Summer Reading Club 2020... IMAGINE YOUR STORY!
Join us this year as we try something new to create a safe, fun and easy way for families to register their children in the Summer Reading Club! Visit NBLSummerReading.com for information about how to sign up and track your child's reading progress on our new platform, Reader Zone. Sign up at Reader Zone and use our Children's Code: 7a558.
Our 2020 Summer Reading Program highlights include a free, virtual kick-off show with comedian, juggler extraordinaire, Jester Jim, virtual programs 5 days a week for 10 weeks, STEM activities, baby programs, cooking events and reading recommendations. Plus, each week for eight weeks, we will distribute Bundles of Fun bags as supplies allow. Please note: There is a separate registration each Monday with a Friday pick-up for the Bundles of Fun bags for that week. You must register each week . Look for the "Bundles of Fun" registration tab and sign up with your library barcode. Don't miss out! Registration for Week #1 opens Monday, June 15.
Sign up at Reader Zone and use our Children's Code: 7a558.
Summer Reading Club 2020... IMAGINE YOUR STORY!
Join us this year as we try something new to create a safe, fun and easy way for families to register their children in the Summer Reading Club! Visit NBLSummerReading.com for information about how to sign up and track your child's reading progress on our new platform, Reader Zone. Sign up at Reader Zone and use our Children's Code: 7a558.
Our 2020 Summer Reading Program highlights include a free, virtual kick-off show with comedian, juggler extraordinaire, Jester Jim, virtual programs 5 days a week for 10 weeks, STEM activities, baby programs, cooking events and reading recommendations. Plus, each week for eight weeks, we will distribute Bundles of Fun bags as supplies allow. Please note: There is a separate registration each Monday with a Friday pick-up for the Bundles of Fun bags for that week. You must register each week . Look for the "Bundles of Fun" registration tab and sign up with your library barcode. Don't miss out! Registration for Week #1 opens Monday, June 15.
Sign up at Reader Zone and use our Children's Code: 7a558.
NBPL's Young Adult Summer Reading Program - Imagine Your Story - has gone virtual on the Reader Zone app!
We are so excited to be bringing you this year's summer reading program virtually and hope you will love it as much as we do! Please register here beginning June 22nd at 10am.
Please visit https://nblsummerreading.com/young-adult-summer-reading-club/ for information on summer reading, getting started on Reader Zone, and Recommended Reads.
Each reader who signs up here in the Event Calendar and separately on the Readerzone app using the code 9a48c will get our Summer Reading Bundle as supplies allow. This bundle will contain a book, summer reading swag, and information on NBPL's teen summer programming. Summer Reading and all YA programs are open to teens in grades 6 & up.
Pickup of Summer Reading Bundles will take place in the library's side entrance vestibule on Thursdays throughout the summer.
*Please check the Event Calendar to register for additional weekly YA programs and Bundles of Fun offered weekly*
NBPL's Young Adult Summer Reading Program - Imagine Your Story - has gone virtual on the Reader Zone app!
We are so excited to be bringing you this year's summer reading program virtually and hope you will love it as much as we do! Please register here beginning June 22nd at 10am.
Please visit https://nblsummerreading.com/young-adult-summer-reading-club/ for information on summer reading, getting started on Reader Zone, and Recommended Reads.
Each reader who signs up here in the Event Calendar and separately on the Readerzone app using the code 9a48c will get our Summer Reading Bundle as supplies allow. This bundle will contain a book, summer reading swag, and information on NBPL's teen summer programming. Summer Reading and all YA programs are open to teens in grades 6 & up.
Pickup of Summer Reading Bundles will take place in the library's side entrance vestibule on Thursdays throughout the summer.
*Please check the Event Calendar to register for additional weekly YA programs and Bundles of Fun offered weekly*
Attend our end-of-summer with Alyson Richman on August 12th! Register here
Registration is open. Please visit NBLSummerReading.com for further details.
Our goal is to provide a fun, safe, and stress-free program for adults this summer.
Here are some of the highlights:
-Weekly Gift Card Raffle from local North Bellmore businesses.
-Need Book Recommendations? Find ideas from fellow patrons and staff.
-Co-hosted Author Talk with Alyson Richman on August 12th.
Attend our end-of-summer with Alyson Richman on August 12th! Register here
Registration is open. Please visit NBLSummerReading.com for further details.
Our goal is to provide a fun, safe, and stress-free program for adults this summer.
Here are some of the highlights:
-Weekly Gift Card Raffle from local North Bellmore businesses.
