Sept 14 @ 6:30 PM - Drive-In Movie: Masque of the Red Death

OUTDOOR MOVIE – DRIVE-IN STYLE! 

The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

September 14, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Library Reading Garden

In case of inclement weather, the film will be shown indoors.

Registration begins at 9:30am Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3. Space is limited.

If you would like to read the short story, the eBook version can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. Additionally, both the eBook and eAudio are available through hoopla.

Join film historian Keith Crocker and the Reader Services Department as we host an evening of gothic horror courtesy of the master of the mystery and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Using a rare 16mm film print, Keith Crocker will show The Masque of the Red Death from 1964, which is based on the 1842 short story, “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. The movie also incorporates a subplot based on another Poe tale, “Hop-Frog.” The film is about a prince who terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a sanctuary against the “Red Death” plague that stalks the land. The film stars Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Nigel Green, and Patrick Magee. This film will be shown in the library’s reading garden, drive-in style.

Besides presenting the film, Keith Crocker will discuss other movies that have been adapted from Poe’s works, focusing particularly on the Roger Corman/Vincent Price collaborations. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!

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

BESTSELLER DISCUSSION GROUP - September 29, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Join us on September 29 at 1:30 pm for our Bestseller Discussion Group. We will be discussing James by Percival Everett. This is an action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

Registration begins at 9:30am Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Register online by clicking on this link or by calling 516-794-2570, option 3.

The eBook version can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio can be accessed here. 

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

Sept 14 @ 6:30 PM - Drive-In Movie: Masque of the Red Death

OUTDOOR MOVIE – DRIVE-IN STYLE! 

The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

September 14, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Library Reading Garden

In case of inclement weather, the film will be shown indoors.

REGISTRATION DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED.

Space is limited.

If you would like to read the short story, the eBook version can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. Additionally, both the eBook and eAudio are available through hoopla.

Join film historian Keith Crocker and the Reader Services Department as we host an evening of gothic horror courtesy of the master of the mystery and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Using a rare 16mm film print, Keith Crocker will show The Masque of the Red Death from 1964, which is based on the 1842 short story, “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. The movie also incorporates a subplot based on another Poe tale, “Hop-Frog.” The film is about a prince who terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a sanctuary against the “Red Death” plague that stalks the land. The film stars Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Nigel Green, and Patrick Magee. This film will be shown in the library’s reading garden, drive-in style.

Besides presenting the film, Keith Crocker will discuss other movies that have been adapted from Poe’s works, focusing particularly on the Roger Corman/Vincent Price collaborations. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show!

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

Aug 11 @ 7:45 PM: Author John Searles

     

MEET THE AUTHOR – JOHN SEARLES

August 11, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

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

Members of the adult summer reading club who have submitted two reviews do not need to register for this program.

The eBook version can be accessed through the Nassau Digital Doorway. The eAudio version can be accessed here.

We are honored to have John Searles visiting us to talk about his new book, Single Girls. John will be signing copies of his book which will be for sale after the program.

Click here for additional information.

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