web pages. Layout text, add images and link to your Want to learn new skills and don’t know where to start? favorite sites, even let your visitors email you. For inter- Your Library is here to help. In this class, we will learn mediate and advanced computer users. how to use LinkedIn Learning - the new online resource the Library offers to learn business, technology-related, INTERMEDIATE WORDPRESS and creative skills. Wednesday, June 16 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online Learn more about creating websites, text and graphics, LINKEDIN LEARNING layouts, links, and how to create Posts and Pages and Wednesday, May 26 from 10:00-11:00 AM Online their use in relation to your Theme plus much more.Pre- requisites: Introduction to Web Design with WordPress. Want to learn new skills and don’t know where to start? For intermediate and advanced computer users. Your Library is here to help. In this class, we will learn how to use LinkedIn Learning - the new online resource the Library offers to learn business, technology-related, LEARN TO CODE WITH PYTHON and creative skills. SESSION 1: Wednesday , June 23 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT EXCEL SESSION 2: Wednesday, June 30 from Wednesday, May 19 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online 7:00 PM-8:30 PM Online In this virtual class, learn more about the world’s most In this multi session class, students will learn how to popular spreadsheet program, including functions, work- code using Python, a high-level, general-purpose lan- ing with ranges, macros, charting and much more. Pre- guage that can be used for desktop GUI applications as requisites: Introduction to Microsoft Excel or equivalent. well as website applications. Python is developed under an OSI-approved open source license and can be easy ADVANCED MICROSOFT EXCEL to pick up whether you’re a first time programmer or Wednesday, May 26 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online you’re experienced with other languages. In Session 1, Learn more advanced features of MS Excel, the world’s most students will learn basic Python variables and functions. popular spreadsheet program. Students will learn features In session 2, students will learn all about using loops including vLookup, data validation, subtotals and much more. and logic to begin coding. Prerequisites: Introduction and Intermediate Excel. INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL’S PIVOT TABLES Wednesday, June 2 from 7:00-8:30 PM Online Pivot tables are a powerful feature that enable you to manipulate, analyze, and present data. In this virtual

May / June 2021 • 4 Virtual Adult Programs 2021/2022 BRYANT LIBRARY PROPOSED BUDGET PROPOSED CURRENT 2021-2022 2020-2021 LIBRARY MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS Books / Pamphlets / Reference...... $114,800 $138,700 Electronic Subscriptions / Internet ...... $102,500 $87,500 Audiovisual Materials ...... $123,875 $91,775 Periodicals ...... $19,200 $19,200 Binding ...... $400 $400 Programs ...... $75,000 $93,500 Museum Passes and Other Material...... $18,000 $20,900 Total Library Materials and Programs ...... $453,775 $451,975

SALARY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Salaries ...... $2,500,000 $2,561,774 NYS Retirement ...... $380,000 $495,000 Social Security / Medicare ...... $191,744 $193,995 Health / Dental Insurance ...... $591,500 $619,851 ASK THE CAREER Worker’s Compensation / Disability ...... $33,000 $33,724 SPECIALIST Total Salary and Employee Benefits...... $3,696,244 $3,904,344 LIBRARY OPERATIONS DAWN IS HERE Library & Office Supplies...... $20,000 $20,000 TO HELP Postage & Freight ...... $2,000 $2,300 Printing/ Publicity ...... $7,000 $7,000 Tuesdays, May 4 and Staff Development / Workshops...... $22,000 $26,000 June 8 from 3:30-4:30 PM Online ILS Corp Contracts ...... $54,000 $55,170 Do you need help with your job search? Are Nassau Library System Funding Request ...... $20,000 $19,327 $ $ you struggling with making a decision about Professional Fees ...... 38,150 36,800 Memberships ...... $3,500 $3,500 your career? Are you troubled by problems Equipment Repair / Maintenance / Lease...... $20,000 $30,000 with difficult coworkers and need an unbi- Contract Services ...... $0 $0 ased opinion? Bring all your questions to our Insurance ...... $44,000 $42,453 $ $ monthly Ask the Career Specialist program Minor Equipment ...... 16,000 25,000 Total Library Operations ...... $246,650 $267,550 with Bryant Library’s Career Development Specialist, Dawn Rosenberg McKay. BUILDING OPERATIONS Telephone ...... $9,000 $9,000 Fuel & Utilities ...... $72,000 $72,000 RESUME REVIEW Custodial Supplies ...... $20,000 $15,500 APPOINTMENTS COVID-19 ...... $15,000 $0 Mondays in May & June from 9:30 AM Security Guard ...... $62,000 $0 $ $ - 1:30 PM Online & Tuesdays in May & Repairs to Building & Building Equipment ...... 30,000 95,000 Building Service Contracts ...... $65,000 $65,000 June from 3:00 - 7:00 PM Online Total Building Operation ...... $273,000 $256,500 There are times when you need a resume quickly, for example, when you want to CAPITAL OUTLAY Computer / Equipment / Furniture ...... $20,000 $37,000 apply for a job you just heard about or when Capital Improvement ...... $25,000 $90,000 you have to start an immediate job search Total Capital Outlay...... $45,000 $127,000 if your employment situation suddenly Transfer to Capital Fund ...... $381,000 $90,000 changes. It is essential to always have a resume that is up-to-date and ready to go. Total Expenditures ...... $5,095,669 $5,097,369 Make an appointment for a one-to-one “live” REVENUES resume review with Bryant Library’s career Library System Grants & State Aid...... $4,000 $0 development specialist, Dawn Rosenberg Late Fees, Rentals, Misc. Income ...... $300 $500 Commissions / Copiers ...... $2,000 $1,500 McKay. During a one-hour appointment (or Interest Income ...... $11,000 $25,000 multiple one-hour appointments), Dawn will Erate-ALIS ...... $2,000 $0 provide real-time feedback on your resume Gifts and Donations ...... $12,000 $6,000 using Google Docs. Email Dawn at Total Revenues...... $31,300 $33,000 [email protected] to sched- Amount Raised from Taxation ...... $5,064,369 $5,064,369 ule an appointment or for more information. Total Revenue ...... $5,095,669 $5,097,369

