Bridge to Life Long Learning JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2 0 1 8 a Message from the Director

HAMPTON BAYS PUBLIC LIBRARY

bridge to life long learning JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2 0 1 8 A Message from the Director

Happy New Year! Every year is an exciting New Year at the Hampton not updated. During the last few months, we addressed other small Bays Library! Read on to learn more; you will see new programs for all repairs and maintenance items. Most recently, the parking lot was ages as well as popular and ongoing ones. Over the next month or patched; we installed three speed bumps and enlarged the berm at so, we will be implementing online program registration and online the top of the driveway on Ponquogue to help reduce the amount of museum pass reservations. It will take a few weeks to set up, but once street run-off that causes flooding at the bottom of the slope. We are complete, patrons will be able to register for programs online to avoid planning additional work for the coming months and will make every waiting on long lines. effort to have the work done during off hours so as not to affect our patrons’ use of the Library. If a project does necessitate closing, we will On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank Anne Wilding provide as much advance notice as possible. for her eight years of service to the Hampton Bays Library as Trustee. Anne stepped down before the end of her second term for personal Staff member Vicky Cuccia, who teaches ESL reasons. The Board welcomes new Trustee Barbara Skelly, who will classes in the Library, began offering Citizen- serve two years and will then be eligible to serve a full 5-year term in ship classes about eighteen months ago. We are 2020. proud to announce that eleven of her students have taken the Citizenship test and are now U.S. We appreciate your patience during the last two months when we had Citizens! no heat. Three new high-efficiency Trane units were installed, so patrons should feel more comfortable. Please keep in mind that although Sincerely, we have new equipment, the overall system is still old and zoning was Susan LaVista, Library Director

Join us for a showing of the award-winning docu- On November 9, the Library held the fourth an- mentary film Inhabit on January 23 at 7:00 pm in nual “Salute to Hampton Bays Veterans,” with the Library.* lunch provided by Panera Bread. We had a big turnout of residents and Veterans who came out INHABIT explores the many to honor our local heroes! Ten Veterans shared environmental issues fac- their emotional and moving stories, and showed ing us today and examines some of their wartime memorabilia. solutions that are being applied using the ecological design process called Social Work Intern at HBPL! ‘Permaculture’. Permacul- Meet Social Work Intern Faith Vidale from Stony Brook University. Ms. Vi- ture is a design lens that dale is in the library on most Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00-9:00 pm, uses the principles found and most Saturdays from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. Faith will be available to in ecosystems to help shift meet one-on one with patrons in all departments to provide support our impact from destructive to regenerative. Fo- and assistance with various needs. Beginning January 8 you can stop in cused mostly on the Northeastern and Midwest- any department for details and to sign up for an appointment. ern regions of the United States, Inhabit provides an intimate look at permaculture peoples and Thank you to every- practices ranging from rural, suburban, and urban one who donated landscapes. Please register at the Circulation Desk. to the Children’s *Sponsored by Ecological Culture Initiative. Room Mitten Tree and Toys for Tots!

Mission Statement The Hampton Bays Library serves our community by providing educational, cultural and recreational resources for life long learning. Printed on Recycled Paper Important info Registration begins Wednesday, December 13 and is ongoing through this session. Pick up a pre-registration form at the Children’s Desk to help make registration easier. Each child must have his/her own HBPL library card in order to register. Please arrive on time for all programs. Latecomers will no longer be permitted to enter once a program has started. Thank you for your cooperation. Special Announcements: Attention Parents of Children in Seeking Volunteer Readers: Grades 5 & 6: We are looking for parents, grandparents, aunts, Children in grades 5 & 6 may now attend programs for their age group uncles, etc. to be Mystery Guest Readers at the after school without an adult. Students attending these programs Library! On the first Saturday of each month we may remain in the department until parental pickup (no later than will be inviting a Mystery Guest Reader to read a 6pm). A signed permission slip for each program is required prior picture book or two to our young patrons. Please to attendance. Any child who arrives without a signed permission call the Children’s Room to get the details and slip must call a parent for IMMEDIATE pick up. Permission slips are to sign up. Flyers will also be available at the Children’s Reference Desk available in the Children’s Room. explaining this exciting new program. No Child Left Inside – Children’s Scotto’s Pork Store & Who are the People in Your Museum Hampton Bays Dance Studio: This one is a two- Neighborhood! of the East End: for-one! Meet us at Too much time indoors with television, video Scotto’s to learn how Meet us at the games and computers can be harmful to our an authentic pizzeria Children’s Museum of the East End for a children. In the past, you have joined us in the operates and make Jackson Pollack Workshop where children spirit of this nationwide movement called, your own pizza! Then will create their own unique painted canvas “No Child Left Inside” and met us at local we will head next and Popsicle sticks followed by unlimited parks, farms, art and yoga studios for story door for a dance lesson at Hampton Bays free play and exploration in the museum. The times and exploration. No Child Left Inside School of Dance! Limit museum is closed to the public on Tuesdays, has a new twist for the new year! We will be 15 so we will have the place to ourselves! Pack a meeting at some locations in Hampton Bays Location: Scotto’s Pork brown bag lunch and stay awhile. No Limit so your child can get a first-hand look at how Store; 25 W Montauk Location: CMEE; 376 Bridgehampton-Sag various neighborhood businesses operate. Hwy, Hampton Bays Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton Here’s where we will be meeting in January Date in February to be Tuesday, January 23 @ 11 am and February: announced Weekly Programs:

Gleeful Listen & Play Mindful Learn & Play Saturday Family Clubs Wednesdays, January 10, 17, Thursdays, January 11, 18, & 25 and February 1, 8, Lego Club – Saturdays, January 13 and 24, & 31 and February 7 & 14 & 15 @ 12:00 pm February 10 @ 11:00 am @ 11 am Ages 3 – 5, independent. Transforming learning and Coloring Club – Saturdays, January 27 Birth – 3 with adult. Little ones play into an art that educates the whole child, this pro- and 17@ 11:00 am will happily gain early literacy gram will instill mindful techniques in preschoolers skills listening to stories and through age-appropriate meditation, yoga and amazing develop motor and social skills play. Learning opportunities presented through alter- through playtime and Zen ac- native educational philosophies will provide a basis for tivities too. Grown-ups can take developing literacy skills, socialization and self-esteem. this time to make new friends as This program will also serve as an outlet for creativity well! No limit. Please note the through nature-inspired art and craft work. Limit of 15 change in time to 11am. children.

