Baldwin Public Library board meeting to be held on Wednesday, August 10 at 7 p.m. at the library.

Chamber of Commerce will not hold monthly meetings for the duration of the summer. Board members will continue to meet, however, and report to chamber members.

Fire District meetings are held at the Baldwin Fire District Headquarters, 2386 Grand Avenue, on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6 p.m.

Sanitary District No. 2 holds monthly meetings at the district offices at 2080 Grand Ave., on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 5 p.m.

Kiwanis Club meetings are held weekly at the Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave., on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Rotary Club meetings are held weekly at the Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave., on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m.

So. Hempstead Civic Association meets every second Wednesday of the month at the So. Hempstead Fire Dept., 555 May St., at 8 p.m. For more info, call 236-8211.

At the Libraries

Baldwin Public Library 2385 Grand Avenue 223-6228

Summer hours: The library will be open Mondays through Thursdays, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. , on Fridays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. through Labor Day, Sept. 5. The library will be closed on Sundays through Sept. 25.

Summer story club. Story time for children ages 3 through K will be held on Wednesdays, August 3-24, at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. Please register in advance.

Summer reading club for children entering grades 1 through 6. Members make their own choices and report on it by talking about the book, writing a summary or drawing a picture. Reports are due by the end of each month. Prizes are awarded.

Summer family film series. Tarzan II on Wednesday, July 27 at 2 p.m. Pocahontas on Wednesday, August 3 at 2 p.m.

Nail workshop, for children in grades 6 and up, on Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. $3 materials fee due upon registration.

Pizza party and live band for summer reading club members only on Thursday, August 4 at 7 p.m. Participants must read at least three books.

Riverboat ride. The Baldwin Library is hosting a summer afternoon bus trip to Connecticut on Tuesday, July 26. The event will begin with lunch on the waterfront at Dock 'n Dine and continue to step back in time with views of the Connecticut River from a seat aboard an antique steam train, followed by a paddlewheel riverboat cruise. $73 tickets are non-refundable and include lunch. The bus leaves at 8:45 a.m. from the employee parking lot. Approximate time of return is 7 p.m. For more information, call Angie Schenker.

The play's the thing. Sista Girls, Fit to Play Mentoring Program holds weekly workshops at the Rockville Center Library, 221 North Village Avenue in RVC. The program encourages girls to eat right, exercise, and become aware and involved in community service. For a schedule of events, or for additional information regarding the program, call the RVC Library at 766-6257.

Cruise Port Jeff. The Freeport Public Library, 144 West Merrick Rd., is sponsoring a trip to Port Jefferson on August 16. The trip will include lunch at the Port Country Club, time to stroll through the charming harborfront village and a narrated cruise of aboard a paddle wheeler. Cost is $66 per person and includes roundtrip transportation in a luxury coach, lunch, tickets for the cruise and all taxes and gratuities. The bus is scheduled to leave the Freeport Recreation Center at 9:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Jean Scanlon at 379-3274.

Religious Events

Defensive driving course. So. Baldwin Jewish Center, 2959 Grand Ave., is hosting a defensive driving course on July 21 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Bring a pen and your license. $49 per person. Please reserve in advance by calling 223-8688.

Senior trip to Greenport. The All Saints' Episcopal Church, 2375 Harrison Ave., is sponsoring a summer outing to Greenport on Tuesday, July 26. The bus will leave All Saints' at 8:30 a.m. and the first stop will be Bedell Cellars Winery. Lunch at Soundview Restaurant. Free time for shopping at fresh fruit and vegetable stands and, time permitting, a visit to the Southold Historical Society. $35 per person includes everything except personal purchases. Call Judith Wood at 868-4648 by July 18. The Church holds a 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Sermon on Sundays and a Holy Eucharist on Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

St. Christopher's annual feast will be held Thursday - Sunday, July 28-31 at the church, 11 Gale Ave. Games, rides, homecooked food and live entertainment. Pay one price available for rides. Feast hours: Thursday from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Friday from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.; Saturday from 4 p.m. - 11 p.m. and Sunday from 4 p.m. - 11 p.m. Call 223-0723.

All-you-can-eat barbeque. The sisterhood of Congregation Beth Israel, 141 Hilton Ave. in Hempstead, will hold their annual barbeque on Sunday, August 28 at 4 p.m. $18 per person covers food, beverages and live entertainment. Reservations before August 20. Raffles. Call 489-1818.

The St. Peter's Evangical Lutheran Church, 2332 Grand Ave., holds Holy Eucharist on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. during July and August. Weekday services will be held at noon. Call 223-1951.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1375 Grand Ave., holds Sunday service with Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. weekly. Sunday school and adult bible study are held at 9 a.m. For more information, call 223-3400.

Special events

Kiwanis annual cookout will be held at the Baldwin American Legion Hall, 2754 Grand Ave.on Tuesday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Harry Potter celebration. Enjoy a magical evening when "Hogwarts comes to Oceanside," with the publication of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," on Friday, July 15 from 10:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. Contests, games and more. Chapter One Books, 3185 Long Beach Rd. in Oceanside. Call 764-5101 or www.chapteronebooks.net.

Summer day trips at the Friedberg JCC. Be a part of the wonderful summertime day trips offered by the Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Court in Oceanside. Early registration is required. For more information, call 766-4341 ext.111 or visit their website at www.friedbergjcc.org. Ragtime the Musical at the Papermill Playhouse in New Jersey on Wednesday, July 13. Lunch at the elegant Essex House Restaurant prior to the play. Fee is $103.

Activities for children. Visitors to the Long Island Children's Museum, 11 Davis Ave. in Garden City, will have a chance to explore the heavens and take journeys of creativity through a range of live theater performances and interactive workshops. "The Big Space Shuttle" blasts off Space Shuttle astronauts on a real mission. Tickets are $5, $3 for LICM members. Children must be accompanied by an adult. StarLab is open every Tuesday through Sunday at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. , 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Museum admission is $8 for adults and children over 1 year old, $7 seniors. Call 224-5800. Museum hours for July-August are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Spotlight on seniors

Baldwin Senior Center 1810 North Grand Avenue 546-7110

Library days. Thirty books are delivered monthly and dispersed every Monday and Friday of the month at 10 a.m. for those seniors in the community who have a hard time getting to and from the library.

Day trips to Lido Beach will start on Wednesday, June 29. The bus leaves the center at 10 a.m. every Wednesday during July and August. The return bus leaves Lido at 3 p.m.

At the schools

Ten-year reunion for the Baldwin High School class of 1995 on August 6. The event will be held at the Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road in Melville at 8 p.m. Tickets are $95 per person and include buffet dinner, four hours of open bar, an alumni directory and DJ. RSVP by July 16 to Reunions Unlimited, Inc., P .O. Box 150, Englishtown, NJ 07726.