SRC Decorated Folders

Decorated Summer Reading Club Folders

This summer we gave you a white folder to hold your Summer Reading Club materials and asked you to use your imagination to decorate it.

Check out all the creative designs below!

T-Shirt Raffle and SRC Raffle Winners!

Congratulations to our T-Shirt Raffle Winners!

Jackson G., Zoey K., Chase A. and Jordana H. all won prizes for wearing their Summer Reading Club t-shirts this summer!

The prizes included 2 Code-a-pillars, a 3Doodler Pen, and a Ukulele!

Congratulations to all of our other raffle winners!

All of our raffle winners were pulled from Summer Reading Club participants.

William E.

Sarah S.

Joseph C.

Ben H.

Matthew W.

Aila C.
Julie W.
Brendan P.
Alyssa N.
Luke F.
Gabe H.
Michael C.
Lilac H.
Colleen C.
Luke N.
Michael M.
Grace R.
Aleena R.
Benjamin L.
Gainni M.
Layla T.
Natalia G.
Charlotte A.
Alyssa R.
Tyler R.
Matthew C.
McCormick B.
Ryan Z.
Anika U.
Noah B.
Knox J.
Victoria N.

We hope you're excited for next year!

Summer Reading 8 Week Book Tally

During the eight weeks of the Summer Reading Club, we read over 6,000 books combined!  We can't wait to see how many more we'll read next year!

Best Reporting Day:  Thursday, August 8
Best Reporting Week:  Week 6, July 30-August 4

Did you read something great this summer?  
Stop by the desk and let us know.

See how we compare to last year!

Make sure you check in with your librarians throughout the school year and let us know what you're reading!

1KB4K Achievement

Congratulations to Charlotte A. for completing 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!

She is the eleventh child to complete the program since its launch in October 2014!

See how everyone stacks up so far:

12 children have reached 
50 Books

10 children have reached 
100 Books

4 children have reached 

150 Books

3 children have reached 

250 Books

1 child has reached 

300 Books

2 children have reached

400 Books

4 children have reached 

450 Books

1 child has reached

600 Books

and 11 children have completed 1,000 Books!

Keep up the good work!

Check out our 1KB4K Wall of Achievement to see pictures of all children who complete the program.

Summer Reading 6 Week Book Tally

During the first six weeks of the Summer Reading Club, we have read over 4,000 books combined!  With 2 more weeks to go, who knows how many more we might read!

See how we compare to last year!

Will we reach our goal of 5,000 books this summer?  

Check the blog or ask a librarian for updates!

Shark Week Raffle Winner

Congratulations to our Shark Week Raffle Winner!

Kelly guessed that there were 699 goldfish in our guessing jar!

She was just slightly over the actual amount of 665 goldfish.

Great job!

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Shark Week

FINTASTIC Ways to Enjoy

@ BBPPL

- Books

- Programs

- Crafts

- Activity Sheets

- Shark Raffle!

Check out our blog calendars to see what programs this week are dedicated to Shark Week!

Stop by today!

Summer Reading 3 Week Book Tally

In just the first three weeks of the Summer Reading Club, we have read over 1,500 books combined!  With 5 more weeks to go, who knows how many more we might read!

See how we compare to last year!

Will we reach our goal of 5,000 books this summer?  

Check the blog or ask a librarian for updates!

Staff Picks

STAFF PICKS

Ms. Sue's favorite new picture books:

Friends Stick Together
Hannah E. Harrison
Picture Book
Ages 4-8
A heartwarming story about what it truly means to be a friend with someone who is very different from you. A funny read-aloud book for parents to share with their children.

Ocean Meets Sky 
The Fan Brothers
Picture Book
Ages 4-8
A delightful tale about a young boy’s search for the magical place his grandfather described to him in stories. Beautifully illustrated.

What Happens Next
Susan Hughes 
Parenting Book/Picture Book
Ages 4+
An unique look at the world of bullies and the bullied, narrated by an outsider. Great book for parents to read to their children to help them deal with the realities of bullying. What can happen when we move beyond a fear of differences to see the things we have in common?

Ms. Julie's Picks:

As Brave As You 
Jason Reynolds
Chapter Book
Ages 10 and up
Although this book takes places in modern times, Brooklynites Genie and his brother Ernie feel as though they’ve gone back in time when they spend a month with their grandparents in the West Virginia Countryside, a land without . . . Wifi! Life in the country is full of pea picking, poop flinging, grit eating, crushes, and getting to know the grandparents they’ve barely seen along with their family’s secrets. Genie learns that being brave has as much to do with doing something outside of your comfort zone as the refusal to do so.
As Brave as You is a book about growing up, brotherhood, families and wounds that may never heal.
Kirkus Prize Winner - 2016 Schneider Family Book Award Winner Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

Bolivar 
Seth Rubin
Graphic Novel
Grades K-3
On the bustling streets of Manhattan Sybil is stalking her quiet, well-mannered neighbor in an effort to get photographic evidence. You see, Sybil desperately wants someone, anyone to believe her that her next door neighbor is a dinosaur! In fact, he is the last one on Earth.
Bolivar is a wonderfully illustrated tribute to New Yorkers and a call to slow down and open our eyes to all that surrounds us.
2018 School Library Journal Starred Review

Ms. Gail's Favorites:

Refugee
Alan Gratz
Chapter Book
Grades 4-7
“Refugee” is a powerful story of survival by Alan Gratz
Refugee is a historical novel that depicts the lives of three refugee children. Josef, a Jewish boy escaping Nazi Germany in the 1930’s, Isabel, a girl adrift on a makeshift boat during the Cuban raft exodus in 1994 and Mahmoud a boy fleeing war torn Syria in 2015. The chapters of the book alternate between each character and their harrowing experiences as refugees. Captivating!

Truck Full of Ducks
Ross Burach
Picture Book
Ages 4-8
“Truck Full of Ducks” is a fun book by author, illustrator Ross Burach.
Where do you deliver a truck full of ducks when one on the ducks eats the directions? Follow the ducks as they travel around town to find out. A hilarious and suspenseful story with a surprise ending! Fun read aloud.

Check to see if any of these books are available by clicking on the title.  The link will take you directly to our catalog.  Or, call the Children's Department at 631-363-6133.

Local Author: Jeanine O'Grady

Start the Summer off Right!

Local Author, Artist and Art Teacher, 

Jeanine O'Grady's own adventures on the Great South Bay inspired 
this beautifully illustrated, 

fun, informative swim through 

our beloved Great South Bay.

Find it in the Children's Department!