Celebrating library power

Issue No. 282, November 2012

November schedule The library will be open from 11 a.m. Children’s literature shines at PWPL to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21 and closed on Thursday, November In celebration of our 120th & Giroux and Orchard Books), and Jane Breskin Zalben. 22. Happy Thanksgiving! Anniversary Year, we’re thrilled to Leonard Marcus (literary scholar, A reception and book signing include two programs in the field author), Renee McGrath (librarian, on Sunday, November 4 from 3 to 5 of children’s literature — a panel Director of Youth Services, Nassau p.m. follows the panel discussion. Paperback Swap discussion and a children’s illustra- Library System), Neal Porter (edito- The exhibition is sponsored by The Friends of the Library Paperback tor exhibit, featuring prestigious rial director of Neal Porter Books/ Astoria Federal Savings, The Port Book Swap returns on Saturday, No- authors, artists and experts involved Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan), Washington Branch. vember 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring your in publishing and library service to Laura Vaccaro Seeger (artist and paperback adult, teen and children’s children. author), Caroline Ward (librarian books – good condition only! – to the Past, Present and Future: Insid- and former Newbery Chair) and library’s meeting room for a free, ers Look at Children’s Literature in moderator Jane Breskin Zalben (art- friendly book swap. Please: No more the 21st Century, a panel discussion ist, picture book and young adult than 20 books per person, and books on Sunday, November 4 at 1:30 p.m., fiction author, and former chair of are not accepted in advance, outside will be led by author and artist Jane the Society of Illustrators’ Original or in the lobby. Browsers welcome! Breskin Zalben. This all-star panel Art Exhibition). (Note that we make an exception for will present an overview of the indus- The Children’s Illustrator hardcover children’s books including try, examining important questions Exhibition will hang in the Main board books). about the evolution and future of Gallery from November 1 to 30, and children’s literature. will feature original art by renowned Panelists are Rita Auerbach (li- illustrators Brian Floca, Roxie The library on social brarian and former Caldecott Chair), Munro, Jerry Pinkney, Sergio Ru- media Sandra Jordan (author and former zzier, Amy Schwartz, Laura Vaccaro Like us on Facebook, follow us on editorial director of Farrar, Straus Seeger, Bernard and Paulis Waber From Jane Zalben’s Mousterpiece Twitter. We’re on Pinterest too!!

Random Acts Join us on November 18 for the signature event of our 120th Anniversary Year of Prizes Visit often for your chance to win! Lo- cal businesses have donated gift cer- tificates and various prizes in celebra- EXPLORATORIUM tion of our anniversary year. Thanks story inside to: 3V Dental Associates, Alper’s Hardware, American Beauty Nail & Spa, Ayhan’s Fish-Kebab Restaurant, Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace, Peter B. Kaplan speaks in annual Martin Vogel Distinguished Photographers series Ayhan’s Shish-Kebab Restaurant, Baked To Perfection, Bayles Garden Kaplan exhibits height photography November & December Center, Beacon Pharmacy, Carlos Pizza, Dolphin Book Shop, Edible Ar- Situated 746 feet above the wa- barricades and surged toward the no further. “We started hearing the rangements, Falconer Florist, Frank’s ters of San Francisco Bay on May 24, middle of the span from both direc- suspender cables start to make ping- Pizza, Gail’s Stride Rite, Gino’s Pizze- 1987, photographer Peter B. Kaplan tions. They found that they could go continued on page seven ria & Restaurant, Gum How Kitchen, was fulfilling his lifelong dream of Haven Diner, Hunold Pharmacy, Im- capturing majestic images from atop pulse Boutique, Jay’s Hallmark Party one of the towers of the Golden Gate Store, Let There Be Bagels, Lou Babs Bridge. At the same time, however, & Moogs, Main Street Bakery & Cafe, he worried that he was about to get Minuteman Press, Munsey Cleaners, a bird’s-eye view of one of the world’s Painting With Flowers, Petland Dis- greatest catastrophes. The event was counts, Port Main Fish Market, Port the 50th anniversary celebration of Washington Chiropractic, Nutrition the 1.7-mile-long icon. Kaplan, who & Weight Loss Ctr., Port Washington had practically invented an entire Diner, Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices, genre of photography shooting im- Senniyo Day Spa, Starbucks, The ages from tall structures, which he Diamond Boutique, Unleashed, Val- termed “height photography,” had ley Meat Center, Verizon and Yummy recently been named the official pho- Oriental Restaurant tographer of the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of the expected few tens of thousands of bridge-walkers, in excess of 800,000 people showed up, Kaplan says. At dawn, the eager crowds quickly overwhelmed the Caring for the Caregiver Caring for a parent, spouse or casional respite from caregiving or turing relaxed settings to discuss friend at home can be overwhelm- to take care of other obligations. Is common issues, share ideas, and ing. Most caregivers want to feel there any wonder that many caregiv- gain a better understanding of each they are doing everything possible ers express a need for information other’s perspectives of care giving. to provide the best care. In addition, about various aspects of their role, as This program, co-sponsored many caregivers have more com- well as for support from their peers by the Health Advisory Council, is mitments, including a job and other and linkage to other caregivers? non-sectarian, non-denominational, family. Caring for the Caregiver, to and free to those who register at While there are benefits in be- be presented by Reverend Greg [email protected] or ing a caregiver, these individuals of- Johnson and Craig Jennings on call 516-921-0755. ten find themselves facing physical, Wednesday, November 28 at 6:30 Space is limited so please emotional and financial difficulties p.m., is designed to address those register early. due to taking on the caregiver role. needs and bring family caregivers Most find themselves in need of oc- a multi-tiered support system fea-

