A monthly guide to your community library, its programs and services

Issue No. 260, December 2010

December holidays The library will be closed December 24 and 25 in observance of Christmas, and December 31 and January 1 for the New Year holiday.

Thanks, Garden Club Gorgeous greens and festive flora brighten the building for the holiday season, courtesy of the Garden Club. We thank you for this gracious display and for your dedication throughout the year.

Thank you volunteers As the year comes to a close, we take the opportunity to thank the scores of volunteers who help make our library the wonderful place that it is. Thank PWPL ranked in top 1 percent of libraries nationwide you to members of the Library Board LIBRARY GETS FIVE STARS AGAIN! For the second year in a row, the Port Washington Public Library received the highest rating of 5 stars from Library Journal. Even more impressive is that additional libraries were rated this year — 7,407 compared to last year’s 7,268. Of the 258 of Trustees, Library Foundation Board libraries that received ratings from 3 to 5 stars, just 85 attained the ”Five Star” rank. The areas rated were circulation, visits, program attendance and the Friends of the Library. Thanks and public internet terminal use. Thank you, Port Washington!! to our Advisory Councils in the areas of Art, Music, Children’s, Nautical and Health. Thank you to our ESOL tutors and to the many individuals who give Music Council welcomes Adam Neiman of their time and talents.

Pianist Adam Neiman per- Get e-mail alerts forms selections from Liszt and Do you want to get library news via e- Rachmaninoff on Sunday, Decem- mail? Click on “Receive E-Mail Alerts” ber 12 at 3 p.m. from our homepage to get started. If Neiman is hailed as one of you want to receive e-mails about your the premiere pianists of his gen- library account, stop by the lobby desk eration, praised for possessing to update your information. a truly rare blend of power, bra- vura, imagination, sensitivity and FOL honors Vogel technical precision. With an es- The Friends of the Library made a tablished international career and surprise presentation of its Friends an encyclopedic repertoire that of the Library Award to longtime spans over 50 concertos, Neiman library supporter Martin Vogel. FOL has performed as soloist with the vice president Nancy Wright recog- symphony orchestras of Belgrade, nized Martin’s outstanding service Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, and extraordinary contributions to Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, the library over so many years. The Saint Louis, San Francisco, Umbria award was announced at a gallery talk and Utah, as well as with the New and documentary on November 4 in York Chamber Symphony and the conjunction with Martin’s photogra- National Symphony Orchestra of phy exhibit, which is on view through Washington, D.C. December 30. A highly-acclaimed recitalist, Neiman has performed in most of the major cities and concert halls throughout the and Canada. His European solo engage- ments have brought him to Italy, France, Germany and Japan, where he made an 8-city tour culminating in his debut at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. This concert is sponsored by the Music Advisory Council with private funds from the Port Wash- ington Library Foundation. Nancy Wright, Martin Vogel and assistant director Corinne Camarata Art Council welcomes musician/artist

David Bennett Cohen has his reception. , Norton Buffalo, Jerry been a professional musician for David began his musical edu- Miller, , Johnny Win- more than 30 years. Best known for cation at 7, studying classical ter, Buddy Miles, John Cippolina, his innovative keyboard playing as for seven years. At age 9, he began , Michael Bloomfield, an original member of the ‘60s rock to teach himself the , and , John Kahn, Johnnie John- band , he when he was 14, he heard boogie- son, Jimmy Vivino, Jay Owens, Deb- is an equally accomplished guitar woogie piano for the first time and bie Davies, Byther Smith, Bobby player who has been involved in was hooked. Since then, he has Kyle, Rocky Lawrence, Johnny B. numerous music scenes through- explored many different styles of Gayden, Sandra Feva and others. out his varied career. and popular music. As a solo performer, he has Cohen’s whimsical pen and Over the years, he has played shared the bill with Country Joe ink drawings will hang in the Main and/or recorded with The Blues McDonald, Kenny Rankin, Bonnie Gallery from December 1 through Project, , The Luther Raitt, Richard Thompson, Jerry 30. The Art Advisory Council hosts Tucker Blues Band, Elvin Bishop, Garcia, Leo Kottke, Rufus Thomas, a reception on Friday, December 3 Hubert Sumlin, Melvin Van Pee- Meatloaf, Booker T., The Roches, from 7 to 9 p.m. Look for a keyboard bles, Happy and , Arlen Kingfish, J. Giles and Magic Dick performance by the artist during Roth, Eric Anderson, David Blue, and many others.