Children in Grade 6 and under MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years of age or older.

January/February 2018 2 Special Programs:

Zumba Kids Mad Science with Pajama Story Time! Fridays, January 5, 12, Miss Meg Tuesday, January 30 @ 6 pm & 19 @ 4:15 pm Thursday, January 18 and Ages 2-5 with adult. Put Grades K-6. For children February 15 @ 4:30 pm on your PJs and head to the in grades K - 6. Music Grades 3-6. She blinded library for some nighttime and movement, including games and me with Science! Join Miss Meg for this storytime fun! No Limit – siblings cultural exploration, for older kids featuring awesome new monthly program. “The welcome. kid-friendly routines based on original Snowman Experiment” in January and Zumba choreography. Limit of 20 children. “Potion Explosion” in February. Limit 15 Parent Child Zumbini each session. Fridays, February 2, Mystery Guest Readers! 9, 16, and 23 Saturdays, January 6 Saturdays with Starlight @ 10:30 am and February 3 @ 11:00 Saturdays, January 20 and Ages Birth – 3 years am February 24 @ 11 am with adult. A Mommy Families. Guess who is & Me music and movement program. Limit reading to you! Join us 20 children. for this brand new Story Time program. Each month we will have a surprise guest reader. Valentine Love Signs (Two No Limit. Sessions) Grades K-6 Independent. Parents are Tuesday, February 6 to wait outside of the program room. Bilingual Story Time Birth-Pre-K w/ adult @ 10:30 am and Miss Starlight’s back with some yummy, Mondays January 8 & 22 Grades K-6 @ 4:15 pm nutricious winter fun! In January “ Superbowl and February 5 & 26 Little ones will create a beautiful sign of love Super Snacks,” and in February “Mini @ 10:30 am to treasure Pizzas.” Program begins at 11 am sharp. Ages birth – 5 with adult. forever, and Latecomers will not be permitted to Join us for this English/Spanish story. No older kids will attend. Limit 15 per session. limit. create fun emoji signs Paper Sculptures Paper Bead Workshop to display for Monday, January 22 years to come. Limit 15 each session. Thursday, January 11 @ 4:15 pm @ 4:30 pm Grades K-6. Join Miss Grades 3-6. Let’s recycle Jaimie and learn how to Love Bug Cupcakes and Story all those holiday catalogs create a unique 3-D paper sculpture. Limit 15. Time (two sessions) and last year’s calendars! Tuesday, February 13 Create your own magazine beads then string I Love Snowmen Ages 3-5 years with onto elastic with silver spaces to make a Story Time & Craft adult @ 12:30pm and beautiful bracelet! Limit 20. Grades K-3 @ 4:15 pm Wednesday, January 24 Listen to some fun @ 4:15 pm Super Bowl Party! Valentine stories and create your own Love Ages 3-7 with adult. Warm Saturday, January 13 Bug cupcake. Limit 15 per session. up with winter stories and create an ooey- @ 2:30 pm gooey melted snowman. Dress up like your Grades 3-6. Join Chef favorite character from the movie Frozen. Rob for some super Love Stinks! Limit 20. fun Super Bowl games and super delicious Wednesday, goodies! Limit 25. February 14 @ 4:15pm Comic Book Club Grades 4-6. Forget the mushy stuff! Celebrate Hot Cocoa Play Date with Miss Jaimie Fridays, January 26 and Valentine’s Day with games and goodies. Tuesday, January 16 Limit 15. @ 12:30 pm February 16 @ 4:15 pm Ages 3-5 with adult. Join us Grades K-6. The club will for stories, crafts, sensory play, read and create comics, help design room Instrument and of course hot cocoa! Limit displays, and much more. Limit 15. Petting Zoo 15. Saturday, February 17 Messy Mondays @ 1 pm DIY Zen Gardens Sensory Play Families. Join some talented Tuesday, January 16 @ 5 pm Mondays, January 29 musicians from Stony Brook University for a Grades 4-6. Use colored and February 12 @ 11 am hands-on musical experience. Limit 30 kids. sand, rocks, and more to Ages 9 months – 2 years with make your own portable adult. Sensory play for babies stress relieving garden. and toddlers. Dress for a mess! (Special Programs continued on next page) Rake included. Limit 15. Limit 15. January/February 2018 3 Children’s Special Programs: (continued) Love Your Pet Day Book Buzz Breakfast – Forget Me is he brave enough to take their friendship Tuesday, February 20 Not by Ellie Terry public? As Calliope navigates school, she must also @ 4:15 pm Thursday, February 22 @ 11 am face her mother’s new relationship and the Grades K-3. We’re celebrating Grades 4-6. Pick up your copy of Forget Me fact that they might be moving--again-- pets of all kinds with stories Not by Ellie Terry at sign-up and join Miss just as she starts to make friends and finally and a 3-D pet craft. Bring in a Christine for breakfast and a discussion of accept her differences. Limit 15. picture of your own pet to share the love! the book. Astronomy-loving Calliope June Limit 15. has Tourette syndrome, so she sometimes makes faces or Penguin Story Time Peppa Pig Pajama Party noises that she does not mean Tuesday, February 27 Wednesday, February 21 to make. When she and her @ 12:30 pm @ 6 pm mother move yet again, she Ages 3-5 with adult. Enjoy Grades K-6. Enjoy a fun Peppa tries to hide her TS. But it isn’t stories, songs, rhymes, and a Pig story and make a variety of long before the kids at her new penguin craft. peppa crafts to take home with school realize she’s different. Only Calliope’s you don’t forget to dress in your pajamas for neighbor, who is also the popular student some fun piggie prizes. Limit 20. body president, sees her as she truly is--an interesting person and a good friend. But

