Grades 5-12. Color and create fun 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, containing three&nb
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.
Please read the card making guidelines below before you begin.
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&
Helping Hands - Travel Size Toiletries for the INN (Community Service Opportunity)
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.
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.org.&nbs
Enjoy all that the library has to offer:
Play Hooray Family: 10:00 AM (ages 6months - 5 years, online registration required)
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 program,
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Ages 6 months to 5 years old with accompanying adult(s). This themed program includes rhymes, books, music, dancing, and other activities.
Disclaimer(s)
Family Center Age Restrictions
ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.
*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*
Ages 3 and up with accompanying adult. This show is based on audience participation. During this engaging and interactive show, John Reid selects several volunteers from the audience to assist him with the magic on stage.
Disclaimer(s)
Family Center Age Restrictions
ALL PROGRAMS ARE AGE SPECIFIC. NO YOUNGER OR OLDER SIBLINGS UNLESS SPECIFIED. The library holds the right to remove a participant from a program if they do not meet the registration requirements.
*All programs start promptly and no one will be permitted after 10 minutes. Please call to cancel if your child cannot attend the program. Failure to do so will lead you to be placed on the waiting list for future programs.*
Dean Karahalis and the New York Brass Choir– TOBAY co-sponsored in-person concert
Enjoy an array of classics from Bach to Broadway with Dean Karahalis and the New York Brass Choir. This elite group of some of the area’s finest musicians will be performing selections from their recording, Gorge