Newsletter of the Hewlett- Woodmere Public Library Overleaf APRIL ■ MAY ■ JUNE 2009, VOLUME 44, NUMBER 4

What’s Inside OVERLEAF JR. REMOVABLE INSERT Events & Performances Pages 2-3 Films Page 7 Friends of the Library Page 2 Great Books Discussion Page 5 H-WPL Readers Page 5 In the Gallery Page 6 Lectures & Courses Pages 4-6 Let’s Talk About It Page 6

HEWLETT-WOODMERE PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL LIBRARY VOTE AND ELECTION ❒F ECO DEL SUR,“Echoes of the South” Tuesday, April 7, 2009 ■ Sunday, April 5, 2:30 pm 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eco del Sur plays authentic Andean music with a variety of traditional instru- The Boehm Five Towns ments originated during Pre-Columbian times in combination with the stringed instruments influenced by the Spanish conquistadors such as zampoñas, quenas, Forum Meeting Room zencas, ocarinas, charango, mandolin, guitar, Peruvian cajon, claves, rainsticks, PROPOSITION 1: and many more! This entertaining and educational presentation is a wonderful way Proposed 2009/2010 Library to introduce the diverse cultures, languages, and rich cultural heritage of the many Budget regions of South America. District residents & Friends of the Library may pick up tickets beginning Monday, March 30,10 am & 7 pm. PROPOSITION 2: The Friends of the Library are proud to co-sponsor this program. Election of Library Trustees QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING EDYTHE BRENNER Registration is required only if a MEMORIAL resident has not voted in a Hewlett- CONCERT Woodmere Union Free School District or Library referendum within the last Music in Exile: Émigré 4 years or in a general referendum Composers of the 1930s within the last 4 years. In order to be With MOTYL Chamber Ensemble eligible to register, you must be a ■ Sunday, May 3, 2:30 pm U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older MOTYL is comprised of violinist Aleeza by Tuesday, April 7, 2009, and you Wadler, violin (Artistic Director), Julie must have been a legal resident of Artzt Becker, violin, Vivian Chang- the H-W UFSD for at least 30 days Freiheit, piano, Ellen Rose Silver, cello, prior to the referendum. Registration and Anoush Simonian, viola. Clarinetist for voting takes place Tuesday, March Marissa Byers will be guest artist with the 31, 2009, 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. in the group for this performance. This award Library. winning ensemble will present a concert featuring music by composers who were For further information, please forced to flee Germany and Austria during the 1930s . telephone Library Director, Susan de Sciora at 516- 374-1967. This project is made possible in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program administered by the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport. FIND US ON THE WEB AT: www.hwpl.org Tickets may be picked up beginning Wednesday, April 22, 10 am & 7 pm. EVENTS & PERFORMANCES

Become a Friend of the Library The Friends of the Hewlett- Woodmere Public Library take pride and pleasure in enhancing the library experience for the community Shenole Latimer PHOTO BY FRANK COOPER through cultural programs, concerts, Shenole Latimer Ensemble children’s programs, book bags, and giving “gifts” to enhance the facility ■ Sunday, April 19, 2:30 pm beyond the budgeting process. So be Award-winning jazz saxophone and a Friend, and join today! Tierra Records recording artist, Shenole Lenore Kramer, President Latimer brings a talented ensemble of Irene Levy, VP Administration piano, bass, drums, and saxophone for LONG ISLAND READS Claire Zimmerman, VP Programs an afternoon of songs from the Swing 2009 Gitty Greene, VP Public Relations Era-1930s — 1960s and straight ahead Iris Gorenberg, VP Special Projects jazz. Shenole Latimer’s fun style and One Island, One Book Abbott Wool, VP At Large abundance of talent makes any perfor- A Two-Part Program Pearl Cande, VP Children's Library Liaison mance a memorable one. There will be June Firestone, Secretary an informal question and answer period Wait Till Next Year Florence Hoffman, Ph.D. about jazz at the end of the concert. by Doris Kearns Goodwin Immediate Past President District residents may pick up tickets beginning An hour-long performance /reading Wednesday, April 1, 10 am & 7 pm. in the style of radio drama Take A Guided Featuring actors Diana Heinlein “Behind the Books” Tour and David Houston of Your Library ■ Tuesday, April 28, 1 pm ■ Thursday, June 11, 10 am Set in Rockville Centre, 1948 to 1958, Wait Till Next Year is a touching The Friends of the Library offer memoir of growing up in love with guided docent tours of the library. family and baseball. Actors Diana Registration forms are available Heinlein and David Houston will present at the Information Desk. a dramatized reading of selections from the book.

The BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ Brooklyn MEETINGS Dodgers With Bud Tuesday, April 7, 7 pm Livingston Monday, May 11, 7:45 pm ■ Tuesday, Monday, June 8, 7:45 pm April 14, 1 pm 5 Towns Indian Association In conjunction with the Long Island Children’s Day Reads Selection, Wait Till Next Year, Board of Trustees join us for a discussion about the Benjamin A. Eilbott, President ■ Sunday, April 26, 2:30 pm Dodgers, and enjoy those wonderful David A. Adler The children will perform Indian Donald A. Davidson days at Ebbets Field. We’ll discuss classical, folk, and Bollywood dances. Shari H. Braverman, Treasurer “Dem Bums” of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, Susan O. de Sciora, Director Skits and traditional music will illus- while we sit in the catbird seat and Nadine Connors, Editor and Programs trate the history, culture, and tradi- tear up the pea patch and discover a tions of India. host of fascinating characters. 2 EVENTS & PERFORMANCES

❒F AFTERNOON Christiana Drapkin WEEKDAY CONCERTS Benjamin Franklin and the Armonica With Cecilia Brauer ■ Thursday, April 23, 1 pm In 1991, Cecilia Brauer added a new

Joe Traina dimension to a very successful piano career, namely, the Armonica. She is ❒F Highlights in Jazz presents now one of only a handful of musicians Swinging Broadway in the world actively performing on the Showtunes and Jazz instrument, invented by Benjamin Standards Franklin. Recently she performed with the Metropolitan Opera’s production of With the Joe Traina Quartet Dr.Atomic, an opera by composer John Joe Traina, clarinet/sax, power of William Shakespeare’s poetry Adams. Sean Smith, bass, and presents it in lively, sometimes haunting jazz arrangements. Ms. Scot Neumann, drums, and Cecilia Brauer Tim Regusis, piano Drapkin was inspired to create this show after listening to a recording by ■ Thursday, April 30, 7:30 pm legendary singer Cleo Laine entitled The Joe Traina Quartet has been “Shakespeare and All That Jazz”, with performing throughout the tri-state most of the arrangements by Ms. area since 1990. Some of their venues Laine’s husband, John Dankworth. include The Rainbow Room, Tavern on District residents may pick up tickets the Green, Shelly’s New York, Sardi’s, beginning Wednesday, May 13, 10 am & 7 pm. and The Savoy Grill. Members of the quartet have played in the orchestra pits of hit Broadway shows and teamed United Choral Society up with many of the top jazz vocalists ■ Sunday, June 14, 2 pm singing today. Christopher Morrongiello, The United Choral Society returns District residents and Friends of the Library Lute for a spring concert of beautiful music may pick up tickets beginning Tuesday, April 14, 10 am & 7 pm. ■ Thursday, May 14, 1 pm and beautiful voices. Tickets may be picked up Wednesday, June 3, Christopher Morrongiello has dedi- 10 am & 7 pm. cated his artistic and academic career to researching and performing the rich music of the Renaissance. Mr. NEW YORK COUNCIL Morrongiello received his degrees from FOR THE HUMANITIES Mannes College of Music, Royal College American-Jewish Music of Music, London, and doctorate in & African-American Music: Historical Studies at University of Classic Oxford. Shared Visions & Dreams Americano Trio Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library With Robert Cohen ■ Tuesday, June 23, 1 pm Shakespeare GOLD CONCERT American-Jewish music has incorpo- and All That Jazz rated African and African-American Classic Americano Trio — The Bard’s own words set to music by musical idioms – blues & jazz, reggae Alexander Wu, piano, Francisco John Dankworth, Arthur Young, Duke and world music, even gospel and rap- Roldan, Guitar, Gretchen Farrar, Ellington, and Billy Strayhorn to express the exuberance and vitality soprano Featuring jazz vocalist Christiana of contemporary Jewish Life and to ■ Sunday, May 17, 2:30 pm Drapkin, Michael Kanan, piano, enable the mainstreaming of Jewish Classical & popular songs and music Stephanie Greig, string bass, popular music. We’ll listen in on this of Spain, Latin America/Caribbean & Michael Petrosino, drums ongoing musical conversation. the USA: Albeniz, Guarnier, Cordero, ■ Sunday, May 31, 2:30 pm This program, which is free and open to the Bernstein, Weill, Gershwin, and more. public, is made possible through the support of New York jazz vocalist, Christiana the New York Council for the Humanities’ District residents may pick up tickets beginning Speakers in the Humanities program. Wednesday, May 6, 10 am & 7 pm. Drapkin celebrates the beauty and

