Day Calendar

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.  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

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 5-12.  Learn to decorate this sun summer treat.  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 Wedn

Entering 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 thre

Entering grades 5-12.  Create your own bee pocket pal made out of felt.  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 program.&nbsp

Entering grades 5-12.  Create a summer themed hanging mirror.  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 program.  Additionally,

Ages 3-5 NOT including entering Kindergartners with accompanying adult. What says Summer more than the sound of an ice cream truck? Celebrate the season with your very own ice cream truck.

Entering Grades K-4. Go on a journey with a sea turtle deep under the sea by painting the ocean on a canvas. Add some details with black paint to create a colorful wall decoration. 

Entering Grades K-4. A wonderful mosaic doesn't always need tiles––other objects can be used to achieve an amazing finish, dried beans. Mosaics are the same kind of pictures that were made by craftsmen in ancient Rome more than two thous

Ages 3-5 NOT including entering Kindergartners with accompanying adult. Design a background using shades of blue tissue paper, then cut and glue a variety of sea creature shapes to create an under sea scene.

Entering Grades K-4 with accompanying adult. Decorate cupcakes using buttercream icing, green, red food dye and chocolate chips for seeds to make your one-in-a-"melon" delicious cupcakes.