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Afternoons@the Library
Events & Performances
Films
Great Books
Great Decisions
H-WPL Readers
Health
Lectures & Courses
Teens
BUDGET VOTE
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Hewlett-Woodmere
Public Library
Proposed 2017/2018
Annual Budget Vote
and Trustee Election
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Woodmere Education Center
One Johnson Place,
Woodmere, New York 11598
For information concerning the
library budget, call William Ferro,
Library Director at 516-374-1967.
For questions regarding petitions,
registration, absentee ballots, and
voting, please call Barbara Randazzo,
District Clerk at 516-792-4800. Registration is required if a resident has not
voted in a Hewlett-Woodmere School
District or Library referendum within
the last 4 years, or in a General Election within the last 4 years. To be
eligible to register you must be 18
years of age or older by May 16, 2017
and must have been a legal resident of
the district for at least 30 days prior to
the referendum. U.S. citizenship is also
required.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Shari H. Braverman, President
Frank Zaret, Vice President
David A. Adler Ayanna Layne
Leslie Eisenberg, Treasurer
Marilyn S. Cranin, President Emerita
Presidents Emeritus
Donald A. Davidson, Jack J. Kahgan
Benjamin A. Elibott
William Ferro, Director
Nadine Connors, Editor and Programs
APRIL MAY JUNE 2017 VOLUME 52, NUMBER 4
F 1st Annual
Friends of the Library
Author Luncheon
In Memory of Lenore Kramer
featuring Delia Ephron,
author of Siracusa, a novel
Thursday, June 22, 11:30 am
At: The Royalton at Lawrence Yacht &
Country Club, 101 Causeway Rd,
Lawrence NY 11559
Photo: Elena Seibert
Newsletter
of the
HewlettWoodmere
Public
Library
Bestselling author and screenwriter
Delia Ephron will be the guest of the
Friends of Library for their 1st Annual
Delia Ephron
Author Luncheon. Ms. Ephron will speak
and do a signing of her latest book,
Siracusa.
Her other novels include The Lion Is In and Hanging Up. She has written humor books for all ages,
including How to Eat Like a Child and Do I Have to
Say Hello?; and nonfiction, most recently Sister
Mother Husband Dog (etc.). Her films include You’ve
Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,
Hanging Up (based on her novel), and Michael.
Her journalism has appeared in The New York
Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and Vanity Fair.
Her hit play Love, Loss, and What I Wore (co-written with Nora Ephron) ran for
more than two years off-Broadway and has been performed all over the world. She
lives in New York City.
No tickets will be issued. Price for luncheon, all inclusive: $50.00 per person.
Reservation forms will be at the Information Desk and all Friends’ programs. All
reservations should be mailed to FOL, using the address on the form, by Thursday,
June 1, 2017. For further information, please call Mrs. Irene Levy, 516-637-5561.
Adult Summer Reading at H-WPL
BUILD A BETTER WORLD
Registration begins Monday, June 5,
10 am
This summer the library is inaugurating our
BUILD A BETTER WORLD summer reading
program just for adults- complete with shared
book suggestions, fun prizes for books lovers,
and other special gifts.
When you register you will receive a book
log, and other items to inspire your reading. Over the summer you will read at least
2 books; submit your reviews or play a game of H-WPL Book Bingo. At the end of the
summer we will conclude with a special event for participants.
1125 Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557
Tel: (516) 374-1967 Programs: (516) 374-1667
www.hwpl.org
SPECIAL EVENTS & PERFORMANCES
New Talent/New Ideas
WHAT’S THAT SOUND?
Stephen Whale, Pianist
Sunday, April 30, 2:30 pm
Frank Vignola
& Vinny Raniolo
I-Heung Lee
F
EDYTHE BRENNER
MEMORIAL CONCERT
With special guest
Gary Mazzaroppi
Sunday, April 23, 2:30 pm
Sunday, May 21, 2:30 pm
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
SPECIAL CONCERT
Frank Vignola
and Vinny Raniolo
Frank Vignola is one of the most
extraordinary guitarists performing
before the public today. His virtuosity
has made him the guitarist choice of
Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donal Fagen,
Wynton Marsalis, The Boston Pops, and
more. Guitar legend Les Paul named
Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitarists List” for The Wall Street
Journal. Vignola’s jaw-dropping technique explains why The New York Times
deems him “one of the brightest…stars
of the guitar.”
