FOL past events
44th Annual Book & Author Luncheon
The FOL’s signature event, the 44th annual Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author Luncheon, will be held on Friday, May 17, at 11 a.m. at the North Hills Country Club in Manhasset. The Book & Author Luncheon will feature Pulitzer Prize finalist David Nasaw, author of “The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy,” and [.....]
More...FOL University
The Friends of the Library’s “FOL University” lecture program will return Sunday, April 14, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Come hear two distinguished academics lecture on two fascinating topics! The speakers will be Dr. Michael Shodell, Emeritus Professor of Biology at CW Post LIU, who will present a multimedia presentation on “Life? We Can Build That” and Professor Maura Spiegel [.....]
More...Paperback Book Swap
The return of the popular Paperback Book Swap, Saturday, March 9, 1-4 p.m. Bring your adult, teen and children’s paperbacks – good condition only! – to the library’s meeting room for a free, friendly swap. No more than 20 books per person. Books are not accepted in advance. Note that we make an exception for hardcover [.....]
More...Edmund L. Epstein Memorial Lecture
The Edmund L. Epstein Memorial Lecture, Sunday, March 3, 3 p.m. The lecture, Insights Into James Joyce’s The Dubliners, will be given by Dr. Moshe Gold of Fordham University, a friend and colleague of Professor Epstein, who was a longtime Port Washington resident and an internationally known scholar specializing in Joyce.
More...FOL University
FOL University, two university professors on two fascinating topics.
A widely respected archaelogist, Denise Gold has excavated numerous sites throught the Biblical and classical world. Europe’s first great civilization thrived on the island of Crete thousands of years ago. It was rediscovered in 1900 by an Englishman, Sir Arthur Evans, who excavated the city of Knossos. [.....]
FOL Book Swap
The Friends of the Library Paperback Book Swap returns on Saturday, November 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring your paperback adult, teen and children’s books – good condition only! – to the library’s meeting room for a free, friendly book swap. Please: No more than 20 books per person, and books are not accepted [.....]
More...Election 2012 Lecture
ELECTION 2012: It’s All About the Suburbs. The Friends of the Library welcomes Lawrence Levy, Executive Dean of the Suburban Studies Department at Hofstra University. 3 p.m.
More...43rd Annual Book & Author Luncheon
Friday May 11 at 11 a.m. featuring authors Dava Sobel and Julie Salamon, with moderator Susan Isaacs.
At a new venue: the North Hills Country Club. In celebration of the library’s 120th anniversary.
Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecture
Noted authors Lucette Lagnado and André Aciman will discuss how the Egypt of their youth informs their work. In celebration of the library’s 120th anniversary.
More...Spring 2012 Paperback Swap Most Popular Ever!
Thanks to the hundreds of patrons who shared thousands of books at our bi-annual Paperback Book Swap on Saturday March 3! Next swap is scheduled for Saturday November 10, 1-4 p.m.
2011 Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author Luncheon A Huge Success
On Friday May 13, 2011, more than 200 attendees at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links enjoyed readings and presentations by novelist Meg Wolitzer and National Book Award winner Carlos Eire, not to mention moderator Susan Isaacs. Seven corporate sponsors helped make the event a success, including Americana Manhasset, The Amsterdam at Harborside, Jane and [.....]
More...Fall 2010 Event Wrap-up
Tuesday Sept. 14: Special author appearance by Susan Isaacs, who discussed and read from her new novel, “As Husbands Go.”
Saturday Nov. 6 and Sunday Nov. 7: Friends & Family Weekend featured book raffles, a book swap and a one-day university. On Saturday, hundreds of patrons enjoyed the the return of the popular paperback swap. FOL [.....]
Spring 2010 Events Wrap-up
Sunday March 7: The annual Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecture. Author and linguistics scholar Dr. John H. McWhorter spoke on the English language and its strange roots.
Saturday April 17: Return of the Paperback Swap! Hundreds of patrons shared and swapped thousands of gently used paperbacks.
Friday May 14: The annual Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author [.....]
Friends & Family Day 2009 Draws Crowds
The Friends of the Library welcomed hundreds of patrons to free events it sponsored as part of its annual Friends & Family day on Saturday, November 7. In the morning, a jam-packed audience enjoyed the comedic and mysterious talents of Magic Al in a performance for school-age children. In the afternoon a paperback [.....]
More...First “FOL University” Earns an “A”!
On Sunday the Friends sponsored the first ever FOL University, modeled on the popular concept of a one-day university. An audience of 80 heard two renowned academics lecture on two fascinating topics.
