PROGRAMS and EVENTS

The Library is sponsoring a Valentines for Vets, in conjunction with Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti’s office, where you can come into the library and make cards for our veterans; you can also bring in already made cards to honor our veterans.  In addition, the library is also partnering with Assemblyman, Ed Ra’s office, in a collection for the Long Island State Veterans Home. Needed items are: personal care items (toothpaste,

shampoo, deodorant, soap etc.) puzzle books/adult coloring books& crayons, magnifying glasses or sheets, new clothing items (sweatshirts, sweatpants, & undershirts. We thank our patrons for any items you can donate to our brave Veterans.

Movie: Hidden Figures. Rating: PG.  – All Purpose Room

Friday, February 2 at 1 p.m. “Three female African-American mathematicians provide crucial calculations for NASA’s space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers.”

Movie! Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Rating: PG-13. All Purpose Room

Sunday, February 4 at 1 p.m. “Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.”

AARP Tax Aide – All Purpose Room Appointments are required.

Mondays; 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm; February 5-April 8. AARP-trained volunteers will prepare tax returns for low-to-moderate income seniors on: Call the library at 516 355-7850, x101 or 102 for an appointment at 10:15, 11:30 a.m.; 12:45 p.m. Bring a copy of last year’s tax return, as well as any additional information and forms necessary to complete this year’s return.

Fiction Loves History Book Club – 1^st Fl. Modular Room & Virtual

Tuesday, February 6 at 6:30 p.m. The book being discussed is: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.”In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors.”

What First-Time Homebuyers on Long Island Need to Know – All Purpose Room

Wednesday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m. For the First Time homebuyer or otherwise, join a lively discussion about buying your dream house on Long Island!

Fresh Fiction Book Club – 1^st Fl. Modular Room & Virtual

Wednesday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. The book being discussed is: Deacon King Kong by James McBride. “In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and, in front of everybody, shoots the project’s drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of James McBride’s funny, moving novel.”

AARP Tax Aide – All Purpose Room Appointments are required.

Thursdays; 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm; February 8 – April 11. AARP-trained volunteers will prepare tax returns for low-to-moderate income seniors on: Call the library at 516 355-7850, x101 or 102 for an appointment at 10:15, 11:30 a.m.; 12:45 p.m. Bring a copy of last year’s tax return, as well as any additional information and forms necessary to complete this year’s return.

Go Red for Women! Women and Heart Disease – Virtual

Thursday, February 8 at 1 p.m. Community Health Educator Nurse Maura Calio presents: Go Red for Women! Women and Heart Disease. Celebrate American Heart Month by learning how women’s hearts differ from men’s hearts and also learn some heart healthy nutrition tips.

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

Movie! Loving – Rating: PG-13.  All Purpose Room

Friday, February 9 at 1 p.m. “Interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving fell in love and were married in 1958. They grew up in Central Point, a small town in Virginia that was more integrated than surrounding areas in the American South. Yet it was the state of Virginia, where they were making their home and starting a family, that first jailed and then banished them. Richard and Mildred relocated with their children to the inner city of Washington, D.C., but the family ultimately tries to find a way back to Virginia leading to a landmark Supreme Court decision.”

CHILDREN and YOUNG ADULT EVENTS

Play Hooray! – Children’s Room

Friday, February 2 at 11 a.m. Ages: 9 months – 5 years (with parent/caregiver). Stories, music and movement activities with Mollie Mouse!

YA Art Club – All Purpose Room

Friday, February 2 at 5 p.m. Grades 5 – 12. Help decorate the YA by creating a unique art project with Ms. Ambadjes!  All projects will be displayed & returned the following class.

By My Valentine Workshop! – All Purpose Room

Thursday, February 8 at 5 p.m. Ages: 5-9 years. Enjoy some cute & loveable books & stuff your very own 15′ Puppy Love! Material Fee: $7 

Time for Kids: Valentine’s Day Surprise! – Children’s Room

Friday, February 9 at 1:30 p.m. Ages: 12 months- 5 years (with parent/caregiver). Come join a Time for Kids, Inc. as we celebrate in this family fun preschool program. Activities include music, movement, fine & gross motor development and storytelling! There will also be a Valentine’s Day Craft!

Move N’ Groove with Ms. Jane!  – All Purpose Room

Saturday, February 10 at 11 a.m. Ages: 4- 5 years (with parent/caregiver). Get ready for some fun action and groovin’! Be up and moving in this class while having fun and teaming up in activities. Remember to bring a water bottle.