TODDLER STORY TIME For 2 year-olds    Tuesdays beginning April 12 through May 31     10 to 10:30 a.m. or  11 to 11:30 a.m.    Thursdays beginning April 14 through June 2     10 to 10:30 a.m. or  11 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for picture books, finger plays and playtime.  Children must be two years of age by April 1, 2005.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME For 3 to 5 year-olds   Tuesdays beginning April 12  through May31     4 to 4:30 p.m.   Thursdays beginning April 14 through June 2     4 to 4:30 p.m. Join us for picture books and reading fun.  Children must be three years of age by April 1, 2005.

 
 
 
 

VOTE WHEN YOUR PARENTS VOTE ON APRIL 13 Come to the Children’s Room, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.,  and vote for your favorite book character.  A sample ballot bookmark is on the back of Overleaf Jr.

 
 
 
  

Book Discussion for Grade 3 Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 p.m. Weslandia by Paul Fleischman An ALA Notable Children's Book Read about Wesley  as the garden he plants becomes  an amazingly creative new world. Registration and book pickup for District Residents is  Tuesday, April 5 at 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Book Discussion for Grades 4 & 5 Monday, May 9, 6:30 p.m. The Landry News by Andrew Clements A fifth-grader starts a newspaper  with a controversial editorial  that causes unexpected results. Registration and book pickup for District Residents is  Monday, April 11 at 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

 

Introduction to Braille Workshop How the Blind Learn to Read & Write With Rita Whitman Steingold   Monday, April 18, 6:30 p.m. Grades 3 – 5 This informative workshop introduces Braille and helps students understand how children with visual impairments adapt and manage their surroundings.  Learn about the life of Louis Braille,  take home your name typed on a Braillewriter,  solve some Braille riddles and  receive a copy of  Rita Whitman Steingold’s book Taking Visual Impairment to School. Rita Whitman Steingold has taught blind and handicapped children at the Queens Center for Multiple Handicapped Children for twenty-five years. District Residents may register beginning Tuesday, April 5 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.  Registration is limited.        Information about Louis Braille and Braille writing

Up, Up & Away With Mad Science   Wednesday, April 27, 10:30 a.m. Ages 5 & Up Join us for this thrilling, high energy science show that explains how the weight of the earth’s pressure pushes down on you with the force of two elephants.  Explore how Bernoulli’s principle creates enough lift to make a jumbo jet fly or how air pressure can be used to launch a mini-rocket.  This program will leave you amazed. District residents may pick up tickets beginning  Wednesday, April 13 at10 a.m. & 7 p.m.      MadScience.org

 

BINGO and BOOKS Grades K to 2 Wednesday, May 18, 4 p.m. Grades 3 to 5 Wednesday, May 25, 4 p.m.   Spend an afternoon learning about your favorite books and authors while playing our version of Book BINGO.  All participants will receive a prize.  Children must be able to read or come with someone who can help them. District Residents may register beginning Wednesday, May 4 at 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

 
 

 

SUMMER READING CLUB KICKOFF All-Star Musical Maniacs with Petra Puppets Thursday, June 16, 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Ages 4 and older Put down that remote control! Drummers in diapers, Robot Radio and a Gargling Piranha Fish are on the loose. Our bird-brained DJ surfs the radio waves and uncovers "Goofy Gizmos" of the universe. They're all In Tune and Out of Control! Starring:  T-Bag Toucan, Baby Boomer, Antennae From Mars, Eugene de Robot, Pedro the Gargling Piranha Fish and Goofy Gizmos of the Universe.  Join us for this delightful ventriloquist puppet show. Ventriloquist Steve Petruzzella trained at the National Theatre of Puppet Arts and at Jim Henson Productions. District Residents and Friends may pick up tickets  beginning Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The Friends of the Library are proud to co-sponsor this program.   Petra Puppets

 
 
 
 

“Tune in @ your Library” 2005 Summer Reading Club Ages 4 (Pre-readers welcome) to 6th grade are invited to join. Tune in to find a good read and join our “Tune in @ your Library” 2005 Summer Reading Club.  Visit us for weekly contests, reading fun and prizes. Registration begins on Thursday, June 16. Summer Reading Club begins on Monday, June 20.

 

STUDENT ART EXHIBIT Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools’ artwork will be on display in the Art Gallery on the lower level  from May 3 – May 26.  Come in and see this superb display of varied styles!

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