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SUNDAY SPECIAL LEARN Please visit www.bryantlibrary.org and click on the Calendar of Events to join. HOW TO HOTTER THAN A PEPPER SPROUT: A TASTE OF THE CLASSICS USE LIBBY Sunday, May 2 at 1:00 PM Online Libby is a free application that can be accessed through Join us for an afternoon of traditional American music that includes The Bryant Library’s homepage. The possibilities are tunes by Johnny Cash, Elvis, The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, endless: you can read ebooks, listen to audiobooks and Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Peggy Lee, check out popular magazines on your phone, computer, Gershwin, and many others. Concert by Nina Et Cetera. iPad or Kindle. It is very simple to set up, all you need is your library barcode number. While the digital collection is not the same as our print collection, Libby contains LECTURES & WORKSHOPS titles ranging from the classics to current bestsellers. Please visit www.bryantlibrary.org and click on the Calendar of Events to join. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL LIBBY ED SULLIVAN & THE GOLDEN Install the Libby app from your device’s app store. You AGE OF ROCK & ROLL can use Apple App Store, Google Play or visit libbyapp. Wednesday, May 5 at 1:00 PM Online com in your Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge (Chromium) The Ed Sullivan Show (which aired from 1948 through 1971) intro- browser. duced the viewing public to an incredible amount of talent. Sullivan in many ways was a founding father of Rock & Roll. Hear live perfor- mances from Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Roy Orbison, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Tommy James, Petula Clark and many more. In Libby, follow the prompts to find Roslyn (Bryant) Li Lecture by Keith Crocker. brary and sign in with your library barcode number. You may borrow Ebooks, Audiobooks and Magazines. BRYANT IN STITCHES TIPS Thursdays May 13, 27, & June 10, 24 You can browse ”collections” and borrow a title, or you can at 1:00 PM Online search for a particular title or author. A borrowed title will appear Join Bryant Staff as we knit, crochet and share under Shelf:Loans -- and will download to the app automatically projects, patterns, ideas and yarn! when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them when you are offline. If an item is not available, you will be prompted MEDICARE MADE CLEAR to place a hold on it, and you will be notified when the item is Friday, May 14 at 11:00 AM Online available Learn the basics of Medicare! This program will review the funda- RBDIGITAL IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OVERDRIVE mentals, Part A, B, C and D. Workshop led by Joyce Poupko, Insur- ance Representative from Senior Services of North America. Popular magazines are now easily accessible through Libby, like borrowing an ebook or an audiobook, it can be borrowed for 14- 21 days. Once the lending period elapses, items are automatical- A LOOK AT THE LIFE & CAREER ly returned, but you may return the item when you are finished, OF CHRISTOPHER MORLEY so that the next person waiting can access it. Saturday, May 15 at 1:00 PM Online If you need any assistance in enjoying Libby, please call or Join authors Linda Hunt and Harrison stop by the reference desk! “Terry” Hunt as they share their extenisve knowledge of Christopher Morley’s life and work. Linda Hunt worked in the Bryant Library’s Local History Room while pursuing her Master’s in Library Science. During that time, she became familiar with the Library’s significant Christopher Morley collections, which she has utilized for many research and writing projects. Harrison “Terry” Hunt was