3 LECTURES & COURSES Picturing America century, Francis Bacon: A Centenary tional effects of divorce on children With Prof. Thomas Germano, Retrospective will feature 153 works and divorce in tough economic times. SUNY Farmingdale, painter that span the entirety of the artist’s Mediation aims at reducing the tension full and celebrated career. and painfulness of separation or ■ Thursday, April 2, 1 pm divorce. Mediation is for couples who Picturing America is the newest ini- Astronomy: The Size and want to retain control over the deci- tiative of the We the People program Scale of the Universe sions that affect their lives. Mediators of the National Endowment for the can show people how to work together Humanities. Picturing America brings With Kevin Manning, productively for themselves and their some of our nation’s most significant Astrophysicist children. images into classrooms and libraries ■ Thursday, April 16, 7:30 pm nationwide. Professor Germano will dis- Learn about the size and scale of Hearing Screening cuss what is contained in the collec- the universe, the stars, and other tion. This collection, awarded to us With Hunter Hearing, LLC, celestial wonders. Mr. Manning, a Full Service Audiological Service through a grant, is part of the library retired astrophysicist, has worked as a ■ Friday, May 22, 1 – 4:30 pm collection. consultant with NASA, with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched A free hearing screening for adults on the space shuttle, with the Harvard- and children conducted by audiologists Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, of the Hunter Hearing LLC is being and other ground-based observatories. offered at the library. The screening He is also a former Wright Fellow and consists of listening to a series of Einstein Fellow and participated in sounds while wearing headphones. work with the Brookhaven National Each participant will be given their Laboratory. results, which is confidential, and counseling if needed. The test is administered by trained audiologists. Jackie Kobar, a Hewlett resident, founded the center because she N. C.Wyeth, Last of the Mohicans,1919 was unhappy with care her severely hearing- impaired son was receiving. Metropolitan Museum of Art Earthwatch: A Slide Lecture He is doing great now and her desire is From the Taj Mahal to give back to her community. With Muriel Horacek, to Mount Fuji: Treasures Field Representative By appointment only. of Asia ■ Thursday, May 7, 10:30 am Registration begins Friday, April 24, 10 am. ■ Thursday, May 21, 1 pm Earthwatch Institute believes teach- The Economy and You; The Metropolitan Museum of Art is ing and promoting scientific literacy is home to the largest and most compre- the best way to systematically De-mystifying America’s hensive collection of Asian Art in the approach and solve the many complex Economic Crisis West. This lecture will explore paint- environmental and social issues facing With Dr. Joseph Kenner society today. Earthwatch recruits vol- ings, prints, calligraphy, sculptures, ■ Thursday, June 18, 1 pm metalwork, ceramics, lacquers, and unteers to help scientists do research. De-mystifying our economic crisis is works of decorative art as a way to Anyone 16 years old to an active octo- not a simple task. There is a path to learn about the shared artistic tradi- genarian such as Ms. Horacek can par- $ understanding where we are, how we tions of China, Korea, India, and Japan ticipate. Each year Earthwatch sends got here, and the alternatives con- and their differences. over 500 K-12 teachers from all over the US at no cost. This slide lecture fronting us. In the process, you