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Calling All Artistic & Poetic Three Villagers
Setauket, NY – February 5, 2020 –
Emma Clark Library is hosting two contests this winter and is looking forward to seeing the creativity of our community.
Kids Bookmark Contest
This year marks the 5th annual Kids Bookmark Contest at Emma Clark Library. This contest is for kids in the Three Village Central School District, Kindergarten through 6th grade. Winners receive the honor of having their bookmarks professionally printed and distributed at the Library throughout the entire year. Last year’s bookmark champions were Madison (Nassakeag Elementary), Evelyn (Minnesauke Elementary), and Raymond (Minnesauke Elementary).
To pick up an Official Entry Form and Bookmark Template, kids may stop by the Children’s Reference Desk or download the form at kids.emmaclark.org. The entry deadline is March 31, 2020. Winners will be chosen in three categories (K – 2, 3rd & 4th, and 5th & 6th grades) and announced on Friday, May 1, 2020, right in time for Children’s Book Week which begins the following Monday. All contestants’ entries are displayed in the Children’s Department for the entire community to enjoy!
The children of Three Village have been inspiring others to read with their original bookmark entries for the past four years. Each year there have been about 60 bookmark entries, for a total of 237 unique pieces. The Librarians cannot wait to see the latest creations!
If you have any questions, please email kids@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080 ext. 123.
Poetry Contest on Social Media
Emma Clark Library wants to hear from the local poets! Community members are encouraged to share an original poem on Facebook or Instagram by Sunday, March 15 and share with the Library for a chance to win. The poem should be on the topic of “Reading”, using any style of poetry.
Poets should be sure to:
- Follow the Library’s Instagram and/or Facebook accounts – @emmaclarklibrary
- Tag the Library handle – @emmaclarklibrary
- Hashtag #EmmaClarkPoetryContest in the post
The winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 1 on the Library’s Instagram and Facebook accounts, in honor of National Poetry Month. Besides being reposted on all of the Library’s social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest), the winning poem will be displayed in the Library’s lobby for the month of April and will be featured in the Library’s summer newsletter.
Contest Rules:
- A poem in its entirety must be an original work by the person entering the contest. Using poetry from another person or other sources will result in disqualification from the contest.
- One submission per Instagram or Facebook account.
- Do not include your name or any other information at the end of your poem.
- Poet must be at least thirteen years of age.
- Poem cannot exceed 20 lines.
- Poem must be around the theme of “Reading.”
- All poems must be written in English.
- Poems containing language that is vulgar, offensive, or wholly inappropriate will not be accepted.
- Entrants give permission to share, repost, and print the poems.
If you have any questions, please email socialmedia@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080 ext. 107.
Please note: With all Emma Clark Library contests, Emma Clark employees, trustees, and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and on the web at www.emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.
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Kids, Redeem Your Raffle Tickets & Log Books by 2/28!
Kids, join our Dr. Seuss-themed Winter Reading Club! Why?
😄Read ANY books! We don’t tell you what to read – it’s up to you!
😄Weekly electronic raffle tickets!
😄No pressure…come into the Library as little or as much as you’d like!
😄Reach your goal and receive a prize bag! ALL kids who reach their goal receive a prize bag!
😄And for the parents – when kids report the books that they’ve read, it gives them confidence and encourages a lifelong love of reading.
Now the details:
Click here to register. It’s through Beanstack (same online program as Summer Reading). Or call us at 631-941-4080, ext. 123. Registration is on-going throughout January & February, so don’t worry if you’re “late” to register. Read any books you want and log them in by February 28. For kids birth – 6th grade.
Here are your Dr. Seuss-themed goals:
“Thing 1 & Thing 2” – Pre-Readers: for the children that have books read to them. Your goal will be to read at least 10 books with your grownup.
“Green Eggs & Ham-ers” – New Readers: for the children that are just starting or have only recently begun to read by themselves. Your goal will be to read at least 5 books on your reading level.
“The Grinches” – Confident Readers: for the children that read on their own. Your goal will be to read at least 2 books on your reading level.
All kids who reach their goal…starting Tuesday, February 16, come in and pick up a prize bag!
We also have 2 raffle prizes. Earn an electronic raffle ticket for each week you log in to your Beanstack account and complete the weekly activity. WRC ends on Sunday, Feb. 28. Raffle prize winners will be announced on Monday, Mar. 1.
Questions? Email kids@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080 ext. 123.
Emma Clark employees, trustees, and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter raffles.
Two Winter Traditions in the Children’s Department at Emma Clark
Setauket, NY – January 9, 2020 –
Two events have become winter staples in the Children’s Department at Emma Clark Library, and kids are invited to join the fun!
Score a touchdown with football-themed festivities on Saturday, February 1, known as “Super Bowl Saturday” at Emma Clark. Simply stop by between the hours of 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. for games and a chance to win a special raffle prize. The Library staff encourages visitors to wear a shirt or jersey with their favorite football team (although not required).
During the school winter recess, on Thursday, February 20, there will be lots of extra excitement in the children’s library. Emma Clark will once again participate in the annual “Take Your Child to the Library Day”, first started in 2012 and now an international movement to raise awareness and to celebrate families taking their kids to the local library. Between 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., children and caregivers are invited to drop in for carnival games, face painting, temporary tattoos, balloon sculpting, crafts and more. Plus, each new library card sign-up on February 20 will be entered in a raffle. Library cards are for any age! Parents can get a card for their young one as soon as they are born and immediately start enjoying the Library’s resources, such as the “Time for Baby” and “Baby Start Story Time” classes.
There is no registration for either of these events, and families with kids (up to 6th grade) are welcome.
If you have any questions, please email kids@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080 ext. 123.
The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and on the web at www.emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.
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New Online Learning
The foundation of any library is its role as a reputable & trustworthy educational resource; for a 21st century library, that includes online learning. We’ve recently expanded our online learning collection with three new, online platforms. You’ll be able to watch free, high-quality instructional videos from anywhere, whether at home or in the Library.
– Hoonuit (pronounced “Who-Knew-It”) – on-demand video training for more than 500 software applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel, Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Social Media, WordPress, GoogleDocs and more. These short tutorials are perfect for those looking for a “snip-it” of information.
– Universal Class – an online learning platform with in-depth courses on a wide-variety of subjects. The classes may be taken at the user’s pace, and there is also the benefit of interacting with a live instructor via email. There are over 500 courses on a multitude of topics such as accounting, career training, health & medicine, DIY, medical billing, pet care, psychology, real estate, special education, and test preparation, just to name a few.
– CreativeBug – an arts & crafts instructional resource with over 1,000 award-winning video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Whether a person is making a collage, sewing, knitting, using the Cricut machine, or working on any other arts and crafts project, CreativeBug is sure to help.
These new, online learning resource may be accessed anytime and from anywhere at emmaclark.org/you-beyond.
We’re thrilled to start off 2020 with these creative and informative tools for the Three Village community!
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
“Predicting the Presidential Election” – Lecture on 12/5/19 – Facebook Live Stream
Due to the popularity of our sold out lecture, “Predicting the Presidential Election”, we live streamed it on our Facebook page on Thursday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Check out the video here:
A bit about the lecture:
Helmut Norpoth, Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stony Brook University, accurately predicted with his primary model Donald Trump’s victory in the last presidential election as early as February 2016. He will explain how the model worked, and he will offer a tentative forecast of the 2020 election outcome.
Be sure to check our Facebook page (@EmmaClarkLibrary)
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
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