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What's Up For Young Adults At The Library

Registrations for Special YA Programs

Take advantage of the ease and convenience of registering for YA programs online. Simply email the Young Adult Librarian at mkelly@gardencitypl.org with Name, address, phone number, grade in September and program selection.

YA Guessing Game

The winner for the seventh week of the YA Guessing Game has been determined. Congratulations to Amanda Bressingham for guessing the amount of Cookie bags in the jar. There is only one week left to guess. How many snack bags will fit in a large jar??? Put your guess in the wooden box.

Summer Reading Club - 2007

YNK- You Never Know at your library, the Young Adult Summer Reading Club is in full swing. Get a mini review in on paper or online so that you do not miss out on winning prizes or getting an invitation to the Back to School Bash. This year the Bash features a DDR, Dance Dance Revolution led by a DJ. The Back to School Bash, held on Wednesday evening August 29, is the perfect way to see old friends or meet new ones before school begins on Tuesday, September 4th. All you have to do is register and read one of the Summer Reading requirements for school and the invitation is yours.

COMING IN SEPTEMBER

Smoothies Workshop will be held on Saturday, September 8th at 2 PM. The workshop should run for 90 minutes. Participation in the program requires registration which will begin on August 29 and is limited to the first 20 YAs in grades 6-12. Learn how to create a healthy and refreshing treat for the beginning of school.

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.

Summer Food Drive

Once again, the Library will be conducting a Summer Food Drive sponsored by Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Donations of boxed and canned nonperishable foods may be placed in the blue donation barrel located to the left of the inner lobby doors as you leave the Library.

It is estimated that 40,000 Long Island children go to bed hungry every night. Your donation will help reduce that number. Last year, Village residents donated over 400 pounds of food! Let's try to beat that and set a new record this year.

Library Programs For The Week

ADULT PROGRAMS

*20 M1:30 p.m. Monday's Marvelous Movie Matinee-In the Heat of the Night,1967, 100 min.

* 21 Tu 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Garden City Recreation Department Chess Club

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

News From The

Children's Room

The New York Aquarium is celebrating their 50th Anniversary at Coney Island, and we have given away to 25 families 2 coupons each that are good for 4 admissions to the Aquarium. The contest finished on August 10. Names of winners will be announced next week.

Winner of the guessing game for Week 7 was Anthony Degis! He guessed the amount of 175 and won a bucket of dinosaur stickers. The actual amount was 170! Congratulations Anthony! Winners of the final Raffle for Grades 3-5 were Ann Ambach, Alessia Arianas, Elizabeth Butler, Daniel Casale, Lizzie Chester, Dessie Dimino, Nick Gray, Allison Giraldo, Kathleen Ann Kalschmid, Mikayla McBride, Jack McManus, Casey Nemeroff, Charlotte Osborn, Mairead Pfaff, Jenna Shipley, Aalina Siddiqui, Jamie Silk, Christina Singh, Alex Strandberg, Matthew Varano and Erin Wallace. Winners for Grades K-2 were Philip Acinapuro, George Arianas, Brian Carss, Matthew Carrs, Connor Dane, Kelly D'Antonio, Julia Flaherty, George Germano, Julia Grimes, Michael Handal, Joshua Lawlor, Michael Liberpoulos, Constantine Marinos, Alexander Menoudakos, Peter Menoudakos, Gabriella Meringola, Steven San-tel, Ryan Schmidt, Sonia Subramaniam and Sarah Sullivan. Winners received kickballs. Congratulations to all!

Registration for the Fall Story times will begin on Saturday, September 8 at 9:00AM. Registration can be in person or on line at www.gardencitypl.org! Special needs children are welcome with adult. The schedule will be as follows:

Mother Goose (Ages 18 Mos - 2 1/2 Years) You & Your Toddler (2 1/2 - 3 1/2)

With Parent With Parent

Monday 10:00 AM Monday 11:00 AM

Thursday10:30 AM 7:30 PM 11:15 AMTuesday 10:00 AM 11:00 AM

Little Listeners (Ages 3 - 4 1/2 or Preschool (ages 3 1/2 - 5) 5 no Kindergartners)(No Parent) (No Parent)

Monday 1:30 PM Tuesday 1:30 PM Wednesday11:00 AM Wednesday 10:00 AM

7:30 AM 1:30PM

Thursday 1:30 PM

Kindergarten First Graders

Tuesday 3:45 PM Monday 3:45 PM

Thursday 3:45 PM

Book club discussions will begin in October. Registration to begin September 8 at 9:00 AM. Schedule and book information is as follows:

Chapter Chat - for children presently enrolled in the Second Grade. Each session is on a Wednesday and will start at 4:00 PM and last for 45 minutes. The first session is October 10 - "Grandma's Trick or Treat" by Emily Arnold McCully and the second is November 7 - "Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor" by Peggy Parish.

New Friends in a Book Club for children presently enrolled in Third Grade. Program is 45 minutes on Wednesdays at 5:00 PM. October 17 - "The Littles and the Great Halloween Scare" by John Peterson and November 28 - "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson.

