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 Thursday July 2nd from 10am-4pm. Registration for summer reading will be ongoing throughout the summer.

*Please check the Event Calendar to register for additional weekly YA programs and Bundles of Fun offered throughout the summer*

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 Raffles 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. 

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. 

Join us for a game of friendly trivia through the Houseparty app. Open to grades 6-12 from North Bellmore, Bellmore, Merrick and North Merrick libraries. Registrants will be sent a zoom link prior to the event and should download the Houseparty app in advance. 

Click here to register: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=BELLMORE&curName=2020/07/16_Thursday_Night_In_-_Teen_Trivia_with_Houseparty

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. 

      July 16, 7:30 PM on Zoom

      Ace in the Hole 1951

     Directed by Billy Wilder. NR

 Spearheaded by an excellent Kirk Douglas, Ace in the Hole is an incisive and sardonic satire that, much like its opportunitic hero, never lets moral compunction get in the way of a good story.

Watch the movie at your convenience on Kanopy before we meet and discuss it on Zoom.

A login link will be emailed to you.

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3-5 yrs. Bundle of Fun #6 - Imagine Your Story!

                                     *2020 Summer Reading theme*

This year's summer reading theme is a celebration of fairy tales, mythology and sharing your own unique story and voice. Introduce fairy tale elements to younger children with simple, bold-lined artwork to color.

This bundle of fun includes  "My First Big Book of Fairy Tales" coloring book. 

Registration will open Monday, July 20th @10 am. For children ages 3-5 years. 

PICK-UP WILL BE FRIDAY, JULY 24TH IN THE LIBRARY VESTIBULE.

Please check Eventkeeper every Monday for additional Bundle of Fun registrations throughout the summer.

YA BUNDLE OF FUN #6 - Pay It Forward

Take some time to help others with some easy diy projects that can be donated to charity. Bundle includes supplies and instructions for making a cape for homeless child, a toy for a shelter dog, and blank cards to thank an essential worker, bring cheer to a nursing home resident or hospital patient, or spread cheer wherever its needed! Instructions for obtaining community service credit will be included.

Open to grades 6 & up. Regsitration will begin Monday July 20th at 10am. Pickup for Pay It Forward bundles will be in the library's side entrance vestibule on Thursday July 23rd.

Baby/Toddler Bundle of Fun bag #6  features a new baby book, "What Color Are You Eating?"  plus coloring activities  for families to enjoy together focusing on healthy eating, plus a soft, water-filled  teether!   Also included is  helpful information on preschool readiness.  For newborns through 36 months of age.

Registration opens Monday, July 20, pick-up Friday, July 24. 

AVAILABLE eBOOK ON OVERDRIVE

Please register with your email address and you will receive meeting information.

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn’t commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding. As Roy’s time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her center. After five years, Roy’s conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.
 
This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward—with hope and pain—into the future.  

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 Yoga instructor Vicky Seff for live virtual yoga sessions on Tuesday 7/21 and 7/28. Information on joining the session will be sent to registrants prior to the program. 

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/ 

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. 

Can you guess...Who? What? or Where?

Join us for a 20-questions style game where players will take turns guessing and answering through zoom chat! Open to grades 6-12 from North Bellmore, Bellmore, Merrick, and North Merrick libraries. 

Each registrant will get an invitation to join the zoom session via e-mail. 

Help us welcome back Ms. Christina from Bala Baby/Baby Sign Language!  She brings her own special brand of musical fun for your little one.  Learn some basic baby signs, sing along to baby and toddler favorites and have fun making a joyful noise! 

Registration opens Friday, July 17th.  Registered participants will receive a link  to the program the day before the event. 

Limited to 20 families.

3-5 yrs. Bundle of Fun #7 - Wormy Apple Card Game

This sweet-as-pie matching game for little ones, features apple-shaped cards and cute illustrations. Players must match their way through the apple orchard...while side-stepping the Wormy Apple of course!

This bundle of fun includes one "Wormy Apple" card game.

Registration will open Monday, July 27th @10 am. For children ages 3-5 years. 

