Week Calendar

Beginning in the 16th century Western consumers coveted Asian lacquer objects for their rich ornament, brilliant gloss, and durability.

Long Island has been home to a wide variety of ground-breaking events and accomplishments throughout all of its history. In fact, the list of “firsts” to have taken place in our own backyard is as extensive as it is fascinating.

FOL University, the Friends of the Library’s scholarly lecture series, will feature Dava Sobel, one of America’s preeminent science writers and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Galileo’s Daughter.

Join award-winning director Stephen Nachamie as he explores the making of Chicago, the longest running American Broadway musical, which this year celebrated its 50th anniversary!  Mr.

In the 1960s and 1970s the Billboard charts were sprinkled with hundreds of ‘one-hit wonders’; acts who only broke into the ‘Top 40’ a single time.