Half Hollow Hills Community Library: August 2003

Adult Programs in Blue,
Youth Services Programs in Red

Activities will take place in Dix Hills or Melville as noted. All programs start promptly at the time listed. Priority is given to district residents for attendance at most programs. Your Library card is the first choice of identification. Advance registration is required for many programs; please call ahead for information. Youth Services Programs are for district residents only. Please let us know in advance if you require any special accommodations because of a disability. Please car pool and park in the rear of the lot when attending programs, events, and bus trips.
For specific information about calendar items, either place your mouse over the text to see program details or click on the text for more information.

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Friday 8/1/2003

Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Game of Mah-jongg
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Book Bingo
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville
Join us for fun and prizes at both Library buildings.New this Summer —Picture Book Bingo.Just match the pictures from your favorite story books to win prizes.A great game for emerging readers,and preschoolers.We ’ll play Book Bingo too!So —if you love Bingo,you won ’t want to miss a week.No Registration is required.Younger children may bring an adult to help them.

Saturday 8/2/2003
Registration for Autumn Wreath Craft on 9/18

Create a beautiful wreath composed of mums,branches, leaves and fall-colored ribbons surrounding a grapevine base, with Julé Gaudioso as your guide.Bring a wire cutter,scissors and glue gun to class.There is a $25.00 materials fee (nonre- fundable),payable at registration,August 2 through September 11,at the Dix Hills building.District residents only on the first day of registration.

Registration for Therapeutic Yoga Plus: Fall Session

Yoga and Pilates,for all ages and all levels with Jane Kearns-Landow.Dress in footless leotards,stretch pants or shorts;bring a mat and an extra large towel.There is a $30.00 fee (nonrefundable)payable at registration,which begins Aug. 2, at the Dix Hills building.

Defensive Driving
Time: 9:30am
Location: Dix Hills

During Saturday sessions there will be a 30-minute break; bring a bag lunch &beverage.There is a $35.00 fee (nonrefundable), payable at registration.Please make checks payable to Half Hollow Hills Community Library.

Monday 8/4/2003
Book Buddy Program begins

July 7-August 15 Grades 6 &up
Sharing a book with a child aged 2 1 /2 through Grade 2 can be lots of fun. Call Youth Services for details and to register.A great way to earn community service credits!

Walk-In Adventures in Art
Location: Melville

10 am - noon, 1 - 3 pm

55/Alive Mature Driving Program
Time: 9:30am
Location: Dix Hills

Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

DH and Melville
Ages 3 years &up
Come and enjoy the many board games available at the Library.Play checkers,Monopoly,Clue,Scrabble or any of the other games available.We also have some great games for preschoolers that don ’t require reading.

Game of Bridge
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Game of Chess
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Junior Chess Club
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Dix Hills Grades 5 &up
John Koliner will be here to help you learn and conquer the strategies of chess at all levels.Registration began June 23.

Singing Stories
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Melville

Melville Ages 2-7 years with adult
Did you know that you can “sing a book?” Listen and sing to the rhythms of stories that you know and love,performed by Brady Rymer.Books that you ’ve “sung ” will be on hand for you to checkout.Please register beginning July 21.

Tuesday 8/5/2003
55/Alive Mature Driving Program
Time: 9:30am
Location: Dix Hills

Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

So Big Story Hour
Time: 10:30am
Location: Melville

18 months-2 1 /2 years with adult.Finger plays,movement activities and stories.(Limited to 20)

Story Parade
Time: 11:00am
Location: Dix Hills

A picture book time for 2 1 /2-5 year olds.(Limited to 25)

Players Choice
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Enjoy Your Suffolkweb Account: Q & A
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Have a question about web surfing,email, research,or anything else on the Internet?Bring it to our web expert this summer!Sessions are hands-on,limited to 6 students and held in the Internet Room at the Dix Hills building.
Questions & Answers About The Internet

Wednesday 8/6/2003
Registration for Magic Workshop on 8/13

7:00 p.m.-Melville
Grades 3-5
James Plath will be on hand to perform some dazzling magic right before your eyes!He won ’t divulge ALL of his secrets,but he will show you how to do magic tricks using common household items.Bring a deck of cards and learn some clever tricks in this sleight-of- hand session.Registration is limited; please sign-up beginning August 6.

