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Upcoming Program: Solar Eclipses, Past a...

Solar Eclipses, Past and Present.   Thursday, March 28, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.  At the Moriches Branch.  Speaker:  William Francis Taylor, Senior Educator, Hamptons Observatory.  Tribesmen shooting guns at the darkening sun …   People shrieking in horror during totality!  Solar eclipses have terrified and mesmerized us for millennia.  In the 19th century, thanks to newspaper […]

Once upon a time….Skiing on Long Island 

For your enjoyment, continue reading to learn about the history of skiing on Long Island! Long Island at various times from the end of World War II until 1980 was home to commercial or municipal ski areas in Mill Neck, Old Bethpage, Huntington Station, Smithtown and Farmingville.  AN UPHILL SLIDE. Skiers hold the tow rope on […]

Parenting Classes: Presented by Cornell ...

Join us for our new parenting class series, ‘The First 5 Years’! Each week, we’ll cover a different topic related to caring for yourself and your child during birth through K. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension, these classes offer great information and lively discussions. The series runs every Wednesday in March from 12:30pm-2:30pm at our […]