ADULT PROGRAMS

MONET ART CLASS WITH EMILIA BEAR
Thursday. November 12, 2009 from 10—11:30AM
Learn about Claude Monet.  Emilia Rabito Baer will present a program on Monet and his techniques.  All materials will be supplied free of charge.  Come for a relaxing art discussion during which you will create your very own work of art using his techniques paying homage to the great         impressionist, Claude Monet.  Please  register at the Reference Desk.

CRAFT CLASSES WITH ANGELA DEPALMA-HANDMADE EARRINGS
Monday, November 16 from 7—8:30PM
All young adults and adults can join Angela DePalma and produce three pairs of earrings they can keep for themselves or give as gifts.  Using the materials provided, create beautiful  earrings.  Please register at the   Reference Desk
 

NAOMI ZEITLIN’S TRIBUTE
TO DIVAS OF OUR TIME
Long Island’s own mistress of song will be here on Sunday,            November 15, from 2:00—3:30PM to perform pop standards       originally made famous by such “larger than life” performers as  Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, and Ella Fitzgerald, plus        international favorites by the likes of Edith Piaf and Celia Cruz.  Join us for an exuberant celebration of the art of the “prima donna.”

BUS TRIP TO LADY MENDL'S FOR TEA THEN ROCKEFELLER CENTER AND THE HOLIDAY TREE
Celebrate the holidays Victorian-style with tea at an exclusive Gramercy Park salon followed by a trip up “The Avenue” to see the tree and stroll around Rockefeller Center.  Our bus will leave from the Bellmore Presbyterian Church at Bellmore and Martin Avenues at 10:00AM and return at approximately 6:00PM on Tuesday, December 15.  Please note that you must be able to climb nine steps to enter Lady Mendl’s, and you will be on your own in Rockefeller Center.  The five-course tea   includes salad, tea sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and preserves, cake with seasonal fresh berries, cookies and chocolate covered strawberries plus a bottomless cup of tea of your choice.  The cost of the trip, $97.00, is payable by check to the North Bellmore Public Library and includes the tea, transportation, and all gratuities.  Registration opens at 9:30AM on November 5 in the meeting room.  (Please enter by the Community Room door.)

ATTENTION SENIORS!!!!
Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2-4PM
Are you a senior citizen who misses the thrill of athletic competition? We invite you to sign up for the library’s first Wii Senior Bowling Tournament.  This free tournament is for adults 55 and older.
Not familiar with Wii Bowling? It is an electronic game played on the large projector. Participants hold a remote control that acts as the bowling bowl. We will teach everyone how to play on the day of the tournament. Refreshments will be served. Please register in advance at the Adult Reference Desk.

AARP 55 ALIVE
Please note that the fee changed to $12 for members (must show membership card) and $14 for non-members.  AARP members please put membership number on check.
We are currently registering for:
Thursday, November 19 from 9:30AM to 5PM and
Wednesday, December 2 from 9:30 to 5PMRegister at the     Reference Desk with a check for $12 or $14 made payable to "AARP."  Please be aware that we can no longer offer refunds to those who have not notified us in advance.  Call us immediately if you find you can not attend.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING
We are currently registering for:
Saturday, November 14 from 9:30AM to 3:30PM.
Please register at the Reference Desk with a check for $35.00  payable to “3-D Insurance Services.”

SIMPLY STRONGER
Ellen Coven’s popular senior fitness program continues on Tuesdays from 1:30-2:15PM from November 3 until November 24.  The cost is $32.00 payable by check to the North Bellmore Public Library.   Please register at the Reference Desk.

BEGINNER YOGA
Reward yourself.  Practice Iyengar-style yoga on your lunch hour with Cathy Adamo who is at the library this fall with postures which benefit your general health, reduce stress, and slow down the aging process.  You will need to bring a yoga sticky mat, available at many discount stores, and two firm blankets.  Our fall session continues from 1PM to 2PM on Fridays November 6 to November 20.  Register at the Reference Desk.  To gain the most from your practice, be prompt, wear pants with an elastic waist, and do not eat immediately before class..

BOOK DISCUSSIONS
New Members are always welcome.
Monday, November 16, 1:30—2:30PM
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell is a novel of boyhood on the cusp of adulthood and the old on the cusp of the new,   tracking a single year of 13-year-old Jason Taylor’s life in Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England. 1982.  Thirteen chapters provide a monthly snapshot of Jason Taylor’s life in small-town England from January 1982 to January 1983.  Whether the 13-year-old narrator is battling his stammer or   trying to navigate the social hierarchy of his schoolmates or watching the slow disintegration of his parents’ marriage, he relates his story in a voice that is achingly true to life.  Each chapter becomes a skillfully drawn creation that can stand on its own, but is subtly interwoven with the others.

MOVIES FOR ADULTS AT YOUR LIBRARY
The Movies will begin promptly at 1:45PM.  Seating will begin 10 minutes prior to start time.
No exceptions please.
The Library is showing movies for your enjoyment:
Thursday, November 5 from 1:45PM to 4:15PM
In Dark Knight, with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal     organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him dangerous.     Batman seeks to stop the mysterious Joker at all costs. He has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to light. But, Batman has come to represents the symbol of hope
Starring:  Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy. 152 min. PG-13

Monday, November 30 from 1:45PM to 3:40PM
In Soloist, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though he only has half-broken instruments to play. Inspired by Nathaniel's story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about him and attempts to do more to help both him, and the rest of the underclass of L.A. have a better life. Lopez's good intentions run headlong into   Nathaniel's personal demons and the larger  issues of social    injustice facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Nathaniel find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations.
Starring:  Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisagay Hamilton. 116 min. PG-13
 

GALLERY ABOVE THE SHELVES
Kristen Di Stephano, a resident of North Bellmore, has always had a love and appreciation for art.  Kristen plans on utilizing her  ability in a  career as an elementary school teacher.  Creating   lesson plans for her students will allow her to use her creativity as she designs art
projects and educational materials to help children grasp concepts that are related to the thematic units being taught.   Previously as a daycare teacher, Kristen was able to display the children’s artwork on bulletin boards connected to the lesson theme.  She is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Special Education at Queens College.
Her goal is eventually to work with children with autism and pursue an Advanced Degree in Behavior Analysis. The Library proudly displays her artwork during November.