JULY / AUGUST 2017

Summer Reading for All Ages at the Library! Join a Reading Club at the Library and enjoy a fun summer of reading! Report on the books you read this summer and take home great prizes including gift certificates generously donated by local businesses. See inside the newsletter for more details on our programs or visit www.goldcoastlibrary.org/buildabetterworld!

Childrens End of Summer Celebration with Sciencetellers Thursday, August 10th @ 4:30pm @ American Legion 190 Glen Head Rd. Glen Head All Ages. Sciencetellers is a creative, unique, and highly interactive program combining exciting experiments with dynamic storytelling. Set sail on a thrilling action-packed adventure about a crew of quirky pirates marooned on a desert island. With mutiny and high-tide looming, they must rescue their salty captain and find a way to build a new ship before all hope is lost … at sea!

Throughout the story, audience volunteers will help the presenters explore the incredible science behind clouds, combustion, air pressure and more. Do not miss this refreshing nautical tale with a twist!

BUS TRIP Enjoy a Day Trip to Historic Greenport Tuesday, September 19th, 10AM departure from the American Legion 190 Glen Head Rd. Glen Head In just a few short decades, the beautiful North Fork, previously known for its potato and produce farms, has become a stellar wine producing region and a great place to go wine tasting. Since the first vineyards were planted in 1973, the Long Island wine region has continued to grow, from 17 vineyards in 1996 to triple that today, while receiving high praise from some of the wine industry's best known critics. First stop is an herb garden for a 30-minute tour. Then enjoy a tasting of wines, cheese and crackers. From there enjoy lunch on your own in the historic town of Greenport. Lastly, we will depart at 4:15 on a boat ride around the bay to enjoy the sights of the bay, lighthouses, Plum Island, and much more! A non-refundable $90 fee is due at time of registration.

50 Railroad Avenue, Glen Head, NY 11545 • Phone: 516-759-8300 • Fax: 516-759-8308 www.goldcoastlibrary.org THE CHILDRENS ROOM Registration begins Monday, June 19th @ 2PM for Gold Coast Library residents. Registration for non-residents begins one week later. Registrants will be contacted to confirm their attendance prior to the event. If attendance is not confirmed, the Library reserves the right to call the waiting list in order to accommodate as many children as possible.

A Time for Kids Play Hooray Kids (10AM)- Ages 25 Mos. to 4 Years Ages 18 Months to 5 Years. Play Hooray (11AM) - Ages 3 to 24 Months A Time for Kids presents a fun, Thursday, July 20th interactive, and educational Thursday, July 27th experience designed to help children gain important Friday, August 11th school readiness and developmental skills. Thursday, August 24th Tuesday, July 18th 1pm Interactive classes filled with fun, music, and Thursday, August 3rd 10am OR 11:15am movement activities based on a theme. Tuesday, August 22nd 1pm Thursday, September 7th 10am OR 11:15am Play Hooray Families Saturday, July 8th; August 12th 10:30am Tots' Night Out Ages 3 Mos. - 6 Years. This fun-filled Play Hooray Families program is designed to entertain the whole Tuesdays, July 25th; August 15th 7pm family! Its dynamic music encourages both fine and Ages 18 Months to 5 Years. Hey, kids! Come enjoy gross motor skill development and socialization. an evening at the Library with A Time for Kids!

STEM Storytime: Solar Powered S'mores A Time for Kids Back to School Special Thursday, July 6th 4:30pm Tuesday, September 5th 7pm Grades K-2. Listen to books about solar energy, then Ages 18 Months to 5 Years. A fun, interactive, adult make “solar-powered” ovens that you can bring home to and child educational experience that helps your child cook your s'mores outside using the sun’s energy. gain important school readiness and developmental growth skills. Minecraft Madness Friday, August 11th 4:30pm Letterboxing: A Family Adventure Participate from Saturday June 17th - September 2nd Grades 1-3. Let's bring your favorite video game to life! Minecraft fans Looking for a fun adventure? Letterboxing provides will love playing with these minecraft an intriguing mix of treasure hunting, navigation, and paper crafts. Happy assembling!! exploration. Stop by the Children’s Room, pick up your clues, and go on an amazing journey!

