I was looking for a special place to take my visiting granddaughter last weekend and luckily a library patron asked to see a recent Newsday article about the Long Island Puppet Theatre and Museum. When I found the article, I couldn’t believe that I had never heard about the place before and it’s right next-door in Hicksville! It’s a charming, enchanted, colorful theater with puppet shows on weekends and during school vacations.
They will be showing The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz and Punch and Judy during the next few months. They also hold BIRTHDAY PARTIES complete with favors and pizza. Get directions on their website www.lipuppet.com. It’s easy to find and reasonably priced!

I love to cook on the barbecue and many of my friends have asked me for my “recipe secrets.” My grilling “secrets” are really web sites that I’d like to share. Try RecipeSource. Type “barbecue” in the search box and click the “Go” button. You’ll find delicious marinades and sauces that will please everyone! Fish lovers, try
Fish 4 Fun for tips on grilling seafood. For vegetables, I use
Grilling 101-Grilled Vegetables-All Recipes. Grilling vegetables isn’t rocket science and many vegetables are great on the grill. Last, but not least, is Grilling-Recipes.com which gives you 1200 of the best all time barbecue recipes. I especially like the grilled chicken recipes

Hey, all you photographers out there! The Library is looking for someone to take photos of a typical day in the Library. We’ll upload the photos to our flickr account and give you credit for your work. We would love to see the Library through your eyes and share it with the world!

The Media Center has begun purchasing a small number of BLUE-RAY DVD titles for public borrowing! See Desk for details. If you have the player at home, here is the opportunity for POB card holders to borrow some new, popular titles. We hope you enjoy them!
Our growing Book on CD collection is perfect for car trips, and now includes a large number of Pimsleur foreign language titles.
We have just received some additional MP3 titles-Titles by Alexander McCall Smith, Jodi Picoult, Lisa Scottoline and others.

An eye-opening look into what is taking place in the body as a person goes through an average day. Very interesting information on why sleep is so important, why some people can eat anything and not get fat, and many other unusual and amazing ways our bodies take care of business.
Submitted by Maureen