Dr. Edward Mendelson, Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University, discussed Why Virginia Woolf Disliked Symbols, while Dr. Christos P. Ioannides, Director, Center [.....]
2009 Book & Author Luncheon
On Thursday May 21 at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links a crowd of 160 enjoyed the 40th anniversary of this signature Friends event, which featured Tony Horwitz, A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World and novelist Jayne Anne Phillips, Lark and Termite.
WSJ Reporter Jon Hilsenrath
The Wall Street Journal’s Chief Economics Reporter Jon Hilsenrath spoke to an overflow house of more than 120 attendees on “Washington, Obama and the Recession: A Close-Up View.” His lecture included an inside look at the personalities in the Obama adminstration guiding us through this economic crisis.
Composer Jeanine Tesori
Tony-nominated theater and film composer Jeanine Tesori, a native of Port Washington and composer of Shrek the Musical, headlined a program titled “From Page to Stage.” More than 90 people attended this fascinating glimpse into the musical. composition process, which also included performances by Ms. Tesori and a young singer.
Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer Gives the 2009 Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecture
Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, has written 30 highly lauded books about our revered 16th president. He spoke on his new tome, “Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861,” before a packed house of more than 120 people.
More...Dr. Irwin Kellner: “The Economy & You”
Dr. Irwin Kellner, Chief Economist for MarketWatch.com, the leading interactive financial news website, and Distinguished Scholar of Economics at Dowling College, spoke on the current economic crisis and conduct a question and answer session. Dr. Kellner, a Sands Point resident, is widely quoted in the print media as well as the author of many articles [.....]
More...2008 Friends & Family Weekend
November 1 and 2
The FOL’s third annual Friends & Family Weekend drew more than 400 patrons to a variety of events including a performance by silent clown Chip Bryant for small children, a film showing of “The Jungle Book” with free popcorn and beverages, a paperback swap where hundreds of books changed hands, and a [.....]
2008 Book & Author Luncheon
Clubhouse at Harbor Links
A crowd of 200 enjoyed the 39th Annual Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author Luncheon.The event featured editor Barry Day (The Letters of Noel Coward) and author Brian Hall (Fall of Frost: A Novel). Noted British actor Simon Jones and other thespians performed dramatic readings of Noel Coward’s letters as part of [.....]
Edward Mendelson
Columbia University Professor and Author gives the 2008 Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecture on Classic Literature on Sunday, April 27
Edward Mendelson, professor of English and Comparative Literature, and Columbia University’s Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities, was the 2008 Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecturer.Professor Mendelson’s talk, “From Frankenstein to Mrs. Ramsay: Seven Novels and One [.....]
Laton McCartney
Author of the acclaimed work of history, The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country
On Tuesday March 11 Author McCartney regaled a crowd of 75 on the amazing, complex, and at times ribald story of how Big Oil handpicked Warren G. Harding, an obscure Ohio [.....]
Lucette Lagnado
Author of the award-winning memoir The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit
On Thursday November 29 more than 100 patrons heard author Lagnado discuss her award-winning memoir, The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family’s Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World. Wall Street Journal reporter Lagnado recounts how her once prosperous family lost [.....]
Friends & Family Day 2007
A New Tradition
On Saturday, November 3, nearly 500 library patrons enjoyed the second annual Friends & Family Day, which showcases the library as a friendly meeting place for patrons of all ages. Events included vaudevillian silent clown Chip Bryant performing for children, author Dan Paisner speaking on the art of ghostwriting, a family movie presentation [.....]
2007 Book & Author Luncheon A Roaring Success
Bestselling novelist Alice Hoffman (Skylight Confessions) and award-winning historian David Nasaw (Andrew Carnegie) wowed a crowd of 200 at the 38th Annual Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author Luncheon on May 11 at the George Washington Manor.
Past speakers at this prestigious event have included John Berendt (The City of Falling Angels), William J. Broad (The [.....]
2007 Bogen Lectures On Shakespeare Draw Crowds
The 2007 Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lectures in April featured two talks by John Broza, Shakespeare scholar and legendary Schreiber High School teacher. His topics were Aspects of Love in Shakespeare (4/24) and Bad to the Bone: Some of Shakespeare’s Notorious Villains (4/29). Each lecture drew more than 100 attendees to the library’s Lapham Room.
More...40th Anniversary Celebration Weekend November 3-5
Nearly 400 people attended our Celebration Weekend, which included a family movie night, a vaudeville show for kids, a gospel concert, and a lecture on the future of investigative journalism, among other events.Thanks to the library staff and local businesses who supported us: Dolphin Bookshop, Eckerd on Port Blvd., Frank’s Pizza, and Stop & Shop. [.....]
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