PROGRAMS and EVENTS
In-Person: Effective Communication Strategies
Friday, October 28 at 12 noon. Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. This program provides practical information and resources to help dementia care partners learn to decode verbal and behavioral messages from people living with dementia. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, Long Island Chapter. This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share.
Ghost Ships with the Whaling Museum – Virtual Friday, October 28 at 7 p.m. Explore the stories behind history’s spookiest ghost ships, or abandoned vessels found at sea with mysterious crews that seemingly vanished. Find out about the Flying Dutchman and the Mary Celeste, including tales of ghosts aboard real-life whaleships that exist today, like the Charles W. Morgan!
Intro to Microsoft Word – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor
Saturday, October 29 at 11 a.m. Learn how to create, format, and save a document in Microsoft Word.
Long Island’s Most Haunted Mansions – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor Saturday, October 29 at 12:30 p.m. Spend a delightfully spooky afternoon with well-known Long Island author and historian Monica Randall! Be intrigued by amazing stories of Long Island’s intriguing manor houses and their labyrinths of secret passages, hidden chambers, deserted tunnels and mysterious events. From romance to murder to ghosts.
Classic Book Club – In the Library and Virtual Wednesday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. The book being discussed is: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. “On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below.” With this celebrated sentence Thornton Wilder begins “The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” one of the towering achievements of American fiction and a novel read throughout the world.
Craft Corner – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor Wednesday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. Create a beautiful craft to decorate your home. *$5.00 fee for materials, cash only please.
Adult Ceramics: Paint A Penguin Top Hat! – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor Thursday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. This festive ceramic top hat will be glazed inside with a food safe glaze before the class so it can be used for food. Supplies will include the hat, small penguin, paints, brushes & instruction. * $5.00 fee for materials, cash only please.
Paint Night: Honoring Native American Heritage – Virtual Friday, November 4 at 7 p.m. Sketching and Acrylics with Alma: For beginners to advanced sketchers and painters. Everyone is welcome. Enjoy a fun and relaxing evening painting in the comfort of your own home! For a list of supplies needed, please go to the library’s website.
Your Home’s Heating and Hot Water Systems – All Purpose Room 2nd Floor and Virtual. Saturday, November 5 at 11:30 a.m. Recognize the importance of understanding the mechanics behind your home’s heating and hot water systems to keep them functioning in an efficient manner. A teacher, licensed home inspector, and business owner with over twenty years in the commercial construction industry, Brian Schnee educates homeowners to keep repair costs down.
CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS and EVENTS
Holiday Ceramics – All Purpose Room
Friday, October 28 at 4 p.m. Grades: 1-4. Paint a Halloween ceramic figure to celebrate the upcoming holiday! Material Fee: $3
Ceramics (Grades 5 – 12) – All Purpose Room
Friday, October 28 at 5:30 p.m. Grades 5 – 12. Paint a Halloween ceramic figure to celebrate the upcoming holiday! $3 Materials Fee
Retro games with Johnda Ferrari – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor Thursday, November 3 at 4:30 p.m.
YA Art Club – All Purpose Room, 2nd Floor Friday, November 4 at 5 p.m.
