 |      | | This Week at the LibrarySign-up Now!Watch The Skies 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM7/26/2015 The aliens have landed and it’s up to the nations of Earth to unite... or not. Or at the very least, pass some UN resolutions and try not to spy on each other too much. And then there’s all that interesting alien tech floating around in the grey market... How will it all shake out? There’s only one way to find out: A MEGAGAME. What is a megagame? It’s like a game but bigger. Mega-bigger. Part RPG and part board game, Watch the Skies brings together 30-45 players who will play on teams as various nations and the alien visitors. Sign-Up now at the Adult Reference Desk Adult2:00 PM - 4:00 PM5/5/2015 Presented by Bud Livingston
Historian Bud Livingston returns to the library to present the history of Memorial Day and how it is celebrated. There is plenty of history behind this holiday, even though it was not until 1971 that Memorial Day became an official federal holiday, marked by ceremonies held on the last Monday in May throughout the nation. ADMISSION FREE – ALL WELCOME
Bethpage Public Library - Auditorium
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM5/7/2015 With Thomas Germano, Professor of Art History, Farmingdale State College
This lecture will examine all the Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) stunning floral paintings, and his life and work during his last months in Auvers sur Oise, a small art colony town northwest of Paris. In May of 1980, just before his departure from the asylum in Saint-Remy, and only two months prior to his death, van Gogh created four still lifes, two of which can be found in the Metropolitan Museum, NYC today -- "Roses" and "Irises." These bouquets and their counterparts -- a vertical composition of irises (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam) and a horizontal Composition of roses (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) -- were conceived as decorative ensembles, much like his earlier suite of seven sunflower paintings made in Arles in Provence. He also produced many beautiful still lifes of floral arrangements over the course of his short career. In Auvers, see Vincent's memorable landscapes, wheat fields, orchards, the immortal portrait of his friend, Dr. Gachet, the famous church of Auvers, the Auberge Ravoux where he died -- and much more. An exciting visual lecture in glowing Powerpoint.
ADMISSION FREE – ALL WELCOME
Bethpage Public Library - Auditorium & LobbyMovies2:00 PM - 4:00 PM5/6/2015 Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross
Rated: PG; 106 minutes This film was nominated for seven Academy Awards with Mike Nichols winning the award for best director, while launching the career of two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman. Reserved Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) returns home from college unsure of what to do with himself. While trying to figure out life, the sexy Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft) the wife of his father's business partner, seduces him. The affair further complicates his life when he meets the girl of his dreams (Ross). There's only one major problem, she's Mrs. Robinson's daughter!
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM5/8/2015 Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Michiel Mulsman, Gaby Hoffman, Laura Dern
Rated: R (sexual content, language); 115 minutes
This is a chronicle of one woman's (Witherspoon) 1,100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, undertaken with no experience, as a way to recover from recent catastrophes: the death of her mother and the dissolution of her marriage. It was nominated for two Oscars.
Bethpage Public Library - Auditorium & LobbyChildren10:00 AM - 10:30 AM & 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM5/5/2015 Tuesdays, May 5, 12 and 19
For ages 18 – 29 months with their caregivers. Have a ball while encouraging your child to engage in interactive play with other children of the same age. Enjoy this exciting program filled with an assortment of stories, songs, and circle games.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM5/9/2015 With Mad Science of Long Island
For Grades 4 and 5
All school district #21 Bethpage students in grades 4 and 5 attending this program will receive 21 Century Scholar credit.
Experience the life of an astronaut as you suit up for space flight! Use teamwork to complete an important space mission, build a model space station and bring home a “Space Walk Mission Game.” There is a $2.00 materials fee.
Register from April 6.
Students must only register at the Bethpage Public Library Children’s room.
Students will only be able to register for 21 Century credit with the school after completion of the program.
Bethpage Public Library - Meeting Room & Kitchen | | 47 Powell Ave. • Bethpage, NY 11714 • 516-931-3907
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