The "Edible Haunted Houses" program with Christine Rissanen will be held on Saturday, October 18 at 3 PM. Registration began Saturday, October 4th. At this workshop Ms. Rissanen will teach the art of creating edible houses. To prepare for the Halloween season these houses will have spooky decorations. Bite into a house while reading "books with a bite" in honor of Teen Read Week. Register early since there is a limit of 20 participants.

YAK & SNACK # 2 TWILIGHT

Registration began on Monday, October 6th for the Yak & Snack to be held on the eve of Election Day, November 3 at 7 PM. The book chosen for this meeting is Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Not since Harry Potter has a book series been as popular as the Twilight Series. At Thanksgiving the movie is scheduled to be released. All YAs are invited to read or reread the book, come and talk with others about it, speculate on the movie, play some Twilight Trivia and have some refreshments. Books are available for Yak & Snack participants only.

BABYSITTING WORKSHOP

Registration began Tuesday, October 7 for the Young Adult Babysitting workshop. Those who attend both sessions of the workshop will be awarded a certificate of completion. The first session First Aid/ Child Care, which will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 3:45-5:45 PM, filled early the first day of registration. An additional date is scheduled for December 17th, 3:45-5:45 PM. Those on the wait list will get priority placement in this new class.

At the first session which will be led by two neonatal nurses from Winthrop University Hospital, the focus will be on the care and health of infants and young children. Participants are asked to bring a doll, Cabbage Patch size, to practice techniques of holding, feeding, diapering, and administering first aid under the guidance of the instructors.

The second session about safety will be led by Mr. Ed Fronckwicz, Assistant Superintendent of Recreation for the Village of Garden City, and Detective Rich Pedone, Youth Bureau Garden City Police Department. This session will be held on Wednesday, November 5, from 3:45-5:15 PM. A second date will be announced. The focus will be on how to keep the children and the babysitter out of harm's way and how to deal with any unavoidable accident or incident should one occur. Please avoid disappointment by registering early for this very popular program.

2008-2009 TEEN 3 APPLES BOOK AWARD

A NEW YORK STATE TEEN'S CHOICE AWARD

Now is the time to nominate your favorite YA book to win The Teen 3 Apples Book Award. Nominations close on October 20th. There is a box on the cool curved wall of the YA room into which anyone in grades 6-12 may place the title and author of their favorite book in nomination.

In November, the 15 titles with the greatest tally of nominations will be announced and placed on a ballot. Teens have from November until April to READ, READ, READ those nominated titles and vote for their favorite. The voting deadline is April 20th. The winner will be announced on May 10, 2009. A raffle will be held on that day at the Garden City Public Library using nominations and votes as raffle tickets.

DISCOVER THE YA COMPUTER CENTER

Use the printing coupons won at the Back to School Bash at the new YA Computer Center which is up and running. The newly renovated Young Adult Room houses a Computer Center exclusive for those patrons in Grades 6-12. There are four computers at the west end of the YA Room as well as a laser printer and a sign up station for reserving the next available computer when all are in use. These computers are available during normal library hours unless no one is available to supervise. Using this computer will insure company of peers only. Each machine is equipped with Internet Explorer (always filtered), PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word. YA's who need Excel may use it in the Adult Computer Center on the Lower Level. As in the Adult Computer Center, there is a 3 hour limit for use per day, and a limit to 5 pages of free printing. Additional printing needs can be purchased or credited with Summer Reading Club certificates at the Circulation Desk for 5 cents per page.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

On November 15th there will be a Scrapbooking workshop teaching participants how to make holiday themed pages for their memory books or scrapbooks. On December 3rd a third Yak & Snack is planned. The book will be Fever 1793, a work of historical fiction focusing on the yellow fever outbreak. On December 10th teens will have the opportunity to learn the skill of Italic Calligraphy just in time to send out holiday cards.

Registration for all YA programs may be done in person at the Young Adult desk, by phone to the Young Adult Librarian (516-742-8405) or by email to mkelly@gardencitypl.org.

LIVE HOMEWORK HELP

Don't get behind in classes. Are there some topics which need a little clarification? Have you tried Live Homework Help yet? Those who have used it, report that it is a life saver. The tutors are helpful and instructive. Frustration over a homework problem or understanding some classroom lesson is cured in less than a half an hour. Log on through the library's web site, simply use your library card number and you are on your way to solving those homework dilemmas.