Skin Cancer, Spotting Scams, More: Huntington Library August Events

HUNTINGTON, NY — The Huntington Public Library released its August events slate. The library is at 338 Main St., Huntington.

People can register for events by calling 631-427-5165 or online.

Event: Holistic Life Exploration and Growth Workshop
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Thursday, Aug. 3
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Explore and expand your life with a Master Certified Life Coach! People will be guided toward a clearer understanding of their life and opportunities from a holistic perspective. You will also develop your ability to live with more intention, clarity, and gratitude — through a series of thoughtful and reflective questions and prompts to get you thinking deeper. Ultimately, you will get closer to discovering and developing THE BEST YOU!
Registration is required. Open to all.

Event: Friday Afternoon Movies Recent Hits You May Have Missed
Location: Main Library Auditorium
Date: Aug 4, 2023
Time: 3 p.m.
Description: "Moving On" 2022, R, 88 minutes. Two old friends reconnect at a funeral and decide to get revenge on the widower who messed with them decades before. Open to all.

Event: Empire Defensive Driving
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Saturday, Aug. 5
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Description: Drivers may reduce up to 4 points on their driving record or receive a 10 percent discount on vehicle liability, personal injury protection, and collision insurance for three years, and, possibly, a reduction of up to 4 points on your driving record every 18-months. In-person registration required with non-refundable fee of $28. Checks should be made payable to: Empire Safety Council. Registration is required. Open to all.

Description: Skin Cancer and Skin Care
Location: Zoom
Date: Thursday, Aug. 10
Time: 3 p.m.
Description: Join Dr. Renu Hausen and learn about the most common malignancy, skin cancer, and what causes it, proper medical evaluation, tips for prevention, and current treatment options, including the excellent results and cosmetic outcomes with nonsurgical state-of -the-art radiation treatment. Renu Hausen, MD, is a board-certified radiation oncologist whose practice is located in Huntington. She has more than 25 years of experience treating an entire spectrum of cancerous tumors. She specializes in highly precise radiation therapy for tumors of the brain, spine, breast, lung, prostate, and other parts of the body. This program is presented by the Huntington area libraries. Registration required. Open to all.

Event: Nightfall Book Club
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Thursday, Aug. 10
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: Join us as we delve into "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. Biographer Margaret Lea travels to Yorkshire to interview the reclusive, and dying, author Vida Winter and uncovers disturbing secrets from Vida’s childhood, but after a lifetime of telling tales, can Margaret believe anything the author has to say? Books are available at the Customer Service Desk and are also available in eBook and eAudio formats using Libby and Hoopla.
Registration is required. Open to all.

Event: Spotting Scams & Staying Safe with AARP
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Friday, Aug. 11
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Description: AARP will tell you about the latest scams and what tactics scammers are using. Discover ways you can protect yourself and loved ones from fraud and explore steps you can take to spot and avoid evolving scams.

Registration is required. Open to all. Please register through AARP online or by calling 1-866-740-7588.

Event: Long Island’s White Shark Research
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Monday, Aug. 14
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Long Island's coastal waters have an abundance of sharks, all of which we know very little about. In 2015, a small group of researchers were the first to deploy a satellite tag on a juvenile great white shark off Long Island’s south shore. Over the subsequent two summers, a partnership with OCEARCH enabled them to tag an additional 20 white sharks off Montauk. In this presentation with Chris the "Fish Guy," learn about the continued work of the Shark Research and Education Program of the South Fork Natural History Museum. Registration is required. Open to all.

Event: "Kiss Me Kill Me" Mystery Book Discussion Group hosted by Donna
Location: Main Auditorium & Zoom
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 15
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Description: Haunting Paris with author Mamta Chaudhry. A bereaved pianist in 1989 Paris discovers a mysterious letter among her late lover’s possessions before embarking on a search for a child who went missing during World War II. Please join us for discussions and zoom interviews!

Open to all. Registration required. You will receive a Zoom link via email the day before the meeting if you choose the virtual option.

Event: DNA Testing for Your Genealogy Research
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Wednesday, Aug. 16
Time: 7:00 pm
Description: Are you considering taking a DNA test to further your genealogy research and wondering what you can get out of taking that step? Have you already taken a test and now find yourself overwhelmed and puzzled by the results? Join April Lynne Earle to learn about the basics of the latest genealogy research tools, DNA testing. Learn what kind of testing is available, what your results will look like, how to determine potential relationships to your genetic cousin matches, and terms and tools available to deepen your understanding of your genetics. Registration is required. Open to all.

Event: Friday Afternoon Movies Recent Hits You May Have Missed
Location: Main Library Auditorium
Date: Friday, Aug. 18
Time: 3:00 pm
Description: "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," PG-13, 134 minutes A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Open to all.

Event: Unusual Plants and Animals of the Pine Barrens
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Monday, Aug. 21
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: The Long Island Pine Barrens, our region's last remaining wilderness, is anything but barren. Find out about this unique ecosystem chock full of life, with rare flora and fauna present nowhere else in New York State. Learn about the surprising carnivorous plants, extraordinary insects, rare reptiles, and all of the other remarkable species that can only be found in the Pine Barrens. Registration is required. Open to all.

Event: iPhone Photography
Location: Main Meeting Room
Date: Thursday, Aug. 24
Time: 2 p.m.
Description: Learn how to navigate the Photos app and use the Camera on your iPhone. Librarian Andrew will answer your questions. Please note, Android phones will not be covered in this class. Registration required. Open to all.

Event: Long Island Lighthouses with Eco-Photo Explorers
Location: Main Auditorium
Date: Thursday, August 24
Time: 7 p.m.
Description: Explore the fascinating history of Long Island’s most interesting lighthouses. Eco-Photo Explorers will take the viewer from Coney Island to Montauk, examining lighthouse architecture, their technology, and the stories that make these vital structures such an integral part of our local history. In addition, the story behind Long Island’s Life Saving Services will also be discussed. The program concludes with a multimedia presentation in celebration of the dramatic beauty of these lighthouses both here on Long Island and around the country.
Registration required. Open to all.

Event: Musicology Mondays
Location: Main Library Auditorium
Date: Aug. 28
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Description: "Nina Simone: What Happened, Miss Simone?" 2015, 101 mins. A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the High Priestess of Soul.