PUBLIC NORTH SHORE LIBRARY

May / June 2018 EXHIBITIONS JUNE ______Judith Lepore Schreiber MAY ______This exhibition of mixed media works by Judith Schreiber showcases new works of her impressive Ray Germann: on-going series entitled “Heroines” and smaller “The American West” works of “The Extinction Series.” She has been The photos in this exhibit working on these two series for several years, but are the result of fifteen continues to find new subjects to render. Inspired trips to the American by French 19th century painters and the Mexican West. These include muralists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Judith landscapes and images taken in old mining towns, as paints every day and is compelled to do so. She has been described as a visual well as roadside images. The photos are in black and artist who tells stories. white and color. Everyone is invited to meet with Ms. Schreiber on Saturday, June 9, 2:30 – 4:00 The Friends of the Library will host a reception for Mr. PM. This reception is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Germann on Saturday, May 5, 2:30 – 4:00 PM. All are invited. In the Glass Display Case: “Small Works” by the North Shore Public Library staff.

CONCERTS­ ALL ARE Composers Born In June: WELCOME! Featuring music from the Romantic Era Saturday, June 9, 2:00 – 3:30 PM Jazz Alliance Join the Allegro Singers, featuring tenor Arthur Lai, Friday, May 11, 7:00 – 8:30 PM for an afternoon of listening to the beautiful music of The Jazz Alliance, a six piece modern jazz ensemble, will perform the great composers of the Romantic Era who were the music of jazz icons: Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, born in the month of June! The works of Edvard Charlie Parker, and other greats. The musicians in this band have Grieg, Charles Gounod, Jaques Offenbach, and worked with Lionel Hampton, Bette Midler, The Temptations, others will Spinners, Sammy Davis, and others. be shared. George Gershwin: An American Original The Exceptions Friday, May 18, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Friday, June 29, George Gershwin, An American Original 7:00 – 8:30 PM tributes the self-taught music icon and his Join the fun with The New 130th birthday. Alexander Wu’s piano solo York Exceptions singing performance, along with commentary, brings songs of the 1950’s and a unique collection of Gershwin’s earlier piano 1960’s. You will hear music works and classic Broadway songs, from Tin from the Drifters, Wilson Pan Alley, to Rhapsody in Blue, and a medley Pickett, Dion, Chuck Berry, arrangement of his folk opera, Porgy & Bess. and more. Sonevole Flute Quartet: “Musical Pairings” Saturday, June 2, 2:00 – 3:30 PM Library Trustees: Hours of Service: “Musical Pairings” is an eclectic William Schiavo, President Monday-Friday 9:30 AM-9 PM mixture of the music of diverse cultures Terry Cipriani, Vice-President Saturday 9:30 AM-5 PM around the world paired with art and Virginia Ryan, Secretary Sunday 1-5 PM (Oct. 15-April 29, 2018) photographs to complement the Richard Gibney, Trustee Jennifer Juengst, Trustee Check the calendar or library website for music. Enjoy a taste of the music of change of hours or additional closings. Outside return box available. India, Ireland, Canada, Cuba, Australia, Library Director: Laura Hawrey and the United States. This Quartet Assistant Director: Janis Tousey Library Website: features all instruments of the flute http://northshorepubliclibrary.org family from the petite piccolo to the Treasurer: Nancy O’Shea eimpressive and captivating contrabass. e Telephone: 631-929-4488 NSPL cardholders may register in person, by phone, or online for May Adult Programs on May 1 unless otherwise noted. For programs with fees, in-person registration is required. Adult Programs Non-residents may register beginning May 5, space permitting.

