Guitar Hero
Thursday, April 24,7- 8:30 p.m.
Registration begins Monday, March 31 at the Young Adult Desk.
Introduction to Tai Chi Chuan
Thursday, May 22,7- 8 p.m.
Registration begins Tuesday, April 22 at the Young Adult Desk.
Babysitting Workshop
Thursday, June 5,6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Registration begins Monday, May 5 at the Young Adult Desk.
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Stop by the Young Adult Desk beginning Monday, June 9 to sign up and pick up a bag with goodies to get you started. Read and review 4 books by 5 p.m. Friday, August 8 and you will be invited to a pizza party to be held Thursday, August 21 from 6:30 -8:30 p.m.
We will have prizes at the party in addition to "Magic Beyond Imagination" entertainment.
Each Monday in July, one person will win a $10 Borders Bookstore gift certificate. The winner is drawn from the book reviews already submitted.
Remember, you have to join the club and submit your reviews to be eligible! Any West Hempstead student entering grades 6 through 12 in September may join the Young Adult Summer Reading Club.
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| Children’s Room Summer Reading Club Volunteers |
High school students interested in volunteering to work with young children during the Summer Reading Club may apply in the Children's Room before June 20. A commitment of three hours a week for six weeks, June 30 through August 8, is required. Hours may be applied to Community Service. |
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Can't decide what to read next? Subscribe to Nextreads and get reading lists delivered to your Inbox. Subscribe to as many newsletters as you like. You'll receive the most recent issue(s) immediately. Be sure to choose Young Adult Books as one of your selections! Starting in May, a new list will be offered: Tween Reads. The YA list will be renamed Teen Scene.
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2008 Best Young Adult Book
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The Michael L. Printz Award is given for a book that "...exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature."
The 2008 winner is The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. Fourteen-year-old Symone travels to Antarctica with her eccentric uncle Victor. Victor is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to find Symmes' Hole, an entrance to what he believes is our hollow planet.
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| S.A.T. PREPARATION WORKSHOP
This is a six-week math and verbal course to help high school sophomores and juniors prepare for the S.A.T.
Classes will be held Thursdays: March 6, 13, 27,
April 3, 17, and
May 1 from 6:45-8:45 p.m.
Class will not be held on March 20, April 10 and April 24.
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Regents Exams Online
The Education Department posts practice tests on the State Assessment web site at www.nysedregents.org. You can also access this site through West Hempstead Public Library’s homepage at www.whplibrary.org and click on Click Here For Links. Scroll down to the Young Adult listings and click on Regents Exams Online.
Series Website
Have you ever wondered about the order of titles in a particular Young Adult book series? To find out, click on: www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl/ and search by author or series title.
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