reat ec k ibr ary GG NN JLLanuary/February/March 2014 Volume 32 Number 1 www.greatnecklibrary.org MMuussiiccaall SSuunnddaayy AAfftteerrnnoooonnss iinn GGrreeaatt NNeecckk Sunday, January 26 2:00 pm THE NEW VINTAGE ORCHESTRA The New Vintage Orchestra reproduces 1930’s and 40’s sounds using original arrangements from Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Harry James – with special arrangements written by trumpeter Brian Lewis, who formed the band in 1992. This band belts out the sounds of popular dance chart-toppers. Featured is female vocalist Doris Anne Lewis, singing the hits of Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Dianne Schure and other swing singers. The band’s Frank Sinatra crooner is Ron D’Abruzzo who adds his own special blend to the great American standards. Sunday, February 23 2:00 pm DEBORAH KARPEL & THE EAST SIDE TRIO In this ensemble’s repertoire American standards of the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s are interwoven with Yiddish folk and theater songs and favorites from around the world creating a full spectrum of twentieth century popular music. The East Side Trio consists of vocal artist Deborah Karpel, accordionist Ismail Butera, and Bassist David Hofstra. Sunday, March 2 2:00 pm THE WOLF-CATS ACOUSTIC QUARTET The Wolf-Cats Acoustic Quartet is an eclectic string band formed by Bob Bernstein (Wolf-Man Bob), a multi-instrumentalist specializing in mandolin, as a partnership with his son Aaron who plays fiddle along with guitarist Dave Basshin and bassist, Dave Gelbman . The Wolf-Cats deliver a wide range of American acoustic roots music including blues, jazz, bluegrass and acoustic rock. Sunday, March 9 2:30 pm MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC Concert of Operatiic Ariias & Duets You are invited to an afternoon filled with the sounds of operatic arias and duets MANNES performed by a vocal quartet of graduate students from the Mannes College The New School for Music who are pursuing their masters in opera in the school’s graduate program. Mannes is dedicated to advancing the creative role of music in all aspects of a rapidly changing society. Mannes seeks to develop citizen artists who engage with the world around them in and through music, in traditional, new, and emergent forms of practice. A Message from the Board Presiident, Mariietta DiiCamiillllo TTEEEENN SSCCEENNEE @@GGNNLL THANK YOU!!! Make It Happen: Jobs 101 On November 19 the community voted by a nearly 2 - 1 Make It Happen: Jobs 101 majority to renovate the Main Library Building. Writing on Monday, March 10 from 7 - 8 pm behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Building Advisory Committee If you would like to find a job during the school year or summer, and staff, I thank you for your support. “Make it Happen: Jobs 101” is for you. Our beautiful, award winning Main Library Building was designed and built in the late 1960s and opened to much fanfare in May of 1970. It has served our At the workshop you will learn about balancing school and work, finding community well over these past forty three years, but as with all things, it needs and keeping a job, job opportunities in the community and much more. some work. In this case — a great deal of work. Over $4 million of the $10.4 million referendum passed by the community will be used for needed infrastructure This workshop is for teens in grades 7 - 12. Registration starts February 10. repairs including: Register with online Program Registration at www.greatnecklibrary.org, • Removal of asbestos in person, or by phone, 466-8055, ext. 218. • New roof • New boiler and ventilation system • New windows Terriifiic Terrariiums: • Renovated, ADA-compliant restrooms on all three levels A Hands-On Workshop for Teens • New elevator cab • New, automatic entry doors lled by an iinstructor from beautiifull • Energy efficient upgrades throughout the building Cllark Botaniic Garden In addition to these needed repairs, the interior Library design is being Monday, March 31 from 7 - 8 pm reconfigured to better utilize the existing space to meet today’s and to anticipate Monday, March 31 from 7 - 8 pm tomorrow’s changing Library needs. Spring is here! Celebrate the season and make your own terrarium At the time our building was designed, libraries were basically warehouses for (miniature garden in a glass container) that can last for years with books — and rightly so, as all knowledge was stored in books or using the day’s proper care and attention. Materials will be provided. Just bring current technology — microfilm and microfiche. Books and their attendant card your imagination. catalogs and the microfilm/fiche storage cabinets and readers required large amounts of floor space. This workshop is for teens in grades 7- 12. Registration starts March 3. In 2014, and looking forward, modern technology is enabling library Register with online Program Registration at www.greatnecklibrary.org, professionals