February Find your story 2017

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reading. They are so understanding and supportive of each other.” The group is not just a book club, it is also a way for people with disabili- ties to get out in the community and make new friends, as well as explore the Library and its resources. “This group goes beyond literacy; it’s a great opportunity for socialization—par- ticularly for members who do not live in a group home,” said Jess Kurtz, also Holiday hours a Hofstra undergraduate intern and On Monday, February 20, we will be PWPL is proud to announce mine the impact Books for Dessert is member of NSSLHA. open from 1 to 5 p.m. in observance a partnership between the Books having on the club members. “The students are absolutely of Presidents’ Day. for Dessert book clubs and Hofstra For the past year, Hofstra un- thrilled to be a part of this program,” University faculty and staff. Books dergraduate and graduate students said Dr. Roberts, Hofstra staff liaison Adult Coloring for Dessert is a unique reading pro- have been attending club meetings to the student interns for this partner- Our adult coloring meetups are on gram for people 21 years and older to collect data, in an internship pro- ship. Roberts feels that it is a great op- hiatus for the winter, but we will who have intellectual and develop- gram under the auspices of the Na- portunity for students to work with a have books and pencils available mental disabilities. Meeting twice a tional Student Speech Language population with whom they don’t reg- anytime at the Research Desk. week at the Library, Books for Des- Hearing Association (NSSLHA). ularly interact. sert is now in its thirteenth year. The interns have developed a Books for Dessert benefits from Homebound service Thanks to grants from the An- close relationship with club partici- the continuing support of the Port We make housecalls! If you or a loved gela and Scott Jaggar Foundation, pants. Josh Cordova, a Hofstra un- Washington Library Foundation. one is unable to visit the Library, let PWPL has been working with two dergraduate intern and member of For more information, con- us know and we will arrange for free Hofstra professors, Dr. Jenny Rob- NSSLHA, said, “This group is a safe tact Keith Klang at 516-883-3728 or delivery of books and other materi- erts and Dr. Andrea Garcia, to cre- and comfortable place for members [email protected], or visit pwpl.org/ als. For more information contact ate an assessment tool to help deter- to come and appreciate the joy of books/books-for-dessert. Keith Klang at 516-883-4400, ext. 135 or [email protected]. Save the Date: FOL Paperback Swap The Friends of the Library’s popular Aida Whedon, beloved Port artist and teacher Paperback Swap returns on Saturday, March 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring From February 1 through 28, and sculptor, Whedon is best re- your gently used adult, teen and the Karen and Ed Adler Gallery will membered for her evocative etch- children’s paperbacks downstairs host a special retrospective featur- ings, a medium she did not take up to the Lapham Meeting Room. ing the art of Aida Whedon. until her sixties. Thousands of books are shared at Whedon was one of Port A founding member of Port’s this free, friendly community event. Washington’s most beloved artists. noted Graphic Eye Gallery, Whedon’s We also accept hardcover children’s Her Bayview Avenue art school, work is included in the collections books including board books. We which she ran with her husband of IBM, RCA, the Port Authority of stop accepting books at 3:30; please Dan, was a community fixture for New York/New Jersey, the Nassau do not leave books outside or at the fifty years, educating generations of County Museum of Art and the Uni- Circulation Desk. Port’s kids. versity of Maine. Born and raised in Louisi- Her most enduring legacy re- Save the Date: FOL U ana, with a Creole background, mains the hundreds of Port children The Friends of the Library’s FOL Whedon came to New York at the who were introduced to the world of University lecture series returns on age of sixteen to live with her aunt, a art by her teaching. When Whedon Sunday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. with noted biographer, and to attend the died in 1993 at the age of seventy- two timely and fascinating topics. Walden School. She began taking eight, a long-time friend observed, Boston U. Philosophy Professor Rus- art lessons at the age of eight, even- “She transformed the lives of many sell Powell will discuss “The Evolu- tually studying at the Art Students children. There were many flowers tion of Ethics in Human Beings and League with such noted figures as she helped to bloom.” Its Building Blocks in Nonhuman John Stuart Curry and Thomas Hart Join the Art Advisory Council Animals,” and Stephen A. Weiner, Benton. She moved to Port in 1944, for a public reception on Saturday, Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn, Car- and began her art school here two February 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. dozo and Hofstra Law Schools, will years later. Made possible by the PWPL discuss “The U.S. Supreme Court: A gifted painter, ceramicist Art Advisory Council. Where Do We Go From Here?” 3d printing e Experience 3D printing technology with our MakerBot Replicator! Digital books, movies and music—free with your PWPL card! Whether you’d like to see a demo, try 3D printing for the first time, For help or additional info, ask a librarian at any service desk, or print your own project, our staff can help. Stop by the Computer call 516-883-4400, ext. 111 or email [email protected]. Lab or contact James Hutter at [email protected] to make an Rokus are available at the Information Desk on a first-come, appointment. first-served basis. The MakerBot and related accessories were funded by a generous donation from the Friends of the Library. OverDrive e-books•e-audiobooks Download the free OverDrive app or visit nassau.lib.overdrive.com. Roku movies•TV shows Grab one at the Information Desk to use at home with your HDMI-capable TV. Visit pwpl.org/roku for instructions and a list of current titles. hoopla music•movies•comics e-books•e-audiobooks Download the free hoopla app or visit hoopladigital.com.

