A monthly guide to yourcommunity library, itsprograms and services

Issue No. 229, April 2008

Library Budget VoteLibrary Budget Vote & Trustee Electiontakes place Tuesday, April 8. See page2 for details.

Tax helpContinuing on Tuesdays through April8, trained volunteers from AARP will beavailable between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.to assist with the preparation of tax re-turns. Appointments required; call theInformation Desk at 883-4400, Ext. 136.

Long Island ReadsLong Island Reads, a project of theNassau and Suffolk Library systems,has selected Aloft by Chang-rae Lee. Seecalendar for related programs.

Parents and educators. . . are invited to Sousa School on Tues-day, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. for “The Home-School Connection,” a presentation byNancy Schulman and Ellen Birnbaum,directors of the 92nd Street Y NurserySchool, and co-authors of Practical Wis-dom for Parents. Their program is co-sponsored by the Por t WashingtonChild Care Partnership. For informationcontact Regina Farinaccio at 767-5470.

Latino Festival May 4On Sunday, May 4, the Friends of theLibrary will co-sponsor a Latino Festi-val with the Landmark on Main Street.Featured at the library will be ethnicfoods from several local restaurants, astrolling guitarist and displays of cul-ture and customs from Latin Americancountries. The festivities begin at the li-brary at 1:30 p.m. There will be a per-formance by Jose Obando at 4 p.m. inthe Landmark on Main Street, followedby an outdoor festival.

Save the dateCheck next month’s newspaper for in-formation on a May 6 program with apanel of health professionals and an at-torney, who will offer the latest medi-cal and legal information on advance di-rectives, life and end-of-life decisions.

Notary ServiceThe library offers notary service freeof charge. A notary is available Mon-day through Friday from 9:15 a.m. to12:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pleasecall ahead for availability.

Volunteers needed. . . to conduct Roadwise Review. Con-tact Program Coordinator Jessica Ley at883-4400, Ext. 123.

Explore Asian culture on April 12

The Friends of the Library ispleased to announce its annual Ri-chard D. Whittemore Book & Au-thor Luncheon which will takeplace on Thursday, May 8 at Har-bor Links. Featured authors areLaurence Bergreen (Marco Polo:

From Venice to Xanadu) and BrianHall (Fall of Frost). Please notethe day and location change. Res-ervation information is available atthe public service desks.

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Reserve now for FOL AnnualBook & Author Luncheon

Myrna Turtletaub

A life in artMyrna Turtletaub was

a well-known Long Islandar tist who captured thebeauty of nature and everyday life in her work.

The Art Advisory Coun-cil sponsors an exhibition ofher work in the library’s MainGallery April 1 through 29,and hosts a reception on Sat-urday, April 5 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Myrna received a bach-elor of fine arts degree fromSyracuse University, andtaught art in the Port Wash-ington public schools for sev-eral years. Her works werewidely exhibited in a varietyof venues in Maine, Long Is-land and New York City andwere included in several cor-porate collections.

Myrna was a memberof the library’s Art AdvisoryCouncil and the GraphicEye gallery. She was a work-ing and committed artist tothe very end.

Join us on Saturday, April 12from 4 to 8 p.m. as we celebratePort’s diverse Asian population.Enjoy Asian music, dancing, crafts,displays, homemade delicacies andfood from local Asian restaurants.A fun-filled children’s program be-gins at 4:30 p.m. with Japanesemusic, dance and storytelling byKikyo Genso.

There will be a performance

of Japanese Royal Court Music,Gagaku, by Tenri Gagaku MusicSociety of New York, followed bya dynamic Chinese martial artsdemonstration by World Cham-pion Master Sitan Chen, a Koreanmusic and dance group and tra-ditional dancing from India.

Also featured are Chinesecalligraphy and paper cutting,Japanese sushi, origami and ki-

mono demonstrations, Koreanhand painting, flag and bookmarkdecorating, and Indian hennadecorating.

The festivities will close witha delicious assortment of interna-tional desserts prepared by thelibrary’s ESOL students. This fam-ily event is free and is made pos-sible by a generous grant from theFriends of the Library.

