BROOKHAVEN FREE LIBRARY

All children’s programs are free and require prior registration unless specified. Children, including babies, are encouraged to get a library card priorKids to registration. You may register in person, online (www.brookhavenfreelibrary.org) or by calling the Library at 631-286-1923 for most programs. We welcome grandchildren and out of district residents, some restrictions apply. If you are unable to attend a program, kindly cancel your reservation to make room for others.

Family Fun Children’s Room News: After almost 31 years, I’m retiring as of May 12. While I am excited for all that my future holds Family Storytime and outside the Library, I will sorely miss seeing my extended family of library patrons and co-workers. Strawberry Picking I have enjoyed watching a generation of storytime kids grow up to win awards, earn degrees and at Glovers Farm have children of their own. I am delighted that now they, like their parents, bring their children to Families with children ages 3 and up the Library because they understand that they are their child’s first teacher and to do that well, Wednesday, June 13, 5:00-6:00 p.m. they must read to their children every day and maintain a home filled with books. Glover’s Farm – 641-681 Victory Ave, Brookhaven I know you will join me in welcoming Jennifer Rocco as the new Head of Children’s Services. I wish Meet at Glover’s Farm to share a story and the wonderful experience of picking sweet berries in her much success and will miss you all! the warm summer sun. Please note that each family will be able to pick ONE free quart of strawberries. Parents who Thank you for the opportunity to serve this community. wish to pick additional strawberries may do so at market price. Registration is required. Miss Deb Paw Party Families with children of all ages welcome Monday, June 25, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Bring your pet, on a leash please, for a little meet and greet at REGISTER JUNE 23 FOR ALL JULY AND AUGUST CLASSES the Library. There will be pet crafts and activities for all ages. Donations of paper towels, bath towels, food (cat and dog) will be collected for local non-profitsHappy Tails Dog Rescue and Safe Haven Animal Rescue. Please register. Playdough Fun Families with children of all ages welcome Summer Enrichment Series Tuesday, June 26, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Don’t let the summer slide set you back. Stay on track by signing up for our special No registration. summer enrichment programs that are carefully crafted to engage, enrich and entertain young minds! Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles Families with children of all ages welcome Wednesday, June 27, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Age 3-Pre-K with a caregiver - Little University Make bubbles using string, straws and all kinds of everyday Tuesdays, July 3-August 28, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. objects. No registration. Our main objective for this series is to have the most fun possible while mastering the six early literacy skills needed to ensure academic success. Please register. Paint to the Music Family Watercolor Painting Families with children ages 3 and up Grade K with a caregiver - Kindergarten University Friday, June 29, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Mondays, August 6, 13, 20, 27, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Let the music inspire you to paint! Please register. Meet the Class of 2031! Children entering Kindergarten and their families are invited to participate Family Karaoke at Café Castello in activities that will prepare you for the year ahead. Please register. Families with children of all ages welcome Tuesdays, July 3-August 28, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Grades 1-3 - Elementary University Café Castello – 141 S. Country Rd, Bellport Sign up for one or all three tracks. One session of each track per child. See dates and times below. Singing is good for the heart and soul. Meet at Café Castello In-person registration and a permission slip are required for participation. Please register. and grab the microphone to sing by yourself or with a friend! No registration. Grades 4-5 - Intermediate University Sign up for one or all three tracks. One session of each track per child. See dates and times below. Suffolk County Farm Animal In-person registration and a permission slip are required for participation. Please register. Experience and Butterfly House Families with children of all ages welcome Friday, August 3, 10:30 a.m. Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center – Art Track STEM Track Literacy Track 350 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank Choose session 1 or 2 Choose session 1 or 2 Choose session 1 or 2 Meet us at the farm for the ultimate experience. Ride with your friends on a tractor pulled wagon, learn about the Session 1: Session 1: Session 1: animals and have an amazing encounter in the butterfly Mondays, July 9, 16, 23 Wednesdays, July 11, 18, 25 Thursdays, July 12, 19, 26 house. After our tour, enjoy your bagged lunch in the picnic Elementary - 1:00-2:30 p.m. Elementary - 1:00-2:30 p.m. Elementary - 1:00-2:30 p.m. area. This program is exclusively offered to Brookhaven Intermediate - 3:00-4:30 p.m. Intermediate - 3:00-4:30 p.m. Intermediate - 3:00-4:30 p.m. Free Library cardholders. Registration is required. Session 2: Session 2: Session 2: Family Game Night Mondays, August 6, 13, 20 Wednesdays, August 8, 15, 22 Thursdays, August 9, 16, 23 Families with children in Grades K and up Elementary - 1:00-2:30 p.m. Elementary - 1:00-2:30 p.m. Elementary - 1:00-2:30 p.m. Mondays, August 6, 13, 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intermediate - 3:00-4:30 p.m. Intermediate - 3:00-4:30 p.m. Intermediate - 3:00-4:30 p.m. Spaghetti and Marshmallow Team Building, BINGO, giant lawn games and more are all fair game during this fun series designed for families. Each week, we’ll play something new while you enjoy some QT with your nearest and dearest. Please register. Staller Center’s Instrument Petting Zoo Families with children Age 3-Grade 1 Island Harvest Free Lunch Program Tuesday, August 21, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 25 – August 31, Join us in welcoming musicians from Stony Brook University 12:00-1:00 p.m. as they return for a morning of hands-on music. Musicians will Throughout the summer, children and teens ages demonstrate a variety of instruments talk about their sounds 18 and under can enjoy a free lunch provided by and the parts they play in the orchestra. Finally, children will Island Harvest, while supplies last. Please note that have the opportunity to touch and try the instruments and free breakfast is offered at South Country Library on weekdays from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. ask questions. This is a program you won’t want to miss! Please register. Family Summer Scrapbooking Families with children in Grade Pre-K-Grade 5 Board of Trustees Monday, August 27, Anytime 2:00-7:00 p.m. Start making and documenting your summer memories Kathleen Kelly, Taryn Kirk-Glynn, Steven McCloskey, today. You can add stories you’ve written, photos, ticket Kristin Kirk-Murphy, Janet Quirk, Megan Reitzel and Daniel Smith. stubs, lists of books you’ve read, places you visited and more… anything to spark a memory of the summer of 2018! Jamie Papandrea, Library Director Please register. Upcoming Board Meetings: The Board meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from September to June, at 7:00 p.m. All meetings are open to the public. As some changes are unavoidable, please call the Library or check our online calendar to verify dates and times. Patrons please note: During Library programs and visits, staff may take photographs for use in Library publicity. Please inform us if you do not want photos taken of you or your child. 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Summer Reading for All Ages Discount Tickets - On sale now at the Circulation Desk while supplies last. Some restrictions may apply; please inquire for more Saturday, June 23-Saturday, August 18 information. Join us Saturday, June 23 for a special Splish Splash Water Park - Tickets valid during the 2018 season registration celebration! $35.00 for Adults (over 48") $28.00 for Children (under 48") and Seniors (age 60 and over) Adults Sign up at the Circulation Desk to receive a special Long Island Aquarium - Tickets do not expire registration gift (while supplies last). Each time you check out $18.00 for Total Experience Ticket materials, you’ll be entered into a drawing for some great prizes! Bronx Zoo - Tickets expire Dec. 2018 Teens in Grades 6-12 $26.00 for Total Experience Ticket Eight weeks to strum your perfect reading score! Read on your own and track your American Museum of time to earn chances to win some awesome prizes. Read for five hours or more and you’ll be invited to join us on Tuesday, August 21 at 7:00 p.m. for our Outdoor