GGreat NNeck LLibrary October/November/December 2016 • Volume 34 Number 4 • www.greatnecklibrary.org • 516-466-8055 Movies At the Parkville BrancH! Celebrate our next chapter! THURSDAY, THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 NOVEMBER 17 DECEMBER 7 Great Neck Library at 6:30 pm at 6:30 pm at 2:30 pm Mystery Men Addams From Here Main Building When Captain Family Values to Eternity Amazing is kid- The kooky family is This year will be napped, a group back! Wednesday’s the 75thanniversary Open House of seven unlikely heroes step up Thanksgiving play is legendary, of the attack on Pearl Harbor. to save the day. Dress in your and we ask the age-old question: Join us for a lecture at 6:30 pm favorite superhero costume! “What about Debbie?” (information to follow). THURSDAY, The Great Neck Library welcomes everyone THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 for a day of festivities, music, and fun as we OCTOBER 27 at 6:30 pm Cut the Ribbon at the newly renovated Main Building! at 6:30 pm Some cult, some classic! The Nightmare For more information or questions, Hocus Pocus No registration required. Before Christmas please call 516-466-8055, ext. 200. Three witch sisters Open to all ages. Jack Skellington, are brought back to the Pumpkin King life on Halloween. of Halloweentown, is accidentally Dress in your Halloween costume! transported to Christmastown. ALL LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE! Please check the Library’s website at www.greatnecklibrary.orgor call 516-466-8055. CAMILLE PERRI - THE ASSISTANTS BETTE ISACOFF - STAR CROSSED: A MEMOIR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 at 2:00 pm SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 at 2:00 pm in the Main Library, Community Room in the Main Library, Community Room Tina Fontana is a thirty-year-old executive assistant at a Set in New England in the late 1960s, Star Crossedis a multinational media conglomerate. She’s excellent at her poignant, funny, and inspirational chronicle of an interfaith job and beloved by her famous boss—however, after six courtship at a time when it was not considered an option. years, the glamour of working for a media company in New When Bette met Richard in 1968, he was a seventeen-year- York has completely faded, but her student loan debt has not. old Jewish kid. She, at twenty-one, was a Catholic college senior doing a student-teaching assignment at his high Before she knows it, Tina and an eclectic clan of co-conspir- school. They would become engaged and marry. The more ators are at the forefront of a movement that has implications obstacles they faced, the tighter they clung together. A true far beyond what anyone anticipated. tale of humor, heartbreak and hope, Star Crossedis a love story from another time. Camille Perri, former Great Neck LibraryReference Bette Isacoffhas been a high school English teacher, librarian, has worked as a books editor for Cosmopolitanand juvenile probation officer, and computer programmer. Esquire, and also was a ghostwriter of young adult novels. She is also a registered nurse. Her writing has appeared in She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University the AKC Gazette, Dog Fancy, Golden Agesmagazine, and and a Master of Library Science degree from Queens College. The National Observer. She is a professional member of Perri wrote the first draft of The Assistantswhile working as the Dog Writers Association of America. Isacoff obtained the assistant to the editor-in-chief of Esquire. her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Albertus Magnus College. LIBRARY ELECTION 2016 . . . See pages 2 & 3for more information! MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT LIBRARY ELECTION CANDIDATES Wednesday, October 19, 2016 O CTO B E R 31, 2 016 from 7:30 - 9:00 pm at the Station Branch The public is invited to meet the candidates seeking positions on the Library’s Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee. BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOMINATING COMMITTEE CANDIDATE CANDIDATE CANDIDATE CANDIDATE Four Year Term ending January 2021, Four Year Term ending January 2021, Four Year Term ending January 2021, Three Year Term ending January 2020, for re-election of seat currently held to fill the seat currently held to fill the seat currently held tofill the seat currently held as member of the Board of Trustees by Varda Solomon by Josie Pizer by Michael Katz Nominating Committee Independent Candidate Nominating Committee Nominating Committee Endorsed Candidate Endorsed Candidate Endorsed Candidate VARDA SOLOMON DOUGLAS REBECCA T. MILLER PATRICK McDONNELL Great Neck, NY (GEE-KANG) HWEE Great Neck, NY New Hyde Park, NY