District residents and Friends of the Library
may pick up tickets beginning
Wednesday, April 12, 10 am & 7 pm.
Featuring pianist,
I-Heung Lee
Ms. Lee has performed all over the
United States and Asia. She has performed at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall
and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
Through financial support from the
Chou Foundation, Ms. I-Heung Lee
studied and trained in the United
States, receiving a Master’s degree
in Piano Performance, a Piano PostGraduate Diploma and a Piano
Professional Diploma. She studied at
The Juilliard School of Music and the
City University of New York.
District residents may pick up tickets beginning
Wednesday, May 10, 10 am & 7 pm.
Vinnie Knight
5 Towns Indian Association
Presents
Children’s Day
Sunday, April 9, 2 pm
A wonderful afternoon of celebration! Beautiful costumes! Performed
and conceived by the children and their
teachers to celebrate India’s rich
cultural heritage.
Tickets are not required.
F
Highlights in Jazz
Presents
A Salute to Ellington
Ms. Vinnie Knight, and Black Pearls
and White Diamonds in Harlem
Thursday, April 27, 7:30 pm
A musical review recalling the glory
days of Harlem and the music of Duke
Ellington featuring Vinnie Knight,
vocals; Alex Gressel, bass; Ian Mc Donald,
piano, and Dan Cooksey, drums.
District residents and Friends of the Library
may pick up tickets beginning Wednesday,
April 12, 10 am & 7 pm.
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Stephen Whale, from Australia,
recently graduated from Yale School
of Music with a Master’s in Piano Performance. He has won numerous
awards and scholarships in Australia,
and has played at such venues as the
Bulgarian Embassy in Washington D. C
and the Lotos Club in Manhattan.
Tickets may be picked up beginning
Wednesday, April 19, 10 am & 7pm.
Hiroya
Tsukamoto
Hiroya Tsukamoto,
Cinematic Guitar Poetry
Sunday, May 7, 2:30 pm
Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one of kind
composer, guitarist, and singer/songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. At 13 he
began playing the five-string banjo
and later moved onto guitar. After
graduating Osaka University he
received a scholarship to The Berklee
School of Music in Boston, MA. He is a
recipient of the Professional Music
Achievement Award. He and his group
often perform with The Kennedys,
the Muddy Waters Band, and more.
He performs an eclectic acoustic
music, often with vocals, poetry, and
Japanese folk songs.
Tickets may be picked up beginning
Wednesday, April 26, 10 am & 7 pm.
These programs are made possible with
funds from the Decentralization Program,
a re-grant program of the New York State
Council on the Arts with the support of
Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York
State Legislature and is administered by
The Huntington Arts Council, Inc.
UNITED CHORAL
Sunday, June 11, 2 pm
Beautiful music from an all-volunteer chorus with professional up and
coming soloists.
No tickets required.
SPECIAL EVENTS
LONG ISLAND READS
One Island-One Book
Dead Wake
by Erik Larson
On May 1, 1915, a
luxury ocean liner as
richly appointed as
an English country
house sailed out of
New York, bound for
Liverpool, carrying a
record number of
children and infants. The Germans had
declared the seas around Britain to be
a war zone and for months its U-boats
brought terror to the North Atlantic. It
is a story that many of us think we
know but don’t, and Erik Larson tells it
thrillingly, switching between hunter
and hunted while painting a larger portrait of America at the height of the
Progressive Era.
Erik Larson
Dead Wake, a radio drama
with actors Diana Heinlein
and David Houston
Thursday, April 6, 1 pm
A one hour program in the style of
read drama featuring excerpts from the
book includes a narrative and character
voices over a background of sound
effects and music.