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Museum Passes! As part of our goal to provide wonderful learning and recreational experiences for our patrons inside and outside of the library, we offer the following museum memberships for our patrons. Reservations are required; details vary by museum. Please stop by or call the Circulation Desk at 728- 6241 / press 3. Patrons must be adult HBPL cardholders to check out museum passes. Passes are available for the following museums:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden * Children’s Museum of the East End * Cold Spring Harbor Firehouse Museum * Frick Collection * Guggenheim Mu- seum * Intrepid * Long Island Maritime Museum * Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages * LongHouse Reserve * New York Transit Museum * Parrish Art Museum * Peconic Land Trust Bridge Gardens * Pollock-Krasner House * Old Westbury Gardens * South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center * Vanderbilt Museum, Planetarium & Natural History Museum

Old Westbury Gardens

January/February 2018 4 The Teen Community Center Program sign-upYour begins place Tuesday, December at the 19. Please Hampton stop in or call the TeenBays Community Public Center atLibrary 631-728-6241 ext. 120 or 121. SIGN UP MUST BE DONE AT LEAST 1 DAY PRIOR TO PROGRAM!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 5-Hour Pre-Licensing Class Start 2018 on the right foot and discover new things. Get that Saturdays, January 6 & February 10 warm fuzzy feeling (and community service) at our animal from 10 am–3 pm lovers programs, make new friends and relax with some after- Please bring your NYS learner’s permit, $45 school gaming, learn a new skill, explore technology, design in cash, and a packed lunch to class. art, solve puzzles, battle it out with a N.E.R.F. arsenal, or stay up all night with your neighborhood librarians. Whether you join us for something new or to continue doing what you love, we Teen Advisory Board* hope you visit us this winter! Thursdays, January 4 & February 1 @ 3:30 pm Hope to see you soon, Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a monthly Vicky and Eric organization of volunteers who work with the library to help plan programs, buy materials, and run events. Animal Lovers Club THE ZONE Southampton Animal Shelter Drive (ongoing) Manga Zone Help shelter animals feel a little happier and more comfortable Tuesday, January 2 @ 3:30 pm while they wait to be adopted! Please drop off any of the Catch a screening, discuss your following to the Teen Department: a new pet toy, dog or cat favorite manga, films and events, eat food (dry or canned), peanut butter, bird seed, treats for cats delicious Japanese goodies, and help or dogs, new or gently used blankets or towels, dog beds, cat pick what we’ll watch next. carriers, Kongs or other supplies. No Strings Attached Quogue Wildlife Presents “Owls & Owl Tuesday, January 9 @ 3:30 pm Come take part in a team-based string-thing competition with Pellets” wacky games that will have you whooping with delight! Friday, January 5 from 3:30 – 5 pm Learn about all about owls including their hunting abilities, Winter Homeless Care Package* habitats, lifestyles, food chains, and diets. Then you will have Thursday, January 11 @ 4:30 pm the opportunity to spend time dissecting pellets, and piece Want to help the homeless in our area? Come and create a care together the bones to recreate the prey animal that your owl package. Not required but if you could bring an item such as beef consumed. Limit of 20 teens! jerky, dried fruit or a pair of warm mittens, it would be greatly appreciated. Do something kind for someone in need! Animal Shrinky-Dink Key Chains!* Monday, January 8 @ 3:30 pm NERF Battles: Territory Control Teens will trace and color pictures of shelter Friday, January 12 from 7 – 9 pm animals using special Shrinky-Dink paper, Nonlethally Engaging Rival Faction (N.E.R.F.) and turn them into adorable key chains to be Battles pits three teams against one another donated to the animal shelter! The adopter will in the closed library as they seize territory, get to keep a special key chain of their new family member. protect objectives, and avoid detection while the foam darts fly. Bring your NERF blaster or Senior Dog Day* draw one from our arsenal. *Limit of 24 teens! Monday, February 5 @ 3:30 pm Let’s celebrate Senior dog day with crafts for our older furry Virtual Reality friends. Plus a senior animal will stop by for a visit! Tuesday, January 16 – Friday, January 19 from 3 – 5 pm Saturday, January 20 from 12 – 4 pm A Visit to the Southampton Animal Shelter* Experience the next great step in gaming technology with the Vive Thursday, February 22 from 1 – 2 pm suite of virtual reality games and programs. Meet us as at the shelter where we will be giving out dog biscuits to shelter dogs and playing with the cats. Super Smash Tourney Transportation to and from the shelter is required from a parent Wednesday, January 24 from 4 – 6 pm or guardian. Please bring a small food or toy donation for the Battle for glory in the ultimate Smash Bros. competition and win animals. some awesome prizes. (THE ZONE continued on next page) *You will earn community service for participating in any programs with the red asterisk. January/February 2018 5 Teen Community Center Programs: (continued) Program sign-up begins Tuesday, December 19. Please stop in or call the Teen Community Center at 631-728-6241 ext. 120 or 121. SIGN UP MUST BE DONE AT LEAST 1 DAY PRIOR TO PROGRAM! THE ZONE (continued) Next Level Gaming Glow-in-the-Dark Games Friday, January 26 from 3 – 5 pm: Borderlands 2 Tuesday, February 6 from 5:30 – 7 pm Up for a little Vault Hunting? Jump into this couch co-op shooter We’re cutting the lights and turning up the with the moooost guuuns. music. Wear your light and dayglo colors Friday, February 16 from 3 – 5 pm: B.Y.O.G. to come play some glowing games, try Bring in your own favorite M titles and vote on what to play (note: the luminous lemonade punch, and make the librarian is the final arbitrator of what goes.) some photoreactive crafts that really pop Please note: Attendees must have a Mature Gaming Permission Slip under blacklights. signed to access our closed gaming space. Friday Buffet Dungeons & Dragons Friday, February 9 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm Aberrant edition: Mondays, January Hang out, enjoy some grub, and play some games with your 29 & February 26 from 3 – 5 pm friends. Or just come for the games! Magic edition: Tuesdays, January 30 & February 27 from 3 – 5 pm Teens Vs. Librarians: Giant Games Build a character, choose your weap- Wednesday, February 14 @ 3:30 pm on, and lay waste to nasty critters with a roll of the dice. What better way to indulge giant egos Limit of 10 Teens. than with a contest of giant games? Match against the librarians you love Design Your Own “Magic the Gathering” to hate as we do what we do best and Fandom Deck crush the competition in giant con- Wednesday, January 31 from 4 – 6 pm nect four, tick-tac-throw, and more. So, we found a template online to make your own Magic: the Gathering cards and im- Library Lock-In mediately thought: how can we exploit this? Friday, February 23 @ 8 pm – Saturday, February 24 @ 8 am Come make a deck of your favorite pop culture End your winter break with a sleep-over at the library! Watch characters, memes, powers, and any other movies, play games, and eat snacks until the wee hours with your insanity you can think of using the MtG rules. friends and favorite (extremely caffeinated) librarians! Limit of 24 Then, show off your creations in a mad, cross teens! genre battle. S.T.E.A.M. Video and Audio Tech Use Photography Jars with Joc: By Appointment Only Workshop: Decorative Winter Use our brand new equipment for school Beyond the Candle projects, to explore recording your own Selfie Wednesday, January 10 podcasts, and edit your videos. We have Mondays, January 8, @ 3:30 pm mics, an audio recorder, photo and video 29 & February 5, 12 Make a glittery mason camera, Macbook, and editing software. from 5 - 6:30 pm jar candle to display this Use of our equipment, along with our How do you get across an idea or feeling winter season. software, is now available year-round. about a person? Join professional Check with a teen librarian for more photographer and artist, Andrea Escape Room information! Cote, and work with partners to take Monday, January 22 from 3 – 5 pm creative portraits of each other - Have what it takes to solve the clues and Beginning incorporate staging, using lighting, save the day? Or perhaps fall short and be Guitar shadow, composition, and point of trapped in the library FOREVER? We shall Tuesdays, January view. We’ll explore artistic approaches see… 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 @ to photography to create striking and 5 pm completely unique images! Scratch That Your journey to Tuesday, January 23 @ 3:30 pm superstardom begins here. Bring your This time and this time ONLY, it is acoustic guitar to this four-week series and acceptable to scratch a CD—since you will learn the basic chords and techniques you be turning it into an awesome piece of can use to create your own style. artwork! (S.T.E.A.M. continued on next page)