Natural History - Movie & Prize Party. Vouchers expire May 2019 Free for BFL Adult Cardholders only Children Birth-Grade 5 Set your own goals and pace, and simply keep track of the number of minutes you read each day. Visit the Library each week to be entered in our weekly prize Silly Lily Fishing Excursion drawings. Readers will be rewarded with a special celebration in August. Saturday, June 9, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Rain date, Sunday, June 10) Silly Lily Fishing Station & Marina – 99 Adelaide Ave., East Moriches Registration begins Saturday, June 23 for all reading clubs and July and August classes. $25 per registered adult, children are free Meet at Silly Lily Fishing Station for a day of family fun featuring a guided bait and tackle lesson, an authentic fishing experience, games and more. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather and experience. Food will be available for purchase at a discounted rate. Payment due at time of Art on Display: registration along with signed waiver for each participant. Please register. LIRR to NY Penn Station Frank P. Long Intermediate School’s amazing artists are Discounted Tickets Saturdays, June 16, July 21 and August 18 celebrating the changing Leave Ronkonkoma Station at 9:40 a.m. of the seasons with birds, and arrive at Penn Station at 10:59 a.m butterflies, and flowers. $9.75 Round-trip, per patron Some of the artists went Leave as a group and return anytime that day on your outside to paint in the Plein own. Meet Library Staff on the platform by the 1st or Air style and produced 2nd car. There are no refunds. Please check with the colorful and skilled LIRR for any possible schedule changes. Tickets must representations of the flora be purchased in advance at the Circulation Desk. found in the school’s own Payment due at time of registration. Please register. courtyard! The students also used vibrant relief printmaking to celebrate the birds that have come back after winter. Be sure to visit the Library during the months of June through August to view their talent and creativity! Lavender by the Bay and Lunch Monday, June 25 10:00 a.m. Lavender by the Bay – 7540 Main Rd, East Marrion 12:30 p.m. Lunch at Grana – 1556 Main Rd, Jamesport $20 per patron includes field entrance, lunch and gratuity Meet at the fields to take a fragrant stroll among the blooming lavender. Time will also be provided to find the perfect keepsake in the gift shop A Few of Our Favorite Things... before heading to lunch. Chef David, of Grana in Jamesport is expecting us and preparing a special Chef’s choice lunch. Space is limited. Payment The power of literature is immeasurable and leaves lasting impressions. We hope due at time of registration. Please register. you’ll be inspired pick up a book and join the conversation. Here are some of our recent reads; we can’t wait to hear about what you are reading! Paddleboarding 101 with Get Up Stand Up Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines – Brittany NY Paddleboarding The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin – Jamie Thursday June 21, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins – Jennifer OR Friday, June 29, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict – Jocelyn Post-Morrow Foundation – 16 Bay Rd, Brookhaven Join Meg Shannon for a special introduction to Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks – Kim paddleboarding. All equipment is provided. The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook: Simple Family Wear appropriate clothing and meet at the Post Morrow Foundation. This Friendly Recipes for Everday Home Cooking program is exclusively offered to BFL adult cardholders. Please register. by Mary Younkin – Lauren Trail Club The Alice Network by Kate Quinn – Mary Saturday, June 30, 8:00 a.m. – Post-Morrow Foundation Trail, Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson – Meghan 16 Bay Rd, Brookhaven Thursday, July 26, 6:00 p.m. – Werthiem National Wildlife Refuge Trail, Big Guns by Steve Israel – Pat 340 Smith Rd, Shirley There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher – Rita Saturday, August 25, 8:00 a.m. – Calverton Ponds Preserve, The Wife Between Us by Greer Hicks and Sarah Pekkanen – Samantha Old River Rd, Manorville Each month meet us at a difference location to walk the featured trail. The River at Night by Erica Ferencik – Sue Dress appropriately for climate and terrain and bring bug repellent and Bonfire by Krysten Ritter – Tom water. Please register.

