JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2005
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Donald A. Davidson, President Benjamin A. Eilbott, Vice President Marilyn S. Crainin, Trustee Susan Warner, Trustee David Adler, Trustee Susan O. de Sciora, Director |
BOARD MESSAGE
During the fiscal year that ended on June 30th, the number of books that you borrowed from the Library again approached 350,000. This, coupled with more than 80,000 reference questions, more than 15,000 reserves, and more than 40,000 document retrievals from our subscription databases has kept us very busy.
The year also saw the implementation of a software program, SAM. This program allows library users improved access to the Library’s Internet workstations. It makes the log-on process self-service, electronically maintains waiting lines, and indicates how many pages are in a document before you print. Library users seem pleased with this latest improvement.
Although improvements in technology are interesting, the most exciting activities of the year were the initiation of a planning process, and the establishment of a Teen Advisory Committee. A long-range planning committee has been appointed to work with the Board, administration and staff in formulating a 3 to 5 year plan for library services. The Board will engage the community in this process.
A Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) has been formed to assist in the development of library services for the community’s teenagers. This committee is made up of a diverse group of students who have come up with projects and programs for their peers.
I thank the community for re-electing me for another 5- year term as Trustee and look forward to working on your behalf during the upcoming year.Donald A. Davidson, President
Board of Trustees
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CONCERTS AT HEWLETT WOODMERE
 Highlights in Jazz Thursday, July 28, 7:30 p.m. Hot swing and cool modern jazz, with saxophonist
Harry
Allen &
guitarist Joe Cohn, and others, featuring vocalist, Paige Stewart. Join us for a fun evening in the lazy, hazy days of summer! District residents and Friends of the
Library may pick up
tickets beginning
Wednesday, July 13 at 10 am & 7pm.
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The dazzling Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, set on a remote island during the Second World War, South Pacific tracks two parallel romances: one between a Navy nurse and a wealthy French plantation owner, the other between a young American officer and a native girl. The songs are among the finest in American musical history -- Some Enchanted Evening, Younger than Springtime, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair, This Nearly Was Mine. And who can forget Bloody Mary’s Bali H'ai! District residents
& Friends of the Library pick up
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A graduate of Shanghai Music Conservatory and
Manhattan
School
of Music, Ren Zhang has appeared either as a recitalist or soloist at
many
international piano series, and has won many prestigious awards both in
China and in the United States. Most recently, after an acclaimed
recital performance at the Rolf’s Piano Series in Pensacola, Florida,
he
has been invited to return for the opening recital for the next season. District residents may pick up tickets
beginning |
Ren Zhang, pianist
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Plaza Theatrical
Productions, Inc.  William Shakespeare’s TAMING OF THE SHREW Monday, August 8, 7:30 p.m. In Padua lived rich old Baptista Minola and his two
daughters.
The younger
girl, Bianca, was an angel from heaven; the elder, Katherine, was a
scourge,
with a hot temper and a tongue to match. Katherine had no suitors,
while
Bianca had two, which posed a problem for their father. Baptista would
not allow the younger Bianca to marry unless someone took Katherine off
his hands first-but surely it would "snow in hell" before any man
married
such a shrew! But then, a brash, though penniless suitor from
Verona
arrives and… **Check film section for showing of Zeffirelli’s Taming
of the Shrew,
starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. District residents may pick up tickets
beginning
Wednesday, July 27 at 10 am & 7 pm.
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LECTURES & COURSES
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Tuesday, July 5, 2 pm In 1959, Ruth Handler invented the Barbie, the
most
successful
doll of the 20th century, which changed the toy industry forever.
Idolized
and vilified, Barbie had an impact on the changing image of women
throughout
the years. As with all great stories there are tremendous highs
and
equally tremendous lows. Learn about the creation of the Barbie
and
its creators.
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A History of the Barbie Doll & its creator,
Ruth Handler 
The Lost Tribes of Israel |
Dr. Antony has a passion for cooking. She will
share
with you
Indian Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian dishes, along with demonstrating a
variety of chutneys. Samples of different breads, basmati rice
pilaf,
and other classical dishes from Indian cuisine will be sampled. Please join us. |
A demonstration and
lecture
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Chiune Sugihara worked as Vice Consul for the
Japanese
Foreign
Ministry in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1939 and 1940. Jewish refugees, seeking to escape the Nazis, went to
him to request
visas to enable them to go through Japan. When the Japanese
government
refused his request, he decided on his own to issue over 3,000 visas to
Jews saying “ Whatever punishment may be imposed upon me, I know I must
follow my conscience.” Please join us for this not as well known
story of bravery. |
Chiune Sugihara |
Tuesday, September 20, 2 p.m. |
Collectibles-
Is it
valuable? Should I donate it?
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Warming A Fact, Fiction, or Politics 2 Thursdays, Film & discussion, staff presentation July 7 & 21, 10:30 a.m.
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Author Visit
In May 1991 the Israeli air force made an
astonishingly
swift
airlift of 14,310 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in less than 36 hours.
How did the Ethiopian Jews come to be waiting there? Why were
they
in need of rescue? Until now, the full story of the unfolding of events
that led to the airlift has remained untold. Stephen Spector is Professor of English at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. A specialist in Christian religious literature in Jewish and Christian perceptions of one another, and in anti-Semitism, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Hebrew University, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center, and Senior Research Fellow at Wesleyan University. He lives with his wife in Long Island.