2017 Library budget vote and a Board of Trustees election timeline TechTime Nominating petitions available: Wednesday, February 1 ^ Nominating petitions due: Monday, March 6 Absentee ballot applications available: Monday, February 13 by appointment Budget Hearing #1: Wednesday, February 15 Budget Hearing #2: Wednesday, March 15 Get new devices for the holidays? This Budget Hearing #3/Meet the Candidates: Tuesday, March 28 on-demand service will help you get the Personal Registration Day: Tuesday, March 28 most out of them, plus more! Budget vote/Trustee election: Tuesday, April 4 Staff from the Computer Services department Consider a seat on the Library Board of Trustees will meet with you one-on-one and provide a wide range of instruction, including: Would you like to have a voice in charting the direction of your library while serving your community? If so, consider serving as a library trustee. PWPL * Computer basics for beginners trustees serve 5-year terms; meetings take place on the third Wednesday evening of each month. * Setting up email or other online accounts

Some of the responsibilities of a Library Trustee: * Assistance with your tablets, smart phones and laptops

• Create and develop the mission of the library • Secure adequate funding for the library’s service program * Learning to ensure privacy and security of your online info • Exercise fiduciary responsibility for the use of public and private funds • Adopt policies and rules regarding library governance and use * Using Facebook, Instagram and other social media services

For more information, pick up a copy of the brochure Why Become a Library * Getting started with 3D printing Trustee? at the Library’s Information Desk. In order to best match you with the appropriate staff member, we ask that Trustee petitions will be available in the administration office beginning you email James Hutter ([email protected]) with a brief description of your Wednesday, February 1. If you are interested in running for a seat on the needs. You may also call 516-883-4400, ext. 162. If you just have a quick Library Board, your petition must be returned by Monday, March 6. The question, don’t hesitate to drop by the Computer Services desk on the 2nd annual budget vote and Trustee election takes place on Tuesday, April 12. For more information, contact Library administration at 516-883-4400, ext. 101. floor at any time. Save the date: May 12 A look at the new Children’s Library Friends of the Library announces its 2017 Book & Author Luncheon speakers The Friends of the Library (FOL) is proud to announce the Creating a new Story Space! two outstanding authors who This month we are enlarging the footprint of the Children’s Room by will be featured at its signature expanding into an adjacent staff area. This will allow us to create our 48th Annual Richard D. Whitte- bright and comfy new Story Space. It will be cozy for small groups, but more Book & Author Luncheon: expandable for overflow crowds. To merge the spaces, we are cutting Award-winning novelist Anita through one of our building’s original exterior walls—almost a foot of Shreve will speak about her highly solid concrete! anticipated new book The Stars Are Fire (Alfred A. Knopf) along with food historian and Yale Uni- versity professor Paul Freedman discussing his acclaimed Ten Res- taurants That Changed America (Liveright). Port’s own bestselling T.W. Barritt explores novelist Susan Isaacs returns as program moderator. The luncheon will be held the food of Long Island Friday, May 12, 2017 at the North Hills Country Club in Manhas- On Friday, February 3 at 12:15 scape. set. Tickets will be $75 per per- p.m., Sandwiched In welcomes T.W. Mr. Barritt is a native of Nas- son. Reservation brochures will Barritt, the author of Long Island sau County, where he grew up in be available April 1 in the Library Food: A History from Family Farms the 1960s. A trained amateur chef, and downloadable online at www. & Oysters to Craft Spirits. Barritt Barritt attended the French Culi- pwpl.org/fol. For more informa- explores how immigrant families nary Institute in New York City. tion email [email protected]. built a thriving agricultural and He has spent his professional ca- The FOL welcomes indi- maritime community, producing reer working in broadcast media vidual and corporate luncheon everything from crunchy pickles, and communications. His essays on sponsors beginning at $250. To hearty potatoes and briny oysters to food history are featured in 2008’s learn about the benefits of spon- succulent duckling. Entertaining from Ancient Rome to sorship—which include bypassing The book also profiles mod- the Super Bowl. first-come, first-served ticketing ern-day pioneers—in community Books will be available for to this sellout event—please con- agriculture, wine, cheese, fine din- purchase and signing. tact FOL Board members Marga- ing and craft spirits—who are re- Made possible by the Friends ret DeSiervo (margaretdesiervo@ inventing Long Island’s food land- of the Library. yahoo.com, 516-883-2722) or Nancy Wright ([email protected], 516-883-8418).

