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Bridge to Life Long Learning JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2 0 1 8 a Message from the Director HAMPTON BAYS PUBLIC LIBRARY bridge to life long learning JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2 0 1 8 A Message from the Director Happy New Year! Every year is an exciting New Year at the Hampton not updated. During the last few months, we addressed other small Bays Library! Read on to learn more; you will see new programs for all repairs and maintenance items. Most recently, the parking lot was ages as well as popular and ongoing ones. Over the next month or patched; we installed three speed bumps and enlarged the berm at so, we will be implementing online program registration and online the top of the driveway on Ponquogue to help reduce the amount of museum pass reservations. It will take a few weeks to set up, but once street run-off that causes flooding at the bottom of the slope. We are complete, patrons will be able to register for programs online to avoid planning additional work for the coming months and will make every waiting on long lines. effort to have the work done during off hours so as not to affect our patrons’ use of the Library. If a project does necessitate closing, we will On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank Anne Wilding provide as much advance notice as possible. for her eight years of service to the Hampton Bays Library as Trustee. Anne stepped down before the end of her second term for personal Staff member Vicky Cuccia, who teaches ESL reasons. The Board welcomes new Trustee Barbara Skelly, who will classes in the Library, began offering Citizen- serve two years and will then be eligible to serve a full 5-year term in ship classes about eighteen months ago. We are 2020. proud to announce that eleven of her students have taken the Citizenship test and are now U.S. We appreciate your patience during the last two months when we had Citizens! no heat. Three new high-efficiency Trane units were installed, so pa- trons should feel more comfortable. Please keep in mind that although Sincerely, we have new equipment, the overall system is still old and zoning was Susan LaVista, Library Director Join us for a showing of the award-winning docu- On November 9, the Library held the fourth an- mentary film Inhabit on January 23 at 7:00 pm in nual “Salute to Hampton Bays Veterans,” with the Library.* lunch provided by Panera Bread. We had a big turnout of residents and Veterans who came out INHABIT explores the many to honor our local heroes! Ten Veterans shared environmental issues fac- their emotional and moving stories, and showed ing us today and examines some of their wartime memorabilia. solutions that are being applied using the ecologi- cal design process called Social Work Intern at HBPL! ‘Permaculture’. Permacul- Meet Social Work Intern Faith Vidale from Stony Brook University. Ms. Vi- ture is a design lens that dale is in the library on most Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00-9:00 pm, uses the principles found and most Saturdays from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. Faith will be available to in ecosystems to help shift meet one-on one with patrons in all departments to provide support our impact from destructive to regenerative. Fo- and assistance with various needs. Beginning January 8 you can stop in cused mostly on the Northeastern and Midwest- any department for details and to sign up for an appointment. ern regions of the United States, Inhabit provides an intimate look at permaculture peoples and Thank you to every- practices ranging from rural, suburban, and urban one who donated landscapes. Please register at the Circulation Desk. to the Children’s *Sponsored by Ecological Culture Initiative. Room Mitten Tree and Toys for Tots! Mission Statement The Hampton Bays Library serves our community by providing educational, cultural and recreational resources for life long learning. Printed on Recycled Paper Important info Registration begins Wednesday, December 13 and is ongoing through this session. Pick up a pre-registration form at the Children’s Desk to help make registration easier. Each child must have his/her own HBPL library card in order to register. Please arrive on time for all programs. Latecomers will no longer be permitted to enter once a program has started. Thank you for your cooperation. Special Announcements: Attention Parents of Children in Seeking Volunteer Readers: Grades 5 & 6: We are looking for parents, grandparents, aunts, Children in grades 5 & 6 may now attend programs for their age group uncles, etc. to be Mystery Guest Readers at the after school without an adult. Students attending these programs Library! On the first Saturday of each month we may remain in the department until parental pickup (no later than will