More Silent Classics on DVD

This month we present four Sister from Paris. Two romantic rarely screened silent classics from comedies (1924/1925) starring the Warner Bros. Archive. Here Constance Talmadge and Ronald are some more pre-talkie pictures Colman, both directed by Sidney which have been recently added to Franklin. our DVD collection: Prometheus Unbound: A Fugue in the Key of Flesh (2007). When a Au Bonheur des Dames (1930). plague ravages the small hamlet of Orphan girl Denise (Dita Parlo) Birzirkenstadt, a rebellious doctor comes to Paris to work at her (Josh Ebel) reveals a radical cure. uncle’s shop, but instead takes a job Jim Towne scripted and co-directed in the big department store across (with Mike McKown) this tribute the street, which is trying to run to German Expressionist cinema. her uncle out of business. Julien Slow as Lightning (1923). Jim- Duvivier directed this Emile Zola mie March (Kenneth McDonald) adaptation. loses his job as a clerk, but a gypsy Barbara Frietchie (1924). fortune teller predicts that he will Southern belle Barbara (Florence get rich playing his hunches. Gro- Vidor) loves a Northerner, Captain ver Jones directed. William Trumbull (Edmund Lowe). The Temptress (1926). Robledo Lambert Hillyer directed. (Antonio Moreno) falls in love with Bardelys the Magnificent; Elena (Greta Garbo) at a Parisian Monte Cristo (1926/1922). Two masked ball, only to learn that she is long-lost adventure films starring married to his business colleague, John Gilbert. King Vidor directed the Marquis de Torre Bianco (Ar- Port pre-teens find a voice the first; Emmett J. Flynn directed mand Kalliz). Fred Niblo directed. the second. That Certain Thing (1928). with “Let’s Do a Show” Becoming Charley Chase. Over Cigar stand drudge Molly Kelly eight hours of slapstick comedies (Viola Dana) marries Andy Charles In spite of being too old for a Do a Show to fruition with the (1915-1923) on four discs. (Ralph Graves), the son of a restau- piggy back ride and too young for goal of igniting interest among Desert Nights (1929). A mine rant chain owner. When the lad is PG-13, Port Washington fifth and the pre-teens of Port Washington, manager (John Gilbert) must outwit disinherited, he opens a lunch box sixth graders have a lot to say! In who usually feel too old for the a con artist (Ernest Torrence) and stand of his own. Producer/director the Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney Children’s Room and not quite the beautiful woman (Mary Nolan) Frank Capra scripted with Elmer tradition, theater and speech profes- ready for Teen Space. Ms. May, a posing as his daughter. William Harris. sional Elise May helped pre-teens Port resident, is hoping to create Nigh directed. find their voice and put it on stage. a group identity, including logo t- Gaumont Treasures. Disc 1 The library’s new “Let’s Do a Show” shirts, to help the tweens feel that collects 64 short films directed by program completed a 6-week run they have a special community pioneering French filmmaker Alice last month. which understands their needs. Guy-Blaché between 1897 and 1907. Ten, 11 and 12 year olds met Elise May has taught her Disc 2 presents 13 shorts directed on Saturday mornings to create, Arts-in-Education programs to by Louis Feuillade between 1907 write and perform a show. Working children and adults in the United and 1913. Disc 3 offers 2 titles through improvisation and theater States, Canada, Bermuda and (1912/1913) by Léonce Perret. games, participants developed England for over 25 years. Her Sto- He Who Gets Slapped (1924). scenes, monologues, songs, rap and rytime Theater/Bringing Books Inventor Paul Beaumont (Lon poetry. The focus was getting these to Life and Expressive Elocution/ Chaney, Sr.) suffers a breakdown young actors to find their voice and Speaking for Success programs, and changes professions — he is learn how to use it. The series cul- have been in hundreds of class- now a circus clown whose act con- minated in a fantastic performance. rooms reaching thousands of sists of getting slapped by all the The Port Washington Public students. other clowns. Director Victor Sjos- Library, with a generous grant Look for a new series this trom (credited here as Sea-strom) from the Port Washington Library spring. co-scripted. Foundation, has helped bring Let’s Her Night of Romance ; Her Library joins in Stannards Brook Park groundbreaking