Games2Careers November 13 at 7 p.m. PWPL@120 on Registration begins on Thursday, November 1, in person or by calling 516-883-4400, Ext. 136 exhibit

Our Games2Careers workshop technique to uncover potential ca- Chase Career Services, Tuesday’s Don’t miss PWPL@120, an is based on Karen McKenna’s book, reer paths, and then team up with Children and Winthrop-University exhibition in the Reading Room, which provides a fun and effective others who share similar interests. Hospital. outside of the Reference Room way to discover potential career Together, we’ll embark on a journey Karen writes a monthly col- and in the Community Gallery. paths, simply by remembering the that will forever change the way we umn for Long Island Business See a model of the library, listen games we loved to play as children. look at “work.” Workshop attendees News that focuses on key topics to oral histories, guess what ar- When we’re young, we choose to will receive a free copy of the book for today’s job seekers and career tifacts are in the cases, and enjoy spend our days doing activities we Games2Careers, by Karen McKenna changers. She designs and delivers the video and slide presentations enjoy. By recalling those childhood and Susan Gubing programs for libraries across Long about the library’s illustrious his- favorites, we can determine our Karen McKenna is a career Island and teaches continuing edu- tory and the stories of those who most natural interests, and discover coach, trainer, writer and founder cation classes at Hofstra University came before. occupations we might actually love! of CareerVisionary LLC. She has and Molloy College. Please sign our guest book, During this interactive pro- worked for Drake Beam Morin Sponsored by the Jobs & Ca- and let us know what you en- gram, participants will use this (DBM), Estée Lauder, JPMorgan reers Information Center joyed most about the exhibit.

Library Exploratorium Sunday, November 18 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Sponsored by Karma411 / Co-sponsored by DC Connect, MakerBot, Xerox & Main Street Bakery Celebrate library power, explore the future and have fun at this library-wide, interactive, technology-inspired “faire” for all ages. Library staff and related experts will demonstrate how the future is here, and show you how to do familiar and favorite things in surprising new ways. Friends of the Library volunteers will be on hand to guide you through the maze of choices. Highlights of the day include: Watch the MakerBot Replicator 3-D Printer in action: Liz Arum of Makerbot and Jon Santiago of HTINK (pronounced “tink,” the “h” is silent) will show how this relatively small and inexpensive device can produce physical objects from strands of melted plastic filament, aka “Makerbotting,” and literally print three dimen- sional objects at the push of a button. Create your own web page: John Murcott and the Karma411 team will take you on a voyage inside the guts of a website, show you how websites are built and help you set up your own web page. Come fly away on a Green Screen: Adventure awaits as you step into a Green Screen experience, courtesy of the Long Island Motion Picture Center.

Get a “taste” of the future: Chef Michael Mignano of Main Street Bakery and contestant on the Food Net- work’s “Sweet Genius” will demonstrate the magic of molecular gastronomy and provide yummy tastings.

Let the games begin: Play a variety of games including Wii, Xbox Kinect, a mobile scavenger hunt and our new online game featuring trivia and other fun activities.

How do you do that? Let library staff show you how to download media and information on an array of de- vices, and how to learn a language via Mango. Explore our mobile application.

Here today the hair of tomorrow: Let Delerious Hair Designs treat you to a complimentary hair or head display that is out of this world.