Go Forth! Fourth Grade Book Club - For children presently enrolled in the Fourth Grade. Program is 45 minutes on Wednesdays at 5:00 - 5:45 PM. October 17 - The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1, "The Field Guide" by Tony DiTerlizzi. Perfect for those that liked Harry Potter! November 28 - "The Whipping Boy" an award-winning book by Sid Fleischman,

The Page Turners - for children presently in the Fifth Grade. A 45-minute program on Mondays at 5:45 PM. October 22nd - "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt and November 26 - "Kensuke's Kingdom" by Michael Morpurgo. Bring dinner and dessert and beverage will be served!

Enjoy the rest of your summer! Join us at the library where you can cool off and read some of your old favorites or discover some new friends in books.

Please check the library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.

Senior Connections Advisors

Senior Connections Advisors are available at the Library on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to help senior residents with questions on Medicare, Medicaid, housing, transportation, Village services, etc. No appointments are necessary. For further information, call Martin Bowe or Alan Roeckel at the Library, 742-8405.

Michelle Sakhai Exhibits Plein-Air Oil Paintings

Artist Michelle Sakhai will exhibit a solo gallery show of oil paintings from September 1 to 29, 2007 at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh street, Garden City, NY. View work created on location "en plein air" in Garden City, Port Washington, Roslyn, Eisenhower Park, and more. Exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours. for hours and directions phone 516-742-8405. Funding for gallery and showcase exhibits is provided by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Installation and removal days are subject to change.

Ms. Sakhai studied art at Hofstra, C. W. Post, and abroad in Italy and Spain. She is a member of numerous art organizations such as: N& Plein Air Painters and International Plein Air Painters. Her work has been heavily influenced by the impressionistic style of painting. Traveling to many countries from an early age, as well as her mixed heritage, has played a vital role in her study and influences of art.

History Exhibit

"Garden City Then & Now"

View rare antique postcards and artifacts showing scenes of Garden City compared alongside current photographs taken by local artist Suzie Alvey in the Garden City Public Library's showcases from August 31 to September 28. Learn about local history while seeing the astounding growth Garden City has attained over the years. A free coordinated power point and slide lecture "Garden City Then & Now" will be presented Thursday, October 4 at 2 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library by Ms. Alvey and Brian Pinnola, President of the Garden City Historical Society

Book Discussion Group

Gloria Weinrich, Panel Moderator, has announced the title of the book to be discussed on Wednesday, September 26th from 10 a.m. to Noon in the downstairs meeting room.

Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding tells the story of Rosie Richardson who runs a refugee camp in the African desert. Flashbacks reveal her former life as a publicist at a London publishing house, After four years, she returns to London for a fund-raising event for the deeply endangered refugees back in Africa. This becomes a cause celeb.

Participation is limited to 20 people and no registration is necessary. Copies of the book may be picked up at the Reference Desk beginning on Monday, August 27.

FREE Lecture:

"Depression Era Glass"

A free lecture on "Depression Era Glass" will be presented by "Antique Week" columnist Rosemary Trietsch at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the Garden City Public Library. This public program is funded by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Seating and parking are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required. Library location: 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY. For directions phone: (516) 742-8405.

You are invited to bring one Depression era glass item to this lecture for identification as time allows. Depression glass was machine produced and made in America from the mid 1920's through the 1930's. Learn about the history, methods, and companies of production, types of glass produced, and reproductions in the market today. Examples of glass from the depression era will be used as a hands-on education tool.

Rosemary Trietsch is a columnist for "Antique Week" newspaper, Board Member of the National Depression Glass Association, Show Chair for the Big Apple Depression Glass Club, proprietor of The Glass Cupboard (on the web), and co-owner of Just Glass (on the web.)

A History Of The Long Island

Rail Road

Author Stan Fischler and LIRR Historian Arthur Huneke will present a slide/lecture: "A History of the Long Island Rail Road" at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at the Garden City Public Library. This free public program is funded by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Seating and parking are limited and on a first-comer first-served basis. No tickets are required. Library location: 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY. For directions phone (516) 742-8405.

Love it or hate it, the Long Island Rail Road has been a part of Nassau and Suffolk County's life as much as the beaches of the Atlantic, the LIE and the Long Island Sound. Originally planned early in the 19th century as a shortcut to Boston, the LIRR evolved into something it was never meant to be - the largest commuter railroad in the country, if not the best-run.

Stan and Arthur will combine to produce a breezy history of "The Route of the Dashing Commuter." Stan has just written a history of the line, "Long Island Rail Road,'" filled with amusing anecdotes. The book traces the rise, fall and rise again of the LIRR. Stan is an accomplished writer in the fields of hockey and transit, with such titles as: "The Subway And The City." and "Moving Millions," among others. Arthur has one of the finest collections of LIRR memorabilia and photos. He shares much of them on his website, arratsarrchive.com.