On October 14, members the water quality in Manhasset Bay, services, spoke of visits to the park Talk book discussion group. of the library staff participated remove invasive plants, improve to enjoy the site’s natural beauty. She The park will open in Summer in the Port Washington Parks the seating, lighting, walkways and looks forward to the restoration so 2011. Conserv-ancy’s ground breaking, bridges, and create educational and that the park can continue to serve restoration, and rehabilitation natural play areas. as a destination for her Walk then ceremony of the Nassau County Elly Shodell, the library’s 5-acre Stannards Brook Park on oral historian, prepared remarks Carlton Avenue. about the history of the park. She Stannards is a park preserve wrote that Captain Elbert Stannard with an open stream, rolling lawns, settled in Port Washington in 1897, and mature trees located off Carl- and bought the old Mitchell prop- ton Avenue and Charles Street. In erty which ran from Manhasset Bay 2004, the Port Washington Parks shore east to Carlton Avenue. His Conservancy undertook its resto- sons Edson and Daniel established ration as their first project. They a Buick car dealership in 1914 next raised $1 million dollars through to the Knickerbocker Yacht Club. the State Environmen- His grandson Edson Stannard, Jr. tal Protection Fund, the Nassau served in World War II and was a County Environmental Bond Act popular doctor in town. His office and private donations. The restora- at 485 Main Street was also on the tion will alleviate flooding, capture Stannard property. He died in 2009. sediments and debris to improve Rachel Fox, head of children’s

Meet the author Meet Stacey McGlynn, author of Keeping Time, on Tuesday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. Daisy Phillips is tired of being treated like an old lady. Sure, there was that incident with the lawn mower and the mud. And she did get trapped at the top of a ladder. But that doesn’t make her incapable of living on her own, as her son Dennis seems to think. Now Dennis is pushing her to sell the family home and move to a retirement com- munity. To make matters worse, her best friend is going away for the sum- mer and the new boss at the library politely informed her that her services as a volunteer are no longer needed. The plot thickens enjoyably. Sculptor Ed Jonas, guests Lucy Salerno and Gerry Zahn and historian Elly Shodell “A perfectly charming debut . . . A small gem of a novel.” —Kirkus Library honors sandmining tradition Reviews (starred).

Members of the library fam- Dejanas, D’Amicos, Mauras, Mc- ily participated in the unveiling of Canns and Langones, among many the Sandminers Monument, which others, contributed photographs honors the sandmine workers who and memorabilia. labored in Port Washington for Lucy Salerno, Dr. George more than 100 years. These work- Williams and Ms. Shodell did the ers provided the bulk of the sand interviewing, and Dr. Williams later for the concrete in the sidewalks produced a Cablevision program and skyscrapers of . that is available in our collection. The Port Washington Public Catherine Chester and Josephine Library has been a partner-in- Palawsky deposited the interviews sandmining for over 30 years. With at the Library of Congress. funding from the New York Council A few years ago, the library for the Humanities in 1981, Elly created the “Sand and City” web- Shodell and her team completed site which grew from the voices of a series of audiotaped oral history the sandminers and their families. interviews, wrote a booklet about It has become a resource for thou- sandmining in Port Washington, sands of teachers and students. and mounted a major traveling In her remarks at the event, exhibition. “Particles of the Past” Shodell noted that, “The library’s made it all the way to the State reference room is adorned with wa- Museum in Albany. tercolors by Dan McCann, a M174 Frank Barker lent a model boat model made by Harold Rudd, barge for the occasion. The Santo- and a display cabinet with caulking JESTERS OF JIVE: Sunday, December 19 at 3 p.m. Some of New York City’s finest musicians lis and Salernos, Giagus and Ma- tools and irons. The library’s inter- relive the magic of the Jive and Lindy Hop era, when zoot suits were the rage and swing was rinos, Chessas, Marros, Meluzios, est in sandmining has been deep king! Jesters of Jive presents “Zoot Suit Boogie,” an energetic, horn-driven celebration of 1940s Lambertis, Derius and Fasanos, and abiding.” and revival swing with hot vocals, killer brass, dancers, celebrity impersonators, toe tappin’ grooves and a smokin’ 6-piece band! ½ December Library Kids Welcome to the page for Children’s Services. Be sure to look here for upcoming exhibits, programs and articles relating to Children’s Services and the Parenting Information Center. Parents: Please comply with the age guidelines for these programs and be prepared to show proof of local residency. Early Childhood To register or inquire about the following programs, please call Children’s Services at 883-4400, Ext.150.

