Friday Night Dialogue: Jacquelyn Ottman
Using Them Up: How the Whole World Makes Leftovers Taste Like New
Friday, May 17th, 7:00 pm (Zoom)

Jacquelyn Ottman is a food waste advocate, culinary historian, and author. Jacquelyn Ottman will help you find inspiration from global cuisines to transform what's left over from last night's dinner into something new and delicious.

This program will take place on Zoom.

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Friday Night Dialogue: Erland Zygmuntowicz
Survivor’s Son
Friday, May 24th, 7:00 pm

Join Erland Zygmuntowicz, as he shares memories of his mother Itka and her life during the Holocaust.

This program will take place in person at the library.

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Friday Night Dialogue: Susan Schrott
Drawings and Inspirational Words to Light Your Path Every Day of the Year - Author Talk and Book Signing

Susan Schrott, a Shelter Island resident, psychotherapist, artist, and certified yoga instructor invites readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery and daily inspiration with her new book, Rise with Radiance.

This program will take place in person at the library.

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Richard Varney Memorial Poetry Reading
Friday, June 21st, 7:00 pm

Join Virginia Walker and Bill Batcher for the annual Richard Varney Memorial Poetry Reading.

Batcher and Walker will be joined by members of the Art/Rich Poetry Roundtable who will read from the Varney Poetry collection at the library (works of famous poets), established by friends of Richard Varney.

The reading honors the late Richard Varney who was an important contributor to the Poetry Roundtable. 

Shelter Island poet Virginia Walker, a retired professor of English at Dowling College and Suffolk County Community College and the co-author of Neuron Mirror (along with Michael Walsh)

Bill Batcher, EdD, has published poetry in magazines, anthologies and online collections. He has won several awards, and has multiple books of poems—Footsteps to the Resurrection (2005), Celebrations (2014), Imaginings (2016), and Challenges (2022).

This program will take place in person at the library.

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