Winter Reading Club News

Get wrapped up in Reading...

Children birth through Grade 6 are invited to join our Winter Reading Club and read for fun and prizes!  Pick up a reading chart and a bookmark at the Children's desk beginning January 3.  Read and record your books and submit the chart by February 1 to receive a goody bag and a certificate. The closing family party  is a live interactive show with our friends from MUSIC FOR AARDVARKS, on Sunday, February 4 @ 2pm.  

New!  VOX books make their debut in the Children's Room this month!  

VOX Books are printed books that have an audio reader attached to the front cover of the book. They look and feel like regular books, only they have audio inside. The VOX reader narrates to your child enabling your child to read and listen to the book simultaneously. Each book is pre-loaded with full narration, you can listen to the book with or without earphones, they have a long lasting rechargeable battery and no set up is required! No CDs to get lost, scratched or misplaced.  Just push a button and listen!  

VOX Books are also an excellent resource for English Language Learners since they enable non-English speakers to hear fluent English spoken as they’re learning to read in a new language.

Tackapausha Nature Museum and Preserve

Friday, November 24

Enjoy the day off from school with a trip to the library to meet some wild animals from Africa!

Tickets available Friday November 10. All ages welcome!

Native American Crafts Workshop

Tuesday, November 28 
Learn about the first Long Island communities and find out how Native Americans were a key part of the whaling industry.  Touch a Native American oil lamp, see real arrow heads, and create a wampum necklace with a stone arrowhead.  All hands-on, all FUN!
Registration opens Wednesday, November 15 for Grades 2-6

Coming Soon...Thursday, October 26

Calling all toddlers!  It's time again for our Halloween parade!  Come in costume, enjoy a not-too-spooky story and march to the beat of some Halloween tunes.  Everyone goes home with a treat bag!  (Register beginning 10/18)

October 31st

 Happy  Halloween! 

 Trick or Treat at the Library all day!   Come in costume and receive a non-edible treat! 

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Did you know?  Children of all ages are eligible for their own library card.  Come in any time during the month of September and join our growing family of patrons by getting your library card now!

August 2017
Summer Reading Club
Build a Better World 

We provided the LEGOS, while the kids provided the imagination!  LEGO Masters (and beginners) enjoyed engineering and creating  together at the library!  Best of all, playing with LEGOS encourages problem solving and literacy skills.

COMING SOON....GREEN MEADOWS FARM

Tuesday, August 15 1:30pm and 3:00pm.

Join us on August 15th when Jason from Green Meadows Farm returns for a visit!
He will share fascinating facts about dozens of little critters.  Meet and touch animal babies! Pet scaly reptiles!  

Tickets will become available for this family friendly show on Friday August 4th.  

LIVE PERFORMANCES THIS SUMMER...

Plaza Theatrical Productions presents
"MADAGASCAR"  
Sunday, July 30 @ 2:00 pm

Based on the Dreamworks movie, this live musical adventure follows your favorite animal friends as they escape from their home in NY's Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the world of King Julien's Madagascar.  With colorful characters, lots of adventure and an upbeat score, this production is sure to be fun for the whole family.  

Tickets available beginning Sunday, July 16

SHAKESPEARE AT THE LIBRARY! 

 The Young Artists Project presents
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"
Sunday, August 13 @ 2:00pm

Shakespeare's classic story of love and magic comes to life in a new hour-long, family friendly adaptation 

by Adelphi University's Young Artists Project. 

 Best for children 6-12 years of age, with parent.  

Tickets available beginning Friday, August 4

SUMMER READING CLUB NEWS!

Calling all children!  This year's Summer Reading Club theme is "BUILD A BETTER WORLD".  Our young readers will explore the many ways we can build a better world through reading, writing, learning and creating!  Although the library will be undergoing a major renovation, we will still offer this popular reading program designed to encourage children to keep up the reading habit during the summer months.  

Registration will open to children entering preschool through Grade 6 beginning Sunday, June 4.  (Children entering 6th grade have the option to join either the J reading club or the YA reading club).  Families with babies up to age 3 are also encouraged to join the Read-To-Me portion of the program. 

Help us kick things off on Sunday, June 4 @ 2:30pm as we welcome back Darlene Graham and her band for a live performance of original music with interactive songs, movement, bubbles...and FUN for the whole family!  No tickets needed, just come on down and join the celebration! 

COMING SOON....

IMAGINATION STATION!

Build a fort with.....POOL NOODLES!

On Thursday, April 13, "We Fitness" will be here with oodles of noodles (and other shapes) so young builders can have an indoor field day constructing and de-constructing, climbing and jumping and just making their own open-ended fun!   There will be two separate sessions. Please choose only one.   

Registration begins Wednesday, April 5 @ 10am

Look for our upcoming Mother's Day programs in May!

BOOK REVIEWS!

The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz

A hodgepodge of different narrators in 1242 France introduce readers to three unusual children and one remarkable dog. As their individual stories unfold and their paths collide, tension reaches a fever pitch as an agent of the Inquisition nips at their heels. Gidwitz's epic medieval adventure packs in boisterous action, richly depicted history, and lovable underdog characters, all illuminated by Hatem Aly's stunning artwork. The Middle Ages have never been as exciting or as funny!
* A Newbery Honor book *
For Grades 4-9

Paul and Antoinette 

 Acceptance and respecting individual differences are among the many themes in this sweet story. Two unforgettable sibling pigs, an extrovert and an introvert, spend a typical day together. Paul and Antoinette are two thoroughly independent pigs that go against gender specific stereotypes, while expressing their charming personalities.  They may have differences, but their love and affection for one another is obvious.   While the text explores important issues, the illustrations keep it cheerful and heartwarming!  A perfect read aloud for children ages 3-7.