PICK-UP WILL BE FRIDAY, JULY 31ST IN THE LIBRARY VESTIBULE. 

Please check Eventkeeper every Monday for additional Bundle of Fun registrations throughout the summer.

YA Bundle of Fun #7 - Zen Box

Bundle #5 provides all you will need to create and fill your very own Zen box! In addition to decorating your box, you can make a homemade stress ball and relaxation cards. You will also receive items such as bubbles and coloring pages to help you de-stress playfully.

Registration is open to teens in grades 6 & up, beginning on July 27th at 10am. Pickup for the Zen Box bundles will take place in the the library vestibule on Thursday July 30th. 

(Registration opens July 13th)

Join us for a half hour of Virtual Play Hooray! 

Register for each session and we will email you a Zoom Link!

Baby/Toddler Bundle of Fun bag #7 includes a new baby book, "My Community," which introduces your little one to neighborhood helpers like firefighters, letter carriers and teachers.  Also included is a set of  squeezable plastic frogs for tub time, a brush and comb set and a brochure on the importance of play.  All the bases are covered!  For newborns through 35 months of age.

Registration opens Monday, July 27, pick-up is Friday, July 31

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 Yoga instructor Vicky Seff for live virtual yoga sessions on Tuesday 7/21 and 7/28. Information on joining the session will be sent to registrants prior to the program. 

How did the Leaning Tower of Pisa get its name?   Explore the scientific forces behind structures such as bridges and towers as you apply building design concepts to build a structure out of Magic Nuudles and toothpicks.  

Registration opens Wednesday, July 15th.  Children will receive a "To Go" bag  approximately one week before the event will all the materials needed to participate.  Registered participants will receive a link to the event the day before the program.

 Pre-K- Grade 3.   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. 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. 

Hello Radical Readers! Do you love reading and talking about your favorite books?  Join us for a fun Book Club for children

in Grades 3-5.  Join us to talk about whatever you are currently reading!

This is a Virtual Zoom session.  Registered children will receive the Zoom invitation ,the day before the event.

3-5 yrs. Bundle of Fun #8 - Summer Nights!

Celebrate summer nights with this bedtime shadow book "Things That Glow" by Peter Pauper Press. Discover a world of things that light up the dark. This fun book allows you to shine the book's images on the wall using a beam of light. Shooting stars, fireflies, glowworms and more! A perfect way to end a summer's day and our summer Bundle of Fun program!

This bundle of fun includes "Things That Glow" bedtime shadow book, mini flashlight and battery.

Registration will open Monday, August 3rd @10 am. For children ages 3-5 years. 

PICK-UP WILL BE FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH IN THE LIBRARY VESTIBULE.

YA Bundle of Fun #8 - Rock Your Room (formerly known as Rock your Locker!)

You will have supplies to create one-of-a-kind bubble and clip magnets. You will also receive fairy lights to string in your room (or maybe, one day, your locker!) 

Open to teens in grades 6 & up. Registration begins on August 3rd at 10am. Pickup for the Rock Your Room bundles will take place in the library's side entrance vestibule on Thursday August 6th. 

Baby/Toddler Bundle of Fun bag #8 is all about food!  Included is the book, "A is for Apple,"  plus a convenient, collapsible snack bowl for baby, and a laminated placemat printed with nursery rhymes and baby games as well as  tips about active play every day!   For newborns through  36 months of age.

Registration opens Monday, August 3, pick-up Friday, August 7

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. 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. 

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!

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. 

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.

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. 

  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. 

e-Book available on Overdrive

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 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. 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!

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. 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. 

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 onZoom. Please email Mrs. DeFrancisci to register and receive Zoom login. rdefrancisci@northbellmorelibrary.org

                                                      New to Kanopy? Click here for details.

Chair Yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting in a chair to help improve flexibility, strength, balance and focus.  This class is for people who feel they may not be flexible enough for standard yoga.  Come sit, stretch, strengthen and breathe your way to a happier, healthier you!

$35 Registration Fee