There are two seats open for a 5-year term (beginning July 1,2008) on the Library Board of Trustees. Candidates are:Joseph Burden and Thomas Donoghue.

PROPOSED BUDGETFOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009

2008Budget

6,061,851-

36,600-

133,4009,000

6,240,85175,000

6,315,851

3,088,09020,000

200,000891,756

4,199,846

365,00090,00055,0001,500

46,00040,500

598,000

49,20028,00030,00025,50016,00059,00038,0003,600

27,400100,50023,60045,0007,900

453,700

225,00096,20070,500

391,700

5,643,246

40,00060,00050,000

150,000

522,605-

522,605

6,315,851

REVENUES

Real Property TaxesPayments in Lieu of TaxesInterestContribution from FoundationOther Local RevenueState SourcesTotal RevenuesAppropriated Fund BalanceTotal Revenues & App. Fund Balance

EXPENDITURESSALARIES, TERMINAL LEAVE &EMPLOYEE BENEFITSSalariesTerminal LeaveEmployee Benefits — RetirementEmployee Benefits — OtherSubtotal — Salaries, Terminal LeaveAccruals & Employee Benefits

LIBRARY MATERIALSBooksSoftware & Online DatabasesPeriodicalsDocumentationMedia — VisualMedia — AudioSubtotal — Library Materials

LIBRARY OPERATIONSOffice & Library SuppliesTelephonePostage & FreightPrintingStaff Conference & TrainingALISProgram ServicesMembershipsMaint. Office EquipmentAccounting/LegalSecurity ServiceComputer ServiceGeneralSubtotal — Library Operations

BUILDING OPERATIONSFuel & UtilitiesCustodialInsuranceSubtotal — Building Operations

Subtotal Expenditures

EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS & TRANSFERSEquipmentRepairs & AlterationsTransfers to CapitalSubtotal — Equip., Repairs & Transfers

DEBT SERVICEBonds — Principal & InterestInstallment Debt — Principal & InterestSubtotal — Debt ServicePrincipal & Interest

Total Expenditures

Tax Levy IncreaseBudget Increase

2009ProposedBudget

6,299,50930,00042,600

-99,4009,000

6,480,50975,000

6,555,509

3,273,37420,000

265,271889,445

4,448,090

365,00088,50050,0001,500

46,00042,500

593,500

51,20029,00030,00027,50016,00065,00043,5004,000

28,90099,22525,00048,0005,900

473,225

210,000101,20070,500

381,700

5,896,515

47,00075,000

-122,000

525,05511,939

536,994

6,555,509

3.92%3.79%

Fund Balance: In an effort to keep the tax rate down, this budget includes an application of$75,000 of fund balance. After these funds are applied, the remaining fund balance is$389,624. Additional Information: More detailed information about the budget, previousactual expenditures, debt service and fund balance is available through the Director’s Office,883-4400, Ext. 300.

LIBRARY USAGE ANNUALLY

Registered Library Users 22,625Library Visits 450,401Materials Circulated 446,189Information Questions Answered 100,658Public Computer Use 153,037Program Attendance 27,556Community Use of Meeting Rooms 4,697Library Web Page Visits 245,415

MATERIALS IN COLLECTION 245,214

By TypeAdult Fiction 40,813Adult Non-fiction and Reference 91,057Children’s Fiction 19,455Children’s Non-fiction 20,289Non-print (Videos, DVDs, CDs, Audio Books) 47,128Magazines and Newspapers 25,322Documents, Slides 1,083

Library Materials & GeneralServicesAbsentee BallotsBooksBus & Train SchedulesBusiness InformationCommunity Bulletin BoardComputer CenterComputer ClassesConsumer InformationE-MailFax MachineForeign Language Books &

MagazinesGovernment DocumentsHomework Help OnlineInformation & Referral ServicesInterlibrary LoanMagazinesMapsMeeting Spaces for Community

GroupsMonthly NewspaperMuseum PassesNewspapersNotary PublicPhotocopiersResearch Services/Electronic

ResourcesReservesTax AssistanceTax FormsTeenSpaceTelephone Reference Service24-hour Web AccessWireless Hotspot