F
Great Books Discussion
Group 2017
Reading the Classics for Pleasure
With Dr. Allen Lanner
Tuesdays at 7:30 pm
April 18
The Story of Nobody
Anton Chekhov
ASIN: BOO7FP98EW Kindle Edition
May 16
The Custom of the Country
Edith Wharton
Bantam Classics
ISBN-10-0553213938
F
LENORE KRAMER
LECTURE SERIES
AUTHOR VISIT
First One In, Last One Out–
Auschwitz Survivor 31321
With author, Marilyn Shimon
Wednesday, April 26, 1 pm
While growing up in New York,
Marilyn Shimon often visited her uncle
in California. She saw his scars, gaped
at his “31321” tattoo, and listened to
his horrific stories of the Holocaust.
However, she could not relate to the
suffering he endured or understand the
significance of his accounts—until now.
In this grisly memoir, Marilyn resurrects Murray Scheinberg’s stories of six
hellish years in Nazi concentration
camps during World War II. The Polish
Jew was one of the first eight men to
enter Auschwitz, as a political prisoner
in 1940, and one of the last to escape
Dachau.
Rejected by a publisher in the 1960s
because of its incredible details, this
true story, finally available to the public, will shock, horrify, and touch
readers.
Ms. Shimon is a resident of Hewlett. She will
be there to speak about her book and sign
copies of her book.
F
LENORE KRAMER
LECTURE SERIES
Thomas Jefferson:
Colossus or Conundrum
With Prof. Philip Nicholson, Ph.D.
Tuesday, June 27, 1 pm
In this lecture, we will seek to
reassess Jefferson more realistically as
founder, philosopher, president, and
man. Is the dilemma of Jefferson the
same as that of the nation? Or, was he
guilty of monumental hypocrisy?
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H E A LT H
Essentrics/Classical Stretch
with Betty Ng
Friday, April 21, 1 pm
Essentrics is also known as “Classical
Stretch” on public television (WLIW in
NYC). Using fluid, rotational movements, Essentrics rebalances all 650
muscles in our body, in addition to conditioning our bones, joints, and fascia
(connective tissues). The event at the
library will give an overview of how
Essentrics works and why it is therapeutic for so many people. Following
the talk, participants can join guest
instructor Betty Ng for a demo/tryout.
Betty is one of eight Level IV fully
certified Essentrics instructors in the
US. She is also an appointed mentor for
other Essentrics instructors. In addition, Betty is a certified personal
trainer and Red Cross-certified in CPR,
AED, and First Aid.
M.E.L.T.
with Dana Morissey, instructor
Wednesday, June 7, 10 am
The MELT Method® (MELT®) is a simple self-treatment that reduces chronic
pain and helps you stay healthy, youthful, and active for a lifetime. MELT was
created by New York City manual therapist and connective tissue specialist
Sue Hitzmann. Using specialized techniques, a soft body roller, and four
different balls, MELT is designed to
reconnect whole-body communication,
rebalance the nervous system, rehydrate the connective tissue, and
release compression in joints.
District residents may register beginning
Wednesday, May 24, 10 am & 7 pm.
Class is limited to 15 participants.
NORTHWELL HEALTH SYSTEMS
Aging: How To Stay Young and
Vital: A Guide to the Perplexed
with Dr. Penny Stern
Wednesday, June 14, 11 am
Dr. Stern serves in a variety of
capacities at Northwell Health. She is
the Director, Preventive Medicine at
the Dept. of Occupational Medicine,
Epidemiology, and Prevention, and
more. This delightful lecture on aging
will give you some ideas to think about
and help you navigate through the endless information on aging.
LECTURES & COURSES
Afternoons @ the library
A New York Experience
A Constant Affair
With Louise Cella Caruso
Thursday, May 18, 1 pm
Rachel Carson
Afternoons @ the library
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Documentary: Rachel Carson’s
Silent Spring
Narrated by Oliver Platt, written & directed by
Michelle Ferrari, 120 min.
Thursday, April 13, 1 pm
Featuring the voice of Mary-Louise
Parker as the influential writer and
scientist, Rachel Carson is an intimate
portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our
relationship to the natural world.
When Silent Spring was published in
September 1962, it became an instant
bestseller and would go on to spark
dramatic changes in the way the
government regulated pesticides.