Intermediate Bridge Art Forum ONGOING PROGRAMS Wednesdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30, Wednesdays, May 16 & June 20 at 7:00 PM No registration necessary; all are welcome! June 6, & 13, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Everyone is welcome to meet with local This class is designed to help aspiring artists as they present a topic, brainstorm Knittin’ Time players use the most effective way of ideas, share techniques, and discuss Saturdays, May 5 & June 2 communicating with their partners which happenings in the local Long Island art world. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM becomes a prerequisite for better play at Ray Germann will present his work displayed Creative Writing Group a higher level. Students in this class should in the library in May and Judith Lepore Saturdays, May 12 & June 9 have taken a beginners course in Bridge. Schreiber will share in our June meeting. If 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM you have any questions, please email Lorena at: [email protected] Canasta Club Savvy Sightseer - Thursdays (no club May 17, 24, & 31), Britain’s Modern Monarchy Exploring the Pacific Ocean and 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Thursday, May 10, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Beyond in Pursuit of Plastic 2018 will be a big year for Britain’s Mah Jongg Club Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Royal Family: Will and Kate’s next Join science writer and artist Erica Cirino Fridays (no club May 25, June 1, & 8), prince or princess will make his/her 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and find out the truths about plastic grand entrance, Harry and Meghan will pollution and what it’s doing to the planet, join the UK and US in holy matrimony, wildlife, and people. and the Queen will unveil her new REGISTRATION REQUIRED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED galleries in the rafters of Westminster Intermediate Canasta Abbey. Join the celebrations with Thursdays, May 17, 24, & 31 MAY ______this travelogue exploring The House 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Friends of the Library Meeting of Windsor. We’ll look at changing This class will sharpen your skills on the Wednesdays, May 2 & June 6 at 10:30 AM fashions, royal weddings, magnificent amazing game of Canasta. Learn strategy Anyone with a NSPL card is welcome to join crowns, and personal jewel collections, and different types of hands that you can the Friends and help with the artist receptions royal residences, famous comments, play. even royal baby naming! and used book sales. Used Book Sale Saturday, May 19, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tai Chi: 6 combinations/ All gardening and home repair books will Tick-Borne Disease – 8 methods (Li Ho Ba Fa) What You Need to Know be half off! Hard covers will be 25 cents Fridays, May 11, 18, 25, June 1, & 8 and soft covers will be 10 cents. Monday, May 7, 7:00 – 8:30 PM 10:00 – 11:00 AM Chances are that you, or someone you Non-refundable fee of $20. Join certified know, has been diagnosed with Lyme or instructor Frank Galante for this 5 week another tick-borne disease. A physician class. Wear loose fitting clothing and (member of the Medical Advisory Panel sneakers or flat shoes. of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Pilates Mat Thai Cooking Center) will speak about the types of Fridays, May 11, 18, 25, June 1, & 8 Tuesday, May 22, 7:00 – 8:30 PM diseases that are carried by the different 6:30 – 7:30 PM Non-refundable fee of $3. Penn species of ticks found on Eastern Long Non-refundable fee: $20. Join instructor Hongthong will demonstrate how to make Island, the symptoms, diagnostic tests, and Tricia Chiappetta for this fitness series that Massaman curry with beef and Panang treatment options that are available. Tips will improve your overall alignment and have curry with chicken and coconut jasmine on preventing tick bites will also be shared. you feeling great! rice. There will be a tasting after. Each attendee will receive a free tick kit. There will be ample time for Q & A. You New York State Defensive Driving Intermediate Mah Jongg must register to reserve your seat. Monday, May 14 & Tuesday, May 15, Fridays, May 25, June 1, & 8 5:30 – 8:30 PM (TWO DAY COURSE) 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Intro to Email OR Saturday, May 19, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM Continue to play American Mah Jongg Tuesday, May 8, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM A $30 check or money order made payable and focus on strategies to select winning In this hands-on, lecture and demo class you to The Clausen Agency will be collected hands and play more defensively. This class will learn how to send, receive, forward, and at in-person registration. No cash will be is designed for novice players who are reply to e-mails. After you have mastered accepted. Bring a bag lunch/snack. comfortable reading the card. the basics, you will learn how to attach files and download. Prerequisites: Computer Technology Clinic Kindergarten and Computer 1st Grade. Tuesday, May 15 & June 19 6:00 OR 7:00 PM Fair Isle: Stranded Knitted Cowl Teen volunteers will provide Intro to Google Apps Tuesdays, May 8, 15, & 22, 6:30 – 7:30 PM instructions on the use of iPads, smart Wednesday, May 30, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Starting with a corrugated ribbing, you will phones, and laptops. Please call to Learn all about Google Calendar, Gmail, learn how to work with two colors creating a reserve your 1-hour session and let and office suite web applications. design and working from a chart. Knitting skills us know what assistance you require. Topics: creating an account, calendar required: How to cast on and knit and purl. You must bring your own devices for functions, available applications, and Supply List: Two different colors of skeins of instruction. Registration for May clinic more. Prerequisites: For intermediate and dk #3 weight yarn. Approximately 210 yards begins 5/1, for June clinic 6/1. advanced computer users. of yarn - two different colors. Size 8 circular needles. 2 NSPL cardholders may register in person, by phone, or online for June Adult Programs on June 1 unless otherwise noted. For programs with fees, in-person registration is required. Non-residents may register beginning June 5, space permitting. Adult Programs

REGISTRATION REQUIRED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED Advanced Excel Registration for the following FOUR June Monday, June 18, 6:30 – 8:30 PM programs begins May 1 for NSPL cardholders, JUNE ______Learn advanced features including vLookup, May 5 for non-residents, space permitting. data validation, and much more. Prerequisites: Digital Photography Computer Kindergarten and 1st Grade, Make Your Own Floral Wrist Corsage Workshop Series Introduction and Intermediate Excel. Friday, June 1, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Thursdays, June 7, 14, & 28 Join Rosa Haberstroh and learn how to design, 7:00 – 8:30 PM AARP Safe Driver Course – 2 Day Course wrap, and decorate your own wrist corsage to This is a three week digital Tuesday, June 19 & Wednesday, June 20 enhance that special occasion. Materials will be photography workshop that’s fun 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM provided. for novices and challenging for the A representative from AARP will collect the fee more experienced. Come share of $20 for AARP members or $25 for non-AARP Touring Our National Parks your pictures and questions with members at the first session. Payable only by Saturday, June 2, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Photographer Miranda Gatewood check or money order made out to AARP. No Join us as we tour the National Parks, including as she presents this workshop cash will be accepted. the more famous parks, as well as some hidden on topics such as composition, gems. Park history and folklore will be shared as collective scrapbook, and fabulous Paint Night: Step by Step“Poppies” well as tips for traveling and staying in the parks. photography hacks. You will have Tuesday, June 19 OR Thursday, June 21, Suggestions for day trips close to home will be time between sessions to shoot 6:30 – 8:30 PM given. images and share in this workshop. Non-refundable fee of $5. Paint a beautiful Introduction to Excel atmospheric rendering of poppies with artist Intermediate Excel June Schuman. No experience necessary and Monday, June 4, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Monday, June 11, 6:30 – 8:30 PM all levels welcome. Here’s a chance to have fun Learn the basics of the world’s most popular Learn functions, working with and learn an easy step by step method. Similar spreadsheet program including creating, editing, ranges, macros, charting, and much to paint night without any strict rules. and formatting worksheets, formulas, and much more. Prerequisites: Computer more. Prerequisites: Computer Kindergarten and Kindergarten, Computer 1st Grade Technology is changing the Driving Computer 1st Grade or equivalent. and Introduction to Microsoft Excel Experience: AARP Smart DriverTEKSM or equivalent. Alpha-gal Meat Allergy – Friday, June 22, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Staying in the know has never been easier Caused by a Tick! Cooking with Block Island Monday, June 4, 7:00 – 8:30 PM with Smart DriverTEKSM. This is a brand-new, Do you know someone who can no longer eat Seafood Company 90-minute workshop offering an interactive Tuesday, June 12, 6:30 – 8:30 PM meat? Allergist Erin McGintee, MD, a member way to stay up to date with the latest safety Non-refundable fee of $3. Join the of the Medical Advisory Panel of Stony Brook technology in your current or future car. Block Island Seafood Company for Southampton Hospital’s Regional Tick-Borne Learn all about blind-spot detection systems, their demonstration of teriyaki mahi- Disease Resource Center, will lecture about the front-collision warning systems, and more. A mahi served with chilled asparagus representative from AARP will collect the fee Alpha-gal meat allergy which is caused by a bite in a sesame vinaigrette, as well as from the Lone Star Tick. of $5. Check made out to AARP. No Cash coconut lime mussels over rice. accepted.