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Senior Curator of History and Supervisor of Historic Sites for the LET’S TALK ABOUT Nassau County Department of Parks until his retirement in 2008. THE 2021 MAH JONGG He developed an interest in Christopher Morley as part of his job, which included overseeing The Knothole, Morley’s writer’s retreat LEAGUE CARD in Christopher Morley Park. Linda and Terry have researched Chris- Thursday, May 20 at topher Morley in archives as close as the Bryant Library and Stony 11:00 AM Online Brook University and as far afield as Austin, Texas. They have given Whether you are a new or seasoned numerous talks about the author and his family. The Hunts are Mah Jongg player, you’ll benefit from authors of a book about the early members of the Sherlock Holmes learning about the new card. Donna, a society The Baker Street Irregulars, which was founded by Morley highly-respected teacher, will review and and included many of his friends. discuss the card and pay close attention to lots of the new, unusual hands and rules. LAUGH LINES: TURNADOT & THE POWER OF LOVE Friday, May 21 at 1:00 PM Online MEET AUTHOR Turandot was Puccini’s last opera, which he left unfinished before his death. Set in Ancient China, Turandot is the ice princess who ALAN ZWEIBEL adamantly keeps love away from her by offering riddles to her suit- Tuesday, May 18 ors with fatal consequences. The opera features some of Puccini’s at 1:00 PM EST Online most memorable arias including the “tenor’s anthem” Nessun Please register to join by visiting www. Dorma. Opera talk by Tanisha Mitchell. bryantlibrary.org. Alan Zweibel will discuss his SUPERNATURAL MASTER CLASS career in comedy writing and his recent Monday, May 24 at 1:00 PM Online cultural memoir, Laugh Lines. You can’t see what you don’t believe. And it’s hard to believe some- The winner of five Emmy Awards, Zwei- thing you don’t understand. Michelle Cohen has a knack for making bel was an original SNL writer, co-creator the ‘abnormal’ seem normal and explaining it in ways that make of It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, and a producer on Curb Your sense to people who may have no frame of reference to the ways of Enthusiasm. He collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony the otherworldly realm. Cohen is a deeply skilled intuitive and has Award winning Broadway show 700 Sundays, and wrote the given thousands of channeled readings in her career. This master off-Broadway hitBunny Bunny - Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love class is to help anyone who is curious to see, feel, and notice things Story, that he adapted from his bestselling book. they were unable to before. Sign up and check it out. Register today at www.bryantlibrary.org. All told, Zweibel has written eleven books including the Thurber Prize winning novel The Other Shulman, the popular BUSTER KEATON: THE STONE children’s book Our Tree Named Steve, and the novel Lunatics FACED CLOWN OF COMEDY that he co-wrote with Dave Barry. Wednesday, May 26 at 1:00 PM Online In 2013, Zweibel was given an honor- Learn about the master of stone faced comedy: Buster Keaton. Not ary PhD from the State University of only will we explore his early days on the burlesque stage, but we New York and, because of his diverse will discover how this child actor became a sensation and grew into body of work, in 2013 the Writers the famous face we’ve all come to love and admire. This 60 minute Guild of America awarded him a Life- presentation comes complete with a screening of his silent classic time Achievement award. comedy short Cops (1922), which he co-wrote and directed with Edward F: Cline, who went on to direct W. C. Fields and Mae West in Currently, Zweibel is preparing his My Little Chickadee (1940). Lecture by Keith Crocker. play Bunny Bunny for a return to the NY stage and a movie co-written with POP ART WORKSHOP Billy Crystal called Here Today that Friday, May 28 at 1:00 PM Online stars Crystal and Tiffany Haddish, will Let us learn about the wonderful style of Pop Art: a movement that be released on May 7. But in his own words, the production challenged traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular he’s most proud of is the family he’s co-produced with his wife culture, such as advertising, comic books, and ordinary mass-pro- Robin, their three children and five grandchildren. duced objects. This workshop will focus on the works of the famous Andy Warhol. Artist Deborah Adler will lead us in a fun and exciting For more information about Alan Zweibel or to order a copy of art experience in creating your very own Pop Art piece. the book, visit www.alanzweibel.com.

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FINDING YOUR NARRATIVE VOICE Martin H. Levinson to discuss the impact slavery had on America WRITING WORKSHOP and the ways that slavery formed us as a nation. Martin H. Levinson has written and lectured extensively on topics of historical interest. Thursdays, June 1, 15, 29 at 4:00 PM Online He holds a PhD from NYU and lives in Riverhead, New York. Navigating character development, infusing literary elements, and articulating a voice are among a cornucopia of strategies open for in- RE-RUN OF THE OTHER MRS. MACKAY vestigation and discussion during these workshops. Whether you’re Wednesday, June 16 at 2:00 PM Online in the midst of polishing a piece, starting with a fresh canvas, or Join archivist Carol Clarke and archives assistant Ariel Morabito wishing to engage in dialog to inspire ideas, a creative space awaits. for a re-run of the live presentation on famed soprano Anna Case Workshop run by Professor Jennifer Marx-Sherman. and her lively career before her marriage to Clarence Mackay of the Harbor Hill estate. MEET AUTHOR ELLEN RITTENBERG Thursday, June 3 at 1:00 PM Online CURSES IN OPERA Meet Ellen Pober Rittberg, award-winning journalist, attorney, and Thursday, June 17 at 1:00 PM Online author of author of the humorous self-help book Why is Grandma Sometimes you just cannot escape what is in the cards. Join Tanisha Naked?: Caring for Your Aging Parent. The book is based Rittberg’s as she explores entertaining opera characters who try their hardest her real-life experiences after returning to her childhood home in to escape a curse to no avail. Operas explored will be Wagner’s The Roslyn to care for her mother. It serves as a guide and cheerleader Flying Dutchman, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Verdi’s Forza del Destino and to family members who undertake to care for their elderly parents. Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. Opera talk by Tanisha Mitchell. She details common scenarios and techniques she used when caring for her aging parent at home. Rittberg also EDGAR ALLAN POE: FROM LITERATURE shares with readers the life-changing, humbling and TO THE SILVER SCREEN deeply rewarding benefits of caring for elderly parents Wednesday, June 23 at 1:00 PM Online and knows a good belly laugh is the best stress reliever. Please register online at www.bryantlibrary.org. The literary genius who gave us the mystery, horror, and sci-fi genres is under our microscope CHARLES CHAPLIN: THE LITTLE for this presentation. Poe’s achievements in literature are well documented. But TRAMP & LOTS OF LAUGHS not many know about how long Poe Wednesday, June 9 at 1:00 PM Online has been influencing cinema. In this Learn about the king of comedy himself, Charles Chap- program we will watch some short lin: the man who said “A day without a laugh is a wasted films based on Poe’s work, and we’ll day.” Charles Chaplin was the crown prince of silent film also see clips from feature films as comedy, and one of the few men who continued his career well. We’ll talk about the actors and into the sound pictures with remarkable style and wit. Lecture by directors who made a career off of Keith Crocker. bringing Poe’s stories to life, Vincent Price, Roger Corman and so many SLAVERY & THE MAKING OF AMERICA: more. So get ready for thrills and LEARN THE SIGNIFANCE OF JUNETEENTH chills as we dig deep into the legend Monday, June 14 at 1:00 PM Online of Edgar Allan Poe and the cinematic Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who macabre he so cleverly influenced. had been enslaved in the United States. Over 400 years ago, the Lecture by Keith Crocker. first black Africans were brought to America as slaves. Join historian