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JUNE 1 Friday Afternoon Creatives Art with Friends 2:00-4:00 p.m. Date with Paint Tuesday Movies 5 2:00-4:00 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 6:00-7:30 p.m. 6 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. OR Friday, June 8, 10:30-12:00 p.m. 7 Date with Paint 6:00-7:30 p.m. Have fun painting patriotic mason jars to display in time for Flag 8 Date with Paint 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Day then leave them out through the Fourth of July. Please 8 Friday Afternoon Creatives register. 2:00-4:00 p.m. 9 Silly Lily Fishing Excursion 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nautical Inspired Framed Pendant 12 Tuesday Book Discussion 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett Let your love of summer move you to create a one-of-a-kind art 12 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. piece you can wear. Please register. 12 DIY Bug & Tick Repellant 5:30-7:00 p.m. Zen Pebble Mat 13 Fireplace Literary Club Meeting, Wednesday, August 22,anytime: 5:00-7:30 p.m. at Brookhaven Free Library 2:30 p.m. Allow your toes to feel at ease with this cool feeling bathmat. Please register. 13 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. 15 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. 16 LIRR Ronkonkoma to Penn Station Trip 9:40 a.m. departs Ronkonkoma 18 Mosquitos Bite! 5:30-6:30 p.m. REGISTER JUNE 23 FOR ALL JULY AND AUGUST CLASSES 18 Foundations of Investing 7:00-7:45 p.m. 19 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. 20 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. 22 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. Community Help 25 Lavender by the Bay 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Wednesdays, June 6-August 29, 4:00-5:30 p.m. 26 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. Hamlet Organic Garden – 319 Beaver Dam Rd, Brookhaven 27 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. There is always work to be done on the farm. Steps away from the Library is the HOG, a 29 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. 15-acre farm offering locally grown, organic vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more. 31 Trail Club 8:00-10:00 a.m. Weather permitting. Please register. Post Morrow Foundation Trail, Brookhaven DIY Bug and Tick Repellant Tuesday, June 12, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Bugs and ticks can really suck the fun out of a beautiful day spent outdoors. Don’t let them! Tammy from It’s Only Natural is here to help. Learn to make your own bug and tick repellent by using essential oils. Please register. JULY Foundations of Investing Monday, June 18, 7:00-7:45 p.m. 2 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. Jo Bennett, a financial advisor with Edward Jones, will review with participants the 6 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. importance of developing a strategy, the impact of asset allocation, and the influence of 10 Tuesday Book Discussion 10:30-11:30 a.m. inflation on your long-term goals. Please register. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 10 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. Mosquitos Bite! 11 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. Monday, June 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 13 Friday Afternoon Creatives When was the last time you thought about mosquitoes? When you squashed one trying 2:00-4:00 p.m. to bite you? Mosquitoes can be more than just a nuisance and are actually the deadliest 16 Sauce It Up! 4:30-6:00 p.m. type of animal in the world! Come learn all about mosquitoes at this family-friendly talk, 17 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. with engaging activities for the kids and interesting facts for the adults. Please register. 18 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. 18 Nautical Inspired Framed Pendant 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sauce it Up! 20 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. Monday, July 16, 4:30-6:00 p.m. 21 LIRR Ronkonkoma to Penn Station Trip Looking for a new taste bud pleaser? Come make your own dry rub and mix your own 9:40 a.m. departs Ronkonkoma BBQ sauce to take home. While you’re mixing try a sample. Please register. 24 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. 24 Outsmart the Scammers 7:00-7:45 p.m. Outsmart the Scammers 25 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 7:00-7:45 p.m. 26 Trail Club 6:00-8:00 p.m. Incidents of fraud are on the rise and scammers’ tactics are becoming more complex. During the program, Jo Bennett from Edward Jones will discuss how to spot certain Werthiem National Wildlife Refuge Trail, Shirley red flags that may indicate a fraudulent encounter, resources individuals can turn to in Friday Afternoon Creatives 27 2:00-4:00 p.m. the event they or a loved one are targeted, and steps attendees can take now to help 31 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. protect themselves and loved ones. Please register.