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Mr. Clavin will be on hand to discuss how to
decipher
the tax
bills, any possible exemption programs you may be eligible for, how the
Tax Office works, and how property values have been affected by the
recent
reassessment. |
Donald X. Clavin, Jr. Town of Hempstead
Receiver of
Taxes Top of Page
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When Ms. Culbertson first began giving workshops eight years ago on decluttering/organizing, she was “a voice crying in the conspicuous consumption wilderness.” This workshop helps you to focus on overcoming the emotional aspects while developing a “mission statement” or plan to accomplish your goal, whatever it may be. Ms. Culbertson is a writer, member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, a co-author of SCALING down: LIVING LARGE in a smaller space, published by Rodale Press. |
Scaling
Down: Living Large with Less Stuff Top of Page
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Hawaiian
& Polynesian Dance 
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Great Books Discussion Group 2005-2006 We welcome back Dr. Allen Lanner and the Great Books discussion group for a 9th series. Please join us for discussions of these provocative literary works. Following are the dates and books that will be covered. All Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.
All books are from
Dover Publications, 31 E. 2nd St.
Mineola, New
York 11501-3582. 1-800-223-3130. fax: 516-294-9758. |
IN THE GALLERY
The Hewlett Neck Artists
July 8- September 22
Reception: Thursday, July 14, 6:30 p.m.
Included in the show will be mosaics made with broken
crockery
by Jackie Spector, watercolors by Charlotte Strongwater, folkart houses
and frames by Bert Kalisher, collage-paintings by Phil Ritzenberg,
photographs
by Allen and Sarah Natow, and paintings and drawings by Leslie
Wasserberger.
Nassau County Museum of Art
NCMA
Faculty of the School of Art
September 27 – December 28, 2005
The School of Art at the Museum offers both advanced and introductory courses in watercolor technique, charcoal and pastels during spring, fall, and summer terms. Workshops for teens are also included in the school’s programs.
In the Boehm Room
Muriel Wasserman
Long Island’s Gold Coast
June 2 – July 25
Reception: June 25, 2 p.m.
Muriel Wasserman will present her series of landscapes
of Long
Island’s North Shore. Her work is often referred to as
Contemporary
Realism, working in hard-edged acrylic, with a result that at times is
almost photographic.
She chooses to paint in bright colors, depicting forms caught in bright sunlight. Many of her subjects are Gold Coast properties; Old Westbury Gardens, Clark Gardens, and The Planting Fields.
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Be A Friend The Friends of the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library take pride and pleasure in enhancing the library experience for the community through cultural programs, concerts, children’s programs, book bags, and giving “gifts” to enhance the facility beyond the budgeting process. So, be a Friend, and join today! All are welcomed to volunteer for Friends’ activities. As a Friend you will have the satisfaction of knowing you are helping your community. Members also participate in advance ticket distribution days for all Friends’ ticketed events such as concerts and special programs. Out-of-district supporters are welcomed! Friends’ programs and concerts are identified In Overleaf with an F symbol. To join, fill out forms available at the Information
Desk, in
the Lobby,
or at Friends’ programs. Frank Zaret, Lenore Kramer, Florence Hoffman, Claire Zimmerman, Iris Gorenberg, June Firestone, Jerry Prisyon (past president) |
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FILMS
Please refer to Overleaf in print or call the Information Desk (516)
374-1967 for further information
- Wednesday, July 13, 2 & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, July 27, 2 & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, August 17, 2 & 7:00 pm
- Wednesday, August 24, 2 & 7:30 pm
- Wednesday, September 7, 2 & 7:30 pm
- Tuesday, August 2, 2 & 7:30 pm
TACkle these summer movie hits!
The Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) is a group of teenage volunteers working with the library to help create and promote programs for their peers. TAC is proud to sponsor this summer film festival.
4 Thursdays at 7 pm
- July 7
- July 21
- August 4
- August 18
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The Library remembers September 11, 2001
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CHILDREN’S
HIGHLIGHTS
Sleeping
Beauty
With Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc.
Ages 4 and older
Tuesday, July 19, 7 p.m.
All the ingredients that have made this story a perennial favorite are here! This colorful and spirited musical, with accompaniment, is definitely a hit.
District Residents and Friends may pick up tickets beginning
Wednesday,
July 6 at
10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The Friends of the Library are proud to co-sponsor this
program.
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Saturday, September 17, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The St. John’s Episcopal Hospital’s mobile van will be in the library parking lot giving free health screenings for blood pressure and diabetes. No appointment is necessary. |
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Mobile Van
Long Island Blood Services needs nearly 800 donations every day to meet the life saving transfusion requirements of patients in 50 area hospitals. The summer months are always critical with shortages and a need to replenish the community blood supply. You can help. Volunteer to give blood at the Library on August
18th. You
must be age 17-75 and in good general health. Long Island Blood
Services
provides the specially trained staff that performs free mini-physicals,
sterile equipment, and post-donation refreshments. The entire
process
takes less than one hour and your generous gift will help up to five
people. Please schedule
your appointment
beginning
Wednesday, August 3 at the Information Desk at 10 am and 7pm. Donate blood now. People can’t live without it! |
Library Trustees’ Meetings
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 55 Alive Mature Driving Courses are given for Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District residents on a regular basis. A schedule of upcoming courses and registration dates is available in the Administration Office and at the Information Desk. |
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