Baritone Samuel Hasselhorn On Sunday, February 12 at vocal ability, Hasselhorn’s perfor- 3 p.m., German baritone Samuel mances have been praised for of- Hasselhorn will perform selections fering “moments of emotion and from Schumann, Britten and oth- pure musicality that will not soon ers, accompanied by pianist Renate be forgotten” (Crescendo). Rohlfing. Hasselhorn won First Prize Recognized for his charis- at the 2015 Young Concert Artists matic stage presence and stunning International Auditions, Second Prize at the 2015 Wigmore Hall Song Competition in , and Third Prize in the 2016 Hugo Wolf Competition in Stuttgart. He cap- tured First Prize in the 2013 Inter- national Schubert Competition in Dortmund, and the Prix de Lied at the 2013 Nadia and Lili Boulanger BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS Competition in Paris. Fiction: Wednesday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. On the opera stage, Hassel- The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende horn has performed the roles of The impossible romance between a World War II escapee from the Nazis and a Japa- Herr Fluth in Die lustigen Weiber nese gardener’s son. von Windsor, Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte and Aeneas in Dido and Non-Fiction: Thursday, February 23 at 1:30 p.m. Aeneas. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans De Waal Made possible by the PWPL A groundbreaking work revealing how humans have underestimated the intellectual Music Advisory Council. abilities of animals. From boat raids to sport Hitchcock Hits fishing: life on the Sound This month we screen the documentary Hitchcock Truffaut as well as ’s thriller Strangers on a Train. Here are some of Hitch’s greatest hits from our DVD collection:

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927). Residents at a boarding house suspect that new lodger Ivor Novello is Jack the Ripper.

The 39 Steps (1935). Accused of murder, an innocent man (Robert Donat) goes on the lam, handcuffed to a stranger (Madeleine Carroll) and tussling with spies.

Young and Innocent (1937). Police chief’s daughter Nova Pilbeam helps fugitive Derrick de Marney track down a killer in this Josephine Tey story. Watch for the drummer’s blinking eyes!

Rebecca (1940). marries Laurence Olivier, a gentleman with a mysterious past in this Oscar winning adaptation of a Daphne Du Maurier novel.

