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F L O Y D M E M O R Ia L L Ib R A JULY/ August V o l u m e 7 SUMMER 2015 6 3 1 - 4 7 7 - 0 6 6 0 CHILDREN’S READING PROGRAM Be your own Superhero and join the EVERY HERO HAS A STORY! Summer Reading Program. Sign-up starts on Monday, June 29th at 9:30am. All events are at the li- brary unless otherwise noted. Keep track of the books you read and earn cool prizes. Get ready for a summer of FUN and GOOD BOOKS! METAL ETCHING at Southold Library, Monday, FLOATING LANTERNS at Cutchogue Library, July 6, 2pm. Etching a design into metal involves a little Monday July 13, 2pm. Traditionally used in ceremonies art and science. When you combine art and science, to help spirits return to the other world, they are also used heroic things happen! Create your own etched metal today to commemorate lost relatives and heroes from past tin that will last a lifetime. Learn about the science wars. Build and decorate your own floating lantern. behind metal etching and see firsthand how it works. INTERACTIVE STORY, Tuesday, July 14, 10am. HAPPY CLAM at Cutchogue Green, Tuesday, Take part in a storytelling activity by creating characters July 7, 6pm. North Fork Libraries host a family and making up your own lines in an interpretive adventure. l i b rconcert. a ry Enjoy an interactive musical extravaganza. Please bring blankets or chairs. In case of rain, the NATURE NICK, Tuesday, July 14, 1pm. Join us for program will be held at the Cutchogue Parish Hall. this exciting animal show unlike any you may have seen before! These unique animals are heroes of the animal NAUTICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM at Seaport kingdom, including a kangaroo, a bat, a monkey, a bird of Museum in Greenport, Wednesdays, July 8- prey, snakes and others! Guaranteed to amaze! August 19, 10am. Get up close & personal with local ma- rine life & learn nautical skills applicable to both land and sea. FAIRY GARDENS at Cutchogue Library, Wednes- day, July 15, 1pm. How exciting to create a fairy garden. YOGA, with Mary Hasel, Wednesdays, July 8- We will be showed how to create the perfect enticing fairy August 5, 10am. For toddlers and one caregiver. dwelling. Using materials from nature and imagination! KATIE’S PUPPETS at Cutchogue Library, ART ON THE BAY, Thursday, July 16, 9am (rain Wednesday, July 8, 1pm. Bus leaves at 12:30 from date July 17). Meet at Preston’s Dock at 8:45am. Enjoy a Floyd Memorial Library. Join us for our favorite puppeteer, cruise on the solar powered boat the Glory and create art- and Mr. Mouse as he embarks on another adventure. work of the beautiful scenery and various creatures that live in the bay. JACKSON POLLOCK, Thursday, July 9, 2pm. Work together to create one large Pollock style painting KIDS CAN PRINT at Southold Library, Thursday, and produce your own painting to take home. Please July 16, 2pm. Participants will explore the different wear old clothes and a large smock, prepare to get messy! techniques for printing to create a beautiful collage of their work! Includes bubble printing, wood block printing LYRICAL CHILDREN at 5th Street Beach, and stamping. Greenport, Friday, July 10, 10am AND Friday, July 24, 10am at Cutchogue Library. For ages 5 and WHALES IN THE BAY at Southold Library, Friday, under, plus a caregiver. Includes singing, moving, July 17, 11am. Learn how to be earth keepers listening to the story “Whales in the Bay.” Sing and rock out to some of listening, observing and playing musical instruments. your favorite songs with a twist and learn the value of repurposing and recycling. Please bring a recycled bottle JOHN REID’S MAGIC SHOW at Riverhead such as a water bottle or plastic cup to create an instrument. Library, Friday, July 10, 5pm. Join us for this interactive magic show for children of all ages. Delightful entertain- HULA HOOPING, Friday, July 17, 1pm. Design and ment, including levitation of one brave audience member. personalize your own hula hoop. Learn the tricks and secrets of being a great Hula Hooper. CHIP BRYANT at Shelter Island Library, Saturday, July 11, 11am. Bus leaves Floyd Memorial GLOW BUBBLES, Monday, July 20, 2pm. Bubbles, at 10am. Chip Bryant’s comic show makes the usual bubbles everywhere! Mix a little science with art and loads unusual in this audience-interactive experience that of fun! Explore the science of the bubble then build promotes student skills in problem solving, focus, body bubble blowers to create unique and glowing paintings. awareness and group participation. SUNWISE, Tuesday, July 21, 10am. Learn about the FloydTODDLER memorial TIME, Mondays, 10am July 13, 20, 27 risk of sun exposure and take home a hat, sunglasses and and August 3. Playtime, crafts, songs, and stories. sunblock lotion. Infant-Pre-school with a caregiver. BRADY RYMER