will be presented with some historical back- Francis Bacon will cover 10-15 expeditions of the 35 Ms. Horacek took in the past 14 years. ground and a snapshot of an American With Art Historian, Mary Vahey economy in the process of change - not ■ Thursday, June 4, 1 pm Center for Family & Divorce just recovery. Joseph Kenner has been an educa- Metropolitan Museum of Art Mediation tor, chairing local and national confer- Exhibit: Francis Bacon: A ences. A former CEO, Mr Kenner has Centenary Retrospective With Gary L. Berenholtz, served as a board member of corporate May 20 - August 16, 2009 Mediator and Kenneth Neumann, Child and Family Psychologist as well as not-for-profit organizations. The first major exhibition in New York in 20 years, devoted to one of the ■ Monday, April 20, 7:30 pm most important painters of the 20th This lecture will address the emo- ❒F Indicates a Friends of the Library program. 4 LECTURES H-WPL READERS AUTHOR VISIT A Monthly Afternoon Discussion Group ■ Mondays at 1 pm ❒F What Was I Thinking?: District residents may reserve copies of the books well in advance of the discus- 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories sions. Review packets are available at the Information Desk. Join us for an after- By Barbara Davilman and noon discussion of good books. Liz Dubelman ■ Tuesday, The Madonnas of Leningrad Indignation by Philip Roth May 26, 1 pm By Debra Dean Discussion leader: Candace Plotzer- Discussion leader: Edna Ritzenberg Herman This collection of ■ ■ first-person essays Monday, April 27 Monday, June 8 describing the moment Russian emigre Marina’s descent into In the second year of the Korean in a relationship when, Alzheimer's has her and her family expe- War, a butcher's son flees his father's no more do you think it riencing anxiety. Marina's recollections increasingly unhinged fears for his should work, or want it of her early years as a docent at the safety. Heading Midwest to college, he to work, or need it to State Hermitage Museum become finds a strange collegiate land of frater- work, you get that it’s increasingly vivid as her present life nities, football heroes, V-neck pullover not going to work. Whatever the begins to fade. As Leningrad is under sweaters and white buckskin shoes, details, these epiphanies make great siege at the beginning of World War II, panty raids, mandatory chapel services, stories. Hear the stories of Carrie museum workers—whose families were and a young woman with desires of her Fisher, Claudia Handler, Cindy provided shelter in the building's base- own. “Like another fiction grandmaster of his Chupack, Rachel Resnick, Mimi Pond, ment—stowed away countless treasures. generation, Alice Munro, Roth seems able to and others. Amid the chaos, Marina found solace in spin infinite surprising tales from a few famil- Ms. Davilman, who writes for televi- the creation of a "memory palace," in iar building blocks, and in Indignation, his 25th sion, is the co-author with her hus- which she envisioned the brushstroke of novel, he has constructed a taut, haunting band, Ellis Weiner of Yiddish with Dick every painting and each statue's line (and, as always, funny) story that ranks among and Jane, Yiddish with George and and curve. his best.” —Tom Nissley, Publisher’s Weekly Laura. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library. H-WPL PREVIEW FOR THE BOOK SUMMER DISCUSSION Tuesdays at 11 am ■ People of the Tuesday, July 7 Book Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell by Geraldine Discussion leader: Edna Ritzenberg Brooks ■ Tuesday, August 4 With Jane Shapiro Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across ■ Thursday, June 11, 1 pm Italy, India, and Indonesia In 1996, Australian Hanna Heath is By Elizabeth Gilbert invited by the United Nations to docu- Discussion leader: Ellen Getreu ment the Sarajevo Haggadah, a cen- turies old manuscript, said to be worth $700 million when it was appraised in ❒F GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP 2009 1991. While detecting and analyzing clues about what the Haggadah has Dr. Allen Lanner and the Great