It’s been described as a hybrid coffee table book, but Lyle Greenfield’s 1000 Days in St. Barth is more than a collection of beautiful photographs (though there are many). It is, as the cover states, “A memoir with special guests.” A collection of engaging tales from his many visits to this storied island in the French West Indies over a period of 38 years, as well as profiles of some of the most interesting and creative people he’s encountered there, including Chef Jean-Georges, Clic and Calypso founder Christiane Celle, three-time president Bruno Magras, fashion photographer Camellia Menard and Frances DeBroff, creator of the St. Barts Music Festival. There are even a few modern-day “Pirates of the Caribbean” found in these pages (including one who fleeced the author). In addition to the island’s obvious allure, Greenfield finds striking similarities between St. Barth and The Hamptons, and the challenges posed to both culture and environment by the influx of extraordinary wealth coupled with rapid development. DECEMBER 1st East Hampton Library 6-7 PM * * * Lyle Greenfield is the author of The Soul Mate Expeditions, a collection of short stories and letters, and the mystery-thriller novella, What Vienna Saw. He began his career in New York City as a copywriter for the ad agency J. Walter Thompson and later for the Saatchi agency as a creative director. He is the founder of Bang Music in New York and a founding member and former president of the Association of Music Producers (AMP). Greenfield has written extensively about music and popular culture for the industry magazine Shootonline. He and his wife Mary Jane reside in Amagansett and in New York City. And often on the island of St. Barth.To Register: Call (631) 324-0222 Ext. 3, Stop by the Adult Reference Desk OR Visit www.eventbrite.com…This is a hybrid event. Join us in the Baldwin Room or on Zoom for the author talk. A Zoom meeting ID and password will be emailed to all participants 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. |
Author Talk with Robyn Carr: An East End Libraries Event
Join East End Libraries for this author event
Robyn Carr, author and creator of the Virgin River series, now in its 4th Season on Netflix, will be joining the East End Libraries of Long Island via Zoom.
Registration is required. An East End Libraries Event with Westhampton Free Library.
Saturday 11/12
virtually 1-2 PM
To Register: Call (631) 324-0222, Ext.3, Stop by the Adult Reference Desk, or Visit http://www.eventbrite.com…
SHY, the Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers: A Conversation with Jesse Green and David Alpern
East End Libraries Present:
Join David Alpern, radio and print journalist, and Jesse Green, chief theater critic for The New York Times, as they discuss Green’s collaboration with Mary Rodgers on her unique memoir, SHY, the Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers.
5:30 — 7 PM Via Zoom
November 10th
To Register: Call (631) 324-0222 Ext. 3, Stop by the Adult Reference Desk OR Visit www.eventbrite.com…
Video Recording of One with the Beatles
Tommy Sullivan, founding member of Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, performs a loving tribute to the Beatles, John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
JSTOR Now Available Through Live-brary!
You can now access books, journals, articles, and more using your East Hampton Library Card! JSTOR includes research throughout multiple disciplines and can be accessed from home or the library. You can click the link here to go to our Research page on our website. Scroll down to find JSTOR, click the link, and you are ready to start your research! Any further questions? Reach out to reference@easthamptonlibrary.org
Author Talk: “The Art of Stamps” by George Theotocatos
“The Art of Stamps: Messengers of History and the Character of Nations”
Postage stamps serve a purpose far greater than their practical use. These miniature works of art masterfully depict images of a country’s disasters and triumphs, its people and politics, its identity and evolution. They open windows of imagination and wisdom about our past and present world—from economics, environmental protection, propaganda and human rights to sports, war, nature and mythology.
The Art of Stamps invites us on a gallery tour of philately, iconography and social history. As stamps tell stories that only a time traveler could know, their intricate designs teach us about cultural influences and ideologies that remain relevant.
In person talk and book signing in the Baldwin Lecture Room
Saturday June 18th
2-3:30 PM
*Image and text from www.theotocatos.com…
To Register: Call (631) 324-0222, Ext.3, Stop by the Adult Reference Desk, or Visit www.eventbrite.com…
Marie Curie’s Life & Work- by Edward A. Sierra
Join us for a presentation by Edward A. Sierra
Marie Curie’s Life & Work
A scientist and early pioneer of radioactivity, Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person and only woman to win the Nobel twice. Curie is also still the only person awarded a Nobel Prize in two different sciences: Physics (1903), which she shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Antoine Henri Becquerel, and Chemistry (1911), for the discovery of polonium and radium. Edward Sierra will offer an engaging and informative presentation on the life and work of this early pioneer of radioactivity.
Presenter Edward A. Sierra began his career in the United States Navy. Upon completion of a two-year training program, Edward reported to the Electrical Division onboard the U.S.S. Billfish SSN-676, which was a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine. He went on to work as a field operator at the Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station in New Jersey, and then as a nuclear reactor operator at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He is the President of the Long Island Chapter of the American Nuclear Society. Edward has earned graduate degrees from New York Institute of Technology, Dowling College, and Marist College.
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 7 – 8pm Via Zoom |
Photo: [Pierre and Marie Curie] – U.S. National Archives Public Domain Image
To Register: Call (631) 324-0222 Ext. 3, Stop by the Adult Reference Desk OR Visit www.eventbrite.com…
A Zoom meeting ID and password will be emailed to all participants 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.
Coat Drive
Give the gift of warmth at the East Hampton Library! We will be collecting coats, hats, gloves and scarves to benefit families in need. We will be collecting these items through February 26th. Stop by the reference desk with your donations to be added to our coat drive.
In the next coming weeks, we will have the winter items displayed on racks to be looked through and chosen by our patrons to take home.
The Great Give Back 2021
Last week, the Adult Reference Department collected items to be donated to our local animal shelters. With great success, there were many pet supplies donated for homeless pets including food, kitty litter, dog crates, cat carriers, treats, and more!
On Saturday, October 16th, the library hosted another way to give back by having volunteers stuff gift bags to be given to adopters of new pets. Forty-eight gift bags were given to the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons to be handed out to families when they bring home their new pet. Each gift bag included new toys and treats for either a cat or dog going to their forever home.
Thank you to all of our patrons that participated in this local initiative!
1st Annual East Hampton Library Seed Swap
Have you saved seeds from your home garden this year? Come by our first seed swap to share them and swap them with your local community on November 3rd at 6PM. Register to attend here.
Seeds from our seed library will be available to take as well as any seeds brought and saved from other gardeners. Please come with as much information about your seeds as possible to ensure they can be labeled correctly for the seed swap. Find more information about how to save seeds and prepare for the swap by visiting our Resources Page here.
Planting information and seed saving guides will be available at the swap. Come share your harvest and enjoy refreshments with other gardening enthusiasts!
Seed Swap will be held in the Library Courtyard. In the case of inclement weather, swap will be held in the Baldwin Room.
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