JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2018
Sunday Afternoons at the Library! All Shows Begin at 2PM.
The Class of Life - A Theatrical Experience Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Gold Coast Library Sunday, January 28th The Class of Life takes the audience on a journey highlighting one man's life. The story begins on the last day of his distinguished career as a police officer. This day gives way to reminiscing about his motivation to become a police officer, his proud Italian heritage, his upbringing, and married life. Utilizing a blend of humor, drama, and life experience, the actor takes his audience on an emotional roller coaster through his storytelling. This poignant presentation will surely touch the lives of those who value family, tradition, and comedy!
The Music of Neil Diamond Eddie and Jean Costello's Sunday, January 21st Trash or Treasure Antique Roadshow Sunday, March 4th One of the northeast’s top Neil Do you have some- Diamond impersonator singers, thing old, unusual, or Robert McArthur has performed bizarre? Do you think in casinos from Las Vegas to it might have some Atlantic City. Phenomenal cos- value? Eddie appraises tuming and “Neil’s” smooth voice one item per person for make his performance unforget- FREE while educating table! and entertaining!
Marilyn Monroe Sunday, February 11th Irish Stories and Songs with Jim Hawkins Sunday, March 11th One of the top ten Marilyn Monroe Get in the mood for St. Patrick’s look-alikes and impersonators in Day! Jim regales you with the country, tribute artist and actor traditional Irish tales and stories Elaine sings, dances, and interacts of his own personal experiences. with the audience. Articulate and entertaining, his theatre background shines through. You’ll laugh, sing, and have a grand ole time!
Registration is required for the programs above. Unless otherwise noted, adults only please. Registration begins Tuesday, January 2nd @ 9:30AM for Gold Coast Public Library residents and one week later for non-residents.
50 Railroad Avenue, Glen Head, NY 11545 • Phone: 516-759-8300 • Fax: 516-759-8308 www.goldcoastlibrary.org THE CHILDRENS ROOM Registration begins Tuesday, January 2nd @ 9:30AM 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. A Time Play Hooray (11AM) - Ages 3 to 24 Months for Kids presents a fun, interactive, Tuesday, January 16th and educational experience designed Thursday, February 1st to help children gain important school Tuesday, February 13th readiness and developmental skills. Friday, March 9th Thursday, January 11th 1pm Interactive classes filled with fun, music, and Friday, January 26th 10am movement activities based on a theme. Tuesday, February 6th 1pm Friday, February 16th 10am Tuesday, March 6th 10am Let's Move with Play Hooray Saturday, March 3rd 10:30am Digging for Dinosaurs Ages 3 Months to 6 Years. This family-oriented Tuesday, February 27th 7pm ‘Grown-Up and Me’ light exercise program is a fun way to get adults up and moving with their kids! Ages 18 Months to 5 Years. This interactive evening program includes a dinosaur craft, dinosaur activities, and engaging books your child will love! STEAM Storytime: Pointillism Thursday, January 12th 4pm Birds in a Nest Grades K-2. Learn about the painting technique “pointillism” Tuesday, January 30th 7pm using Q-tips®, cotton balls and Ages 18 Months to 5 Years. This interactive evening paint. See what image you can program includes a bird in a nest craft, bird activities, and create using your imagination and engaging books about birds. dots!
SERIES PROGRAMS
Lego Duplo Storytime Father Goose Tuesdays, Jan. 23rd, 30th; Feb. 6th, 20th 10am Mondays, Jan 29th; Feb. 12th, 26th 9am OR 10am Ages 2-4. Delight in fingerplays, songs, and building Ages 12 to 35 Months. This 30-minute Circle Time time! features nursery rhymes, stories, and songs.
Snacks and Stories Weekend Family Storytime Tuesday, February 13th 6pm Saturdays, January 20th; February 3rd 11:30am Ages 2-5. Come to the library to All Ages. Families are invited to participate in a story- hear your favorite stories and have time that’s fun for all ages. a few snacks. Food, friends, and fun... a fantastic time! Picture Book Films Thursday, Jan. 11th; Friday, Feb. 9th 10am Wigglin' Wednesdays Ages 2-5. This 30-minute Wednesdays, Feb. 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th 10:30am program features short films based Ages 3 to 5 Years. Your child’s first independent on favorite childrens books. storytime! Stories, music, and lots of fun.
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Have You Seen Our Expanded Picture Book Collection? We've increased the shelving in the back of the Childrens Room. Stop in and check out the new Picture Books!
