May 3, 2010

May & June Programs

Chess Club
Children (3rd-6th Grades) 7:00-7:55pm
YA & Adults (7th-Adult) 8:00-8:55pm
Our chess club will meet on the following Tuesdays: May 11th and 25th and June 8th and 22nd. New players welcome! Register on any night the club meets.

After-School Wii
May 7th, June 3rd, June 17th
3:30 – 4:30pm
Looking for something fun to do after school? See if you have what it takes playing the very best of Wii!

Lego Club
Tuesday, May 11th 3:30-4:30pm
Spend an afternoon exercising your mad Lego-building skills at the We'll have library Legos for you to work with, maybe start planning your own movie, or just build crazy creations. There will be separate tables provided if you’d like to bring your Legos, too. Open to grades 4 – 9. Please sign-up in advance at the Adult Reference Desk!

Cyberbullying Workshop for Tweens & Parents
Thursday, May 13th 7-8:30pm
With the recent rash of “bullycides” by young people, it is imperative that parents understand the technology at their children’s fingertips, as well as the safeguards that need to be implemented to help them navigate safely through adolescence. The Safety Education Department of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island is coming to do an information presentation for parents and tweens. Topics include relational aggression, bullying, cyber-bullying and reducing risk. They will teach us how to identify and respond to the issues that can arise from these behaviors. This program is free and open to all!

Beach Bag Book Club
Tuesday, June 1st 4:30pm
We have teamed up again with the Merrick, North Merrick and Bellmore Library to bring back the Beach Bag Book Club. We will meet three times this summer at the Merrick Library Wing on Merrick Avenue in Merrick. At each event, hosted by young adult author Jen Calonita (Secrets of My Hollywood Life series), teens will get to discuss a book pre-selected for them with not only Ms. Calonita, but with the author of the book itself. Our first book will be Reality Check by Jen Calonita. Sign up in advance at the Adult Reference Desk. Everyone that signs up gets a beach bag to tote all of your favorite books around in this summer.

Tween Book Club
Tuesdays, June 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Join Ms. Bonnie for a book club just for tweens. The club will read the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky. There will be lively discussion, crafts and activities. Don’t miss out—space is limited! Sign up in advance at the Adult Reference Desk. Grades 4-6