Drawn from Carson’s own writings,
letters and recent scholarship, the film
illuminates both the public and private
life of the soft-spoken, shy scientist
who launched the modern environmental movement.
Afternoons @ the library
AUTHOR VISIT
Long Island
Food: A History
from Family
Farms and
Oysters to
Craft Spirits
by T.W. Barritt
Thursday,
May 11, 1 pm
T.W. Barritt explores how immigrant
families built a thriving agricultural and
maritime community, producing everything from crunchy pickles, hearty
potatoes, briny oysters, to succulent
duckling.
Mr. Barritt is an exceptional speaker
and will be on hand to speak and do a
book signing.
New York is the place where all the
aspirations of the western world converge. This presentation will give a
visual survey of the city, featuring
artists such as Childa Hassam, Robert
Henri, George Bellows, Ben Shahn,
Francis Criss, Edward Hopper, and
more. Our journey will travel from
1800 to the 1950s.
Office of NYS Comptroller,
Thomas P. DiNapoli
Search Online for Lost Money
With Leah Solomon, Community
Liaison, Intergovernmental and
Community Affairs
Thursday, June 8, 1 pm
Search online for money in your
name. Unclaimed funds are old
accounts or money left behind at
banks, utilites, insurance and investment companies or items such as
forgotten security deposits and wages.
Ms. Solomon will be on hand to show
you how to do it.
District residents may register beginning
Thursday, June 1, 10 am.
Genealogy for Beginners
with Diana Warmsley
Part One: Tuesday, June 13, 7 pm
An introductory class gets beginners
started on researching their family history. Participants are introduced to
genealogy basics and a 5 Step Research
Model to guide genealogical research.
Vital records are reviewed to illustrate
how to properly mine them for
genealogical information. Free genealogy resources are provided
Genealogy for Beginners
Part Two : Thursday, June 15, 7 pm
Part Two goes beyond vital records
to cover census, military, social security, and immigration records. Each
record set is illustrated and mined for
its genealogical detail. Special attentions given to the 1940 US Federal
Census for its value to family research.
F Indicates a Friends of the Library program.
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Knit...Purl...Knit
With Care To Knit,Inc.
Thursday, June 15, 1 pm
Attention all knitters, whether new
to this craft or an old timer! The library
is joining with Care To Knit, Inc. to
collect knitted hats for Hats For
Backpacks: Brooke Jackman Foundation.
These hats are for school age
children 4-10 years old. For this
project, we are knitting simple caps in
all colors in acrylic yarn. The caps
should not be too short that they will
not cover the ears. You can be as
creative as you like; the size of the hat
is what matters. We will have more
information at our meeting and collect
hats you may have already made.
Printed patterns will be available
starting Wednesday, April 5, 10 am at
the Information Desk. Please visit their
website: www.caretoknit.org or their
Facebook page; Care To Knit, Inc.
CARE T0 KNIT, INC. is a non-profit organization
whose mission is to provide hand knit and crocheted items such as scarves, lap shawls, hats
and other related accessories to those in shelters, hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices.
GREAT DECISIONS 2017
Foreign Policy Association
With Stanislao G. Pugliese,
Hofstra University
Wednesdays at 7:30 pm
April 26: Gulf Cooperation CouncilSaudi Arabia
May 10: Geopolitics of Energy
May 24: Latin America
June 7: Afghanistan/Pakistan
June 21: Nuclear Security
Registration began December 10, 2016. Booklets are $8. Exact titles, order of discussion
topics, and dates may be subject to change.
TEEN LECTURES & COURSES
Painting with Ceramics
For Grades 6-12
Thursday, June 8, 7 pm
Free SAT or ACT
Practice Exam
For Grades 9-12
Sunday, April 2,
1 to 4:15 pm
Students will get the chance to take
a full-length SAT or ACT in an official
testing environment. Please choose the
test you want to take at the time of
registration. Students are then invited
to attend Test Scores Back Night.
District Residents may register NOW in the
Children’s Room.
Test Scores Back Night
For Grades 9-12
Thursday, April 6, 7 pm
Students who took an exam on
April 2, are invited back to receive
their test scores. Test strategies and
helpful techniques will be discussed
with time for questions.