-Need Book Recommendations? Find ideas from fellow patrons and staff.
-Co-hosted Author Talk with Alyson Richman on August 12th.
Our Summer Reading Club theme, "Imagine Your Story," comes right to your kitchen! Make and decorate a Castle Cake with Ms. Julie from Chefs of d'Future. Keep your cool with a recipe for Snow Queen punch!
Registration opens Friday, July 31. Limited to 20 families. Invitation will be sent out to registered families the day before the event.
Our Summer Reading Club theme, "Imagine Your Story," comes right to your kitchen! Make and decorate a Castle Cake with Ms. Julie from Chefs of d'Future. Keep your cool with a recipe for Snow Queen punch!
Registration opens Friday, July 31. Limited to 20 families. Invitation will be sent out to registered families the day before the event.
(Registration opens July 27th)
Join us for a half hour of Virtual Play Hooray!
Register for each session and we will email you a Zoom Link!
(Registration opens July 27th)
Join us for a half hour of Virtual Play Hooray!
Register for each session and we will email you a Zoom Link!
Girl Scout Courtney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-1 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-1 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Join us for two new virtual yoga sessions on August 4th and 11th at 7:00pm. Advanced registration is required to participate in these sessions. Open to grades 6 & up.
Click here to register: http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=MERRICK&EventID=6504593&sw=1536
Join us for two new virtual yoga sessions on August 4th and 11th at 7:00pm. Advanced registration is required to participate in these sessions. Open to grades 6 & up.
Click here to register: http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/xp_newpopevent.cfm?zeeOrg=MERRICK&EventID=6504593&sw=1536
It's time to get crafty! Access these videos generously provided by some of NBPL's programmers that can be accessed any time. Most projects use items you can find around the house. Supply lists for programs that require special items are provided.
No registration necessary. Please visit the NBL Teen Scene Blog on NBPL website or click on this link: https://nblya.blogspot.com/
It's time to get crafty! Access these videos generously provided by some of NBPL's programmers that can be accessed any time. Most projects use items you can find around the house. Supply lists for programs that require special items are provided.
No registration necessary. Please visit the NBL Teen Scene Blog on NBPL website or click on this link: https://nblya.blogspot.com/
Meet three famous engneers from fairy tale history as we read and explore the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. Design and build a sturdy house that's fit for a pig using various materials. Test its strength against the huff and puff of the Big Bad Wolf!
Registration open Wednesday, July 29. Children will receive a "To Go" bag approximately one week before the event with all the materials needed to participate. Registered participants will receive a link to the event the day before the program.
K- Grade 4 Limited to 20 children.
Meet three famous engneers from fairy tale history as we read and explore the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. Design and build a sturdy house that's fit for a pig using various materials. Test its strength against the huff and puff of the Big Bad Wolf!
Registration open Wednesday, July 29. Children will receive a "To Go" bag approximately one week before the event with all the materials needed to participate. Registered participants will receive a link to the event the day before the program.
K- Grade 4 Limited to 20 children.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. She will be reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone to children in grades 2-4.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. She will be reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone to children in grades 2-4.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Open to North Bellmore, Bellmore, Merrick, and North Merrick cardholders
Join us on Wednesday, August 12th at 7pm for an end-of-summer Author Talk with Alyson Richman! Register and a zoom link will be emailed to you a day before the event.
Open to North Bellmore, Bellmore, Merrick, and North Merrick cardholders
Join us on Wednesday, August 12th at 7pm for an end-of-summer Author Talk with Alyson Richman! Register and a zoom link will be emailed to you a day before the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. In these virtual sessions, she will be reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief with children in grades 5-6.
Please register in advance. Instructions on joining these sessions on Zoom will be sent prior to the meeting.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. In these virtual sessions, she will be reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief with children in grades 5-6.
Please register in advance. Instructions on joining these sessions on Zoom will be sent prior to the meeting.
Join Millenial Science for a hands-on Mini Engineering Workshop in which you will find ways to build a structure from paper and tape that may be able to hold up to 6 pounds!!
Open to grades 6 and up. Registration will begin on Thursday July 30th at 10am.
How much weight will your structure hold?
Join Millenial Science for a hands-on Mini Engineering Workshop in which you will find ways to build a structure from paper and tape that may be able to hold up to 6 pounds!!
Open to grades 6 and up. Registration will begin on Thursday July 30th at 10am.
How much weight will your structure hold?
An end of summer musical concert with Ms. Christina who will help us celebrate all our reading families and little listeners!
Registration opens Thursday, August 6. Limited to 100 families.
