FALL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2018

PUBLIC RESTROOM RENOVATIONS

On Monday, October 22 renovations will Monday 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. begin on our public restrooms. There will be a restroom trailer in the administration parking lot. Tuesday 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. We apologize for the inconvenience. Wednesday 10:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. BELLMORE’S BEST SELLERS CLUB Friday 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Are you an avid reader of new fiction? Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Are you tired of waiting to read your Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. favorite author’s latest book? If so, SUMMER WEEKEND HOURS consider joining our newly expanded We will be open 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Best Sellers Club. Choose your favorite on Saturdays and CLOSED authors from our expanded list of 130 on Sundays through September 2. and you will be automatically placed on the reserve list for their latest fiction. If you are already a member of the Best Sellers Club, please look at our new request form as we have tripled the number of authors from which to WHAT’S NEW AT BML? choose. See page 9 for more information on how to join. We are starting to offer print-on-demand museum passes! That’s right, you can FREE RESOURCES FOR VETERANS now reserve and print select museum Your BML card gives you passes from home. No more worrying access to many valuable about late fees or driving to the library resources including VetNow. to pick up and return your passes. Here, veterans transitioning to civilian life can receive free career and academic At the moment, you can print passes for assistance, as well as, information regarding benefits and The Frick Collection, Intrepid Sea, Air & local resources. All accessible through our website with Space Museum, and Old Westbury your library card. Please contact our Reference Desk for Gardens! Print-on-demand more information. passes are valid only for the date of visit printed on the DIGITIZATION UPDATE pass. We hope to offer more Each of our paper issues of Bellmore Life (1964 to print-on-demand museum 2013) has been scanned and saved as a digital file. We passes in the near future. are now in the queue at the Northern New York Library Network for processing and uploading to the New York Go to bellmorelibrary.org to State Historic Newspapers Project. Once that is done, see which museums you can visit on us! the entire run of Bellmore Life will be online and fully searchable. SEPTEMBER We/17 A Bintel Brief in 2018 (p.3) 7:00 p.m. Th/18 Gourmet Flatbread Pizza (p.4) 6:30 p.m. Tu/4 Memoir Writing Workshop (also 18)10:30 a.m. Th/18 Knitting and Crochet Club 7:00 p.m. Tu/4 ¿Habla Español? (also 13) 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Fr/19 AARP Smart Driving (p.5) 10:00 a.m. Th/6 Game Day (also 13, 20, 27) 1:00 p.m. Su/21 Movie: Ant-Man and the Wasp 2:00 p.m. Th/6 Prostate Cancer Screening 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. Mo/22 Local History Meeting (p.5) 7:00 p.m. sponsored by Senator Brooks Tu/23 Paint Night (p.4) 6:30 p.m. Th/6 Maximizing Your Social Security 7:00 p.m. We/24 ABCs of Medicare 7:00 p.m. and Retirement Income Th/25 Meditation (Rescheduled from 10/31) 7:00 p.m. Fr/7 Outdoor Concert: Milagro (p.3) 6:00 p.m. Su/28 Movie: Mamma Mia! Here We 2:00 p.m. Sa/8 Yoga (also 15, 22, 29) (p.6) 10:30 a.m. Go Again Sa/8 Nicotine Anon. (also 15, 22, 29) 12:00 p.m. Tu/30 Tuesdays with Poetry 7:00 p.m. Su/9 Movie: Book Club 2:00 p.m. We/31 Current Events Club 2:30 p.m. Tu/11 New Beginnings 4:00 p.m. Th/13 Between the Lines Book Club (p.7) 7:00 p.m. Fr/14 AARP Smart Driving (p.5) 10:00 a.m. NOVEMBER Fr/14 Reel Chat (also 28) (p.8) 1:00 p.m. Th/1 Game Day (also 8, 15, 29) 1:00 p.m. Su/16 Movie: Beast 2:00 p.m. Th/1 New Beginnings 4:00 p.m. Mo/17 Game Day (also 24) 1:00 p.m. Th/1 Hallmark Holiday Movie (p.6) 6:30 p.m. Mo/17 Chess Nite (also 24) 6:30 p.m. Sa/3 Yoga (also 10, 17, 24) (p.6) 10:30 a.m. Mo/17 Meet the Artists 6:30 p.m. Sa/3 Nicotine Anon. (also 10, 17, 24) 12:00 p.m. Th/20 ¿Habla Español? (also 25) 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Su/4 Movie: The Spy Who Dumped Me 2:00 p.m. Th/20 Knitting and Crochet Club 7:00 p.m. Mo/5 Game Day (also 19, 26) 1:00 p.m. Su/23 Movie: Ocean’s 8 2:00 p.m. Mo/5 Chess Nite (also 19, 26) 6:30 p.m. Tu/25 Tuesdays with Poetry 7:00 p.m. Tu/6 Memoir Writing Workshop (also 20)10:30 a.m. We/26 Black Autumn Tree Goblets 6:30 p.m. Tu/6 ¿Habla Español? 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. We/26 Meditation 7:00 p.m. (also 13, 20, 27) Th/27 Current Events Club 2:30 p.m. Th/8 The Giving Plate (p.4) 6:30 p.m. Su/30 Movie: Solo 2:00 p.m. Th/8 Between the Lines Book Club (p.7) 7:00 p.m. Fr/9 Reel Chat (also 23) (p.8) 1:00 p.m. OCTOBER Sa/10 On-Site Shredding 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sa/10 Maximizing Your Social Security 11:00 a.m. Mo/1 Game Day (also 15, 22, 29) 1:00 p.m. and Retirement Income Mo/1 Chess Nite (also 15, 22, 29) 6:30 p.m. We/14 Safety and Self-Defense (p.5) 6:30 p.m. Tu/2 ¿Habla Español? 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Th/15 Pumpkin Bread (p.4) 7:00 p.m. (also 9, 16, 23, 30) Th/15 Knitting and Crochet Club 7:00 p.m. Tu/2 Memoir Writing Workshop (also 16)10:30 a.m. Fr/16 AARP Smart Driving (p.5) 10:00 a.m. We/3 Roe v. Wade Lecture (p.8) 6:30 p.m. Su/18 Concert: The Liverpool Shuffle (p.3)2:00 p.m. Th/4 Game Day (also 11, 18, 25) 1:00 p.m. Mo/19 Thankful Flower Arrangement (p.4) 6:30 p.m. Sa/6 Yoga (also 13, 20, 27) (p.6) 10:30 a.m. Su/25 Movie: Crazy Rich Asians 2:00 p.m. Sa/6 Nicotine Anon. (also 13, 20, 27) 12:00 p.m. Mo/26 Blood Drive 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Su/7 Comedian Stevie GB (p.3) 2:00 p.m. Tu/27 Tuesdays with Poetry 7:00 p.m. We/10 Mixed Berry Apple Tart (p.4) 7:00 p.m. We/28 Taxpayer’s Forum presented 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Th/11 New Beginnings 4:00 p.m. by Don Clavin Th/11 Between the Lines Book Club (p.7) 7:00 p.m. We/28 Current Events Club 2:30 p.m. Fr/12 Reel Chat (also 26) (p.8) 1:00 p.m. We/28 Meditation 7:00 p.m. Su/14 Movie: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? 2:00 p.m. Th/29 Hallmark Holiday Movie (p.6) 6:30 p.m. We/17 ABCs of Medicare 11:00 a.m. The doors to the Community Room will open 10 minutes before an indoor performance is scheduled to begin. Tickets are needed for entry. Seats will be numbered to match your tickets for indoor events, so the earlier you pick up tickets, the closer your seats will be to the performers. Questions? Call the Help Desk.

