Having celebrated our 100th Birthday on April 7, we’ve already started on our next 100 years. Thank you to all who celebrated with us at our event in late April, to those who offered birthday wishes, and to our many patrons whose support helped make it happen.
Our teens can choose from any or all of the May events: Exam Cram Study sessions; Teen/Tween P[art]y Art event; Spring Candy Art Competition; and the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Think Tank Community Service Event.
For the younger set, A Time for Kids is at the Library for Tots Night Out/Family Pre-School Hour and Baby Start, Tiny Tots Storytime, and Play Hooray Kids are all on the calendar. Kids in grades 3 through 5 can create a Mother’s Day Craft, while pre-K through grade 2 can participate in a Butterfly Story Time to honor the 54th anniversary of the publication of the iconic “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” There’s also special visit from The Video Game Princess for children ages 3 through 7.
Chefs of d’Future hosts the Library’s Cinco de Mayo multi-session Family event. Another event for the whole family is the outdoor Moon Party with Sidewalk Astronomer Tom Lynch.
May’s Floral Park Library Urban Explorers adventure is a trip to The Morgan Library. Weekly hybrid Chair Yoga with Micheline remains a favorite, as does this month’s Spring Jewelry Making with Cathy Buckley and the Spring Walking Tour of award-winning Centennial Gardens with Anthony Marinello of Dropseed Native Landscapes.
Other options for Adults include: Explore Your Angel Guides; Game Nites for Grownups; Monday’s Movie Matinee “The Fabelmans;” Soothe Your Achy Joints with Anti-Inflammatory Foods; and the Empire Safety Council’s six-hour Defensive Driving class.
One-to-one tech help for tablets, smartphones, laptops and Kindles is available for our patrons by appointment only.
A Shred Away, Inc. will be curbside on May 5. No appointments necessary for five-box maximum shredding.
The Made with Love Knitting and Crocheting group meets Mondays at 6:30 pm and Wednesdays at 11:30 am. Yarn donations are always welcome, allowing the group to give their hand-made charitable donations. Thanks to those who’ve already donated yarn.
The Monday Morning Friends of the Floral Park Library Book Club and the Evening Edition Book Club hold their regularly scheduled meetings.
The Friends of Floral Park Library are also hosting their popular Bargain Book Bag Sale this month. The Bag Sale will be held in the Library’s Meeting Room on Sunday, May 21 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Fill a Friends’ tote bag for $7.00. Already have a Friend’s Tote? Then, bring it the day of the sale, and fill it for only $5.00. Save the date, stop by and fill a tote with great bargains.
The Library Board holds its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. May 10.
Call the Library (516 326-6330) to check the days and times for the Book Nook, as hours may vary. All sales of books, DVDs, etc. support the Friends of the Floral Park Library, a 501c3 organization.
The Library is closed on Sunday, May 14 for Mother’s Day, and on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.
For more information on dates and times, events registration and program details, visit the library website, floralparklibrary.org, call 516 326-6330, or stop in at 17 Caroline Place. All events and programs are subject to change and/or cancellation.