Lots more in store, including Starbucks coffee, snacks and surprises! Meet author Philip Galanes “I love Philip Galanes’ New York Times column! And the book is a must! Social Q’s is a beacon of light in the foggy haze of today’s world.” — Jessica Seinfeld Office attire and e-mail mis- New York magazine and The New fire. Twitter snafus and dating mis- York Times. cues. Philip Galanes hears an awful Books will be available for lot of “What should I dos?!” purchase and signing. Refresh- It all began in 2008, when ments will be served – on platters Galanes began the “Social Q’s” ad- with doilies. vice column for the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times. Since then, the questions have come fast and furious. On Tuesday, No- vember 27 at 7:30 p.m. the Friends of the Library will welcome Philip Galanes, author of Social Q’s: How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries and Quagmires of Today (Simon & Schuster, 2011). Bring along your etiquette questions and ask your own version of “What should I do?” Philip Galanes is also an en- tertainment lawyer and novelist. Born and raised in New England, he graduated from Yale College and Yale Law School, and occasionally sidelines as an interior designer. His projects have been published in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Amphion String Quartet Archaeology and architecture Katie Hyun, violin David Southorn, violin FOL University returns December 9 Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola The Friends of the Library Beaux-Arts architecture, as well hosts its popular FOL University on as of the Progressive Era city in Mihai Marica, cello Sunday, December 9, featuring two which architects, planners and art- scholars talking on two fascinating ists strove to create a new urban topics. order, the “City Beautiful.” A widely respected archaelo- Francis Morrone is a writer gist, Denise Gold has excavated and historian specializing in the Amphion String Quartet numerous sites throught the Bibli- architectural and social history of cal and classical world. Her work the 19th and 20th centuries. He is The Music Advisory Council Music Northwest, where the en- has taken her to the large Roman the author of eleven books, includ- welcomes the Amphion String semble performed alongside the villa known as Ossaia La Tufa, the ing The Architectural Guidebook Quartet on Sunday, November 11 Tokyo String Quartet, Edgar Meyer, ancient Judean city of Lachish, and to New York City (1994) and An at 3 p.m. Michala Petri and William Purvis. the city of King Ahab and Queen Je- Architectural Guidebook to Brook- Hailed for its “precision, as- The Quartet concluded its summer zebel known as Hazor. Last summer, lyn (2001). sertiveness and vigor” (The New season with debut performances at Ms. Gold worked on the ancient city Morrone (pictured below) York Times) and its “suspenseful La Jolla’s SummerFest, collaborat- of Megiddo, also known in the New wrote the column “Abroad in New and virtuoso playing” (San Fran- ing with such artists as violist James Testament as Armageddon. York,” as well as weekly art and cisco Classical Voice), the Amphion Dunham and harpist Deborah Hoff- Europe’s first great civilization architecture criticism, for the New String Quartet is a winner of the man. thrived on the island of Crete thou- York Sun for six and a half years, 2011 Concert Artists Guild Victor sands of years ago. It was rediscov- and is well-known for his walking Elmaleh Competition. The Quartet Inspiration ered in 1900 by an Englishman, Sir tours in New York. He is the re- was recently chosen for two presti- Violinists Katie Hyun and Da- Arthur Evans, who excavated the cipient of New York University’s gious programs — the Ernst Stiefel vid Southorn, violist Wei-Yang Andy city of Knossos. Here he found the coveted Excellence in Teaching String Quartet-in-Residence at the Lin and cellist Mihai Marica, first great palace of the legendary King Award, and of the Arthur Ross Caramoor Festival for the 2012-13 joined together for a performance Minos, prompting Evan to call this Award of the Institute of Classical season and the CMS Two Program at Sprague Hall at the Yale School ancient civilization “Minoan.” Architecture and Art. of the Chamber Music Society of of Music in February 2009. The Ms. Gold’s lecture will provide Lincoln Center. overwhelmingly positive audience an overview of this great Bronze reception was the inspiration behind Age civilization along with bio- Featured performances their decision to pursue a career as graphical information on Sir Evans. Featured 2012-2013 perfor- the Amphion String Quartet. Hon- Denise Gold teaches and mances are the ASQ’s Carnegie ors include First Prize at the Hugo lectures on Biblical and classical ar- Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall, the Kauder String Quartet Competition chaeology. She is a Governor of the Phillips Collection in Washington in New Haven, CT and First Prize in Archaeological Institute of America. D.C., Caramoor Center for the Arts, the Piano and Strings category as Francis Morrone, co-author TCAN Center for the Arts (MA), a well as the Audience Choice Award with Henry Hope Reed of The New tour of Northern California and nu- at the 2010 Plowman Chamber Mu- York Public Library: The Architec- merous engagements throughout sic Competition held in Columbia, ture and Decoration of the Stephen the Tri-State New York area. Missouri. A. Schwarzman Building, published This past summer, the ASQ Music Council programs are to celebrate the building’s 100th made a return visit to the OK funded by donations to the Port birthday in 2011, will talk about Mozart Festival and to Chamber Washington Library Foundation. New York’s greatest masterpiece of November 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.