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES ONLINE Vist www.bryantlibrary.org and click on the Calendar of Events to join the Zoom class. Classes are open to all and free of charge. No pre-registration required. YOGA ONLINE WITH SCUPLT & STRETCH ONLINE DONNA ROVEGNO WITH MARLENE KIRSH Tuesdays May 4 - June 29 from 9:30 - 11:00 AM Online Thursdays May 6 - June 27 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM Online

May / June 2021 • 8 Virtual Adult Programs | Continued TUESDAYS WITH REFERENCE Do you run to BRYANT BOOK & MEDIA SWAP get the books May 4 at 1:00 PM Online | June 8 at 1:00 PM Online BOOK that are… Join your favorite Reference Librarians to talk books and HOT OFF media: what are you reading and binge-watching, what are THE PRESS? your favorites? We will share titles and email participants TALKS with the list of items discussed after each session. Join us right from our home page at www.bryantlibrary.org. Join Bryant librarians and staff for a lively discussion of the books that everyone is reading! Visit www.bryantlibrary.org FILM FOR THOUGHT for this unique virtual experience. In Case of Emergency May 11 at 1:00 PM Online HOT OFF THE PRESS Becoming Traviata: Behind the Scenes of a Celebrated Opera KLARA AND THE SUN June 22 at 1:00 PM Online BY KAZUO ISHIGURO Join Bryant Librarians as we discuss Tue., May 25 at 1:00 PM Online thought-provoking films featured on Kanopy, the Library’s free streaming service. BOOK TALK WITH LINDA LOHRIUS BOOK OR MOVIE? JOINED WITH HOT OFF THE PRESS The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY June 15 at 1:00 PM Online BY MATT HAIG Book or Movie: which is better? Each Tuesday, June 29 session, we will select a title that you can at 1:00 PM Online read and/or watch by downloading the items from our dig- Read the book? Now watch a painted interpretation ital services. Join us on Zoom to discuss and compare the unfold through the eyes and paintbrush of Michelle title. Visit www.bryantlibrary.org for the link. Shain, watercolor artist and illustrator on June 29 at 2:00 PM, immediately following Book Talk with Linda. FOR THE RECORD: PODCAST TUTORIAL: THURSDAY, MAY 27 AT 11:00 AM ONLINE BOOK TALKS WITH ELIZABETH OLESH Take your Hot off the Press experience to the next level! Listen to Bryant Library’s podcast “For the Record”– where pages THE PRICE OF SALT meet music! Wendy Thee Librarian explores the historical (CAROL) context and themes of selected BY PATRICIA HIGHSMITH Hot Off The Press titles through Monday, May 10 at a custom music playlist. Access 7:30 PM Online the podcast and playlist by vis- iting www.bryantlibrary.org and clicking Books & More. Ready to THE AGE OF INNOCENCE listen, but need a quick tutorial? BY EDITH WHARTON Join us on Thursday, May 27 and Monday, June 14 at Wendy will guide the way! 7:30 PM Online

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MEET THE BRYANT CONCIERGE CHAT WITH Meet The Bryant Concierge: a team of A LIBRARIAN highly trained librarians ready to curate Chat with Bryant Librarians from the and collect personalized Library materials comfort of your home. If you have a for your enjoyment! Simply fill out the question and would like to reach a form on www.bryantlibrary.org and a Con- librarian right away, visit our home page cierge will find the right items for you. You and click the tab on the left marked: will be called when your tote filled with “Chat with a Librarian.” We will answer personally selected books, movies, and your questions in real time during more are ready for pick up! library hours. “Chat” with you soon! THE BRYANT BEST SELLERS CLUB STAFF PICKS & Join our Best Sellers Club and automatically receive the latest titles from your favorite authors! Choose up to ten of your favorite MONTHLY READS authors from our selected list and we will automat- Every month reference librarians ically place a hold for you whenever they publish a select a favorite title to share with new book. Select your ten authors using our print patrons. We also create a list of the form (available at the Reference Desk) or our online current new releases. To find out form (available on our website at www.bryantlibrary. the new fiction org). We will notify you when the titles are available and non-fiction for pick up. These books are in high demand so we titles, visit www. ask that you please pick up your book within five bryantlibrary.org days. This service is available for Bryant Library and click “Books cardholders only and is for unreleased titles. & More” for monthly virtual book displays VIRTUAL ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT and our ever- popular staff Miss visiting your favorite museums? You can experience a virtual visit right from our homepage, bryantlibrary.org. Just click on the link: Virtual Arts & Entertainment. picks.

