*Monday, August 28, 1:30 p.m.--Monday's Marvelous Movie Matinee--A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 1945, 128 min.

Friday, September 1, 9:30 a.m.--Pick up book for GCPL Book Group Meeting on September 20--The House by Michael Cunningham.

*Funding for this program has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

What's Up For Young

Adults At The Library

Congratulations to all those Young Adults who successfully completed the Summer Reading Club. As of press time there were 57 Young Adults who submitted at least one mini-review. It is not too late. Whether reading to satisfy the requirements for school or for the pure pleasure of it, submit a mini review and be rewarded at the annual "Back-to-School Bash" on August 30th at 7:30 PM. Invitations have been mailed but are not closed. If you did not get one, please call so that can be rectified. Don't miss out on the party of the season and the opportunity to reconnect with your classmates before classes start.

Kudos and thanks to the 32 teens who volunteered for Teens and Tots storytime this summer at the Garden City Pool. These generous young adults came to the pool every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon during July and the first week of August to read to and entertain the younger children of the village. Both the teens and the tots enjoyed the experience. Both the Library staff and the Pool staff are very proud of and grateful to these selfless youngsters. All participants are invited to the Back to School Bash at the Library on August 30th.

Registration for all Young Adult programs can be done in person at the Young Adult desk, by phoning 742-8405 ext. 220, or emailing mkelly@nassaulibrary.org. If signing up electronically please include name, address, phone number and grade in the message.

For more information on these and future programs check the Garden City Public Library's website at www.gardencitypl.org. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Lunch Bag Book Talk

Reference librarians Mrs. Flanagan and Mrs. Byrne are pleased to be kicking off the Fall season with another popular Lunch Bag Book Talk on Tuesday, September 12th from 12:00 to 2:00PM . Property by Valerie Martin has been selected. Property is set in the surreal heat of the antebellum South during a slave rebellion. Property takes the form of a dramatic monologue, bringing to the page a voice rarely heard in American fiction: the voice of a woman slave holder. It is riveting fiction, fast, richly plotted, shimmering with visual detail. It is also an invitation to re-examine the traditions of the Southern novel and the myth of the chivalrous South, and a haunting meditation on what Valerie Martin has called "the fantastic and constant perversity of the oppressor to feel victimized by the oppressed." Registration begins Monday August 21st. Registration is limited to Garden City Residents and must done in person. . Remember to bring your lunch and we will supply the drinks and desserts. For further information contact Laura Flanagan at The Garden City Public Library 742-8405.

Photography Exhibit

"Remnants Of Childhood: Images and Impressions of Children from Faraway Places"

Photographer Doug Going will exhibit "Remnants of Childhood: Images and Impressions of Childhood from Faraway Lands" in the gallery September 1-27, 2006 at the Garden City Public Library. The images focus on the life of children in countries from South America, Africa and South and South -East Asia. A "Southeast Asian Collection" will be exhibited in the showcases on loan by Doug Going and Conny Brunner. See items from Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal and more. Both travel photographers will give a free multi-media presentation. "Visions of Peru" at the Garden City Public Library on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 2 p.m.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours. For hours and directions phone 516-742-8405. The library is located at 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY. Funding for gallery and showcase exhibits is provided by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Installation and removal dates are subject to change.