January/February 2018 6 Teen Community Center Programs: (continued) Jars with Joc: Fairy Garden Wear Your Heart on a Jar S.T.E.A.M (continued) Wednesday, February 7 @ 3:30 pm Monday, February 12 Video Editing Basics Make a fairy garden in a jar using from 3 – 4:30 pm Thursday, January 25 glitter, mod-podge, fairy cutouts, moss One of the best ways to spoil yourself from 3 – 5 pm and terrarium decor! or someone else is with a special Learn the basics of recording Valentine’s Day treat. Create your own using a DSLR camera, Hard-wear Bracelets chalkboard painted mason jar and fill lighting rigs, green screen Thursday, February 8 @ 4 pm it with traditional conversation hearts technology, and editing video using our equipment. Do you candy. Or just bring your smart phone or tablet and learn think you about apps for editing your film. know the Bristlebot Robots ins and outs Thursday, February 15 @ 4:30 pm 60 Seconds of Looping of bracelet Did you ever want to build a little Friday, February 2 from 3 – 5 pm making? robot and make Take all you learned (or already knew) from Video How about it run? Now is Editing Basics, and work in teams to create a short the nuts and bolts? Explore making a the time! Come flick using the method of looping. Maybe it will even chevron design using butcher’s twine, and build a go viral! *Bring a smart phone, or borrow one of our hex nuts, and a bit of dexterity. bristlebot mini iPads. robot.

Act TWO (a Southampton Youth Bureau program) Anti-Valentine’s Day Thursdays, 6 – 7:30 pm (when school is in session) Tuesday, February 13 from 4 – 5:30 pm Act TWO is a teen theater group comprised of students from Valentine’s Day: celebration of love, across Southampton Town. Through theater, discussion, and guest or singles awareness day? Show your speakers, students learn how to navigate through tough and contempt for all that lovey-dovey stuff while relevant teen issues. To sign up, fill out and return a registration form enjoying music, refreshments, games, a to the Teen Department or the Youth Bureau. Call Tracy Kolsin with any magnetic poetry insult competition, crafting “no thanks” cards, questions, 631-702-2421. and general edginess.

