By editor@gcnews.com | on July 28, 2022
4:00pm Adults Virtual Flex & Tone with Mindy Vasta This is a low impact strength training class. It utilizes weights, balls and bands. Exercises are performed in a safe and controlled manner (sitting and standing) to help increase bone mass, improve strength, promote proper alignment and enhance overall fitness. Cost: $36 (6 sessions)
7:00pm Adults Virtual Fit & Feeling Great with Linda Ray Look and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
11:00am Adults Virtual Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.
7:00pm Teens Teens: Virtual Squid Science Dissection Understand the importance of marine ecosystems with squids! Learn about the anatomy, habitat and behavior of the California market squid through a virtual dissection, and discover the importance of ocean conservation along the way.
7:00pm Tweens Tweens: In-Person: Little Shop of Improv Workshop Improvisation or improv is a form of theater where the characters, dialog, game, scene or story are made up in the moment. Learn a new skill at this engaging series!
6:30pm Children In-Person: Tots Night Out (Ages 18 months to 5 years) What’s more fun than a night at the library! Come for this engaging musical storytime program. Pajamas are allowed!
010:00am Adults Hybrid Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak During this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels…including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you! Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
1:00pm Adults Hybrid: The Passionate Reader with Mary Hirdt: The Golden Boy by John Glatt Join Mary as she discusses The Golden Boy by John Glatt.
This is the true story of Thomas Gilbert, Jr., the handsome and charming New York socialite accused of murdering his father, a Manhattan millionaire and hedge fund founder.
Download the book from your library!
5:30pm Adults Hybrid Yoga with Joe You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
10:00am Adults In Person English Language Learners (ELL) with Literacy Nassau This program is sponsored by Literacy Nassau at the Jericho Public Library.
9:00am Teens Teen: Practice ACT/SAT with The Princeton Review Register with The Princeton Review to take either a practice ACT or SAT online. After the test, you’ll receive a comprehensive score report detailing your strengths and weaknesses.
2:00pm Adults, All Ages Meet the Artist Reception Sumi-e by Ling Zhang. The public is invited to attend.
2:00pm Adults Virtual Profiles with Dr. William Thierfelder: Truman Capote When Truman Capote passed away in August of 1984 he left behind an enduring – and sometimes controversial – legacy of fiction and non-fiction novels, short stories, and journal pieces. This program delves into both the light and shadows of one of America’s greatest writers.
4:00pm Adults Virtual Flex & Tone with Mindy Vasta This is a low impact strength training class. It utilizes weights, balls and bands. Exercises are performed in a safe and controlled manner (sitting and standing) to help increase bone mass, improve strength, promote proper alignment and enhance overall fitness. Cost: $36 (6 sessions)
7:00pm Adults Virtual Fit & Feeling Great with Linda Ray Look and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
11:00am Adults Virtual Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.
7:00pm Tweens Tweens: In-Person: Little Shop of Improv Workshop Improvisation or improv is a form of theater where the characters, dialog, game, scene or story are made up in the moment. Learn a new skill at this engaging series!
7:00pm All Ages Board of Trustees Meeting The public is invited to attend the monthly Jericho Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting.
10:30am Children In-Person: 1,2,3 Full S.T.E.A.M Ahead (18 months-5 years) These preschool STEAM programs include music movement, fine and gross motor development and storytelling followed by a craft!
2:00pm Adults Virtual Art Lecture: Central Park with Sylvia Laudien-Meo Central Park is Manhattan’s masterpiece of 19th century landscape design and it is very intricately linked to New York’s history. It is the first democratic park in the city with open entrances, fresh water and public sculpture as well as a stage for anti war demonstrations during the 60s, the setting for Christo’s Gates and the NYC Marathon. Most importantly it is a breathtakingly beautiful park!
10:00am Adults Hybrid Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak During this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels…including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you! Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
1:00pm Adults In-Person Adult Game Time We’re setting up the Meeting Room with tables and chairs. Bring a game to play along with your friends for an afternoon of fun and relaxation. Play canasta, mah jongg, Scrabble or any other game of your choice.