DIGITAL DAILY NEWS Enjoy The The Bryant Library now offers the Wall Street Journal, The New York New York Times and The New York Post in Times Crossword digital format! Cardholders may easily access and read the Puzzle Online! current issues by visiting our It’s a good time to keep busy website at www.bryantlibrary.org with challenging games and and clicking on the appropriate puzzles. Visit our homepage link. For assistance, please and you will find the daily contact the Reference Depart- New York Times Crossword ment at (516) 621-2240. Puzzle to print at home.

May / June 2021 • 10 Adult Services | Continued LET’S BE FRIENDS As the school year draws to a close many in the Roslyn community have children, grandchildren, neighbors and friends who are completing one phase of their education. The Friends of the Bryant Library is offering a means to express admiration and HONOR A GRADUATE with a donation. A contribution at any level listed below also will be acknowledged in the Bryant Library newsletter and the e-mail blast.

HONORHONOR AA GRADUATEGRADUATE 1. E-BLAST SHOUT OUT: $10 donation 3. GET THE PICTURE $50 Donation In June the Friends will send an e-mail blast to the Roslyn A photo of the student you are honoring will be included in community with the name of the student you are honoring the library newsletter along with your message and a brief message. 4. A PLAQUE IN THE STACKS: $150 Donation 2. PUT IT IN THE BOOKS: $25 Donation Create a beautiful plaque featuring the student’s name and A book plate with your message will be placed inside a book year of graduation. This plaque will be prominently mounted of your choice at the library. on a bookshelf in the library.

Selecting one of these special tributes provides a great way to honor a graduate and benefit the entire library community. We appreciate your support! To Honor A Graduate please visit www.bryantlibrary.org or contact [email protected] for more information.

THE FRIENDS OF THE BRYANT LIBRARY WELCOME YOUR BOOK DONATIONS!

• Books must be in new or nearly-new condition (no yellowed, stained or old-smelling books, please). • All donations must be in cardboard boxes (no garbage bags or shopping bags). • Please only leave books when the Bookstore is open.

WHAT WE ACCEPT: WHAT WE DON’T: • Fiction Please, no... • History • Encyclopedias • Biography • Cookbooks • Religion • Dictionaries • Travel (after 2018) • DVDs, CDs, VHS • Current Affairs • Textbooks • Business • Toys and Games • Children and Young Adult BOOK STORE HOURS: • Art MONDAY-FRIDAY 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM SATURDAY: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

May / June 2021 • 11 VISIT YOUR FAVORITE MUSEUMS FOR FREE!

The Bryant Museum Pass Program, sponsored by the Friends of the Bryant Library, is one of the most popular services the Library offers its patrons. Take advantage of the opportunity to visit the museums listed for free with no waiting in line!

Museum passes may be borrowed by Bryant Library cardholders (over 18 years of age) who have a library card in good standing. All passes may be reserved up to two months in advance. Patrons may reserve each museum pass once in a 30-day period. The Bryant Library offers 2 types of Museum Passes, Print on Demand and Pick up/Return at the Library.

BROWSE OUR LIST OF PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS: Pick up/Return at Library: Print on Demand: • Brooklyn Botanic Garden • The Frick Collection • Children’s Museum of Manhattan • Garvies Point Museum and Preserve • Cradle of Aviation • Heckscher Museum of Art • Guggenheim • Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center • Long Island Children’s Museum • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) • Museum of the City of NY • New York Empire State • Nassau County Firefighters Museum • New York Hall of Science • Nassau County Museum of Art • New York Historical Society • New York Historical Society • Planting Fields Foundation • New York Transit Museum • Sands Point Preserve • Old Westbury Gardens • Storm King Art Center Visit www.bryantlibrary.org for more information or to reserve a pass today. Questions? Call the Reference Desk at (516) 621-2240 or email [email protected]. 2 Paper Mill Road • Roslyn, NY 11576

