What's Up For Young Adults At The Library COLLEGE PREP-3-PART SERIES

The Young Adult Department has prepared a 3-part program for high school students and their parents to inform and prepare for the college search and admittance process. The first workshop "How to Write a Winning College Essay" scheduled for Wednesday, September 17 from 7 to 8:30 PM was in conflict with a Guidance Department meeting being held at the High School. Therefore we worked with Dr. Maloof and found a mutually convenient date and time to reschedule. THE NEW DATE IS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22.

"How to Write a Winning College Essay" will be facilitated by Dr. Martha Maloof. Dr. Maloof will share the secrets of writing a good college essay and the college application process. Those students who have begun the process are invited to bring a draft of an essay and have it critiqued. The program will be followed by a question and answer period. Registration began on September 2.

Part 2 "Beat the High Cost of College" will be held on Wednesday, September 24. College Financial Aid Expert Barry Fox will be lecturing on the ways to obtain maximum college financial aid. He will give step by step advice on finding the best sources of aid, how to fill out the financial aid forms, how to negotiate with financial aid officers, eligibility for grants & loans, special family circumstances, New York State aid, and the best free websites for scholarship search. The program begins at 7 PM. There will be time for questions and answers following a 90 minute presentation. No registration is required.

The following week on October 1st will be Part 3 on SAT preparation. Steve Rosner of Kaplan Test Prep will be on hand to give a workshop including practice tests, which will illustrate the format of the examination. Descriptions of strategies necessary for the greatest success on the test will be given. This program beginning at 7:30 will be followed by a Q&A period. Registration began on September 15th.

TEENBOSS WORKSHOP

Presenter Terry Parrett was unable to be at the Library on July 28th forcing a last minute cancellation. Anyone who was signed up for this program gets priority registration at the rescheduled workshop. Mr. Parrett will be at the Library on Saturday, September 20th, from 3-4:30 PM. As originally advertised, this workshop will explore how a young person can become a junior entrepreneur with tips on how to start, promote, and determine what to charge for goods and services offered in your business. All attendees will receive a CD-ROM packed with goal-setting and planning material, sample advertising and marketing pieces, ideas for different types of teen businesses and more. The workshop is limited to 30 participants. Registration began Monday July 14th. Inquiries to get on the list for September are being accepted now.

2008-2009 THE 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. All will have from November until April to READ, READ, READ those nominated titles and vote for their favorite. Voting deadline is April 20th. The winner is 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

Tuesday, October 7th is the long awaited date for registration for the fall Babysitting Workshop. The two sessions will be after school on October 28th and November 5th.

October 12-18 is Teen Read Week (TRW). For 2008 the theme is "Books With Bite". To kick off the celebration the Young Adult Department will be hosting a free choice Yak & Snack. This will be held on Tuesday, October 14 at 7 PM. This is the evening following the Columbus Day Weekend. All YAs are invited to come and have a bite with friends and the librarian and tell others about their favorite book or books. Registration begins September 22nd. At the close of TRW on Saturday, October 18th, Christine Rissanen will be conducting a food workshop, "Edible Haunted Houses" Registration begins October 4th.

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.

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