5:30pm Adults Hybrid Yoga with Joe You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
10:00am Adults In Person English Language Learners (ELL) with Literacy Nassau This program is sponsored by Literacy Nassau at the Jericho Public Library.
10:30am Children In-Person: Jump for Joy (Ages 18 months to 5 years) Come to this lively program of music and activities for you and your child.
2:00pm Teens Teen Summer Reading Finale: Upcycled Beaded Bracelets Join us for an end-of-summer-reading good time! Create your own upcycled beads to make a bracelet with Nancy from Dainty Discards. Then take home a bag of sweet treats! Summer Reading Grand Prize Raffle winners will be announced.
4:00pm Adults Virtual Flex & Tone with Mindy Vasta This is a low impact strength training class. It utilizes weights, balls and bands. Exercises are performed in a safe and controlled manner (sitting and standing) to help increase bone mass, improve strength, promote proper alignment and enhance overall fitness. Cost: $36 (6 sessions)
7:00pm Adults Virtual Fit & Feeling Great with Linda Ray Look and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
7:00pm Children Virtual Elementary Science: Salt Dough Starfish (Pre-K to Grade 2) Become a scientist as you conduct experiments with just a few common household materials. In this program you will make a starfish and explore the oceans.
11:00am Adults Virtual Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.
2:00pm Adults Virtual: Solving Ancient Mysteries with Linda M. Frank, Teacher & Author This lecture illustrates how modern forensic techniques using DNA technology are used to solve mysteries of the past. Linda talks about our own ancestry including how services such as Ancestry.com work and what it tells us. She will include information on identifying victims of war.
7:00pm Tweens Tweens: In-Person: Little Shop of Improv Workshop Improvisation or improv is a form of theater where the characters, dialog, game, scene or story are made up in the moment. Learn a new skill at this engaging series!
7:00pm Adults Hybrid: Talk About Books with Fran Cohen: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
With the pandemic as a backdrop, we travel to the Galapagos with one young woman who works for Sotheby’s. The time and place offers self reflection and opportunities to reevaluate one’s life. Listeners are welcome!
2:00pm Adults In-Person Movie: Let Them All Talk Drama – A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past. Starring Meryl Streep, Gemma Chan, Diane Wiest. Rated R. 1 hour, 53 minutes.
7:00pm Teens Teens: Community Service Memory Jars Earn 1 hour of community service making summer memory jars to be donated to nursing home patients.
7:00pm Children, Tweens In-person: TV Game Show (By invitation for Grades 1 to 6) Join us to celebrate of the end of summer with this fun, live TV Game Show and lots more! You’re guaranteed to have the best time!
10:00am Adults Hybrid Chair Yoga with Jolie Bosnjak During this chair yoga class you will move from head to toe, using the chair as a prop for support. This practice is for all levels…including those nursing an injury or coping with a chronic problem. The results will surprise you! Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
1:00pm Adults In-Person Adult Game Time We’re setting up the Meeting Room with tables and chairs. Bring a game to play along with your friends for an afternoon of fun and relaxation. Play canasta, mah jongg, Scrabble or any other game of your choice.
5:30pm Adults Hybrid Yoga with Joe You will learn yoga poses that include standing, sitting, twists, leg stretches, chair poses, and breathing exercises. Mindfulness and living in the moment are woven into the practice. Have a sticky mat, chair, yoga blanket, block and belt. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
10:00am Adults In Person English Language Learners (ELL) with Literacy Nassau This program is sponsored by Literacy Nassau at the Jericho Public Library.
2:00pm Adults Hybrid: Great Performers with Marc Courtade: The Immortal Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe remains one of the world’s iconic figures 60 years after her untimely death. She is remembered for her comedic, blonde bombshell film roles and a sex symbol. Her life and death are still the subjects of much controversy and speculation. This talk will explore her winsome screen presence and her tragic personal and professional struggles.
10:30am Children In-Person: Saturday Morning Storytime (Ages birth to 30 months) This is an interactive program of rhymes, songs, stories and more.
