On Saturday, October 19th, the Friends of the Library is sponsoring a theatrical performance, which is free and open to the public, entitled Sailing Towards My Father from 4-5pm at the Island Free Library. This one-man play written & directed by Carl A. Rossi and performed by Stephen Collins, chronicles Herman Melville’s life from youth to old age, concentrating on his evolution as a writer and his complex relations with God, his parents and siblings, his wife and children, and Nathanial Hawthorne. Please join us for this passionate & insightful portrayal!!