Join us for a special series of sistant Professor of History and Suspicion (1941). Joan Fontaine suspects that husband Cary Grant is a multimedia presentations about Political Science at Queensbor- murderer. Beware of the glowing glass of milk! Long Island Sound, arguably Long ough Community College. She Island’s greatest natural resource, specializes in the American Revo- Spellbound (1945). Psychiatrist Ingrid Bergman helps amnesiac Greg- and an essential part of what makes lution. ory Peck recover his past. Salvador Dali designed the surreal dream Long Island a unique and favored sequence. place to live. Parts two and three are Recreation upcoming this month and next: Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Notorious (1946). Intelligence agent Cary Grant forces his lover Ingrid Captain Jerry McGrath, Bergman to marry spy Claude Rains. Watch for the amazing crane shot Nautical History a retired Montauk charter boat zeroing in on a hidden key. Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. captain with over fifty years of Dr. Joanne Grasso will dis- experience as a fisherman, will Rear Window (1954). Injured photojournalist James Stewart tries to cuss her new book, The American present a multimedia program convince fiancee Grace Kelly that neighbor Raymond Burr has done Revolution on Long Island, which about sport fishing on Long Is- away with his wife. explores how Long Islanders were land. Learn about the variety of deeply divided between loyalty to fish that inhabit our local waters Vertigo (1958). Detective Scotty Ferguson the British crown and sympathy including striped bass, blackfish (James Stewart) falls in love with mysteri- to the Patriot cause. Find out what and summer flounder. McGrath ous Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak) and, happened after Washington’s de- will provide instruction for both after her death, with look-alike shopgirl feat at the Battle of Long Island in novice and experienced anglers Judy (Novak again). 1776 and how some Long Islanders on fishing techniques as well as fought back while living under oc- tips on bait and lures. North by Northwest (1959). Spy cupation. Grasso will focus on the Captain McGrath has been James Mason mistakes businessman role that Long Island Sound and educating people of all ages about Cary Grant for a secret agent. Watch other bodies of water played during sport fishing for over thirty years. for the climactic scramble across the this conflict, including daring boat This series is made possible faces of Mount Rushmore! raids carried out across the Sound. by the PWPL Nautical Advisory Dr. Grasso is an Adjunct As- Council. Psycho (1960). Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) steals money and runs away to a desolate hotel run by mother-fixated taxidermist Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).

We also offer many more New museum passes! Hitchcock films, his television series, documentaries about him, and some twenty-five books about the master!

Tax help, courtesy of AARP

Liven up your winter with a visit to a local cultural institution. We now Registration begins on Mon- 7 through April 11, between 9:15 have twenty-four passes, including eight great additions: day, January 23 for AARP tax help a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Register in per- sessions. Appointments are avail- son at the Research Desk or call Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium • The Frick able every Tuesday from February 516-883-4400, ext. 111. Collection • Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center • Long These sessions are offered courtesy of AARP. There are no age Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art • Sands Point or membership requirements. Ses- Preserve Conservancy • Vanderbilt Mansion, Museum & sions are limited to Port Washing- Planetarium • Walt Whitman Birthplace Association ton residents. Planning on filing yourself? Reserve at pwpl.org/museumpass or call 516-883-4400, ext. 111. Our We’ve got you covered with help- new Museum Pass Express service also allows you to choose from a selec- ful links and resources. Visit www. tion of first-come, first-served passes at the Research Desk. pwpl.org/research/tax or click on the ‘Tax Links and Resources’ link The Museum Pass Program is made possible by the Friends of the Library. on our homepage. REGISTRATION POLICY Due to high demand, we ask that you arrive at least 5 minutes before the event for which you are registered to claim your spot. If you have not arrived 5 minutes before the event, we may transfer your spot to someone on the waiting list. See event listings for registration require- ments. Priority for all events is given to Port Washington residents.

Early Childhood School-Age Kids Register online at pwpl.org/childrensroom/early-childhood-programs Register online at pwpl.org/childrensroom/school-age-programs

Baby Rhyme Time: Session I Third and Fourth Grade Book Discussion Thursdays, February 2, 9, 16 and March 2, 9, 16 at 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 16 at 4 p.m. Songs, music and rhymes emphasize early literacy skills and introduce babies Online registration—check for availability. to the magic of books. It’s a great way to meet other new parents! Ages birth to 17 months with an adult. Online registration began January 26. Fifth and Sixth Grade Book Discussion Tuesday, February 28 at 7:15 p.m. Sing and Swing Story Time Online registration—check for availability. Fridays, February 3, 10, 17 at 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. Interactive stories, rhymes and songs emphasize early literacy skills and help Intergenerational Chess instill a lifelong love of learning. Ages 18 to 36 months with an adult. Admit- tance is first-come, first-served for fifty participants in each time slot. Numbered Sundays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. tickets will be available half an hour before each start time. Join the Long Island Chess Nuts and learn how to play chess or improve your skills. Kids ages 6 to 12 years are invited to play with a parent, grandpar- ent or favorite adult. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library in memory of A Time For Kids: Valentine’s Day Lawrence Kamisher. Online registration begins February 21—when registering Monday, February 6 at 10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. please include the name of the adult who will accompany the child. Ms. Karen presents educational activities, movement, music and a craft. Ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Online registration begins January 30.