District Residents may register NOW in the
Children’s Room.
The New Rules of College
Admissions
For Parents and Students in
Grades 9-12
Wednesday, May 17, 6:30 pm
Michael Binder is one of the premier
college consultants on Long Island, having successfully guided hundreds of
students through the college planning
and admissions process.
In this hour and a half session, students and parents will learn: The key
steps students must take to maximize
their admissions and scholarship potential are: determining which colleges are
best for you, how to differentiate yourself from other applicants, secrets to
make your college visits the best, how
to get a college to say yes!
District residents may begin registering
Wednesday, May 3 at 10 am & 7 pm in the
Children’s Room.
Paint either a ceramic frog, turtle or
snail! Everything you will need to complete this project will be included in
the class.
Film: Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them
District residents may begin registering
Wednesday, May 24 at 10 am & 7 pm in the
Children’s Room.
Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine
Waterston, Colin Farrell
Directed by David Yates, PG-13, 133 min.
Wednesday, April 12, 6:30 pm
It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander
has just completed a global excursion
to find and document an extraordinary
array of magical creatures. Arriving in
New York for a brief stopover, he might
have come and gone without incident,
were it not for a No-Maj (American for
Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced
magical case, and the escape of some
of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could
spell trouble for both the wizarding and
No-Maj worlds.
*Your Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Card is
your ticket to admission.
Film: Rogue One: A Star
Wars Story
Decorating Wooden Letters
For Grades 6-12
Monday, May 15, 7 pm
Come in and personalize your own
wooden letter using duck tape, yarn,
glass beads and other craft supplies!
District residents may begin registering
Wednesday, April 26 at 10 am & 7 pm in the
Children’s Room.
*If you would like to decorate the first initial
of your name, you must register a week before
the program.
Starring Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk,
Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen,
Forest Whitaker
Directed by Gareth Edwards, Rated PG-13,133 min.
Thursday, April 13, 6:30 pm
In a period of great conflict, a group
of unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso, a
daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a
rebel spy, band together on a desperate
mission to steal the plans to the Death
Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of
destruction.
*Your Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library Card is
your ticket to admission.
Chess Nuts
For Grades 6-12
Tuesdays: April 25 & May 2, 7 pm
Have you always wanted to learn
how to play chess or just want someone
to play chess with? The Long Island
Chess Nuts will provide chess instruction followed by playing time.
District residents may begin registering for one
session at a time beginning Wednesday, April 12
at 10 am and 7 pm in the Children’s Room.
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Build a Better World: Teen
Summer Reading Contest
For Students Entering
Grades 6-12
Enter for a chance to win an
Amazon gift card by filling out
a contest entry form available
at www.hwpl.org/teens or in the
Children’s or Teen sections. For more
chances to win, fill out a contest
entry form for every book you read
this summer! Many will enter and
MANY will win!
District residents may begin submitting
entries June 1. All entries must be received
by Monday, August 14, 2017. Winners will
be notified Wednesday, August 16, 2017
H-WPL NEWS
W E D N E S D AY F I L M S
La La Land
SCHEDULE CHANGES
Monday, April 10
Friday, April 14
Sunday, April 16
Monday, May 1
Sunday, May 14
Sunday, May 28
Monday, May 29
Sunday, June 18
Sunday, June 25
9 am - 5 pm
9am - 5 pm
CLOSED
1–9 pm
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MEETINGS
Monday, April 3
Open budget meeting
Monday, May 8
Tuesday, June 12
7:45 pm
7:15 pm
7:45 pm
7:45 pm
SUMMER LOANS 2017
June 1 through Sunday,
September 10
Summer vacation loans are available to
HWPL cardholders. Ten (10) items may
be borrowed for a summer loan, which
include: All (twenty-eight)28- day
books, books on CD, except travel
books. Items may be renewed for the
standard loan period, provided that
there are no reserves.
AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE
Call 516.374.1967 x231 for information about our on-going defensive
driving classes.
IN CASE OF WEATHER
EMERGENCY
Please call the library or check out
our website www.hwpl.org for information regarding closings and delayed
openings. Please note that if the
Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD is closed, the
library will not open before 1 pm.