Sección en Español ¡Ayuda en Español disponible en su Biblioteca! Lunes de 10:00 am a 5:00 pm; martes y miércoles 1:00 pm a 9:00 pm, jueves 10:00 am a 5:00 pm, viernes de 10:00 am a 5:00 pm Para más información visite nuestro sitio web en español http://hamptonbayslibrary.org/spanish-outreach/ Llame durante estas horas al número 728-6241 ext.112 y pregunte por Vicky Cuccia o marque el numero 1 para dejar un mensaje. Grupos de Conversación en Inglés ESL Básico en línea es un programa de Nuestro NUEVO horario para las clases de Inglés es el siguiente: aprendizaje del idioma inglés que pro- • Lunes: 1:30-2:30 pm (principiantes) porciona las herramientas necesarias • Martes 1:30-2:30 pm y 7:30-9:00 pm (principiantes) para mejorar escuchar, hablar, leer y es- • Miércoles: 7:30-9:00 pm (principiantes) cribir en inglés. Las lecciones de ESL Básico proveen a los estudiantes ¿Quiere aprender y practicar inglés en una atmósfera amigable y có- con una pronunciación en inglés de calidad y apoyo lingüístico en 19 moda? ¡Entonces únase a nuestro grupo de lenguas. clases de inglés gratis! Para más información llame a Vicky Cuccia 728-6241 ext. 112. Aprenda la tecnología, creativa y de nego- cios que puede utilizar hoy en día; lynda. com ofrece miles de videos tutoriales y cur- CLASES DE CIUDADANIA sos en línea por los mejores expertos. Este Miércoles de 6:30 pm a 7:30 pm. recurso en línea de alta calificación le ayudará a mantenerse al día de Quiere prepararse para obtener la ciu- las actualizaciones de software, adquirir habilidades completamente dadanía estadounidense? Muchos de nuestros studiantes ya han nuevas, cambiar de carrera, promociones de tierras, y explorar nuevos obtenido su ciudadanía. Venga y únase a nuestro grupo todos los pasatiempos. ¡Busque lynda.com en la página web de la biblioteca! miércoles. Este curso y material de studio son gratuítos. No necesita registrarse. Acceso inmediato a través de un ordenador o tableta para revistas populares que conoce en un formato digital fácil de leer. Todo lo que Aprenda un nuevo idioma GRATIS con su tarjeta válida de la Biblioteca necesita es su tarjeta de la biblio- Pública de Hampton Bays. Elija entre 80 idiomas que se imparten para teca. People, Dwell, Esquire, Elle, 50 lenguas. Pronunciator también ofrece el mayor plan de estudios HGTV, Cosmo, Harper’s Bazaar, de ESL en el planeta, con cursos para 50 idiomas distintos al inglés. Oprah y muchos más! Y descargue ¡Busque el enlace de Pronunciator en nuestro sitio web y cree su cuen- la aplicación Flipster para verlas sin conexión en su plataforma de Ap- ta Pronunciator hoy! ple o Android. Busque Flipster en la página web de la biblioteca!

January/February 2018 7 ADULTS Programs & Events

Registration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. Please register for all Adult Programs beginning 10:00 am on Tuesday, December 19 at the Circulation Desk. Telephone registration begins at Special Programs: 12:00 noon. The State of Flow: What It Is & How to The Mary Tyler Moore Lecture Get There Seminar Thursday, January 25; 7:00-8:30 pm Thursday, January 4; 7:00-8:30 pm We originally discovered her as Laura Pe- Being in the flow, is being completely immersed tri on the Dick Van Dyke Show, and then as in an activity; time has no relevance; energy is im- Mary Richards on her namesake sitcom. mediately replenished. One may be skiing, playing Join lecturer, Sal St. George, for an in depth review celebrating the ca- tennis, composing music, or writing a memoir. Pas- reer of the Girl who could turn the world on with a Smile! Mary Tyler sion is fuel; outcome is not important; the journey is its o w n Moore-actress, dancer, singer, producer and Comedy Icon. reward. This seminar, led by motivational speaker Constance Hallinan Lagan, encourages one to find their passion, recognize the state of Heartsaver CPR Course for Adults flow, and embrace the journey, wherever it may lead. Saturday, February 3; 10:00 am-2:00 pm Taught by a New York State Paramedic, you will learn CPR for Adults, The Hampton Theatre Company Presents: Venus in Children and Infants in this course. Also Fur by David Ives Dinner/Theater Package covered is the use of an AED (Automated Thursday, January 18, 5:00 pm: Dinner at 1 North Steakhouse External Defibrillator) and choking relief 7:00 pm: Showtime at Quogue Community Hall for all ages. Upon completing this course, Enjoy a wonderful meal in the company of friends each patron will receive an American Heart at 1 North Steakhouse in Hampton Bays, followed Association (AHA) Course Completion Card. This class is “not intend- by the Hampton Theatre Company’s production ed for Healthcare Professionals.” A non-refundable fee of $25.00 of Venus in Fur by David Ives, a mysterious, funny is due at registration. Space is limited. Hampton Bays Card Hold- and erotic drama. This intelligent and unexpected ers only. showdown of the sexes keeps audiences on the edge of their seats, as they question who is really in Sealed with a Kiss: A History of charge. Cost is $60.00; includes a three-course Marriage & Its Traditions dinner, tip, and theater ticket. Non-refundable Monday, February 12; 1:00-2:30 pm payment is due at registration. Join lecturer Marilyn Carminio as she takes you on a centuries long trip down the aisle of matrimony. Rock & Roll Jeopardy for Adults! You will travel from the earliest hunter-gatherer so- Tuesday, January 23; 1:00-2:30 pm cieties to the civilization of the Greeks and Romans, Come and play this fun game of jeopardy through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, on to that includes questions about music, mov- the Age of Enlightenment, the romance of the Vic- ies, Broadway and more, and of course, Fi- torians and the rise of modern marriage. Along the nal Jeopardy. Teams will play using profes- journey, learn about laws and traditions which continue to influence sional buzzers! Each member on the winning team will win a $10.00 our current rituals and discover why love and marriage did not always gift card. go together “like a horse and carriage.”