Books discussion been through and where it has been group continue. hiding, Hanna finds a trace of an Selections are read and discussed from the following books: insect’s wing. It belongs to not just any ■ Tuesdays at 7:30 pm butterfly; it belongs to Parnassius mnemosyne leonhardiana, which, April 14 May 12 Hanna learns, feeds only on an Alpine Ford, Ford Madox The Good Soldier Wharton, Edith Summer variety of larkspur. How did the ISBN 0-486-41921-5 ISBN 0-486-45238-7 Haggadah climb into the Alps? All books are available at Dover Publications, 31 E. 2nd St, Mineola, NY 11501-3582. Jane Shapiro is a popular book dis- Fax or credit card orders: 516-294-9758. Tele: 516-241-5438. cussion leader. 5 LECTURES IN THE GALLERY JOBS… JOBS… JOBS AARP DRIVER IMPROVEMENT ‘Strategized’ and Energized Call 516 374-1967 x 231 for infor- mation about our on-going defensive Whether you are actively looking for driving classes. a job, seeking a career change, or per- haps, you want to see what is new out TAX HELP IS AVAILABLE in the work world, our workshops might ■ Tuesdays, through April 14 be the right thing for you. 10 am - 1 pm Getting Back Into the By appointment only Work Game Tax help is available for senior citi- zens with simple tax returns. This ser- With Cheryl Milmoe, “Dove” Charlotte Strongwater Career Management Solutions vice is available through the auspices of the Town of Hempstead’s Office of Hewlett Neck Art Guild ■ Wednesday, April 29, 10:30 am Senior Enrichment. Please bring last March 3 - April 23, 2009 Learn how to access the hidden job year’s tax return, 1099s or W-2s, and ■ Reception: Monday, March 9, market, the advantages /disadvantages any other pertinent documents. 6:30 -8:30 pm of Internet job search, the power of Beginning Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Local artists’ exhibition of a variety networking, organizing your search and at 10 am, call 374-1967 x 231, to of different media. important information about your most schedule an appointment. powerful marketing tool: your resume! District Student Art Show Ms. Milmoe is an experienced career May 2009 coach and outplacement consultant ALA GRANT PROGRAM/ Receptions: with more than 20 years experience. NEXTBOOK, PART II ■ Thursday May 7, 3 to 5 pm District residents may begin registering ■ Wednesday, April 1, 10 am. Let’s Talk About It: Monday May 18, 3 to 5 pm Jewish Literature: Beautiful artwork by the talented 2 Hour Workshop: Finding students of the Hewlett-Woodmere Work in a Tough Economy Identity and Imagination UFSD, grades K-12. With Diane Reynolds, M.S. ED. Modern Marvels: Career Coach AP Art Students & Faculty Jewish Literature in the ■ Wednesday, May 6, 7:00 pm of Hewlett High School Graphic Novel Outside-the-box work search meth- June 2009 ods in addition to mainstream methods. With discussion leader, A showcase of the wonderful art- Dr. Sally Ann Drucker District residents may begin registering work of advanced placement art Wednesday, April 22, 10 am. Join us for part two of this excit- students at Hewlett High School along ing grant program featuring the with the talented Art Faculty that graphic novel. Residents may reserve inspires them. books ahead of time. TAC PROGRAMS Yes, You Can Learn to THE DISCUSSION SCHEDULE SAT PREP AND STRATEGY Use a Computer — CONTINUES: COURSE For the Very Beginner ■ 3 Tuesdays at 10:30 am A 90-minute session for students and parents that includes a comprehensive With Don Newman April 21 - Julius Knipl, Real overview of the SAT, including common ■ 2 Tuesdays, June 9 & 16, Estate Photographer types of questions and test-taking 10:30 am by Ben Katchor advice. Learn tips and tricks on how to score your best and find out what is An absolute beginners’ course May 12 - The covered on the SAT. specifically designed to help those peo- Quitter ple who have given up trying to learn by Harvey Writing Portion with Ellen Karcinell ■ to use the computer. You will learn Pekar May 13, 7-8:30 pm how, with a minimal amount of skill Math Portion with Dr. Keith Harrow June 2 - The and knowledge about computers, to ■ May 20, 7-8:30 pm use the Internet and send and receive Rabbi’s Cat email. by Joan Sfar District residents may register at the Information Desk beginning Monday, Registration for 12 people, one person to a May 5, 10 am. laptop, begins Wednesday, June 3, 10 am. