MAY / JUNE 2018 Bring in Summer with the Gold Coast Public Library! Come One, Come All and Join us for our Fifth Annual Summer Kick-Off ! Glenwood Landing American Legion Post 336, 190 Glen Head Road, Glen Head Start the Weekend with the Music of Just Sixties Friday, June 8th at 7:30PM, Rain or Shine Join us for the sounds of the 60’s with the Just Sixties Band! You'll hear timeless clas- sics from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, The Monkees, The Mamas and the Papas, and more! The Next Weekend, Events for the Kids and Teens Saturday, June 16th from 10AM to 1:00PM Bring your family and friends for a day fi lled with something for everyone! There will be entertainment, face painting, balloon animals and crafts! Green Meadow Farms Animal Show (10:30AM) Jason Reilly from Green Meadow Farms makes learning about all kinds of creatures FUN... and gives everyone a chance to pet these amazing, live animals! Meet Stickers the Tree Frog, Tickles the Hedgehog, mice, hissing roaches, lizards, toads, bunnies, crabs, and baby animals, too! The National Circus Project (Noon) National Circus Project is a multiple-artist stage extravaganza. Each perfor- mance packs a panoramic presentation of circus skills into a bundle of comedy and variety routines, with lots of audi- ence interaction and participation. Friends of the Gold Coast Public Library Annual Meeting Featuring "Dame Helen Mirren" with Marilyn Carminio Wednesday, June 13th, Supper and Meeting @ 6PM, Program @ 7PM All are welcome to join the Friends of the Library at their evening get-together. You do not need to be a Friends member to attend. It's a wonderful opportunity to get to know the Friends Board and share ideas while enjoying a free light supper and dessert. Join us for any of the evening’s activities. Following the meeting, Marilyn Carminio will present her engaging program highlighting the career and candid personal revelations of actress Helen Mirren from her sensual screen persona to her marriage and children. With a career that began in the turbulent 1960s, Ms. Mirren is now the epitome of a woman aging gracefully. The supper and program are free for all. When registering, please indicate if you will be attending the supper. 50 Railroad Avenue, Glen Head, NY 11545 • Phone: 516-759-8300 • Fax: 516-759-8308 www.goldcoastlibrary.org THE CHILDRENS ROOM Registration begins Thursday, April 26th at 9:30AM for Gold Coast Public Library residents and one week later for non- residents. All registrants are contacted via either phone or email just prior to each program to confi rm their attendance. If it is not confi rmed, patrons wait-listed are contacted so that as many people as possible may be accommodated. A Time for Kids Play Hooray Kids (10AM)- Ages 25 Mos. to 4 Years Ages 18 Months to 5 Years. A Time Play Hooray (11AM) - Ages 3 to 24 Months for Kids presents a fun, interactive, Thursdays, May 24th and educational experience designed Thursday, June 7th to help children gain important school Tuesday, June 26th readiness and developmental skills. Thursday, July 12th Thursday, May 17th 10 Interactive classes fi lled with music and movement Friday, June 1st 10 activities based on a theme. Tuesday, June 12th 1 Friday, July 6th 10 Let's Move With Play Hooray Saturday, May 12th 10:30 Big Fish Ages 3 Months to 6 Years This family-oriented Tuesday, May 29th 7 "grown-up and me" light exercise program is a fun Ages 18 Months to 5 Years This interactive “A Time way to get everyone up and moving. Play with hula for Kids” evening program includes a big fi sh craft, hoops and balls shakers, run an obstacle course and other big fi sh activities, and engaging books about fi sh. much more. Creative play makes exercise fun! A Dog's House Tea Time Tuesday, June 19th 7 Thursday, May 31st 11 Ages 18 Months to 5 Years A Time for Kids presents an interactive experience with a dog’s house craft, Ages 3 to 24 Months. Tea Time is an enjoyable, easy stories and music which your child will love. way to meet other parents while the children play together and make new friends! Tea and coff ee served. SERIES PROGRAMS Lego Duplo Storytime Father Goose Tuesdays, May 29th, June 5th, 12th, 19th 10 Mondays, May 14, June 4 9 OR 10 Ages 2 to 4 Years. Flannelboard stories, fi ngerplays, Ages 12 to 35 Months. This 30-minute Circle Time songs, and building time keep the children delighted! features nursery rhymes, stories, and songs. Snacks and Stories Weekend Family Storytime Saturday, May 