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MOTHER’S DAY FAMILY TRIVIA NIGHT TAILS AND TALES STORYCRAFT: All Ages SUMMER READING HOME IS Fridays, beginning May 7 (except for WHERE MY May 28) from 7:00 - 7:45 PM Online PROGRAM MOM IS Join our librarians for a virtual family trivia night Ages 3 - 5 using Kahoot! All are welcome, no registration Free, fun, and rewarding! Join Monday, May 3 from 11:30 AM - 12:00 required. our summer reading program and PM Online OR Friday, May 7 from COLORFUL earn weekly prizes. Children are 4:00 - 4:30 PM Online CUPCAKES encouraged to read all year, espe- Enjoy a special storytime celebrating moms and Family Event all the wonderful women in our lives! Then make cially during the summer. Our pro- Saturday, May 8 from gram begins Monday, June 14 and a craft to give them. Parent or caregiver must accompany the child. Online registration required 2:00 - 3:00 PM Online runs through Saturday, August 7 for Zoom link. After registering, you will be noti- Swirl sweet colorful icing on these delicious cup- for children in Preschool to 5th fied when to come and pick up your materials. cakes provided by The Baking Coach, Inc. Three Grade. Registration and recording cupcakes included in the kit, perfect for families MOTHER’S DAY STORY- to share their creations! Online registration re- is all done through READsquared CRAFT: TRAVEL MUGS quired for Zoom link. After registering, you will be (Online) and prizes will be award- Grades K - 5 notified when to come and pick up your kit. ed weekly to participants, while Monday, May 3 from 4:30 - 5:15 PM FANTASY WRITING supplies last. Last week of the pro- Online OR Wednesday, May 5 from WORKSHOP gram there will be a chance to be 4:30 - 5:15 PM Online Grades 4 - 8 (Tweens) entered into a grand finale prize Let’s celebrate Mother’s Day with stories about Tuesday, May 11 from 4:30 - 5:15 PM drawing! So let’s get to reading! moms and then make a craft for them. Online registration required for Zoom link. After register- Online ing, you will be notified when to come and pick up In this writing workshop we will discuss the fantasy your materials. genre. We will talk about how fantasy is different from other genres, and then do some writing of our SUMMER own. A list of writing prompts will be provided. Online READING MAY registration required for Zoom link. PROGRAM KICK WONDERFUL WILDLIFE VIRTUAL STORYTIME STORYCRAFT OFF FAMILY EVENT Birth - 5 Years Grades K - 2 Monday, June 14 from Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays in Wednesday, May 12 from 4:30 - 5:15 6:00 - 7:00 PM Online May & June from 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM PM Online Online Listen to the stories, Tiger Can’t Sleep by S.J. Join us for an entertaining and in- Connect with us and your friends as we gather Fore and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac teractive Virtual Animal Education together virtually for stories, songs, fingerplays, Barnett and create your own wildlife fun. Online and more! Develop important pre-literacy skills registration required for Zoom link. After register- Show to celebrate the start of our including vocabulary, print awareness, narrative ing, you will be notified when to come and pick Summer Reading Program! We will skills, and phonological awareness, all from up your materials. meet and learn about all different participating in storytime. All welcome, no regis- tration required. PAPER LANDSCAPE wildlife, but first the mystery of ART what animal is waiting to Zooprize TODDLER YOGA Grades K- 5 18 months - 5 Years is up to you to solve. Riddles and Thursday, May 13 clues are given to help figure out Fridays, May 7, 14, 21, & 28 from from 4:30 - what animal is tucked away, wait- 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Online 5:15 PM Online Join Miss Shari for this interactive yoga and ing to Zooprize us! This program is Be creative! Create movement class for toddlers and their caregivers. your very own land- full of facts, fun, and great for the Together, we will move and explore simple breath- scape art using torn ing techniques, yoga postures, meditation and whole family! All are welcome, no construction paper. movement activities to engage little minds and Online registration registration required. encourage creativity, imagination, coordination, required for Zoom link. balance, attention and quiet focus. Dress in com- After registering, you fortable clothes, have water and open space to will be notified when to come and move. Yoga mat not required. Online registration pick up your materials. required for Zoom link. Register once for all dates.