Friday, September 7 at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 4. Non-residents may sign up Milagro starting Monday, September 17. A Tribute to Santana Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. Milagro was formed in 2005 by musicians wanting Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe to pay tribute to Santana, while spreading the joy A Bintel Brief in 2018 of his music to new and old fans alike. This vision continues today with an impressive collection of For more than 60 years, A Bintel Brief was a regular songs in the band’s repertoire. feature of the Jewish Daily Forward. Tens of thousands of letters were printed in this newspaper. Most of the This is an outdoor concert. Please bring your own readers and writers were young, newly-arrived lawn chairs. In the event of inclement weather, the immigrants. The original Bintel Brief resembled concert will move inside. The first 90 registrants will something of an immigrant soap opera and it served receive black tickets and are guaranteed a seat if the as a newcomer’s guide to America. What types of concert has to be moved indoors. After all of the letters would young and “seasoned” individuals write black tickets have been distributed, white tickets will to A Bintel Brief in 2018? Join Marjorie Gottlieb be given out to be used only if weather permits. Wolfe as she presents a humorous and informative Ticketholders may begin to line up in front of the program on modern “Bintel Briefisms.” library at 5:30 p.m. on the evening of the concert. Tickets are not needed, but registration is required. Registration for BML patrons plus one guest begins Registration for all patrons begins Monday, Monday, August 6. Non-residents may sign up September 17. starting Monday, August 20.

