Our summer reading programs "Catch the Reading Bug" and "The Caterpillar Club" end on August 6th. Children who have completed 3 or 4 activities and won at least one prize have been invited to the Final shows! The Caterpillar Club's show, "Mr. S and His Hip Rockin' Music" will be held on Tuesday, August 5 at 11:00 AM. The Catch the Reading Bug's Final show, "Robert Rogers Puppet Show Bugtown Follies" is Wednesday, August 6 at 7:00 PM.

There were two winners of the Guessing Game for Week 4 - Julianne Larsson, who guessed 175, and Caroline Egan, who guessed 165. The actual amount of candy was 170! Winners split the prize of candy.

Everyone is doing a great job of reading this summer and we have selected the next round of raffle winners as follows:

For Grades 3-5, the winners were:

Jacqueline AndreuzziBrenna Grant

Caroline Aprigliano Olivia Guarnieri

Logan William AquinoKevin McNiff

James BuckleyPeter Menoudakes

Bridget ByrneKiernan Elizabeth Monaco

Conor CoyleJennifer Onos

Thomas CraftaDestiny Orantes

Dessie DiMinoMichael Patalano

Kevin DonohueJessica Pedone

Liam FerrisJenna Ruhl

For Grades K-2:

Jillian ApriglianoOliver Brien Hvidsten

Katherine ConklinCyrus Lalaehzar

Lauren ConwayAshley Larsson

Caitlin CookJoseph McNiff

Grace DeAngeloConstantine Marinas

Kerin DebanyAlexa Jane Molloy

Stephan DebanyLisa Murphy

Chase GladdAnuska Patel

Michael GrecoTrey Pryor

Mary HaggertyAntonio Uria

Story times are held on Mondays. No registration is required during the summer. The last Monday Story time of the summer will be held on August 4. The schedule is as follows:

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

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

1:30 PM Preschool 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. The last date for Fun Thursdays will be Thursday, August 7th.

Summer book discussions are now completed. Book discussions will start up again in September, and registration begins Saturday, September 6th.

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.