TAX HELP IS AVAILABLE
Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA)
Tuesdays, through April 4,
10 am to 1 pm
By appointment only. Call 374-1967
ext 231 to schedule an appointment.
Tax help is available for the
elderly, persons with disabilities,
low-income taxpayers. This program
is offered under the auspices of the
Town of Hempstead Office of Senior
Enrichment. Please bring last year’s
income tax return, 1099s, W-2s, and
any other pertinent documents.
Rated PG-13; 2 hours, 8 minutes
Directed by Damien Chazelle
Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
June 14, 2 pm
Scene from La La Land
Sully
Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 36 minutes
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart
April 5, 2 & 7 pm
On Thursday, January 15th, 2009,
the world witnessed the “Miracle on
the Hudson” when Captain Chesley Sullenberger, nicknamed “Sully”, glided
his disabled plane onto the frigid
waters of the Hudson River, saving the
lives of all 155 aboard.
Florence Foster Jenkins
Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 51 minutes
Directed by Stephen Frears
Starring Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant
April 19, 2 & 7 pm
The true story of Florence Foster
Jenkins, a New York heiress who
dreamed of becoming an opera singer,
despite having a terrible singing voice.
Arrival
Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 56 minutes
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest
Whitaker
May 3, 7 pm
When mysterious spacecraft touch
down across the globe, an elite team led by expert linguist Louise Banks - is
brought together to investigate.
A Man Called Ove
Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 56 minutes
Directed by Hannes Holm
Starring Rolf Lassgard, Bahar Parrs
May 17, 2 pm
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated
retiree who spends his days enforcing
block association rules and visiting his
wife’s grave, has finally given up on life
just as an unlikely friendship develops
with his boisterous new neighbors.
Based on the novel by Fredrik Backman.
Note Time changes
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The story of Mia, an aspiring actress,
and Sebastian, a dedicated jazz musician, struggling to make ends meet
while pursuing their dreams in a city
known for destroying hopes and breaking hearts.
Hidden Figures
Rated PG, 2 hours, 7 minutes
Directed by Theodore Melfi
Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer,
Kevin Costner
June 21, 2 pm
As the US raced against Russia to put a
man in space, NASA found untapped
talent in a group of African-American
female mathematicians that served as
the brains behind one of the greatest
operations in U.S. history.
FLASHBACK FRIDAY MOVIES
Flashback Friday films are great films
you might like to see again or films
that you somehow missed.
Defending Your Life
(1991)
Rated PG; 1 hour, 52 minutes
Directed by Albert Brooks
Starring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn
Friday, May 12, 1 pm
In this high-concept comedy, Daniel
Miller is killed in a car accident and
goes to Judgment City, a waiting room
for the afterlife. During the day, he
must prove in a courtroom-style
process that he successfully overcame
his fears.
The Grifters
(1990)
Rated R; 1 hour, 50 minutes
Directed by Stephen Frears
Starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston,
Annette Bening
Friday, June 9, 1 pm
A small-time conman has torn loyalties
between his estranged mother and new
girlfriend—both of whom are highstakes grifters with their own angles to
play. Seduction. Betrayal. Murder.
Who’s conning who?
H-W P L R E A D E R S
A Monthly Book Discussion Group
District residents may reserve copies of the books well in advance of the
discussions. Review packets are available at the Information Desk.
I N T H E G A L L E RY
H-WPL Staff & Relatives
Art Show
The staff of the Hewlett-Woodmere
Public library will showcase their artistic talent and will also showcase the
art of their artistic relatives.
March 30 -April 27, 2017
Reception: Thursday, April 20,
12-3 pm
Hewlett-Woodmere School
District Art Show, May 2017
Henna House
by Nomi Eve
Discussion leader:
Candace Plotsker-Herman
Monday, April 24, 2 pm
This vivid saga begins in Yemen in
1920. Adela Damari’s parents’ health is
failing as they desperately seek a
future husband for their young daughter, who is in danger of becoming
adopted by the local Muslim community
if she is orphaned. With no likely marriage prospects, Adela’s situation looks
dire—until she meets two cousins from
faraway cities: a boy with whom she
shares her most treasured secret, and a
girl who introduces her to the powerful
rituals of henna. Henna House is an
intimate family portrait interwoven
with the traditions of the Yemenite
Jews and the history of the Holocaust
and Israel.
