NORTH MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY
1691 Meadowbrook Road
North Merrick, New York 11566
(516) 378-7474 (516) 378-0876 (fax)
www.northmerrickpubliclibrary.org
www.nassaulibrary.org/nmerrick

LIBRARY LINKS

July & August 2010
Volume 13, Issue 7 & 8

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SUMMER OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES

Johnny & June: A Tribute to Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

Turn back the hands of time as Rob and Patty Walsh bring you this riveting tribute to the legendary man in black and his talented wife. Included in the repertoire will be Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Folsom Prison Blues and many more. Rob and Patty will bring to life Johnny & June’s firey chemistry in some popular duets - Jackson and It Ain’t Me Babe. You’ll enjoy the familiar Carter family classics Wildwood Flower, Jukebox Blues and Keep on the Sunny Side of Life. This dynamic husband and wife team will share info about Johnny and June’s lives and career, along with lindy hop dance demonstrations sprinkled throughout the show. Date: Wednesday, July 14th Time: 7pm

Salute to the Fabulous Legends: Part II

Returning by unanimous acclaim, Tony Grant and Ms. Roseanne present Part II of this dynamic show. Their rousing musical tribute to legendary singers/entertainers will include Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Armstrong, Elvis, Connie Francis, Joni James and many others who may be gone, but not forgotten. Enjoy your all-time favorites, such as “Mambo Italiano,” “Just A Gigolo,” “Everybody Loves Somebody,” and “Where The Boys Are,” to name a few. Join us and bring the 40s-80s back to life in this fun-filled evening of unique presentations and nostalgic moments. Date: Wednesday, August 18th Time: 7pm

BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY!! PICNIC SUPPERS ENCOURAGED!
Please bring your own seating -chair or blanket.
In case of rain, concert will be held indoors with seating provided.

WARM WEATHER MINI-VACATIONS

August Trip: North Fork Wineries, Cooperage Inn and Briermere Farm

Enjoy a picturesque day out on the North Fork of L.I. in the heart of wine country! Begin at the lovely Martha Clara Vineyards, formerly the Entenmann Family Farm. The winery is still home to thoroughbred horses, three teams of Percherons, a team of Clydesdales, emus, alpacas, pygmy goats, peacocks, miniature donkeys and sheep, llamas and more although converted into a new family business. Enjoy a tour and tasting at Vineyard 48 , known for producing wines of uncompromising quality from some of the oldest vines on the Fork. Don’t forget to check out their Little Cigar Factory - maker of premium cigars. Lunch at the Cooperage Inn is sure to delight you, before we travel on to a local farmstand to purchase the freshest of produce in addition to the always popular stop at Briermere Farm, famous for some of the island’s most delicious pies!
Registration begins Friday, July 23rd . A check for $84.00, payable to McCarney Tours is due at that time.
Date: Thursday, August 19th
Time: 10am—6:30pm

September Trip: Penn Dutch County-Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Visit Amish Country-a land and culture frozen in time. A step-on guide will take you through the area’s farms, windmills, covered bridges and horse-drawn carriages that have seen little change since the Amish settled here 300 years ago. This tightknit group believes in hard work, simplicity, no electricity and a Biblical life free of material and commercial goods. Many families own farms and work together on their land-others work in local retail with little contact with outside life.
You’ll pass through many tiny towns with quaint names like Bird-In-Hand and Paradise-home to bountiful farmers’ markets, antique shops, freshly picked tomatoes and handmade quilts for sale at roadside stands. Lunch will be at the barn-sized smorgasbord at Shady Maple, where you’ll enjoy a vast variety of choices.
Registration begins Monday, Aug. 23rd. A check for $65.00, payable to McCarney Tours is due at this time.
We’ll enjoy a movie on the bus on the way home.
Date: Tuesday, September 21st
Time: 7:15am—8pm

Cooking: Cool & Easy Chinese

Love Chinese takeout? Take the heat out of summer with this fast method of cooking. Cook it yourself and have complete control of what you add or leave out, according to your likes! Join Penn Hongthong and learn how to make simple and healthy dishes, using most of the ingredients from your local supermarket! Become an expert and surprise your family with Vegetable Lo Mein, Sesame Chicken and Chicken Fried Rice. Tastings and recipes for all.

