Nov 6 @ 1:30 PM - Meet Author Stephen Axelrod

Meet local author, Stephen Axelrod, who will be here to discuss his book, Surf Avenue: A Memoir. Stephen grew up in Cambria Heights, Queens, in the 1950s. His father, a second-generation truck driver for the Daily News, wishes for nothing more than to see Stephen in the driver’s seat of his own truck. However, this former high school dropout had an entirely different life in mind. Stephen’s escape takes him on a poignant search for himself. From a stint in the US Marine Corps, to a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, an acting career, and beyond, Stephen’s life takes many swerves—with one constant: the secret insatiable desire for his father’s approval.

Registration details to be announced.

COPIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY

Oct 17 @ 6:30 PM - Book Launch: Marilyn Simon Rothstein

SPECIAL EVENT: BOOK LAUNCH FOR MARILYN SIMON ROTHSTEIN’S LATEST NOVEL: WHO LOVES YOU BEST

October 17, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

We are honored to have Marilyn Simon Rothstein visit our library to launch her newest book, Who Loves You Best, which will be published October 15. Marilyn will be signing copies of her book which will be for sale after the program.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about herself. For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing’s missing: the chance to spend more time getting to know her eight-year-old granddaughter, Macallan. When Jodi’s restauranteur daughter asks her to watch Macallan in the Berkshires while she takes care of some business out of town, Jodi can’t say yes fast enough. Neither Jodi’s podiatric patients nor her just-fired, suddenly retired husband can keep her away. But when Jodi arrives, she discovers she’s not the only grandma at Lisa’s house. Lisa’s mother-in-law, Di—a hard-nosed real estate agent—has moved into the house. What’s more, there’s Grannie Annie, the twenty-seven-year-old girlfriend of Lisa’s oddball father-in-law. They’re not the only surprises. Lisa’s marriage is faltering even as her new restaurant is taking off. As the competition for Macallan’s attention among the three “grandmas” increases, Lisa drops a bomb about her life that changes everything. Under pressure, and determined to help her daughter, Jodi must choose her next step. Her decision surprises everyone—Jodi, most of all.

Oct 7 @ 7 PM - Evening Discussion: Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers

Join us on October 7 at 7:00 pm as we discuss The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers. Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who’s just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina–the tobacco capital of the South–where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt’s glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives. But she soon learns that Bright Leaf isn’t quite the carefree paradise that it seems. A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems, and although Maddie is quick to believe that this is a coincidence, she inadvertently uncovers evidence that suggests otherwise. Maddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesn’t know who she can trust–and fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom she has forged strong bonds.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of The Tobacco Wives can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

Discussion guide for The Tobacco Wives.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Oct 1 @ 6:30 PM - Meet the Author: Robert Silbering

Meet local author, Robert Silbering, who will be here to discuss his book, Law & Disorder: How a Kid from the Bronx Became America’s Top Drug Prosecutor. This is a book about the people who make the decisions on how cases are handled, the different units and bureaus in the prosecutor’s office, and takes the reader into “the room where it happens,” the place where decisions are made at the highest level and where policy is set. Written from a prosecutor’s standpoint, this book touches on the relevant and timely issues facing the country and law enforcement today.

Robert Silbering joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in 1974. He was assigned to the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office in 1984, where he was the Chief Assistant. He has worked as a consultant on film projects like Presumed Innocent, and television series like NYPD Blue. 

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

COPIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY

Sept 24 @ 7 PM - Drive-In Movie - Phantom of the Rue Morgue

OUTDOOR MOVIE – DRIVE-IN STYLE! 

The Phantom of the Rue Morgue

September 24, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Library Reading Garden

In case of inclement weather, the raindate will be September 30.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3. Space is limited.

Join film historian Keith Crocker and the Reader Services Department as we host an evening of horror inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Using a rare 16mm film print, Keith Crocker will show Phantom of the Rue Morgue from 1954, which is based on Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” This movie is truly a lost classic as it has never been released on DVD in the United States. This film will be shown in the library’s reading garden, drive-in style. When several women are found mutilated and murdered, the Paris police are baffled as to who the killer may be. All evidence points to Dupin, but soon it becomes apparent that it is someone (or something) stronger and deadlier than a human. Besides presenting the film, Keith Crocker will discuss other movies that have been adapted from Poe’s works. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!

Sept 16 @ 7 PM - Mystery Club - How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

Join us on September 16 at 7:00 p.m. as we discuss How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin. An enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate…. Now it’s up to her great-niece to catch the killer.

Register online by clicking on this link, or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version of How to Solve Your Own Murder can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway.

For more information, please call the Reader Services Department at 516-794-2570 ext. 1236.

Discussion guide for How to Solve Your Own Murder.

August 5 @ 7 PM - Read 'N Share

Read ‘N Share – Read a good book recently? Talk about it with other book lovers! 

We will host our Summer Wrap-Up Read ‘N Share, on Zoom, to talk about the books that we read over the summer. We record your titles and make an annotated bibliography of all of the books we share, which will be available in September.

Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3. This is a Zoom only event. The Zoom link will be sent to all who have registered the morning of the event.