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Friday, May 1, 2009

MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE

Sponsored by American Legion Post 342. MONDAY, MAY 25, 10:45 a.m. At the conclusion of the Memorial Day parade, a wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the Library.

Bus Trip to Kykuit, North Tarrytown, NY


Date: WEDNESDAY, June 24
Cost: $84.00
Bus leaves: 8 a.m.
Bus returns: 5 p.m. (approx.)

Our first stop will be a tour of the spectacularly beautiful Kykuit, overlooking the Hudson River, the former home of the Rockefellers. After a tour of the mansion, we will visit a series of beautifully terraced gardens. Then we will be on our way to the Sea Cove Restaurant for lunch. The cost of the trip includes roundtrip transportation in a luxury coach, admission to the mansion and gardens, lunch, taxes, and some gratuities. Registration for Freeport residents begins on Tuesday, May 5; nonresidents, Tuesday, May 12.

Express Yourself @ Your Library: YA 2009 Summer Reading Club!

Summer + Reading = Prizes! Join our Summer Reading Club, and e-mail or write short reviews about the books you read. Reporting starts June 26 and ends August 15. Last day to join is August 13. Review forms are available in the Children’s Room, or you can email your review to us at www.frya@freeportlibrary. info. Prizes can be picked up the next time you’re at the library.

Be Creative @ Your Library!

2009 Summer Reading Club and Read-to-Me Summer Reading Club.
Read six or more books for this Summer’s Reading Club and get invited to a party at the end of the summer. Book reports can be written, oral, or in response to our question spinner. Children who are not reading yet may draw a picture about each book that has been read to them. Register when you come in to report on your first book. Books must be on the proper reading level to be accepted. Reporting starts on June 26 and ends on August 15. Last date to join is August 13. No more than two reports will be accepted at one time. Prizes will be awarded as long as supplies last. Certificates will be awarded for all those registered.

All New Tween Summer Reading Club 2009

Be the first to particpate in a summer reading club designed for 5th and 6th graders. Reporting starts on June 26 and ends on August 15. Books reported on must be on the appropriate level to be accepted. You can either fill out a review form that you can pick up in the Children’s Room or you can email us at fryouthservices@freeportlibrary.info. Prizes can be picked up the next time you are in the library!

Freeport Cinema


FRIDAY, MAY 22 AT 3 and 7 p.m.
Mamma Mia!
A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to her wedding without telling her mother. Rated PG-13; 108 min; 2008.

Lunch and Travel

United States National Parks from A (Acadia) to Z (Zion).
presented by Irma and Bob Mandel
FRIDAYS, MAY 15 at noon.
American national parks are spectacular: from snow country to wild country, from pristine lakes to primordial ponds, from glistening glaciers to majestic mountains. Experience some incredible sights and wild adventures at our national parks program.