Audio VisualAudio BooksCompact DiscsDVDs/VideosForeign Language/English as a

Second Language AudioPlayaways

Programs for all AgesArt ExhibitsBook Discussion GroupsConcertsFilmsGallery TalksLecturesLiteracy OutreachPhotography ExhibitsReading ClubsStorytimesWorkshops

Special Collections/ServicesCareer CounselingDownloadable Audio Books & DVDsEnglish as a Second Language

ClassesFamily Place LibraryHealth Information CenterHistoric Photographs, Interviews &

TranscriptsHomebound ServiceLarge Type BooksLibrary PublicationsLocal History CenterParenting Information CollectionSenior Connections Service

2007Budget

5,832,067-

11,60050,000

133,4009,000

6,036,06770,000

6,106,067

2,927,26013,704

296,208838,246

4,075,418

360,00072,50055,000

90042,50040,500

571,400

50,00028,00030,00024,00016,00050,00038,5003,500

24,30096,00019,00040,5007,100

426,900

222,00089,90075,000

386,900

5,460,618

50,00050,000

-100,000

545,449-

545,449

6,106,067

Library Budget Vote & Trustee Election / Tuesday, April 8

MAC welcomesMunich-born pianist

Join the Music Advisor yCouncil on Sunday, April 6 at 3p.m. for a concert by pianist Ben-jamin Moser, who will play selec-tions from Prokofiev, Rachmanin-off, Ravel and Tchaikovsky.

The 26-year-old pianist wonFirst Prize in the 2007 Young Con-cert Artists International Audi-tions. He made his New York de-but in the Young Concert ArtistsSeries at Carnegie’s Zankel Hallon March 25, and looks forwardto his Washington, D.C. debut atthe Kennedy Center’s TerraceTheater on April 8.

Save the date: May 18 is theJean Ritchie Folk Concert featur-ing traditional American folk mu-sic and dance by Atwater-Donnelly.

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Marco Polo: From Venice toXanadu has been called the defini-tive biography of one of history’smost fascinating characters.Laurence Bergreen tells the tale ofPolo from his origins as a scion ofa wealthy merchant family inVenice to his travels on the SilkRoad to the inner sanctum of thelegendary Kublai Khan.

As the first European to travelextensively throughout Asia, MarcoPolo brought the riches and wis-dom of China to Italy.

Laurence Bergreen’s researchtook him from Venice to China toMongolia. An award-winning biog-rapher, historian, and chronicler ofexploration, Bergreen is the authorof Over the Edge of the World:Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnaviga-tion of the Globe. He has also writ-ten biographies of James Agee,Louis Armstrong, Al Capone andIrving Berlin.

Mr. Bergreen ser ves as aFeatured Historian on the HistoryChannel, and has been a judge forthe National Book Awards. Agraduate of Harvard University, helives in New York City.

Robert Frost was a Job-like fig-

ure. A tough man and a tough art-ist who led a hard life, he decidedearly on that he wouldn’t wallowin the tragedies that life threw hisway. Fall of Frost is Brian Hall’sevocative portrait of this brilliantand complicated man, arguablythe best-known and most widely-read American poet.

Staying true to Frost’s life inall external facts, and aiming tobe an accurate biographer, Hallspeculates only when it comes towhat Frost’s thoughts might havebeen. The resulting novel is amulti-faceted view of Frost thatcaptures him from many anglesand allows the reader to samplethe world through Frost’s eyes.

Brian Hall was a featuredauthor at the Friends’ 2003 Book& Author Luncheon when hespoke about his acclaimed novelI Should Be Extremely Happy inYour Company. He is the authorof two other novels and threebooks of non-fiction.

Mr. Hall’s articles have ap-peared in The New Yorker and TheNew York Times Magazine. Helives with his family in Ithaca.

Book & Author Luncheon

The Food Maven visits on April 23The New York Times Maga-

zine called Arthur Schwartz “awalking Google of food and res-taurant knowledge.” As the res-taurant critic and executive foodeditor of the New York Daily News,which he was for 18 years, he wasThe Schwartz Who Ate New York.Nowadays, he is best known asThe Food Maven, the name of hiswebsite. He is acknowledged asone of the country’s foremost ex-perts on food, cooking, restau-

rants, and culinary and restauranthistory.