Sunday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 7 at 2:00 p.m. The Liverpool Shuffle Comedian Stevie GB A Tribute to the Beatles Welcome to Lawn Guyland! Originally formed in 2003 by Joe Refano, The Stevie GB has been a Long Island favorite comedian Liverpool Shuffle brings together veterans of the for over 25 years. He has performed at The Borgata, New York music scene with a combined 180 years The Paramount and many theaters, comedy clubs of musical experience between them. They are all and restaurants in the tri-state area. He has opened avowed “Beatlemaniacs” who enjoy playing music for Dennis Miller, Louie Anderson, Rob Schneider, the way the Beatles did. Join us for a rocking Caroline Rhea, Kevin Pollack and more. His humor afternoon of your favorite Beatles hits! is clean, friendly and centers around his life as a middle-aged, married man living on Long Island. Registration for BML patrons plus one guest begins Monday, October 1. Non-residents may sign up Registration for BML patrons plus one guest begins starting Monday, October 15. You can register and pay in person or online. If you choose to register in person, the fee must be paid by check or money order only, made payable to Bellmore Memorial Library. To sign up online, go to www.bellmorelibrary.org and click on Events & Programs. There will be no refunds unless the program is cancelled by the library.

Mixed Berry Apple Tart Pumpkin Bread Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m.

The fee for this program is $7. The fee for this program is $7. Registration for BML patrons plus Registration for BML patrons plus one guest begins Tuesday, Sept. 11. one guest begins Monday, Oct. 15. Non-residents may sign up starting Non-residents may sign up starting Monday, September 24. Monday, October 29.

Gourmet Flatbread Pizza Thankful Flower Arrangement Thursday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m.

The fee for this program is $5. The fee for this program is $13.50. Registration for BML patrons Registration for BML patrons plus one guest begins Monday, plus one guest begins Monday, September 17. Non-residents may October 22. Non-residents may sign up starting Monday, October 1. sign up starting Monday, November 5.

Cranberry and Raisin Scones Paint Night: Fall Trees Wednesday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 23 at 6:30 p.m. The fee for this program is $5. The fee for this program is $10. Registration for BML patrons Registration for BML patrons plus plus one guest begins Tuesday, one guest begins Monday, Sep. 24. November 13. Non-residents may Non-residents may sign up starting sign up starting Monday, Nov. 26. Tuesday, October 9.

The Giving Plate Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m. SEPTEMBER The fee for this program is $5. Community Art Show: Registration for BML patrons plus Paintings from our Paint Night Programs one guest begins Tuesday, October 9. Meet the Artists: Monday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Non-residents may sign up starting Monday, October 22. OCTOBER & NOVEMBER Paintings and Mixed Media Art by Michele Librett The Bellmore Memorial Library presents the next local history meeting

Grand Master Gene Perceval will teach you traditional martial arts techniques that can aid in effectively handling sexual assault. All are welcome to attend this class.

Registration for BML patrons plus one guest begins Monday, October 15. Non-residents may sign up starting Monday, October 29.

America has always been a nation of immigrants. This program takes us through the trials and tribulations of these “new” immigrants (late 19th Century and early 20th Century), and their acceptance into the main body of American society following their major contributions in WWII and beyond.

Registration is strongly recommended. To sign up online, go to www.bellmorelibrary.org and click on Events & Programs. You may also register in person at the Help Desk or by calling 785-2990.

Friday, September 14 Friday, October 19 Friday, November 16 Saturday, December 15

For ages 18 and up. You must attend the entire class to be awarded a certificate of completion. If you are a member of AARP, the fee for this class is $20. If you are not a member, the fee is $25. Checks only, made payable to AARP. Please write your membership number on your check. Bring your AARP card, driver’s license, and a pen to class. Photo credit: Bellmore Memorial Library Historical Photograph Collection Registration begins FALL SERIES Monday, October 1 Fee: $24 September 8, 15, 22, 29 November 1 October 6, 13, 20, 27 The Christmas Shoes November 3, 10, 17, 24 Registration for BML patrons plus one guest begins Monday, August 6. Registration for November 29 non-residents begins Monday, August 20. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year WINTER SERIES Fee: $24 December 6 December 1, 8, 15, 29 January 5, 12, 19, 26 The Christmas Hope February 2, 9, 16, 23 Registration for BML patrons plus one guest December 27 begins Saturday, November 3. Registration for November Christmas non-residents begins Saturday, November 17.