Years of Residency: 45 New Hyde Park, NY Years of Residency: 1 Years of Residency: 31 Years of Residency: 9 Education: Education: Education: • Professional Diploma in School • M.S. in Library & Information Science, • Graduate of Fordham University Business Administration, LIU Post Education: Pratt Institute School of Law • M.B., Baruch College • B.A. in Humanities, NYU • B.A. in English Lit, DePauw University • Graduate of SUNY Oneonta • M.A. in Integrated Education, NYU • Professional Diploma, • B.A. in Mathematics, World Trade Institute, NY Current Occupation: Current Occupation: University of Michigan •Editorial Director, Library Journal •Founder, McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, Current Occupation: and School Library Journal Attorneys at Law Current Occupation: • Licensed US Customs Broker, 25+ years • Data Analyst, Nassau BOCES Dept. of Computer & Informational Technology Membership/Service/ Membership/Service/ Membership/Service/ Community Organizations: Community Organizations: Community Organizations: Membership/Service/ • Co-creator and Committee member, • Member, NYS and American Bar • NYS EMT-B Community Organizations: New York Library Association’s Associations • Member of the Manhasset-Lakeville • Current Secretary, GNL Board of Trustees Sustainability Initiative Fire Department, 7+ years • Current Chair, GNL Programming Committee • Past Trustee, Floyd Memorial Library Candidate Statement: • Lakeville Estates Civic Association • Past President & Treasurer, (Greenport) My family and I have been and remain GNL Board of Trustees active and enthusiastic supporters and Candidate Statement: • Past President, Hadassah Career Candidate Statement: patrons of the Library for over thirty I am a proud resident with three children & Working Women’s Group Libraries are among the most inspiring, years. It is my firm belief that the Great in the library system. I desire to add posi- • Past Treasurer, Great Neck Chapter of Hadassah valuable, and necessary institutions in Neck Library is essential to the life of the • Member, Great Neck Auxiliary Police tive, diverse and challenging programs our society. Providing information and community and one of the things that through community outreach for our entertainment, they also serve as key makes our neighborhood special. Candidate Statement: youths and seniors. I will work with the community hubs. Just as they stand for During my eight years as Trustee, including Board of Trustees to establish that our egalitarian education and open access, *please note: Biographies are abbreviated one as Board President, I focused on library policies are current with techno- they speed the attainment of aspirations due to space considerations. building consensus. We included the logical changes and in our patrons’ best large and small throughout our lives. entire community – all residents are better interests. Additional goals are to boost I would welcome the opportunity to serve served now that the Station and Parkville membership, more community involve- At the July 26, 2016 Special Meeting, the Great Neck on the Board of Trustees of the Great Library Board of Trustees voted unanimouslyto Branches have been expanded, and the ment and common sense budgeting for Neck Library and help further this vital review the current By-Laws to reconsider the current Main Building is about to reopen after a district needs. I stand for transparency composition of the Nominating Committee, as well total renovation. The next step is creating and accountability for the taxpayers. work for all the people it serves. taos roetqhueirr ea rceoanss iodfe trhaet iBoyn- Lfoarw rse vwishiiocnh. wAen ym raeyv idseioenms programs and activities that really use the will be brought to the Association for vote in the new space well. As chair of the Program- next Election. ming Committee I am working with the FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 IS THE LAST DAY The proposed changes in the By-Law will eliminate staff to develop and provide innovative FOR THE LIBRARY TO MAIL PROXY BALLOTS! the two Board appointed Nominating Committee offerings – ranging from living books to members. This change will create a Nominating adopt-a-pet. I am running for reelection Committee that is elected solely by the community. Completed Proxy Ballots must be received at the Main Post Office so I can finish these changes. on Welwyn Road by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 BEFORE 5:00 P.M., Please note that these proposed revisions will be page 2 available for your review at www.greatnecklibrary.org or deposited in a locked box at any of the Great Neck Library branches and in print form at our branches. Voting for these