OCTOBER 13 – OCTOBER 20, 2023 PROGRAMS and EVENTS 

Movie! The Addams Family – Rating PG-13. All Purpose Room

Friday, October 13 at 1 p.m. They’re creepy and they’re kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They’re all together ooky, The Addams family!” A stranger shows up on the Addams’ doorstep, claiming to be a long-lost uncle. However, he is really a ringer in cahoots with a lawyer; and the two are trying to dupe the ghoulish family out of their fortune.”

Virtual Paint Night : Pumpkin Fun

Friday, October 13 at 7 p.m.  For a list of Supplies needed, please go to the library’s website.

Bingo – All Purpose Room

Sunday, October 15 at 12:30 p.m. Join us for a fun game of Bingo!  Winners will win prizes!

Stony Brook Health Education: Focus on Breast Cancer – Virtual

Tuesday, October 17 at 12 noon. Breast Cancer: Know the Facts: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Come join Health Educators form Stony Brook Cancer Center to learn about breast cancer. We will be discussing causes of breast cancer, how to prevent it, and screenings available.

• This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share. 

Property Tax Forum – All Purpose Room

Wednesday, October 18 at 2 p.m. The Town of Hempstead’s Receiver of Taxes, Jeanine Driscoll, will present and explain all the exemptions available to taxpayers that will help lower their tax burdens, including the Home Improvement Tax Exemption. For more information, please call the Town of Hempstead at (516) 414-6598.

NYS Unclaimed Funds Workshop – All Purpose Room

Wednesday, October 18 at 6 p.m. New York State is holding billions of dollars in unclaimed funds, deposited by banks, insurance companies, businesses and more. Leah Solomon, of the New York State Comptroller’s office, will discuss unclaimed funds and how to search, process, and claim money you may not even know you have!

Got a Clue? Mystery Book Club – 1^st Floor Modular Room & Virtual

Wednesday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m. The book being discussed is: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James. “Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants – the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming – until one of them mysteriously disappears…”

Billy Joel’s New York – All Purpose Room

Thursday, October 19 at 6 p.m. “BILLY JOEL’S NEW YORK” takes audiences on a multimedia, virtual stroll through the Long Island and New York City landmarks of The Piano Man’s career and songs. Discover the touchstones of his early, formative years; find out what eateries were the inspirations for the Parkway Diner, Mr. Cacciatore’s, and the Italian Restaurant; see the locations where some of his most famous album covers and music videos were shot; and lots more!

Library Board of Trustee’s Meeting – All Purpose Room

Thursday, October 19 at 7 p.m.

                                CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULT EVENTS

 

Halloween Ceramics (JUV) – All Purpose Room

Friday, October 13 at 4 p.m. Grades: 1-4. Paint a ghastly Halloween ceramic figure!

Material Fee: $3 

Halloween Ceramics (YA) – All Purpose Room

Friday, October 13 at 5:30 p.m. Grades 5 – 12. Paint a festive Halloween ceramic figure.

$3 Materials Fee

Stemtastic: Wizard Class! – All Purpose Room

Monday, October 16 at 4:30 p.m. Ages: 4 – 6 years (with parent/caregiver)We’ll perform some magic such as dancing raisins & flying ghosts along with a few spellbinding potions!

Once Upon a Haunted House! – All Purpose Room

Wednesday, October 18 at 4:30 p.m. Once Upon a Haunted House!  Ages: 5 – 8 years. Join us for some stories, songs, and a frightfully fun craft!

Time for Kids: Halloween Owl! – All Purpose Room

Thursday, October 19 at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 12 months – 5 years (with parent/caregiver). Come join A Time for Kids, Inc. as we celebrate Halloween in this family fun preschool program. Activities include music, movement, fine & gross motor development and storytelling! There will also be a Halloween Owl Craft! 

Haunted Sphero Maze!

Thursday, October 19 at 4:30 p.m. Ages: 7-11 years. Can you code your Robot to make it through a spinetingling pumpkin patch?