Mother Goose Rhyme Time – Session III: December 2, 9, 16. For children ages birth to 17 months with an adult – siblings welcome. Regis- tration began in September – call for availability.

Hands On Music – Monday, December 6 at 12 noon or 1 p.m. Music, stories and songs. For ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Registration began November 29 – call for availability.

Toddler Story Time – Tuesdays at 10 or 11:30 a.m. For children ages 2½ to 3½ with an adult. No registration required. Last story time for the fall season meets December 7.

Preschool Story Time – Fridays at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. For children ages 3½ to 5 without an adult. No registration required. Last story time for the fall season meets December 10.

Pajama Story Time – December 21 at 7 p.m. Come in pajamas and listen to bedtime stories. For children ages 2 to 5 with an adult. Family members welcome. No registration required. Theater artist Doug Berky performs on December 30

Parent Child Workshop – January 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 9 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Spend time with your child and meet new people in an educational and creative environment. Each week a different Holiday Programs resource professional is on hand to discuss speech and hearing, physical fitness, nutrition and behavior. For children ages 18 to 29 months with an adult – siblings welcome. Registration begins December 17 – families must Moving with Mike be Port Washington residents; priority given to first time registrants. Tuesday, December 28 at 2:30 p.m. Share music with performer Mike Soloway. Sing, dance and move to- gether! Mike leads children through a diverse repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs, dances and fingerplays which make it fun for them to guide their own actions, develop self control and take part in our rich cultural heritage of children’s music. For children ages 3 to 7 with an adult. Tickets are required and will be available beginning December 20.

Gems: The World’s Wisdom Stories Thursday, December 30 at 2:30 p.m. Join theater artist Doug Berky as he weaves together various art forms to tell stories from around the world. Masks, puppets, inventive costume, mime, comedy, music and storytelling are the integral elements for ex- periencing these treasures of wisdom. For children in grades 1 and up accompanied by an adult. Tickets required and will be available beginning December 20. Co-sponsored by the Children’s Advisory Council, which is privately funded by donations to the Port Washington Library Foundation.

Family Film Friday, December 10 at 7 p.m. “How to Train Your Dragon” (2010 – Running time 98 minutes) Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade An unlucky teenage Viking, who aspires to hunt dragons, becomes To register or inquire about the following programs, please call Children’s the unlikely friend of a young Services at 883-4400, Ext.150. dragon and learns that there may be more to the creatures than he After School Story Time – Wednesdays at 4 p.m. For children in kin- realized. A DreamWorks Anima- dergarten through second grade without an adult. Registration began in tion, Inc. production based on September – call for availability. Last story time for the fall season meets the novel by Cressida Cowell and December 8. co-directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. Rated PG for paren- Page Turners – Tuesday, December 28 at 7:15 p.m. Book discussion for children in grades 5 and 6. Call for availability. tal guidance. Local author talks about finding your fortune without losing your soul Manhasset resident Anthony that it is possible to “find your fortune to CNBC. Scaramucci will visit the library on without losing your soul.” Scaramucci earned a BA in Monday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. to Scaramucci grew up in Port Economics from Tufts University, talk about his book Goodbye Gordon Washington, and is the founder and and graduated with a JD from Har- Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune managing partner of SkyBridge Capi- vard Law School in 1989. He is a Without Losing Your Soul. tal, which now has $7.4 billion in as- Board Member of The Lymphoma In his book, Scaramucci focus- sets. He was a partner and founder of Foundation and The Brain Tumor es on shedding the greed mindset Oscar Capital Management LLC and Foundation. and replacing it with a social one as a managing director of Neuberger He is on the Board of Overseers the mechanism for surviving market Berman/Lehman Brothers. Prior to for the School of Arts and Sciences mayhem. He explores opportuni- that, Scaramucci was a vice president at Tufts University and a member of ties for leading a rich life in a dif- in Goldman Sach’s Equities Division. the NYC Financial Services Advisory ficult, radically changed economy. He served as a technical consul- Committee. Convinced that the financial crisis tant to Oliver Stone on Wall Street 2: This program is sponsored by was caused by a nation of Gekko Money Never Sleeps, co-starring Mi- the library’s Jobs & Careers Center. wannabes tripped up by status chael Douglas, Josh Brolin and Shia Books will be available for purchase anxiety and egocentric tendencies, LaBeouf. Scaramucci also appears in and signing. the author believes wholeheartedly the film. He is a frequent contributor