SERIES PROGRAMS

Curious George Storytime Lego Duplo Storytime Tuesday, August 29th 6pm Tuesdays, July 11th, 25th; August 8th, 22nd 10:30am Ages 2-5. Come to the storytime steps to Ages 2 to 4 Years. Flannel board hear the man in the yellow hat tell some stories, fingerplays, songs, and Curious George stories! building time!

Movin’ and Groovin’ Father Goose Wednesdays, July 5th; August 2nd 10:30am Mondays, July 10th, 24th 9am OR 10am Ages 3 to 5 Years. Your child’s first Ages 12 to 35 Months. This 30-minute Circle Time independent storytime! Stories, features nursery rhymes, stories, and songs. music, and lots of fun.

2 THE CHILDRENS ROOM 2017 Summer Reading Program: Build a Better World! Grades K-5. Reporting begins June 17th and ends August 31st Hey, Kids! Register for the 2017 Summer Reading Club! Select the books YOU want to read, and report your reading activity at the Library each week to receive a prize! It's Fun.....It's Reading.....It's Summer Reading!

And for Preschoolers, Join the Read-to-Me Kids Club! This program is a fun way to introduce reading to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are not ready to read themselves. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers read to their children each week, and then visit the library to report on their books and receive prizes!

Build a Better World with Imagination Playground Wednesday, July 19th

Ages 18 mos. - 2 years @ 9:45am; Ages 3-5 years @ 11:15am Unstructured, child-directed play is a critical component of a healthy social, emo- tional, and intellectual development. Imagination Playground kids literally make their own open-ended fun. There's no wrong way to play!

Build an Edible Sand Castle Friday, July 21st 10:30am or 4:30pm 2017 Build a Better World Design Contest Grades K-2. Build the ultimate sand castle out of Rice Color an original picture or construct an object based Krispie® treats, ice cream cones and candy! on the Build a Better World theme. Please make sure your picture or object stays inside the rectangle. Objects no taller than 10 inches! Projects are due no later than Book Bingo Monday, August 14th. Two pennants will be selected to Tuesday, August 8th 7pm win a prize: one from Grades K-2 and one from Grades Grades 1-5. Come to the Annex, and 3-5. Projects will be judged on originality, style, and be the first to yell, “Bingo!” as loud as color. Pick up a flyer with complete instructions at the you can! Win great books as prizes! Children’s Reference Desk!

GREAT PROGRAMS FOR GRADES K-5

Glowing Lighthouse Build a City Plate and Fork Tuesday, July 11th 4pm Tuesday, August 1st 6pm Grades K-5. Create a lighthouse of your Grades K-2. Join Miss Shirley and own by painting and decorating a large create your own city on a plate using cone with stripes, shells, windows and collage techniques. Project comes with doors. Miss Shirley will show you how a beaded fork and food safe plate. to add a glowing tea light on top to finish the project. Keva® with the Long Island Children's Museum Wednesday, July 26th 4:30pm Enticing Cheesy Chicken Empanadas Grades K-5. Calling all architects and Tuesday, July 18th 4pm engineers! Explore ideas related to building Grades K-5. Learn to make Cheesy Chicken construction and structural functions based on Empanadas! Children will measure, chop the popular KEVA® blocks. Make your own and mix all the ingredients. Then they will structures, experiment with gravity and speed, learn how to use empanada wrappers to take and have fun and play under the guidance of the them home to bake. staff of the Long Island Children's Museum! 3 'TWEEN SCENE (GRADES 3-6)

9th Annual Bookmark Contest! Ozobots Participate from Saturday June 17th - August 19th Saturday, July 22nd 11am Create an original bookmark based on the 2017 Summer Reading Program theme, Build a Better World! Submit Ozobots are small robots that help kids learn about it no later than Saturday, August 19th. Two bookmarks simple code language and deductive reasoning while - one from Grades K-2 and one from Grades 3-5 - will empowering them to play, create and connect the physi- be selected, printed, and available at the library in cal and digital worlds. September. Giant Jenga Game Night Buddies Monday, August 14th 11am Tuesday, July 18th 7pm Bring your favorite board games, card Come to the library for a fun game of games, and Xbox 360 games to play with Jenga using Giant Jenga blocks! teens at the Annex.