26th 11:30 Tuesday, May 15th 6 All Ages. Families are invited to participate in a story- Ages 3 to 5 Years. Come to the time that's fun for all ages! library to hear your favorite stories and have a few snacks. Food, friends, and fun...a fantastic time! Picture Book Films Friday, May 18th 10 Ages 3 to 5 Years. This thirty- Wigglin' Wednesdays minute program features short Wednesdays, May 9, 16, 23 10:30 fi lms based on favorite childrens Ages 3 to 5 Years. You are invited to listen to great books. song classics and to hear great stories read by Mr. V.! 2 GCLMayJune2018-Practice (Conflicted copy from DESKTOP-VIU4RDG on 2018-03-28).indd 2 3/29/2018 10:14:58 AM THE CHILDRENS ROOM Read to Your Own Beat this Summer at the Library! Join the 2018 Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program! Grades K-5. Hey, Kids! Register for the 2018 Summer Reading Club! Select the books YOU want to read, and report your reading activity to the Library each week to receive a prize! It's Fun.....It's Reading.....It's Summer Reading! Read-to-Me Kids Club This program is a fun way to introduce reading to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers read to their children each week, and visit the library each week to report on their books and receive a prize! Children's Book Week - April 30th to May 6th! Vote for your favorite book during this fi rst week in May! Ballots are available in the Children's Room. Awesome Storytime for Grades K-2 Crafty Kids: Leo Lionni STEAM Storytime: Make a Whirlygig Grades K-2. Hear The Biggest House Grades K-2. Children love in the World by Leo Lionni, about a snail making their own brightly- who dreams of having the biggest house colored spinning “whirlygigs”! in the world, and learns a valuable lesson Whirlygigs are fun spinning from a story his father tells him about the toys that you design and make beauty of simplicity. Then we will create yourself using string, paper, our own snails out of shells and clay! markers, crayons and other materials! GREAT PROGRAMS FOR GRADES K-5 Go Green Animal Sculptures Spring Bunny Oatmeal Tuesday, May 8th Grades K-5. How can a toy car become a monkey's Grades K-5. Chef Rob stirs up face? Discover how Picasso, Calder, and other famous some oatmeal with sugar and artists built amazing animal sculptures out of toys, spice and then the kids will turn it trinkets, and other junk. Then construct you own animal into a spring bunny! out of cardboard without using glue! Decorate it with ribbon, buttons, wires, beads, trinkets, jewelry, and more. Father’s Day Scented Candles Mother's Day Cupcake Holder Saturday, May 12th T uesda y, June 12th Grades K-5. Paint colorful cupcakes on Ages 4 to Grade 2 Come join the candle lady and let a large cake holder using enamel paints. her show you essential candle making techniques and Personalize it with your designs. Then how fun and easy it is to make a beautifully scented give it to mom so she can keep lots of candle. Learn the history of candle-making too! special goodies inside. Join the Lego Club! Tuesdays, May 22nd; June 26th Grades 3-8. We’ll supply the LEGO®, you supply the creativity! Join the Library's new LEGO® Club to freely imagine and build to your heart’s content! 3 'TWEEN SCENE (GRADES 3-6) Hogwarts Hour Fathers Day Scented Candles Tuesday, June 12th 5-6 Do you love Harry Potter? Make Come join the candle lady and let her show you your very own, one-of-a-kind Harry how fun and easy it is to make a beautifully Potter Wizard craft and play Harry scented candle. Learn the history and essential Potter-inspired games! candle making techniques too! Slime Science Emoji Cupcakes Saturday, June 9th Tuesday, June 19th 6-7 Learn the science behind slime while making a slimy Create two Emoji Cupcakes of your choice; then enter creation to take home! an Emoji coloring contest! Annual Family Fun Scavenger Hunt Saturday, June 9th. An All Day Event, Pick Up a List Starting All Ages. Come to the Library, pick up a list and then go crazy fi nding wacky items! The team to return both the list and the most items in the shortest amount of time wins a fabulous bag of prizes! Fun for the entire family! YOUNG ADULTS (GRADES 6-12) Registration is required, and begins Thursday, April 26th @ 9:30AM for Gold Coast Public Library residents and one week later for non-residents. Register online or in-person at the Reference Desk. Read the Greatest Hits This Summer at the Library! Join the 2018 Summer Reading Program! Grades 6-12.