Massapequa 523 Central Avenue 798-4607 Massapequa Park 40 Harbor Lane 799-0770

For the month of March, paintings and sketches by the students of Gloria Glick will be on display in the Downstairs Gallery of the Harbor Lane Library.

•A Notary Public is available by appointment only at both locations of the Massapequa Public Library.

•Senior Connections Information and Referral Service will be at the Central Avenue Library, Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon and at the Bar Harbor Library, Monday and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. For information call 798-4607, extension 322.

•The Harbor Lane library will host a retirement planning seminar presented by Vincent Bayer of New York Life Insurance Company, tonight, Wed., March 12, 7 p.m.

•The contemporary Book Discussion Group will meet Thurs., March 13, 12:30 p.m. at the Harbor Lane Library. This month's book is One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus.

•The Harbor Lane library will host an Introduction to Sudoku, Thurs., March 13, 2 p.m. Learn basic strategies and "do's and don'ts." Handout includes puzzles and a sample of Kakuro.

On Wed. March 19, 2 p.m., the Harbor Lane library will host a renal education program presented by North Shore-Long Island Jewish/Janet and John Raggio Nephrology Institute. The program provides you with the knowledge and support needed to combat renal disease. Farmingdale 116 Merritts Road 249-9090

•On Tues. May 27, 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Library will be hosted a bus trip to the Culinary Institute and Vanderbilt Mansion. Enjoy a onehour guided tour and cooking demonstration before a special prepared luncheon in the Ristorante Caterina de Medici. Later you can tour the 19th Century Beau-Arts Mansion. The cost is $82 per person. Registration will begin March 18, 10 a.m. for residents and March 19 for non-residents.

•For the month of March, oils by Jack S. Grimando will be on display in the Gallery

•The movie Michael Clayton will be shown Thurs., March 13, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., March 14, 1:30 p.m. Doors open one half hour in advance.

•On Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m. Janice Buckner will perform songs and puppetry for all ages and a parent.

•The Short Story Group will meet Mon., March 17, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Copies are available at the reference desk.

•The movie Dinner at Eight will be shown Mon., March 17, 2 p.m.

•Yoga with Eileen Lichtenstein will be offered Mon., March 17, 7:30 p.m. The fee is $12 per person payable by check to the Farmingdale Public Library. Plainedge 1060 Hicksville Rd. 735-4133

•On Tues., March 18, 7 to 9 p.m. a program entitled Watercolor - Capturing the Moment. Free tickets are available. All watercolor materials will be supplied.

•On Tues., March 18, 1:30 p.m. discussion leader Fran Cohen will cover A Gesture Life, a memoir of an Amerasian boy's experience in Communist Vietnam from 1975 to 1985. See Jose Diaz at the reference desk to sign up and receive a copy of the book. Amityville Oak and John Streets 631-264-0567

•The library's large showcase will feature an exhibit of handicrafts from Africa including fabrics, woodwork and straw weaving. The items were featured in the Natural History Magazine circa 1950.

•A collection of Valentine's Day cards is on display in the small showcase. Left to the Library by its first director, Helen Badger, who served from 1915 to 1934, this exhibit includes ornate and intricate cards that are far removed from modern greeting cards.