YOUNG ADULTS (GRADES 6-12) Registration is required for Young Adult programs begins Monday, June 19th @ 2PM for Gold Coast Public Library resi- dents and one week later for non-residents. Register through the online calendar or in-person at the Reference Desk.

2017 Young Adult Summer Reading: Build a Better World! For Grades 6-12. Reporting begins June 17th and ends August 31st Come to the library, report the books you are reading or have read, and get some cool prizes. There will also be some fun raffles you and your friends can participate to win even more cool prizes, including a raffle to win a set of Beats Solo 3 Wireless Headphones! Have a good summer, and happy reading!

End of Summer Celebration and Author Event! Thursday, August 17th from 6:30-8:30pm Twenty-four year old Karuna Riazi will be discussing her career as a published author, as well as her action-packed, young adult book, The Gauntlet. In her new novel - described on Amazon.com® as “steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair - a trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children.” Join your friends at the Library Annex for a great evening of fantasy, food, and fun!

Community Service Opportunity: Thank Our Vets! Carnival Treats: Zeppoles and Churros Thursday, July 13th 7-8pm Thursday, August 3rd 6:30-7:30pm For Grades 6-12. Green Earth Craft’s Leslie Sattler shows For Grades 6-12. Chef Julie Reilly teaches you you how to make unique home decor that will then be donated how to make homemade zeppoles and churros. to veterans for their new homes. Each participant receives an hour of community service!

The Library Has the Books You Need for Giant Jenga! Your Summer Reading! Looking for the books your teachers assigned Monday, August 14th 1-2pm for the summer? Visit or call the Reference For Grades 6-12. It’s easy and Desk and reserve your copies today! fun to play Jenga with your friends Find more information at: using Giant Jenga blocks! Snacks provided and prizes awarded! www.goldcoastlibrary.org/summerreading 4 ADULTS

Registration is required for all adult programs. Unless otherwise noted, adults only please. Registration begins Monday, June 19th @ PM for Gold Coast Public Library residents and one week later for non-residents.

Build a Mosaic Stepping Stone Build a Birdcage with Shirley Ruby

Monday, July 10th 7pm Monday, August 21st 6:30pm Create a beautiful stepping stone for your home or garden! Don’t throw that old book away! Fold, decorate, and transform it into a Beach Love with Doris Benter beautiful birdcage. Wednesday, July 12th 7pm Create a mixed-media painting on canvas. Enjoy the beach year-round! Build a Floral Wreath Wednesday, August 23rd 7pm "On The Go" Medicine Chest Build a beautiful summer floral wreath to decorate your Wednesday, July 26th 7pm home! An assortment of flowers and embellishments Learn from Andrea Giordano how to make hand sanitizer; will be available to choose from! a variety of salves to soothe bumps, bruises, colds, and stress; calamine lotion; and a cleaning spray using essential oils and herbs. Trends in Interior Design

Monday, August 28th 7pm Jewelry Making with Diane Phillips If your home needs a summer makeover, this is the Wednesday, August 2nd 7pm program for you! Learn what is hot and what is not, and all the latest trends for your home from Interior Designer Using colors you choose, create an Jacqui Palatnik! elegant bracelet to wear or give as a gift. A non-refundable $6 materials fee is due at time of registration. Decorative Clay Pots

Wednesday, August 30th 7pm Under-the-Sea Mosaic with Doris Benter Paint and decorate clay pots to hold succulent plants!

