“Marie and Chewy,” 2012. From the Mike Carlisi Collection, Montauk Library Archives. We are in the thick of the “dog days” of summer. The reference comes to us from ancient Rome, when our brilliant forebears ascribed the excessive summer heat and humidity between July 3rd and August 11th to Sirius, the brightest star in the… Read more »
Welcome to Sharing Music with Lori! Get a great start to a gorgeous summer day with some songs and dance!
Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane. Today, Mary Jane will be reading Dans la Piscine (In the Pool) by Vic Moors. What a great day to be in the pool!!
Much as they like to talk about real estate, most people in Montauk these days wouldn’t be referencing a 750-or-more-square-foot house with no AC or winter insulation on a 7,500-square-foot piece of property. The product of a late 1950s collaboration, the 200 or so prefab summer residences were designed by Andrew Geller and Raymond Loewy… Read more »
It’s Movie Trivia week! Send your answers in an email to kids@montauklibrary.org and win prizes! Good Luck!
This week we’ll go “mutts” with a positively paw-some show, craft, recipe, and special guest. Plus, we have an author AND an illustrator who will teach us how to draw our own pets! Find all these fun activities in your missions section of ReadSquared. WEEK #3: PET PALS SHOW DAY: SUCH A LIBRARY! When… Read more »
Welcome to Sharing Music with Lori! It’s hot today, so be sure to grab some water and get ready to move! It is a great day to sing along and dance with Lori!
Trusty Dalmatian Guards Crates of Budweiser Beer during 1992 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Color photograph from the Herb Herbert Collection, Montauk Library Archives. A favorite website is National Today, or nationaltoday.com. It’s a day-by-day calendar, listing an event or activity that is celebrated on a particular day in a specific month, every year. According to National… Read more »
Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane. Today, Mary Jane will be reading, Lola Planta Un Jardín / Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn. After the story, Mary Jane will sing a song about Lola and a nursery rhyme. For more information about the author, visit http://www.annamcquinn.com
This week it’s all about H2 OH! We’ll dive deep and meet some fantastic finned friends with our wet and wild show, crafts, and special guests. Check out the videos and get ready for some underwater fun. Find all these activities in the MISSIONS section of READSquared. If you haven’t signed up for Summer Reading, click HERE. Have fun! … Read more »