Prizes and more Prizes! That's what is happening in the Children's Room! In addition to the children winning prizes for completing activities for the Summer Reading Club, the first guessing game winners were selected. There were 88 lollipops in the guessing jar. Both George Arianas and Brian Carrs guessed 90 and Paul Varano guessed 86. The three winners split the prize.

Story Times

Story times will be held on Mondays. No registration is required during the summer. The schedule is as follows:

10:00 AMMother Goose for children ages 18-29 months with adult

11:00 AMToddler for children ages 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 with an adult

1:30 PMPreschool for children ages 3 1/2 - 5 (no kindergarten)

7:00 PMKindergarten and First Grade

Story times for children with special needs will be held on Thursdays at 2:00 PM. These story times are for children in Special Education classes in Grades K-3. Caretakers are welcome to attend should the child's needs require attention.

Reading Club and Book Discussions

Registration for the Summer Reading Club began on Monday, June 23rd and will continue until Wednesday, August 6th at 9:00 PM. The "Caterpillar Club" is for children ages 2 1/2 - 5 (no kindergarteners) and the "Catch The Reading Bug" club is for children entering Grades K - 5.

The dates for the last book discussions of the summer are as follows:

The Lunch Bunch (for children entering 2nd Grade) will meet July 31st to discuss the book Mouse Soup . New Friends in a Book Club (for children entering 3rd Grade) will meet July 28th to discuss Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse. Go Fourth! (for children entering 4th Grade) will meet July 31st to discuss Toys Go Out.

The Page Turners (for children entering 5th Grade) will meet July 28th to discuss From the Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. See flyer for additional details.

Craft Programs

The schedule for the craft programs to be held on Tuesday, July 15th is as follows:

9:30 AM or 10:45 AM Caterpillar Craft with Donna Green - For 2 1/2 - 5 year olds with an adult no kindergarteners.

1:30 PM Bugs! With Mad Science - For Grades K-2

2:45 PM Bugs! With Mad Science - For Grades 3-5.

Registration for these programs began July 8th. Check with a librarian for availability. Registration for the July 23rd Craft Programs starts on July 15th at 9:30 AM.

Family Nights

We will continue with the tradition of "Wednesday Night is Family Night" here at the library. All shows will start at 7:00 PM. Tickets are only required where indicated. Flyers will be available in the Children's Room.

Flyers are available in the children's room detailing our summer programs including the Summer Reading Club, book discussions, craft and educational programs and Wednesday Night Family programs.

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.