Date: Thursday, July 29th Time: 7:30pm

Garden Maintenance

We are all looking for ways to save money in this economy! Horticultural expert Maria Cinque will discuss ways to maintain your garden and landscape on your own-lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetable garden throughout summer and into early fall. Practical methods including non-chemical insecticides and the use of insect resistant plant varieties, as well as pest management and All-American Selections of flowers and vegetables will be shared. Ms. Cinque is author of Best Garden Plants for New York State and former Cornell Cooperative Extension horticultural and turf grass specialist.

Date: Tuesday, July 13th Time: 1:30pm

Adelphi Outreach Hearing Screening

Students and faculty from Adelphi University will perform hearing screenings for those who suspect they have a hearing loss.

Results are given immediately and appropriate recommendations are made by a licensed audiologist. No appointment necessary-testing will be conducted on a walk-in basis and will be done quickly and thoroughly.

Date: Friday, July 30th Time: 10:15am-2:45pm

FILM FESTIVAL

Wednesday, July 7th: Brooklyn’s Finest- The individual lives of three cops are detailed during the course of the week. The cases they are working on and their private lives become entangled. Starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle. R 133 min.
Wednesday, Aug.25th: The Bounty Hunter - A bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure.Starring Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler and Christine Baranski. PG-13 110 min.

All films shown at 1:30 and 7pm.

Meet your Computer

If you are a computer novice and don’t know how to get started, this is the class for you. In this hands-on workshop (2 to a laptop) you’ll learn the basics from the beginning: turning the computer on, navigating the desktop, using the mouse, opening and closing programs, understanding windows elements, getting out of trouble and turning the computer off.

There are NO prerequisites for this workshop, but resident registration is limited-bring your library card- and begins Monday, Aug. 2nd (non-residents, Aug. 9th, space permitting). You must be registered to take the workshop.

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 17th Time: 10:30am—12:30pm

AARP 55/Alive Driving Course

You must be 50 years of age or older to be eligible for this class. Bring a brown bag lunch and beverage . Registration for NMPL cardholders only ( have library card with you ) begins Tuesday, July 6th. A fee of $1 2 .00 for AARP members ( your NUMBER must be on check!) non-members, $14.00 payable to AARP – check only is due at that time. AARP regulation: NO refunds!

Date: Wednesday, July 21st
Time: 10:30am-5pm

Book Discussions
Copies available at Circulation Desk at time
of prior discussion

Friday, July 16th: The Glass Room by Simon Mawer is a novel of architecture, art and love that was long-listed for this year’s Man Booker Prize for fiction. The home at the heart of the novel is the opposite of primitive. The architect wishes to “take Man out of the cave and float him in the air.” His ambition, he announces, is to build a house of glass. Set in Czechoslovakia, the novel explores peoples’ hopes and aspirations in a moving read. Mira Sennett moderates.
Time: 1:30pm

Friday, August 20th: Little Bee by Chris Cleave is a novel about a character you will never forget. From the opening passage, readers will be hooked: “Most days I wish I was a British pound coin instead of an African girl. Everyone would be pleased to see me coming.” Prose and humor lighten the book’s dark and haunting mood in this novel framed by politics, but about people-an intense, satisfying read. Linda Judenberg moderates.
Time: 1:30pm

Refreshments served, compliments of The Friends

New Services for YOU at YOUR Library

For your convenience, the library has added an outgoing Fax machine that provides both national and international service. A credit card or fax card (the latter available at the Circulation Desk) may be used.

In addition, we now offer FREE Notary Service most days of the week from 10am-4:30pm.

Please check at Circulation Desk for further details.

