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STAYING UP IN A DOWN WORLD
PRESENTED BY IRENE KARP
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2PM
Join Irene Karp as she offers a program designed to promote a positive approach to dealing with a challenging world. You'll acquire tools for deep relaxation, understanding and sensing your own energy and learn tips on basic nutrition to maximize your health. Ms. Karp will share techniques that will empower you to live your life to the fullest. Irene Karp is a New York State licensed holistic health coach, nutritional consultant and registered nurse with a master's degree in Counselor Education and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
BOOK DISCUSSION: LOVING FRANK BY NANCY HORAN
WITH LIBRARIANS JAN ANGLISS AND CAROLYN POMPA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2PM
Join librarians Jan Angliss and Carolyn Pompa for a lively discussion of Nancy Horan's debut novel, Loving Frank, set in Oak Park, Illinois, where in 1903 Edwin and Mamah Cheney hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design and build their own home. Mamah and Frank's love affair began shortly there after, pulling their families apart and altering their lives forever. Told from Mamah Cheney's perspective, Horan has skillfully combined fact with fiction in her telling of this early 20th century scandal. Pick up your copy at the Reference desk.
HOLIDAY MUSIC SHOW
PRESENTED BY MATTHEW FISHTEYN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1:30PM
At only sixteen years of age, Matthew Fishteyn is a graduate of The Special Music School of America. In addition to playing piano, classical guitar and harmonica, Matthew also composes his own music. His repertoire includes classical, jazz, rock n' roll, ragtime and flamenco music. Join us for what is sure to be a fun-filled Sunday afternoon holiday concert featuring great musical entertainment with lots of audience participation. Come prepared to have fun!
COMPUTER FIRST GRADE FOR GROWNUPS
PRESENTED BY SHARPER TRAINING SOLUTIONS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 10AM - 12 NOON
In this workshop you will learn how to work with text, including how to input, insert, move, and erase text. Learn basic word processing skills and understand commands and dialog boxes. Due to the hands-on nature of this workshop, class size is limited and registrants should have completed Computer Kindergarten and have basic computer knowledge. Registration begins Thursday, November 5 for Glen Cove residents and Thursday, November 12 for all others, space permitting. The $7 fee is payable by check or money order only at the time of registration. Please make checks or money orders payable to: Sharper Training Solutions.
2010 BOOK LOVER'S CALENDAR...
WHAT A GREAT GIFT IDEA!
The 2010 Book Lover's Calendar offers 365 days of great books and entertaining reading. This page-a-day calendar is sure to please all literature lovers. Priced elsewhere at $12.99, the calendars are available for sale in the Library for only $5. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Glen Cove Library. Please ask for your calendar at the Circulation desk.
WRITER'S GROUP
SATURDAYS, NOVEMBER 7, AND DECEMBER 5,10AM
The Writer's Group continues to meet on the first Saturday of each month. If you are a serious writer, come join them for a lively exchange of ideas.
ESL CLASS AT THE GLEN COVE LIBRARY
The Library offers English as a Second Language classes on Monday evenings, from 6 to 8pm in the Community Room. Students must be at least 18 years of age and are expected to attend classes regularly once enrolled. Registration is required and space is limited. Call the Library or stop by the Reference desk to register. There is a $40 materials fee, which is payable by U.S. Postal Service money order only. Please make money order payable to: The Glen Cove Public Library.
NEW HISTORY ROOM HOURS
We have added another morning for the public to browse the Robert T. Coles Long Island History Collection. Objects relating to Glen Cove History are kept in the History Room, which is now open every Monday, from 2PM – 5PM and every Thursday 9AM –12 Noon.
DONATIONS WANTED
Do you want to be part of history? Make a contribution to The Robert R. Coles Long Island History Room by donating your old photographs, artifacts and memorabilia. We would be delighted to add your history to our collection! We are still looking for Glen Cove High School yearbooks for the years 1992 and 1998.
ASK A LIBRARIAN....
Do you have a reference question you need help answering? Use the Glen Cove Library's Electronic Reference Service! Librarians will research your question and provide Glen Cove Library patrons with brief answers, if available, or steer you to the resources that will guide you to an answer. Simple, factual queries are most appropriate for this service; should you have a question requiring in depth reference service, please visit the Library. Be as specific and detailed as possible when asking your question and be sure to provide us with your name and library card number. Email your questions to the Librarian at: reference_gn@glencovelibrary.org. Only one question per request, please.
Glen Cove Library's Online Book Clubs
Too busy to read a book? Now it's as easy as opening your email. Join the Glen Cove Library's Online Book Club and every day, Monday through Friday, you'll receive a five-minute portion of a book in your email. By the end of the week, you'll have read about two to three chapters. Each Monday, we start a new book. Read at home, at work, or at school. Online Book Clubs include Fiction, Nonfiction, Teen, Business, Romance, Horror, Audio, Pre-Pub, among others. Pick the types of books you like and start reading with us every morning. Sign up is easy; visit the Glen Cove Library's homepage, www.glencovelibrary.org and click on Online Book Clubs. Enter your email address and select the clubs you'd like to subscribe to. It's that simple - so sign up and start reading!
BORROW A TOTE BAG
The next time you check out your books and DVDs, request to borrow a tote bag. Bags circulate for twenty-eight days and are brought to you courtesy of the Friends of the Glen Cove Library.
WORLD LANGUAGE COLLECTION
Come in and browse our world language collection. While many of these titles are on loan to us through Hempstead Library’s rotating foreign language collection, we have recently expanded our own permanent collection here at the Glen Cove Library. New titles in Russian and Mandarin Chinese are now on our shelves. Our collection also contains titles in French, German, Korean, Italian, Persian, Polish, and Spanish. If you are interested in obtaining a foreign language book we do not have, please inquire at the Reference desk and we will try to obtain it for you through interlibrary loan.
LONG ISLAND TALKING BOOKS LIBRARY
Do you or someone you know have difficulty reading printed material? The Long Island Talking Book Library can help! The Long Island Talking Book Library (LITBL) is a free library service for individuals who cannot hold, handle or see well enough to use regular print books. LITBL is a subregional library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the division of the Library of Congress that produces books and magazines in Braille and recorded media for people with visual or physical disabilities. LITBL lends professionally recorded books and magazines, and the special equipment needed to play them, to eligible residents on Long Island. Materials are sent to borrowers and returned by postage-free mail. This program is made possible through the support of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System and the Nassau Library System, in an effort to ensure accessible library services to people with disabilities throughout Long Island. Application forms are available at the Library or they may be downloaded from the LITBL website, www.litbl.org. For additional information, please call the Long Island Talking Book Library toll-free at 1-866-833-1222 or (631) 286-4546 - TTY for hearing impaired.
THE GLEN COVE PUBLIC LIBRARY’S BRICK FUND
The Glen Cove Public Library is pleased to announce that its popular fund-raising brick program is continuing. Two sizes of bricks available, and can be inscribed to honor a living person, or to honor the memory of a loved one. Donations will be made to the Glen Cove Public Library Gift Fund and will be used to fund programs,items and activities not covered in the Library’s regular budget. Join us for this rewarding fund-raising program!
Click here to download the brick donation form
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