Crafty Kids - Grades K-2 Tea Time Friday, February 23rd 11am Thursdays, Jan. 18th; Mar. 15th Ages 3 to 24 Months. Tea Time is an enjoyable, 4pm easy way to meet other parents while the children Get out of the cold! Join us for a craft play together and make new friends! Tea and coffee and some related stories after school! served.
GREAT PROGRAMS FOR GRADES K-5
Chef Rob Scott's Football Party Dagger DogVinci Wednesday, January 24th 4pm Saturday, February 3rd 3pm Grades K-5. Come join Chef Rob Scott and play Grades K-5. Unleash your fun football games while eating Super Bowl-inspired inner artist with Dagger appetizers! DogVinci, the painting dog! First learn about Dagger’s training to become Healthy Eating with Marianna an assistance dog...and a great Saturday, January 20th 3pm artist! Then let him show Grades K-5. Your you how to paint your own journey begins here! masterpiece! Join nutrition expert and Registered Dietitian Marianna Blizzard Plate Dayre to discover Saturday, February 17th 3pm what substitutes can Grades K-5. Join Miss Shirley and learn how to create lighten up your kids this cool, frosty, blizzard plate that’s food safe! Punch favorite meals while out a variety of snowflakes from special papers and keeping them healthy decoupage them on the plate. Then paint a swirling and how to ‘Wow’ picky eaters with fun, healthy snacks! blizzard as a background. Please bring in a shoebox so that you can get your project home safely.
Mr. V's Facebook Live Storytime!
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Be Your Own Inventor Cake Decorating Tuesday, January 23rd 4:30-5:30pm Thursday, February 1st 5-6pm Design and build your own Under the guidance of Julie Reilly, learn how to decorate inventions with Mr. V, using a pre-made cake and then fill it with homemade chocolate LittleBits® and craft supplies. mousse filling. Each child will take home his/her own dec- LittleBits® is a platform of easy-to- orated cake to enjoy. A delicious Valentine's Day treat! use electronic building blocks that empower you to invent anything! The Science of Potions Wednesday, February 7th 4:30-5:30pm "Text Message" Pillows Join Denise Trezza and mix and stir Thursday, January 25th 4:30-5:30pm a variety of concoctions. Watch as Doris Benter guides you in creating cute, colors appear to “magically” glow and no sew, “text message”-themed pillows! change before your eyes, while others bubble and brew. Then unearth the chemical reactions behind these awe- some effects!
YOUNG ADULTS (GRADES 6-12) Registration is required, and begins Tuesday, January 2nd @ 9:30AM for Gold Coast Public Library residents and one week later for non-residents. Register online or in-person at the Reference Desk.
Escape the Library! Two Sessions: Saturday, February 17th OR Sunday, February 18th from 7-8pm Come to the library with your friends after closing time and see if you can find all the clues needed to “escape” the library in 60 minutes.
Teen Cooking: Homemade Pasta Babysitter Training Thursday, January 18th 7-8:30pm Sunday, February 11th 1-3pm Join Julie Reilly and learn to make pasta Learn practical babysitting skills, from scratch; then take home a pound of make your own childcare bag to fresh pasta and pre-made sauce to cook at take home, and receive a Certificate home. of Completion.
Valentine's Day Jewelry Making Community Service - Teens Care Monday, February 5th 7pm Thursday, February 15th 7-8pm Open to ages 10 & up. Diane Phillips helps you create a Help us create special projects for the kids at the stunning piece of Valentine's Day Jewelry for you to wear Stony Brook Children's Pediatric Hematology / On- or give as a gift! A non-refundable $6 materials fee is due at cology Clinic. All participants will receive one hour time of registration. of community service credit.
Be a Buddy! Community Service Opportunities at the Library We are looking for teen volunteers to help with our Book Buddies (Reading to Pre-School Children) and our Tech Buddies programs (Helping Adults with Technology). If you are interested, please contact the Reference Desk!
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Registration is required for all adult programs. Unless otherwise noted, adults only please. Registration begins Tuesday, January 2nd @ 9:30AM for Gold Coast Public Library residents and one week later for non-residents.
American Philosophy Trump's America Wednesday, January 17th 7pm Wednesday, February 7th 7pm LIU Post Professor Emeritus Dr. David Sprintzen explores The election of Donald Trump has scandalized many, the originality and practicality of American philosophers drawn impassioned support from others, and divided our Jefferson, Emerson, James and Dewey and their visions country in unprecedented ways. What is happening to of a democratic republic, popular government, the role of American society? What is causing these divisions? What science, and educational reform. can we do? Dr. Sprintzen addresses these issues and more.