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR THESE COURSES. 6 FILMS The Secret Life of Bees ■ Wednesday, May 13, 2 & 7:30 pm Starring Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Paul Bettany, Alicia Keys Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Rated PG-13, 110 min. Based on the best selling novel of the same name and set in South Carolina in 1964, 14 year-old Lily Owens is haunted by the memory of her Milk late mother. She finds solace in the ■ Wednesday, June 3, Changeling mesmerizing world of beekeeping, 2 & 7:30 pm honey, and the Black Madonna. ■ Wednesday, April 1, Starring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, 2 & 7:30 pm Victor Garber, James Franco Directed by Gus Van Sant, Rated R, 128 min. Starring Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Harvey Milk, an openly gay man, was Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Donovan Directed by Clint Eastwood, Rated R, 141 min. elected to the San Francisco Board of After single mother Christine Collins Supervisors in 1977. Milk’s platform leaves for work, her son vanishes with- was one of hope for all people; tragi- out a trace. Based on a true story. cally it conflicts with another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. I’ve Loved You So Long The Reader ■ Wednesday, April 22, 2 & 7:30 pm ■ Wednesday, June 10, Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylbertstein, 2 & 7:30 pm Serge Hazanavicius, Claire Johnston Slumdog Millionaire Starring Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, Bruno Ganz Directed by Philippe Claudel, ■ Wednesday, May 20, Rated PG-13,117 min. Directed by Stephen Daldry, Rated R, 124 min. 2 & 7:30 pm A powerful story of familial struggles Set in post WWII Germany, nearly a and redemption as Juliette returns to Starring Dev Patel, Irfan Khan, Anil Kapoor, decade after his affair with an older Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal woman, law student Michael Burk re- live with her younger sister Lea after Directed by Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan being banished from the family for 15 Rated R, 120 min. encounters his former lover as she years. Jamal Malik, an 18 year old orphan stands trial for a war crime. from the slums of Mumbai is about to Happy-Go-Lucky experience the biggest day of his life. The Curious Case of ■ Wednesday, April 29, Benjamin Button 2 & 7:30 pm ■ Wednesday, June 17, Starring Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, 2 & 7:30 pm Eddie Marsan, Sarah Niles, Kate O’Flynn Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Directed by Mike Leigh, Rated R, 118 min. Tilda Swinton, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond From Academy Award nominated Directed by David Fincher, Rated PG-13, director Mike Leigh. An irresistible 166 min. cheerful, comedy about an irrepressibly Adapted from the 1920s story by optimistic school teacher who always F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is sees the glass half full. born in his 80s and ages backward.

Quantum of Solace Frost/Nixon Defiance ■ Wednesday, May 6, ■ Wednesday, May 27, ■ Wednesday, June 24, 2 & 7:30 pm 2 & 7:30 pm 2 & 7:30 pm Starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Starring Daniel Craig, Alexa Davalos, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini Bacon, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt Jamie Bell, Liev Schreiber Directed by Marc Forster, Rated PG-13, 106 min. Directed by Ron Howard, Rated R, 122 min. Directed by Ed Zwick, Rated R, 137 min. James Bond returns to uncover the A dramatic re-telling of the post- Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied truth about his love Vesper and finds Watergate television interviews Eastern Europe escape into Belarussian out the organization that blackmailed between British talk show host, David forests where they join resistance Vesper is far more complex and danger- Frost and former president Richard fighters and build a village to protect ous than anyone had imagined. Nixon. about 1,000 Jewish non-cabatants. 7 1125 Broadway, PO Box 1100 Hewlett, New York 11557-0903 Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage Telephone: (516) 374-1967 PAID Programs: (516) 374-1667 Permit No. 50 Weather Emergency: (516) 374-1667 Freeport, NY 115 Find us on the web at at www.hwpl.org