HOT NEWS AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CHILDREN’S ROOM

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
			1   Register for Playhooray Babies 3 mos.-17 mos. Kids 18 mos. - 3 1/2 yrs. 10am Below H2O 4pm & 5:15pm
	6     Picture Book 10:30am Reg. for Juggling Prog. & Soft Metal Fish 6pm Shells in Water 6:30pm Sand is Grand 7:30pm		8       Playhooray Babies 10:30am Playhooray Kids 11:15am Teens & Tots 3pm
12   Register for Ice Is Nice 6:30pm Soft Metal Fish 7pm	13     Picture Book 10:30am Juggling Show 7pm	14     Register for Great Reptiles and Rainbow Fish 7pm	15     Teens & Tots 3pm
19     Register for Chess 6:30pm Ice Is Nice 7pm	20     Picture Book 10:30am Register for Sandbucket Cupcakes 7pm Tickets for PetraPuppets 7pm	21     The Great Reptiles 7pm	22     Teens & Tots 3pm Rainbow Fish Craft 7pm
26   Chess Workshops 6:30pm 7:45pm	27   Picture Book 10:30am Register for Ice Cream Sundaes 6:30pm PetraPuppets 7pm	28   Register for Just We Two 10am Sandbucket Cupcakes 6pm & 7:30pm	29   Teens & Tots 3pm

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
2     Register for Pirate School 6pm Chess Workshops 6:30pm & 7:45pm	3     Ice Cream Sundae Workshops 6:15pm 7:30pm	4     Just We Two 10:30am	5      Teens & Tots 3pm Register for S’mores and More 7pm
9 Chess Workshops 6:30pm & 7:45pm	10 Pirate School 7pm	11 Just We Two 10:30am	12 Teens & Tots 3pm S’mores and More 7pm
16     Summer Reading Club Parties 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8pm (By Invitation Only)		18     Just We Two 10:30am	19     Teens & Tots 3pm Additional Program August 26 3pm

SUMMER ACTIVITIES (See Activity Sheet for full details)   Dates & Times Registration 1. Below H2O July 1 4pm & 5:15pm June 24 3:30pm 2. Shells in the Water July 6 6:30pm June 29 7pm 3. Sand is Grand July 6 7:30pm June 29 7pm 4. Playhooray Babies July 8 10:30am July 1 10am 5. Playhooray Kids July 8 11:15am July 1 10am 6. Soft Metal Fish Craft July 12 7pm July 6 6pm 7. Juggling Show July 13 7pm July 6 6pm 8. Ice is Nice July 19 7pm July 12 6:30pm 9. The Great Reptiles July 21 7pm July 14 7pm 10. Rainbow Fish Craft July 22 7pm July 14 7pm 11. Chess Workshops July 26, Aug. 2, 9 6:30pm & 7:45pm July 19 6:30pm 12. PetraPuppets July 27 7pm Ticket July 20 7pm 13. Sandbucket Cupcakes July 28 6pm & 7:30pm July 20 7pm 14. Ice Cream Sundaes Aug. 3 6:15pm & 7:30pm July 27 6:30pm 15. Pirate School Aug. 10 7pm Aug. 2 6pm 16. S’mores and More Aug. 12 7pm Aug. 5 7pm           STORYTIMES Picture Book ages 3 1/2-5 July 6, 13, 20 ,27 10:30am June 29 10am Just We Two ages 2-3 1/2 Aug. 4, 11, 18 10:30am July 28 10am * Teens and Tots Thursdays in July and August 3pm (no program 7/1)

Young Adult Programs

Make Waves at Your Library The 2010 Summer Reading Club is Under Way! All summer long teens entering grades 7 and up are invited to participate in our no-pressure reading program. Read what you want,  how much you want, and choose your prizes.  For each book you read hand in a short review, online or in person and receive a prize (up to 6 prizes). Each review you hand in counts as a raffle entry for the weekly raffles and the grand prize raffle at the end of the summer. For the latest news, raffles, and games, stop by the new Teen Seating Area or visit us on Facebook.

Summer Volunteer Opportunities for Teens

Teen Volunteers are needed for a number of different activities at the North Merrick Public Library. Examples include:

• Participation in the Teens –n- Tots Program : Thursday Afternoons from 3 – 4pm.
• Write teen book reviews or short articles that may be displayed in the Library and/or posted on the Library's Web page or social networking sites
• Design posters and displays to encourage teens to read
• Help plan and host programs and events, including the Outdoor Family Movie Night and the Halloween Spooktacular .

