Friday, June 29, 2012

Rockin' Out with Dara!







 On Friday, June 29th Dara Linthwaite paid a visit to the Nesconset Branch of the Smithtown Library to sing songs and share stories! The kids "shook their sillies out" and listened to songs about the beach. It was the perfect way to cool off on a hot day and kick-off the holiday weekend! To see more pictures from this event go to our Flickr page.



Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Read more and Write On! - Pirates Don’t Take Baths


Read More and Write On is a feature on the Smithtown Library’s Book Bites Blog. Children may submit a book review and it will appear on our blog! This allows kids to discover what their peers are reading and try new books recommended by experts on what kids like - other kids! Want to submit a book review? Pick up a form at your local branch’s Children’s Reference Desk!


By John Segal
Rating 4 out of 5 stars

This book was awesome because: Pig didn’t want to have a bath, so he kept pretending to be characters that do not take baths! In the end, he pretended that there was gold in the bath, so he finally got in, and shouted “eureka!”

- Cristianna, Mt. Pleasant Elementary, Grade 2

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

A Roaring Good Time @ the Smithtown Library

All the Wild Things gathered at the Nesconset Branch of the Smithtown Library for the special storytime, Go Away Big Green Monster! Preschoolers had a “wild rumpus” with songs and stories, including Where the Wild Things Are,  Go Away Big Green Monster, If You’re a Monster and You Know It, and There Was an Old Monster. No rumpus is complete without an art project, so children created their own Monster Away Spray (a spray to keep monsters at bay, the secret ingredient is glitter, as monsters are highly allergic to glitter) and monster masks. Check out our flickr page to see all of our little monsters!
Looking for a wildly good time? Don’t forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at your local branch!

Friday, June 22, 2012

Burger Cakes are Sweet


Looks delicious!

Children in grades 3-5 beat the heat at the Nesconset Branch of the Smithtown Library today, Friday, June 22, by making burger cakes! What are burger cakes you ask? They are a delicious summer treat that look like a cheese burger, but are made out of cupcakes, icing and candies! Check out all of our culinary creations on our flickr page.

Don’t forget, more library fun is on the way! The Summer Reading Program begins on Monday, June 25!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Read More and Write On! – Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery


Read More and Write On is a feature on the Smithtown Library’s Book Bites Blog. Children may submit a book review, and it will appear on our blog! This allows kids to discover what their peers are reading and try new books recommended by experts on what kids like – other kids! Want to submit a book review? Pick up a form at your local branch’s Children’s Reference Desk!



By David Adler, Illustrated by Joy Allen
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

This book was awesome because: The kids in Cam and Eric’s school collected soda bottles and cans to make money for their school to buy skylights, to use instead of electric lights. Next, Cam, Eric, Ashanti and Michael won gold and green pins because they collected the most bottles. Their teacher, Mr. Day, opened a wooden box that they thought contained the money earned from recycling the soda bottles and cans, but instead, it was filled with bricks! Then Cam, Eric, Mr. Day, Dr. Prell, Officer Davis and Officer Oppen all tried to find the thief. Cam found many clues on the way, including the key to the mystery. Lastly, Officer Oppen and Officer Davis caught the thief and arrested him. The next week, new skylights were installed in Cam and Eric’s school!

- Jacob, Smithtown Elementary, Grade 2

Friday, June 8, 2012

It is SQUIDTACULAR!

Alexandra and her giant squid!




Nesconset preschoolers made a splash at the Squidtacular Storytime on Tuesday June 5, listening to stories about the silliest animal in the ocean, Kevin Sherry’s Giant Squid, the main character in I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean and I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean. After stories and songs, children put on their smocks and made a MESS-terpiece, a super sized mixed media squid.


Are you ready for some beach blanket picture books? Try some of our favorites!



Ballyhoo Bay


Billy Twitters and his Blue Whale Problem


Fun with Dude and Betty


I’m a Shark


Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave

Oswald

Pig Kahuna


Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure


Swimmy


Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea



Friday, June 1, 2012

The Volun-Tweens Make Their Debut!



Volun-Tweens, a children's community service group at the Nesconset Branch of the Smithtown Library, created this movie to explain the ins and outs of the 2012 Summer Reading Program. This movie was created entirely by children in grades 3-5. Librarians gave them a camera, and an owl puppet, and this is what they created, it is all improvisation (no script here)!


Remember, the Summer Reading Program begins June 25! See you at the Library!