Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane “Little Pig in the Living Room”
Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane! Today, Mary Jane reads Le Petit Cochon Dans Un Salon by Pierrick Bisinski.
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Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane: The Feelings Book/El Libro de Los Sentimientos
Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane! Today Mary Jane will be reading The Feelings Book/El Libro de Los Sentimientos by Todd Parr. Enjoy!!!
Throwback Thursday- Pictorial Maps
Pictorial maps enjoyed great popularity from the 1930s to the 1950s, and partnered beautifully with tourism and the travel industry. This gem was designed by Harry A. Chandler, a popular creator of bird’s eye views and pictorial maps whose ads could be found in NYC papers during the early part of the 20th century. This… Read more »
Throwback Thursday – The Fisherman
“The Fisherman,” ca. 1960 Original artwork by Bob Paganucci, graphic designer Illustration for the New York Mirror; Ink and poster white on brown chipboard Bob Paganucci Collection Montauk Library Archives Bob Paganucci, who pens poetry and wrote the song Montauk, shows equal artistry in his graphic design. The founder of Paganucci Design in New York City built a… Read more »
Throwback Thursday – Maisonettes and East Deck
Sam and Bea Cox, ca. 1950 Sunrise Cottages Become East Deck, 1954 Maisonettes, ca. 1950 Three black and white photographs, one capturing the spirited duo Sam and Bea Cox, and two more referencing the motels that were part of their legacy (that’s Sam sitting with the dog; Bea is on the Maisonettes deck, standing left of the table)… Read more »
Throwback Thursday – Library Wines
Library Ladies at Wölffer Estate Vineyard, 2003 Tina Oberg, Karen Rade, Peg Ambrosio, Charlotte Schorr, Virginia Sayers and Marie Stokes pose in front of the Wölffer Estate tasting room, “Library Ladies” Collection, Montauk Library Archives. In the month of October, grape harvesting and wine-making continue at the crescendo pace begun in September, as workers pick, process and… Read more »
Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane: Calliou All Grown Up
Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane. Today Mary Jane will be reading, Monsieur Calliou, a story about Calliou who wears his father’s clothing and looks very grown up.
Throwback Thursday – Columbus Day Parade
Columbus Day Parade, 1980. Photograph, black and white print, Al Holden Collection, Montauk Library Archives. There was a flurry of Columbus Day parades from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s in Montauk’s downtown, “the pride and joy” of a man named Joseph Bosco, the engine who powered the event. Mr. Bosco was born in Calabria, Italy,… Read more »
Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane: I Can’t Sleep
Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane. Today Mary Jane will be reading, No Puedo Dormir by Gracias Inglesias.
Throwback Thursday – Montauk Point
“Montauk Point, Long Island,” by Charles Parsons. Article printed in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, September 1871. First page of article, showing woodcut illustration of the Montauk Lighthouse, Al Holden Collection, Montauk Library Archives. Please note: This article is in the public domain, and can be accessed for free. See web address below. This September marks the 150th… Read more »