This is a Virtual Zoom event. The invitation will be sent out the day before the session.
An end of summer musical concert with Ms. Christina who will help us celebrate all our reading families and little listeners!
Registration opens Thursday, August 6. Limited to 100 families.
This is a Virtual Zoom event. The invitation will be sent out the day before the session.
Please register with your e-mail and we will contact you with discussion information
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage.
After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic.
But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: A nurse who calms her own panic in order to save the life of a wounded woman. A doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before. A pro-life protester, disguised as a patient, who now stands in the crosshairs of the same rage she herself has felt. A young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy. And the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard.
Please register with your e-mail and we will contact you with discussion information
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage.
After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic.
But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: A nurse who calms her own panic in order to save the life of a wounded woman. A doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before. A pro-life protester, disguised as a patient, who now stands in the crosshairs of the same rage she herself has felt. A young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy. And the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard.
Girl Scout Coutrney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-2 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Coutrney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-2 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-1 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-1 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. She will be reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone to children in grades 2-4.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. She will be reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone to children in grades 2-4.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. In these virtual sessions, she will be reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief with children in grades 5-6.
Please register in advance. Instructions on joining these sessions on Zoom will be sent prior to the meeting.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. In these virtual sessions, she will be reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief with children in grades 5-6.
Please register in advance. Instructions on joining these sessions on Zoom will be sent prior to the meeting.
(Registration opens August 10th)
Join us for a half hour of Virtual Play Hooray!
Register for each session and we will email you a Zoom Link!
(Registration opens August 10th)
Join us for a half hour of Virtual Play Hooray!
Register for each session and we will email you a Zoom Link!
Girl Scout Courtney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-1 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom invites children in grades Kindergarten-1 to join her for a weekly virtual story time and craft.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Join us to discuss Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum by Tyler Anbinder
All but forgotten today, the Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan was once renowned the world over. While it comprised only a handful of streets, many of America’s most impoverished African Americans and Irish, Jewish, German, and Italian immigrants sweated out their existence there. It witnessed more riots, scams, prostitution, and drunkenness than any other neighborhood in America. But at the same time it was a font of creative energy, crammed full of cheap theaters, dance halls, and boxing matches. It was also the home of meeting halls for the political clubs and the machine politicians who would come to dominate not just the city but an entire era in American politics.\nDrawing from letters, diaries, newspapers, bank records, police reports, and archaeological digs, Anbinder has written the first-ever history of Five Points, the neighborhood that was a microcosm of the American immigrant experience. The story that Anbinder tells is the classic tale of America’s immigrant past, as successive waves of new arrivals fought for survival in a land that was as exciting as it was dangerous, as riotous as it was culturally rich.
This is a Virtual Discussion using Zoom technology. You must register in advance in order to receive the link to join the discussion.
Copies of this title are available electronically through Nassau Digital Doorway. Hard copies are available at the circulation desk.
Also available are copies of the classic How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, for your reference
Join us to discuss Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum by Tyler Anbinder
All but forgotten today, the Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan was once renowned the world over. While it comprised only a handful of streets, many of America’s most impoverished African Americans and Irish, Jewish, German, and Italian immigrants sweated out their existence there. It witnessed more riots, scams, prostitution, and drunkenness than any other neighborhood in America. But at the same time it was a font of creative energy, crammed full of cheap theaters, dance halls, and boxing matches. It was also the home of meeting halls for the political clubs and the machine politicians who would come to dominate not just the city but an entire era in American politics.\nDrawing from letters, diaries, newspapers, bank records, police reports, and archaeological digs, Anbinder has written the first-ever history of Five Points, the neighborhood that was a microcosm of the American immigrant experience. The story that Anbinder tells is the classic tale of America’s immigrant past, as successive waves of new arrivals fought for survival in a land that was as exciting as it was dangerous, as riotous as it was culturally rich.
This is a Virtual Discussion using Zoom technology. You must register in advance in order to receive the link to join the discussion.
Copies of this title are available electronically through Nassau Digital Doorway. Hard copies are available at the circulation desk.
Also available are copies of the classic How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, for your reference
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. She will be reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone to children in grades 2-4.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. She will be reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone to children in grades 2-4.
Advance registration is required. Instructions on joining the story time through zoom will be sent to families prior to the event.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. In these virtual sessions, she will be reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief with children in grades 5-6.
Please register in advance. Instructions on joining these sessions on Zoom will be sent prior to the meeting.
Girl Scout Courtney Blom would like to inspire the next generation of readers. In these virtual sessions, she will be reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief with children in grades 5-6.
