More than 300 people attended the Friends of the Library’s 44th annual Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author Luncheon on May 17, 2013, at the North Hills Country Club, which featured authors David Nasaw and Will Schwalbe and moderator Susan Isaacs. The luncheon was a huge success, breaking attendance records — the literary event of the year! Enjoy these photos, which were taken by volunteers Will Wright and Seth Ehrlich.
FOL president Amy G. Bass
- FOL vice president Ellen Zimmerman and board member Margaret DeSiervo
Joan Nahas, a Silver Sponsor of the luncheon, library director Nancy Curtin, and FOL board member Beverly Halm
Attendance at the luncheon exceeded 300, a new record!
Geoff Gordon and FOL board member Karen Gordon
Carol Hoenig, Debbi Honorof and Shelly Russo enjoy the cocktail hour
The "Close Readers" Book Club
The Whittemore family
The FOL Board of Directors with authors and library director Nancy Curtin
Author David Nasaw, Michael Zimmerman, and FOL vice president Ellen Zimmerman
JoAnn Sica and Nora Johnson
Doreen Gamell and Ellen Fox, a "Gold" Sponsor of the luncheon
Library Trustee Nancy Comer and Library Foundation Board Member Ed Adler. Mr. Adler was a "Bronze" Sponsor of the Luncheon.
Schreiber HS Social Studies teacher Brian Frank and student Robert Gray
Library Director Nancy Curtin, President of the Library Board of Trustees Lee Aitken, and Sam Guedouar, general manager of the Amsterdam at Harboside, a "Gold" sponsor of the luncheon
FOL vice president Nancy Wright and treasurer Tinu Thakore hard at work at the event
Nancy Curtin, library director, and Lee Aitken, president of library board of trustees with Agha Ali (third from left) of Citibank Port Washington, a "Silver" Sponsor of the luncheon
Edith VanRaalte, FOL vice president Nancy Wright and Ruth Feingold
Authors WIll Schwalbe and David Nasaw with FOL president Amy Bass and vice president Nancy Wright
Historian David Nasaw with FOL president Amy Bass
Luncheon moderator Susan Isaacs: novelist, screenwriter and Port resident
Kim Kaiman, author Will Schwalbe, and Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman (Kim is Will's cousin!)
The Beacon Hill Book Club with FOL board member Robert Drew
Authors Will Schwalbe and David Nasaw signing their books
Val Taylor and Abby Orshevsky
Pat Lee and Library Trustee Myron Blumenfeld
Ed and Dot Slade
Authors Will Schwalbe and David Nasaw with program moderator Susan Isaacs
FOL junior volunteer Luke O'Connell, author David Nasaw, FOL board member Pam O'Connell, library trustee John O'Connell
Lee Aitken, president of the library board of trustees, and Patricia Bridges, library trustee and "Bronze" sponsor of the luncheon
FOL board member Bob Drew and volunteer photographer Will Wright
Toshiko Mape, Jane Mason, Susan Isaacs, and Yosuko Yamaguchi
Marcia Kirschenbaum, Janet Boxer, Linda Waxler
Manhasset library administrators Victoria Chrystie and Maggie Gough with Hicksville LIbrary's Frank McKenna