Exploratorium Children’s Literature Shines Sunday, November 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. Past, Present and Future: Insiders look at Explore the past, experience the present, discover the future. Join us for Children’s Literature in the 21st Century a fun, interactive, hands-on afternoon!! Story in this issue. A panel discussion with moderator Jane Breskin Zalben on Sunday, No- vember 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Children’s Illustrator Exhibition Art exhibit throughout the month of November in the Main Gallery. Re- ception and book signing on Sunday, November 4 from 3 to 5 pm.

See article on front page.

Family Holiday Program Our Town Library: Family Theater Friday, November 23 at 11 a.m.

Celebrate our library’s rich cultural history and join us for a student- created theater production. Tween and teen actors, writers, musicians, singers and artists have worked for the past several months to create this very special performance. You’ll experience the evolution of the library from when it was just a thought in one woman’s mind to the wonderful Early Childhood institution it is today! Directed by Elise May with creative director Katie To register or inquire about the following programs, please call Children’s Lyons and musical director Jake Glickman. Sponsored by the Jackie Spiel- Services at 883-4400, Ext.150. man Storytelling Fund and the JP Morgan Chase Regrant Program.

Toddler Story Time – Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. For children ages 2½ to 3 ½ with an adult. No registration required. Does not meet November 6. Tummy Time Parenting Program Thursdays, November 1, 8, 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon For children between the ages of 3 months to pre-crawlers with an adult. Because babies are spending more time on their backs than ever before Meet the Babysitter Reception due to the recommendations set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Thursday, November 8 from 5:30 to 6 p.m. they need lots of Tummy Time to develop their muscle strength and co- Need a sitter? Meet our new “graduates” of the Teen Babysitting Work- ordination. You and your child will be led in song, rhymes, and simple shop at a brief reception co-sponsored by Young Adult Services and the stories. There will be time for playing with rattles, soft blocks, and other Parent Resource Center. No registration required. developmentally appropriate toys. Call for availability - registration began October 25.

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. Does not meet November 23. Kindergarten through Story Time with Miss Lucy and Mr. Mike Mondays, November 12 & 19 at 10:30 a.m. Sixth Grade For children ages 2½ to 5 with an adult. No registration required. To register or inquire about the following programs, please call Children’s Services at 883-4400, Ext.150. Thanksgiving Craft – Tuesday, November 20 at noon or 1 p.m. Enjoy a holiday craft, stories and songs. For children ages 2½ to 5 with an adult. Registration begins November 13. After School Story Time - Wednesdays at 4 p.m. For children in kindergarten through second grade without an adult. No registration required. Does not meet November 21. PlayHooray – Monday, November 26 A preschool music and movement program. Ages birth to 17 months with an adult at 10 a.m. Ages 18 months to 2½ years with an adult at 11 a.m. Book Bunch – Thursday, November 15 at 4 p.m. Monthly book discussion for children in grades 3 and 4. Call for avail- Ages 18 months to 4 with an adult at 12 noon. Ages 2½ to 5 with an adult ability. at 1 p.m. Registration begins November 19. Page Turners – Tuesday, November 27 at 7:15 p.m. Pajama Story Time – Wednesday, November 28 at 7 p.m. Monthly book discussion for children in grades 5 and 6. Call for avail- Come in pajamas and listen to bedtime stories. For children ages 2½ to 6 ability. with an adult. Family members welcome. No registration required. Virtual museum visits No need for comfy walking museum’s holdings without stand- shoes on the second Monday of ing on line, paying a fee or using each month at 11 a.m. when Ines public transportation. From our Powell takes us on a “tour” of met- seats in the Lapham meeting room, ropolitan area museums. Beginning we’ll explore the Hispanic Society November 12, the Friends of the of America, the Havemeyer Collec- Library invites you on a virtual visit tion, the Annenberg Collection, the to the Frick Collection. Cloisters, the Guggenheim and so In the future, we’ll have the on. When we’ve run out of area mu- opportunity to see the best of each seums we may “take a trip” abroad.

