Come On In...Our Doors Are Open

The flowers and trees are in full bloom and so is the Syosset Public Library. We are excited for this Sunday's Open House event celebrating all the Syosset Public Library has to offer. Be sure to stop by between 1:00pm and 4:00pm for fun crafts, refreshments, live music, a circus performer, and more!

Registration begins this week for the Spring Craft and It's Greek To Me programs. Please check the library calendar for registration and program dates. Remember, registration is in person, so you might want to consider calling ahead to check for availability.

Have you heard of our Museum Pass Program? Free museum passes, including the Long Island Children's Museum and the Cradle Of Aviation are available to Syosset Public Library cardholders in good standing. Advanced reservations are required. See our Museum Pass flyer for the full listing of museums or you can contact our Reader's Services desk for necessary details.

We look forward to seeing you!

The Force Was With Us

The grade school kids are back to class this week after lots of fun activities here in the Children's Room. Friday's showing of the animated feature Clone Wars brought out even our littlest die hard Star Wars fans, despite such a glorious spring day. I think I saw Chewbacca sitting in the back row!

Our staff has been busy helping patrons with their challenging school projects and research assignments. (The Rube Goldberg experiments are great fun to see). Remember, you can always access our online database collection from home with your library card barcode for information such as biographies, animals, science, and more.

We have some great new books that have been added to our collection this week. Click on the bookshelf on the lower right or come in and see for yourself. You can find our New Books section below the quilts in the Children's Room.

And just a reminder, our library will be having a fabulous Open House event on Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 1pm-4pm. There will be entertainment, live music, crafts, a circus performer, refreshments, and more. Call us or stop in for more information. We can't wait to see you!

Things are Heating Up @ The Children's Room

Spring has sprung! The Children's Room was all a buzz this week with programs that kept our littlest patrons smiling. Plenty of craft time and even some dancing and puppets rounded out the week. Today's puppet show, co-sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay Department of Community and Youth Services, filled our theater to capacity. A memorable week was had by all.

Here's a look at our exciting week ahead. Please note that prior registration was required for programs. If you have not registered, please call ahead to check for availability.

Monday, April 20: Story Time for Tots @ 10-10:30am.
Tuesday, April 21: Story Time for Tots @ 10-10:30am. Preschool Story Time @1:30-2pm. Yoga Rocks @ 4-4:45pm.
Wednesday, April 22: Songs for Baby's Day @ 10-10:40am. Reader's Theater @ 4-4:45pm.
Thursday, April 23: Our Special Time @ 10-11:00am. Snacks & Stories @ 4-4:30pm. Game Night @ 7-8:00pm.
Friday, April 24: Kids Storycraft @ 4-4:45pm.

Happy Spring!

Spring Vacation Events

We've got a lot of engaging and fun activities going on in the Children's Room to help break up the vacation week. Here's what's going on for the week of April 13th-17th:

Wednesday, April 15th: Preschool Storycraft @ 10am-11am
Ages 3-1/2 to K with an adult. Limited registration.

Thursday, April 16th: Family Program/Global Rhythms @11am
Dance without Borders. For adults and children 5 years of age and over. A fun, multi-cultural dance/movement musical journey around the world.

Thursday, April 16th: The Puppet Company @2pm-3pm
Co-sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay Department of Community and Youth Services.
No tickets required.

Friday, April 17th: Children's Movie @2:30pm
Clone Wars. Children under 8 to be accompanied by an adult.
Open seating- first come first served. Free.

Be sure to call and check availability. Vacation programs are filling up quickly. We look forward to seeing you!