The Hillside Library is partnering with Long Island Coalition for the Homeless (LICH)in doing a Baby Necessities Drive. Needed items include baby clothes, feeding essentials (bottles, brushes, formula) and bath essentials (washcloths, body wash, etc.) Also, diapers. As always, we thank you for your generosity.
PROGRAMS and EVENTS
Game Day for Adults! – Children’s Modular Room Friday, April 14 and Friday, April 21, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Spend Friday mornings with friends for fun and games! Join a group, or bring some friends for a rousing game of Rummy Cube, Scrabble, Chinese Checkers, MasterMind, or Bring Your Own! Coloring books and sheets also available. No registration necessary.
Paint Night: Sketching and Acrylics with Alma – Virtual Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m. Celebrate National Gardening Day today by painting a vibrant flowering cactus that will brighten your home in time for Spring! 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.
Growing Native Plants – All Purpose Room Sunday, April 16 at 12:30 p.m. Learn about the importance of native plants in your garden and make seed bombs with Rewild Long Island. Rewild Long Island is a local organization advocating for sustainable landscaping with native plants.
DIY Garden Markers – All Purpose Room Monday, April 17 at 6 p.m. Go green for Earth Day and create your own garden markers using recycled metal utensils.
Stony Brook Health Education: Nicotine Cessation and Vaping – Virtual Tuesday, April 18 at 12 noon. Join knowledgeable Stony Brook Cancer Center health educators to learn about smoking cessation resources, second-hand smoke, e-cigarette use, the vaping epidemic and the dangerous effects it has on youth today.
- This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share.
In-Person: Library Plant and Garden Group – 1st Floor Modular Room Tuesday, April 18, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Calling all gardeners, of all levels and interests! Join the Plant and Garden Club and exchange seeds, rooted cuttings, and plants with fellow gardeners of all skills and interests. Let’s discuss composting, annuals and perennials, indoor and outdoor gardens, container gardens, terrariums (make your own!), and your problems and successes! Sessions meet April 18, May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15 and September 19 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. No registration necessary. The Library Plant and Garden Club meets every 3rd Tuesday, April through September.
Mystery Book Club – Modular Room 1st Fl. and Virtual Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. The book being discussed is Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. “When editor Susan Ryeland begins to read the latest manuscript by curmudgeonly, bestselling author Alan Conway, she has no idea that by the time she gets to the end, the author will be dead from a mysterious fall, and that the last chapter of his last novel will be MIA.”
Salad Days: Growing a Fresh Greens and More Garden – All Purpose Room Thursday, April 20 at 1:30 p.m. Paul “the Plant Man” discusses how to grow 9 different vegetables that will make your perfect salad garden, including 2 or 3 different lettuce plants; 2 tomato plants; spinach and broccoli.
Learn how to get the most out of each plant. Free plant raffle!!
Legally Speaking on Estate Administration and Elder Law – Virtual Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m. Attend this workshop to gain basic knowledge on Estate Administration and Elder Law: What is Estate Administration? What is probate, and what if it is too much for me, as the executor?
Learn the best ways to pay off any debts, close accounts, and distribute property to heirs after someone has died. Avoid family fighting by improving communication and administration of your estate. This workshop also addresses Elderlaw, Taxes, Medicaid and Nursing Home and Assisted Living issues. Bring your questions!
- Presented by: W. Zehava Schechter, Esq.
CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULT EVENTS
Stemtastic: Balloon Race Cars! – All Purpose Room
Monday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m. Ages: 4 – 6 years (with parent/caregiver). Design and build your own race car powered by your lungs! Using boxes, tape, and your imagination each participant will build their own unique car then race it fly down our coned racetrack!
Time for Kids: Spring Caterpillar! – All Purpose Room
Friday, April 21 at 10:30 p.m. Ages: 3 – 7 years (with parent/caregiver). Come join A Time for Kids, Inc. as we celebrate springtime in this family fun preschool program. Activities include music, movement, fine & gross motor development and storytelling! There will also be a Caterpillar Craft!