The Brooklyn-based foodcritic, author and media personal-ity makes a return visit on Wed-nesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. topresent his latest contribution tothe world of culinary delights —Jewish Home Cooking.

Arthur knows how Jewishfood warms the heart and delightsthe soul. His book features authen-tic yet contemporary versions of

traditional Ashkenazi foods —rugulach, matzoh brei, challah,brisket, and even challengingclassics like kreplach and gefiltefish, that are easy to make and re-velatory to eat.

Books will be available forpurchase and signing. This pro-gram is co-sponsored by theFriends of the Library and SandsPoint/Shoshana Chapter of theNassau Region of Hadassah.

Join host Tony Traguardo onThursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. fora SoundSwap event featuring LongIsland singer/songwriter TobyTobias and his new ensemble.

Toby Tobias was born andraised in Johannesburg, South Af-rica. He studied classical music,but soon became influenced by thestyles of American and Britishpopular music of the ’60s and ’70s— including Bob Dylan, NeilYoung, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppe-lin, and British folk rockers Fair-port Convention and Steeleye Span.By age 17, he was a regular per-former at many of Johannesburg’spopular clubs and cafes. Amidst thepolitical turmoil of South Africa inthe ’70s (the inspiration for his al-

bum African Son), Toby left hishomeland to study at the RubinAcademy of Music in Jerusalem.He became a fixture on the musicscene there, but in 1988 decidedto make Long Island the placewhere he would continue his mu-sical journey.

With his soulful voice andoutstanding guitar work, Toby’sblend of rock, folk, blues, jazz andAfrican rhythms, coupled with hisgreat stage presence, make him ajoy to watch and to listen to. Hehas combined a rich assortmentof cover and original material intoa performance that is always a hitwith audiences that enjoy the artof song.

From South Africa to Long Island

SoundSwap welcomes Toby Tobias

April Library KidsWelcome to the page for Children’s Services. Be sure to look here for upcoming exhibits, programs and articles relating to Children’s Services and theParenting Information Center. Parents: Please comply with the age guidelines for these programs and be prepared to show proof of local residency.

The Great Library CardAdventure

Twilight TuesdaysPajama Story Time in English and Spanish

Tuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m.Takes place the second Tuesday of every month. Come in pajamas andenjoy stories, songs and fun activities from 7 to 7:30 p.m. For childrenages 3½ to 6 with an adult. Family members welcome. No registrationrequired.

Pajama Story Time — Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m.Takes place the third Tuesday of every month. Come in pajamas andlisten to bedtime stories from 7 to 7:30 p.m. For children ages 2½ to 5with an adult. Family members welcome. No registration required.

Page Turners — Tuesday, April 29 at 7:15 p.m.Takes place the last Tuesday of every month. Fifth and sixth grademembers in this monthly book group will meet from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.For availability call 883-4400, Ext. 150.

In collaboration with the elementar yschools of Port Washington, Children’sServices presents the 6th Annual “Great Li-brary Card Adventure.” Throughout themonth, children in grades K through 5are invited to visit the Children’s Roomand help win books for their school librar-ies. Present your library card (or librarycard application) at the Children’s Ser-vices desk and participate in a 20-minutescavenger hunt. Each child that plays willreceive a gift (while supplies last). Thegrade that has the most participants willbe the winner! Co-sponsored by the Friendsof the Library.

Preschool WorkshopsMusical Moppets — Monday, April 14

A preschool music and movement program. Musical Moppets for Ba-bies for children ages birth to 29 months with an adult from 12:15 to12:45 p.m. or 1 to 1:30 p.m. Musical Moppets for children ages 2½ to 5with an adult from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, April1 at 9:15 a.m. in the Children’s Room or by calling 883-4400, Ext. 150.

Springtime Craft — Monday, May 5 at 1 or 2 p.m.Join Jeanne Hall for a seasonal craft, stories and songs. For childrenages 2½ to 5 with an adult. Registration begins Monday, April 14 at 9:15a.m. in the Children’s Room or by calling 883-4400, Ext. 150.