Please register in advance. Instructions on joining these sessions on Zoom will be sent prior to the meeting.
Open to grades 6-12. Further details and registration information coming soon.
Open to grades 6-12. Further details and registration information coming soon.
August 27, 7:30 pm on Zoom
Playtime
1967. Directed by Jacques Tati. NR
A remarkable achievement, Playtime packs every scene with
sight gags and characters that both celebrates and satirizes the
urbanization of modern life. (RT)
Watch the movie at your convenience on Kanopy before we meet and discuss it on Zoom. Please click and register below to receive meeting login info.
New to Kanopy? Click here for details.
August 27, 7:30 pm on Zoom
Playtime
1967. Directed by Jacques Tati. NR
A remarkable achievement, Playtime packs every scene with
sight gags and characters that both celebrates and satirizes the
urbanization of modern life. (RT)
Watch the movie at your convenience on Kanopy before we meet and discuss it on Zoom. Please click and register below to receive meeting login info.
New to Kanopy? Click here for details.
This "Take & Make" kit provides supplies to make decorative pencils and a pencil case. Open to grades 3-5.
Signup will be on Thursday September 3rd and pickup will begin on Tuesday September 8th.
This "Take & Make" kit provides supplies to make decorative pencils and a pencil case. Open to grades 3-5.
Signup will be on Thursday September 3rd and pickup will begin on Tuesday September 8th.
Kick the school year off with this "Take & Make" kit that provides supplies to make decorative pencils and a pencil case. Open to grades 6 and up.
Signup will be on Thursday September 3rd and pickup will begin on Tuesday September 8th.
Kick the school year off with this "Take & Make" kit that provides supplies to make decorative pencils and a pencil case. Open to grades 6 and up.
Signup will be on Thursday September 3rd and pickup will begin on Tuesday September 8th.
All skill levels welcome. Chess boards provided. Open grades 3 to adult. Please register in advance.
All skill levels welcome. Chess boards provided. Open grades 3 to adult. Please register in advance.
Contact Information Vivian Kowalewski vkowalewski@northbellmorelibrary.org
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
Borrow the e-book from Overdrive
Please register with your e-mail account and we will contact you with access information.
During the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice.
As these three lives intertwine, each will discover truths about how they have been shaped by the tragedies they witnessed, and Richard and Lucia will find unexpected, long overdue love. Allende returns here to themes that have propelled some of her finest work: political injustice, the art of survival, and the essential nature of—and our need for—love.
Contact Information Vivian Kowalewski vkowalewski@northbellmorelibrary.org
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
Borrow the e-book from Overdrive
Please register with your e-mail account and we will contact you with access information.
During the biggest Brooklyn snowstorm in living memory, Richard Bowmaster, a lonely university professor in his sixties, hits the car of Evelyn Ortega, a young undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and what at first seems an inconvenience takes a more serious turn when Evelyn comes to his house, seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant, Lucia Maraz, a fellow academic from Chile, for her advice.
As these three lives intertwine, each will discover truths about how they have been shaped by the tragedies they witnessed, and Richard and Lucia will find unexpected, long overdue love. Allende returns here to themes that have propelled some of her finest work: political injustice, the art of survival, and the essential nature of—and our need for—love.
All skill levels welcome. Chess boards provided. Open grades 3 to adult. Please register in advance.
All skill levels welcome. Chess boards provided. Open grades 3 to adult. Please register in advance.
All skill levels welcome. Chess boards provided. Open grades 3 to adult. Please register in advance.
All skill levels welcome. Chess boards provided. Open grades 3 to adult. Please register in advance.
The AARP Smart Driver course is the nation's first refresher course specifically designed for drivers age 50 and older. In NY drivers benefit from a discount on their auto insurance premium upon completing the course. And you will learn something new along the way. $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members. Please make checks payable to AARP and indicate your membership number in the memo area of your check.
Please be advised that a price increase is scheduled for 7/1/2020. The increase will be $25.00 up from $20.00 for AARP members and $30.00 up from $25.00 for non-AARP members.
The AARP Smart Driver course is the nation's first refresher course specifically designed for drivers age 50 and older. In NY drivers benefit from a discount on their auto insurance premium upon completing the course. And you will learn something new along the way. $20 for AARP members and $25 for non-members. Please make checks payable to AARP and indicate your membership number in the memo area of your check.
Please be advised that a price increase is scheduled for 7/1/2020. The increase will be $25.00 up from $20.00 for AARP members and $30.00 up from $25.00 for non-AARP members.