before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28. proposals will occur on Monday, October 31at our Parkville and Station branches. The Great Neck Library will be holding its Annual Trustees Election KNOW BEFORE YOU GO WITH on Monday, October 31, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. There will be voting at the Station and Parkville Branches. WWW.CANCELLATIONS.COM If you have been trained and approved by the Board of Elections Log on to the website and type in your zip codeor “Great Neck Library.” on the Electronic Voting Machines and would like to be considered to work In addition,automatic e-mails can be requested when new information has been posted. in the forthcoming election, kindly fill out the form below and return it to the Director’s Office by SEPTEMBER 15, 2016. Forms will also be available at the branches. NAMING OPPORTUNITIES Name_____________________________________________________ FOR THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY Address___________________________________________________ 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, Phone Number _____________________________________________ at 516-466-8055, ext. 229, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. LIBRARY ELECTION INFORMATION Monday, October 31, 2016 Vote at the Station and Parkville Branches from 10:00 am - 10:00 pm HOW TO VOTE: WHERE TO VOTE: In order to be eligible to vote for Library Trustees and Nominating Committee members, For residents living North of Northern Boulevard,vote at the Station Branch, you must be 18 years of age or older, a resident of the Great Neck School District and The Gardens at Great Neck, 26 Great Neck Road 2ndLevel, Great Neck, NY 11021. either a valid Great Neck Library card holder by the Record Date of Monday, October 3, 2016or a registered voter with the Nassau County Board of Elections. To obtain a For residents living South of Northern Boulevard, vote at the Parkville Branch, valid Library card, present one form of identification showing your name and Library 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park, NY 11040. District address at the Circulation Desk at any of our branches. For general questions about the election, call 466-8055, ext 200. Residents may also elect to vote by proxy. A Proxy Request Formcan be found below and also on our website at www.greatnecklibrary.org,or a copy can be obtained at all Great Neck Library branches. GREAT NECK LIBRARY VOTING PROXY REQUEST FORM Use this form to request a Voting Proxy for the OCTOBER 31, 2016 Election. I, the undersigned member of the Great Neck Library Association, wish to vote by proxy ballot in the forthcoming Library election. After validating my Proxy Request Form, please send the actual Voting Proxy to me at the mailing address indicated below. I understand that no proxy ballot will be issued prior to SEPTEMBER 12, 2016. Signature(required)_____________________________________________ Date_____________________________ Name(printed)________________________________________________________________ Please check one or both if appropriate: q Great Neck Library Card Holder (Card Number 21266 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ) q Nassau County Board of Elections Registered Voter My address in the Great Neck Library District is:____________________________________________________________________________________ Please mail my Voting Proxy to me at the following address:___________________________________________________________________________ ONLY ONE PROXY REQUEST PER FORM! UNSIGNED PROXY REQUEST FORMS WILL NOT BE HONORED. RETURN THIS FORM TO: Office of the Director, Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, New York 11023 or in person at any branch library in a sealed envelope labeled “Proxy Request Form – Attn: Office of the Director, Great Neck Library.” page 3 Thursday Film Matinees 2:00 pm at the MAIN LIBRARY, COMMUNITY ROOM*. Doors open at 1:30 pm. October November December OCTOBER 6 NOVEMBER 3 DECEMBER 1 The Man Who Me Before You Coming Home Knew Infinity 2016, Rated PG-13, 110 min. 2014, Rated PG-13, 109 min. Cast: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Cast: Gong Li, Chen Daoming, 2015, Rated PG-13, 108 min. Janet McTeer, Vanessa Kirby, Huiwen Zhang Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Coyle, Lu and Feng are a devoted Malcolm Sinclair, Devika Bhise, Samantha Spiro couple forced to separate Stephen Fry, Toby Jones With no clear direction in her when Lu is arrested and sent Colonial India, 1913. Srinavasa life, the quirky and creative to a labor camp as a political Ramanujan is a shipping clerk and Louisa 'Lou' Clark goes from prisoner during the Cultural