North Merrick Public Library 1691 Meadowbrook Road North Merrick, NY 11566
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July & August 2014
Volume 16, Issue 7
PAID
Residential Customer
July & August Hours of Operation Monday –Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (July 5 - August 30) Closed Friday, July 4 and Sundays through September 28
Merrick, New York Permit No. 204
Summer Outdoor Music Concerts Concerts are held outdoors at 7 p.m. in the rear parking lot. Please bring the entire family and chairs or blanket. Picnic suppers are encouraged.
Wednesday, July 16th HART & SOUL: Covering a mix of your favorite
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hits from the 60s through today, this high-energy, SLHFH /RQJ ,VODQG EDVHG EDQG IHDWXUHV %UDQG\ Hart on lead vocals. Three other band members also sing lead, enabling them to cover artists as diverse as Adele, Carrie Underwood, Aretha FrankOLQ -DQLV -RSOLQ 7KH 5ROOLQJ 6WRQHV 7KH %HDWOHV %RQ -RYL /DG\ *DJD DQG PRUH $ JXDUDQWHHG FURZG SOHDVHU IRU DOO DJHV In case of rain, concerts will be held indoors with seating provided.
Board Meeting The North Merrick Public Library Board meetings will be held on Tuesday, July 22 and August 19 at 7:30 p.m. Residents are invited to attend.
Wednesday, August 13th BANJO RASCALS: With music ranging from the 1890s Ragtime to 1950s, 60s and 70s Rock n’ Roll, The Rascals’ arrangements of Swing songs of WKH %LJ %DQG HUD WR (OYLV 3UHVOH\ 7KH 'ULIWHUV 7KH %HDFK %R\V 7KH 5D\V 7KH 3ODWWHUV DQG PRUH DUH sure to appeal to every musical taste. Add a hot lead guitar and songs of Hank Williams, Sr., Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, among many others, and you’ll feel like you’re in the heart of Nashville.
The next Friends Meeting will be Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 10 a.m.
Board of Trustees William A Pezzulo, President Marion H. Schurade, Vice President Mark Davis Barbara Behrens Richard C. Smith Thomas Witt, Director Need info? Call the library at
516-378-7474 www.nmerricklibrary.org On Facebook
“NORTH MERRICK LIBRARY�
Summertime and the living is...
Bus Trips: Get on board! Tuesday, August 26th HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW/Southampton Lunch and Guided Tour of Village
Tuesday, September 23rd SOLEBURY ORCHARDS/Pick Your Own Apples/Luncheon/Bucks County Shopping
Enjoy a morning of fun at this world famous event, followed by luncheon at the acclaimed Southampton Public House - appetizer and dessert along with selected entrÊe- sautÊed chicken breast w/baby spinach & mozzarella; orange ginger glazed salmon - both entrees served with rice & veggies, or pasta primavera w/roasted garlic oil. Make your selection at REGISTRATION which begins Monday, July 7. Afterwards, you’ll have a guided tour of the village ZLWK D EULHI VWRS DW IDPRXV &RRSHUV %HDFK DQG D possible stop at a farmstand before heading home. A check for $64.00, payable to All Around LI is due at registration. Time: 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Tour the orchards and enjoy a 45 - minute fun presentation and a wagon ride through the orchards where you’ll be able to pick your own apples. Having worked up an appetite, you will HQMR\ OXQFKHRQ DW WKH IDPRXV &RFN ¾Qœ %XOO Restaurant in Peddler’s Village. Choice of menu at time of REGISTRATION, which begins Monday, Aug. 18th – appetizer and dessert along with %DNHG &RG )LOHW %HHI %XUJXQG\ LQ KHDUWK EUHDG RU Country Chicken Pie. After lunch enjoy shopping in the quaint little village. Check for $78.00, payable to All Around LI due at registration. Time: 8:15 a.m.– 8 p.m.
Book Discussions
Improvements are coming to YOUR
Discussions are held on Fridays at 1:30p.m. Refreshments, compliments of The Friends, will be served. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk one month before discussion.
August & September Service Hours Will Be Affected
July 18th - Little Failure
One of the most acclaimed books of 2014, Gary Shteyngart’s Little Failure is the Russian-American author’s brilliant and entertaining memoir of his early childhood in the Soviet Union, and his adolescence and young adulthood in the (even more bewildering) United States. The New York Times writes, “Little Failure gives us a visceral sense of what it was like to be uprooted as a child from the monochromatic world of the U.S.S.R. and plunked down in 1979, in the perplexing and gloriously Technicolor world of the U.S. of A.� Moderated by Peter West.
August 15 - Orphan Train
Orphan Train is Christina Kline’s engrossing recounting of the so-called train that ran on a regular schedule from the cities on the east coast to the farmlands of the Midwest between 1854 and 1929. The train was arranged for by The Children’s Aid Society where thousands of abandoned children were put up for adoption across the country. This is a tale of resilience, upheaval, second chances and unexpected friendships. Moderated by Edna Ritzenberg.