2:00pm Adults Virtual: Beyond the Footlights: Celebrating the Life & Work of Bob Fosse with Stephen Nachamie, Stage & Film Director
We will explore Bob Fosse’s career from performer on stage and screen to becoming the revolutionary Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winning Broadway director and choreographer. This look at his work will include the film Cabaret and the Broadway musicals The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees and Sweet Charity, as well as his long collaboration with the great Gwen Verdon.
7:00pm Adults Virtual Fit & Feeling Great with Linda Ray Look and feel better than you have in years as fitness specialist Linda Ray guides you through her unique techniques that will stretch you out as you relax neck, shoulders and back tension, strengthen and create sleek muscles, improve balance and firm up abdominal muscles without potential for injury. Cost: $42 (7 sessions)
11:00am Adults Virtual Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.
2:00pm Adults In Person: News Currents with Elinor Haber Join Elinor for an opportunity to participate in an informal exchange about the topics of the day – the international, national and local scene. We’ll focus on trends that affect us now and in the future. Bring your thoughts, issues and ask a friend to join in the discussion here.
7:00pm Children, Tweens In-Person: Evergreen Earth Team (Grades 3-6) Join EET for topics concerning our environment and what we can do to help. Let’s try to make an impact! This month learn all about bees with master beekeeper Jerry Raffa.
2:00pm Adults Hybrid Art Lecture: Ai Weiwei with Professor Thomas Germano Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (b.1956) is best known for his installation art, conceptual works and political activism. He is one of the most influential figures in contemporary art today. Often critical of China’s oppressive regime, Weiwei has been arrested, detained, beaten, had his studio demolished and yet, continues to make art critical of his birthplace, China. This year Ai Weiwei’s large installation, Commedia Humana (Human Comedy) is being exhibited in Rome’s ancient Baths of Diocletian. Join Professor Germano as he presents the art of Ai Weiwei in this visual lecture.
7:00pm Children In-Person: Oceans of Song (Ages 4 to 7) Join Miss Dara as she takes you on a sea adventure with songs and a craft to celebrate the conclusion of the summer reading program Oceans of Possibilities. You will have a tidal wave of fun!
4:00pm Tweens Tweens: In-Person Candlemaking You will learn to make candles in this fun workshop. The finished project is yours to take home!
7:00pm Children In-Person: Pajama Storytime (Ages 3 years to K) Children will enjoy stories and make a craft.
10:00am Adults In Person English Language Learners (ELL) with Literacy Nassau This program is sponsored by Literacy Nassau at the Jericho Public Library.
1:00pm Adults Sweet End to Adult Summer Reading Participants will be invited to join us on Friday, August 26th to attend the “Sweet End” to our summer reading program. We will have our raffle drawings at that time.
10:30am Children In-Person: Songs for Baby’s Day (Ages birth to 30 months) “Songs of the Swamp” ~ Join Miss Dara for a fun filled story time with music, rhymes, stories, and movement.
11:00am Adults Virtual Guided Meditation for Self-Healing with Patricia Anderson Join Pat for one or all of the meditation sessions to bring harmony and balance into your life. Learn the beautiful practice of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help your body heal and keep you relaxed.
2:00pm Adults Hybrid: Funny Girl: Fanny Brice in Fact & Fiction with John Kenrick She was America’s first Jewish superstar. How was her life story turned into a hit Broadway musical? Why did it almost close before it ever opened? What was Nick Arnstein really like? And what off-screen romance ignited a scandal when the film was made? Entertainment historian John Kenrick returns to pull back the curtain on Funny Girl, with behind the scenes stories about Barbra Streisand and the other brilliant talents that made this musical a smash on stage and screen.
08/31/2022 @ 7:00pm Children In-Person: A Fishy Tale (Ages 4 to 6 years) Let’s learn about fish and find out about Doreen’s adventures. Then we will make a Doreen of our own!
Register for all Events at www.jericholibrary.org/events/month Non-residents may register beginning 2 weeks before each program.
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