Walk-In Crafts Fun
Location: Dix Hills

10am - noon, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Wednesdays:10:00 a.m.-12 noon (no walk-ins after 11:30 a.m.)&1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Thursdays:10:00 a.m.-12 noon -Dix Hills
No registration is required;just come,have fun and enjoy a different craft each week.
Ages 3-5 years with adult
July 2 &3 Dino-mite Sun Visor
July 9 &10 Danny Dino Tube Art
July 16 &17 Swinging Dino Mobile
July 23 &24 Dinosaur Collage
July 30 &31 Tyrannosaurus-Tissue Art
August 6 &7 Dinosaur Place Mat
Ages 6 & up
July 2 &3 Patriotic Windsock
July 9 &10 Designer Dinosaur
July 16 &17 Frame A Dinosaur
July 23 &24 Dinosaur Container
July 30 &31 Color A Postasaurus
August 6 &7 Dinosaur Potpourri

Walk-In Adventures in Art
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Melville

Mondays:10:00 a.m.-12 noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Wednesdays:10:00 a.m.-12 noon All ages
Come and enjoy doing art projects;there ’s no need to register. It ’s fun for all ages (younger children must be accompanied by an adult); you can try something new each week!
June 30 &2 Design-a-saur
July 7 &9 Pop Goes The Dinosaur
July 14 &16 Dangling Dinosaurs
July 21 &23 If Dinosaurs Came Back
July 28 &30 Dino-Rain
August 4 &6 Jurassic Park

Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Teddy Bear Time-Pajama Storytime
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

A family story hour.Bring your teddy or favorite bedtime friend and enjoy stories,games,songs,a craft and a bedtime snack.Please Note:Children under 3 years of age must be mature enough to sit and listen quietly.

Thursday 8/7/2003
Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Walk-In Craft Fun
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Lunch Bunch Storytimes
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Melville

Ages 2 1 /2-5 years of age.Bring a blanket and your favorite lunch;juice and cookies will be provided.

Feature Film: I Am Sam
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his seven year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.Sean Penn (Oscar nomination)and Michelle Pfeiffer star.All are welcome.

In-House Battle of the Books
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Musical Innovations
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

7:00 p.m.-Dix Hills
Ages 3-8 years
Musical Innovations,a talented chamber music group, brings classical music to life in a very entertaining way.They incorporate literature,musical terms,games,movement, and of course the playing of classical music in a creative and entertaining introduction to classical music and musical instruments.Register beginning July 31.

Body Sculpting
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Melville

Thursdays,July 10,17,24,31,August 7,14,7:30 p.m.-Melville
Toni Riedel will show you how to get in shape.Wear comfortable clothes,bring a mat or towel and,if desired,small weights. There is a $22.50 fee (non-refundable),payable at registration, which begins May 10,at the Melville building.District residents only on the first day of registration.

Friday 8/8/2003
Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Game of Mah-jongg
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Raptors Delight
Time: 6:30pm - 8:45pm
Location: Dix Hills

Grades 6 &up
Music and fun games are on the “menu ” as the Raptors celebrate.All are welcome,but members of the Raptors Reading Club and Book Buddy Program will get special raffle prizes.Have fun with your friends!Registration begins July 22.

Monday 8/11/2003
Book Buddy Program begins

July 7-August 15 Grades 6 &up
Sharing a book with a child aged 2 1 /2 through Grade 2 can be lots of fun. Call Youth Services for details and to register.A great way to earn community service credits!

Mother Goose Party
Time: 11:00am
Location: Melville

by invitation only
Parents:read,read,read to your baby!When you list four books on your child's reading chart,you and your little unnybones are invited to a Mother Goose Party on Monday August 11,11:00 a.m,at the Melville building ,or Tuesday August 12,11:00 a.m.,at the Dix Hills building.

Game of Bridge
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Game of Chess
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Dix Hills

Cinema Classics: The Heiress
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Dix Hills

The Heiress (1949)Unrated 115 min.
Olivia de Havilland won an Oscar for her role as a young naive woman,who falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter. Kim Rebolini leads an informal discussion following each film.All are welcome.

Tuesday 8/12/2003
Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Players Choice
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Wednesday 8/13/2003
Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Magic Workshop
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Melville

7:00 p.m.-Melville
Grades 3-5
James Plath will be on hand to perform some dazzling magic right before your eyes!He won ’t divulge ALL of his secrets,but he will show you how to do magic tricks using common household items.Bring a deck of cards and learn some clever tricks in this sleight-of- hand session.Registration is limited; please sign-up beginning August 6.