Do As You Please Bus Trip to TRIPS Saturdays, May 12 & June 9 at 9:30 AM Round-trip transportation on Hampton Jitney bus leaves from NSPL at 9:30 AM Round-trip bus ($30 for round-trip or one-way) SHARP and leaves from 42nd St. and 5th Ave. at 6:00 PM SHARP. Drop-offs in leaves from the NSPL parking lot four hours Manhattan at the NY Public Library (42nd St. and 5th Ave.), the Met Museum before the performance start time. For more of Art, and the Museum of Nat. Hist. Pickup is at 42nd St. and 5th Ave. Non- information or to purchase a ticket contact Gerri refundable tickets cost $25 per passenger (round-trip or one-way) per trip, and Foudy, [email protected]. may not be used for any other date. Tickets for both trips go on sale beginning May 1 for NSPL cardholders, May 5 for non-residents, space permitting. NY Philharmonic Spring 2018 Season Registration Currently Open “Rich and Famous” Walking Tour of the Upper East Side Shostakovich & Mendelssohn, Saturday, May 12 at 12:00 PM Saturday, 5/19 at 8:00 PM Optional mile-long walking tour add-on to “Do As You Please” bus trip on Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. May 12. Guided tour leaves from the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 12:00 PM. Piano: Bertrand Chamayou. Explore and learn about the Upper Eastside neighborhood which was home to the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and many more. The tour American Ballet Theatre – lasts approximately three hours and costs $20 (non-refundable). Registration Spring 2018 Season opens May 1 for NSPL cardholders and May 5 for non-residents, space permitting. Registration open for NSPL New York Botanical Garden – Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii cardholders on May 1 Tuesday, June 26 at 8:00 AM at the NSPL Circulation Desk Enjoy this beautiful exhibition exploring the artist’s immersion in the Hawaiian Romeo and Juliet, Sergei Prokofiev and Islands in 1939. Non-refundable fee of $80 includes round-trip transportation, starring Misty Copeland admission to the NYBG and the exhibit, and lunch at the Sea Shore Restaurant Saturday, 6/16 at 2:00 PM on City Island. Registration opens May 1 for NSPL cardholders and May 5 for non- Rear orchestra tickets available for $85.00. residents, space permitting.

3 These classes are for Language adults over the age of 18. earning For info and to register L call Lorena at Corner 631-929-4488 Ext. 254.

Spanish Language Learners Beginning Spanish Wednesdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, & 13, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Learn Spanish from a native speaker in this beginner level class. Learn Spanish communication skills and cultural aspects of the Spanish language. Spanish Language and Communication Thursdays, May 10, 17, 24, & 31, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Continue to build your grammar, vocabulary, and conversational communication skills in this intermediate class. For those with Spanish language skills, the emphasis will be on further developing your oral skills. Not for beginners.

English as a Second Language Classes ESL Mornings Mondays, May 7, 14, 21, (No 5/28), June 4, & 11, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Or ESL Evenings Mondays, May 7, 14, 21, (No 5/28), June 4, & 11, 7:00 – 8:30 PM This is a multi-level class for new English speakers. Intermediate to advanced levels. Improve your listening, speaking, reading, writing, and understanding skills.

No Registration. Movies All Are Welcome!

Walking Out Wednesday, May 9, 2 & 6:30 PM A teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. The pair struggle to connect until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything. (Rated PG-13, 96 minutes).

Pitch Perfect 3 Wednesday, May 23, 2 & 6:30 PM Following their win at the a cappella world championship, Beca (Anna Kendrick) and the group reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour. (Rated PG-13, 93 minutes).

The Greatest Showman Wednesday, June 6, 2 & 6:30 PM This original musical celebrates the birth of show business and tells of P. T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. (Rated PG, 105 minutes).

The Post Wednesday, June 13, 2 & 6:30 PM In the early 1970s, the first female publisher of a major newspaper () and a hard-driving editor (Tom Hanks) join forces to reveal a decades-long cover-up, starting an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. (Rated PG-13, 116 minutes).

4 Young Adult Programs are for students in grades 6 – 12, unless otherwise noted. Registration for May programs begins 5/1, June program registration begins on 6/1.

Wednesday is Game Day! Meet your friends in the Young Adult Room after school for gaming on a table. Play old fashioned board games, role playing games, and collectible card games. We have games on hand but you are also welcome to bring your own games and handheld devices.

