Events for Long Island Reads 2012

This year's selection is a novel by Huntington author Alyson Richman, "The Lost Wife" (Berkley). Libraries in Nassau and Suffolk have organized a series of discussion groups, lectures, screenings and performances related to the book.

2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore

516-785-2990

April 20 at 12:30 p.m., book discussion

18 Hauppauge Rd., Commack

631-499-0888

170 Terryville Rd., Port Jefferson Station

631-928-1212

April 12 at 7 p.m., book discussion

44 Lake Ave., Deer Park

631-586-3000

381 East Main St., East Islip

631-581-9200

17 Caroline Place, Floral Park

516-326-6330

159 Bayview Ave., Great Neck

516-466-8055

52 Ponquogue Ave., Hampton Bays

631-728-6241

31 Broadway, Greenlawn

631-757-4200

601 Veterans Hwy., Hauppauge

631-979-1600

1125 Broadway, Hewlett

516-374-1967

April 19 at 1 p.m., dramatic reading of "The Lost Wife" with David Houston and Gail Merzer Behrens

155 Lakeville Rd., New Hyde Park

516-355-7850

May 16 at 7 p.m., book discussion

338 Main St., Huntington

631-427-5165

April 18 at 7 p.m., "Smoke & Mirrors: Delusion and Despair: The Story of Terezin," a Readers' Theater presentation by the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County.

1 Merry Lane, Jericho

516-935-6790

April 10 at 2 p.m., dramatic reading of "The Lost Wife" with David Houston and Gail Merzer Behrens

April 10 at 7 p.m., book discussion

111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach

516-432-7200

April 18 at 2 p.m., dramatic reading of "The Lost Wife" with David Houston and Gail Merzer Behrens

407 William Floyd Pkwy., Shirley

631-399-1511

2279 Merrick Ave., Merrick

516-377-6112

101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach

631-585-9393

April 16 at 6 p.m., the film "Holocaust: Theresienstadt," followed by book discussion at 7 p.m.

May 10 at 8 a.m., bus trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan's Battery Park for a tour of the Terezin Gallery; on-your-own lunch and leisure time. $50 per person.

54 E. Main St., Patchogue

631-654-4700

1 Library Dr., Port Washington

516-883-4400

April 27 at 12 p.m., "Prague: Arts and Architecture: The World of 'The Lost Wife,' " an illustrated lecture on Prague from late 19th century to the present.

91 Coopers Farm Rd., Southampton

631-283-0774

April 9 at 5 p.m., book discussion

April 15 at 3 p.m., music from Terezin (Theresienstadt) with pianist-composer Judith Lynn Stillman, soprano Lucia Hyunju Song, cellist Lutz Rath and violinist Eriko Sato.

150 Holbrook Rd., Holbrook

631-588-5024

April 26 at 12 p.m., book discussion

May 5 at 2 p.m., filmmaker and Terezin survivor Zuzana Justman will introduce her Emmy Award-winning documentary "Voices of the Children."

3 Indian Head Rd., Commack

631-543-0998

148 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset

631-265-3994

211 Rte. 109, West Babylon

631-669-5445

500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead

516-481-6591