Preschool Story Time: Session I Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 28 and March 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 a.m. You and your child will enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays, while your child Vacation Week develops essential early literacy skills. Ages 2½ to 5 years with an adult. On- line registration begins January 31. Tickets are required for the following events and will be available in the Chil- dren’s Room beginning February 6 on a first-come, first-served basis. Made Valentine’s Day Craft possible by the PWPL Children’s Advisory Council. Monday, February 13 Ms. Jeannie presents holiday stories, songs and a craft. Ages 18 to 36 months StoryFaces: Tales of Transformation and Wonder with an adult at 10:30 a.m. Ages 2½ to 5 years with an adult at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 21 at 2:30 p.m. Online registration begins February 6. Artist and storyteller Christopher Agostino brings stories to life on the faces of his audience! In this innovative fusion of theater and visual arts, volunteers Ready Set Story Time are brought on stage and face painted to illustrate the stories as Christopher Monday, February 27 at 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. tells them. For kids in grades 1 and up with an adult. Ms. Susie introduces early literacy practices through stories, songs, finger- plays and rhymes. For children of all ages with an adult. Admittance is first- Mr. Fish in Phenomenal Physics come, first-served for fifty participants in each time slot. Numbered tickets will be Thursday, February 23 at 2:30 p.m. available half an hour before each start time. Discover the concepts of friction, velocity and inertia, learn about the structure of 1-2-3 Play with Me Roman arches and find out about aerody- Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. namics. Spend time with your child and meet new people in an educational and creative environment. Each week a different professional will be on hand to Mr. Fish proves that science can be fun by discuss behavior, dental hygiene, movement, speech, language and hearing. performing eye-popping circus tricks with Ages 18 to 36 months with an adult. Online registration begins February 21. boomerangs, bubbles, balloons, eggs and more! For kids in grades K and up with an adult. A Time For Kids: Circus Train Monday, March 6 at 10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Ms. Karen presents educational activities, movement, music and a craft. Ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Online registration begins February 27. Creative Readers Kids in kindergarten through grade 5 use drama, games, art, movement and music to get hooked on reading. Session dates are March 4, 11, 18, 25 and Live homework help from tutor.com April 1, 8. Presented by Port SEPTA and PWPL. For registration information please email [email protected]. tutor.com is a free service that gives you real-time contact with an online tutor. Available in English and Spanish, it’s designed for grades K through 12, college prep and adult learners.

Access the link at pwpl.org, or download the tutor.com mobile app The Children's Room is open! for Android or iOS. You’ll just need your PWPL card to log in. The Children’s Room is in its temporary home, down the hall from our usual location. From the Made possible by the Friends of the Library. lobby, go down one level and make a right. When construction is completed, we’ll move back down the hall, into the brand-new Jackie and Harold Spielman Children’s Library! TeenSpace When high school senior Henry meetsGrace,When hefinally highschoolseniorHenry experiences theupsanddowns offirst love. by Sutherland Krystal ChemicalOur Hearts tragedy, andthebumpsalongway to forgiveness, acceptance andself-discovery. Cassie isaNewJerseyshore teen whoover thecourse ofonesummerexperiences newlove, family toWhisper Meby Lake Nick than thisoddcouple andthenromance whenafriendship develops. When Oliver andJuneare forced to to ride schooltogether eachmorning, nooneismore surprised Shuffle, by Repeat JenKlein former championswimmerbefore heisforced to confront returns. whenMeg painfulmemories becomesSeparated accident, aterrible theunlikelyprotégé from after Meg Otis hisbestfriend ofa Phantom Limbsby Paula Garner fall for thewoman’s troubled may son,Mads notbeableto keepherobsessionasecret. the woman was andwhat ledherto committo suicideby jumpingoffabridge. Butwhenshestarts discoversWhen Mads adeadbodywhileshe’s swimminginthelake, shebegins to obsessover who fortheLostEssential Maps by DebCaletti him find forgiveness, despite thedisapproval andsuspicionstheymeet. When Sierra fallsfor Caleb, aboy mistakeyears whomadeaterrible before, sheisdetermined to help LightbyWhat Jay Asher Check outthesestories ofcrushes, lostloves, misguidedinfatuations and, ofcourse, romance! For theRomantics Published by the PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY One Library Drive Port Washington, NY 11050-2794

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