There is a non-refundable $7.00 materials fee for all cooking programs due at registration, unless otherwise not- Cooking ed. You must have a ticket to attend. Classes begin on time. Please avoid arriving late. Pierogis: A Hands-on Celebrate the Chinese New Year Class with “WOK N ROLL” Style with Simply Creative Simply Creative Chef Rob Scott! Chef Rob Scott Saturday, February 17; 11:30am-1:00 pm Saturday, January 13; Celebrate the Chinese New Year with Chef Rob, as 11:30 am-1:00 pm he prepares for you an Asian Orzo Vegetable Sal- Join Chef Rob for this hands- ad, along with Oriental on class, where patrons will make the dough for the pierogis Coleslaw with Roasted from scratch, then fill the pierogis with potato and cheese. Peanuts, and delicious Everyone will go home with 20 pierogis, ready to take home barbecued chicken in and easily brown in the pan! Patrons will need to bring a lettuce cups. Last day rolling pin, a baking tray, a large bowl, and a 3” round to register for this cookie cutter. Last day to register for this program is program is Friday, Friday, January 12th! February 16th!

January/February 2018 8 Community Outreach

Enough Abuse: Strategies for Blood Drive Smart Driver Course Monday, January 29; 1:00-7:00 pm Your Family and Community The Smart Driver Course will be sus- Anyone between the ages of 16 and Saturdays, January 20, 27; 1:00-2:30pm pended until Spring 2018. Please 75, in good health, and weighing at The Enough Abuse Campaign helps adults check our newsletter for future dates. least 110 lbs. can donate. Age 16 must understand how to protect children from Please contact the circulation desk have signed parent-permission form sexual abuse. This exciting initiative is mak- or call (631) 728-6241 for more info. ing a significant difference in the lives of available at the front desk. Healthy our children. Join us to help spread the word about stopping patrons 76 and older need physician’s One-on-One child sex abuse! This program is sponsored by The Safe Center, note two weeks prior to blood drive. Genealogy Help a non-profit organization, whose mission is “Restoring hope Walk-ins are accepted, but registra- By appointment on the following for victims of abuse.” tion is preferred. Thursdays: January 11 & 25; February 8 & 22 Registration is required; no fee unless noted. All levels welcome. Afternoon appointments at 1:00, Crafts 2:00 & 3:00 pm Evening appointments at 6:00, 7:00 Keep Calm and Color On! Paint by Sticker 2018 Calendar Craft for Adults & 8:00 pm Tuesdays, January 2 & Febru- Wednesday, January 3; 10:00 am-12:00 noon Library patrons who would like help ary 6; 4:00-5:00 pm Create 12 months of masterpieces, one sticker researching their ancestors using Coloring - it’s at a time. Adapted from the Paint by Sticker online resources including Ancestry. not just for kids book series, it’s a calendar and arts-and-crafts com can sign up for a one-hour ses- anymore! It’s project in one. Space is limited. Hampton sion with Carol. You will get hints on also a great way Bays Card Holders only. Registration fee is how to start your research and a list of to de-stress. non-refundable $10.00 per person; includes online resources that you can access Join us for a relaxing hour of col- supplies. at the library or from home. When oring and conversation. Come you schedule your first session, see some of the beautiful color- Knitting Crochet with Amanda with Arlene Wednesdays, pick up a “Genealogy Introduction” ing book designs just for adults. form to fill out and bring with you Materials will be provided. Mondays, Janary 22 & 29; January 10 & 17; February 7 February 5, 12; 7:00-8:30 pm & 14; 7:00-8:30 pm when you start. Health & Well-Being Advances in the Treat- Ellen’s Well Support Group: Women’s Breast ment of Hip & Knee Pain & Gynecological Cancers Thursday, January 11; Every Tuesday* 11:30 am: Newly Diagnosed/Post 7:00-8:00 pm Treatment; 2:00 pm: Metastatic/Recurrent Meet Dr. Peter Sultan, a Board An initiative established by The Ellen Hermanson Foundation and admin- Certified Orthopedic Surgeon istered by the Southampton Hospital Foundation to provide psychoso- from Peconic Bay Medical Center, cial support, under the direction of an oncological social worker, Edyle who will offer a wealth of knowledge on the topic O’Brien. 11:30 am-1:30 pm: Newly diagnosed/Post Treatment. 2:00-4:00 “Advances in the Treatment of Hip & Knee Pain.” pm: Metastatic/Recurrence. *Please note: Every first, third, and fifth Tuesday at 4:00 pm This program will focus on arthritic knee and hip there is a Wellness Group for mindfulness-based stress reduction & meditation. You MUST challenges, and will detail the latest options to en- register via email or by phone: [email protected] / 631-329-0520. sure that patients can maintain mobility and qual- ity of life. At Peconic Bay Medical Center, Dr. Sultan Southampton Hospital’s Look Good Feel Better® Program has performed nearly 1,000 surgical procedures. Tuesday, February 20; 1:00-3:00 pm Rheumatology and Arthritic Look Good Feel Better® is a free program from the American Cancer Soci- ety designed for women dealing with hair loss and skin changes from che- Conditions & Their Treatment motherapy and radiation. You will learn specific techniques to help make Thursday, February 8; 7:00-8:00pm the most of your appearance while undergoing treatment. You will also Arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and take home a makeup package valued at $200. Please call the American related conditions include over Cancer Society to register: 1-800-ACS-2345. 100 disorders that typically affect the joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, and muscles. Some rheu- Ukulele Club matic diseases can also involve Fridays, January 26 & February 23; 12:15-1:30 pm internal organs. During this program Dr. Jenny Do you play ukulele? Join us to learn basic chords, strum Cabas-Vargas, a leading Rheumatologist and ex- patterns, and a few songs in a friendly atmosphere! All pert in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and skill levels are welcome. Don’t have a ukulele? Borrow one related conditions that can cause joint pain and of ours!! Ukuleles are available for a 3-week loan period. Participants are also encour- loss of mobility, will discuss various rheumatic and aged to bring their own ukuleles as well. Please contact Stephen Young at syoung@ arthritic conditions and treatment options. hamptonbayslibrary.org to register and get started.