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Children’s Programs Continued skills, and phonological awareness, all from FATHER’S DAY participating in storytime. All are welcome, no PETE THE CAT registration required. STORYCRAFT: STORYCRAFT LICENSE Grades K - 3 GLOW IN THE DARK PLATE SIGN Friday, May 14 from 4:30 - 5:00 PM SEAHORSE PAINTING Ages 3 - 5 Online Grades K - 5 Monday, June 7 from 11:30 AM - 12:00 Friday, May 21 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM Learn about Pete and his groovy cat adventures. PM Online OR Wednesday, June 9 from Sing with Pete and his friends as they ride around Online 4:00 - 4:30 PM Online the town. Then assemble your own Pete the Cat Kids will have a blast creating a mixed media Enjoy a special storytime celebrating dads and all headband. Online registration required for Zoom seahorse painting that when exposed to blue or the wonderful men in our lives! Then make a craft link. After registering, you will be notified when to black light, will literally glow in the dark. Learners to give them. Parent or caregiver must accompany come and pick up your materials. will work with acrylic paints, glue, sand, shells and the child. Online registration required for Zoom gravel. The results are simply fantastic! Materials link. After registering, you will be notified when to MONSTER MASK needed: a water cup and paper towels for brush come and pick up your materials. STORYCRAFT drying. Parent or caregiver must accompany the Ages 3 - 5 child. Online registration required for Zoom link. FATHER’S DAY STORY- After registering, you will be notified when to Monday, May 17 from 11:30 AM - come and pick up your materials. CRAFT: CHEF APRON 12:15 PM Online Grades K - 5 Listen to the sweet story Love Monster by Rachel SNACK & CHAT: LUNCH Thursday, June 10 from 4:30 - 5:15 PM Bright, then create your own monster mask and LADY AND THE SUMMER Online dance to the song “Monster Boogie” by Laurie CAMP SHAKEDOWN Let’s celebrate Father’s Day with stories about Berkner. Parent or caregiver must accompany Grades 2 - 5 dads and then make a craft for them. Online reg- the child. Online registration required for Zoom istration required for Zoom link. After registering, link. After registering, you will be notified when to Monday, May 24 from 4:30 - 5:15PM you will be notified when to come and pick up come and pick up your materials. Online your materials. Let’s discuss what happens at summer camp in MEET THE ALPACAS! Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown Family Event by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Find out how lunch lady JUNE Tuesday, May 18 from comes to the rescue while we munch on our snack. Then, we will play a trivia game on Kahoot. 4:00 - 4:30 PM Online THE ROOTS OF BLACK Online registration required for Zoom link. After MUSIC IN AMERICA, Ashley Rose of Red Barn Farm is excited registering, you will be notified when to come and to bring the farm to you! In her 30 minute fun pick up your book. PART II and educational program, she will introduce and Family Event teach you all about her five furry alpaca friends! STORY SHARING Saturday, June 5 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Come learn about what they do with their fiber, Family Event (All Ages) the different types of alpacas, why they spit and Online many other fun topics. Their small herd can’t Tuesday, May 25 from 4:00 - 4:45 PM Karlus Trapp’s delightful, educational, and enter- wait to meet you! All are welcome, no registration Online taining presentation “The Roots of Black Music in required. America” is a 100 year journey back through time Get cozy, listen along, and enjoy selected stories to hear, experience anew, and learn about the from our Illustrated Fiction collection designed for music of America’s black musical giants. Now get CLAUDE MONET ART people of all ages. Share your thoughts and ideas. ready for Part II. It is a joyful show that encourages Grades K - 5 All are welcome, no registration required. and comes alive through audience participa- Wednesday, May 19 from 4:30 - 5:15 tion and interaction with singing, dancing, call PM Online SNAIL TALES and response, and percussion playing. This fun Grades K - 5 educational family show will leave you smiling, Celebrate the art of Claude Monet as we recreate singing or humming for hours! All are welcome, no this famous french painter’s Home and Garden Wednesday, May 26 from 4:00 - 5:00 registration required. at Giverny. Online registration required for Zoom PM Online link. After registering, you will be notified when to Learn how to create a snail that crawls off the can- come and pick up your materials. GROWING TOGETHER: vas. Children will learn how to paint a snail as well SEEDS TO PLANTS as some interesting snail facts. Once the painting IN OUR JAMMIES is complete, they will learn how to make the Family Event (All Ages) STORYTIME snail extend beyond the canvas with paper and Fridays, June 4 and 11 from 4:30 - 5:15 Family Event (All Ages) accessories. Parent or caregiver must accompany PM Online the child. Online registration required for Zoom Thursday, May 20 from 6:00 - 6:30 PM link. After registering, you will be notified when to Let’s germinate seeds on a Friday afternoon, read Online come and pick up your kit. some stories, and then the following week we will plant our sprouts. Let’s watch them grow to- Sing songs and listen to stories together in our gether! Two part series. One kit per family. Online jammies! Develop important pre-literacy skills registration required for Zoom link. After register- including vocabulary, print awareness, narrative

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Children’s Programs Continued ing, you will be notified when to come and pick up TWEENS your materials. Register once for both dates. GRADES 4-8 TWEEN BOOK CHAT BRISTLE BOT STEAM Online registration required. Visit our Grades 4 - 8 (Tweens) Grades 3 - 5 Calendar of Events to register for each Tuesday, June 8 from 4:30 - 5:00 PM Monday, June 21 from 4:30 - 5:15 PM program. Online Online Calling all book lovers! Have you been reading a STAR WARS TRIVIA Learn how to create a bristlebot robot and see Grades 5-8 | Tuesday, May 4 at lot lately? Are you looking for something new to what you are able to do with it. Online registration read? Let’s talk about our favorite books! Come required for Zoom link. After registering, you 7:00 PM Online prepared to share about a book you are reading, will be notified when to come and pick up your May the Fourth Be With You! Celebrate Star Wars or a book you’ve read and enjoyed. We’ll rant and materials. Day with trivia! rave about the books we love and hate – and share recommendations. If you have the book at home, share it in the zoom. Online registration HENRI MATISSE ART SPEECH & required for Zoom link. Grades K - 5 DEBATE Wednesday, June 23 from 4:30 - 5:15 WORKSHOP ERIC CARLE: PM Online Grades 6-8 | LITTLE CLOUD Learn about Henri Matisse as we recreate his Wednesday, May 5 at STORYCRAFT geometric and free-form shape collage art. Online 4:00 PM Online Ages 3 - 5 registration required for Zoom link. After register- ing, you will be notified when to come and pick up *This is the last session of Monday, June 14 from your materials. the three part series 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Learn from Roslyn High School Speech and Online IN OUR JAMMIES Debaters about public speaking and the art of rhetoric. Learn about the fundamental strategies Listen to the story Little Cloud STORYTIME of debate and participate in fun activities to put by Eric Carle and be inspired Family Event (All Ages) the techniques you learn into practice. as we create our own artwork. Thursday, June 24 from 6:00 - 6:30 PM Online registration required for Zoom link. After registering, you will be notified when to come and Online FANTASY WRITING pick up your materials. Sing songs and listen to stories together in our WORKSHOP jammies! Develop important pre-literacy skills Grades 4-8 | Tuesday, May 11 at FISH TALES CLAY ART including vocabulary, print awareness, narrative 4:30 PM Online Grades K - 5 skills, and phonological awareness, all from participating in storytime. All are welcome, no In this writing workshop we will discuss the Thursday, June 17 from 4:30 - 5:15 PM registration required. fantasy genre. We will talk about how fantasy is Listen to some beautiful stories about the life different from other genres, and then do some of fishes and then create your own fishes in the STORY SHARING writing of our own. A list of writing prompts will be provided. sea. Online registration required Family Event (All Ages) for Zoom link. After registering, you will be notified Monday, June 28 from 4:00 - 4:45 PM SUNRISE MOVEMENT when to come Online Grades 6-8 | Thursday, May 13 at and pick up your Get cozy, listen along, and enjoy selected stories materials. 4:00 PM Online & Thursday, June 10 at from our Illustrated Fiction collection designed for 4:00 PM Online people of all ages. Share your thoughts and ideas. YOU ARE All are welcome, no registration required. Global warming is a global warning! The Sunrise SPECIAL Movement Roslyn Youth Program aims to educate STORYCRAFT WOODLAND middle school students about the imminent threat of climate change. The program is led by Grades K - 3 COLLAGES high school students from Roslyn and across Friday, June 18 from 4:30 - 5:00 PM Grades K - 3 Long Island, who have been active members of Online Wednesday, June the Sunrise Movement Roslyn, a national youth- led climate change organization since August Increase your self-esteem by listening to stories 30 from 4:30 - 5:15 of 2020. Participants will engage in fun and that celebrate how unique and special you are! PM Online educational activities that will inform them of the Then, create a beautiful keepsake or memento. Listen to the lovable story impacts of climate change and how students can Online registration required for Zoom link. After Bear Hug by Katharine contribute to protecting our planet. registering, you will be notified when to come and McEwen and learn about life in the forest while pick up your materials. creating your own forest scene. Online registration required for Zoom link. After registering, you will be notified when to come and pick up your materials.

