News From the Children's Room at the Bayport-Blue Point Public Library

Live Butterflies at the Library!

Live Butterflies at the Library! Come to the library to watch the miracle of metamorphosis. Observe caterpillars as they grow and change into chrysalides and then beautiful butterflies. The butterflies will then be released in our Children’s Garden.

For more information, call 631-363-6133.

Summer Reading Club: Every Hero Has a Story!

Children from 12 months through the 5th grade

The public library cares about your children and has planned programs to keep them reading and learning all summer long! This summer’s reading club theme, “Every Hero Has a Story!” will celebrate heroes in history, heroes in our community and heroes with superhuman powers. Every child has the potential to become a hero and make a difference in the world. This summer join the summer reading club and discover the superhero inside yourself.

Registration begins on Wednesday, July 1st.

Summer Reading Club Kickoff: Christopher Agostino’s Story Faces

All Ages, Wednesday July 1st, 10:30am

Join us for our summer reading club kickoff celebration “Story Faces” presented by Christopher Agostino. Christopher Agostino’s Story Faces is a very different kind of show, a one-of-a-kind performance to inspire and delight any audience. Audience volunteers are brought on stage and face painted to illustrate the stories as he tells them, fully engaging the audience with a skillful spoken word performance combined with his unique visual art.

For more information, call 631-363-6133.

Book Reviews For Kids, By Kids

All ages

Have you read anything really great lately? Share it with others! Simply write a brief review of a book, magazine, audio book, or graphic novel, and we’ll post it on our children’s blog!Forms can be picked up from the Children’s Department, or you can submit your review online at:http://bayportbluepointkidsroom.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.htmlAll children who submit a review will be entered into a raffle. There will be multiple opportunities to win prizes!

*Children’s full names will not be displayed with the review. Please read the accompanying information before submitting the form.

For more information, call 631-363-6133.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Ages 0-5

We would like to invite you to participate in this free program which encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she starts kindergarten. Simply read a book to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler and record it. If you read just one book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. At that rate you can read over 1,000 books in just three years! The key is perseverance! The concept is simple and the rewards are priceless.

The library will facilitate this program by helping you to keep track of milestones and handing out fun prizes as you read more books!

For more information, call 631-363-6133.

Homework Help

Got homework? Connect with online tutors using Brainfuse. Online certified tutors are available to help you with your homework. Brainfuse also offers skills-building, writing assistance, flash cards, test preparation and more. It may be accessed on the Children’s Room Blog under Resources. Learn more about it here: http://goo.gl/U78QTZ.

Children’s Room Blog

Check in regularly, or subscribe to get the updates. We regularly post seasonal booklists ( http://goo.gl/2iZvlT), library trivia questions ( http://goo.gl/kUC3t9), pictures from our programs ( http://goo.gl/Gl9iOP) and more!

Check it out here: http://bayportbluepointkidsroom.blogspot.com/

Printable Calendars

The Children’s Department now offers printable calendars of children’s programs. You can check them out here: http://bayportbluepointkidsroom.blogspot.com/p/calendars.html