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Wanderlust Tote Bags

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Entering Grades 1-4. Children will choose from a variety of adventure themed stencils to create your very own tote bag. This tote will hold your favorite summer items! 

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.*

Adventure Themed Candy Art

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Entering grades 5-12.  Take part in this creative and delicious adventure using candy and frosting.

ADULT OPEN GAME DAY

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Welcome to Open Game Day. Please bring your own game and your group of four; we will supply a well lit room with a standard card table and chairs. One table per group. One reservation per POB resident.

Location: room B

ADULT OPEN GAME NIGHT

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Welcome to Open Game Night. Please bring your own game and your group of four.  We will supply a well lit room with a standard card table and chairs. One table per group. One reservation per POB resident.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

The course is designed to provide students with the necessary English skills to function in an English speaking country.

Family Center - Raya

11:00am - 2:00pm
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Children, Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

Ages 3 and up with accompanying adult. Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony.

AL-ANON OPEN DOOR FAMILY GROUP

7:30pm - 8:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Support for Al-Anon

Locker Makeover

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Entering grades 5-12.  Decorate a blank memo board, pen, and 3 caps that can be used in your locker. 

Recovery International

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Learn and practice a simple set of living skills which encourage and improve personal growth.

Cards for Hospitalized Kids (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

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. 

Color a Smile (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

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)

All Day
Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

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.

Recycling Rocks (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

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

Troopons (Community Service Opportunity)

All Day
Teens
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

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,

L I PEIR Program

10:00am - 11:15am
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

to meet 

ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

The course is designed to provide students with the necessary English skills to function in an English speaking country.

LI PEIR Program

12:15pm - 1:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

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AL-ANON OPEN DOOR FAMILY GROUP

7:30pm - 8:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Support for Al-Anon

Medicaid Enrollment Workshop

10:00am - 2:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room E
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

To help people with enrollment

Recovery International

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Combined Room C & D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group Meeting
Event Details:

Learn and practice a simple set of living skills which encourage and improve personal growth.

Music for Aardvarks

10:00am - 10:45am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 6 months to 5 years with accompanying adults. (No 1st graders) We sing, we dance, and we jam with real musical instruments.

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.*

Out of This World Galaxy Milkshakes

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tweens/Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 5-12.  Enjoy a fun milkshake social at the library.  Participants will color and layer their milkshakes in  cups and top them with whipped cream and galaxy sprinkles!!!!  

Adventures in Chocolate Pretzels (Cooking Kit to Go)

All Day
Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Plainview - Old Bethpage Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts to Go, Tweens/Teens
Event Details:

Grades 5-12.  Make chocolate pretzels of all shapes and sizes into yummy, fun, and unique treats.  Due to the perishable nature of this program, please register and pick up the kit by Wednesday, September 11, 2024.