Board Game Night will be held on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 18th from 7 - 8:30 PM. Students in grades 6 -12 can come to the Library on this school holiday to play board games like Cranium, Pictionary, Bingo, Monopoly, Risk, and more with friends. Registration began on Monday, January 4th and is limited.

Wok & Roll

Registration began Saturday, January 9th, 2010 for Jo-Ann Tiranno of Passionate Palate’s workshop in Chinese cookery to be held on Saturday, January 23rd from 3 - 4 PM. (Please note the change in time.) The group will explore the flavors of Asian Cooking in time for the Chinese New Year. Registration is limited to 20 YAs.

Yak & Snack

Join Mrs. Kelly and other YAs in discussing the book The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E. Pearson. In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, Jenna Fox, a seventeen year-old girl recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence. Think: bionic teen. Refreshments will be served. Registration began January 9th and is limited to 20.

Young adult programs are for students in Grade 6-12 and priority is given to Garden City Library cardholders. Registration for young adults may now be done through the Library’s new online calendar system Eventkeeper, which may be reached 24/7 by clicking on Calendar of Events on the website at www.gardencitypl.org. Funding for these programs is provided by The Friends of The Garden City Public Library.

Live Homework Help

The Garden City Library subscribes to Tutor.com, an after school homework help center. Children in grades K - 12 (or their parents) can connect with a “live” tutor for expert help in Math, Science, Social Studies and English daily from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In the Library, simply click the link on the Library website, enter grade level and subject area and you are connected to an expert! To access the site from home, go to www.gardencitypl.org, enter your library card number when prompted, and then follow the easy directions.