Deidre Hall

fyiby Debbi HonorofIndoor Farmers MarketsIf you love Farmer’s markets, check out the indoorMeet ThisLong Island WomanWhenever I wear something from Eden, I get lots ofcompliments!farmer’s markets at Sweet Hollow Hall in West HillsNANCY CURTINCounty Park in Huntington and St. Paul’s UnitedFruit CookiesDirector, Port Washington LibraryMethodist Church in Northport on April 2 and 16Vosswinkel Cookiesand May 7 and 21. G & G Long Island Winteris a familyownedFarmers market is committed to providing fresh &com-healthy, high quality food, grown and/or producedpany inin the New York region and they aspire to supportWisconsinlocal farmers and create a safe, healthy and funthat handshapesenvironment for the whole family to enjoy. Visit winterfarmersmarketlongisland.comfor hours anddirections.shortbreadcookies to look likefruits and vegetables and then airbrushes them forunmatched realism. Each of their 22 varieties has aunique gourmet flavor: Red Apples taste like applecobbler, Carrots are flavored to resemble cheesecake,and Lime will have you tasting Key Lime Pie.With more than 100 gift selections available online,there’s sure to be something for everyone! Theydon’t use any artificial preservatives and every orderHow long have you lived on Long Island?is shipped fresh. To see their complete product line,I grew up in Massapequa and now live in Garden City.visit vosswinkelcookies.com.Tell me about your job at the library.I have been the director of the Port Washington Public LibraryBoomers on the Thresholdsince 1994, but have worked there since 1974. I am only thePhotography at Peconic BayOn January 1, 2011, the oldest Baby Boomersfourth director since the Library’s founding in 1892. I work withWineryturned 65, and every day for the next 19 years,a Board of Trustees and implement policy, hire and direct a staffLong Island photographer Susan Tiffen grew up in aabout 10,000 more will cross that threshold,of 100, manage a $6.7 million dollar budget, and create collectionsand programs to foster lifelong learning for all ages. I alsohouse full of cameras, photographs and booksaccording to the Pew Research Center. In theabout photographs. Her father was an avid photographerin his youth and then worked in the photoety,but at the moment, 80% say they are dissatis-1960s, Boomers had high hopes for remaking soci-work with volunteer groups such as our advisory councils, theFriends of the Library and the Port Washington Librarygraphic industry. “I took tons of photos and went tofied with the way things are going in the countryFoundation to enhance the Library’s services. I try to make theart school,” says Susan, “but I never consideredtoday. The 79-million-member Baby Boomer generationaccounts for 26% of the total U.S. population,Library the community’s living room, where all residents feelphotography as an expression of my art until I waswelcome and are able to pursue their interestsdoing computer graphics, got my first digital camera,and fell in love with Dahlias! The flowers tookly will redefine old age in America. However, theso by force of sheer numbers, they almost certain-How is technology affecting your library and other Long Islandlibraries?me to places I never would have dreamed of.” Nowtypical Boomer believes that old age doesn't beginTechnology is a tremendous tool in the Information Age. PeopleSusan’s exquisite photos will be exhibited at thecan now go to the Library’s website and download books, checkuntil age 72, and the typical Boomer feels ninePeconic Bay Winery, 31320 Main Rd. in Cutchoguefrom April 1-27. The opening reception takes placeon Sunday, April 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For moreinformation, visit susantiffenphotography.com orpeconicbaywinery.comour catalog, place a reserve, research databases, even learn a foreignlanguage. E-book circulation is way up and you can downloadtitles for free. I am proud that libraries have adapted so wellin offering technology options to the public.How has the library changed in the time you've been there?years younger than his or her chronological age.When asked about the array of changes transformingAmerican family life, the Boomers' views alignmore closely with younger generations than olderones. However, Baby Boomers today are lessGarden of EdenIn 1974 there were no computers, no Internet, and no DVDs. accepting than younger Americans of same-sexWhen someone needed information, it was found in books, magazines,couples raising children, unmarried couples livingIf you want to feel like a kid in a candy shop, thenvisit Eden at 307 Main St. in the heart of HuntingtonVillage. They have a vast selection of costume jewelryand accessories—from stunning to playful andeverything in between—all at very reasonable prices.and journals, and reference librarians were busy assistingpeople in finding the best sources of that information. Today,much more of that research is done on-line, so librarians needeven greater skills to find and deliver information.together and other non-traditional arrangements.Despite differences among generations, 43% ofBaby Boomers say there is less generational conflictnow than in the 1960s and 1970s, when they werecoming of age.6 • April 2011 • LONG ISLAND WOMAN To advertise: 516-505-0555 x1 or ads@liwomanonline.com