Suffolk Homework Help Live, one on one tutoring is available at home via Livebrary.com. Connect with live expert tutors in all core subjects from grades k-12!

Homework Help Tuesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 PM and Thursdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM (Through June 14) Please bring your homework assignments and textbooks for this service.

Animal Lover’s Club Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Design a bandana for your pet or a shelter animal. Wednesday, June 13, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Create cat and dog toys for shelter animals. Art Club Mom and Teen Diptych Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Paint a Fence with Dad Wednesday, June 13, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Cooking with Chef Rob Scott: Mother’s Day Dozen Thursday, May 10, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Make at least 2 dozen delicious cocoa oatmeal cookies for Mom’s special day. Everyone will make the dough from scratch, roll out the cookies, and then bake at home for mom.

Suffolk County Battle of the Books Thursdays, June 14 – August 9, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Participants entering grades 6-9 will read 8 books, attend 9 practice sessions, and then compete against one another at a “Mock Battle of the Books.” The top-ranked players will go on to compete against teams from libraries across the county in August at Stony Brook University.

Father’s Day Craft: Gift of Time Mason Jars Friday, June 15, 4:00 – 5:00 PM Teens will show their love for dad as they decorate mason jars for Father’s Day. Jars will be filled with creative and thoughtful activities that they can do with their dad!

Libraries Rock! Online registration begins June 8. Visit our webpage at www.northshorepubliclibrary.org to register and to participate in the online Summer Reading Club. Staff will be visiting your school in June to introduce our programs and to distribute the Libraries Rock! Summer Reading Club brochure.

Summer Reading Club Kick-Off with Author Paul Griffin! Wednesday, June 27, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Meet author Paul Griffin who wrote several young adult novels, his latest novel for middle grade readers, When Friendship Followed Me Home. Paul lives in NYC with several crazy dogs who are often featured in his stories. Upon registration, a complimentary copy of his book will be reserved in your name for signing during the reception. In- person and telephone registration begins 6/1. Grades 4 and up.

Volunteer Opportunities Teen Volunteers Teen Advisory Meeting Needed for Saturday, May 19, 10:00 – 11:00 AM Summer Programs Students entering grades Technology Clinic 6 through 12 interested in Tuesdays, May 15 & June 19, 6:00 OR 7:00 PM volunteering for summer Students in grades 6-12 interested in programs can register volunteering to instruct adults on how to use in person for 2 sessions a variety of electronic devices are welcome to beginning June 18. register for a 1-hour session.

5 Unless otherwise noted, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Children’s Programs for all Children’s Programs.

