MaryAnn Impostato of Kids’ Edible Creations returns to the YA Department on Saturday, March 27th at 3PM for a workshop on molding chocolates. Each participant will go home with a box made of chocolate, decorated and wrapped in Easter grass and pastel bows. Registration begins March 13th at 9:00 AM and is limited to 20.

Yak & Snack

Registration begins March 13th at 9:00 AM for the book discussion of Finding Buck McHenry by Alfred Slote to be held on Saturday, April 10th at 2PM. Could Mr. Henry, the custodian at Jason’s school, possibly have some connection with former baseball great Buck McHenry? Jason pressures an admission from Mr. Henry and talks him into coaching a newly formed team. This comic, suspenseful baseball story is both a book and a film. Join Librarian Melinda Alford and other YAs to view the movie and discuss how the book and the movie differ but are the same. Refreshments - peanuts, popcorn, Cracker Jacks, and cupcakes - will be served. This program is limited to 20.

Teens & Tots Storytime Training

Each summer the Young Adult Department in cooperation with the Garden City Recreation Department conducts storytimes on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons in the picnic area of the Garden City Pool. At these storytimes young adults read, sing, do finger plays, and a simple craft with groups of children between the ages of 2 and 8. To insure the quality of the storytimes and the comfort of the storytellers, volunteers are required to attend two training sessions prior to the first summer they participate. Anyone entering grades 6-12 in September 2008 is invited to join. If this is the first summer that a young person is eligible or available, please consider volunteering. Registration begins March 15th for all sessions through Eventkeeper. Each program is limited to 20 in each session.

Training for Session I, Reading: Thursday, April 1, 10 - 11:30AM, Monday, April 5, 1 - 2:30PM, Saturday, May 1, 9 - 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 12, 4 - 5:30PM. Training for Session II, Crafts: Thursday, April 1, 12 - 1:30PM, Monday, April 5,

2:30 - 4PM, Saturday, May 1, 11 - 12:30PM, Wednesday, May 12, 7 - 8:30PM. Make up sessions will be held Saturday June 12, 10 - 11:30AM, and Saturday, June 12, 12 - 1:30PM.

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.

Teen 3 Apples Book Award

Garden City teens can visit the Library to check out the nominated titles for The Teen 3 Apples Book Award, some of which are on display outside the Young Adult Department. After reading or listening to the nominated titles, teens are invited to vote at the Library beginning April 1st until April 20th.The winner of The Teen 3 Apples Award, a New York State Teen’s Choice Award, will be announced on May 20th, 2010.

This year’s nominated titles are:

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer; The Dead and Gone by Susan Pfeffer; The Giver by Lois Lowry; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling; Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins; I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan; New Moon by Stephenie Meyer; Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck; The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton; Push by Sapphire; Solving Zoe by Barbara Dee; Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli; Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher; To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Live Homework Help

The Garden City Public 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.