Friday, August 31, 2012

That Early Fall Feeling.

This summer was long, busy and fun!  Between all of the activities and sunshine we hardly saw it slip by.  But now there is a familiar chill in the air.  It may not be time for coats and scarves, but that early fall feeling is almost upon us.

But fear not!  We at the Syosset Library are here to provide you with your needs for the coming season!  Be it a special book you need for school or information about apples before a weekend baking pies we will, as always, be happy help you ease into the crisper weather.

-Posted by Miss Jessikah

Friday, August 17, 2012

Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles

This years Summer Reading Club was a great success with the kids reading a total of 7,431 books!  To celebrate their accomplishments, the kids and their parents were wowed by the fantastic bubble-making skills of Casey Carle at his Bubblemania show!





We hope you all had a great summer!

Posted by Amy


Thursday, August 9, 2012

Summer Reading 2012



Summer Reading is quickly coming to an end on Saturday, August 11th but that doesn't mean you have to stop reading. Take your reading logs home and continue to keep track of your books!
This has been one of our busiest summers with so many sign ups. We enjoyed seeing all of the Syosset children come in excited and proud of their accomplished reading logs each week.
We hope everyone enjoyed the program!
 
We also look forward to seeing everyone at our closing program this weekend: Casey Carle's Bubblemania!
 
 
 
posted by Josephine

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Happy August 1st to all of those famous rabbits out there!

"Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!"  This is what you might say today if you were living in England.  In fact it has long been a superstition in the UK, that if you say, "Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit" on the first of every month it will bring you good luck.  While no one seems to be quite sure where this superstition began, I thought I would take the time to honor three famous literary rabbits in honour (they spell honor with a "u" in the UK) of this popular practice!

Rabbit:  Winnie the Pooh.
While most of you won't recognize him in his original illustration from A.A. Milne's original Winnie-the-Pooh books, Rabbit is one of the main characters who lives in the Hundred Acre Wood alongside Pooh, Piglet and the rest of the gang.  Though he often comes off as unfriendly at first, he warms up to newcomers after he gets to know them.  I made sure to include his better known Disney image on the right.





Peter Rabbit:  The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Peter is the mischevious brother of Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail and the son of Mr. Josephine Rabbit.  He disobeys the rules to avoid Mr. McGregor's garden and eats as many vegetables as he can before he is spotted and chased away.  Because of this he loses his beautiful jacket and his shoes which Mr. McGregor takes to use for a scarecrow.






 Knuffle Bunny:  Mo Willems' Knuffle Bunny series.
Knuffle Bunny, pronounced "KUH-nuffle" Bunny, is the favorite stuffed toy of Trixie.  He is often the center of drama, because he often gets lost, left somewhere or is mixed up with another stuffed bunny. 
He is very beloved to Trixie and his name was actually her very first word.


-Posted by Miss Jessikah