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.

BELLMORE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore

516-785-2990

WHEN April 17 at 7 p.m., "Prague: Arts and Architecture: The World of 'The Lost Wife,' " an illustrated lecture on Prague from late 19th century to the present.

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

COMMACK PUBLIC LIBRARY

18 Hauppauge Rd., Commack

631-499-0888

WHEN April 17 at 6:30 p.m., "Letters to Sala: A Young Woman's Life in Nazi Labor Camps." Jill Vexler, PhD, curator of exhibit at New York Public Library of Sala Kirschner's wartime letters, will discuss Sala's story in words and pictures.

COMSEWOGUE PUBLIC LIBRARY

170 Terryville Rd., Port Jefferson Station

631-928-1212

WHEN April 4 at 7 p.m., "The Relevance of the Holocaust," lecture by Werner Reich

April 12 at 7 p.m., book discussion

DEER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

44 Lake Ave., Deer Park

631-586-3000

WHEN April 16 at 7 p.m., book discussion

EAST ISLIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

381 East Main St., East Islip

631-581-9200

WHEN April 18 at 7 p.m., book discussion

FLORAL PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

17 Caroline Place, Floral Park

516-326-6330

WHEN April 2 at 10 a.m., book discussion, followed at 11 a.m. by "Smoke & Mirrors: Delusion and Despair: The Story of Terezin," a Readers' Theater presentation by the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County.

GREAT NECK LIBRARY

159 Bayview Ave., Great Neck

516-466-8055

WHEN May 29 at 1 p.m., book discussion

HAMPTON BAYS PUBLIC LIBRARY

52 Ponquogue Ave., Hampton Bays

631-728-6241

WHEN April 26 at 7 p.m., book discussion

HARBORFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY

31 Broadway, Greenlawn

631-757-4200

WHEN April 18 at 11:30 a.m., book discussion

HAUPPAUGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

601 Veterans Hwy., Hauppauge

631-979-1600

WHEN April 2 at 7 p.m., book discussion

HEWLETT-WOODMERE PUBLIC LIBRARY

1125 Broadway, Hewlett

516-374-1967

WHEN April 9 at 2 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.

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

HILLSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

155 Lakeville Rd., New Hyde Park

516-355-7850

WHEN May 16 at 1 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, followed by a book discussion.

May 16 at 7 p.m., book discussion

HUNTINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

338 Main St., Huntington

631-427-5165

WHEN April 17 at 7 p.m., book discussion with Richman

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.

JERICHO PUBLIC LIBRARY

1 Merry Lane, Jericho

516-935-6790

WHEN April 4 at 2 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.

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

LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY

111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach

516-432-7200

WHEN April 17 at 7:30 p.m., book discussion

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

MASTIC-MORICHES-SHIRLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY

407 William Floyd Pkwy., Shirley

631-399-1511

WHEN April 1 at 1 p.m., "Memories of a Child Survivor of the Holocaust," discussion with Inge Auerbacher, survivor of Terezin.

MERRICK LIBRARY

2279 Merrick Ave., Merrick

516-377-6112

WHEN April 11 at 2:30 p.m., book discussion

MIDDLE COUNTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY

101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach

631-585-9393

WHEN April 13 at 6:30 p.m., the film "The Last Butterfly"

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.

PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD LIBRARY

54 E. Main St., Patchogue

631-654-4700

WHEN April 12 at 7 p.m., "Prague: Arts and Architecture: The World of 'The Lost Wife,' " an illustrated lecture on Prague from late 19th century to the present

PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

1 Library Dr., Port Washington

516-883-4400

WHEN April 10 at 7:30 p.m., book discussion with Richman

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.

ROGERS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

91 Coopers Farm Rd., Southampton

631-283-0774

WHEN April 4 at 12 p.m., "Story of Survival," a talk with Rudy Horenstein.

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.

SACHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY

150 Holbrook Rd., Holbrook

631-588-5024

WHEN April 25 at 7 p.m., book discussion

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."

THE SMITHTOWN LIBRARY -- COMMACK BRANCH

3 Indian Head Rd., Commack

631-543-0998

WHEN April 11 at 7 p.m., book discussion with Richman.

THE SMITHTOWN LIBRARY -- NESCONSET BRANCH

148 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset

631-265-3994

WHEN April 17 at 8 a.m., bus trip to Manhattan's Museum at Eldridge Street, lunch at S.P.Q.R., and a tour of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, $87 per person.

WEST BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY

211 Rte. 109, West Babylon

631-669-5445

WHEN April 26 at 1:30 p.m., book discussion, followed at 2:30 p.m. by a dramatic reading of "The Lost Wife" by David Houston and Gail Merzer Behrens.

WEST HEMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY

500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead

516-481-6591

WHEN May 20 at 2 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.