A Time for KidsTuesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 11 a.m or 12:30 p.m.

Enjoy educational activities with Donna Green. Storytelling, dancing,a take-home craft and more. For children ages 18 months to 5 yearswith an adult. Registration begins Monday, April 14 at 9:15 a.m. in theChildren’s Room or by calling 883-4400, Ext. 150.

Tweens’ Night OutFriday, April 18 from 8 to 10 p.m.

Students in grades 5 and 6 are invited to have fun learning somethingnew, visit with new and old friends and enjoy light refreshments. Reg-istration begins Monday, April 7 at 9:15 a.m. in the Children’s Room orby calling 883-4400, Ext. 150. Workshop topic to be announced.

Thursday Workshop Series for ParentsApril 3 & 17 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Meet other parents from the community and discuss popular topics withTina Rotstein, CSW. Registration in progress. For availability callChildren’s Services at 883-4400, Ext. 150. Topics to be announced.

Special ProgramsKikyo Genso: A Japanese Journey — Saturday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m.As part of the library’s Asian Festival, artists Chris Merwin and KishikoHasegawa present a world of beauty and illusion with music, dance, move-ment and storytelling. Children will learn Japanese folk dances and listento stories and songs in Japanese. For families of all ages. No tickets required.Co-sponsored by the Children’s Advisory Council.

Bash the Trash Earth Day Celebration — Friday, April 18 at 4 p.m.Enjoy a musical performance with instruments made from an unusual re-source – garbage! For children in grades K to 6 with an adult. Tickets re-quired and will be available at the Children’s Services desk beginning Monday,April 7. Co-sponsored by the Children’s Advisory Council.

Hiawatha — Tuesday, April 22 at 2:30 p.m.The Catskill Puppet Theater presents a delightful production with exquis-itely crafted puppets and Native American music. For children in grades Kto 6 with an adult. Tickets available at the Children’s Services desk beginningMonday, April 14. Co-sponsored by the Children’s Advisory Council.

Constant Wonder — Thursday, April 24 at 2:30 p.m.Stories, music and song with the musical duo Connie Gillies and Alice Weiser.For children ages 2½ to 8 with an adult. Tickets required and will be avail-able at the Children’s Services desk beginning Monday, April 14.

School-Age Workshops

Wacky WavesFriday, April 4 at 4 p.m.Celebrate Earth Day and learnabout water, waves and the envi-ronment. Make a fun project thatwill simulate an oil spill and learncreative techniques to clean it up!Presented by Mad Science ofLong Island for children in grades1 to 4. Registration began March25. For availability call Children’sServices at 883-4400, Ext. 150.

Lantern CraftMonday, April 21Join Shirley Ruby and decorate abattery-operated wooden lantern.Workshop I from 10 to 11 a.m. forchildren in grades K to 3. Work-shop II from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. for children in grades 4 to 6.Make-up date from canceled work-shop. For availability call Child-ren’s Services at 883-4400, Ext.150. Workshop fee: $3.

OUR MONTHLY DISPLAY: Visit the Children’s Room throughout themonth to view a display of artwork created by the children of the TempleBeth Israel Nursery School.

The Catskill Puppet Theater pre-sents Hiawatha on April 22 at2:30 p.m. Pick up tickets begin-ning April 14.

Scene of the Crime

Panel features risingstars of crime fiction

Four up-and-coming stars ofthe crime fiction genre will be wel-comed by the Friends of the Li-brary on Monday, April 28 at 7:30p.m.

This fun and lively panel dis-cussion will be moderated by LeeFertitta, director of adult services.

“How Crime Fiction WritersChoose and Use Locale” is thetopic to be discussed by the group,some of whom have won or havebeen nominated for prestigious lit-erary awards.

Theresa Schwegel’s ProbableCause, earned rave reviews andwas a New York Times’ Editor’sChoice. Her third novel, Person ofInterest, was selected one of Pub-lishers Weekly’s Best of 2007 andan Entertainment Weekly critic’schoice.

Megan Abbott is the Edgar-

nominated author of Queenpin,The Song is You and Die a Little,as well as the nonfiction study,The Street Was Mine: White Mas-culinity in Hardboiled Fiction andFilm Noir.