Monday, August 7th 7pm Start to build a better world with an adorable addition to your garden! Transform a 5" x 7" picture frame into a magical undersea adventure using mosaic glass pieces, sliced agate stone, sand, shells, paint and glue. Fall Tote Bag with Doris Benter

Wednesday, September 6th 7pm Learn the Power of Food Decorate a canvas tote bag using a pumpkin stencil, metallic paint, and glitter. with Dr. Robert Dell'Amore Wednesday, August 9th 6:30pm Open to Ages 13 through Adult. Dr. Robert Dell'Amore, award-winning chef 7th Annual Blood Drive and culinary nutritionist brings master knife skills, a passion for big flavors, and Give Blood to Save a Life! 10 years experience introducing fruits, Sponsored by Assemblymen Montesano & Ra vegetables, and grilled lean meats to today's families. Monday, July 31st 1:30-7:30pm Learn professional 'hacks' to easily, efficiently and Take the time to give someone a lifetime. Come to the perfectly prepare and serve salt, butter, and sugar-free Annex and donate blood! Help the library community delights. There will be samples for tasting! achieve its goal: to donate fifty pints!

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GET READY FOR SUMMER READING! REGISTRATION COMING SOON! 2017 Build a Better World Adult Summer Reading Program! Summer Reading… It’s Not Just for the Kids Build a Better World this summer by trying something new: at home, in the community, throughout the country, and around the globe. Read a new book, try a new craft, meet new people, and learn about new places.

Participate in the Adult Summer Reading Club by submitting a paper or online review for each book you read or listen to from June 17th to August 13th. You'll be entered into weekly drawings for great items and gift certificates generously donated by local businesses.

Traveling This Summer? Mail us a postcard – or two or three – from your travels, near or far. We’ll hang them up in the Library, and you’ll be entered into drawings for gift certificates generously donated by local businesses.

MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES Page Turners with Deborah Kinirons Dr. Nadia Hashimi The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Dr. Nadia Hashimi Thursday, August 10th 7pm Thursday, July 27th 7pm Meet Afghan American author and Adopting the custom of bacha posh in 2007 pediatrician Dr. Nadia Hashimi. Dr. Kabul - which allows her to dress and be Hashimi is the author of the international treated as a boy, attend school and chaperone bestseller The Pearl that Broke Its Shell, When the Moon is Low, and A House her sisters until she is of marriageable age Without Windows. Copies of The Pearl - Rahima, the daughter of a drug-addicted that Broke its Shell will be available for father, discovers that she is not the first in purchase from Friends of the Gold Coast her family to adopt this custom. Library for the author to sign.

GOOD READS WITH SARAH SIEGEL BOOK DISCUSSIONS - RESERVE YOUR COPIES TODAY! A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotaso Wednesday, July 19th 2pm Wednesday, August 16th 2pm From the New York Times bestselling author On the surface, a rivalry between two well- of Orphan Train, this novel of friendship, to-do widows and next-door-neighbors passion, and art was inspired by Andrew in South Africa and their battle of wits; Wyeth’s mysterious and iconic painting underneath, the history of colonialism, Christina’s World. slavery, class, and race.

Learn a New Language this Summer at the Gold Coast Public Library! Are you interested in learning a new language or brushing up on a forgotten one? The Library offers two exciting programs to help you free with your Library Card! They are called Pronunciator and Transparent Language Online, and they are both easily accessible at goldcoastlibrary.org.

Both of these programs are excellent options for language learning. They are easy to use and offer technical support if needed. They differ somewhat in the material available for each language, so if one program does not have what you are looking for, there is a good chance the other one does. Try them today! 6 TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MOVIES AT THE ANNEX

Doors open 20 minutes prior to showing. Movies begin promptly at 2pm unless otherwise noted. Movies listed subject to change.