MAY ______Candy Flower Cookies, Grades K-5 JUNE ______Tuesday, May 8, Baby Bounce & 4:30 – 5:15 PM OR 5:30 – 6:15 PM Rhyme, Infants 6-17 Join Fanny Cake Bakers to make a sweet Annual Summer months with a treat bouquet for a special mom! Reading Club: parent/caregiver Libraries Rock! Thursday, May 10, 10:15 – 11:00 AM Salamander Bed, Grades K-2 Online registration Get moving in this fun and interactive Wednesday, May 16, 4:30 – 5:15 PM begins on June 8. program! Please bring a yoga mat, towel Listen to The Salamander Room by Anne Visit our web page @ or blanket. Mazer and make a soft, comfortable http://northshorepubliclibrary.org to register woodland paradise bed just like in the to participate in the online Summer Reading Sensory Play, Infants to pre-walkers story. Then pick a colorful (toy) salamander Club. During the month of June the staff will with a parent/caregiver to live with you! be visiting all of the elementary schools to Monday, May 21, 10:15 – 11:15 AM introduce the exciting events planned for Explore and manipulate toys designed Lego Master Builders, Grades K-5 the summer and to distribute the summer specifically to stimulate the senses. Saturday, May 26, 11:00 – 11:45 AM brochure. Look for a copy in your child’s Create clever and imaginative structures backpack! Baby Steps, Ages 6-17 months using LEGO building blocks! with a parent/caregiver Parachute Play, Infants 6-17 months Wednesday, May 30, 10:15 – 11:15 AM A Plethora of Polymers... with a parent/caregiver Enjoy open playtime while meeting new got Flubber?, Grades 3 -5 Friday, June 8, 10:15 – 11:00 AM friends! Friday, May 11, 4:30 – 5:15 PM Join us for this fun and interactive program! Make a stringy, bouncy creation (Flubber) Please bring a yoga mat, towel or blanket. Stay & Play, Ages 6-35 months while exploring states of matter, molecules, with a parent/caregiver polymers, and chemical reactions. Baby Steps, Ages 6-17 months Saturday, May 12, 10:15 – 11:30 AM with a parent/caregiver Quality playtime, a simple craft, and Kids Paint Night: Thumbprint Flowers, Wednesday, June 20, 10:15 – 11:15 AM circle-time songs! Grades 3-5 Enjoy open playtime while meeting new Monday, May 14, 4:30 – 5:15 PM friends! Jump For Joy, Ages 18-35 months Kids will create beautiful watercolor flowers, with a parent/caregiver then decorate and frame their artwork to Let’s Move With PlayHooray, Thursday, May 17, 10:15 – 11:00 AM bring home. Ages 6-35 months with parent/caregiver Dress-up, music, dance, games, puppets, Wednesday, June 13, parachute play and more! Fun with Facts: Alice in Wonderland!, 10:15 – 11:00 AM OR 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Grades 3-5 A music and movement class that will have you Family Fun Night, Thursday, May 17, 4:30 – 5:15 PM moving to the beat of contemporary and pop Ages 18 months to pre-k Hear a reading of One Fun Day with Lewis music! Wednesday, May 23, 6:30 – 7:30 PM Carroll: a celebration of wordplay and a girl Children and adults will work side by side named Alice by Kathleen Krull. Create an Family Fun Night with PlayHooray, through music, movement, fine and gross Alice in Wonderland sign. Pre-K children ages 2-5 years motor activities, as well as story time, and Friday, June 15, 6:00 – 6:45 PM craft. Cookies & Bookies, Grades 3-5 Enjoy this music and movement class scheduled Monday, May 21, 4:30 – 5:15 PM to meet the needs of families who cannot attend This Llama Register in-person when you pick up a copy the weekday programs. Loves Mama!, of Molly’s Story: a dog’s purpose novel by W. Pre-K ages 3-5 years Bruce Cameron. This program will include a Stay & Play, Ages 6-35 months with a parent/guardian booktalk, cookies, and a challenge! with a parent/caregiver Friday, May 4, Saturday, June 16, 10:15 – 11:30 AM 1:15 – 1:45 PM OR Feature Film: Paddington 2 (103 min, PG) Quality playtime, a simple craft, and circle-time 2:15 – 2:45 PM Friday, May 25, 6:30 – 8:15 PM songs! Enjoy a story and craft to celebrate Mother’s Day! On Display The Art Nanny: Father’s Day Pet Gallery! We are celebrating National Masterpiece, Pre-K, ages 3-5 years Superhero Smashdown, Pet Month with pictures of pets from loving with a parent/caregiver Pre-K ages 3-5 years homes in our library district. Please stop by Friday, June 15, Tuesday, May 15, to enjoy this special display! 1:15 – 2:00 PM OR 2:30 – 3:15 PM 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM OR 1:15 – 2:00 PM Come make a “Long Island Egret” framed Dress as a superhero to make crafts and watercolor using art tricks, techniques, and play games fit only for a superhero! During the month of May we will be step-by-step instruction of The Art Nanny! showcasing the artwork of the students Dynamic Kids of New York: who attend the North Shore Youth Council’s A Couple of Puppets Presents Little Into The Rain Forest, Before/After Care School Programs. Red Ridinghood, Pre-K, ages 3-5 years Pre-K ages 3-5 years with a parent/caregiver Friday, May 25, Read to Cotton Tuesday, June 19, 1:15 – 1:45 PM 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM OR 1:15 – 2:00 PM Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30 AM Complete with changing scenery, music, and Travel deep into the magical rain forest Call to make an appointment to practice your charming hand puppets, this show will have using stories, parachutes, props, ribbon reading skills by reading aloud to Cotton, a children ratting on the wolf and cheering Little sticks, music, and lots of imagination. gentle and loveable therapy dog! Red to safety. 6 Registration for May programs begins on May 1, registration for June programs begins on June 1. Each child must be registered under his/her own library card. To validate registration the child’s age/grade MUST be entered in the “Note to Instructor” field. Children in Grades K and up will attend programs independently.

My Dad Rocks!, Grades K-2 Tuesday, June 5, 4:30 – 5:15 PM Kick-Off your Summer Vacation with these great programs: Create a one-of-a-kind gift for your dad! Frog, Bugs and Animals, Ages 3-older Author Visit: Meet Paul Griffin FAUX Hamburger and Tuesday, June 26 Wednesday, June 27, 6:30 – 8:30 PM Cookie French Fries, Grades 3-5 10:00 – 10:45 AM OR See page 5 for details. Tuesday, June 12, 4:30 – 5:15 PM 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Make two burgers with a side of cookie Green Meadow Farms will bring frogs, bugs, Playing With Words: Rhyme Time!, French fries using buttercream icing hedgehogs, reptiles, and more to the library! Entering Grades 1 & 2 candy and sprinkles. Thursday, June 28, 10:15 – 11:00 AM Cookies & Bookies & Bagels too!, Children will learn a fun and entertaining Fun with Facts: Wildflowers!, Grades 3-5 way to enjoy listening to and writing Grades 3-5 Wednesday, June 27, their own poems. The rhythm, repetition, Thursday, June 14, 4:30 – 5:15 PM 10:15 – 11:00 AM and rhyme of poetry help develop the Hear a reading of Miss Lady Bird’s Register in-person when phonological awareness that is essential Wildflowers: how a first lady changed you pick up a copy of to your readers. America by Kathi Appelt. Create a Diary of a Wimpy Kid: colorful rock garden. The Getaway by Jeff Lego Master Builder, Kinney. This program Grades K-5 Kids Paint Night: Watercolor will include a booktalk, Friday, June 29, 10:15 – 11:00 AM Posters, Grades 3-5 bagels, muffins, mini- Create clever and imaginative structures Monday, June 18, 4:30 – 5:15 PM donuts, and a challenge! using LEGO building blocks! Decorate a summer-themed velvet art poster using watercolors!

DISCOUNT TICKETS Purchase discounted admission tickets at the library’s Circulation Desk for The Long Island Aquarium ($18.00) and The Bronx Zoo ($26.00). Available while supplies last! Please call 631- 929-4488 for more information.

specially Unless otherwise noted, registration for May programs begins on 5/1, June program E registration begins on 6/1. For any program with fees, in-person registration is required. For Seniors WANT A COPY OF THIS NEWSLETTER IN LARGE PRINT? CALL JANIS TOUSEY AT 631-929-4488 Ext. 239.

