Tuesday, May 2
2:00 pm 
"Political Comedy on Film" Series
The Great Dictator

In Charlie Chaplin's classic satire on Nazi Germany, dictator Adenoid Hynkel of Tomaina has a double -- a poor Jewish barber -- who is one day mistaken for Hynkel. Paulette Goddard, Chaplin's wife at the time, plays the barber's beloved, and the comedian Jack Oakie turns in a weirdly accurate burlesque of Mussolini, as a bellowing fellow dictator named Benzino Napaloni,
Dictator of Bacteria. (Fr)
1940, B&W, 2 hrs. 10 min.

Saturday,May 6
2:30 pm
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice

A slide-talk exploring a land of lava fields, volcanoes, glaciers and earthquakes with retired high school teachers and world travelers Irma and Bob Mandel. We will also examine the customs and attitudes of the people of Iceland, descendants of the Vikings. (C)

Sunday, May 7
2:30 pm
Drori Mondlak & Straight Circle

Jazz drummer Drori Mondlak and his ensemble, featuring piano, bass & saxophone, play original compositions, arrangements of jazz standards, and standards from the Great American Songbook. (C)

Tuesday, May 9
2:00 pm
"Political Comedy on Film" Series Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb

Stanley Kubrick's coldwar black comedy about an "accidental" nuclear attack stars Peter Sellers in three hilarious roles: the U.S. President; a British military attaché; and the mad bomb-maker Dr. Strangelove. George C. Scott co-stars as General Buck Turgidson, whose frantic presidential advice consists mainly of panic and statistics about "acceptable losses." (Fr) 1964, B&W, 1 hr. 30 min.

Tuesday, May 16
2:00 pm
"Political Comedy on Film" Series Wag the Dog

When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, the White House sends for "Mr. Fix-it." Washington spinmaster Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) needs a war to distract the public's attention, and he calls on Hollywood's top producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) to create it. (Fr) 1998, Color, 1 hr. 40 min.

Coming This Summer..

2006 Foreign Film Festival

After a two-year construction hiatus, our popular Foreign Film Festival will return this summer with a viewing every Monday in July and August at
2 pm and 7 pm starting July 10.

Look for details in the July/August newsletter or check www.whiteplainslibrary.org in mid-June.

Library Board of Trustees
Upcoming Meeting

Tuesday, May 16 at 7:00 pm
(regular meeting)

Tuesday, June 20 at 7:00 pm
(regular meeting)

Meeting are open to the public
Call 422-1407 for more information.

Wednesday, May 17
2:30-4:30 pm, repeated 7-9 pm
"American Fiction Shorts"

Book Discussion with Professor Lee Schlesinger of Purchase College, back by popular demand! Join us as we explore these classic short stories from the anthology Great American Short Stories: from Hawthorne to Hemingway available at the Reference Desk: "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and "The Other Two" by Edith Wharton. Questions? Contact Librarian Barbara Wenglin, by e-mail bwenglin@whiteplainslibrary.org or phone 422-1486. (C & Fr)

Thursday, May 18
7:00 pm
Poetry Live! @ the City Center Barnes & Noble in downtown White Plains
(230 Main St. - 397-2420)

This exciting event features Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, founder and host of the NYC Urbana reading series at the Bowery Poetry Club, member of several champion slam teams, and star of the soon-to-be-released documentary Slam Planet. Local host Eric ZORK Alan will add his special fl avor to the set, followed by audience Open Mic. Register early at 6:30 pm to read original poems up to 3 minutes. All are welcome! Questions? Contact Program Librarian Barbara Wenglin, by e-mail bwenglin@ whiteplainslibrary.org or phone 422-1486. (C)

Saturday, May 20
2:30 pm 
"Finding the Poetry in Ordinary Things: When a Plum is More than a Plum" 
Workshop and Reading with Linda Simone

Join this award-winning poet as she shares her work and method, helping the novice and more experienced poet fi nd inspiration in the everyday. Ms. Simone, who won fi rst prize in the 2006 Shadow Poetry Chapbook Competition, is Associate Director of the Graduate Writing Program at Manhattanville College, where she also serves as faculty advisor for the college literary journal Inkwell. Please register at the Reference Desk or by contacting Program Librarian Barbara Wenglin, by e-mail bwenglin@ whiteplainslibrary.org or phone 422-1486.

Sunday, May 21
2:00 pm
Friends Annual Meeting

Join us at the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Library with guest speaker Anne Snowden Crosman, author of Young at Heart: 61 Ordinary Americans Tell How to Defy Age With Zest, Work & Healthy Lifestyles. Ms. Crosman will present a sampling of the many enlightening and exclusive conversations with hundreds of seniors, including Gordon Parks, Skitch Henderson, Les Paul, Steve Allen and Ruth Stafford Peale. Books will be available for sale and signing following the talk. (Fr)

Tuesday, May 23
2:00 pm
"Political Comedy on Film" Series Election

Reese Witherspoon stars as Tracy Flick, a straight-A go-getter determined to be president of Carver High's student body. Popular teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) decides to derail Tracy's obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate in this complex and scathing comedy of ambition, corruption, & desire. (Fr) 1999, Color, 1 hr. 45 min.

Wednesday, May 24
7:00 pm
Call The Yankees My Daddy Author Talk & Book Signing

Cecil Harris discusses his new book Call The Yankees My Daddy: Refl ections on Baseball, Race, and Family, which provides priceless insight into the team, including their long runs at glory and their struggles to stave off a crumbling 21st century dynasty. Mr. Harris was the fi rst full-time African-American beat writer for the Yankees, earning awards for Gannett-Westchester newspapers (now The Journal News), and has covered sports for Newsday, the New York Post and USA Today.

June

Monday, June 12
7:30 pm
Doug Varone & Dancers

An introduction to contemporary dance illustrating how works are created, how ideas are translated into dance, and the interplay of dance and music. Doug Varone & Dancers are artistsin- residence at the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance. Their appearance at the Library is made possible with public funding from the New York State Council for the Arts.

Wednesday, June 21
2:30 – 4:30 pm
Consumer Advice

A representative from the New York State Attorney General's Consumer Outreach Program is available in the Library's Center for Business, Jobs & Nonprofi ts to offer advice on consumer complaints. Brochures on various consumer subjects are also available.

Computer Classes

May/June

The Library offers hands-on computer classes every month. Pre-registration is required. For complete class descriptions and registration instructions, pick up a copy of our Computer Classes brochure in the Library lobby, visit our web site, or call the Reference Desk at 422- 1480.

Beginner Classes

(for those with little or no experience)

Mouse and Windows Skills
6/5 from 10 - 11:30 am
Internet Explorer Basics
6/8 from 10 - 11:30 am

Intermediate Classes

(for those with a little experience)

Google 101
5/8 from 10 - 11:30 am
6/13 from 10 - 11:30 am
Email Basics
5/18 from 10 am - 12 pm
Microsoft Word for Beginners
5/12 from 10 - 11:30 am
6/22 from 10 - 11:30 am
Microsoft Excel for Beginners
6/15 from 10-11:30 am

Key  to How Our Events
are funded

(C) - City of White Plains

(Fr) - Friends of the White Plains
Public Library

(Fo) - White Plains Library
Foundation