Alafair Burke’s most recentbook, Dead Connection, intro-duced NYPD Detective EllieHatcher. Burke currently servesas a legal and trial commentatorfor radio and television programs.

Daniel Judson’s three novels— The Poisoned Rose, The BoneOrchard and The Darkest Place —have all garnered Shamus Awardnominations and one ShamusPrize. His four th novel, TheWater’s Edge, will be published bySt. Martin’s Minotaur in June.

Books by each author will beavailable for purchase and sign-ing following the program.

The Friends of the Libraryinvites you to join them on Sun-day, April 27 at 2 p.m. for the RuthD. Bogen Memorial Lecture. Ed-ward Mendelson, professor of En-glish and Comparative Literature,and Columbia University’s LionelTrilling Professor in the Humani-ties will talk on his book TheThings That Matter: What SevenClassic Novels Have to Say aboutthe Stages of Life.

The book has been called anilluminating exploration of howseven of the greatest novels of the19th and 20th centuries — Fran-kenstein, Wuthering Heights, JaneEyre, Middlemarch, Mrs. Dalloway,To the Lighthouse and Between theActs — portray the essential expe-riences of life.

Professor Mendelson did hisundergraduate work at the Univer-sity of Rochester and earned hisPh.D. at Johns Hopkins Univer-sity. He is the author of EarlyAuden, Later Auden, and is theLiterary Executor of the Estate ofW. H. Auden. He is the editor ofAuden’s Complete Works, as wellas of novels by Thomas Hardy,George Meredith, Arnold Bennett,Anthony Trollope and H. G. Wells.

Since 1986 he has writtenabout computing, software, and ty-pography and is a contributingeditor of PC Magazine.

Mendelson was an associateprofessor of English at Yale Uni-versity and a visiting associate

professor of English at HarvardUniversity.

He lives in New York withhis wife and son.

Valued for her sense of hu-mor, incisive comments and greatknowledge of literature, RuthBogen was a dedicated longtimemember of the board of directorsof the Friends of the Library.

In November of 2000, theFriends established The Ruth D.Bogen Memorial Collection tohonor Ruth’s memory. It is sup-ported by the Ruth D. Bogen Me-morial Fund, which is adminis-tered by the Friends. More than1,200 classic works of fiction andnonfiction have been purchased.Many more titles will be added inthe years to come.

FOL welcomes Edward Mendelson

Columbia’s Lionel Trilling Professorgives Bogen Memorial Lecture

The library’s recent Health Hunt drew more than 1,000 visitors to the library.Children traveled throughout the building with magnifying glasses and detectivebags in hand as they visited the various stops on their maps. The Health AdvisoryCouncil, Children’s Services and ESOL program co-sponsored this wonderfulcommunity-wide event.

Family Health Hunt a hit!

Happy Birthday, Sir Alec!Born in London on April 2,

1914, Alec Guinness grew up to beone of the most versatile actors ofthe twentieth century. Beginningin 1936, he gained experience play-ing Shakespeare, Shaw and Chek-hov at the Old Vic. Although heplayed a bit part in one film in1934, his real screen debut was asHerbert Pocket in David Lean’s1946 version of Great Expectations.

Guinness demonstrated hisversatility with disguises and ac-cents as Fagin in Oliver Twist(1948), eight members of the nobled’Ascoyne family in Kind Heartsand Coronets (1949), a Welshmanin Run for Your Money (1949), adying man in Last Holiday (1950),humorous criminals in The Laven-der Hill Mob (1951) and TheLadykillers (1955), a meek inven-tor in The Man in the White Suit(1951), an ambitious clerk in TheCard (1952), a bigamist in TheCaptain’s Paradise (1953), a sleuth-ing priest in The Detective (1954),a cardinal in The Prisoner (1955),a widowed father in To Paris withLove (1955), a prince in The Swan(1956), army officers in The Bridgeon the River Kwai (1957) andTunes of Glory (1960), an irasciblepainter in The Horse’s Mouth(1958), an Arab in Lawrence ofArabia (1962), a Russian in DoctorZhivago (1965), a warship com-mander in Damn the Defiant!(1962), a lustful Parisian in HotelPardiso (1966), a ghost in Scrooge(1970), a king in Cromwell (1970),

a pope in Brother Sun, SisterMoon (1973), an earl in Little LordFauntleroy (1980), a retired judgein Edwin (1984), an Indian profes-sor in A Passage to India (1984),and a kindly debtor in Little Dorrit(1987).