at Mitchell Park, Tuesday, July 21, ICE CREAM, STORYTIME & CAROUSEL RIDE, 6pm (at Greenport School if raining). The North Fork Tuesday, July 28, 10am. Meet at the library for this annual libraries will host a family concert. Bring a chair or blanket. event and walk to Mitchell Park. Enjoy a magical story time and ice cream, along with a carousel ride. In case of rain this pro- QUOGUE WILDLIFE at Cutchogue Library, Wednesday, gram is cancelled. July 22, 3pm. Meet the animals from the Quogue Wildlife DISC-DOGS at New Suffolk School Ball Field, Tuesday, Refuge and learn interesting facts about snakes, turtles, July 28, 1pm. Bus leaves Floyd Memorial Library at 12:30. Join chinchillas, birds of prey and creatures that creep and crawl. us for these amazing dogs and their unbelievable stunts. DINOMAN at Cutchogue Library, Thursday, July 23, FACEPAINTING with SONOMI, at Cutchogue Library, 1pm. Bus leaves Floyd Memorial Library at 12:15pm. Wednesday, July 29, 1pm. The talented professional make-up Dinoman is here! Experience the magnificence the Mesozoic artist, Sonomi is returning again to create ultimate Superhero Age and the age of dinosaurs. Learn about fossils, dinosaur face painting techniques on the participants. facts and fiction and be entertained by visiting “creatures.” THE GLORY AND THE GHOST SHIP, Thursday, FLAT BOTTOM BOAT, Friday, July 24. Bus leaves Floyd July 30, 9am (rain date July 31) Meet at Preston’s Dock at Library at 10:30am. Explore Flanders Bay on the Aquarium’s 8:45am. Sail the solar powered electric boat the Glory and learn Flat Bottom Boat. Study and learn about creatures who inhabit the legend of the infamous ghost ship. this body of water. SCIENCETELLERS at Southold Library, Thursday, July 30, 1pm. Bus leaves Floyd Memorial Library at 12:15pm. Come STAINED GLASS at Cutchogue Library, Monday, along with us on an epic, laughter-filled science/superhero July 27, 2pm. Louis Comfort Tiffany, one of the most th storytelling adventure that proves “super” heroes really do exist. well-known glass artists of the 20 Century had an innovative and unique style. Create your own stain glass piece using ERIK’S REPTILES, Friday, July 31, 1pm. Learn all about all techniques that were inspired by Tiffany without the use of types of reptiles with a fun hands on demonstration of snakes, glass shards or traditional soldering. lizards and more! AUGUST PROGRAMS FISHING CLUB at Founder’s Landing in Southold, SUSHI with SONOMI, Friday, August 7,1pm. Another Monday and Tuesday, August 3-4, 10am. Participants must one of Sonomi’s entertaining programs, Sushi! She will teach bring their own rod and reel. Learn to use artificial lures, different the techniques of creating tasty and successful sushi. baits, ties, casting and fishing safety. This program will be taught by the professionals from the North Fork Anglers’ Fishing Club. FLOWERS, walking from Cutchogue Library, Monday, August 10, 10am. Join us with a walk to the Flowers’ Edge POTTERY at Greenport Art on Main Street, Monday, Florist. Listen to a story about how flowers receive their names August 3, 1pm. Design and paint your own pottery. and get a flower to take home. There is a $3 fee for the flower. MEET THE AUTHOR, Tuesday, August 4, 10am. Author, FIREMEN & FIRETRUCKS at Southold Library, Tuesday, Robin Newman, is coming to discuss her book The Case of the August 11, 10am. Come to the library and enjoy stories Missing Carrot Cake. about firemen and firetrucks outside on the library lawn. You will then have a turn to chat with a Southold Fire Department ART WITH JOYCE RAIMONDO (Pollock Museum), fireperson and get a tour of the truck. Tuesday, August 4, 1pm. Discover the magical powers of action figures in a fun interactive art slide show. Sculpt your POLICE DOGS, Wednesday, August 12, 10am. Southold own superhero in action using plaster glaze. police dogs are trained to find almost anybody or anything. See a demonstration from one of the dog’s remarkable skills. SUPERHERO JOURNAL, Wednesday, August 5, 1pm. Who is your favorite Super Hero? Create your own journal and FAMILY MOVIE: Home, Thursday, August 13, 3pm. choose your favorite hero. Come, watch and enjoy a movie with your family. LURES, Wednesday August 5, 7pm. Come and join Larry DUNE GRASS CONCERT, Friday, August 14, 6pm. Music Welcome (North Fork Anglers’ Fishing Club) for this creative and fun come together in the library’s outdoor garden. Please demonstration on how to make your own fishing lures. This bring a chair or blanket. program is designed for families. YOGA LITERACY, Monday, August 17-Thursday, COOKING CREATIONS at Cutchogue Library, August 20, 10am. Explore children’s literature through yoga, Thursday, August 6, 1pm. Chef, Joann Tirano will come laughter, music, games, and art. 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