self-taught genius, who failed out of college due to one job to the next in order to Revolution. When he is his near-obsessive study of mathematics. Determined make ends meet. Taking a job at the local 'castle' released years later, he returns home to find his to pursue his passion, he writes a letter to G. H. she becomes caregiver and companion to Will beloved wife has amnesia and remembers little of Hardy, an eminent British mathematics professor Traynor, a wealthy young banker who became her past. Unable to recognize him, she still patiently who brings him to Cambridge so that his theories wheelchair-bound due to an accident. awaits her husband's return. (In Mandarin with can be explored. English subtitles) OCTOBER 13 Remember 2015, Rated R, 94 min. NOVEMBER 10 DECEMBER 8 Cast: Christopher Plummer, A Hologram Elvis & Nixon Martin Landau, Dean Norris, Jurgen Prochnow for the King 2016, Rated R, 86 min. Zev, an Auschwitz survivor, 2016, Rated R, 94 min. Cast: Michael Shannon, discovers that the Nazi guard who Cast: Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Kevin Spacey, murdered his family over seventy Sarita Choudhury, Colin Hanks years ago is living in America under an assumed Ben Whishaw On a December morning identity. With the aid of a friend, he sets out on Adapted from Dave Eggers' in 1970, the King of Rock n' a gripping journey that tests both his will and his best-selling novel, an American Roll showed up on the lawn fading memory as it brings him closer to the businessman travels to Saudi of the White House to request retribution he seeks. Arabia in an attempt to sell a holographic telecom- a meeting with the most munications system to the country's king. Desper- powerful man in the world, President Nixon. OCTOBER 20 ate to make the deal in order to stay afloat in a Elvis & Nixonillustrates the untold story behind failing economy, he learns to navigate the unfamil- this revealing yet humorous moment in the Oval Money Monster iar culture with the help of a taxi driver and a local Office, forever immortalized in the most requested 2016, Rated R, 98 min. doctor. photograph in the National Archives. Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito, NOVEMBER 17 DECEMBER 15 Christopher Denham Spotlight Finding Dory Financial TV host Lee Gates and 2015, Rated R, 129 min. his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation 2016, Rated PG, 97 min. Cast: Mark Ruffalo, when an irate investor who has lost everything Cast: Ellen Degeneres, Michael Keaton, forcefully takes over their studio. The two must Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill Rachel McAdams, work against the clock during the tense standoff to The friendly but forgetful Liev Schreiber, unravel a conspiracy at the heart of today's global blue tang fish reunites with Billy Crudup, markets. her loved ones, and everyone Stanley Tucci, John Slattery, learns a few things about the Lana Antonova OCTOBER 27 When the Boston Globe’s real meaning of family along the way. (Animated film) Eye in the Sky tenacious 'Spotlight' team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their 2015, Rated R, 102 min. year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, Alan Rickman legal, and government establishment. Based on the Col. Katherine Powell is a military riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning *LOCATIONS MAY BE officer in command of an operation investigation. to capture terrorists in Kenya. SUBJECT TO CHANGE! When a girl enters the kill zone, Please check the Library’s website her mission escalates and triggers an international atwww.greatnecklibrary.org dispute over the implications of modern warfare. or call (516) 466-8055. page 4 Book Discussions Station Branch Lakeville Branch Parkville Branch The Station Branch Book Group will be LAKEVILLE LITERARY CLUB PARKVILLE BOOK CLUB celebrating its Sweet Sixteen Last Wednesday of the month Monthly Thursdays at 1:30 pm this upcoming season! at 7:00 pm There will be no meeting MONDAY, in December. OCTOBER 24 OCTOBER 26 The Assistants Death Comes OCTOBER 27 by Camille Perri to Pemberley The Snow Queen Tina's dream job, assistant to by P.D. James by Michael the CEO of Titan Corp., has On the eve of Elizabeth and Cunningham become a bore. Then a tempting Darcy’s annual autumn ball, A heartbroken man turns to and lucrative opportunity sends chaos descends - and the religion after seeing a vision her on a path to become an lives of the inhabitants of in the sky above Central advocate for underpaid, overworked personal assis- the Pemberley Estate may Park. His musician brother tants everywhere in Manhattan.Please register never be the same. Registra- takes drugs that he thinks beginning Monday, September 