be inviting a Mystery Guest Reader to read a 6pm). A signed permission slip for each program is required prior picture book or two to our young patrons. Please to attendance. Any child who arrives without a signed permission call the Children’s Room to get the details and slip must call a parent for IMMEDIATE pick up. Permission slips are to sign up. Flyers will also be available at the Children’s Reference Desk available in the Children’s Room. explaining this exciting new program. No Child Left Inside – Children’s Scotto’s Pork Store & Who are the People in Your Museum Hampton Bays Dance Studio: This one is a two- Neighborhood! of the East End: for-one! Meet us at Too much time indoors with television, video Scotto’s to learn how Meet us at the games and computers can be harmful to our an authentic pizzeria Children’s Museum of the East End for a children. In the past, you have joined us in the operates and make Jackson Pollack Workshop where children spirit of this nationwide movement called, your own pizza! Then will create their own unique painted canvas “No Child Left Inside” and met us at local we will head next and Popsicle sticks followed by unlimited parks, farms, art and yoga studios for story door for a dance lesson at Hampton Bays free play and exploration in the museum. The times and exploration. No Child Left Inside School of Dance! Limit museum is closed to the public on Tuesdays, has a new twist for the new year! We will be 15 so we will have the place to ourselves! Pack a meeting at some locations in Hampton Bays Location: Scotto’s Pork brown bag lunch and stay awhile. No Limit so your child can get a first-hand look at how Store; 25 W Montauk Location: CMEE; 376 Bridgehampton-Sag various neighborhood businesses operate. Hwy, Hampton Bays Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton Here’s where we will be meeting in January Date in February to be Tuesday, January 23 @ 11 am and February: announced Weekly Programs: Gleeful Listen & Play Mindful Learn & Play Saturday Family Clubs Wednesdays, January 10, 17, Thursdays, January 11, 18, & 25 and February 1, 8, Lego Club – Saturdays, January 13 and 24, & 31 and February 7 & 14 & 15 @ 12:00 pm February 10 @ 11:00 am @ 11 am Ages 3 – 5, independent. Transforming learning and Coloring Club – Saturdays, January 27 Birth – 3 with adult. Little ones play into an art that educates the whole child, this pro- and 17@ 11:00 am will happily gain early literacy gram will instill mindful techniques in preschoolers skills listening to stories and through age-appropriate meditation, yoga and amazing develop motor and social skills play. Learning opportunities presented through alter- through playtime and Zen ac- native educational philosophies will provide a basis for tivities too. Grown-ups can take developing literacy skills, socialization and self-esteem. this time to make new friends as This program will also serve as an outlet for creativity well! No limit. Please note the through nature-inspired art and craft work. Limit of 15 change in time to 11am. children. Children in Grade 6 and under MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years of age or older. January/February 2018 2 Special Programs: Zumba Kids Mad Science with Pajama Story Time! Fridays, January 5, 12, Miss Meg Tuesday, January 30 @ 6 pm & 19 @ 4:15 pm Thursday, January 18 and Ages 2-5 with adult. Put Grades K-6. For children February 15 @ 4:30 pm on your PJs and head to the in grades K - 6. Music Grades 3-6. She blinded library for some nighttime and movement, including games and me with Science! Join Miss Meg for this storytime fun! No Limit – siblings cultural exploration, for older kids featuring awesome new monthly program. “The welcome. kid-friendly routines based on original Snowman Experiment” in January and Zumba choreography. Limit of 20 children. “Potion Explosion” in February. Limit 15 Parent Child Zumbini each session. Fridays, February 2, Mystery Guest Readers! 9, 16, and 23 Saturdays, January 6 Saturdays with Starlight @ 10:30 am and February 3 @ 11:00 Saturdays, January 20 and Ages Birth – 3 years am February 24 @ 11 am with adult. A Mommy Families. Guess who is & Me music and movement program. Limit reading to you! Join us 20 children. for this brand new Story Time program. Each month we will have a surprise guest reader. Valentine Love Signs (Two No Limit. Sessions) Grades K-6 Independent. Parents are Tuesday, February 6 to wait outside of the program room. Bilingual Story Time Birth-Pre-K w/ adult @ 10:30 am and Miss Starlight’s back with some yummy, Mondays January 8 & 22 Grades K-6 @ 4:15 pm nutricious winter fun! In January “ Superbowl and February 5 & 26 Little ones will create a beautiful sign of love Super Snacks,” and in February “Mini @ 10:30 am to treasure Pizzas.” Program begins at 11 am sharp.
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