Finding Your Roots Italian Coffee Culture: Espresso and Cappuccino Monday, January 22nd 7pm Wednesday, February 21st 7pm Join Librarian and genealogy enthusiast Grace Palmisano Taste a sample of an espresso and learn some helpful hints on tracing your family drink enjoyed all over Italy while history. Special attention will be paid to digital records. business is conducted, contracts are signed, and friendships are formed and reconciled! A non- Cranberry Chocolate Scones with Chef Rob refundable $3 fee is due at time of Wednesday, January 24th 6:30pm registration. Chef Rob demonstrates how to make delicious, moist scones. Each participant takes home eight, ready to bake! A non-refundable $7 materials fee is due at time of regis- Painted Pinecone Flower Wreath tration. On the day of the program, each participant MUST Monday, February 26th 7pm bring: large mixing bowl, rubber spatula, cookie sheet. Create a beautiful wreath for your home. If you have flat nose pliers and/or diagonal cutters, please bring them Armchair Travel - Visit Italy with Elena Florenzo with you the night of the program. A non-refundable $3 materials fee is due at time of registration. Monday, January 29th 7pm Travel virtually to the popular Italian city of Naples and to The Power of Food: Spanish Tapas other points of interets. Elena Wednesday, February 28th 7pm discusses travel tips, the arts, and cuisine while you view Join Chef/Dr. Robert Dell'Amore and learn how to spectacular photography! prepare three classic Spanish tapas recipes: Andalusian- Style Chicken, Spanish Omelette and Patatas Bravas. A non-refundable $3 fee is due at time of registration. Textured Layer Cake Painting on Glass Wednesday, January 31st 7pm Mah Jong Under the guidance of Doris Benter, mix acrylic medium with acrylic paint and apply it to a glass picture frame to Mondays, March 5th, 12th, 19th 6:45pm create the look of textured frosting on a layer cake! A non- Master Mah Jong teacher Jacqui Palatnik returns to teach refundable $3 fee due at time of registration. the ancient, classic game. All levels welcome. Learn how to play, or brush up on your strategy!
Valentine's Day Jewelry Making Monday, February 5th 7pm Zumba Open to ages 10 & up. Diane Phillips helps you create a Tuesdays, March 6, 13, 20; April 3, 10, 17 7pm stunning piece of Valentine's Day Jewelry for you to wear or give as a gift! A non-refundable $6 materials fee is due Warm up this winter with Zumba! Learn the moves of at time of registration. Latin dancing and exercise, and have lots of fun! A non- refundable $18 fee is due at time of registration. Don't Forget Our Winter Sunday Programming Series! See Page 1 for Details. 5 ADULTS (CONTINUED)
GET MORE FROM YOUR DEVICES WITH TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AT THE LIBRARY!
Inside the iPad and iPhone Using iCloud on Your iPad and iPhone Monday, February 12th 6:45pm Wednesday, March 7th 6:45pm Learn all about the settings on your device. Learn how to save, share, sync and ac- In this class, we will discuss iCloud, Mail, cess your files and pictures on your Contacts, and Calendars, protecting your privacy, iPad, iPhone and computer. Bring your settings that can have an impact on battery life, iPad or iPhone or just come and listen. and more. Bring your device and questions. Prerequisites: Introduction to the iPad and Prerequisites: Introduction to the iPad and iPhone or equivalent. Comfort with your iPhone or equivalent. Comfort with your device. device.
New Devices for the Holidays? Get Help Using Library Resources from a Librarian! Do you need books, magazines or music for your new tablet or phone? The Library has you covered! Need help getting started? Schedule an appointment with a Librarian and we will help set up your device!
ADULT WINTER READING CHALLENGE! Warm up this Winter with Some Great Books! There's Still Time! Report Books Through Friday, January 12th, 2018 How does it work? Come into the library to pick up your Winter Reading Club 2017 postcard available beginning on December 1, 2017. Read 5 books (audio, digital or print) between December 1, 2017 and January 12, 2018. Return to the library after completing each book and get your postcard stamped. What's in it for me? Collect 5 stamps and win a Gold Coast Public Library mug filled with a hot chocolate mix compliments of Friends of the Gold Coast Library!
Winter Challenge Title Swap Page Turners Book Discussion
Thursday, January 18th @ 2pm Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward You’re invited! Come and celebrate the end of the Adult Winter Reading Challenge at a Monday, February 26th 7pm fun Title Swap event. Enjoy light refresh- 2017 National Book Award Winner! Living with his ments while you discuss the books you’ve grandparents and sister on a Gulf Coast farm, Jojo recently read and “swap” a title or two with navigates the challenges of his mother's addictions and your neighbors and friends. his grandmother's cancer before the release of his father from prison prompts a road trip of danger and hope.