Cooking Monday, August 18th Time: 7:30 p.m.
6XPPHU DQG ULSH WRPDWRHV EXUVWLQJ ZLWK ÀDYRU Now is the perfect time to learn how to create your OWN fantastic tasting FRESH MOZZA5(//$ -RLQ /LVD %DVLQL ZKR ZLOO GLVFXVV KRZ the curd is made, then stretch and pull the curd to shape the mozzarella. Recipes for homemade RICOTTA and MOZZARELLA cheese will be distributed, plus samples of fresh mozzarella served with yummy surprises. Limited REGISTRATION, North Merrick cardholders only, begins Friday, August 1st.
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The North Merrick Library will be making improvements to its building. The work is tentatively scheduled to take place from Wednesday, August 20, 2014 through Friday, September 26, 2014. The improvements include replacing the window in WKH UHIHUHQFH URRP DQG LQVWDOOLQJ FHQWUDO DLU FRQGLWLRQLQJ WKURXJKRXW WKH OLEUDU\ %Hcause of this the library will need to make some adjustments to its hours of service. 7KHUH ZLOO EH QR SURJUDPPLQJ GXULQJ WKH ¿UVW SKDVH RI FRQVWUXFWLRQ )URP Wednesday August 20 through Sunday September 7, the library will be open during our normal hours of service. The meeting rooms, however, will not be available for use during these dates. During the second phase of construction, the library will close to the public at 5 p.m. every day. From Monday, September 8 - Friday, September 26, the library will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and the meeting rooms will be available for use only in the daytime; weekend service hours will be unaffected, The library will be closed after 5:00 p.m. during this period to allow for evening construction work. In addition, the library will be completely closed for one Saturday, September 20, for the entire day, to allow for construction in the area of the Circulation Desk. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Please note many library services are available online at http://www.nmerricklibrary.org/ and you may use other local libraries in accordance with their non-resident policies. The surURXQGLQJ OLEUDULHV 0HUULFN %HOOPRUH DQG 1RUWK %HOOPRUH KDYH EHHQ PDGH DZDUH of our scheduling changes. These improvements are part of a capital improvement program whereby the library is addressing the maintenance and improvement of the building on an ongoing basis. To offset costs, grant money is applied for whenever possible, and since July 2008, the library has been awarded $179,389 in grants. In addition, the library will be receiving as a reimbursement grant $20,000 that was secured through the efforts of County Legislator Dave Denenberg to purchase outdoor furniture and make additional improvements at the library.
Film Festival Wednesday, July 23rd at 1:30 & 7 p.m.
The Grand Budapest Hotel The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Starring Ralph Fiennes and F. Murray Abraham. Rated R. 100 minutes.
July SUNDAY
Summer in the children’s room
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*For full details of Programs, ask for The Children’s Activities and Crafts Summer 2014 Sheet at the Children’s Desk*
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Summer Reading Club Kick-OFF PROGRAM David Funn’s Magic and Comedy Show (Tickets Required) 7 p.m.
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2 Registration-Ventriloquist Puppet Show. All Ages 6:30 p.m. Popping Pictures Science Program 7 p.m.
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Picture Book 10:30 a.m.
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Registration - Chess Workshops grades 1-6 5:30 p.m.
Registration - Vibrobots Make A Robot grades 4-6 6:30 p.m.
Just We Two 10:30 a.m.
Zumba/Fitness - Child/ Adult 6 p.m.
Pop Rock Cupcakes 7 p.m.
Ventriloquist Show 7 p.m.
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Registration - Mouse Paint Craft Ages 3-6 with adult 10 a.m.
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Free Kid Pix Photo ID - Assemblyman McDonough and County Executive Mangano invite you to get a free child ID Card. 1-3 p.m. Teens and Tots - 3:30 p.m. Registration - Balloon Artistry Workshop for grades 2-6, 7 p.m.
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Mouse Paint Craft 3:30 p.m.
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Picture Book 10:30 a.m.
Chess Workshops 6 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
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Tickets - For PetraPuppets. All Ages 6:30 p.m. Vibrobots - 7 p.m.
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Just We Two 10:30 a.m.
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Picture Book 10:30 a.m. Playhooray Babies 10:30 a.m.
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Balloon Artistry Workshop - 7 p.m.
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Registration Playhooray Babies Ages 3 months 23 months w. adult 10 a.m.
Registration - Playhooray Kids. Ages 2 - 3 1/2 with adult 10 a.m. Chess Workshops 6 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
Teens and Tots - 3:30 p.m.
Registration - Kooky Chemistry Ages 4-7 with adult 3:30 p.m.
