Stars & Stripes FOREVER!

As the 4th of July weekend draws near we all begin to feel a little more patriotic. Some of us celebrate with a pic-nic in the park. Others may enjoy a BBQ with family. One thing we can all count on is when we look at the darkened sky that evening we will all see glorious fireworks in red, white, blue and just about any other color imaginable.

I myself like to begin my morning on the 4th by watching this little video from Muppet Studios. If the patriotic chickens don't get you clucking along happily, then you may as well hang out in the balcony with The Muppet Show's house curmudgeons, Waldorf and Statler.

-Posted by Miss Jessikah

Hello. My Name Is...

- Guest blogger, G.B. Splash (AKA "Fish").

Well, folks... it seems as if I've been named. There were lots and lots of suggestions with every name from from Rainbow to Fishy. Our wonderful judges decided that since I am such a serious fish, I needed a serious name.

They chose to name me Gordon-Bob Splash...or Mister Gordon-Bob Splash (I am a formal fish and this is a library after all). I like it. It feels good.

Thanks to all you wonderful name-givers out there, especially my friends who came up with Gordon-Bob Splash! It's a sensational name! I really feel like I belong. Happy swimming (and reading)!

Posted by Mr. Gordon-Bob Splash, Library Fish Extrordinaire.

Something's Fishy Here....

- Guest blogger, "The Fish"

Wow. What a totally bizarre week I've had! One minute I was in a teeny-tiny glass bowl and then suddenly.... kerplunk! I dove head first into the most beautiful, most colorful, roomiest tank I could have ever imagined! I have no idea where I am, but there's a treasure chest and some big green leaves I like to hide in. Outside my luxurious tank I see happy, smiling faces, a palm tree, and lots and lots of.. well... I think they're called books.

It is now Day 3 here in my new digs and it looks as if I'm here to stay. I sure hope so!! I love it! The only thing left that I need is a name. A few of those nice, smiling ladies at the desk call me, "you-who" and "fishy-fish", but those aren't real names. I want a real good fish name and I hope some of the little people who've come to look at me can help pick one for me. There's a jar that reads "Name Our Fish", so I guess there will be lots to choose from!

Well, I'm hungry so I'm going to search for some fish food around here. Miss Amy is very attentive to my fish needs.

Please stop in and say hi and be sure to check out my new home when you check out those books!

-Posted by "Fish"

Make a Splash—READ! Summer Reading Club

Monday, June 21st is the start of our summer reading club (it also happens to be the last week of school but who’s thinking about that?). This year our theme is Make a Splash—Read! We have all our usual fun features including prizes, raffles, color dots, certificates plus some new items, too! Use your sleuthing skills for our scavenger hunt and win a special prize from our treasure chest! Use your imagination and artistic talent and enter our bookmark contest! We are all ready for a wonderful summer reading club, all we need is YOU! Please take some time out of your busy summer and come join anytime beginning Monday, June 21st. And check out some of our fun summer programs, too.



Parents: We have expanded our program this year to include babies and toddlers. It's called the Wee Read Together Club and it is just enough to start our youngest patrons on a path to a lifelong love of reading. Come in and ask about it.

And in keeping with our Make a Splash theme, we will have an aquarium at the Children’s Desk with a Betta fish. We want him to feel welcome, so we’re hoping you’ll help us name him—be sure to fill out a Name the Fish form!

Remember, keep reading!!

Posted by Sue Ann

Video Games

Video gaming has come a long way since Mario Brothers and Sonic The Hedge Hog. Today, games have been created to fit all age groups. They range from interactive fun and learning games for the younger audiences such as Sponge Bob, Dora the Explorer, and Max and Ruby to action hero games for the more mature audiences like Batman and Superman that involve fun missions and tricks. The game world is expanding with new games everyday for audiences to enjoy!

At the Syosset Public Library we try to meet the interests of all of our young patrons. We have a growing collection of fun video games in our Children's Room. Our collection is made up of various games for Playstation, XBOX,

Nintendo DS, and Wii.

Check out our lastest video games:

Nintendo DS Games:
Cooking Mama 3 Shop & Chop

Rhythm Heaven

Pokemon Heartgold Version

How to Train Your Dragon

View our catalog to see what games are available in our library:

Video Games

Remember, our video games are loaned out for seven days so that all of our young patrons have a chance to play these exciting games .

posted by Josephine

Curious Gardens

One of my favorite books published in 2009 was The Curious Garden by Peter Brown. In it, a young boy named Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout his gray and dreary city. The hidden garden happened to be an abandoned elevated railroad and the author was inspired by a section of former elevated freight railroad on the lower west side of Manhattan known as the High Line.

The real High Line opened to trains in 1934, but as the decades passed and other modes of transportation developed, rail traffic dropped significantly. The last train ran in 1980. The tracks lay abandoned for years while various grasses, tree and shrubs thrived up there. In 1999, the non-profit “Friends of the High Line” was formed with the intent to preserve and reuse the land as public open space. Ten years later, their work paid off and a section of the line was opened as a city park.

Inspired by the book and nearly a year after it first opened, I finally had an opportunity to visit this now beautiful park and I encourage you all to do so as well. And, if you are looking to inspire a young gardener or looking for an environmental or a “green” book with a message or perhaps you are simply looking for a sweet story with charming artwork, check out The Curious Garden – you won’t be disappointed.





Check out author Peter Brown’s website:














For more information about the High Line:









Posted by Amy