It’s What’s Happening For Young Adults

TWEENS N’ TEENS MOVIE NIGHT/

SCAVENGER HUNT

Everyone entering or in Middle School or High School is invited to travel the universe via You Are Here, the Summer Reading Club for Young Adults at the Garden City Public Library. Registration begins Monday, June 13th and continues throughout July. The theme for this year’s Summer Reading Club is Travel.

Kick off the “You Are Here” Summer Reading Club with an evening of fun on Monday, June 27th, from 5:30 - 8:30PM. YAs are invited to join their friends and see the movie National Treasure, starring Nicholas Cage. Enjoy refreshments and participate in a “treasure hunt” by going on a scavenger hunt in the library. Registration begins on June 13th on Eventkeeper. All ‘tweens and teens must have their own Library card to register.

VINTAGE INSPIRED TRAVEL

JOURNALS WORKSHOP

Doris Benter will guide YAs in the creation of travel journals on Wednesday, June 29th, from 7 - 8PM. Cut and arrange vintage, themed travel images before using decoupage to adhere them onto journal covers. Make a personal record of the places you visit while “You Are Here.” Registration is limited to 20 YAs and begins on June 15th on Eventkeeper. All ‘tweens and teens must have their own Library card to register.

YAK & SNACK: “LET’S GET GRAPHIC”

Explore graphic novels and talk about your favorites: Batman, Twilight Zone, manga, comic books and more on Wednesday, July 6th from 7:30 - 8:30 PM. YA Librarian Marge Kelly will present the Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2011. Refreshments will be served. Registration is limited to 25 YAs and begins June 8th on Eventkeeper. All ‘tweens and teens must have their own Library card to register.

YOUNG ADULT 2011 SUMMER

READING CLUB

You Are Here

Join the Summer Reading Club by signing up at the YA desk or filling out an online registration by visiting the website www.gardencitypl.org and click on Young Adults. All registrants get a signing bonus prize bag. Read anything of your choosing: a summer assignment book, a recreational book, a comic book, newspaper, magazine, or eBook. You can also listen to an audiobook or Playaway. Fill out a mini-review form and hand it in for a raffle prize. Reviews can be done on paper and put in the raffle box in the Tweens N’ Teens Room or emailed to mkelly@gardencitypl.org and a print out will be placed in the raffle box for you. Win cool prizes!

Whether you travel near or far this summer, send a postcard to the YA department at the Library. Postcards will be displayed. Your imagination can take you on a journey as well. Travel to another world through reading, create a postcard about that journey and send it in to the Library! Keep a reading diary and show it to the Young Adult Librarian before Wednesday, August 12th. This will make you eligible to receive an invitation for the Back to School Bash without entering the weekly raffles. This year’s Back to School Bash will be held on Wednesday, August 31st. There will be a pizza party with a talent show and games, door prizes and auctions, and certificates of achievement.

If you are away all summer, you may still join and participate in the You Are Here Summer Reading Club. Email mkelly@gardencitypl.org or send “snail mail” to: YA Librarian, Garden City Public Library, 60 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530. Any questions? Contact Mrs. Kelly at (516) 742- 8405 or come in to the YA desk.

SUMMER PROGRAM INFORMATION

More information about the many special summer programs for YAs will be provided in the coming weeks. In addition, you can pick up flyers for all of the programs in the YA Room or check the Library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming summer events and registration dates. Registration can be done through Eventkeeper or the Calendar of Events on the Library’s website. All teens and ‘tweens must have their own Library card to register for programs. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority registration is given to Young Adults, who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.

News From The Children’s Room

SUMMER KICK-OFF SHOW: A WORLD OF

STORIES WITH AGOSTINO ARTS!

Join us on Wednesday, June 22 at 7:00PM for our Summer Kick-Off Show, A World of Stories with Agostino Arts! This fun show is open to all children up through Grade 5 and their families. Tickets are required. Ticket distribution begins Saturday, June 11 at 9:30AM in the Children’s Room.

20 REASONS TO JOIN THE

SUMMER READING CLUB

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been counting down the top 20 reasons why you should sign up your child for the Summer Reading Club. Here are the next five reasons:

1. When parents read, sing and play rhyming games with their toddler, they stimulate language and vocabulary development and build important foundations for learning to read.

2. The program offers toddlers an opportunity for group interaction.

3. The program allows elementary age school children to experience different genres.

4. The program offers recognition to readers.

5. The program offers free incentives to read.

This summer, the Summer Reading Club’s theme is “One World, Many Stories.” The Magic Carpet Riders Read-to-Me Club is for children ages 21/2-5 years old (not entering Kindergarten) while the Nomads Reading Club is for children entering Grades K-5 in September 2011. Special Needs children are welcome with an adult. As part of the Summer Reading Club, children can choose from a variety of activities that they can do either at home or at the Library in order to win prizes. Registration for both reading clubs begins on Monday, June 20 at 9:30AM in the Children’s Room and is ongoing. Non-residents can register beginning Tuesday, July 5 at 9:30AM. Check for our flyers in the Children’s Room for more information about the Summer Reading Club and additional summer programming.