This all-levels yoga class will take place in the January 3 carpeted Meeting Room. Please bring your yoga The Christmas Card mat and a towel to class. All registrants must sign a release form.

You can register and pay in person or online. If you choose to register in person, the fee must be paid by check or money order only, made payable to Bellmore Memorial Library. To sign up online, go to www.bellmorelibrary.org and click on Events & Programs. Payment is final and will not be prorated. There will be no refunds unless the program is cancelled by the library. Ask for these titles at the Circulation Desk

Thursday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

In interlocking stories moving back and forth in time, Danticat weaves a beautifully rendered portrait of longing in the small fishing town of Ville Rose in Haiti. Claire is turning seven; her mother died giving birth to her. Each year, her father, Nozias, feels the wrenching need to earn more money than their town can provide and to find someone to care for Claire. As the stories of those in the community unfold, their lives flow beautifully one into another in luminous prose and their motivations are never simple. The book paints a portrait of this small Haitian town, in which the equally impossible choices of life and death play out every day.

Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

New Yorker staff writer David Grann has written a gripping true-crime story, which revisits a baffling, frightening, and relatively unknown spree of murders occurring mostly in Oklahoma during the 1920s. From 1921 to 1926, at least two dozen people were murdered by a killer or killers who targeted members of the Osage Indian Nation. At that time the Osage were considered “the wealthiest people per capita in the world” thanks to the discovery of oil beneath their lands. The outcry over the killings led to the involvement in 1925 of a new and obscure branch of the Justice Department, J. Edgar Hoover’s Bureau of Investigation. Grann shows how the Osage Murders inquiry and its pursuit of justice helped Hoover make the case for a “national, more professional, scientifically skilled” police force.

Thursday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. **PLEASE NOTE** The November selection has been changed to The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar

Set in modern-day India, this evocative novel follows upper-middle-class Parsi housewife Sera and 65-year-old illiterate household worker Bhima as they make their way through life. Although money and class issues divide them in important ways, the two women become close; for as women, they suffer equally the abuse of men, the loss of love, and the joys and sorrows of motherhood.

To see the upcoming titles for Books Sandwiched In, turn to page 8. Ask for these titles at the Circulation Desk

Friday, December 14 at 12:30 p.m. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

In her memoir, Westover recounts her childhood growing up in a strict Mormon family, ruled by an erratic father, and living off the grid in Idaho. Westover sketches her years growing up, her relationships with siblings, encounters in the town nearby, and the events that ultimately drove her to leave home and pursue formal education. The most moving memoir since Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle.

Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Rarely has an issue created as much fervor as the Alternate Fridays at 1:00 p.m. debate over a woman’s right to choose, and the September 14 & 28 rights of the unborn. In this lecture, James Coll will discuss the origins of October 12 & 26 the judicial interpretation, November 9 & 23 progress of the legal

Come watch a variety of thought-provoking films controversy following Roe, and television series in our ongoing “Reel Chat” and the continuing legacy program. Screenings are followed by lively of the decision beyond the discussions. No sign up necessary; just arrive a few issue of abortion. minutes before 1:00 p.m., get settled in and enjoy the show! For titles of upcoming movies, check Registration begins our website or call Martha DiVittorio at 785-2990. Tuesday, September 4. By joining Bellmore’s Best Sellers Club you will be automatically placed on the reserve list for the latest fiction by your favorite authors. Select up to 15 authors from the list below and on the reverse side of this page. The library will notify you when a new title from one of your selections becomes available.

As with any reserves, we ask that you pick up your books promptly or they will go to the next patron. Bellmore Memorial Library cardholders only, please.

Name: ______LARGE TYPE BML Barcode: ______ REQUIRED: If you select the required option and the title is not Address: ______available in LT format, you will not ______receive a copy of that book. Phone: ______ PREFERRED: If LT format is not Email: ______available, you will receive the regular edition.