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Teens and Tots - 3:30 p.m. Just We Two 10:30 a.m. Registration - Pop Art! Soft Sculpture For grades 2-6 7 p.m.
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Registration - Tots’ Night Out with Frog Craft - Ages 18 months 5 years old with adult 7 p.m.
Kooky Chemistry 3:30 p.m. LAST DAY TO SIGN-UP FOR THE SUMMER READING CLUB
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Playhooray Kids 11:15 a.m. Chess Workshops 6 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. Outdoor Movie Night 8 p.m.
Registration - Green Meadows Farm Interactive Live Animal Program All ages - 6:30 p.m. PetraPuppets - 7 p.m.
August 3
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Registration - Volcano Cake Workshop Grades 3-6 6:30 p.m. Pop Art! - Soft Sculpture Craft - 7 p.m.
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Teens and Tots - 3:30 p.m. Tots’ Night Out - 7 p.m.
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Registration - Zumba/Fitness - Parent/Child Ages 4-8 with adult 7 p.m. Outdoor Movie Night RAIN DATE 8 p.m.
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Green Meadows Farm 6:30 p.m.
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Registration Playhooray Babies 3 months - 23 months with adult 10 a.m.
Zumba/Fitness - 6 p.m.
Registration - Playhooray Kids 2 - 3 1/2 years old with adult 10 a.m.
Registration - Candy Wrapper Journal Craft Grades 2-6 7 p.m.
SUMMER READING CLUB PARTIES (BY INVITATION ONLY) 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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Volcano Cake - 7 p.m.
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Teens and Tots - 3:30 p.m.
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LAST DAY TO HAND IN READING LOGS
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Teens and Tots - 3:30 p.m.
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Playhooray Babies 10:30 a.m. Playhooray Kids - 11:15 a.m. Candy Wrapper Journal Craft - 7 p.m.
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North Merrick Public Library 1691 Meadowbrook Road North Merrick, NY 11566
1RQ 3URÂżW Organization U.S. Postage
July & August 2014
Volume 16, Issue 7
PAID
Residential Customer
July & August Hours of Operation Monday –Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (July 5 - August 30) Closed Friday, July 4 and Sundays through September 28
Merrick, New York Permit No. 204
Summer Outdoor Music Concerts Concerts are held outdoors at 7 p.m. in the rear parking lot. Please bring the entire family and chairs or blanket. Picnic suppers are encouraged.
Wednesday, July 16th HART & SOUL: Covering a mix of your favorite
.. AT THE LIBRARY
hits from the 60s through today, this high-energy, SLHFH /RQJ ,VODQG EDVHG EDQG IHDWXUHV %UDQG\ Hart on lead vocals. Three other band members also sing lead, enabling them to cover artists as diverse as Adele, Carrie Underwood, Aretha FrankOLQ -DQLV -RSOLQ 7KH 5ROOLQJ 6WRQHV 7KH %HDWOHV %RQ -RYL /DG\ *DJD DQG PRUH $ JXDUDQWHHG FURZG SOHDVHU IRU DOO DJHV In case of rain, concerts will be held indoors with seating provided.
Board Meeting The North Merrick Public Library Board meetings will be held on Tuesday, July 22 and August 19 at 7:30 p.m. Residents are invited to attend.
Wednesday, August 13th BANJO RASCALS: With music ranging from the 1890s Ragtime to 1950s, 60s and 70s Rock n’ Roll, The Rascals’ arrangements of Swing songs of WKH %LJ %DQG HUD WR (OYLV 3UHVOH\ 7KH 'ULIWHUV 7KH %HDFK %R\V 7KH 5D\V 7KH 3ODWWHUV DQG PRUH DUH sure to appeal to every musical taste. Add a hot lead guitar and songs of Hank Williams, Sr., Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, among many others, and you’ll feel like you’re in the heart of Nashville.
The next Friends Meeting will be Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 10 a.m.
Board of Trustees William A Pezzulo, President Marion H. Schurade, Vice President Mark Davis Barbara Behrens Richard C. Smith Thomas Witt, Director Need info? Call the library at
516-378-7474 www.nmerricklibrary.org On Facebook
“NORTH MERRICK LIBRARY�
Summertime and the living is...