“A welcome glimpse into this historical moment and little-known culture.”
—Booklist
1984
by George Orwell
Discussion leader: Esther Davidson
Monday, May 15, 2 pm
In 1984, London is a grim city where
Big Brother is always watching you and
the Thought Police can practically read
your mind. Winston is a man in grave
danger for the simple reason that his
memory still functions. Drawn into a
forbidden love affair, Winston finds the
courage to join a secret revolutionary
organization called The Brotherhood,
dedicated to the destruction of the
Party. Together with his beloved Julia,
he hazards his life in a deadly match
against the powers that be. 1984 was
begun in 1947, and completed in 1948.
George Orwell (1903-1950) was born
in India and served with the Imperial
Police in Burma before joining the
Republican Army in the Spanish Civil
War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and
nonfiction works.
Our Souls at Night
by Kent Haruf
Discussion leader:
Mira Rosenfeld Sennett
Monday, June 19, 2 pm
In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf’s
fiction, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis
Waters. Her husband died years ago, as
did his wife, and in such a small town
they naturally have known of each
other for decades; in fact, Addie was
quite fond of Louis’s wife.Addie and
Louis have long been living alone in
empty houses, the nights so terribly
lonely. But maybe that could change?
As Addie and Louis come to know each
other better,-a beautiful story of second chances unfolds,
“A fitting close to a storied career, a
beautiful rumination on aging, accommodation, and our need to connect. . . As a
meditation on life and forthcoming
death, Haruf couldn’t have done any better. He has given us a powerful,
pared-down story of two characters who
refuse to go gentle into that good night.”
—Lynn Rosen, The Philadelphia Enquirer
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The Hewlett-Woodmere School district showcases student artwork ranging
from grade school to high school.
May 2- June 1, 2017
Receptions: Monday, May 8 and
Tuesday, May 9, 3-5 pm
AP Students Art Show
The AP students at Hewlett High
School showcase their artwork.
June 6 - June 20, 2017
IN THE BOEHM ROOM
Barbara Lewin
Barbara Lewin paints landscape
scenes and uses unusual frames for
each painting, making her work unique.
March 6 - April 25, 2017
Reception: Thursday, April 13,
6–8 pm
The Art of Jackie Emanuel
June 5 - July 17, 2017
Reception: Saturday, June 10,
2-4 pm
Jackie Emanuel
1125 Broadway
Hewlett, New York 11557-2337
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Contact the library during a weather emergency
before coming to the library or check our website at
www.hwpl.org. If HW UFSD is closed the Library
cannot open before 1 pm.
Monday -Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9 am to 9 pm
9 am to 6 pm
9 am to 5 pm
12:30 pm to 5 pm
SCHEDULE CHANGES on Page 6
APRIL
2 • Sunday Free SAT & ACT*
26 • Wednesday (cont.)
