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Parents of Tweens and Teens Join Us For:
FINDING YOUR BEST PARENTING STYLE
with author ELLEN POBER RITTBERG
Thursday, June 2 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM at Temple Tikvah

Are you a tiger mom or helicopter parent or soccer dad? Ellen, a confessed kitten mom, returns to talk about developing a parenting style that will work for you and your teen. Included are concerns such as raising a well rounded teen who gives back to the community and is also a good student. We welcome back Ellen, the acclaimed author of 35 Things Your Teen Won't Tell You, So I Will who is also a journalist and attorney who has represented teens in court for many years. Be part of this enlightening discussion. Bring your questions and stories. Registration begins on May 12.

Sometime in the near future, Scientists have discovered a cure for love and the government demands that all of its citizens receive the cure (via an operation) around their 18th birthday. 17 year old Lena has waited anxiously for the procedure for years looking forward to the day when she will be safe from the disease and she will be cured. That is until months before her procedure she meets Alex...and breaks all the rules by doing the most dangerous thing deemed by society...fall in love.

Check to see if this young adult dystopian novel is available...If not, reserve a copy today!

The Freeport Memorial Library, located at 144 W. Merrick Road in Freeport, is inviting all Nassau County residents to join their Job Club, led by Career Counselor Barbara Spinelli.

The club offers members the opportunity to support, share information, and network with other career seekers. Each meeting will focus on a specific topic that relates to job searching and/or career advancement.

The club will meet on Saturdays January 8 & 22 and February 5 & 19 from
10 to 11:30 a.m at the Freeport Memorial Library (a handicap assessable facility).

Contact the Freeport Memorial Library at (516) 379-3274 for more information.

• Install CFLs, which last 10 times longer and use 75% less electricity than incandescent bulbs.

• Open your shades and drapes during the day to let the sun's warmth in, and close them at night to keep the cold air out.

• Close your fireplace flue when not using it.

• Insulate your attic and foundation space.

• Insulate your hot water pipes-and set your water heater to no higher than 120 degrees.

• Insulate and seal heating ducts to prevent wasting 10-20% of your energy.

• Close vents in rooms not in use.

• Use your utilities budget plan.

• Use ENERGY STAR appliances.

• Have your furnace or boiler inspected.

• Clean or replace your furnace filter once a month.

• Caulk cracks around windows and doors.

• Lower your thermostat-for every degree you lower it, you could save 3% on your heating
• bills.

• Use a programmable thermostat to save about $200 a year.

*compiled by the New York State Public Service Commission. 1-888-Ask-PSC1. www.askpsc.com

The New York State Assembly has recently passed the Dignity for All Students Act. The act prohibits harassment against school age students based on their race, color, weight, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex. This law requires schools to adopt policies to make school harassment free environments, to inform students and parents of these policies, to develop guidelines for training programs for school employees.

Did you know that the library has a service called NextReads?

Why should you care? Because you can have lists of new teen fiction and older titles by different subjects sent directly to your email address...from there you can check the catalog to see if the book is available...and even place a reserve on a book that's checked out (all you need is the number on the back of your library card and a pin number. Don't have a pin number? Stop by so we can set one up..it takes 3 seconds!) Click on a book cover below to see the current list...then sign up so you'll get a new list sent each month. You can even forward the lists to your friends. Happy Reading!