Upcoming Events

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. 

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&

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

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,

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 K-4. Design a cute hedgehog using foam and paper. Decorate with flowers, leaves and assorted springtime decorations to create this colorful craft.

Grades 5-12.  Make a delicious summer dessert by layering freshly made pudding, marshmallows, graham crackers, and fluff.  Due to the perishable nature of this program, please register and pick up the kit by Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Grades 5-12.  Learn how to paint a beach scene on a frame and add seashells as the finishing touch.  Participants can add a saying in the center or insert a picture.  All registered participants are asked to pick up a craf

Ages 3-5 NOT including Kindergartners with accompanying adult. Paint and decorate a corkboard with these colorful sea creatures using paper, foam and much more.