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Spotlightpresents young the Bryant Library adult happenings YADAC Begins! NEWSLETTER Friday, September 13, 4:00-5:00pm September | October 2019 Grades 6-12 The Bryant Library, 2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn, NY 11576 • 516-621-2240 • www.bryantlibrary.org The Bryant Library Newsletter 2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn, NY 11576 The Young Adult Advisory Council (YADAC) begins the new year of meetings, planning programs, and supervising library events. We welcome Roslyn students (516) 621-2240 in grades 6-12 to earn community service by serving at The Bryant Library. Join us every Friday when school is open at 4:00pm. Registration not required. Call LIBRARY HOURS the Reference Desk if you have any questions. The Bryant Weekdays, From The except Wednesday 9 - 9 How to Write the Most Effective College Application Essay Director’s Desk Tuesday, September 17, 7:00-8:00pm Wednesdays 10 - 9 presents Online Registration Required Spotlight Time flies! I hope all of Children’s Room 9 - 8 you had an enjoyable Join Barbara Becker, a leading test-taking expert, educator, and essay mentor, Saturdays 9 - 5 and relaxing summer. for a seminar explaining all of the do’s and don’ts to make your essay unique Peter Liang, Past Bryant Library Trustee Sundays (beginning Oct 1) 1-5 and reflect you perfectly. The 5 Golden Rules That Guarantee A Stella Essay. Throughout the will be clearly explained. Past exemplary essays from Stanford students will merican business executive, author, and past board Bryant Room summer months be available for you to read. Q&A time will follow. Note: Bring paper because you’ll trustee for The Bryant Library, Peter J. Liang has our patrons Tuesday - Friday 11 - 3:30 want to take a lot of notes! published a #1 new release on Amazon. I AM A utilized many of 1st Saturday of Practice SAT or ACT Exam LEADER: A 90-day Leadership Journal for Kids is intended for boys our resources, A including the every month 12:30 - 4:30 Practice exams will be given on two dates. If you would and girls ages 8 to 12. Focused on developing the leadership skills and museum passes, like to attend both, please register for each date separately. self-awareness of youngsters, the page-a-day entries are guided every inch Nooks, Launchpads HOLIDAY HOURS Saturday, September 21, 12:00-3:00pm | Saturday, October 19, 12:00-3:00pm of the way by the most salient inspirational prompts and questions. The and Playaways. Online Registration Required Our digital download Labor Day Weekend topics covered are different for each week, and range progressively from services such as Overdrive, Students will choose to take either a 3-hour long practice SAT exam or a 3-hour long Saturday, August 31 Closed the more inward-looking “gratitude,” “courage” and “intention” to the Kanopy, and Hoopla allowed access to The practice ACT exam. CurveBreakers Test Prep will review the exam and email each student a Bryant Library from whatever destination Sunday, September 1 Closed diagnostic report including the exam grade and a detailed description of student performance. more outward-looking “take action” and “make a difference.” Monday, September 2 Closed you traveled to. As always, it was great When you register, please select the test you would like to take, and include the email address Peter Liang is the founder of Leadership4kids, a leadership devel- to see so many of you visiting the Library you would like the results to be sent to. Note: Please bring a pen or pencil and calculator to the opment organization committed to helping kids become better leaders Wednesday, October 9 Closed to attend programs, pick up materials, exam. You may also bring a snack. through mind and body education. Peter is also a Forbes Communica- and keep us up-to-date on your summer Columbus Day One-On-One College Essay Appointments tions Council Member and the recipient of the 40 Under 40 Award by activities. Monday, October 14 9-5 Thursday, September 26 Long Island Business News. Peter has a degree from Harvard University’s As fall approaches, The Bryant Library Registration Required – Please call (516) 621-2240 ext. 244 Strategic Management certification program and holds an M.B.A. from will be attending the school open houses. to schedule an appointment Columbia University. I want to thank the school board and BOARD MEETINGS administration for allowing us, again, the 20 minute appointment slots will be filled in order: The first appointment is from 6:30- Monday, September 16, 7:30pm opportunity to meet with our patrons at 6:50pm, and the last is from 8:10-8:30pm. Schedule a 20 minute session with leading test-taking the schools. Please come by our table and Monday October 21, 7:30pm expert, educator, and essay mentor, Barbara Becker, to receive feedback on your college essay draft. Leadership4Kids Workshop pick up a pen and information on what we Students must bring a printed out draft of the essay. Parents are encouraged to attend as well. have going on. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Note: Please call by 3:00pm on September 26 to confirm your appointment. Led By Peter Liang Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30 pm Margy Ringelheim, President Caramel Apples Please take a few minutes to review this Grades 2-5 | Online Registration Required newsletter, which is packed with programs Susan Ben-Moshe, Vice-President Sunday, October 6, 2:00-3:00pm Leadership4Kids is an exciting, fun, action-packed and resources that are available to you. Bruce Belsky, Treasurer Online Registration Required Continue to check us out throughout the Grades 6-12 | program designed to teach children 3 specific skills Natalie Mansbach, Trustee Decorate and take home a caramel apple! We will also be coming months as we add new community serving fresh apple slices and caramel to enjoy at the library. so they can use in schools and in other situations services and programs such as computer Irving Chernofsky, Trustee demanding leadership of self and others. classes, family programming, and Cheryl Cohen, Trustee Halloween Party Makerspace programs for teens. We will Gordon Berger, Trustee Saturday, October 26, 1:00-3:00pm continue to offer our go-to-events, such as Hot Off the Press, art lectures, and Grades 6-12 | Online Registration Required exercise classes. ADMINISTRATION Join us for games, treats, and more at our Halloween Party hosted by YADAC (Young Adult Advisory Council)! It is because of you that The Bryant Library Victor Caputo, Director Do you know someone is the special place that it is and I want to Deepa Chandra, Assistant Director The B.R.A.I.N. (Bryant Research And Innovation Network) who’s extraordinary thank you for your patronage. Makerspace for students entering grades 6-12 | Location: Valentine House in our community? NEWSLETTER Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:00-5:00pm On behalf of the entire staff, we look Nominate a rising star to be forward to seeing you in the Library soon. Melissa Rubin, Editor Stop by and explore our makerspace materials including 3Doodler Pens, Sphero featured in The Bryant Spotlight! the Bryant Library Maria Ackies, Designer robots, Bloxels, Wacom Drawing Tablet, crafting supplies, Nintendo Switch, Email [email protected] Thank you! 3D printers, and more! Note: If you would like to use our 3D printer, please make a with The Bryant Spotlight in the reservation on our online calendar of events. Reservations can be made on Tuesday Victor 16 • September | October 2019 and Wednesday afternoons. Printing time is limited to 1 hour. subject line. From The Bryant Library Archives By Carol Clarke, Archivist The Friends o The Children’s Poetry Workshop f Bryant Library Roberta Balfus he Bryant Library has editor of the literary magazine Talways supported and at North Shore High School. Bookstore promoted literature and Later, while teaching abroad the arts in the Roslyn in Be’er Sheva, Israel, Me- Let’s Be Friends community through lissa wrote an OpEd for the Dear Friends, . Melissa gives Friends writing workshops, book Times of Israel Welcome back from what I hope was an Long Island’s Best Kept Secret discussions, author talks, the Children’s Poetry Work- enjoyable and restful summer. and art exhibitions. Such shop credit for developing her Last year our major fundraiser was the Mini he Friends of the Bryant Library invite you to browse programs allow local interest in writing, which led Golf event. The Friends have earmarked the Ttheir selection of brand new and gently used books at writers and artists to share her to major in English and money raised from sponsorships for the purchase their Bookstore inside the historic Valentine House on their gifts with residents, Creative Writing at SUNY of a state of the art microfilm machine for our Paper Mill Road in Roslyn. and for residents to New Paltz. Currently living in Local History Collection. This unit has a camera Whether you are looking for the perfect beach book, or express their creativity. Phoenix, Arizona, Melissa is versus a projector. It has a sharper image, can to make high-quality additions to your own private library, you’ll find plenty to choose from at rock-bottom bargain The Children’s Poetry an elementary school teacher enhance materials, and allows users to scan, print prices here in the genteel confines of dear Mrs. Phebe Workshop, which ran from “and still writing!” and read film. Patrons will also have access to this new digital resource. Valentine’s old tea room. 1982 through the late Thank you, Melissa for Finally I would like to thank the members of But don’t tell anyone.
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