July So Far...Sharks, Magic, Jackson Pollock Painting!

     July has been so much fun at the Montauk Library so far! We have had a shark program, a magic show, and Jackson Pollock painting, just to name a few of our fun events!  We've also had a lot of children and teens sign up for our summer reading program! There's still time to join if you haven't done so already, and you can find all of the information and rules here.  We are giving away some great prizes, including two Kindle Fires!

     On July 7th we had an awesome program called All About Sharks, where Scott Curatolo-Wagemann from Cornell Cooperative Extension gave a talk about sharks, their habitats, the stigmas against them, shark conservation efforts and how he survived a shark attack.  We had a packed house for this event and Scott had the audience on the edge of their seats while talking about his shark attack story!

     Another awesome event we had was the magic show on July 9th featuring the magician Amore and his On Your Mark, Get Set, READ Magic Show!  We had over 100 people attend this event and Amore made the audience laugh and amazed them with his magic tricks.  Members of the audience were able to go on stage and assist him with his magic tricks.  The audience loved Amore and his awesome show - perfect for a cloudy day in Montauk!

     Last, but certainly not least, is our Jackson Pollock Painting program that took place on July 12th! This was probably my personal favorite program, just because it was so creative, messy and fun! Children learned about artist Jackson Pollock, an amazing artist who lived right in their backyards - in East Hampton, NY! They replicated his drip style of painting on small canvases to take home and then made two beautiful large canvases for the library to keep! The canvases are currently on display in the lower level of the library for all to see! Thankfully, this program took place outside, so kids were free to splatter without worrying about getting things too messy! Everyone let loose and had an awesome art-filled afternoon!

     Did you miss these programs? Don't worry -  we have a ton of fun events coming up. Check out our upcoming programs here and be sure to sign up with Miss Jackie in the children's department!

Summer Reading Club 2016 at the Montauk Library!

Summer is off to a quick start and so is Montauk Library's Summer Reading Club (SRC)! The SRC is a program for children and teens ages birth through 18 years old to encourage reading during the summer months. We are doing things a little differently this year - raffles, more prizes and the more you read the better your chances of winning!

Here's how it works:

• Sign up for the Summer Reading Club (SRC) with Miss Jackie in the children's department.
• When you sign up for the SRC, you will receive a bag of goodies, a book log and a raffle ticket!
• For every five books that are read to you or for every two books that you read on your own, you will receive an additional raffle ticket.  
• Every time you show your book log to Miss Jackie, you will also receive a small book or prize to keep.
• The more you read, the more chances to win you have to win the raffle prize bundles!
• Winners for the SRC raffles will be drawn and announced on August 20, 2016! 

I bet you're wondering what prizes we are raffling off! Here's a list of the seven different prize bundles you could enter to win!

• Beach Bundle - Beach toys with a wagon and a book about the beach (preschool).
• Paw Patrol Bundle - Paw Patrol tote bag with two paw patrol books and a Chase plush (preschool).
• Shopkins Bundle - Shopkins Season 5 (12 pack), Shopkins Strawberry plush and Shopkins seek & find book.
• Star Wars Bundle - Lego Star Wars Stormtrooper and Star Wars: The Force Awakens junior novel.
• Minecraft Bundle - Lego Minecraft : The Cave, Minecraft pig plush, Minecraft mystery figurine and Diary of a Minecraft Zombie book.
• Kids Day Out Bundle - Two free ice creams at Fudge 'n' Stuff and Two free mini golf games at Puff and Putt in Montauk.
• Kindle Fire - Two Kindle Fire Tablets will be raffled off separately.

If you haven't already joined, what are you waiting for?! Stop by the library and see Miss Jackie to sign up today!