 Allende, Isabel  Chabon, Michael  Demille, Nelson  Archer, Jeffrey  Chevalier, Tracy  Deveraux, Jude  Atkins, Ace  Child, Lee  Diamant, Anita  Atkinson, Kate  Clark, Mary Higgins  Doerr, Anthony  Atwood, Margaret  Cleeves, Ann  Donoghue, Emma  Backman, Fredrik  Coben, Harlan  Eggers, Dave  Baldacci, David  Coleman, Reed Farrel  Eugenides, Jeffrey  Benjamin, Melanie  Connelly, Michael  Evanovich, Janet  Berry, Steve  Cornwell, Patricia  Ferris, Joshua  Bloom, Amy  Coulter, Catherine  Fielding, Joy  Bohjalian, Chris  Crouch, Blake  Fluke, Joanne  Bradford, Barbara Taylor  Crusie, Jennifer  Flynn, Gillian  Brown, Rita Mae  Cussler, Clive  Flynn, Vince  Brown, Sandra  Delinsky, Barbara (Turn page for more)  Foer, Jonathan Saffran  Krauss, Nicole  Scottoline, Lisa  Follett, Ken  Krentz, Jayne Ann  See, Lisa  Franzen, Jonathan  Lahiri, Jhumpa  Semple, Maria  Gabaldon, Diana  Lippman, Laura  Shreve, Anita  Gardner, Lisa  McCall Smith, Alexander  Shriver, Lionel  Genova, Lisa  McEwan, Ian  Shteyngart, Gary  George, Elizabeth  Macomber, Debbie  Siddons, Anne Rivers  Gerritsen, Tess  Margolin, Phillip  Silva, Daniel  Gregory, Philippa  Messud, Claire  Sittenfeld, Curtis  Grimes, Martha  Michaels, Fern  Smith, Zadie  Grippando, James  Moriarty, Liane  Sparks, Nicholas  Grisham, John  Morrison, Toni  Steel, Danielle  Groff, Lauren  Morton, Kate  Strout, Elizabeth  Hannah, Kristin  Moyes, Jojo  Tan, Amy  Hilderbrand, Elin  Oates, Joyce Carol  Tartt, Donna  Hill, Joe  Ondaatje, Michael  Thor, Brad  Hoag, Tami  Paretsky, Sara  Towles, Amor  Hoffman, Alice  Paris, B.A.  Trigiani Adriana  Hosseini, Khaled  Patchett, Ann  Trollope, Joanna  Iles, Greg  Patterson, James  Tropper, Jonathan  Irving, John  Penny, Louise  Tyler, Anne  Isaacs, Susan  Perry, Anne  Umrigar, Thrity  Ishiguro, Kazuo  Picoult, Jodi  Ware, Ruth  Jewell, Lisa  Quindlen, Anna  Waters, Sarah  Kidd, Sue Monk  Reichs, Kathy  Weiner, Jennifer  King, Stephen  Robb, J.D.  Weir, Alison  Kingsolver, Barbara  Roberts, Nora  Winspear, Jacqueline  Kinsella, Sophie  Rosenfelt, David  Woods, Stuart  Kline, Christina Baker  Rushdie, Salman  Zevin, Gabrielle  Koontz, Dean  Sandford, John BML PATRONS: Unless otherwise noted, registration for September programs begins on September 1, registration for October programs begins on October 1, and registration for November programs begins on November 1.

Looking for something to do that’s fun and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 free on a Friday? Fear not! The Bellmore, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. North Bellmore, Merrick, and North Merrick Libraries have joined forces to provide just that Watch some of the most for their teen patrons! LIT features different frightening Doctor Who activities, events, as well as spaces to hang out, episodes while making fun munch on snacks, and get together with friends. Halloween and Whovian- inspired crafts! Cosplayers LIT MOVIE NIGHT are welcome; we’ll award a prize to the best costume Location: Bellmore Playhouse as part of our Doctor Who Cosplay Contest! For grades 4-12. BML patrons may register beginning Monday, October 1. Non-residents may sign up Friday, October 19 at 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 26. (Photo credits: www.bbc.co.uk) The Hate U Give

Friday, November 16 at 4:00 p.m. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As we explore whalers’ international journeys, explore the traditional Mexican holiday Day of the Dead and create a colorful Free popcorn and soda is included! For all in “sugar skull.” Presented by grades 6-12 from Bellmore, North Bellmore, Cold Spring Harbor’s Merrick and North Merrick. Please register Whaling Museum & with your home library. BML patrons: Go to Education Center. For www.bellmorelibrary.org and click on grades 4-12. BML patrons Events & Programs to register. may register beginning Monday, October 1. Non-residents may sign up Sunday, October 7. BML PATRONS: Unless otherwise noted, registration for September programs begins on September 1, registration for October programs begins on October 1, and registration for November programs begins on November 1.

