Folk Tales Tuesday, December 24 and 25, and Monday and Tuesday December 31 Unique Collection on Exhibit in the Main Gallery and January 1
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A monthly guide to your community library, its programs and services Issue No. 225, December 2007 December holidays The library will be closed Monday and Folk Tales Tuesday, December 24 and 25, and Monday and Tuesday December 31 Unique collection on exhibit in the Main Gallery and January 1. The items collected by Adam rative emerges. and Flora Hanft represent a range “These stories make us re- Klezmer music of folk art that crosses centuries, spond to folk art all the more. Originally, klezmer (plural klezmorim) countries and intentions. Each item carries its history on referred to musical instruments, and “We’ve called the exhibit Folk its shoulder, unrespected and was later extended to refer to musicians Tales,” they say, “because one of hurled into the warp and woof of themselves. It was not until the mid-to- the not inconsiderable pleasures of everyday life, this stuff had a func- late 20th century that the word was used this line of collecting work is that tion — whether for play, or as a to identify a musical genre. Early re- the best (or at least the most re- commercial blandishment.” cordings and writings often refer to the vealing, and hence resonant) items Folk Tales will be on exhibit style as “Yiddish” music, although it is have a story to tell, their own kind in the Main Gallery December 1 sometimes called Freilech music. What- of double helix. Look long enough, through January 30. (at right ever the definition, it is music for the imagine wide enough, and a nar- Flora Hanft and friend) whole family to enjoy. Temple Beth Israel’s 12-member All Star Klezmer Band performs for your listening and dancing pleasure on Sunday, Decem- ber 2 at 2 p.m. Meditate for wellbeing A relaxation workshop to benefit mind, body and spirit will be held Tuesday, December 11 at 8 p.m. Details in the Calendar of Events. Fax machine There is now a fax machine for public use in the Reference Room. Domestic faxes are $1.50 for the first page and $1 for each additional page; international faxes are $4.95 for the first page and $3.45 for each additional page. Payment must be by credit card, debit card or check card. Questions? Call the Refer- ence Room at 883-4400, Ext. 111. Sandwiched In Our Friday afternoon lunchtime series continues to stimulate and educate. Join us this month on December 7, 14, 21 and 28 as we explore opera, art, extra- terrestrial life and literature. As always, refreshments are provided by the Friends of the Library. Vacation week fun for Music Council welcomes Formosa Quartet on kids Be sure to check out the Library Kids page for vacation week specials. Of Sunday, December 9 course you’ll also find registration infor- The members of the Formosa grees from Juilliard, the New En- America. The quartet will perform mation for our regularly scheduled Quartet — Jasmine Lin, Joseph gland Conservatory, the Cleve- selections from Mendelssohn, workshops, storytimes and the Parent Lin, Che-Yen Chen and Jacob land Institute, Curtis, Harvard, Shih-hui Chen, Hugo Wolf and Child Workshop. Braun — have established them- and Yale, they have performed in Mozart on Sunday, December 9 at selves as leading solo, chamber, major venues around the United 3 p.m. and orchestral musicians. With de- States, Asia, Europe and South Energy conservation and organic products Library goes “green” The Port Washington Public saves energy, it reduces wear Library is responding to energy and tear on mechanical devices, cost challenges faced by all Long thereby extending their life. Island and New York businesses Electricity costs have been with the installation of several en- reduced with the installation of ergy-reducing control systems. occupancy sensors for lighting in Funds for these projects were ob- appropriate areas. The library tained by Library Director Nancy continues to move ahead with Curtin through New York State Li- other energy conservation pro- brary Construction Aide grants and jects such as humidity controls, a rebate from the Long Island and is currently exploring solar Power Authority. energy. Green cleaning products The installation of a full state- are being used, and an organic of-the-art building automation sys- landscaping program will be tem optimizes heating and cooling launched in the spring. based on outdoor temperatures, The Port Washington Public building characteristics and the Library is proud to have control library’s variable schedule. The sys- systems in place that are among tem also uses a concept known as the most sophisticated being used “free cooling,” which allows it to au- in Long Island libraries. The Save the date! steps taken so