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Great Neck L ibrary Volume 30, Number 1 Quarterly Newsletter January/February/March 2012 B oo B k S oo ale R E a T E c k I b R a R y B k S es/ G R E a T N E c k L I b R a R y P R E S E N T S O u R L I T E R a R y E v E N T S ook ign A k R ing uth aff gs/ ors les s@ at GN al Authors@GNL L E l Authors@GNL Eve nts Joe Nocera, author of Lucette Lagnado, author of Allll the Deviills Are Here: The Hiidden Hiistory The Arrogant Years: One Giirll’s Search for of the Fiinanciiall Criisiis Her Lost Youth, from Caiiro to Brookllyn Sunday, January 15 at 2 pm Sunday, March 11 at 2 pm ave you ever wanted to ask a real or n in Cairo, journalist and expert what caused the current memoirist Lucette Lagnado H financial crisis? Well, Joe Nocera B and her family were forced tBo flee Egypt as refugees when iHs just that expert. Nocera's latest book is All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden she was a small child, eventually History of the Financial Crisis, which coming to New York. he co-wrote with Bethany McLean In her memoir, The Arrogant Years (author of The Smartest Guys in the Room ). Lucette Lagnado tells the story All The Devils Are Here follows the financial about “... her torn allegiances as a meltdown of 2008 from its precedents, both an Egyptian Jew growing up in k o America in the 1960s and ‘70s and z through its causes, major events, shock waves, and results, short and long S n the youngest daughter of unhappily y term. What got us where we are today? Was it the volatile real estate market, r h t the reliance of banks on complex and unstable financial instruments, married parents.” Ms. Lagnado a K government policy, sheer folly, the repeal of the Glass–Steagall Act, greedy writes with great affection and y b o Wall Street investors, or too many homeowners who never should have compassion for her mother, and she t o h gotten mortgages in the first place? Joe will discuss how the perfect storm of describes displacement and the p greed, opportunity, bad policy and undue influence led to the standard use of urgency of memory. Writing in the mortgage backed securities, the collapse of Merrill Lynch, the Troubled Asset New York Times, reviewer Alana Newhouse called The Arrogant Years “a Relief Program and all those billions in bailouts. AIG, Fannie Mae and paragon of memoir writing, a story about the complex swirl of people and Freddie Mac, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Hank Paulson, Goldman Sachs, events and forces out of which individual lives are made.” predatory lenders, under-capitalized banks, real estate speculators, and many Lucette Lagnado is the author of The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, American homeowners - all the devils are here. for which she received the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature in 2008. Joe will talk about All the Devils … and his other writings, answer your The recipient of Columbia University’s prestigious Mike Berger Award for questions about the financial crisis, sign copies of his book, and maybe even her reporting about the elderly residents of the Belnord, a fabled West Side make some predictions about what lies ahead in the realm of U.S. and apartment building, she is also the coauthor of Children of the Flames: world finance. Don’t miss this chance to find out what’s really been going on Dr. Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz, which has been with the economy for the past decade. Joe Nocera has been a venerated translated into nearly a dozen foreign languages. investigative journalist for over 20 years. He is a New York Times columnist, a The author will discuss her new book and sign copies at the event. regular guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, a frequent contributor to NPR and WNYC, and a former editor at Fortune and Newsweek . e! s Insid What’ An Eveniing wiith Locall Author & Teacher Library News: Board President’s Column; Nominating Committee Riichard Ehrlliich Candidate Search; E-Reader Help; Teen Scene (Young Adults) Page 2 Tuesday, March 13 at 7:30 pm Library Events Calendar: January - March Pages 3 - 6 Richard Ehrlich, a Great Neck South High School English teacher since 1997, will read Levels Te en Center: (7th grade to from his recently published book, A Little Consideration . The book, a compilation of college age) & Junior L evels th th Pages 7 - 8 autobiographical vignettes, is published by Author House. Ehrlich started writing the book in (5 to 6 grade) 1991, “not really planning a book…just writing for myself. But after writing at least a story a Kids’ World Winter/Spring : year, I realized that they might be