Our Summer Reading Program, “Ice Cream for Books,” began with a Pizza Party kick off celebration on June 29th.  Children who register will come to the library once a week to record in their Ice Cream logs
how many books (3-7 year old) or Chapters (ages 8 and up) they have read for the previous week.
Children can come in anytime Monday through Thursday 11:00am to 8:00pm.

Each week children will receive a ticket for a chance to pick a puppet prize.  There will be 2 winners
each week.  The winners will be notified on Friday via telephone.

Each participating child will receive a reading log and a bag with a few goodies inside.

A Word to Parents:  Reading over the summer helps children maintain the skills developed during the school year without the constraints of “must" reading.  It gives them a chance to explore personal interests
through recreational (fun) reading.

Pizza Party:  June 29th at 12:00pm

Piccirillo Sciencetelling:  Dragons & Dreams  (Fire & Ice)

Castles, kings, a dragon keeper , an Ice Sorceress, the Horn of Fire, two villagers and a daring journey to save the entire kingdom.  Enjoy the spectacular adventure as we are swept away to a world where dragons are real.  Children will learn about the science of Fire & Ice via the telling of a tale of Dragons
& Dreams which also uses an experiment consisting of flash paper, exploding bottles, “cool” dry ice and much more.

Ronald McDonald:  July 13th at 4:00pm

Nina’s Music:  July 23rd at 11:00am

Nina is an award winning singer/songwriter of children’s music.  Drawing on her teaching background,
Nina has developed a pre-school program called “Cognitive and Physical Development through Music.”

Brian Eslick Magic & Ventriloquism Show:  August 4th at 1:00pm

Come enjoy all the fun with a great and very funny entertainer.

Ice Cream Party:  August 10th at 1:00pm

We will end our summer reading program with a party where children will make their own ice
cream sundaes.

Joan DeLuca will also be on hand during the Summer months for Mommy & Me and Craft Projects.
Please call the library for specific dates (973-694-8283).  Due to their popularity there will be a sign-up sheet for each evening available and space is limited.