far bring the PWPL tomatically use outdoor air when Mark your calendar now and plan to join us on Sunday, January 27. The library the air is cool enough and dry closer to its goal of being an en- launches an exciting Family Health Hunt designed to put deductive reasoning to enough to avoid energy intensive vironmentally-friendly “green the test and make you feel like detectives uncovering the clues to lifelong health! mechanical cooling. This not only building.” Grab a magnifying glass and you’re on your way. Great books for giving 2007 This article was “commis- Side, to Seattle’s Jazz District, and who sheltered 300 Jews in their villa Biographies: sioned” as a list for holiday giving, along the fabled Telegraph Trail to- and in animal cages and sheds dur- Tony Bennett in the Studio: A Life but Kate Monsour came up with ward Siberia. ing World War II. Using Antonina’s dia- of Art & Music by Tony Bennett. In such an appealing array of titles that ries and her own research, Ackerman this beautiful book, richly illus- you’ll want to hold on to it for your The Savage Detectives: A Novel by takes us into the Warsaw ghetto. trated with his own artwork, Tony own future reading pleasure. After Roberto Bolaño. In what has been Bennett reflects on his career, and all, why should your friends and called the first great Latin American Lidia’s Italy: 140 Simple and Deli- st the inspiration that continues to in- family have all the fun? novel of the 21 century, Roberto cious Recipes from the Ten Places in Bolaño traces the hidden connec- Italy Lidia Loves Most by Lidia fuse both his music and his art. tion between literature and violence Bastianich. The incomparable chef For the Kids: Einstein: His Life and Universe by in a world where national bound- takes us on a gastronomic journey Walter Isaacson. Using his newly The Dangerous Book for Boys by aries are fluid and death lurks in exploring 10 regions that have in- released personal letters, Isaacson Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden / the shadow of the avant-garde. formed her cooking. Daughter The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea Tanya guides us to some nearby cul- explores how an imaginative, im- J. Buchanan and Miriam Pes- Interred with Their Bones by Jenni- tural treasures that enrich the pur- pertinent patent clerk became the kowitz. These titles recall the joys fer Lee Carrell. Shakespeare scholar suit of good food. mind reader of the creator of the of being a kid before the Internet, and theater director Kate Stanley’s cosmos, the locksmith of the mys- video games and cell phones. From eccentric mentor gives her a myste- The Year of Living Biblically: One teries of the atom and the universe. making the perfect paper airplane rious box, claiming to have made a Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by to mastering the art of the cart- groundbreaking discovery. Before Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. David Michaelis. With Peanuts, wheel, these books are a passport she can reveal it, she is found dead, Jacobs. An attempt to obey the Charles Schulz’s humorous strip to adventure that no kid should murdered precisely in the manner Bible for one full year results in a was anchored in the collective ex- miss! of Hamlet’s father. spiritual journey that is at once funny and profound, reverent and perience and the hardships of his The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. Fact irreverent, personal and universal. generation. Michaelis masterfully Brian Selznick. An artful blending and fiction blend brilliantly in this It will make you see history’s most weaves Schulz’s story with the car- of narrative, illustration and cin- ambitious debut novel. While schol- influential book with new eyes. toons, revealing that so much more ematic technique. Orphan, clock ars have largely relegated Mamah of his life was part of the strip than keeper and thief, Hugo lives in the Borthwick Cheney to a footnote in In Vogue: The Illustrated History of we ever knew. walls of a busy Paris train station, the life of America’s greatest archi- the World’s Most Famous Fashion where survival depends on ano- tect, Horan gives full weight to Magazine by Alberto Oliva. A fasci- nymity. When his world suddenly their dramatic love story and illu- nating look at the history of the interlocks with a bookish girl and minates Cheney’s profound influ- world’s most influential magazine. a bitter old man, Hugo’s under- ence on Wright. Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals cover life, and his most precious se- of a Cook by Jacques Pépin and cret, are put in jeopardy. Run by Ann Patchett. Set in the hours before and after a fateful car Tom Hopkins. A treasury of food, Fiction: accident, Run illustrates the human- lore and memory.