In addition to T-n-T and special events the following dates have been selected for volunteer times:
Tuesday, July 6th , Thursday, July 15th 6– 7 pm, Thursday, August 5th 6—7pm and Tuesday, August 17th 6—7pm.
If you can not attend these meetings but would still like to participate,
please contact Kelly Rechsteiner at 378-7474 ext. 27 or nmplteens@gmail.com.

Date/Time	Event
Thursday, July 1st 7:00—8:30	Get your Game on at the Library Come join us on Thursday July 1st for Teen Game Night. Put together by the TAB at the North Merrick Library, Teen Game night is your opportunity to challenge your friends, show off your gaming skills, and just hang out. We will have snacks, video games, board games, prizes and more! Games will be available, but feel free to bring your favorite games!
Thursday, July 8th 7:00—8:30 pm	Hula Lessons— Learn how to hula dance, including tips on basic hula moves as well as the meanings behind the dances and how each movement is a story in itself. Olivia Meyers of the Aloha Iolani Hawaiian Dance Troupe will introduce teens to the art of hula, Hawaiian music and culture.
Friday, July 9th 4:30—5:30 pm	Embellished Flip Flops— Nothing says summer like a fun pair of flip-flops. Learn how you can inexpensively customize your own pair. One pair of flip-flops will be provided to each participant, but you must register and provide your shoe size no later than July 2nd. All others may bring their own pair of (inexpensive) flip-flops to transform.
Thursday, July 15th 7:00 –8:30 pm	Sea Glass Jewelry Make waves by creating this one of a kind charm bracelet. Use sea glass, wire and your imagination to create this unique piece.
Tuesday, July 20th 4:15—5:30 pm	Beach Bag Book Club: She’s So Dead To Us & Wanted — Authors: Sara Shepard & Kieran Scott - Place: Merrick Library Wing
Tuesday, July 20th 7:00—8:30 pm	Surfboard Cork Board: Make a surfboard shaped corkboard for your room. Perfect for hanging mementos or keeping things organized.
Tuesday, July27th 4:00—5:00 pm	Teens -N- Tots Training Session Teen volunteers are needed for our popular summer T-N-T program. Throughout the summer teens and children will read together, do a craft & play simple games. T-N-T will be held on Thursday afternoons in July & August. Community Service Credits will be a warded.
Thursday, August 5th 7:00—8:00 pm	Tie Dye T-Shirts In this workshop, participants will learn different ways to create patterns using various techniques and colors and will create a unique T-shirt. T-shirts are provided! It may get messy so wear old clothes.
Friday, August 6th & 13th 4:00 - 5:30	Flip The Page: Flip Video Editing Workshop Learn how to record and edit videos using a flip camera. Participants who record a video book review will be eligible for a grand prize!
Wednesday, August 11th Movie Starts at 8:00 PM	Family Movie Night Under the Stars Join us for a fun family movie night on the lawn in the back of the library. Movie to be announced. Teens interested in volunteering at the concession stand should call 378-7474 ext. 27.
Monday, August 16th 10:00 am	Registration for the Fall SAT Preparation Class Begins! Classes will be held the following Monday Evenings: September 13th & 27th, October 4th, 18th & 25th and November 1st. The class is 70.00 per student, please make checks payable to Melissa Bielawski.
Thursday, August 19th 7:00 - 8:30 pm	Young Adult Summer Reading Club Party Join us for a night of fun, games and good food! Summer Reading Club prizes and community service awards will be distributed.
Friday, August 20th 4:30 - 5:30 pm	Amazing Erasers for Tweens Just in time for back to school! Create your own unique eraser using a special clay.
Tuesday, August 24th 4:15 - 5:30	Beach Bag Book Club: The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg Discuss the book with the author! This program will be held at the Merrick Library Wing.

Registration is necessary for all programs and takes place two weeks prior to each event, unless otherwise noted.

Please note that all Summer Reading Club Prizes are limited and are on a first come first serve basis.

Summer Reading Club Beach Display

Throughout the Summer Teens AND Tweens are encouraged to bring their “best beach finds” for the library’s display.
At the end of the summer there will be a contest for the best finds. Participants are encouraged to bring in items they
found beautiful, interesting or just plain weird. Photos will be accepted, and encouraged especially if the item is
too large, perishable or alive!