AUGUST Fireplace Literary Club Meetings 1 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. Friday Afternoon Creatives Wednesday, June 13, 2:30 p.m. at Brookhaven Free Library - 3 Andrew Wittkamper, Costume designer extraordinaire! No registration required. 2:00-4:00 p.m. 7 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. Become a member today! New members are always welcome. Membership is $35 8 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. a year for single membership and $55 for double membership. For more information 10 Friday Afternoon Creatives please call Jane Love at 631-286-1136. 2:00-4:00 p.m. 14 Tuesday Book Discussion 10 :30-11:20 a.m. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 14 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. 15 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. BROOKHAVEN FREE LIBRARY 17 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. 273 BEAVER DAM RD. Notary 18 LIRR Ronkonkoma to Penn Station Trip BROOKHAVEN, NY 11719 Services Available 9:40 a.m. departs Ronkonkoma 21 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. (631) 286-1923 (telephone) Please call 631-286-1923 to 22 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. (631) 286-0120 (fax) verify availability. 22 Zen Pebble Mat Anytime: 5:00-7:30 p.m. 24 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. Hours: Trail Club LIBRARY CLOSINGS: 25 8:00-10:00 a.m. Monday to Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. Calverton Ponds Preserve, Mannorville July 4. 28 Tuesday Movies 2:00-4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 29 Community Help: HOG 4:00-5:30 p.m. May 27-September 2. Sunday: 12 – 4 p.m. (September – May) 31 Friday Afternoon Creatives 2:00-4:00 p.m. E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.brookhavenfreelibrary.org TEENS Grades 6-12

Boredom Busters Cactus Rocks Grades 6-12 Grades 6-12 Thursday, July 19, Anytime 5:00-7:00 p.m. Adopt our Little Free Library Book Buddies Make your own DIY project at home. Paint and pot a few cactus rocks. Best part, Grades 6-12 • June-August Grades 6-12 Grab a kit and go! While supplies last. no water or Miracle Grow needed! Please Register in-person to help us care for Thursdays, June 28, July 26 June – Washi Tape Clothespin Magnets register. and maintain our Little Library, located and August 30, July – Tattoo Shades at the Bellport Marina, for one week in 5:30-6:30 p.m. August – Light-up Mason Jars Library Band Jam Grades 6-8 June, July or August. Please register. Do you enjoy the company Wednesday, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, of children and love reading? Beat Shazam! 6:00-7:00 p.m. Chess Club Coaches Grades 6-12 Volunteer to be a book Grades 6-12 Band is in session! Bring your flute, Saturdays, June 2, July 7 and buddy! Please register. Wednesday, June 20, 3:30-4:30 p.m. clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, August 4, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Are you a music know-it-all?! Test your trombone, baritone, tuba, or percussion If you enjoy playing chess and helping Dog Days of Summer skills as a team. Prizes will be won and instrument and jam with certified music younger kids, this is the monthly service Rescue Portraits fun will be had! Please register. teacher Julia Bellante. Please register. event for you! Please register. Grades 6-12 Saturday, August 18, Bat Houses Duct Tape Wars Grades 6-12 Bellhaven Volunteers Grades 6-12 2:00-3:30 p.m. Families with Teens in Grades 6-12 Thursday, August 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 27, July 25 and Paint a portrait of a rescue Friday, July 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Take on the Duct Tape Challenges. A crown August 29, 6:30-7:30 p.m. dog or cat, available through Join Ranger Eric from CEED as he and prizes will be awarded! Please register. Belhaven Center for Rehabilitation the Town of Brookhaven shares his knowledge about bats. He’ll & Nursing Care – 110 Beaver Dam Rd, Animal Shelter and Adoption guide you through building a cozy bat Bike Maintenance 101 at Kreb Cycle Brookhaven Center, to help them find house. After building we’ll see if we Grades 6-12 Meet at Bellhaven Center to provide their forever home. Please can’t get a few bats to join the group. Tuesday, August 14, 6:00-7:30 p.m. residents with some company while register. Pizza will be served post-build! Please Kreb Cycle - 10 Bell St., Bellport enjoying games, baking and crafting. register. Carla Marla’s Ice Cream Please register. Parlor - 8 Bellport Ln., Bellport Date with Paint: Teen Edition Need help adjusting your brakes? Want to Grades 6-12 learn to change your tire or add air to it? Battle of the Books Meet at Kreb Cycle (with your bike) and Thursday, July 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Grades 6-9 get working during this hands-on class! You asked for Practice: Tuesdays, June 26, July 3, 17, 24, 31, Afterwards we will head to Carla Marla’s it – a painting August 7, 5:00-6:30 p.m. and and enjoy some ice cream together. program just Saturdays, June 30 and August 4, 11:00 a.m. Please register. for you! Come Battle Day: Saturday, August 11 (time t.b.a.) and create a at Stony Brook University whimsical sun Guitar Pick Jewelry Grades 6-12 Enjoy reading and working with a team to answer trivia? If so this program is and waves Thursday, August 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m. for you! Each week we’ll read and test our knowledge on eight books. Books painting. Craft a guitar pick inspired jewelry piece will be provided to participants. To register you must be available to attend Please register. to complete your rockstar look. Please practices and Battle Day. Please register beginning June 1, in person. register.