Bus Trips: Get on board! Tuesday, August 26th HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW/Southampton Lunch and Guided Tour of Village
Tuesday, September 23rd SOLEBURY ORCHARDS/Pick Your Own Apples/Luncheon/Bucks County Shopping
Enjoy a morning of fun at this world famous event, followed by luncheon at the acclaimed Southampton Public House - appetizer and dessert along with selected entrÊe- sautÊed chicken breast w/baby spinach & mozzarella; orange ginger glazed salmon - both entrees served with rice & veggies, or pasta primavera w/roasted garlic oil. Make your selection at REGISTRATION which begins Monday, July 7. Afterwards, you’ll have a guided tour of the village ZLWK D EULHI VWRS DW IDPRXV &RRSHUV %HDFK DQG D possible stop at a farmstand before heading home. A check for $64.00, payable to All Around LI is due at registration. Time: 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Tour the orchards and enjoy a 45 - minute fun presentation and a wagon ride through the orchards where you’ll be able to pick your own apples. Having worked up an appetite, you will HQMR\ OXQFKHRQ DW WKH IDPRXV &RFN ¾Qœ %XOO Restaurant in Peddler’s Village. Choice of menu at time of REGISTRATION, which begins Monday, Aug. 18th – appetizer and dessert along with %DNHG &RG )LOHW %HHI %XUJXQG\ LQ KHDUWK EUHDG RU Country Chicken Pie. After lunch enjoy shopping in the quaint little village. Check for $78.00, payable to All Around LI due at registration. Time: 8:15 a.m.– 8 p.m.
Book Discussions
Improvements are coming to YOUR
Discussions are held on Fridays at 1:30p.m. Refreshments, compliments of The Friends, will be served. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk one month before discussion.
August & September Service Hours Will Be Affected
July 18th - Little Failure
One of the most acclaimed books of 2014, Gary Shteyngart’s Little Failure is the Russian-American author’s brilliant and entertaining memoir of his early childhood in the Soviet Union, and his adolescence and young adulthood in the (even more bewildering) United States. The New York Times writes, “Little Failure gives us a visceral sense of what it was like to be uprooted as a child from the monochromatic world of the U.S.S.R. and plunked down in 1979, in the perplexing and gloriously Technicolor world of the U.S. of A.� Moderated by Peter West.
August 15 - Orphan Train
Orphan Train is Christina Kline’s engrossing recounting of the so-called train that ran on a regular schedule from the cities on the east coast to the farmlands of the Midwest between 1854 and 1929. The train was arranged for by The Children’s Aid Society where thousands of abandoned children were put up for adoption across the country. This is a tale of resilience, upheaval, second chances and unexpected friendships. Moderated by Edna Ritzenberg.
Cooking Monday, August 18th Time: 7:30 p.m.
6XPPHU DQG ULSH WRPDWRHV EXUVWLQJ ZLWK ÀDYRU Now is the perfect time to learn how to create your OWN fantastic tasting FRESH MOZZA5(//$ -RLQ /LVD %DVLQL ZKR ZLOO GLVFXVV KRZ the curd is made, then stretch and pull the curd to shape the mozzarella. Recipes for homemade RICOTTA and MOZZARELLA cheese will be distributed, plus samples of fresh mozzarella served with yummy surprises. Limited REGISTRATION, North Merrick cardholders only, begins Friday, August 1st.
library
The North Merrick Library will be making improvements to its building. The work is tentatively scheduled to take place from Wednesday, August 20, 2014 through Friday, September 26, 2014. The improvements include replacing the window in WKH UHIHUHQFH URRP DQG LQVWDOOLQJ FHQWUDO DLU FRQGLWLRQLQJ WKURXJKRXW WKH OLEUDU\ %Hcause of this the library will need to make some adjustments to its hours of service. 7KHUH ZLOO EH QR SURJUDPPLQJ GXULQJ WKH ¿UVW SKDVH RI FRQVWUXFWLRQ )URP Wednesday August 20 through Sunday September 7, the library will be open during our normal hours of service. The meeting rooms, however, will not be available for use during these dates. During the second phase of construction, the library will close to the public at 5 p.m. every day. From Monday, September 8 - Friday, September 26, the library will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and the meeting rooms will be available for use only in the daytime; weekend service hours will be unaffected, The library will be closed after 5:00 p.m. during this period to allow for evening construction work. In addition, the library will be completely closed for one Saturday, September 20, for the entire day, to allow for construction in the area of the Circulation Desk. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Please note many library services are available online at http://www.nmerricklibrary.org/ and you may use other local libraries in accordance with their non-resident policies. The surURXQGLQJ OLEUDULHV 0HUULFN %HOOPRUH DQG 1RUWK %HOOPRUH KDYH EHHQ PDGH DZDUH of our scheduling changes. These improvements are part of a capital improvement program whereby the library is addressing the maintenance and improvement of the building on an ongoing basis. To offset costs, grant money is applied for whenever possible, and since July 2008, the library has been awarded $179,389 in grants. In addition, the library will be receiving as a reimbursement grant $20,000 that was secured through the efforts of County Legislator Dave Denenberg to purchase outdoor furniture and make additional improvements at the library.
Film Festival Wednesday, July 23rd at 1:30 & 7 p.m.
The Grand Budapest Hotel The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. Starring Ralph Fiennes and F. Murray Abraham. Rated R. 100 minutes.