Art Lectures

Upcoming Art Lectures

The Barnes Collection

Tuesday, January 22 at 2 PM
Dr. Albert C. Barnes established his controversial Barnes Foundation in 1922, which boasted one of the finest collections of 19^th and 20^th century French painting in the world. Deeper insight will be given to the collection’s controversies as well as the vast array of artistic works in the collection.

Ageless Visions: The Art of Tamara De Lempicka

Friday, January 25 at 1 PM
The paintings of Tamara De Lempicka, acclaimed female painter of the Art Deco Era, comes to life in this fascinating lecture, spotlighting the sensuality and geometric approach in her artwork.

All Art Lectures require registration. Patrons can pre-register at the Reference Desk or by calling (516) 379-3274.

 

Adult Program

Meeting Location Changed!

Rebuilding our Community After Hurricane Sandy
Presented by Librarian George Loechner
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013, 7 p.m.
PROGRAM MOVED TO FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGER AUDIENCE

Freeport Memorial Library will host a forum on January 4, 2013 at 7 p.m. to answer questions that our residents have on home restoration. We have invited FEMA, National Grid, NEFCU, Long Island Builder Association, and Century 21/American Homes. These organizations will have representatives available to answer questions concerning financial aid, choosing a contractor, and utility restoration.

Book Recommendations

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Book Store
by Robin Sloan

After a loyoff during the Great Recession sidelines his tech career, Clay Jannon takes a job at the titular bookstore in San Francisco and soon realizes that the establishment is a facade for a strange secret.

 

Hurricane Sandy

Rebuilding Our Community After Hurricane Sandy

Freeport Memorial Library will host a forum on January 4, 2013 at 7 pm to answer questions that our residents have on home restoration.  We have invited FEMA, National Grid, NEFCU, Long Island Builder Association, and Century 21/American Homes.  These organizations will have representatives available to answer questions concerning financial aid, choosing a contractor, and utility restoration.

Digitization Statistics

Long Island Memories Digitization Statistics
October 2012

Since 2004, the Freeport Memorial Library and the Freeport Historical Society have been scanning and making historical material available online through the Long Island Island Memories Digitization Project: www.longislandmemories.org

Items available as of September 2012 for Freeport

4,402 - Pictures/Pamphlets
7 - Newspaper Titles
50 Years - Village of Freeport Newsletters
8 Years - American Legion Post Minutes

Hits for October 2012

33,942 - Freeport Leader
19,868 - Nassau County Review
17,740 - Nassau Post
4,734 - South Side Messenger
4,695 - Daily Review of Nassau County
2,710 - Queens County Review
2,658 - Village of Freeport Newsletters
736 - Freeport News
248 - American Legion Post 342 Minutes

96,043 - Total hits for October 2012

Construction Update

FML's New Young Adult Room Under Construction

Readers' Advisory

Happy Anniversary Moby-Dick!

 

October 18th marks the 161st anniversary of the original publication date of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick.

Click here for books about or inspired by Moby-Dick.