1 pm
3 • Monday
Next Chapter Book Club
1:30 pm
5 • Wednesday Film: Sully
2 & 7 pm
6 • Thursday
Long Island Reads Radio Drama
featuring Dead Wake
Test Scores Back Night *
1pm
7 pm
9 • Sunday
5 Towns Indian Association: Children’s Day 2 pm
12 • Wednesday
Teen residents register for
Chess Nuts 6-12 grade
10 am & 7pm
Resident and Friends pick tickets for
4/27 Highlights in Jazz & Special
F Concert Frank Vignola
10 am & 7 pm
Teen Film: Fantastic Beasts…
6:30 pm
13 • Thursday
F Great Decisions*
7 :30 pm
27 • Thursday
F
Highlights in Jazz * Vinnie Knight
30 • Sunday
7:30 pm
New Talent/New Ideas: Stephen Whale,
2:30 pm
pianist *
1 • Monday
MAY
Next Chapter Book Club
1:30 pm
2 • Tuesday Chess Nuts *
7 pm
3 • Wednesday
Teen residents register for
College Admissions
Film: Arrival
10 am & 7 pm
7 pm
7 • Sunday
New Talent/New Ideas: Hiroya Tsukamoto,
Cinematic Guitar Poetry*
2:30 pm
8 • Monday
1 pm
6 pm
6:30 pm
Next Chapter Book Club
Art Reception
Next Chapter Book Club
1:30 pm
Residents pick up tickets for 5/21 Edythe
Brenner Memorial Concert
10 am & 7 pm
F Great Decisions*
7:30 pm
18 • Tuesday
F Great Books: The Story of Nobody
19 Wednesday
Pick up tickets for NTNI 4/30
Stephen Whale, pianist
Film: Florence Foster Jenkins
20 • Thursday Art reception
7:30 pm
10 am & 7 pm
2 & 7 pm
21 • Friday
Health: Essentrics/Classical Stretch
demostration and class
23 • Sunday
F Special Friends Concerts:
12- 3 pm
1 pm
Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo*
2:30 pm
HWPL Readers: Henna House
Next Chapter Book Club
2 pm
1:30 pm
24 • Monday
25 • Tuesday Chess Nuts *
26 • Wednesday
7 pm
Pick up tickets for NTNI 5/7
Hiroya Tsukamoto, guitar
10 am & 7 pm
Teen residents register for
5/15 Wooden Letters
10 am & 7 pm
Afternoons@the library: Author Marilyn Shimon,
First One In…
1 pm
F Co-sponsored by Friends of the Library
1:30 pm
3-5 pm
9 • Tuesday Art Reception
3 -5 pm
10 • Wednesday
11 • Thursday
F Afternoons@the library: Author Visit
Thomas Barritt-LI Food
1 pm
Flash Friday Film: Defending Your Life
1 pm
12 • Friday
15 • Monday
Next Chapter Book Club
HWPL Readers: 1984
Decorating Wooden Letters *
16 • Tuesday
BUDGET VOTE
F Great Books*
17 • Wednesday
1:30 pm
2 pm
7 pm
7 am - 10 pm
7:30 pm
Film: A Man Called Ove
New Rules of College Admission*
18 • Thursday
Afternoons@the library: Art lecture:
The New York Experience
21 • Sunday
2 pm
6:30 pm
1 pm
Edythe Brenner Memorial Concert:
I-Heung Lee, pianist
2:30 pm
Next Chapter Book Club
1:30 pm
22 • Monday
F Indicates a Friends of the Library program.
Residents register for 6/7
MELT
Teen residents register for
6/8 Painting /Ceramics
F Great Decisions *
1 • Thursday
Afternoons@the library:
Film: Rachel Carson
Art Reception
Teen Film: Rogue One:…
17 • Monday
24 • Wednesday
10 am & 7 pm
10 am & 7 pm
7:30 pm
JUNE
Teen residents begin to submit
contest forms
5 • Monday
10 am
Next Chapter Book Club
1:30 pm
M.E.L.T. demonstration/class
F Great Decisions
10 am
7:30 pm
7 • Wednesday
8 • Thursday
Afternoon@the library: Workshop/Seminar on
Unclaimed Funds
1 pm
Paint with Ceramics *
7 pm
9 • Friday
Flash Back Fridays Film: The Grifters
1 pm
10 • Saturday Art reception
2-4 pm
United Choral Society Concert
2 pm
11 • Sunday
12 • Monday
Next Chapter Book Club
13 • Tuesday
1:30 pm
Genealogy Part 1
7 pm
Health: Aging
Film: La La Land
11 am
2 pm
14 • Wednesday
15 • Thursday
Knitters (Care to Knit)
Genealogy Part II
19 • Monday
Next Chapter Book Club
HWPL Readers: Our Souls at Night
21 • Wednesday
Film: Hidden Figures
F Great Decisions*
22 • Thursday
F
1 pm
7 pm
1:30 pm
2 pm
2 pm
7:30 pm
Author Luncheon at
Lawrence Country Club
11:30 am
Next Chapter Book Club
1:30 pm
26 • Monday
27 Tuesday
Afternoons@the library: Lecture:
Thomas Jefferson
* Previous registration/tickets required.
1 pm