GOOD READS WITH SARAH SIEGEL BOOK DISCUSSIONS - RESERVE YOUR COPIES TODAY!
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen by Hendrik Groen The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott Wednesday, January 17th 2pm Wednesday, February 21st 2pm Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far From the National Book Award-winning from dead and isn't planning to be buried author McDermott comes a luminous, anytime soon. His daily strolls are getting deeply humane novel about three shorter because his legs are no longer generations of an Irish immigrant family willing and he visits his doctor more in 1940s and 1950s Brooklyn. than he'd like. Technically speaking he is elderly, but surely there is more to life than weak tea and potted geraniums? 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 are subject to change. New Release Tuesdays Friday Night is Movie Nights at the Library Stronger January 2nd January 12th @ 7:30pm Dunkirk The real life story of Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal), an ordinary February 23rd @ 7:30pm Battle of the Sexes man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon Film Buff Fridays bombing. (119 minutes) Hopscotch (1980) January 12th Victoria and Abdul January 16th Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson star in this comic tale of When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from international intrigue based on Brian Garfield s best-selling India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is novel. (105 minutes) surprised to find favor with Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) herself. (112 minutes) Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) January 26th Henry Fonda gave one of his finest performances as the young Marshall January 30th president-to-be and novice lawyer, struggling with an incendiary A young Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman), the first murder case. (100 minutes) African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.(118 minutes) Whales of August (1987) February 9th The intimate story of two widowed sisters, spending the summer Goodbye Christopher Robin February 13th together in the vacation home owned by Sarah (Lillian Gish) but A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A Milne and sustained by the more affluent Libby (Bette Davis), who is blind the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories. Starring Domhnall and has become bitter over the years. (90 minutes) Gleason and Margot Robbie. (107 minutes) The Apartment (1960) February 23rd Crooked House February 27th Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture,The Apartment stars Jack Lemmon as a lowly Manhattan office Based on the novel by Agatha Christie, a private detective worker with a lucrative sideline: renting out his apartment to is invited to solve a gruesome crime where nobody is above adulterous company bosses and their mistresses. Also starring suspicion. Starring Christina Hendricks and Glenn Close. Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray. (125 minutes) (113 minutes)
GOLD COAST MEMORIES Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina (1908-2002) was a celebrated avant-garde artist and author. She was among the first female American artists to explore abstraction and the first to use collage in American storybooks. She is best known as the author and illustrator of the classic children's book Caps for Sale, which was first published in 1940 and has sold more than 2 million copies. Born in Siberia, Slobodkina studied art in Russia and China before immigrating to the United States in 1928. She resided in New York City and Great Neck for many years before moving to Glen Head in 1999. Her new home became a mini-museum, where guests could view more than 200 works of art, handmade dolls and jewelry, and a complete collection of her children’s storybooks. The museum closed in 2012 but the Slobodkina Foundation continues to build upon her creative achievements. For more information about Esphyr Slobodkina and her work, visit www.slobodkinafoundation.org.
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Get Ready for Spring Cleaning! Defensive Driving Paper Shredding Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving! Saturday, March 24th 10am - Noon Thursdays, March 1st AND 8th 5:45pm-8:45pm Spring cleaning? Have papers that This course is designed for all need shredding? Bring them to the Library! The shredding truck will be licensed and insured drivers. in the train station parking lot to help The fee is $38 for drivers up you securely discard them. to age 60 and $33 for drivers ages 60 and older. A non- refundable check payable to Free Health Screenings Empire Safety Council is due at time of registration. Cash is not accepted. You MUST ATTEND BOTH Staying Strong to Be Your Best 3-HOUR SESSIONS to receive an insurance discount. Tuesday, February 27th 10am - Noon NYIT students present a lecture and tips to sustain health. Screenings will be available. Library Board of Trustees Nancy Benchimol, President Rosemarie Ryba, Vice-President Barbara Palermo, Treasurer Upcoming Meetings and Events Amy Kempton, Secretary Library Board of Trustees Meetings Jennine Bernesby Wednesdays, January 17th; February 21st- 7:30pm Rudolph Hertlein Craig Henneberger Friends of the Gold Coast Library Meeting David Martin Monday, February 5th - 10:30am Anthony Papiro AARP Defensive Driving Library Director — Michael Morea Next Session: Tuesday, April 17th from 9am - 4pm Newsletter Editor — Susan Zaremba