SUMMER STORYTIMES

All Summer Storytimes are on the following Mondays: June 27, July 11, July 18, July 25, and August 1. No registration is necessary, but space is limited, so please arrive promptly:

 Mother Goose (ages 18-29 months with an adult): 10:00-10:30AM

 Toddlers (ages 21/2-31/2 with an adult): 11:00- 11:30AM

 Preschoolers (independent listeners ages 3-5, not entering Kindergarten): 1:30PM

 Kindergarten and First Grade (for children entering Kindergarten or First Grade in the Fall 2010): 7:00PM

SUMMER BOOK DISCUSSIONS

Discover a great book and join us for one of our summer book discussions! Meet friends old and new while you chat, snack, play games, and do crafts! Registration is required and can be done online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org), but a copy of the book must be picked up in the Children’s Room. Each child participating in the program will need his or her own Library card to register for the program: The Lunch Bunch (for children entering Grade 2 in September):

 Thursday, July 14 at 1:00PM: The Best Seat in Second Grade by Katharine Kenah. Registration begins Monday, June 20 at 9:30AM.

 Thursday, July 28 at 1:00PM: Herbie Jones Sails into Second Grade! by Suzy Kline. Registration begins Thursday, July 14 at 9:30AM. New Friends in a Book (for children entering Grade 3 in September):

 Wednesday, July 13 at 1:00PM: The Wild, Wild Southwest, a Junior Explorer series book, by Jeff Corwin. Registration begins Monday, June 20 at 9:30AM.

 Wednesday, July 27 at 1:00PM: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt, a Judy Moody and Stink Book, by Megan McDonald. Registration begins Wednesday, July 13 at 9:30AM. The Book Ends (for children entering Grades 4-5 in September):

 Thursday, July 7 at 5:30PM: Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? by Henry Winkler. Registration begins Monday, June 20 at 9:30AM.

 Thursday, July 21 at 5:30PM: Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee. Registration begins Thursday, July 7 at 9:30AM.

For the Lunch Bunch and New Friends in a Book, children are asked to bring a brown bag lunch to the book discussion while children in The Book Ends are asked to bring a brown bag dinner. Beverages and desserts will be provided at all of the book discussions.

TALENT SHOW!

The Children’s Room is proud to be hosting our annual Talent Show again this summer! Sign up and show off your talents or come to the show to see the all the wonderful performers! Registration to perform in the Talent Show begins on Monday, June 20 at 9:30AM in the Children’s Room. Performers must be Garden City residents and must be entering Grades K-5 in September. Performances are limited to 5 minutes each. The Talent Show will be held on two nights at 7:00PM. The first night will be Wednesday, July 13 and the second night will be Wednesday, July 20. No registration is required to attend the show and all ages are welcome in the audience.

ERIK’S REPTILE EDVENTURES

Learn more about animals at the fun family show Erik’s Reptile Edventures! This exciting show will be held on Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00PM and is for children through Grade 5 and their families. Tickets are required. Ticket distribution will begin Saturday, June 18 at 9:30AM in the Children’s Room.

MAKE A CAR CRAFT WITH A TIME FOR KIDS

Join us on Tuesday, June 28 for Make a Car Craft with a Time for Kids! This fun program is for children ages 21/2-5 (not entering Kindergarten) with a caregiver and will be held at 9:45AM or 11:00AM. Registration is required and begins Monday, June 20 at 9:30AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Each child participating in the program will need his or her own Library card to register for the program.

YOGA WITH CINDY VALENTINE

Join us on Tuesday, June 28 for Yoga with Cindy! This fun program will be held at 1:00PM for Grades K-2 and 2:00PM for Grades 3-5. Each participant should bring their own mat or towel. Registration begins Monday, June 20 at 9:30AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Each child participating in the program will need his or her own Library card to register for the program.

CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY!

Father’s Day is June 19, so celebrate by coming to the library and checking out a book about fathers and grandfathers! You can read nonfiction books on the holiday, such as Father’s Day by Ann Heinrichs and Father’s Day Crafts by Fay Robinson. You can also check out some picture books about Father’s Day, such as A Perfect Father’s Day by Eve Bunting, Happy Father’s Day by Steven Kroll, and Father’s Day by Anne F. Rockwell. For those interested in more general stories about fathers or grandfathers, you can take out Good Morning Sunshine: A Grandpa Story by Sharon Michelle McKenna, I Love My Daddy Because... by Laurel Porter-Gaylord, The War with Grandpa Robert Kimmel Smith, I Love My Dad by Anna Walker, and Dad and Pop: An Ode to Fathers and Stepfathers by Kelly Bennett, plus many more!

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.

Library Board To Meet

There will be a regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on the second Monday of June, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library.