12 at the Reference tion is recommended by will help him compose a bal- Desk, by phone at 516-466-8055, ext. 233, or go calling 516-466-8055, ext. 231/232 or go online. lad for his seriously ill wife. online. Meet author Camille Perri for a talk and Copies of the book will be available to registered The three must decide what book signing on Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 pm. patrons for pick-up at the branch of their choice. in modern life is "really real," what drives us to do what we do, and what is truly necessary and impor- tant in our lives. Register by calling 516-466-8055, NOVEMBER 30 ext. 271 or go online. WEST EGG BOOK GROUP Star Crossed by Bette Isacoff First Tuesday of the month Set in New England in the NOVEMBER 17 at 7:00 pm late 1960s, Bette Isacoff’s Star Crossed memoir is her story of how by Bette Isacoff she and her husband Richard A timeless love story about NOVEMBER 1 navigate 44 years of inter- an interfaith relationship and The Eyre Affair faith marriage, beginning at a young woman who follows by Jasper Fforde a time when such a marriage her heart against the wishes When someone begins kidnap- was almost unheard of. Registration is recommended of her mother. Register ping characters from works by calling 516-466-8055, ext. 231/232 or go online. by calling 516-466-8055, of literature, Thursday Next, Copies of the book will be available to registered ext. 271 or go online. Meet Special Operative in literary patrons for pick-up at the branch of their choice. author Bette Isacoff for a talk and book signing detection, is faced with the Meet author Bette Isacoff for a talk and book on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00 pm. challenge of her career. Please signing on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00 pm. register beginning Monday, October 3 at the Reference Desk, by phone at DECEMBER 28 516-466-8055, ext. 233, or go online. Genealogy A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear DECEMBER 6 The Little Paris The year is 1937. Four WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 years after she set sail from Bookshop 9:00 -10:00 am at the Parkville Branch England, leaving everything by Nina George she most loved behind, Join us for a special hands-on learning Monsieur Perdu calls himself a Maisie Dobbs at last is on experience! We will be using library literary apothecary, prescribing her way home - only to find databases and other websites to teach novels for the hardships of life. herself in a dangerous place. you how to find out your family’s After reading a letter from his Registration is recommended history. Registrants must already have an email lost love, he departs to the south by calling 516-466-8055, ext. 231/232or go online. address and be comfortable with basic Internet of France, hoping to make Copies of the book will be available to registered searching. Limited registration begins Wednesday, peace with his loss. Please register beginning patrons for pick-up at the branch of their choice. October 5 online or by phone at 516-466-8055, Monday, November 7 at the Reference Desk, by ext. 271. phone at 516-466-8055, ext. 233, or go online. page 5 Classes Lectures & Station Branch Main Library NEW BEGINNINGS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEGAL EAGLE STAR THEATER PRESENTS SINGLES 50 PLUS CONVERSATION WEDNESDAYS AN AFTERNOON OF THEATER FACILITATED BY MARLA MATTHEWS GROUP WILLS, TRUSTS, & ESTATE FACILITATED BY LIBRARIAN PLANNING: NOT JUST SUNDAYS, SEPTEMBER 25, BARBARA BUCKLEY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 FOR THE WEALTHY OCTOBER 23, NOVEMBER 27, at 2:00 pm in the and DECEMBER 18 at 2:30 pm TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 11 &25, PRESENTED BY THE NASSAU Community Room Join social worker, group NOVEMBER 8 & 22, COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION A group of senior facilitator, and television and DECEMBER 6 & 20 SPEAKERS BUREAU performers talk show host of “The located in Queens at 12:30 pm (Beginners) Relationship Journey,” for over 25 years, Marla Matthewsfor and 2:00 pm(2ndLevel) WEDNESDAY, STAR(Senior this growing discussion, social and For beginners, basic skills such as OCTOBER 26 Theater Acting Repertory) is com- support group for divorced, widowed, naming commonobjects are stressed, mitted to serving the diverse culture at 11:00 am single adults, empty nesters age 50 with the help of audio-visual and of Queens seniors and the community Elizabeth Forspan, Esq. will discuss Plus who would like a new beginning. other techniques. For more skilled at large by presenting live theatrical estate and elder care planning, includ- speakers, sophisticated vocabulary is