January/February 2018 9 Ongoing Fitness Classes Literature Groups No registration is required. Please dress comfortably and bring a mat or towel to all yoga classes. No registration is required, but there is a $7.00 fee payable at the cir- Mystery Book Club culation desk before each class unless otherwise noted.* It is request- Thursday, January 11, 11:00 am ed that you bring the exact amount to help expedite signup. Thank Happy 2018, Mystery Book lovers! you, in advance. Please Note: Class sizes are limited! In January we will discuss two classic female authors: Dorothy Yoga for Everyone Sayers and Margery Allingham. Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays; 5:30-6:30 pm Please read Busman’s Honey- Stretch and tone with certified yoga instructor An- moon by Sayers and any mystery drea for fun and light Hatha and Kripalu-inspired book by Allingham. classes. Thursday, February 8, 11:00 am We will discuss Death of a Dude by Rex Stout (a Nero Wolfe Core Yoga with Sarah mystery) and Archie Meets Nero Wolfe by Robert Goldsbor- Tuesdays; 10:30-11:30 am ough (who continued the series after Stout’s death). This yoga class will help you build strength and increase flexibility; medi- We hope to see you! tation and breath will also be explored. Core Yoga is a dynamic series of poses where breath is linked to movement. The class is moderately paced Hampton Bays Library Book Club and set to music, and will invigorate your whole body! Thursday, January 18, 7:00-8:00 pm: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Peter Ames Thursday, February 15, 7:00-8:00 pm: Behold the Dreamers Saturdays; 10:00-11:30 am by Imbolo Mbue Peter’s class offers advanced stretches and poses.*Please note: this class is 1½ hours and there is a $12 fee. For those who want to read ahead: March: The 2018 Long Island Reads selection: Spaceman by Mike Gentle Chair Stretching for Everyone Massimino Thursdays; 1:30-2:30 pm The History Book Club Join Susan Semerade for guided stretches, exercises and simple yoga Alternate Thursdays; 10:00-11:00 am poses, primarily seated in a chair. This fun-filled hour includes breathing The History Book Club meets every other Thursday at 10:00 am. exercises, relaxation techniques and meditation. 20 years of teaching Contact the library for date and book/topic selections. All are yoga has led her to focus on those individuals who are not able to get welcome! down onto the floor; she encourages seniors and the disabled to come to her classes. Monthly Poetry with the Poetry Rising Group Saturdays, January 13 & February 10; 1:00-3:00 pm Mat Pilates with Tricia An informal poetry group facilitated by Beverly Livernoche Fridays; 10:30-11:30 am meets the second Saturday of each month. Please share your Emphasis is on alignment and breathing, and improved coordination and original poems or prose, anything goes! “Inspiring, aspiring, moti- balance. The key to mat Pilates is to focus on breathing. The exercises in vating, fun, moving, and more…” mat Pilates focus on strengthening the muscles of the hips, back, abdomi- nals, and glutes. READ IT & EAT IT! Book Club: Zumba with Allaire Tuesday, February 13; Fridays; 5:30-6:30 pm 12 noon-1:00 pm Join certified instructor Allaire and see what all the fuss is about; every This bi-monthly book club is for workout feels like a party! You don’t foodies who love to read cook- even have to know how to dance, just books AND cook. All are wel- move your body and follow her lead. come to bring a prepared dish from the chosen theme to share Please wear sneakers with little or no while we meet. This month’s theme is “Love Your Loaves!” tread and don’t forget your water. Films Gaming Friday Matinee No registration is required; please note @ the Library: Oscar Buzz! that all Gaming room assignments are Every Friday starting at 2:00 pm. subject to room availability. No registration is required. Coming in January and February: We will feature some of the Bridge: Sundays, Mondays & Wednes- films from the past year that have the most “Oscar Buzz” as top con- days, 1:00 pm tenders for 2018 Oscar nominations (and that haven’t already been Canasta: Mondays, 1:00 pm; Wednesdays, 1:00 pm; screened in the Library). Look for movie fliers in the Library for the Thursdays, 10:00 am latest schedule. Mah Jongg: Thursdays, 10:00 am

January/February 2018 10 Technology Registration is required for Technology Classes; priority is given to Hampton Bays cardholders. Appointments are required for Book-A- Librarian, and are limited to Hampton Bays Library cardholders only. Please register for all Technology Classes beginning 10:00 am on Tuesday, December 19 at the Reference Desk. Technology Classes One-On-One Tutor Tech Help Watch. Listen. Practice. Learn Tech Labs Technology with Lynda.com! Wednesday, January 10 & 24; February 7 & 21; 12:00-1:00 pm Lynda.com offers a variety of video courses for all Come in for individualized hands-on levels that cover technical skills, creative techniques, learning or help with personal projects business strategies, software programs, and so much more! Learn what you want, using the computer technology avail- when you want from your computer, tablet, or mobile. Best of all it’s FREE to you able here in the Library. Tech Lab starts with your Hampton Bays library card. Not familiar with Lynda.com? Get started right after the Lynda.com class in the now by coming to one of the following classes in the Helen Gould Room; there will morning. No appointment/registration required. First-come, be time for Q&A after the videos. Registration is required; priority is given to first-served basis. Open to all. Hampton Bays cardholders. Book-a-Librarian Facebook Monday Mornings at 10:00 am, Wednesday, January 10, 10:30 am-12:00 pm 11:00 am & 12:00 noon; Join the social network that has over 500 million users on it. After by appointment taking this class you will be able to create your profile, add friends Do you have questions concerning and share pictures with fellow Facebook friends and family. technology? Book a free 45-minute appointment with Sara for one-on-one assistance with your new device or any of the fol- Resolving Conflicts lowing topics: Basic Computer • Basic Internet • E-mail • Micro- Wednesday, January 24, 10:30 am-12:00 pm soft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel • Smart phones & tablets Learn the art of resolving conflict by improving your • Apps • Digital Cameras & Photo Management • iPad • Kindle • self-awareness and temperament. Bring your notebook Live-brary Free Downloads • Social Networking… and more! and a pen and learn how to work with different person- Please note that computer repair and virus removal is not in- alities in your life. cluded. One-hour appointments are required and are limited to Hampton Bays Library cardholders only. Managing Personal Investments Wednesday, February 7, 10:30 am-12:00 pm Drop-in Tech Help Have you ever been curious about investing and Two evenings per week: thought you needed to wait for the right time? Take Wednesday AND Thursday eve- advantage of this course and we will cover the why, nings from 5:00-9:00 pm what, how and where of Personal Investing Basics. Need quick answers to tricky questions about your tech device (laptop, PayPal tablet, reader, phone, camera)? FREE tech help is available on Wednesday, February 21, 10:30 am-12:00 pm Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-9:00 pm at the Refer- PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online ence Desk. Please note that computer repair and virus removal payment, receive money or set up a merchant account. Join is not included. No appointment/ registration required. First- the 200 million people and learn how to set up and manage come, first-served basis. Open to all. your account.

