Friday, July 10, 2015

News From the Children's Room

July-August
Launchpads
The Children's Department now has a selection of Launchpads, tablets for children pre-loaded with educational apps for interactive learning and play.  These tablets are available to be checked out and taken home.
Stop by or call our the Reference desk with any questions!


Tickets for Sale & Museum Passes
Planning a trip to see some animals or sea life?  The library will be selling discounted tickets to:
Long Island Aquarium ($10 per person)
Bronx Zoo ($15 per person)
Long Island Game Farm ($5 per person)

OR 

check out one of our Museum Passes!
The library currently has 5 museum passes available to be checked out.  These passes provide free admission!  Find out more about them under our Resources tab, above.


Pet Parade
Thursday, August 13 at 11:00am
Bring your pet and meet your friends in front of the library for our annual Pet Parade!  Sign up at the Reference desk today!

Butterfly Garden
During the months of May and June, the Children's Department had caterpillars!  We all watched as they went through the different phases of metamorphosis to become beautiful butterflies.  During a program on June 8, children helped to plant a Butterfly Garden on the south side of the building (by the vegetable gardens) and released the newly hatched butterflies in it.  Be sure to stop by and check it out!
See photos of the different butterfly stages here, here and here.
Summer Reading Club: Every Hero Has a Story!
Children from 12 months through the 5th grade
The public library cares about your children and has planned programs to keep them reading and learning all summer long!  This summer's reading club theme, "Every Hero Has a Story!" will celebrate heroes in history, heroes in our community and heroes with superhuman powers.  Every child has the potential to become a hero and make a difference in the world.  This summer join the summer reading club and discover the superhero inside yourself.
Registration began on Wednesday, July 1st.  The Summer Reading Club Carnival will be on August 10th at 10:00am.
For more information, call 631-363-6133.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Ages 0-5
We would like to invite you to participate in this free program which encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she starts kindergarten. Simply read a book to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler and record it. If you read just one book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. At that rate you can read over 1,000 books in just three years! The key is perseverance! The concept is simple and the rewards are priceless.
The library will facilitate this program by helping you to keep track of milestones and handing out fun prizes as you read more books!
For more information, call 631-363-6133.

Children’s Room Blog
Check in regularly, or subscribe to get the updates. We regularly post seasonal booklists ( http://goo.gl/2iZvlT), library trivia questions ( http://goo.gl/kUC3t9), pictures from our programs ( http://goo.gl/Gl9iOP) and more!

Printable Calendars
The Children’s Department now offers printable calendars of children’s programs. You can check them out here: http://bayportbluepointkidsroom.blogspot.com/p/calendars.html





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