THE LIBRARY IS OPEN Monday-Thursday 9 am to 9 pm Friday 9 am to 6 pm Saturday 9 am to 5 pm Sunday 12:30 pm to 5 pm SCHEDULE CHANGES Wednesday, April 8 9 am to 6 pm Sunday, April 12 CLOSED Monday, May 4 1-9 pm Sunday, May 10 CLOSED Sunday, May 24 CLOSED Monday, May 25 CLOSED Sunday, June 21 CLOSED 28 • Tuesday 26 • Tuesday APRIL LIR: Wait Till Next Year performance 1 pm ❒F Author Visit- Barbara Davilman 1 pm 1 • Wednesday 29 • Wednesday 27 • Wedneday District residents register for Job/Career Job/Career Workshop* 10:30- 12 noon Film: Frost/Nixon 2 & 7:30 pm Workshop 4/29 10 am Film: Happy-Go-Lucky 2 & 7:30 pm 31 • Sunday Residents pick up tkts. for 4/19 30 • Thursday Shakespeare & Jazz* 2:30 PM Shenole Latimer 10 am & 7pm. ❒F Highlights in Jazz * 7:30 pm Film: Changeling 2 & 7:30 pm JUNE 2 • Thursday MAY 2 • Tuesday Art Lecture: Picturing America 1 pm 3 • Sunday Let’s Talk About It: The Rabbi’s Cat 10:30 am 5 • Sunday Edythe Brenner/Motyls concert* 2:30 pm 3 • Wednesday ❒F Eco del Sur * 2:30 pm 5 Tuesday Fri-Wdmre Music Club 11 am 7 • Tuesday BUDGET VOTE 7 am - 9 pm SAT PREP registration 10:00 am Film: Milk 2 & 7:30 pm Tkts.6/14 United Choral Society 10 am & 7 pm 14 • Tuesday 6 • Wednesday Register for Senior Beginner ❒F Friends & residents pick up tkts. Residents pick up tkts. for Computer Classes 10 am for 4/30 Highlights in Jazz 10 am & 7 pm 5/17 Gold Concert 10 am & 7 pm Long Island Reads: Brooklyn Dodgers 1 pm Fri-Wdmre Music Club 11 am 4 • Thursday ❒F Great Books 7:30 pm Film: Quantum of Solace 2 & 7:30 pm Art Lecture: Francis Bacon 1 pm 16 • Thursday Job/Career Workshop* 7:30 pm 5 • Friday Fri-Woodmere Music Club 11 am Astronomy for Everyone 7:30 pm 7 • Thursday 7 • Sunday 19 • Sunday Earthwatch Presentation 10:30 am Fri-Woodmere Music Club Concert 2 pm Shenole Latimer Ensemble* 2:30 pm Student Art Reception 3 - 5 pm 8 • Monday 20 • Monday 11 • Monday HWPL Readers: Indignation 1 pm League of Women Voters 1 pm League of Women Voters 1 pm 9 • Tuesday Family Mediation 7:30 pm 12 • Tuesday Senior Beginner Computer Class* 10:30 am 21 • Tuesday Let’s Talk About It: The Quitter 10:30 am 10 • Wednesday ❒F Let’s Talk About It: Julius Knipl, Great Books 7:30 pm Film: The Reader 2 & 7:30 pm Real Estate Photographer 10:30 am 13 • Wednesday 11 • Thursday ❒F 22 • Wednesday Film: The Secret Life of Bees 2 & 7:30 pm Docent Tour* 10 am Pick up tickets for 5/3 Edythe Brenner Residents pick up tkts. for Book Discussion: The People 5/31 Shakespeare & Jazz 10 am & 7 pm Concert/Motyls 10 am & 7 pm of the Book 1 pm SAT PREP Writing* 7 pm Registration for 5/6 14 • Sunday Job/Career Workshop begins 10 am 14 • Thursday United Choral Society Concert* 2 pm ❒F Film: I’ve Loved You So Long 2 & 7:30 pm Afternoon Concerts: Lute 1 pm 16 • Tuesday 23 • Thursday 15 • Friday 5 Towns Forum 7:30 pm Senior Beginner Computer Class* 10:30 am ❒F Afternoon Weekday Concert-Armonica 1 pm 17 • Sunday 17 • Wednesday 24 • Friday GOLD CONCERT: Classic Film: The Curious Case of District residents may register Americano Trio* 2:30 pm Benj. Button 2 & 7:30 pm for hearing screening 10 am 18 • Monday Student Art Reception 3- 5 pm 18 • Thursday 26 • Sunday 20 • Wednesday The Economy & You – J. Kenner 1 pm Children’s Day-5 Towns Film: Slumdog Millionaire 2 & 7:30 pm 23 • Tuesday Indian Association 2 pm SAT PREP Math * 7 pm Sr. Beginner Computer Class* 10:30 am 27 • Monday 21 • Thursday Art Lecture: Asian Art 1 pm NY Humanities — African-Jewish Music 1 pm HWPL Readers: The Madonnas 22 • Friday 24 • Wednesday of Leningrad 1 pm Hearing Screening - by appointment 1 pm Film: Defiance 2 & 7:30 pm *Previous registration/tickets required.