News From The Children's Room

Starting The Holiday Season With a Craft and Movie

Registration begins on Saturday, November 24 at 9:00 AM, for "Time for Kids Snowman Craft" with Donna Green. This program is for Garden City residents, ages 2 1/2 through 5 (not in kindergarten). Please sign up for one time slot, either 9:30 AM or 10:45 AM. The program will be held on Saturday, December 1.

Start the holiday season early by joining us on November 24 at 3:00 PM for a family movie "Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On". The program is for residents ages 2 1/2 through Grade 5 and their families. No tickets or registration required. It's a movie the whole family can enjoy!

Program For Special Needs Children

There are openings in our special needs story time! Please contact the children's room for additional information if interested. Additional dates are November 30, December 7 and December 14. We have had several sessions so far and the results have been positive, and we all had a great time!

Live Homework Help

The library now subscribes to an after school Live Homework Help center, called "tutor.com", where children in grades 4th - 12th grades can connect to a "live" tutor in the online classroom for expert help in Math, Science, Social Studies and English! This service is available every day from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. If you are visiting the library, simply click the link on the Library website, enter the grade level and the subject area and you are connected to an expert! If you are working at home, access library website at www.gardencitypl.org, enter your library card number when prompted and follow the easy directions.

Book Discussions

Book club discussions are still ongoing for the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders! Schedule and book information follows:

New Friends in a Book Club for children presently enrolled in Third Grade. Program is 45 minutes on Wednesdays at 5:00 PM. The next date is November 28 - "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson.

Go Forth! Fourth Grade Book Club - For children presently enrolled in the Fourth Grade. Program is 45 minutes on Wednesdays at 5:00 - 5:45 PM. The next date is November 28 - "The Whipping Boy" an award-winning book by Sid Fleischman.

The Page Turners - for children presently enrolled in the Fifth Grade.

A 45-minute program on Mondays at 5:45 PM. The next date is November 26 - "Kensuke's Kingdom" by Michael Morpurgo. Bring dinner and dessert and beverage will be served!

Please check the library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.