to support the community information needs with fewer printed in person, or by phone, 466-8055, ext. 218. volumes and more electronic surrogates. The Library is able to condense the Reference area and some of the non-fiction collections by prudent weeding and Divergent fans: Have you read the book and the use of online databases, websites and e-books. seen the movie? However, have no fear — books are not going away! Until public demand drops, printed books will continue to be available for all levels of fiction and leisure Are you waiting to read “Allegiant?” Then try… reading. In fact, in the new plan, the Children’s Room will be doubling in size to All These Things I've Done allow for growth of the collection and moving to the lower level to enable easier Gone Gabrielle Zevin access for parents and caregivers with strollers. There will also be an enlarged Michael Grant Among the Hidden dedicated Young Adult space on the Main Level of the Library. Legend Margaret Peterson Haddix Moving the children’s collection to the lower level allows the Library to move the Marie Lu The Angel Experiment popular Audiovisual collection and the Community Room to the Main Level. These Life As We Knew It James Patterson are just a few of the highlights of the new plan. We invite you to review the concept Susan Beth Pfeffer Ashes plans, which are posted on the Library website at www.greatnecklibrary.org and are The Maze Runner Ilsa J. Bick available in print at the Library Renovation Information Center tables in all four James Dashner Glow Library locations. Uglies Amy Kathleen Ryan Over the next twelve months the Board of Trustees, the Building Advisory Scott Westerfeld Committee and Library staff along with our architect, Russ Davidson and his associates from KG&D Architects and our owner’s representative, Dominic Calgi of Teens’ Top Ten 2013 Calgi Construction Management, will continue to work together to refine the design of the Main Building. Our Relocation Sub-committee is busy developing a cohesive Teens across the country voted on their favorite books for the temporary relocation plan for the Main Library’s staff, programs and materials annual Teens’ Top Ten. Did one of your favorite books make during the anticipated 10-12 month closure to begin in fall 2014. the list? Find out by visiting Teen Services at our website There is much work to be done. We invite you to be involved in the process by www.greatnecklibrary..org.. attending our meetings, dates and times are posted on the Library website. Any questions and suggestions that you would like to share with the Board and our Stop by the Library and ask the Young Adult Building Advisory Committee can be submitted using the form on the Library Librarian for personalized book suggestions. website or by sending an email directly to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you and to celebrating the re-opening of our Click on the link from the Teen Services page on the Library website or Main Library Building in the second half of 2015. search for “Great Neck Library Teen Services.” Namiing Opportuniitiies for the New Main Library Naming opportunities are available to honor or memorialize friends and relatives. Why not leave a legacy in your own community! For more information, please contact the Library Business Manager, Neil Zitofsky at 516-466-8055, ext. 229 or send an email to [email protected] Donations in any amount are appreciated Page 2 vveennttss aalleennddaarr To register for Library programEs online, click the Program Registration button on our homepage www.greatnecklibrary.org or call 466-8055. RegistrCation butt To register for Library programEs online, click the Program C January Thursday, January 2 Friday, January 10 Wednesday, January 15 continued Station Branch Love, Cin ematically Main Socrates Salon with Ron Gross Main Great Neck’s Lucette Bloomgarden & Winter Film Series Gigi (1958, 115 Six of the Most Insane Conversations You Lois Heller will share secrets to min) stars Leslie Caron, Maurice Will Ever Have. At the Great Neck Salon you are creating a bone chilling murder Chevalier, Louis Jourdan. mystery. Their recently released Playboy and courtesan in early book, Stone Cold: Allegiance To 1900s Paris become friends. Love, A Dead Man , has garnered 5 stars. Cinematically Winter Film Series is While munching on the authors’ a look at some of Hollywood’s most welcome to a different kind of conversation. One homemade snacks, the writers popular love stories and will run with open-mindedness: listen to and respect all reveal some rarely told secrets. through March 20th. Doors open at 1:45 pm. 2 pm points of view; acceptance: suspend judgment as Laugh with them while they best you can; curiosity: seek to understand rather confess their unorthodox 2 FR EE Me than persuade; discovery: question assumptions procedures in creating and ts Tick Monday, January 6 for Do ets and look for new insights; sincerity: speak from writing.