Upcoming Events at the Jericho Public Library

Saturday, February 11 11:00 a.m.: IN-PERSON: Cooking Demonstration-Heart Health with Andrea Massop-Ramos, MCN - In honor of Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month, we will explore the benefits of keeping your heart in good shape. Andrea will show us how to prepare some heart healthy foods that you will love! Space is limited. Register by February 6.

Sunday, February 12

1:30 p.m.: Valentine’s Storytime (Ages 4–6) - Celebrate with valentine stories, songs, and a craft.

2:00 p.m.: IN-PERSON : That’s Amore! with Vincent & Emily Ricciardi - Join this husband and wife duo when they share some of the most famous love duets and ballads of the 21st century. The focus is on love; with a wide range of music genres from opera, Broadway, jazz and pop. Hear the love duets of Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion, Mario Lanza & Maria Callas, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers…and many more! This is a cozy show for Valentine’s Day which and will surely warm the heart.

Tickets are required. Two tickets per person. Non-ticket holders will be seated as space allows.

Monday, February 13

2:00 p.m.: HYBRID : Art LectureThe Art of Siena with Mary MaguireAs we visit this Tuscan hill town you will be transported right back into the Middle Ages. Its main square — the Piaza del Campo — is a UNICEF Wold Heritage Site. And lucky for us, we will arrive on the day that the Palio is taking place. No ladies wearing fascinator hats with mint juleps in hand — this medieval horse race has bareback riders colliding and crashing around the Campo on a cobblestone track. Add to that a spectacular Cathedral that houses the works of Raphael, Michelangelo and Bernini, and you have got a tour that anyone would love.

7:00 p.m: Board of Trustees Meeting -

The public is invited to attend the monthly Jericho Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting.

7:00 p.m: Book Discussion: “The Tortoise and the Hare” by Janet Stevens (Grades 1–2) - Pick up a copy of the book in the Children’s Room prior to the program and please have it read before the program, either by the child or a parent reading to the child. Bring a device to play Kahoot!

Tuesday, February 14

7:00 p.m: Tweens Book

Discussion: “Holes” by Louis Sachar (Grades 5–6)Pick up a copy of the book in the Children’s Room prior to the program and please have it read before the program, either by the child or a parent reading to the child.

Wednesday, February 15

10:30 a.m.: Smarty Pants Storytime (Ages 3 to 5 Years) - Have fun while learning about STEAM stories and activities.

2:00 p.m.: IN-PERSON : Parker Jewish Institute’s Alzheimer’s Caregiver Initiative Willing Hearts Helping Hands presents Enrichment Through the ArtsDuring this program you will learn about the benefits of arts based modalities for the support and enrichment of the lives of those dealing with any form of memory loss or dementia. Creativity engages us in a more integrated mind, body, spirit experience and has many health benefits for those with memory loss concerns as well as our normal aging populations. Come learn ways to incorporate the gift of the arts into the lives of your loved ones or for yourself as part of the normal aging process. All are welcome!

Thursday, February 16

7:00 p.m: Pajama Storytime (Ages 3–Kindergarten) - Children will enjoy 1/2 hour of stories and songs and see a short film. Caregivers must stay in the Children’s Room during this program.

Friday, February 17

10:30 a.m.: Jump for Joy (Ages 18 Months to 5 Years) - Come to this lively program of music and activities for you and your child.

2:00 p.m.: VIRTUAL : Great Performers with Marc Courtade: Jean Stapleton - What a Character

- Jean Stapleton was a character actress who created the slow-witted, big-hearted Edith Bunker on “All in the Family,” one of the most popular characters in television history. Never an ingenue or a leading lady, she was an accomplished theater actress with a few television credits when she rose to fame as Edith. She started her career in stock and touring companies before featured roles in Broadway musicals like “Damn Yankees,” “Bells Are Ringing and “Funny Girl and dramas like Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros” with Zero Mostel. This talk will pay tribute to the lady and her career, showing a first rate actress that could make us laugh and touch our hearts.