For grades 4-12. Learn how to design your own creations using the library’s 3D printer and 3D printing pens. Registration dates for BML patrons are listed above. Non-residents may sign up the day before the program. Back-to-School Book Giveaway Helpers Fridays at 4:00 p.m. Help us sort books and run our September 7: Locker Art free book giveaway. (See p.14) October 5: Spooky Pumpkin Friday, September 28 November 16: Fall Coasters 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Happy Wholloween Helpers Assist with various crafts during our special Doctor Who event. (See p.11) Saturday, October 27 12:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Cards for Veterans For grades 4-12. Create and decorate cards for veterans. Cards will be donated to the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook. Thursday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 6 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Start your college applications with the guidance of a professional college counselor.

Registration for all begins Monday, October 1. Thursday, December 6 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Performance and opportunity to get hands-on experience with guitar, drums and bass guitar. BML PATRONS: Unless otherwise noted, registration for September programs begins on September 1, registration for October programs begins on October 1, and registration for November programs begins on November 1.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

 Please register for ALL programs in advance.  Children must meet the age requirements  Preference for programs is given to Bellmore of the program in order to attend. residents. Bellmore residents can register  Programs may be cancelled due to insufficient online, in person, or over the phone on the registration or inclement weather. Please call or first of the month (unless otherwise noted). check the website before heading to the library.  Non-residents may register the day before a  If you are going to be late or cannot attend the program begins if there is space available. In class you signed up for, please give us a call and the case of weekly programs, registration will let us know. We will only hold your spot for 10 open the day before the first class in the series. minutes.  If you are waitlisted, we will call you if a spot becomes available.

During this interactive program, your Join us for child will sing, dance, and play with bean bags, scarves, and more. picture books, action rhymes, BABY MUSIC TIME and songs. For 18 months and under Fridays at 10:00 a.m. September 7, 14, 21, 28 BABY PRESCHOOL October 12, 19, 26 STORYTIME STORYTIME November 9, 16, 23, 30 For 18 months and under For ages 3 - 4 years Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. TODDLER MUSIC TIME September 5, 12, 26 September 4, 11, 18 For ages 1 - 2 years October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October 9, 16, 23 Fridays at 10:30 a.m. November 7, 14, 21, 28 November 6, 13, 20, 27 September 7, 14, 21, 28 October 12, 19, 26 November 9, 16, 23, 30 TODDLER FAMILY STORYTIME STORYTIME PRESCHOOL MUSIC TIME For ages 1 - 2 years For ages 5 and under For ages 3 - 4 years Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. September 4, 11, 18 September 6, 13, 20, 27 September 6, 13, 20 October 9, 16, 23 October 4, 11, 18, 25 October 4, 11, 18 November 6, 13, 20, 27 November 8, 15, 29 November 8 & 15 BML PATRONS: Unless otherwise noted, registration for September programs begins on September 1, registration for October programs begins on October 1, and registration for November programs begins on November 1.

Friday, September 28 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. FOR ALL AGES! Pick out free children’s books to keep. Each person can take up to 10 books (while supplies last). This is a Monday perfect opportunity for teachers and December 10 students looking to stock their 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. classroom or home libraries! The books were donated to the library For ages 5-12 years. Unleash your inner artist or withdrawn from our collection, with “Dagger DogVinci the Painting Dog”. and range in reading level. More details to follow.