programs. ing how to protect one’s assets in the built to aid in discussion of complex event long term care is needed. She issues.No registration required. will also reviewpower of attorney, COMPUTER BASICS Refreshments will be served. health care proxy,living will, and last JERUSALEM 1000-1400: PRESENTED BY APPLE TEAM will and testament. Elizabeth Forspan EVERY PEOPLE OF MANHASSET PROPERTY TAX is the Managing Attorney of the law firm Ronald Fatoullah & Associates. UNDER HEAVEN EXEMPTION & STAR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 ART LECTURE AND SLIDE PRESENTED BY CHARLES BERMAN, from 10:30 to 11:30 am PRESENTATION BY MARY VAHEY iPHONE BASICS TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD This class is designed PRESENTED BY APPLE TEAM as a user-friendly RECEIVER OF TAXES introduction to the OF MANHASSET MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 MAC. You will also at 2:00 pm in the WEDNESDAY, be given a preview of the new Sierra WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Community Room operating system, and an introduction OCTOBER 19 from 10:30 to 11:30 am Over 200 works of art from the period to Siri. Please bring your device so at 11:00 am of 1000 to 1400 are illuminated in This class will provide an that you can better follow along; all Join Charles Berman, Town of North overview of the iPhone this exhibit. While Jerusalem is often are welcome without a device to learn Hempstead Receiver of Taxes, as he device and functions of described as a city of three faiths, that about MAC. There will be a brief Q&A discusses STAR, Senior Citizens, each button. Learn about new features formulation underestimates its fasci- after the session. Registration starts Veterans and other exemptions that on the new operating system iOS 10, nating complexity. This exhibition Monday, September 19 by calling could help you lower your property and how to personalizethe functions. illustrates the crucial role that Jerusalem 516-466-8055, ext. 277 or go online. taxes. He will also review recent Brief Q&A after the session. Regis- has played in shapingworld culture, changes to the STAR program. tration starts Friday, October 14 by a lesson vital to our common history. On view atThe Metropolitan Museum calling 516-466-8055, ext. 277 or go of Artfrom September 26, 2016 SOCRATES SALON online. through January 8, 2017. Temple Emanuel CONVERSATION HOST RON GROSS (150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck 11024) Mary Vahey is an art FRIDAYS, OCTOBER 7, ARTHUR MILLER AT 100 historian NOVEMBER 4, CREATED & PERFORMED BY SHIRLEY ROMAINE and professor. and DECEMBER 2 PRESENTED BYTEMPLE EMANUEL ANDGREAT NECK LIBRARY She has served as Assistant to the Curator at the at 3:00 pm SUNDAY, Shirley Romaine has International Center of Photography, The Salon sessions are informed NOVEMBER 20 performed both on and Assistant to the Directors of the by Ron Gross’ work at Columbia off Broadway, on daytime Staley-Wise Gallery, and Visual University as Co-chair of the University at 3:00 pm and prime time TV, with Resource Curator at Queens College. Seminar on Innovation. His book, This program is a cele- programs incorporating Socrates’ Way, has been published in bration of playwright theater, poetry, art, dance 26 countries. Refreshments will be Arthur Miller on the one hundredth and music throughout the Metropolitan LOCATIONS MAY BE served.Please arrive early, as seating year of his birth, and includes his area and beyond.She was for many SUBJECT TO CHANGE! is very limited. background and plays, live perform- years the host of "Artscene on Long Please check the Library’s website page 6 ance and selections from his films. Island" for Cablevision. atwww.greatnecklibrary.org or call (516) 466-8055. TEEN SCENE @ GNL Parkville Branch PROJECT INDEPENDENCE All programs are for teens in grades 7 to 12. DISCUSSION GROUPS Register online, in person or by phone at 516-466-8055, ext. 218. *LOCATIONS FOR UPCOMING PROGRAMS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THURSDAYS starting OCTOBER 6 Please check the Library’s website at www.greatnecklibrary.orgfor updated information. at 11:30 am (Social) & FRIDAYS starting OCTOBER 7 SAT PREP COURSE EXPLORE ELECTRONICS at 10:30 am (Men’s) Project Independenceprovides services and WITH LITTLEBITS opportunities for seniors that enable them to live THURSDAYS, SEPTEMBER 29 independently while maintaining socially active through NOVEMBER 3 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 and healthy lives. They are a resource for social and recreational interests, as well as lectures 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Station Branch 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the