Wednesday, July 13
Book Buddies Teen Training
Interested in participating in the Book Buddies Under the Stars program, going on Wednesdays this July? If you haven’t taken this training class before, you must take it in order to participate in Book Buddies. A training session will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Central Avenue. Book Buddies will be on Wednesday July 13, 20 and 27, from 7 to 7:45 p.m. on the Central Avenue patio. Community service will be awarded for every night attended.
Massapequa’s Historic Treasures
Watch history come alive as Bill Colfer and George Kirchmann of the Massapequa Historical Society talk about the buildings of the local Historic Complex. Learn about Old Grace Church (built in 1844), the Delancey Floyd Jones Library (built in 1896), and the Elbert Floyd Servant’s Cottage (built around 1870). Most importantly, learn what Massapequa was like back in olden times. The lecture will take place at the Bar Harbour Library at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 14
Concert Under The Stars
The library will present a free concert by the Steel Silk Band under the stars at Brady Park at 8 p.m. Performances include top songs from the biggest artists of the ‘60s to today, including Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Styx, Donna Summer and Stevie Nicks. You never know what you’ll hear from The Steel Silk Band. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy this show.
The Late Movie: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
In this thrilling continuation of the epic space opera, ex-stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega), scrappy desert dweller Rey (Daisy Ridley), and droid companion BB-8 get caught up in a galactic war when they come across a map containing the whereabouts of the vanished Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). They soon embark on an epic adventure that brings them face-to-face with heroes from the past, as well as new villains. From 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Central Avenue children’s room.
Friday, July 15
Conversational Spanish
Learn conversational Spanish in the Bar Harbour children’s room from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Let’s Talk
Senior discussion group at the Bar Harbour auditorium from 1 to
3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19
Cool Apps for the Android
Learn how to use apps that will make you more productive on your Android device. Discover apps you can’t live without. Bring your device or just come and listen. Class size is limited so pre-registration required. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bar Harbour auditorium.
Wednesday, July 20
Summer Active Parenting Groups For Parents
“Active Parenting” is perhaps the most effective program ever offered in the how to of raising children. YES Community Counseling Center will be conducting a program this summer titled Active Parenting of Teens (ages 12-18). From 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Massapequa office of the YES Community Counseling Center. Each program runs for six weeks and the cost of the programs is $75 per family. Contact Kathleen Coletta at YES Community Counseling Center, 516-799-3203 to reg
ister or answer questions.
Movie: Merchants of Doubt
The 2014 anti-propaganda documentary, Merchants of Doubt will be shown at the Bar Harbour Library. The film will be followed by a presentation by Dr. Coty Keller, ecologist, former naval captain, national security expert, and climate activist working with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and an info session on how to get involved with efforts to pass important climate legislation. From 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Massapequa Garden Club
Do you want to know more about your furry and feathered neighbors? Volunteers for Wildlife will present a program on “Living With Wildlife on Long Island” at the meeting of the Massapequa Park Garden Club. The public is invited to attend the program, which will begin at 8:30 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room of Massapequa Park Village Hall, 151 Front St., Massapequa Park. Admission is free. The club meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by refreshments. For more information, contact Mary Ann Elliott at 516-798-5861.
Thursday, July 21
Movie: Secret in their Eyes
The Bar Harbour auditorium will show a 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. screening of the movie Secret in Their Eyes. A tight-knit team of investigators and their supervisor is torn apart when one investigator’s teenage daughter is brutally and inexplicably murdered. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts (2015; PG-13, 2 hrs)
Ongoing
Library Closed on Sundays
The Massapequa Bar Harbour and Central Avenue libraries will be closed on Sundays during the summer.