CARDS FOR VETERANS SUGAR SKULL DESIGNER Cosplayers are welcome; we’ll award For grades 4-12. Create and For grades 4-12. As we explore a prize to the best costume as part of decorate cards for veterans. Cards will whalers’ international our Doctor Who Cosplay Contest! be donated to the Long Island State journeys, explore the Saturday, October 27 Veterans Home in Stony Brook. traditional Mexican 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 6 at 4:30 p.m. holiday Day of the Dead and create a MONSTER MASH CHARACTER VISITS colorful “sugar DANCE PARTY For ages 5 and under. skull.” Presented by For ages 5 and under. Join us for Sing, dance and take pictures Cold Spring Harbor’s Whaling a ghoulishly fun dance party to with your favorite characters! Museum & Education Center. celebrate Halloween. In addition Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m. to dancing and singing, we’ll play September 25: Elmo with egg shakers, October 30: Peppa Pig HALLOWEEN SLIME scarves & more! For ages 5-12 years. Make spooky Feel free to wear your DIARY OF A WIMPY slime! This program may not be Halloween costume! KID PARTY suitable for children with allergies. Wednesday, Oct. 24 For ages 5-12 years. Friday, October 26 at 4:00 p.m. at 6:30 p.m. Celebrate the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: HAPPY WHOLLOWEEN Save the date for BML’s first Escape the Room Challenge: The Meltdown with games, For grades 4-12. Watch some of the most frightening Doctor Who Escape Dr. Frankenstein’s Lab crafts, and giveaways! Monday, October 29 episodes while making Halloween and Whovian-inspired crafts! January 7-11, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. For all ages! Details to follow. BML PATRONS: Unless otherwise noted, registration for September programs begins on September 1, registration for October programs begins on October 1, and registration for November programs begins on November 1.

3D PRINTING CLUB MINECRAFT CLUB CRAFT CLUB For grades 4-12. Learn how to For ages 5-12 years. Bring your Ages 5-12 years. Make crafts design your own creations using own tablet with Minecraft already at the library. Each month the library’s 3D printer and installed or use the library’s iPads will feature a new craft. 3D printing pens. and laptops to play! Each club Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Fridays at 4:00 p.m. meeting will feature a special September 8: Apple Wreath September 7: Locker Art Minecraft building challenge. October 5: Spooky Pumpkin Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. November 16: Fall Coasters September 12 October 10 CHESS CLUB November 14 For ages 5-12 years. Learn how to play chess. Beginner and PHOTO CLUB advanced chess players are Ages 5-12 years. Explore the October 20: Halloween Masks welcome. various features of photo Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. design applications. Participants September 11 will take home free 2x3 photos October 23 of their creation. Please bring November 13 your own tablet with the free HP Sprocket app installed. POKÉMON CLUB When you register, please notify For ages 5-12 years. Bring your the Children’s Dept. to reserve November 17: Turkey Wreath Pokémon cards from home to play an iPad if your child needs to or trade. Each club meeting will borrow one. The library has feature a Pokémon scavenger hunt. a limited supply of iPads. Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. September 26 September 5 October 17 November 7 November 21

Make a fun and tasty treat to take home and eat. Please note that these workshops may not be suitable for children with food allergies. For ages 5 - 12 years.

Mondays at 7:00 p.m. September 24: Fall Leaf Cookies October 15: Monster Marshmallows November 5: Pilgrim Hats BML PATRONS: Unless otherwise noted, registration for September programs begins on September 1, registration for October programs begins on October 1, and registration for November programs begins on November 1.

For ages 2 - 4 years For ages 4 - 12 years

Reinforce counting, reading, Read a book to a Bide-a-Wee and shape-recognition skills For ages therapy dog. Bring a book from with our collection of 6 months - 5 years home or borrow a book from educational toys. the library. Each participant will

Join Molly Mouse choose a 15-minute time slot Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. for a fun-filled when registering. September 6, 13, 20 music and movement program October 4, 11, 18 that will get everyone involved. Mondays at 7:00 p.m. November 8 & 15 September 17

Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. October 22 Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. September 27 November 19 September 15 October 25 October 6 November 29 November 10

BELLMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY We will be CLOSED 2288 Bedford Avenue on the following dates: Bellmore, NY 11710 Sunday, September 2 Monday, October 8 Phone: 516-785-2990 Monday, September 3 Sunday, November 11 Fax: 516-783-8550 Monday, September 10 Monday, November 12 Wednesday, September 19 Thursday, November 22 Board of Trustees Roberta Newman, President The Bellmore Memorial Library Board of Trustees Wendy Forgash, Vice President will meet on the following evenings at 7:00 p.m.: Robert Paz, Secretary Peter Pagones Tuesday, September 25 Tuesday, October 16 Emily Schreiber Monday, November 19

Administration Contact the BML Board of Trustees by sending an email through our website. Go to Elaine Cummings-Young, Library Director www.bellmorelibrary.org and click on Contact Us.