Main Library, and meeting groups. *The groups will not meet The SAT Prep Course is Multi-Purpose Room November 24 & 25, and after December 16. taught by NYS certified math Calling all teen tinkerers and makers! and verbal skills experts. Use littleBits snapping parts with Students should bring a magnets. No wiring or programming KNITTING & calculator, pen orpencil, and needed. Hands-on fun through a notebook to class. There is invention based learning, problem- CROCHETING CIRCLE a $25 fee per student for the course (includes the solving, creative thinking and textbook).Juniors and seniors, and those who have collaboration. Registration required. TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 18, not taken the March/April 2016 SAT prep course for the new SAT, will be given priority. A minimum NOVEMBER 1, 15, & 29, enrollment of 13 students is required for the course and DECEMBER 13 at 6:30 pm to take place. FREE BUILDING WITH STRAWBEES Love knitting and/or crocheting? Just starting out and like having others to help you? Advanced and Advance registration is required. In-person regis- enjoy working with company? Help, advice, and MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 tration is on Monday, September 19from 7:00 to chitchat will be aided by Knitter Extraordinaire 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Main Library, 8:30 pm at the Station Branch. Arriving early is Sheila. All skill levels welcome.No registration recommended. Telephone registration for remaining Multi-Purpose Room required! openings begins on Tuesday, September 20. Use Strawbees connectors and drinking straws to build 3D struc- tures. Bring your imagination and AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVER creativity, and become your own ACT PRACTICE TEST & RESULTS SAFETY CLASS architect using trial and error based learning for hands-on fun. SATURDAYS, OCTOBER 22, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Registration required. NOVEMBER 19, & DECEMBER 17 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Test) from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm & MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 ACCEPTED! HOW 95% This is a 6 hour class; please bring from 7:00 to 8:00 pm (Results) your lunch. AARP member: $20; OF STUDENTS GET INTO at the Main Library, Non-AARP member: $25. Checks only. Registration is ongoing by Multi-Purpose Room TOP CHOICE COLLEGES calling 516-466-8055, ext. 273. Curvebreakers owner Nicholas LaPoma will MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 administer a full timed LEGO™ NIGHT and proctored ACT exam, 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Main Library, just like the real ACT. Each Community Room student will get back the graded exam with scoring Michael Binder, one of the premier TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 4, information as well as a hand written analysis with college consultants on Long Island, NOVEMBER 8, & study suggestions. Parents are encouraged to will discuss how students in grades attend the results session.Registration required. 9 through 12 can maximize their DECEMBER 6 at 6:30 pm You don’t have to be young to love LEGOs™, just Teens who take the practice test and their parents admissions potential. Registration are automatically registered for the results session. required. Separate registration young at heart. This night is not just for kids, so for teens and parents. Parental come on out grown-ups! What you build may even attendance is encouraged but wind up on display in the branch. Children under 10 must have a grown-up with them. No registra- @ GREAT NECK LIBRARY not mandatory. tion required. TEEN SERVICES page 7 KIDS’ WORLD Registration starts WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, Please call or check the Library except where noted! website to confirm locations. ALL GNL LOCATIONS JR. LEVELS SATURDAY, Come for board games, card games, Held at the MAIN LIBRARY video games, gift card raffles, Pokémon  NOVEMBER 19 GO, and more. Dress up as your for grades 5 & 6 only! International favorite video game character! Games Day (Costumes must be appropriate for the Library, please no props.) Feel MONDAYS starting Prepare all kinds of tasty snacks from 12:00 to 6:00 pm free to bring your own games. Light and eat them with your friends! NOVEMBER 7 through snacks and refreshments will be *There will be no class November 21. served. Open to all ages! DECEMBER 12* Snack Attack! with Erica MAIN LIBRARY 4:00 to 5:00 pm THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, Join us in an exploration of creativity! and TUESDAYS, We will be exploring different art TUESDAYS starting Come learn the technical and artistic