Viola Gentry and Margaret Potts on their way to the Powderpuff Derby in California, 1961. Michael Potts Collection, Montauk Library Archives. In early 2021, the Montauk Library Archives received a phone call from Patrick Hreachmack in Columbus, Ohio. Margaret Potts had taught him how to fly when he was a teenager living in Montauk (Hreachmack’s father… Read more »
It’s time to heed the call of the wild with this week’s Safari-themed game show and craft. Plus, you’ll find out all about animal superpowers and explore your own artistic superpowers of puppetry and drawing with this week’s special guests. Find all these fun activities in the “MISSIONS” section of ReadSquared. WEEK #5: Safari… Read more »
Welcome to Sharing Music with Lori! Music and movement are very important in early childhood development and literacy. Welcome to Sharing Music with Lori! Music and movement are very important in early childhood development and literacy. So, while it may seem like good fun, it’s also developing young minds! See the article links below for… Read more »
Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane. Today, Mary Jane will be reading, Alma y Como Obtuvo Su Nombre by Juana Martínez-Neal. This story is about how a little girl got a very big name. For more info about the author, visit https://juanamartinezneal.com
It’s trivia time again! This weeks trivia is all about Harry Potter. Answer all the question correctly and win a Harry Potter themed prize bag! Good Luck! Email answers to kids@montauklibrary.org
“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!