New Release Tuesdays Film Buff Fridays

This Beautiful Fantastic July 18th

A young woman (Jessica Brown Findlay), who dreams of being a Lifeboat (1944) July 14th children's author, forms an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous widower. (102 minutes) In this Alfred Hitchcock classic, survivors of a sunken passenger ship find themselves in a lifeboat with one of the Growing Up Smith August 1st men who torpedoed it. Tallulah Bankhead An Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the and William Bendix co-star. (97 minutes) American Dream. When their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head- over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before. With Jason Lee. (103 minutes) Boy on a Dolphin (1957) July 28th Sophia Loren made her American film debut in this love story set in the Greek island of Hydra. Alan Ladd and Clifton Webb A Quiet Passion August 15th also star. (111 minutes) The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist. Cynthia Nixon stars. (125 minutes) One, Two, Three (1961) August 11th In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive (James Cagney) is given the task of Norman August 29th taking care of his boss' socialite daughter. (115 Richard Gere portrays a small time operator who befriends a minutes) young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes...for better and worse. (118 minutes) Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) August 25th Spencer Tracy stars as a World War II veteran trying to find the father of the man who saved his life. With Robert Ryan and Lee Marvin. (81 minutes)

Friday Night Movie Nights at the Library will return in September!

NOW SHOWING: BRING THE CONCERT HOME!

It's like a never-ending concert ticket! The world's largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries is now available to stream on-demand with your Gold Coast Public Library Card.

Discover: Over 1700 concerts and music documentaries with new releases every week. Anytime and Everywhere: Watch Qello Concerts on your tablet, PC, Smart TV, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, and more. Music for All: From the 1920s to today's hottest artists, Qello Concerts spans over 30 genres, from classical to rock, reggae to country. Log in at the library, at home, and on multiple devices. For more information, visit www.goldcoastlibrary.org or ask a librarian at the Reference Desk. 7 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. Postage PAID Glen Head, NY 11545 Permit No. 28

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Library Hours The Friends of the Gold Coast Library Monday through Thursday - 9am to 9pm 2nd Annual Book & Author Luncheon Friday and Saturday - 10am to 6pm Special Guest Speaker Alyson Richman Sunday - Closed June - Labor Day Wednesday, September 27th 11am-2:30pm The library will be closed on: The Swan Club in Roslyn Tuesday, July 4th (Independence Day) Our honored guest speaker Monday, September 4th (Labor Day) is Alyson Richman, the internationally recognized 2018 Budget and Trustee Election bestselling author of six novels. Her book The Lost Wife was Serve the Community, Become a Trustee! chosen as the Long Island Reads Petitions are now available at the Library Circulation selection for 2012 and is now in Desk for any district resident over the age of 18 inter- development as a major motion ested in running for one of three Trustee positions on the picture. Her sixth novel, The Gold Coast Public Library Board. Completed petitions with no less than 50 valid signatures are due at the Li- Velvet Hours, was recently brary no later than Wednesday, August 30th @ 5PM. published. Alyson’s books are inspired by true events and Public Budget Hearing while the stories are fictional, their depth and rich geography and characters make them convincingly Thursday, August 31st @ 7pm real. Reserve your seat early for this wonderful event. Reservations accepted until Friday, September 22nd. Meet the Candidates Night The non-refundable cost of the luncheon is $50, due To Be Announced at time of reservation. Please make check payable to Friends of the Gold Coast Library.

2017 Budget Vote and Trustee Election Library Board of Trustees Tuesday, September 12th, from 9am to 9pm (Vote will take place in Library Annex at 40 Railroad Avenue) Nancy Benchimol, President Rosemarie Ryba, Vice-President Information on the Library's current budget is Barbara Palermo, Treasurer available online at goldcoastlibrary.org/budget Amy Kempton, Secretary Jennine Bernesby Upcoming Meetings and Events Rudolph Hertlein Craig Henneberger Library Board of Trustees Meetings David Martin Wednesdays, July 19th, August 16th - 7pm Anthony Papiro Friends of the Gold Coast Library Meetings Library Director — Michael Morea Monday, August 7th - 7pm Newsletter Editor — Susan Zaremba