Exercise for Over 50 lottery information Deposit your check or money or- at 9 a.m., and Thursdays at 9 or der for $35 in the box at the Infor- 10 a.m. Tuesday classes begin mation Desk between December January 11 and end March 15. 7 and December 28. There is no Thursday classes begin January form to fill out.Please note that all 13 and end March 17. You will be classes will follow the same format. notified by phone or e-mail begin- Include on the check the day and ning January 5. Checks not drawn time of class you are interested will be returned. Please be sure to in, as well as contact information write your phone number or e-mail (phone number or email address.) address on your check. Questions Please submit a separate check for should be directed to Jessica Ley each class. Classes are Tuesdays at 883-4400, Ext. 123. Sitting in front row are Lela Heinzerling and essay contest winner Satomi Osawa. Back row, left to right: Susan Lerner, Ted Goldsmith and Mike Duffy. “What I love About Port” by Meet author Michael Atkinson essay winner Satomi Osawa Meet author Michael Atkin- has written for Spin, The Guard- son on Tuesday, December 21 at ian, LA Weekly and The Boston Library ESOL student Satomi volunteer and meet lots of wonder- 7:30 p.m. Atkinson’s first novel Phoenix. He has lectured on film Osawa recently earned recognition ful people. However, I sometimes starring Papa Hemingway as a history and screenwriting at C. W. as winner of the Pride in Port Essay hesitate to volunteer because of my sleuth (Hemingway Deadlights, Post/Long Island University and Contest “What I Love About Port.” English. But once I open the door, my 2009) was set in 1956 and found New York University. Satomi’s essay is excerpted here anxiety blows out. the world-famous author on the Books will be available for and she is pictured above with her “From the experience of being verge of serious decline. purchase and signing. Refresh- teachers. here, I hope my daughters will widen This time, in Hemingway ments will be served. Sponsored “There are two reasons why I their horizons and gain greater ap- Cutthroat (St. Martin’s Publishing, by the Friends of the Library. love Port Washington. One reason is preciation of other people. Living Minotaur Books, 2010), the clock the beauty of the nature surrounding in another country is a meaningful moves back to Hemingway’s salad this town. From a window of our opportunity to enrich one’s life and days, 1937 and the Spanish Civil living room, we can get pleasure reflect on one’s identity. War. Atkinson shows us Heming- from seeing the picturesque scen- “I know that sometimes it is way the blowhard, Hemingway the ery of the port. Behind the window, very hard for them to study Japa- sloppy drunk and even Heming- birds are singing and wind from nese and English at the same time. way the hypocrite. Yet, there is the sea touches my skin softly. At They have double homework and also Hemingway the craftsman sunset, with my daughters, I enjoy even have to go to Japanese school (groping after the story that would watching the sky changing its color on Saturday. But when they grow eventually become For Whom the from orange to dark blue. It is so up, they will see how much they had Bell Tolls) and Heming-way the magnificent. gained and how rich their experi- stand-up guy, refusing to look the “Another reason is the diver- ences were.” other way when a story slaps him sity of the people. When I go to my Library ESOL coordinator upside the head. The book is good children’s school, I find so many Peggy O’Hanlon says, “We’re all so fun for classic hard-boiled fans students from all over the world. proud of Satomi’s accomplishments, and, of course, for Hemingway This mixed culture makes us feel as well as of the daily progress of all aficionados, who will enjoy Papa’s comfortable that we are not the only of our students. Our ESOL program boisterous charisma. strangers here. currently serves 155 students from Michael Atkinson is a former “Through this elementary 28 countries, who speak 14 different film critic forThe Village Voice and school, I had the opportunity to languages.” by inTeenSpace! Book” Month! Great New reads are a easy to come “Read is December isreading! and seewhateveryone The New York Times Upfront J-14, MAD, PC Gamer, Seventeen We also have pace or to check out and take home. inTeensnow bothavailabletoread - Skateboarding magazines? skateboarding two has now TeenSpace that know you Did the FriendsofLibrary. by Co-sponsored limited. is $5. Space fee: Workshop TeenSpace. in is in progress In person registration tion, Saver/LMSW Heart instructor. Associa- Heart American an dosky, Ko Jaclyn by Presented children. and infants on CPR perform to how respond to to emergency how situations you and teach will course This What’s newinTeenSpacethismonthforgrades7through12?

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