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The Bryant Yayoi Kusama Inspired Goldfish Drawing Grades 5-8 | Tuesday, May 18 at 7:00 PM Create a colorful drawing featuring a beautiful goldfish, inspired by the Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama. Materials: Library White paper, pencil, black marker, construction paper, colored pencils Newsletter Friendship Bracelets Grades 5-8 | Tuesday, June 1 at 7:00 PM Online 2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn, Do you enjoy making friendship bracelets? Grab your string and beads and join us to share what you’ve been creating! NY 11576 • (516) 621-2240 Tween Book Chat LIBRARY HOURS Grades 4-8 | Tuesday, June 8 at 4:30 PM Online Calling all book lovers! Have you been reading a lot lately? Are you looking for something new to read? Let’s talk about our CURBSIDE & BROWSING: favorite books! Come prepared to share about a book you are reading or a book you’ve read and enjoyed. We’ll rant and Mon - Fri: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM rave about the books we love and hate – and share recommendations. If you have the book at home, share it in the Zoom! Saturdays: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sundays: CLOSED Pokemon Playground Drawing HOLIDAY HOURS: Grades 5-8 | Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00 PM Online CLOSED SATURDAY, MAY 29 Enjoy creating a drawing of a playground featuring four adorable Pokemon characters. through MONDAY, MAY 31 Materials: White paper, pencil, black marker, colored pencils VIRTUAL BOARD MEETINGS Summer Pineapple Drawing MONDAY, MAY 17 TIME TBA Grades 5-8 | Tuesday, June 29 at 7:00 PM Online Visit www.bryantlibrary.org to join. Celebrate the start of summer by learning how to draw a fun and colorful pineapple! Materials: White paper, pencil, black marker, colored pencils or markers MONDAY, JUNE 21 TIME TBA Visit www.bryantlibrary.org to join. TEENS GRADES 6-12 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Online registration required. Visit our calendar of events to register for each program. Gordon Berger, President Margy Ringelheim, Vice President Cheetah Portrait Drawing Shuvendu Sen, Trustee Grades 6-12 | Saturday, May 1 at 1:00 PM Online Irving Chernofsky, Trustee Learn how to draw a cheetah portrait up close and detailed. Materials: White paper, pencil, black marker, Cheryl Cohen, Trustee colored pencils. Natalie Mansbach, Trustee The College Application Process During COVID ADMINISTRATION Grades 9-12 | Monday, May 24 at 7:00 PM Online Victor Caputo, Director How do you select a college when you cannot visit them? This workshop includes trends in admissions, financial aid, how Deepa Chandra, Assistant Director to demonstrate interest, testing options, the impact of the virus and more. Parents and teens are encouraged to attend.

NEWSLETTER Edward Hopper Inspired Seascape Drawing Melissa Rubin, Editor Grades 6-12 | Wednesday, May 26 at 7:00 PM Online Learn how to draw a beautiful seascape and sailboat inspired by one of America’s finest artists, Edward Hopper. Materials: White paper, pencil, colored pencils Ted Harrison’s Whales of Monterey Drawing Grades 6-12 | Wednesday, June 9 at 7:00 PM Online A NOTE ABOUT Explore Ted Harrison’s joyful imagery through this beautiful whale themed drawing based on one of his iconic paint- OUR MATERIALS ings. Materials: White paper, pencil, colored pencils Due to item quarantine YADAC Carnival procedures, returned items Grades 6-12 | Saturday, June 12 at 1:00 PM Online are not checked Join us for virtual games and activities at our end of the school year carnival, hosted by YADAC! in immediately. David Hockney Inspired Summer You may see items on your Umbrella Drawing record for up to 5 - 7 days Grades 6-12 | Wednesday, June 23 at 7:00 PM Online after you have returned them Enjoy creating a drawing of a sunny, summer umbrella. to your library. Materials: White paper, pencil, colored pencils, markers or crayons Thank you for your understanding.

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