Its almost May and the web buzz about Star Trek is killing me because everyone gets to see it before "us".....This might be the new, old Enterprise....now we will have to wait for the release of the movie in the states....ugh

This Saturday, May 2 is Free Comic Book Day. That's right, just go into a participating comic book store and get a free comic book. It's always the first Saturday in May. Just go to this website to find a participating store near you.

I was fortunate enough to hear Nancy Werlin (author of Impossible) speak this morning. She's a great speaker and seems really sweet too. If you haven't already read it, definitely add Impossible to your "to read" list. During her presentation, Nancy showed the book trailer for her book. It got me thinking about how cool book trailers are. Check out some below. (I'm reading Wintergirls right now)

OLIVE KITTERIDGE~for Fiction

The world of Olive Kitteridge, a retired school teacher in a small coastal town in Maine, is revealed in stories that explore her diverse roles in many lives including a lounge singer haunted by a past love, her stoic husband and her own resentful son.

THE HEMINGSES OF MONTICELLO: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed~for History

Traces the history of the Hemings family from early eighteenth-century Virginia to their dispersal after Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826, and describes their family ties to the third president against a backdrop of Revolutionary America and the French Revolution.

AMERICAN LION: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham~for Biography

Chronicles the life and career of Andrew Jackson, a self-made man who went on to become a military hero and seventh president of the United States, analyzing Jackson's seminal role during a turbulent era in history.

SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME: The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon~For General Non-Fiction

Reveals how, from the late 1870s through the mid-twentieth century, thousands of African-American men were arrested and forced to work off outrageous fines by serving as unpaid labor to businesses and provincial farmers.

For a list of all the winners, check out the NYT article.

Steampunk is a subgenre of cyberpunk science fiction with dystopian, noir themes usually in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. Here is an introduction to the genre.

Come on in at any time between 2 and 5 pm on April 22 (Earth Day) for a drop in craft. We are going to recreate the life-cycle of a butterfly using recycled and found materials. Ring in spring with us!

In case you haven't heard (have you been under a rock?), the keynote speaker for the May 13, 2009 RVC Public Library Endowment Fund Lecture will be none other than Leonard Lopate of WNYC radio fame. Most of us here at the library just love listening to his show and are constantly amazed at how absolutely brillant he is.

To find out more about the host of the highest rated local public radio talk show in the country visit his website.

Free tickets to the lecture at SSHS are available at the Adult Reference Desk for RVC cardholders now and for non-residents starting April 27th.

Dragon ball evolution is a live action movie based on the popular cartoon tv show/manga Dragonballz. The movie is pretty horrible, stay away! The cartoon show rocks! Sorry fans of Gohan & Goku !!

Check out Zac Morgan at the library on Tuesday, April 14 at 11 a.m. Learn all about Zac at his website.

Thanks to a coworker and SLJ.com I became aware of these two videos called Twilight The Musical made by a group of teens. Whether you are a Twilight lover or hater you are bound to get a good laugh out of these. Apparently the 3rd installment is forthcoming. Grades 6 and up, don't forget to come to our Twilight movie showing Tuesday, April 14 @ 3pm here at the Library.

Are you looking for a job? Hoping to change careers? Then why not take advantage of the Library’s newest free service ~ Career Coaching. The Library’s career counselor can help you prepare a resume, write a cover letter and get ready for that all-important job interview. Please call the Adult Reference Desk @ 766-6257 ext. 5 to schedule an appointment.

G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra is an upcoming live action film adaptation of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy franchise, to be released on August 7, 2009. This is what snake-eyes is going to look like.....!!!! WOW! I'm crossing my fingers true believers.

The trailer for Where the Wild Things Are directed by Spike Jonze has finally been released, though the movie is not due until October 2009. It still has everyone guessing just what this movie is going to be like. There were reports that the film was too intense for children and had to be re-shot and re-edited. It seems like Jonze has made a hipster movie for kids. The evocative song playing in the background of the trailer is by critically acclaimed Canadian group Arcade Fire, and there seems to be a minimal amount of special effects. I have high hopes that this will be a great movie, but here in the children's room we're all wondering how they are going to stretch Maurice Sendak's short, but wonderful book into a full-length film. See the trailer here.

A new star trek movie is coming out in may! New movie and new cast by producer J. J. Abrams. Well here is the new Spock.....what do you think? Is there a possibility of of a revival?

Rockville Centre's own Doris Kearns Goodwin's poignant memoir of her childhood in RVC, Wait Till Next Year, has been selected as the Long Island Reads book for 2009. If you would like to hear Ms. Goodwin speak about her book at the Brentwood Public Library on May 6th at 1:00 p.m., free tickets are available starting today, April 1st, by calling the Nassau Library System at 292-8920 ext. 236 ~ limit 2 per person. Tickets will be mailed directly to your home.

Please join us here at the Library on Monday, April 13th at Noon for our LI Reads book discussion. You can pick up a copy of the book at the desk where you check out your books (first come, first served). Light refreshments will be served at our meeting and we can't wait to hear your remembrances on growing up right here in town.