Doo-Wop Concertwith the N.Y. Exceptions

Sunday, April 15 2-3:30pm Limit: 150Help kick off our celebration with songs from ChuckBerry, Wilson Pickett, the Jive Five, and the Drifters!This exceptional Doo-Wop band plays music from the50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. Come in to tap your toes or danceto all your old favorites! Register now for this familyoriented program.

West Islip Library, 42 Hawley Avenue circa. 1958

Franklin Institute’s Exhibit‘Tutankhamun and the

Golden Age of the Pharaohs’ Bus TripTuesday, April 10 $74 per person includes trans-portation, fees, and gratuities.Trip has been sold out, but we are taking a waiting list incase of cancellations.

The Library will be hosting a number of programs andactivities in celebration of our 50th anniversary be-ginning with National Library Week, Sunday, April 15- Saturday, April 21. The following are just some ofthe upcoming activities. Watch for others in the May/June issue of The Source, due out in late April.

The Jim Moran BandSpecial 50th Anniversary Concert

Sunday, April 29 2:00pm

50th Anniversary Celebration Activities!

West Islip Library History Webpage

50 Years of Books...and a whole lot more!

Special Children’s Program:Little Golden Books Party featuring

The Poky Little Puppy For children 3 years old through those in grade 3. 11-11:30am or 4:30-5pm Meet the book character “Poky Little Puppy,” watch amovie, enjoy some snacks and enter a Little Golden BookRaffle! Registration is not required. West Islip SchoolDistrict residents only please.

Community members, friends,formervolunteers, staff and trustees: we inviteanyone who may have photographs orreminiscences about the early days of thelibrary that they would like to share aspart of our celebration to contact CarolynAgenjo at the library (661-7080).

Join us for tasty afternoon of R&B, rock and roll, bluesand jazz when long-time library associate, Jim Moran,returns with his band to help the library celebrate its 50th!Jim is noted for his incredible guitar work and has playedwith numerous artists including Al Jardine, Phoebe Snowand Stanley Jordan. He and his band are regulars on theLong Island and New York club scene. Register now atthe Reference Desk of the Library.

Please visit the “Library History” section of the library’s websiteat www.wipublib.org where you will find a collection of pho-tographs from 50 years of library activities, transcribed inter-views from a 1982 Local Oral History project, online ver-sions of local history books, reminiscences of long-timelibrary supporters, maps, audio and video files, and more.

On Exhibit in June

A variety of library memorabilia and photographs de-picting the past 50 years of activities at the West IslipPublic Library will be on display in the Gallery and theCommunity Room during the month of June. Please stopby and take a trip down memory lane with the library.

Senior Art Show and Reception

Friends Afternoon Teafeaturing the West Islip String EnsembleJoin us for a Tea sponsored by the Friends of theLibrary, on Sunday, May 20 featuring a performanceby the String Ensemble of the West Islip SymphonyOrchestra. Enjoy refreshments, listen to some sweetmusic, and help us reminisce about the past fifty years.Long time library users and supporters are especiallyencouraged to attend this informal gathering. All arewelcome!

Happy Birthday! West Islip LibraryChildren’s Party

West Islip School District community members are in-vited to display up to two pieces of original art work inour gallery hall. As this is the library’s 50th anniversarywe would love to be able to display any original photo-graphs or artwork of the library taken over the years!All materials must be framed and suitable for hanging.We will have a reception for all our artists on Sun-day, May 6, at 2pm. Sign up at the Reference Deskbeginning March 19th.

Our younger patrons and their parents are invited to join usSunday, June 10 to help us celebrate the library’s 50th birth-day! Featured entertainment will include the comedy jug-gling and magic of Jester Jim. Look for more details in theMay-June Newsletter due out in late April.

50th Anniversary Celebration Activities!

Residents, Commuity Leaders, Friends,

present and former Trustees, Staff and

Volunteers are all invited to join in the

celebration of the 50th Anniversary of

the West Is l ip Public Library. A

Commemorative Ceremony will be held

at 2:00 pm, after which musical enter-

tainment, activities for children and re-

freshments are planned. Please join us!

West Islip Public Library

3 Higbie Lane

West Islip, New York 11795

661-7080

50th

WEST ISLIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007

2:00-4:00PM

ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION

Children’s 50th Anniversary Poetry ContestApril is National Poetry Month. In keeping with our 50thAnniversary celebration, the Children’s Department is spon-soring a poetry contest for students grades 1-6. The themeis “Why I Love My Library”. Original poems can besubmitted to the Children’s Department-please note thedeadline has been extended to April 15. Contact theChildren’s Department at 661-7080 for details.

The library is organizing a sampler of recipes from staffmembers, past and present, in honor of our 50th Anniver-sary. This publication will be distributed at our 50th Anni-versary Celebration in June..

50th Anniversary Recipe Sampler

Pre-school Sock Hop Dance WorkshopWednesday, May 16 10:30 or 11:30

The library will sponsor a Sock Hop Dance Workshop forchildren ages 3-5. Register beginning Saturday, May 5.Details will be in the May/June issue of the newsletter dueout in late April.

Cat in the Hat’s 50th Birthday ExhibitAlso celebrating a 50th birthday this year is Dr. Seuss’ muchbeloved Cat in the Hat. The Children’s Department will befeaturing a display of Cat in the Hat memorabilia in the Dis-play case in the Children’s Room during the month of June.