JaNOIRary Double Feature
01/08/2023 @ 1:30 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
First up, Ruthless (1948 – 104 min.), in which multi-millionaire Horace Vendig will let no one stand in his way of getting to the top. After a brief intermission, carhop Leonora Eames soon regrets marrying ruthless millionaire Smith Ohlrig in Caught (1949 – 88 min.).
A Time For Kids-Baby Start
01/09/2023 @ 10:00 am
Lapham Meeting Room
Join A Time for Kids, Inc. as we introduce our littlest learners to the wonderful world of library programs. Activities include music, movement, fine and gross motor development, and circle time. Focus is on early literacy, early language development, and socialization. For children ages 3 months to 17 months. Registration required.
A Time For Kids
01/09/2023 @ 11:00 am
Lapham Meeting Room
Ms. Karen presents educational activities, movement, music, and a craft. For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Registration required.
Preschool Story Time
01/09/2023 @ 1:30 pm
Children’s Room
Enjoy great stories, songs, and fingerplays, while your child develops essential early literacy skills. For children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years with an adult. Registration required.
Film: Fall (2022 – 107 min.)
01/09/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Best friends Becky and Hunter climb a 2,000-foot radio tower in a remote area of the desert. When the rusty ladder collapses, the women find themselves stranded with no way down.
Hypertension Screenings
01/10/2023 from 11:00 am- 2:00 pm
Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room
St. Francis Blood Pressure screenings in the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room.
Teen Gaming
01/10/2023 @ 3:30 pm
TeenSpace
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to play Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school. No registration required.
Health Presentation: Dr. Jennifer Mieres and Dr. Stacey Rosen
01/10/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in women. Learn how to minimize your risk factors, recognize symptoms, and advocate for your own health. Our presenters will also discuss their new book, “Heart Smarter for Women: Six Weeks to a Healthier Heart.” Sponsored by the Health Advisory Council.
1-2-3 Play with Me
01/11/2023 @ 11:30 am
Lapham Meeting Room
Spend time with your child and meet new people in an educational and creative environment. Each week a different resource professional will be on hand to discuss sign language, the importance of play, language development, movement, and dental hygiene. For children ages 1 1/2 to 5 years old with an adult. Registration required.
Medicaid Sign-Up Help
01/11/2023 from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
North Study Room
Free walk-in assistance from the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council.
Chess
01/11/2023 @ 5:00 pm
Children’s Workshop Room
For children in 3rd to 6th grade
Learn the rules and strategies of chess and practice what you have learned by playing against your peers. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library in memory of Lawrence Kamisher. Registration required.
Photography Club of Long Island (PCLI)
01/11/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Howard Rose, a noted artist and iPhone expert, returns to PCLI for a fascinating presentation, “Creating with the iPhone,” about the latest innovations in mobile phone technology. These include exciting editing ideas, new and amazing apps, as well as the basic elements of the iPhone.
Tummy Time
01/12/2023 @ 10:00 am
Children’s Room
Babies need lots of “tummy time” to develop their muscle strength and coordination. You and your child will be led in songs, rhymes, and simple stories. There will be time for playing with developmentally appropriate toys. This program is for parents/caregivers with babies between the ages of 3 months to pre-crawlers. Registration required.
Nonfiction Book Club: Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin.
01/12/2023 @ 1:30 pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room
Temple Grandin, who forever changed how the world understood autism, draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking, proposing new approaches to education, parenting, employing and collaborating with the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers. Copies of the book are available at the Information Desk as well as on Libby.
Sandwiched In with John Lancaster – Author of The Great Air Race
01/13/2023 @ 12:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room and on Zoom
Join us for this special author event with Mr. John Lancaster, who will discuss his book and provide a visual presentation about the fascinating but little-known piece of aviation history, which began right here on Long Island! John Lancaster’s The Great Air Race reclaims one of the most important moments of American aviation history: the transcontinental air race of October 1919 from New York and San Francisco. Bringing the pilots and the race’s impresario, Billy Mitchell, to vivid life, journalist and amateur pilot John Lancaster captures the challenges of flying in that almost prehistoric age. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This hybrid event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. To join us in person or via Zoom, register at www.pwpl.org/events
Film: The Requin (2021-90 min.).
01/13/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Vacationing in Thailand, Jaelyn and Kyle are trapped in a storm that washes their hut out to sea, where great white sharks eagerly await them.
Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course
01/14/2023 @ 9:30 am
Hagedorn Meeting Room
Seating is limited, and registration is required. Payment of $30 will be collected by the instructor during class. For more information, please visit www.pwpl.org/events
Seeds of Broadway: Always, Wilde
01/14/2023 @ 2:30 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
A new comedy starring Will Lyman, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, and Paul L. Coffey. By Grant MacDermott. Directed by Marshall Jones III. History tells us that on a cold day in January 1882, a young not-yet-quite-famous Oscar Wilde ventured to meet an aging Walt Whitman at his home in Camden, New Jersey. The public meeting downstairs is well documented, but when the two men go upstairs alone, facts become fiction, and speculation might be the truth after all. Each Seeds of Broadway performance is an opportunity to enjoy live theater produced by Broadway professionals and performed by professional actors, all of whom appear courtesy of the Actor’s Equity Association.
Read with Walter
01/14/2023 @ 2:30 pm
Children’s Room
Read out loud to a certified pet therapy dog, Walter, for a 10-minute session. For elementary-aged students. Registration required. You will be notified of your time slot before January 14th.