Vintage postcards for the library Long-time Port resident Mel to being a popular tourist destina- Weinstein started collecting vintage tion, Port Washington postcards postcards at an antiques fair where document our picturesque history. he saw images from 100 years ago. They are among the gems of the He recollects, “I had never seen Local History Center. Thanks to anything like it. I was hooked. It Mel’s recent donation and those opened up a whole new world to me of other Port families — the Zwer- about the town I lived in and how it leins, Cocks, Leibers, Hewletts and evolved.” Virginia Marshall Martus — our From the hotels and buildings library users will have continued that once were, to those that still access for years to come. stand, from swimming in the bay

Height Photography Former Library Director Edward deSciora visited recently to tour the special exhibit PWPL@120, in celebration of our anniversary year. Part of the exhibit pays tribute to the library’s directors — just four in our 120 year history. Pictured from left are Assistant Director Corinne Camarata, Library Trustee Myron Blumenfeld, deSciora, and Library Director Nancy Curtin. Peter B. Kaplan continued from front page

ing sounds under the stress,” Kaplan Thomas and the Verrazano-Nar- remembers. “The ironworker called rows, to name a few. the head engineer and told him Peter Kaplan visits the library Thank you, which of the cables were pinging.” on Thursday, November 1 at 7:30 The engineer then gave a stern p.m. to share his adventures as anniversary year sponsors warning to the head of the police: the speaker in the second annual “I want the crowd off that bridge.” Martin Vogel Distinguished Pho- Kaplan himself was perfectly tographers Lecture series. Astoria Federal Savings, The Port Washington Branch safe where he stood. After hundreds Kaplan does not limit himself of climbs on tall bridges, he was fa- to bridges, either; name a sky- DC Connect mous for his meticulously planned scraper in North America, and odds Friends of the Library ascents and his healthy respect for are he’s photographed the view not JP Morgan Chase potential dangers. After approxi- only from the rooftop, but also from Jackie Spielman Fund mately eight uncomfortable hours, the tip of whatever TV antenna hap- the police did manage to clear the pens to be jutting above it. Some of Karma411 bridge, which rebounded from the his photos of New York’s vertical Library Advisory Councils strain with no ill effects. Later on, wonders, such as the Empire State Art Advisory Council however, images from a helicopter Building, the Chrysler Building, Children’s Advisory Council showed that, while the crowd was the Statue of Liberty and the World on the roadway, the deck’s normal Trade Center, have achieved iconic Health Advisory Council arc had flattened out in the center of status and have been reproduced Music Advisory Council the span. “That was the heaviest load countless times. Nautical Advisory Council the bridge had ever experienced,” Having done hundreds of MakerBot Industries Kaplan says. “We were pretty lucky height-photography climbs, Kaplan nothing happened.” is greeted with respect and admi- Michael Mignano, Main Street Bakery Most of Kaplan’s career has ration from the ironworkers and Midwest Tapes had far more to do with prepara- construction crews everywhere Port Washington Library Foundation tion and perseverance than mere he goes. Property managers often Sheehan & Company, C.P.A., P.C. luck. From coast to coast, Kaplan welcome Kaplan like he owns the has photographed views from the joint. One of his favorite structures, Starbucks tops of some of America’s mightiest which he estimates he’s climbed Tepper Intergenerational Fund bridges: the Golden Gate, Brooklyn, about 400 to 500 times, is “the old, Verizon Manhattan, Williamsburg, Lion’s solid-stone Brooklyn Bridge,” he Xerox Gate, George Washington, Vincent says. “My urban wilderness.” QR codes (2D barcodes) around around barcodes) (2D codes QR hidden scan to teens challenge will Quest Code QR The Exploratorium. the and future of libraries during Power our Library Library Celebrate Meet the Babysitters: p.m. 5:30 to 4:30 plays. finger and songs, games, crafts, simple storytelling, demonstrate will Hall Jeanne dren: Chil- For Entertaining registered. those Workshop: Babysitting Teen November 8 5:30 p.m. to 4:30 help. their require could that ments discuss emergency situations - Depart Fire Washingtonand Police Port the of Representatives gencies: Emer Handling registered. For those Workshop: Babysitting Teen November 1 What’s newinTeenSpacethismonthforgrades7-12? Center. 5:30to6p.m. co-sponsored by the Parent reception Resource brief a at children young of Workshopparents sitting meet to TeenBaby- the of graduates for nity Published by the PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Teenspace QRCodeQuest One Library Drive

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