For a younger generation,Guinness may be best remem-bered as Jedi knight Obi-WanKenobi in the first Star Wars tril-ogy (Star Wars in 1977, The Em-pire Strikes Back in 1980, and Re-turn of the Jedi in 1983); espionagefans know him as George Smileyin Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy(1979) and Smiley’s People (1982)Guinness was knighted in 1959and made a Companion of Honourin 1994. He won an AcademyAward for The Bridge on the RiverKwai, and a special Oscar in 1980;he was also nominated for TheLavender Hill Mob, The Horse’sMouth (Best Screenplay), StarWars and Little Dorritt. AlecGuinness passed away on August5, 2000, at the age of 86.

Learn more about this mas-ter thespian by reading John Tay-lor Russell’s Alec Guinness: A Cel-ebration (1984), Gary O’Connor’sAlec Guinness: A Life (2002), PiersPaul Rand’s Alec Guinness: TheAuthorised Biography (2005), andthe actor’s three autobiographies,Blessings in Disguise (1985), MyName Escapes Me: The Diary of aRetiring Actor (1997) and A Posi-tively Final Appearance (1999).

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What’s new in TeenSpace?

Teen concert at Landmark on Main Street

Rock with Push Playon Friday, April 11!

Young People’s Poetry Week

Visit TeenSpace during YoungPeople’s Poetry Week (April 14-20)and sample some highlights fromour collection. Check out “PoetryPanes,” an interactive window ac-tivity, co-sponsored by the Friendsof the Library.

Check out the Columbia Gran-ger’s World of Poetry database atthe library or from home. This da-tabase contains 13,000 full-text po-ems, plus indexing of 250,000 po-etry citations, including commen-taries, biographies and more.

New Books in TeenSpace

New books arrive almost daily!Here are a few recommendedverse novels that you might enjoy:

Home of the Brave by KatherineApplegate. Kek, an African refu-gee, is confronted by strangethings at the Minneapolis home ofhis aunt. (YA FIC Applegate)

Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham. Af-ter a shark attack causes the am-putation of her right arm, 15-year-old Jane, an aspiring ar tist,struggles to come to terms withher loss. (YA FIC Bingham)

Walking on Glass by Alma Fuller-ton. A teenage boy recounts his at-tempts to deal with the realities ofhis mother’s near-death coma. (YAFIC Fullerton)

Glass by Ellen Hopkins. In a pow-erful sequel to Crank, Kristina isdetermined to manage her addic-tion to crack in order to keep hernewborn child. (YA FIC Hopkins)

Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mallby Wendy Mass. When TessaReynolds falls into a coma aftergetting hit in the head during gymclass, she experiences heaven asthe mall where her parents work.(YA FIC Mass)

Song of the Sparrow by Lisa AnnSandell. In fifth century Britain,nine years after the destruction oftheir home, 17-year-old Elaine de-scribes her changing perceptionsof war and the people around her.(YA FIC Sandell)

Rubber Houses by Ellen Yeomans.As 17-year-old Kit’s oberves heryounger brother’s battle with can-cer, she withdraws into and gradu-ally emerges from her grief. (YAFIC Yeomans)

Push Play — voted best LongIsland band by the Long IslandPress — will perform at the Land-mark on Main Street Friday, April11 at 8 p.m. as part of the library’sSoundSwap series.

Mark your calendar now —this is a show you won’t want tomiss. The winner of Schreiber’sBattle of the Bands will open forPush Play.

Free tickets will be available

to Port Washington residents be-ginning Tuesday, April 1. Thereis a 4-ticket limit per resident.Bring I.D.

Non residents may pick upany remaining tickets beginningApril 7.

Push Play’s appearance isjointly sponsored by the library,the Port Washington Union FreeSchool District and the Port Wash-ington Teen Center.