Chocolate Workshops for Children in Grades K - 5

Marie Ilardi returns with the ever popular Chocolate Workshop on Saturday, November 7. Children in Grades K-2 will meet at 1:00pm. Children in Grades 3-5 will meet at 2:30pm. Registration is required and began in the Children’s Room on Saturday, October 31. This program is open to Garden City residents only.

A Night of Mystery!

Current Fifth Graders can join The Page Turners book discussion group. Each meeting will focus on a different genre. The group will discuss a great book, talk about old favorites and new, eat, play games, and more! Join us for a Night of Mystery featuring Disappearing Acts by Betsy Byars, on Thursday, November 12 at 5:30 pm. Grab a brown bag dinner and enjoy an evening inspired by great mystery books. The Page Turners will even do some sleuthing of their own. Stop by the Children’s Room to sign up and pick up a copy of the book.

New Friends, Old Friends, Good Times!

New Friends in a Book will meet on Wednesday, November 18 at 4:00pm to discuss Gooney Bird and the Room Mother by Lois Lowry. New Friends in a Book is a club for children presently enrolled in Third Grade. It was designed to help children start thinking critically about books, and grow confident in sharing their opinions and enjoyment of children’s literature. Participants will discuss a selection, play a trivia game based on the book, and other fun activities. Come by the Children’s Room to check for availability and pick up a copy of the book.

Farmer Rabbit Craft

Donna Green of A Time for Kids will present this fun program for children ages 21/2-5, along with a caregiver, on Saturday, November 21 at 9:30am or 10:45am . Registration is required and begins Saturday, November 14 at 9:00am. This program is for Garden City residents only.

Not Just Comics!

Looking for something to interest your reluctant reader or a new challenge for the child who has read everything? You might want to check out the Children’s Department’s graphic novel collection. Often dismissed as mere “comic books”, graphic novels do contain many pictures, but also many different stories and characters. Reluctant readers are often drawn to the images and shorter text of a graphic novel, but any reader can find their interest engaged and their literacy skills challenged by the different style of storytelling found in a graphic novel.

The graphic novels in the juvenile collection have been reviewed and recommended by librarians and are intended for children ages eight and up. Recent acquisitions include Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom by Eric Wight, Magic Trixie by Jill Thompson, Jellaby by Kean Soo and Magic Pickle and the Garden of Evil by Scott Morse. If you are unfamiliar with this entertaining and diverse genre, check it out!

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.