How can an iPod change a life?” ?” Music is often used Library News to reach long-lost memories and bring enjoyment to people living with memory loss. HBPL is now offering a unique library Six New Kindle Paperwhites outreach service to patrons who are living at home with Al- for circulation! zheimer’s disease, dementia and other neurological diseases. A For the past two years, the Library has been circulating six Kindle Paper- long-term research study has shown that the Music & Memory whites pre-loaded with bestsellers and book club favorites for a 3-week music therapy program, using an iPod and a customized playlist loan with your adult library card. To date, each of the original six tablets of songs and artists, significantly impacts the lives of individu- has the same 250+/- popular eBooks and will continue to be available als living with these degenerative diseases while providing for checkout. respite to caregivers. We will work with you to design a per- sonalized playlist for your loved-one and we will download the We now have six new Kindle Paperwhites available for checkout! They playlist onto an iPod for checkout. Please contact the Reference will have different titles than the original six. Each month we will add Desk at 631-728-6241 for more 10 new bestsellers and book club favorites. Stop by for the latest list of information or to apply for this pro- all the books available on each device or for help in placing your hold gram. This program is sponsored on one. All checkouts and returns of Kindle Paperwhites are managed by The Friends of the Hampton at the Ref Desk. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Bays Library. Hampton Bays Library.

January/February 2018 11 The Friends of Art on Display the Hampton Bays Library Every month the paintings, photography, sculpture and other creative crafts are displayed in the “Twice Sold Tales” Bookstore Helen Gould Room located directly off the main is open every Saturday from 9:00 am-2:00 pm foyer, and in the Lower Lobby display cases. We are pleased to present the following exhibitions: Winter… a time to relax, sit down, and read a book! Get that book at the Friends Bookstore! Remember January: This month Mym Tuma will exhibit her to buy a red tote for $5.00 and fill it for $5.00 each work entitled Our Beautiful Simplicity: On Growth time you return. and Form, O’Keefe as Mentor. Tuma’s exhibit will News cover her five-year relationship with the artist  A happy celebration was held for Judi Gordon for her volunteering Georgia O’Keefe, and it will include quotations in the sale of Friend’s books for the past 30 years! from their ongoing correspondence as well as later  A grateful thank you to volunteer Beth Salvatore for her tireless artwork. Much of the text is based on Tuma’s re- efforts in electronically selling books for the Friends. cent book, Memoir: An Embryo of Time, published Membership in 2017. There will be an Artist Reception on Sun- day, January 28 from 1:00-5:00 pm in the Helen  During “National Friends of the Library” week, members of the Gould Room. Hampton Bays Friends of the Library were treated to a free raffle basket. The “Chocolate Friendzy” basket was won by February: Displaying this month is local artist Cathy Goldfarb. Donna Dean. Donna studied at The Art Student This is just one way we say THANK YOU to all dues paying members League in NYC; SACI in Florence, with Daniel James of the Friends. Keys in Provence France, and Au Coeur Academy Please join us and become a FRIEND! in Charleston, SC with Kathy Anderson. She paints Sandy, Jennifer, Emily, Kristine, and Carol Still Life, Plein Air and Figurative. Valentines treats will be offered at an Artist Reception on Sunday, Check us out at February 11 from 1:00-3:00 pm in the Helen www.hamptonbayslibrary.org/friends Gould Room. Look for these special library services in every newsletter! Library Services for the Homebound Talking Books & Large Print at the Library Don’t let a medical condition stop you from using “Talking Books” -- novels, nonfiction, magazines and other recre- your library! Have your favorite books, magazines, ational reading materials -- are produced by the National Library movies, and more mailed directly to your home. Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS); the pro- Free home delivery via the U.S. Postal Service is gram is administered by the Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking available to district residents who are physically Books Library. Materials and the machines needed to read them unable to travel to the library due to illness or are available free for library patrons. Talking books are mailed and disability, whether permanent or temporary, or returned postage-free, so there is never a direct cost to users. If you for individuals who are frail and elderly and don’t or someone you know would like to receive these services, please call the library at 728- have transportation. For more information, 6241 ext 109 for more information. The Andrew Heiskell library can be reached directly at please call Nancy at 728-6241 ext. 104. 1-855-697-6975 (toll-free).

HAMPTON BAYS LIBRARY Library Board Meeting Dates The Library will close on the following holidays: BOARD OF TRUSTEES Monday, January1 – New Years Day David Zimmerman, President Tuesday, January 2, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, January15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day Grace Daly, Vice President Tuesday, February 6, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, February 19 – Presidents Day Hilary Rose, Secretary Tuesday, March 6, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Regina Carpenter, Financial Officer Anthony Filorimo, Trustee Madeline O’Keefe, Trustee IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS NEWSLETTER IN Barbara Skelly, Trustee Susan LaVista, Director LARGE TYPE PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY AT 728-6241

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