Elmont Public Library

1735 Hempstead Tpke.

Elmont, NY 11003-1896

354-5280

Ages 3 to K (with adult) at 11 a.m.; grades 1 to 3 at 1:30 p.m.; grades 4 to 6 at 3 p.m. Costumes are optional. Registration in progress for ESD residents; Oct. 18 nonresidents. For children in grades K to 6 at 2 p.m. at the Alden Manor Branch. Registration required. Call Alden Manor 285-8000. Spooky Tunes with Anna Epstein Kravitz at 3 p.m. All welcome. No registration is necessary. Janis Schoen will discuss Illuminated Soul by Aryeh Lev Stollman. Coffee and cookies will be served. 2 p.m. Don't Scream will be discussed by Joan Lowery Nixon at 7 p.m. Registration required. Also on Nov. 3. On Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. Learn how to work with text including inputting, inserting, moving and erasing and basic word processing skills. 10 a.m. Registration required. It's the Great Pumpkin will be shown at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. All welcome. No registration is necessary. Will meet at the library at 1 p.m. on the first Monday of every month. There will be a guest speaker at every meeting. For further details call 775-9046. The guest speaker for the Nov. 3 meeting is Fire Inspector, Bruce Bingham. Sponsored by the NC Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs and led by RSVP volunteer instructors Isabel Batson and Phyllis Drayton. Coffee and cookies will be served. 10 a.m. Nov. 7 and Nov. 21. For children ages 3 to 5 (with adult) at 1 p.m. and children in grades K to 3 at 4 p.m. on Nov. 7. Registration for ESD residents begins Oct. 24; Oct. 31 nonresidents. Come on Nov. 12 and visit Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Manhattan. A delectable lunch awaits at the Peking Duck House downtown. There will be time to shop near the restaurant. The bus leaves Elmont at 8:30 a.m. and returns from NYC at 3:15 p.m. The price is $63. Registration begins Sept. 20 for ESD residents; Sept. 27 nonresidents. Career Counselors Darren and Keesha are available to help with your job search. Schedule an appointment with the Reference Dept. in person or by phone 354-5280, ext. 2. The counselors offer day and evening appointments. Walk-ins welcome. There is no fee for this service. An open meeting for all caregivers led by Beatrice Nechin, BSSW. Sponsored by the NC Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs. 1 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. This is an ongoing program held on the second Tuesday of each month. All participants must arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the program to insure a seat. People on the waiting list will be admitted to the program at 5 minutes prior to the program. Latecomers will not be admitted. Free English classes are being offered in cooperation with Nassau BOCES. Classes meet Monday, Tuesday and Thursday each week from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through June. English for New Americans is for beginning adults who have not attended school in the US. Registration is ongoing. New students welcome at any time. Nassau BOCES Adult Learning Center has developed a free program designed to help families improve their English language skills and learn about their community and country. Aimed at parents/caregivers and their children ages 6 to 9, the Family Literacy and Civics Program is held at the library every Monday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Join the knowledgeable BOCES staff and share this interactive educational experience as a family. Come for this program led by Beatrice Nechin of the NC Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs. This program is for grandparents involved in their grandchildren's lives or not involved in their grandchildren's lives, grandparents raising their grandchildren or seeking the rights to have their grandchildren in their lives. Coffee and cookies served. The program is ongoing and held on the last Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Call 571-5814. June Friedel, RN, will help identify problems associated with blood pressure, weight control and medication monitoring. She will be available to answer individual questions and for one-on-one counseling. This is an ongoing program held the second Tuesday of each month.

Sponsored by the NC Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs, the following programs are available:

*Ballroom Dancing Class led by Ronald Gates. Coffee and cookies served. All NC seniors welcome. The program is ongoing and held on the second Friday of each month at 10 a.m.

*Nutrition Education Class taught by Shari Hamburg, RD. 10 a.m. The class will be ongoing and held the second Thursday of each month. Coordinated by Beatrice Nechin. Call 571-5814.

*Senior Yoga Class coordinated by Beatrice Nechin, the class will be led by Evelyn Connell from 10 to 11 a.m. on the third Friday of each month. Coffee and cookies will be served. For registration call the NC Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs 571-5814.

*Tai Chi Ch'aun led by Bob Janowsky of Chen Dottie School of Tai Chi Ch'uan. The class is ongoing and will be held on the second Friday and fourth Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Coffee and cookies will be served. Call 571-5814.

Under the direction of Denise T. Brosokas meets on the third Tuesday of every month to share ideas and offer support and guidance. Join the group at 7:30 p.m. and share your writing.