Day Calendar

Entering grades 5-12.  Cut and clip for a good cause.  Help military families overseas by clipping grocery coupons.  Stores on overseas military bases accept manufacturer coupons from the United States.  To assist the Troopons

All ages.  Do you have old crayons from school, your home, or simply from eating out at a restaurant?  Become a crayon collector for the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library and The Crayon Initiative.  The Crayon Initiative recycle

Entering grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will have the opportunity to make cards, both holiday and all season, for children and teens receiving treatment in hospitals. 

Entering grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will have the opportunity to earn community service credit by coloring for Color A Smile.  As described on the organizations website, "Color A Smile

Entering grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will have the opportunity to assist the guests of the Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN) in Hempstead through our new travel size toiletry program.

Entering grades 5-12.  Turn cans and bottles into community service hours by returning deposit bottles to a local supermarket.  Simply return the cans and bottles and then email a photo of the bottle return receipt to familycenter@poblib

Entering Grades K-4.  Celebrate friendship by creating this colorful mirror on a wood circle. Add lots of paper animal friends, wood beads, and more to finish your project.

Entering Grades K-4 with accompanying adult. "Cake" it easy and learn to decorate three cupcakes with crushed up cookies, buttercream and candy.

Entering grades 5-12.  Color and create sports themed bookmarks that will be displayed and given out to children who visit the Family Center.  All registered participants are asked to pick up a craft kit, in the Family Center, conta

Ages 3-5 NOT including entering Kindergartners with accompanying adult. Cut out assorted images, then decoupage onto a white plastic bin, add paint on the rim. Perfect to hold snacks or other stuff! 

Entering grades 5-12.  Tweens and teens will create a fun and vibrant painting on canvas.  All registered participants are asked to pick up a craft kit, in the Family Center, containing the materials that will be needed to complete this

Ages 3-5 NOT including entering Kindergartners with accompanying adult. Looking for a fun and colorful craft? This craft can help children learn about ocean and aquatic life.

Entering grades 5-12.  Create fun summer themed cupcakes.  The kit will include most of the ingredients needed to complete the program.  Due to the perishable nature of this program, please register and pick up the kit by Wedne

Entering Grades K-4. Make a statement and add something special to your wall. Cut out summer treats and glue them to a large wood sign, add stripes, wood beads, paint, and you’ve got your very own artwork to put on display!