Posts By:friendlywp

March Program Spotlight: St. Patrick’s Day Party!

We are looking back on some awesome programs we had in March and one of the standout programs was our St. Patrick’s Day Party! Children and parents had fun celebrating the St. Patrick’s Day holiday at the library by doing a bunch of different activities! Children were encouraged to wear their best St. Patrick’s Day… Read more »

The Chicks Are Coming!

I am so excited to announce that the library is incubating chicks in the Family Room during the month of April! At the beginning of the year, I was notified of a program through the Suffolk County Farm, which allows schools and libraries to incubate eggs in their classrooms and learning spaces.  I thought this… Read more »

Fabulous February Programs in the Children’s Department!

The Montauk Library children’s department had many wonderful programs during the month of February, and it was hard for me to pick just one favorite…so I picked two! I really loved our lip gloss program as well as our Valentine’s Day Pre-K Dance & Play; both were super fun and wonderful ways to celebrate Valentine’s… Read more »

2017 Summer Reading Club Wrap Up!

I cannot believe that summer 2017 is drawing to a close this weekend and that our summer reading club is over! This year was bigger and better than last year, with more prizes and incentives for the children and teens of Montauk to keep up with their reading all summer long! This year’s theme was… Read more »

Downward Mule Author Reading & Yoga Adventure!

On Tuesday, August 15, we had a very special event for little yogis at the library! Author and children’s yoga instructor Jenna Hammond visited the library and read her new picture book Downward Mule. She also went through a fun yoga class with those in attendance! When the children arrived, they sat in a circle… Read more »

Summer Reading Club 2017 Kickoff: Build A Better World!

The Montauk Library’s Summer Reading Club kickoff weekend was great and our summer reading club is ongoing! This year there are even more raffles, prize bundles, events and fun! I hope that you will join us for upcoming events and for the summer reading club!This year’s reading club theme is “Build a Better World,” and… Read more »

Celebrating Mother’s Day at the Montauk Library!

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and here at the library we had not one but TWO special programs to celebrate moms and grandmothers and all that they do! We appreciate all the moms and grandmothers out there and wanted to honor and celebrate them in our own way! On Saturday, May 6th, we held a Mother’s… Read more »

Quogue Wildlife Refuge Animals Visit Montauk Library!

Today, we finally had our long awaited Meet the Animals program presented by the Quogue Wildlife Refuge! We originally had this program scheduled for January 7th, but it had to be rescheduled due to a snow storm.  After a long wait, we were so excited to finally meet the animals today! Mr. Tony from the… Read more »

Exciting New Things For March!

March at the Montauk Library is bringing some new and exciting things for both the children’s department and the library itself! This month, we are adding two new recurring programs for young children ages birth through 5 years old! Starting on Friday, March 3rd and continuing on Fridays, March 10th, 17th and 31st, the library… Read more »

Gobble Gobble! Thanksgiving Programs!

Thanksgiving is here already – wow that went fast! It seems like I was just starting to plan fun programs for Thanksgiving and now they are all over! November did go at warp speed, but I’m so thankful for all the children and parents who came to our Thanksgiving-themed programs and who continue to use… Read more »