Thursday 8/14/2003
Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Enjoy Your Suffolkweb Account: Q & A
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am

Have a question about web surfing,email, research,or anything else on the Internet?Bring it to our web expert this summer!Sessions are hands-on,limited to 6 students and held in the Internet Room at the Dix Hills building.
Questions & Answers About The Internet

Feature Film: Road to Perdition
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

A crime/drama where bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman ’s son witnesses what his father does for a living. Tom Hanks,Paul Newman,Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh star.*Restricted

Welcome to Mathmagicland I
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Dix Hills Grades K-3
Learn how to tie a knot in a piece of string without letting go of the ends,amaze your friends with a Möbius strip and learn what a tetra-flexagon can do!Beth Deaner of the Goudreau Museum of Mathematics will help you master several activities that look like magic,but are really based on mathematical principles.Please register beginning August 7.

Body Sculpting
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Melville

Thursdays,July 10,17,24,31,August 7,14,7:30 p.m.-Melville
Toni Riedel will show you how to get in shape.Wear comfortable clothes,bring a mat or towel and,if desired,small weights. There is a $22.50 fee (non-refundable),payable at registration, which begins May 10,at the Melville building.District residents only on the first day of registration.

Friday 8/15/2003
Registration for September Defensive Driving

Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Game Time
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Dix Hills and Melville

Game of Mah-jongg
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Chocolate Yum Yums!
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Dix Hills Grades 6 &up
Chocolate in special shapes is not only tasty but fun!Edible Creations will help you create delightful shapes using pretzels, marshmallows,and other forms.Register beginning July 22.

Saturday 8/16/2003
Annual Suffolk County Battle of the Books Play-Off

at the Wyndham Wind Watch Hotel

Monday 8/18/2003
Battle of the Books Championship Round and Awards

at Wyndham Wind Watch Hotel

Game of Bridge
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Game of Chess
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Tuesday 8/19/2003
Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Players Choice
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Wednesday 8/20/2003
Lyle Cooper's Friends Like You & Me

by invitation only
Melville - 2 pm
Dix Hills - 7 pm
Children who complete the four-book minimum requirement are invited to Lyle Cogen ’s Friends Like You &Me on Wednesday,August 20,2:00 p.m.,at the Melville building or 7:00 p.m.,at the Dix Hills building.An engaging concert for preschoolers where children will hop like frogs,flop their socks, make imaginary pizza and learn sign language —a musical show where audience participation and fun are nonstop!

Thursday 8/21/2003
Feature Film: Far From Heaven
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

In this drama/romance,set in 1950s Connecticut,a housewife faces a marital crisis as well as mounting racial tensions in the outside world.Starring Julianne Moore (Oscar nomination)and Dennis Quaid.*Restricted

Body Sculpting
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Melville

Thursdays,July 10,17,24,31,August 7,14,7:30 p.m.-Melville
Toni Riedel will show you how to get in shape.Wear comfortable clothes,bring a mat or towel and,if desired,small weights. There is a $22.50 fee (non-refundable),payable at registration, which begins May 10,at the Melville building.District residents only on the first day of registration.

Friday 8/22/2003
Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Game of Mah-jongg
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Saturday 8/23/2003
Enjoy Your Suffolkweb Account: Q & A
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am

Have a question about web surfing,email, research,or anything else on the Internet?Bring it to our web expert this summer!Sessions are hands-on,limited to 6 students and held in the Internet Room at the Dix Hills building.
Questions & Answers About The Internet

Monday 8/25/2003
Game of Bridge
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Game of Chess
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

no session 9/1

Defensive Driving
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Tuesday 8/26/2003
Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Players Choice
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Defensive Driving
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

Wednesday 8/27/2003
Dinoman
Location: Dix Hills

11 am and 2 pm, by invitation only
Children who complete their contracts will receive a ticket to attend Dinoman on Wednesday,August 27,11:00 a.m.or 2:00 p.m.,at the Dix Hills building .When mysterious dinosaur tracks appear Dinoman,and his trusty raccoon,Reflex,use their experience and the audience ’s intelligence to find the dinosaur who left the tracks.All your dinosaur questions will be answered with poetry,magic —and of course —three life-size dinosaurs!

Thursday 8/28/2003
Feature Film: Maid in Manhattan
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

In this comedy/romance a senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid,thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman ’s clothing.Starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes.All are welcome.

Friday 8/29/2003
Therapeutic Yoga
Time: 9:45am
Location: Dix Hills

Game of Mah-jongg
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Dix Hills

For Information on this Calendar, contact: Ellen Druda Licensed To: Half Hollow Hills Community Library