Register June 23 for all July and August Children’s Classes & Events Classes 1000 Books before Kindergarten - Early Education Workshops There is no better time than these long summer nights to wind and Events for Children Birth–Pre-K down with a good book before bed. Sign up today Together Time Stories & Rhymes to launch your children into Birth-Age 3 with a caregiver a life filled with reading Wednesdays, June 6-June 20, 10:00-10:30 a.m. Oh My Mess! success and a passion for Join us for this fast-paced story time including Age 2-Pre-K with a caregiver learning. Sign up at the stories, finger plays, rhymes and music. Please Fridays, July 6, 13, 20, 27 Children’s Desk. register. Shaving cream, paint, fun, oh my! We are heading outside to get Let’s Explore Picture Books messy. Dress appropriately. Age 3-Pre-K Please register. Sensory Detectives Thursdays, June 7, 14, 21, 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Age 2-Pre-K with a caregiver Join us for a fast-paced storytime filled with old Kid Med Pool Party Fridays, August 10, 17, 24, 31 favorites and new tales, designed to build pre- Age 1-Pre-K with a caregiver Anytime 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. with a caregiver literacy skills and foster a love of reading! Monday, July 30 Stimulate your child’s senses through investigation, creativity Please register. (Rain date, Tuesday, August 7) and exploration. Please register. Anytime 1:00-3:00 p.m. Movers & Shakers Join us for our annual pool party. Pack your Puzzle and Blocks Age 2-Pre-K with a caregiver beach chairs, blanket, towels and lunch. Age 2-Pre-K with a caregiver Mondays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 10:00-10:45 a.m. The Library will provide frozen drinks, Thursdays, July 5-August 30, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Join us for some dancing and musical games. watermelon and music. Please register. Meet new friends and have fun with puzzle play and building. Please register. No registration.

Book Buddies Hogwarts Orientation Classes and Events Grades 1-5 Grades 3-5 for Children in Grades K-5 Thursdays, June 28, July 26 and August 30 Wednesdays, July 11, 18, 25, 6:00-7:00 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Learn the basics necessary for all first-years. Get sorted, Practice reading with a teen volunteer. Sign up practice spells, brew potions and more! This three-week Chess Club for a 30-minute session. Please register. introduction to the wizarding world is sure to put you at the Grades 2-5 top of the class. Please register. Saturdays, June 2, July 7, August 4, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Crowning Glory Join our teen coaches on the first Saturday of every Grades K-5 Little Miss Workbench @ BFL Grades K-2 month to learn or refine your chess skills. Please Monday, July 2, Anytime 1:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, Wednesday, August 1 and Thursday, August 2 register. Drop by to create your own crown, suitable for 1:00-1:45 p.m. Lady Liberty herself! Please register Create your own wooden stacker robot (paint it as a person, a Reading to Dogs pet, or a superhero), inspired by mid-century wooden stacker Grades 1-5 LEGO™ Architects toys. Learn about blueprints, sanding, and basic woodworking Mondays, June 11, July 9, August 13, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Grades K-5 skills. Students must be able to attend all three sessions. Please Practice reading to our very special therapy dog Fridays, July 6-August 31 register. and trainer teams. Please register. Anytime 1:00-3:00 p.m. Meet your friends under the tent each week to Library Band Jam, Jr Grade 5 DIY Bird House Painting design and create with a blend of free building Wednesdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Grades K-5 time and unique challenges. No registration. Band is in session! Bring your flute, clarinet, saxophone, Saturday, June 16, Anytime 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, tuba, or percussion Spend some time relaxing while painting a American Sign Language instrument and jam with certified music teacher Julia Bellante. decorative wooden birdhouse with friends. Please Grades 1-3 Please register. register. Wednesdays, July 11, 18, 25, 5:00-5:45 p.m. Are you curious about how to sign the alphabet Balloon Games DIY Grippy Sock Painting or sign a song? Elizabeth Fox will be here to Grades K-2 - 10:00-11:00 a.m. Grades K-5 teach you how. You’ll also learn how to sign Grades 3-5 - 1:00-2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 28, Anytime 10:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. familiar objects and actions through play and Wednesday, August 29 Make a pair of no-skid socks to wear around the practice. If you can make it to all three classes, Join us for some relay races and challenging activities featuring house or to donate. Please register. then this is the class for you. Please register. water balloons and more. Please register.