Music & Memory Medicare Counseling Wii Bowling This personalized music therapy program Tuesdays, May 8 & June 12 Fridays, May 18 & June 15 triggers memories, improves communication, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM and removes isolation for those with Alzheimer’s A trained volunteer will be Come bowl with us at “NSPL Lanes.” No Disease, dementia, depression, and loneliness. at the library to answer your special skill is needed. This computer Please contact our Senior Services Librarian, questions about claims game can even be done from a chair. All Janis, at 631-929-4488 Ext. 239. or benefits. This personal are welcome. service is by appointment Homebound Services only. Open to all; please Film as Literature Classic Film Series If you or someone you know is homebound and call 631-929-4488 Ext. 225 Join us for an afternoon of classic films cannot come to the library due to a permanent or for your appointment. and film discussions. Joyce Maggio, a temporary disability, please contact our Homebound former Mass Media instructor at Suffolk and Senior Services Librarian, Janis, at 631-929- Technology Clinic Community College will introduce 4488 Ext. 239. Tuesdays, the films and lead discussions. May 15 & June 19 Refreshments will be served. Senior Stretching 10:30 – 11:30 AM 6:00 OR 7:00 PM May: Mondays: 7, 14, & 21 See page 2 for details. Seven Days in May June: Mondays: 4, 11, 18, & 25 (1964) 118 min. A non-refundable fee of $6 for May sessions and Free Blood Thursday, May 17 $8 for June sessions will be collected at in-person at 1:00 PM registration, which begins the first of each month. Pressure Screening This is an easy, invigorating and relaxing chair and Thursdays, Father of the Bride stretching program. No skill is needed. Fee is May 17 & June 14 (1991) 105 min. same whether you attend the whole month or an 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Thursday, June 14 individual class. No registration required. at 1:00 PM

7 f MAY f SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 THE LIBRARY Program Reg. Storytime Canasta Club Mah Jongg Club Knittin’ Time Begins 9:30 AM 10:15 AM, 4:30 PM 10 AM-12 PM 10 AM-12 PM 10 AM-12 PM WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS STARTING Storytime Friends of the Storytime Storytime Artist Reception 10:15 AM, 1:15 PM Library Meeting 10:15, 11:15 AM 10:15 AM 2:30-4 PM IN MAY, 10:30 AM Homework Help Homework Help This Llama AND WILL REOPEN 6-8 PM Spring Yoga 3:30-5:30 PM Loves Mama ON SUNDAYS 10:30-11:30 AM 1:15-1:45, SAT/ACT Prep 2:15-2:45 PM ON OCTOBER 14. Course 6-8 PM E-Reader Help 5:30-8:30 PM

Canasta Club 6 7 Storytime 8 Intermediate Bridge 9 10 11 12 Storytime 10:15 AM 10 AM-12 PM 10 AM-12 PM LIBRARY 10:15 AM, 1:15 PM Baby Bounce & Rhyme Tai Chi 10-11 AM Do As You Please Parent Toddler Storytime Intro to Email 10:15-11 AM Bus Trip To NYC CLOSED Workshop 10:15 AM, 4:30 PM Mah Jongg Club 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Storytime 10:15, 11:15 AM 9:30 AM 10:15-11:30 AM Spring Yoga 10 AM-12 PM World Lit. Book Disc.: Senior Stretching Medicare Counseling 10:30-11:30 AM Stay and Play 10:30 AM-12:30 PM The Citadel, by A.J. Cronin Storytime 10:15 AM 10:30-11:30 AM Movie: Walking Out 2 PM 10:15-11:30 AM ESL Mornings Candy Flower 2 & 6:30 PM Homework Help A Plethora of Creative Writing 10:30 AM-12 PM Cookies 4:30-5:15, E-Reader Help 3:30-5:30 PM Polymers…got Group 5:30-8:30 PM Flubber? 4:30-5:15 PM Learn To Be...Tobacco 5:30-6:15 PM Cooking with Chef Rob Scott: Mother’s Day Dozen 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Free 6-7:30 PM Homework Help Animal Lover’s Club 7-8 PM Pilates Mat 7-8 PM Upper East Side ESL Evenings 6-8 PM Beginning Spanish 6:30-7:30 PM 7-8:30 PM Savvy Sightseer - Britain’s Walking Tour 12 PM 7-8:30 PM Fair Isle: Stranded Modern Monarchy 7-8:30 PM Concert: Jazz Alliance Tick-Borne Disease Knitted Cowl Art Club: Mom and Teen E-Reader Help Diptych 7-8:30 PM Spanish Language and 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM 6:30-7:30 PM Communication 7-8:30 PM 2-5 PM

Intermediate Canasta 13 Parent Toddler 14 Superhero 15 16 17 Tai Chi 10-11 AM 18 19 Intermediate Bridge 10:30 AM-12:30 PM LIBRARY Workshop Smashdown Vol. Opp.: 10 AM-12 PM Jump For Joy 10:15-11 AM Mah Jongg 10:15-11:30 AM 11:15 AM-12 PM, TAG Meeting CLOSED 1:15-2 PM Salamander Bed Free Blood Pressure 10 AM-12 PM Senior Stretching Screening 11 AM-1 PM 10-11 AM NY State Defensive 4:30-5:15 PM 10:30-11:30 AM Literature Classic Film Series: Wii Bowling Driving 5:30-8:30 PM E-Reader Help ESL Mornings Seven Days in May 1 PM 11 AM-12 PM Used Book Sale Vol. Opp.: Tech. Clinic 5:30-8:30 PM 10 AM-4 PM 10:30 AM-12 PM 6 or 7 PM Homework Help Art Forum 7 PM 3:30-5:30 PM Kids Paint Night Technology Clinic Pilates Mat Fun with Facts 4:30-5:15 PM 6:30-7:30 PM NY State 4:30-5:15 PM 6 OR 7 PM Exploring the Pacific Defensive Driving Homework Help Ocean and Beyond in Spanish Language and NY State Defensive 6-8 PM Pursuit of Plastic Communication 7-8:30 PM Concert: George 10 AM-4:30 PM Driving 5:30-8:30 PM Fair Isle: Stranded 7-8:30 PM Contemporary Evening Book Gershwin: An Discussion: American American Original NY Phil.: Shostakovich ESL Evenings Knitted Cowl Beginning Spanish Pastoral, by Philip Roth 7-8:30 PM & Mendelssohn 4 PM 7-8:30 PM 6:30-7:30 PM 7-8:30 PM 7:30 PM