interesting to other people.” Storytimes Page 9 Main Library & School Vacation Ehrlich’s strongest essays tap into the power of Jewish rituals. His ancestors emigrated from Fun Pages 9 - 11 ; Poland and made a life for themselves in Long Beach, New York; their journey is never far Fun at the Branches Page 11 from his mind. He allows the reader to share his memories of gathering palms for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and wearing Community Help @GNL: his father’s prayer shawl. “Everything we do becomes part of our life tapestry,” he writes. Richard Ehrlich published his Defensive Driving Classes; book in the summer of 2011. It is a collection of sixty-six autobiographical vignettes, the first of which was written in 1991. Tax Prep Assistance; The stories cover a wide range of topics but their common denominator is the pursuit of truth, of personal and societal Free Hearing Screenings, growth. The author will sign copies of the book at the event where books will be available for $15.00. E-mail Notification Page 12 LLLiiibbbrrraaarrryyy NNNEEEWWWSSS a Message from the board TTeeenn SSccennee President, Janet Esagoff FEbRuaRy vacaTION PROGRaMS The cold weather is finally here, after a long SPEEd daTING – L IbRaRy STyLE stretch of beautiful fall temperatures atypical for Tuesday, February 21 at Maiin Liibrary our area. Now more than ever it is time to Wednesday, February 22 at Parkviilllle branch “nest-in” and enjoy the wonderful resources of from 4 - 5 pm, for teens iin grades 7 – 12 the Great Neck Library and “tuck-in” with a great read or by enjoying our fine programs Spend a few minutes “getting to know” a new Young Adult book, then featured at the various locations. move on to more books. Keep track of the books that you would like to Notwithstanding the chill in the air, activities “see more of” in the reading log that you will receive at the start of the of the Board and Library administration are program. Registration starts on Monday, January 30 at 9 am from the Program just warming up. Given the results of the Registration link on our homepage www.greatnecklibrary.org. Teen’s own Library referendum, we are “back to the drawing board” card is required to register. with the hopes of keeping the momentum of our Main Building renovation campaign ongoing. As ever, we hope to keep our public babySITTER TRaINING cLaSS “tuned-in” and motivated to continue their engagement with all the Monday, March 5 at Maiin Liibrary decision-making that lies ahead. from 5:30-8:30 pm, f or teens iin grades 7 – 12 To that end, the Board decided in November to form an Advisory Committee comprised of 4 patrons, 4 local building and design experts, Be the best babysitter on the block with training in infant and child care. 4 trustees, 2 staff members and the Director to discuss and deliberate on Plus, you’ll gain the confidence you need to make smart decisions and stay how best to proceed. Whatever side of the referendum issue, it appears safe in any babysitting situation. This three hour course is fun, and fast that the great majority of Great Neck residents agree—the Main paced with hands-on activities, role-playing, and lively discussions. Each Building of the Great Neck Library is in dire need of rehabilitation, participant will receive a course completion certificate. Limited registration renovation and modernization for the benefit and safety of our dear starts on Monday, February 13 at 9 am from the Program Registration link patrons and loyal staff. on our homepage www.greatnecklibrary.org. Teen’s own Library card is The question of physical “requirements” of the Main Library has required to register. The class is funded with the generous support of the Adolf been a hotbed issue in the past, with expansion or even a modernization and Aida Snow Endowment. of the facilities questioned by many. We must re-examine the program is your online resource for all things Young Adult at needs of our Library so they continue to be responsive to our particular Teen Pages the Library: program information and registration, book reviews by Great community. Many of our patrons think we need to invest in the Neck Teens, book suggestions, and much more. Click on the Teen Pages physical building, in whatever capacity, while some may question the link from the Great Neck Library homepage. need for any libraries in our future, given the digital era. I can assure you that the need for libraries, as much more than repositories for books The Teens’ Top Ten 2011 is a list of favorite books and “stuff” will continue to be a vital and necessary part of every voted on by teens across the country.
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