“Four score…” That’s it! Thank you to all our patrons, staff, presenters, neighbors and friends for voting the Floral Park Library Blank Slates’s “Best Public Library for the fourth consecutive year!  We couldn’t have done it without you.

What’s the ticket to the Children’s Summer Reading Club party? Read 10 books, and follow the rules and requirements on the Library website to earn your invite. It’s sure to be “wild!”

August brings the Pom Queens back to the Library for craft for kids in grades 3 – 5, a Back to School banner craft with Yvette Cheng (pre-K through 3^rd grade), and a multi-session drop off program with Chefs of d’Future. Want more? There’s a two-session Advanced Sewing program, and a Quest for Kids with All in for Adventure for grades 3 – 5.

Play Hooray, and A Time For Kids Baby Start and Family Pre-school Hour round out the month.

Teens can choose from P[art]y Art’s Posca Zentangles, Guys and Gals Bracelet Making with our favorite jewelry crafter Cathy Buckley, Pop Art Comic Strips with Artist/Teacher Danielle Barbaro, a tie dye back pack program and a Minecraft: Island Survival Challenge.

Thursday, August 1^st brings the second – and final – lawn concert to the Library when “Bobby Sings Bobby,” as in Darin, Vinton, Rydell and more. No registration necessary, just find a spot on the  lawn! There’s no rain date for this event.

Want to manifest your destiny? Join Tracie Thomson’s Vision Board workshop on August 8^th. Wednesday’s weekly Chair Yoga is fully remote – ZOOM only – in August; hybrid classes resume September 18^th.

The Made with Love Knitting and Crocheting volunteer group meets Mondays at 6:30 pm and Wednesdays at 11:00 am. No registration necessary; no formal instruction provided. New members welcome.

The Evening Edition Book Club meets Thursday, August 8th  at 7:00 pm. This month’s selection is Ariel Lawhon’s “The Frozen River.” There is no Friends of the Library Book Club meeting in August.

There is no meeting of The Library Board in August.

Beginning August 3^rd,  the Library will be closed Saturdays and Sundays. Regular weekend hours will resume on Saturday, September 7^th.

One-to-one tech help for tablets, smartphones, laptops and Kindles is available for our Floral Park patrons by appointment only (floralparktechhelp@gmail.com).

Call the Library (516 326-6330) to check days and times for the Book Nook. All sales of books, DVDs, etc. support the Friends of the Floral Park Library, a 501c3 organization.

For more information on dates and times, events registration and program details, visit the library website, floralparklibrary.org, call 516 326-6330, or visit us at 17 Caroline Place. All events and programs are subject to change and/or cancellation.