20 Sensory Play 21 22 23 24 25 26 LIBRARY 10:15-11:15 AM Library Board Intermediate Bridge Intermediate Tai Chi 10-11 AM Lego Master CLOSED Senior Stretching Meeting 5 PM 10 AM-12 PM Canasta Intermediate Builders 10:30-11:30 AM 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Mah Jongg 11-11:45 AM Movie: Pitch Perfect 3 10:30 AM-12:30 PM ESL Mornings Homework Help 2 & 6:30 PM Homework Help 10:30 AM-12 PM 6-8 PM 3:30-5:30 PM Into The Rain Forest Cookies & Bookies E-Reader Help 11:15 AM-12 PM, 4:30-5:15 PM Fair Isle: Stranded 5:30-8:30 PM Spanish Language 1:15-2 PM and Communication Learn To Be... Knitted Cowl Film: Paddington 2 Tobacco Free Reunion 6:30-7:30 PM Family Fun Night 7-8:30 PM 6:30-8:15 PM 6:30-7:30 PM 6-7:30 PM Pilates Mat 6:30-7:30 PM ESL Evenings Thai Cooking Beginning Spanish 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM 27 28 29 30 31 LIBRARY MUSEUM PASSES LIBRARY Homework Help Intermediate Bridge Intermediate The library is offering family museum CLOSED 10 AM-12 PM Canasta CLOSED 6-8 PM passes for all NSPL library cardholders. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Baby Steps Learn more about the museums and 10:15-11:15 AM Memorial Day Homework Help reserve passes from our homepage, at E-Reader Help 3:30-5:30 PM the Children’s Reference Desk, or by 5:30-8:30 PM Spanish Language calling 631-929-4488 ext. 223. Intro into Google Apps and Communication 6:30-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM Beginning Spanish 7-8:30 PM

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Sign up to participate in Program Reg. 1 2 Discount Tickets Begins 9:30 AM Knittin’ Time NSPL’s Annual Summer Reading Club! Tai Chi 10-11 AM 10 AM-12 PM Purchase discounted admission tickets Intermediate Visit our web page @ www.northshorepubliclibrary.org to at the library’s Circulation Desk for Mah Jongg Touring Our 10:30 AM-12:30 PM National Parks register to participate in the online Summer Reading Club for The Long Island Aquarium ($18.00) Pilates Mat 10:30 AM-12 PM Children and Young Adults! During the month of June the staff and The Bronx Zoo ($26.00). 6:30-7:30 PM Concert: Sonevole will be visiting all of the schools to introduce the exciting events Available while supplies last! Make Your Own Floral Wrist Flute Quartet: planned for the summer and to distribute the summer brochure. Please call 631- 929-4488 Corsage 7-8:30 PM “Musical Pairings” Look for a copy in your child’s backpack! for more information. 2-3:30 PM

Do As You 3 4 5 6 7 Summer 8 9 LIBRARY Senior Stretching Please Bus Trip To 10:30-11:30 AM My Dad Rocks Intermediate Bridge Canasta Club Reading Club NYC 9:30 AM CLOSED 4:30-5:15 PM 10 AM-12 PM 10 AM-12 PM Online Registration ESL Mornings Creative Friends of the Library Begins 9:30 AM 10:30 AM-12 PM World Lit. Book Disc.: Writing Group Meeting 10:30 AM Homework Help The Duel, by Tai Chi 10-11 AM 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Introduction to 6-8 PM Movie: The Greatest Anton Chekhov 2 PM Parachute Play Excel 6:30-8:30 PM Showman Concert: 10:15-11 AM Composers Born In Alpha-gal Meat 2 & 6:30 PM Homework Help 3:30-5:30 PM Intermediate June 2-3:30 PM Allergy – Caused by E-Reader Help Mah Jongg a Tick! 7-8:30 PM 5:30-8:30 PM E-Reader Help Digital Photography 10:30 AM-12:30 PM 2-5 PM ESL Evenings Beginning Spanish Workshop Series Pilates Mat 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM Artist Reception 6:30-7:30 PM 2:30-4 PM