forms with paint, glue, glitter and elements of digital photography! NOVEMBER 8, more! Ages 2 to 10 with parent/ NOVEMBER 1 through *There will be no class November 22. & DECEMBER 13 caregiver. Registration starts one DECEMBER 13* week before each program. Creative Corner Say Cheese!with Gabby 6:15 to 6:45 pm 4:00 to 5:00 pm THURSDAYS, The B’Twixt & B’Tween Club is a OCTOBER 20, series of STEM programs combining WEDNESDAYS starting Join us in conducting physical pro- NOVEMBER 17, traditional literature with hands-on NOVEMBER 2 through gramming withSphero, a unique activities in science, math, and the robotic ball that can perform a set of & DECEMBER 22 arts. Each session is full of fun and DECEMBER 14* coded tasks. STEAM-related hands- B’Twixt & B’Tween Club learning! For grades 3 & 4 only. Rolling Ball with Cindy on activities through connected play and discovery! *There will be no class 6:30 to 7:15 pm 4:00 to 4:40 pm (Session I) November 23. & 6:00 to 6:40 pm (Session II) LAKEVILLE BRANCH WEDNESDAYS, Join us in an exploration of creativity! We will be exploring different art THURSDAYS starting Learn how to build your own elec- OCTOBER 19, forms with paint, glue, glitter and tronic inventions using Little Bits. NOVEMBER 3 through NOVEMBER 16, more! Ages 2 to 10 with parent/ *There will be no class November 24. & DECEMBER 21 caregiver. Registration starts one DECEMBER 15* week before each program. Creative Corner Junior Makers!with Mike 6:30 to 7:15 pm 4:00 to 5:00 pm STATION BRANCH To register for a Children’s program or for THURSDAYS, Join us in an exploration of creativity! current program information, scan the QR Code We will be exploring different art with your smart phone, or visit our website at NOVEMBER 8 forms with paint, glue, glitter and www.greatnecklibrary.organd click on Program & DECEMBER 13 more! Ages 2 to 10 with parent/ Calendar & Registration, or call 516-466-8055. Creative Corner caregiver. Registration starts one week before each program. 6:15 to 6:45 pm *ALL DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR UPCOMING PROGRAMS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE* page 8 KIDS’ WORLD Winter Recess Shows GNL! at Tickets will be available Thursday, December 15at 8:00 pm at the Main Library, Station and Parkville Branches, and Friday, December 16 at 10:00 am at theLakeville Branch. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 Sammie and Tudie Show Winter Wonderland Music Show Cirque du Jour 11:00 to 11:45 am 11:00 am to 12:00 pm 11:00 to 11:45 am at the Main Building, at the Station Branch at the Parkville Branch Community Room The Winter Wonderland Music This show is a fast-paced and Movement Showis a snowy performance that combines a Come see why Sammie and Tudie musical experience designed to variety of circus skills that will are New York's favorite comedy duo! entertain and educate children be enjoyed by children of ALL With their signature brand of silliness, through songs, movement, stories, ages, with lots of audience Sammie and Tudie will take both kids projections and music technology participation. Ages 3 to 10 with and parents on a wild ride of fun, featuring winter themes. Ages 2 to 12 with parent/caregiver. magic, and zany props. Ages 2 to 12 parent/caregiver. with parent/caregiver. STORYTIME PROGRAMS Registration for October - December Storytime programs begins WEDNESDAy, OCTOBER 26! Beginning 9:30 am, go online at www.greatnecklibrary.org, in person at 10:01 a.m., or by phone at 516-466-8055. All children from Infants through age 5 must be accompanied by a p arent or caregiver, and must have a valid Great Neck Library card! MAIN LIBRARY STATION BRANCH PARKVILLE BRANCH 2’S STORYTIME BABY ROMP TOY TIME LITTLE LISTENERS 11:00 - 11:30 am 11:00 - 11:30 am (0 - 9 months) 11:00 - 11:45 am 10:30 - 11:00 am (ages 2 - 5) (2 years of age) Wednesdays:November 2, 9, 16, 30; (10 - 17 months) Tuesdays:November 1, 8, 15, 29; Mondays:October 31; December 7, 14 Mondays:November 7, 14, 28; December 6, 13 November 7, 14, 28; December 5, 12 December 5, 12 LITTLE LISTENERS TOY TIME 11:00 - 11:30 am (ages 2 - 5) LITTLE LISTENERS 10:30 - 11:00 am STORIES FOR TOTS Thursdays:November 3, 10, 17; 10:30 - 11:00 am (ages 2 - 5) (10 - 17 months) 11:00 - 11:30 am December 1, 8, 15 Wednesdays:November 2, 9, 16, 30; Wednesdays:November 2, 9, 16, 30; (18 - 23 months) December 7, 14 December 7, 14 Tuesdays:November 1, 8, 15, 29; TOY TIME December 6, 13 11:00 - 11:45 am STORIES FOR TOTS (10 - 17 months) 11:00 - 11:30 am K-2 STORY CRAFTS Fridays:November 4, 18, 25; (18 - 23 months) 4:00 - 4:40 pm (K to 2ndgrade) December 2, 9, 16 Thursdays:November 3, 10, 17; Tuesdays:November 1, 8, 15, 29; December 1, 8, 15 December 6, 13 page 9