Presenters from Volunteers for Wildlife were at the library on July 31 to present an "Owl Discovery" program. Children of all ages were fascinated as the volunteers displayed and talked about these fascinating creatures. Our outdoor deck was the perfect backdrop for this outstanding program.

Join instructor Kathy Bedka-Strain as you learn to communicate with your infant and toddler with baby sign language; the second in our series of parenting programs!

Research shows that babies who are taught sign language:

May actually begin speaking sooner
Have larger vocabularies and higher IQs than their non-signing peers
Experience less frustration
Have increased confidence and self-esteem because of the ability to be understood
Develop a strong bond with their parents

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH AT 10:30 AM

Adults and babies up to 21 months welcome!

Space is limited to 20 families. Preference is given to Mineola residents. Please present your library card upon registration. Register in person, via phone (you will be asked for your library card number), or e-mail (childrensmineola@nassaulibrary.org).

Happy 199th Birthday Abraham Lincoln!

This means that we are now only one year away from our year-long Lincoln Celebration in 2009. The year will culminate when the Mineola Library hosts the national travelling exhibit: Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation from November 10, 2009- January 10, 2010. But we will be featuring special events throughout 2009, starting with a big kickoff event on February 11, 2009, the eve of Lincoln's 200th Birthday!

Next week (February 18-23), I will be attending a workshop for the Lincoln exhibit. This event, held at the Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino, California, will bring together the directors of the 50 libraries across the country that will be hosting the Lincoln exhibit during the next three years. Once this workshop is completed, I will have more details on our plans for a very special year.

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Want to earn money this summer by babysitting? Then join us for a workshop about first aid and other basics, run by two registered nurses from Winthrop University Hospital. You will receive a certificate of completion. Please bring a doll to practice on.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20 AT 3:00PM - 5:00PM
OPEN TO GRADES 6 AND UP

Sign up now at the Children's Room in-person, by telephone (516-746-8488 ext. 1), or by e-mail (childrensmineola@nassaulibrary.org)!

*Mineola Library cardholders will be given preference. Other library cardholders will be put on a waiting list.

Welcome to the Mineola Library Book Discussion Group! I've started this blog to provide news and encourage discussion for book club members: past, present and future. It's easy to join the book club. The only requirement is that you love reading. We meet on a selected Wednesday evening every month at 7 pm.

If you can't make a meeting but would like to share your opinion of the selected book, please email me at midirector@nassaulibrary.org.

Thanks,
Charles Sleefe
Director- Mineola Library

SUMMER 2008 MEETINGS

Here are our meeting dates and books for summer 2008. All meetings start at 7 pm.

July 23
Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton

August 27
Forever by Pete Hamill