Intermediate Bridge 10 11 Medicare 12 13 Canasta Club 14 15 16 Senior Stretching 10 AM-12 PM 10 AM-12 PM Mah Jongg Club LIBRARY Counseling Let’s Move With American Ballet 10:30-11:30 AM Free Blood Pressure 10 AM-12 PM CLOSED 10:30 AM-12:30 PM PlayHooray Theatre: Romeo Screening 11 AM-1 PM Wii Bowling 10:15-11 AM, Literature Classic 11 AM-12 PM and Juliet ESL Mornings FAUX Hamburger 11:15 AM-12 PM Cookies Film Series: 10 AM 10:30 AM-12 PM Movie: The Post Father of the Bride 1 PM Art Nanny: Father’s 4:30-5:15 PM 2 & 6:30 PM Day 1:15-2 PM, Homework Help Stay & Play Intermediate Excel Homework Help E-Reader Help 3:30-5:30 PM 2:30-3:15 PM 6:30-8:30 PM 6-8 PM 5:30-8:30 PM 10:15-11:30 AM Animal Lover’s Club Fun with Facts 4:30-5:15 PM Father’s Day Craft: Cooking with Block 7-8 PM Digital Photography Gift of Time Mason ESL Evenings Jars 4-5 PM Island Seafood Art Club: Paint a Fence Workshop Series 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM Company with Dad 7-8:30 PM Family Fun Night Beginning Spanish Battle of the Books 6-6:45 PM 6:30-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM

17 Summer Teen 18 19 20 21 22 Delayed 23 LIBRARY Volunteer Canasta Club Technology is Opening AARP Driver Safety AARP Driver Safety 10 AM-12 PM CLOSED Opportunities 10 AM-1 PM 10 AM-1 PM Changing the (Due to SWR Paint Night: Step by Registration Begins Puppet Show Driving Experience H.S. Graduation) 9:30 AM Step “Poppies” 10-11:30 AM Library Hours Little Red Ridinghood Baby Steps 6:30-8:30 PM 1:15-1:45 PM 10:15-11:15 AM 1-5 PM Senior Stretching Battle of the Books Mah Jongg Club 10:30-11:30 AM Vol. Opp.: Tech. Clinic 7-8:30 PM 6 or 7 PM E-Reader Help 10 AM-12 PM 5:30-8:30 PM Contemporary Evening Kids Paint Night Technology Clinic Book Discussion: How 4:30-5:15 PM 6 OR 7 PM Art Forum 7 PM the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Advanced Excel Paint Night: Step by Step “Poppies” Julia Alvarez 7:30 PM 6:30-8:30 PM 6:30-8:30 PM 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 LIBRARY Senior Stretching New York Botanical Cookies & Bookies Playing With Words Mah Jongg Club CLOSED 10:30-11:30 AM Garden Trip 8 AM & Bagels too! 10:15-11 AM 10 AM-12 PM 10:15-11 AM Frogs, Bugs & Canasta Club Lego Master Animals E-Reader Help 10 AM-12 PM Builders

10-10:45 AM, 5:30-8:30 PM Battle of the Books 10:15-11 AM 11:30 AM-12:15 PM 7-8:30 PM Author Night: Concert: Library Board Digital Photography Meeting 5 PM Meet Paul Griffin The New York 6:30-8:30 PM Workshop Series Exceptions 7-8:30 PM 7-8:30 PM

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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS! Looking for a Please see our featured displays: book recommendation? Please see the book reviews submitted by our Adult Summer MAY: Older Americans’ Month Reading Club members. These reviews can be found in our This year’s theme is Engage at Any Age. Established by Presidential Summer Reading Club book review binder at the Reference Desk. Proclamation, this month recognizes Older Americans for their contributions and provides information on staying healthy and active. FEATURED JUNE: Adopt a Pet Month E-Reader Help! Please see our heartwarming display of books for this wonderful month! DATABASE: Need assistance with A to Z World Travel your e-reader? PLAN YOUR VACATION! Summer is almost here. For your travel destinations, Wednesday evenings: Take a look at our collection of travel and adventure materials. a comprehensive, 5:30 – 8:30 PM informative travel database Saturdays, May 12 & BEST SELLERS containing both tourist June 9, 2 – 5 PM By popular demand, we now have a display of past best sellers for your and cultural information The assistance is available on more than 160 cities reading pleasure on the bookcase in front of the Reference Desk. to NSPL cardholders. worldwide.

CONTEMPORARY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSIONS: Book Discussions Moderated by Professor Michael Boecherer of SCCC COPIES OF THE BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! American Pastoral, by Philip Roth Thursday, May 17 at 7:30 PM A 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner, Roth’s novel delves into the WORLD LITERATURE DISCUSSIONS: life of Seymour, a successful businessman and former star Moderated by Professor Bill Schiavo athlete, whose conventional upper middle class life is ruined by the domestic, social, and political turmoil of the Bill Schiavo The Citadel, by A.J. Cronin 1960s, which he describes as the “Indigenous American Thursday, May 10 at 2:00 PM Beserk.” This National Book Award winning novel, published in 1937, was groundbreaking in its treatment of the contentious theme How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez of medical ethics. The author, who wrote it as “an attack against Thursday, June 21 at 7:30 PM the medical profession,” drew on his experiences of practicing This coming of age novel is told in reverse chronological medicine in the coal mining regions of South Wales, where he order, and spans thirty years in the lives of the four had researched the correlation between coal dust inhalation Garcia sisters who had enjoyed a sheltered and luxurious and lung disease. childhood in the until their father got into trouble with the secret police. The ensuing flight of the family to New York City The Duel, by Anton Chekhov sends the sisters into social and cultural turmoil while they struggle to Thursday, June 7 at 2:00 PM adjust to their new lives. Set in a seaside town, Chekhov’s novella is morality tale that pits a scientist, a government worker, his mistress, a deacon, and a physician Individual Business Counseling (SCORE) A volunteer from SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Business) will against one another in a verbal battle of wits and provide individual counseling to those who are starting up a new business ethics that explodes in a violent contest. Written or who need help with an existing business. Visit the SCORE website at in 1891, it was considered at the time to represent a “modern longislandscore.org to schedule an appointment. approach” to human behavior.