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Genealogy Research
Learn More About Your Heritage Before the Holidays
This will be a great conversation topic at the holiday dinner table! Research and trace your family’s history with free databases through the Library:
1) FamilySearch – we are now a Family Search Affiliate Library. This means that if you go on Family Search from our website (while in the library), you gain access to approximately 400 million images that are not currently available to the public outside of an affiliate library or a FamilySearch center. There are billions of ancestor profiles, photographs, & historical documents.
2) Ancestry (Library Edition) – one of the premier tools for genealogical research (access inside the Library)
3) Heritage Quest – trace your ancestors with this helpful database of genealogical resources (access from anywhere!).
4) Fold3 (formerly Footnote), by Ancestry – discover your family’s military past! Gain access to historic documents & images through partnerships with US National Archives, The Library of Congress, & other institutions (access from anywhere)
Find these databases & resources at emmaclark.org/onlineresearch
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
Suicide Prevention Workshops
We’re offering two important workshops this summer on suicide prevention. Both of these programs will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024:
Teen Suicide Prevention, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
This program will teach teens about warning signs and risk factors, how to talk to a friend or peer that is considering suicide, how to connect a friend or peer to help, and how to support a friend or peer who is thinking about suicide. Teens will earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program. Click here to register now.
Suicide Prevention Program for Adults, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Learn the warning signs and risk factors of suicide, how to intervene with someone considering suicide, and how to refer them to appropriate help. Click here to register now.
These workshops will be presented by Eric Van Deusen, a certified QPR Suicide Prevention Instructor and Outreach Specialist for RISE Life Services‘ Suicide Prevention Program.
If you or someone you know if struggling with thoughts of suicide, contact 988 to connect with a crisis counselor 24/7.
Questions about the programs? Email askus@emmaclark.org or teens@emmaclark.org
Discount Tickets
We have discounted vouchers to The Adventure Park! The Adventure Park, located in Wheatley Heights, is Long Island’s largest outdoor aerial ropes course and ziplining park.
Vouchers are $39 (general admission is typically $69 for adults 14+ and $59 for children 7 – 13). Price includes equipment, harnessing, safety briefing, a practice session, and 3 hours of zipline and climbing fun in the trees! There is no expiration date.
Purchase a voucher at the Circulation Desk in the Library’s lobby. Once you obtain your individual, one-time voucher ticket code, you will follow the instructions on the back to book your ticket. As with all of our discounted tickets, purchasers must have valid Emma Clark Library cards, payment may be made by cash or check, and families may purchase up to 4 tickets per month.
Tickets are for general admission (7+ years). Please check directly with The Adventure Park for current guidelines. It is the patron’s responsibility to inquire about limited hours/services, additional fees, or any policies prior to their visit.
Supplies are limited. Some restrictions apply. All purchases are non-refundable. All sales are final.
We also have discounted tickets to Adventureland, American Museum of Natural History, and the Long Island Aquarium. For more information, please click here.
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
Borrow the Pass & Visit
We’ve recently acquired a Museum Pass to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. The museum just began offering passes to libraries, and we immediately purchased one, as it was a museum that Three Village patrons have expressed interest in.
Three Village residents may borrow a pass for free admission for 2 adults and 2 children (under 18 years old) to the museum, located at 180 Greenwich Street in New York City (the Memorial is free to the public, and the Museum lists adult admission price on their website at $33). Those with a pass not only visit the museum for free, but also receive complimentary audio guides and a 20% discount to the museum store. Library cardholders may click here for more information and to reserve a pass. This is a physical pass that must be picked up and returned to the Library.
The Museum Pass program at Emma Clark Library features over 35 museums, gardens, historic sites, family-friendly attractions, and cultural institutions on Long Island and in New York City.
Those who borrow passes through Emma Clark’s Museum Pass program are encouraged to share their adventures on social media with the hashtag #EmmaTakesMePlaces. Emma Clark Library may be found on Facebook @emmaclarklibrary and Instagram @emmaclarklibrary.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum serves as the country’s principal institution for examining the attacks of September 11, 2001 and documenting their continuing impact and significance.
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org
Teen Summer Reading – Log those books!
Teens share your love of reading and win awesome PRIZES! (For those entering Grades 7 – 12 in September)
It’s easy to join. Here are step-by-step instructions:
- Click here to register. Registration is ongoing, so no worries if you don’t get a chance to register immediately. The program ends on August 18.
- Read any book you’d like – printed books, eBooks, and even audiobooks!
- Log each book in Beanstack, and write a quick “30-Character or More Review” of what you’ve read.
- For each book review, get an eTicket and enter a raffle for one of our fabulous gift baskets! Raffle tickets can be entered into the system for any of the prizes that you choose.
- At the end of the Summer Reading Challenge (August 18, 2024) we will contact the raffle winners!
NOTE: If you already have an Individual Account with Beanstack from last year (your own account, not your family’s Kids Summer Reading account), all you need to do is log into your individual account and update your info to register! If you were in the Kids Summer Reading Challenge last year, you must create a new, individual account (separate from your family’s account) to participate in the Teen Summer Reading Challenge.
Register by June 30 and enter to win one of our special early registration raffles:
- 2 free tickets to Adventureland Amusement Park
- 2 free tickets to The Adventure Park
- Gift certificate for a 2-hour rental of 2 kayaks through Paumanok Tours
And of course we have our regular raffle baskets! Click here for Frequently Asked Questions AND a listing of the raffle prizes!
How old do I have to be to join the Teen Summer Reading Challenge?
The Teen Summer Reading Challenge accepts participants based on their grade, not age. The Challenge is for anyone entering grades 7-12; so long as you will be in Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 in the fall of 2024, you are welcome to join the Challenge! Teenagers who have graduated 12th grade cannot join the Teen Summer Reading Challenge, but are welcome to register for any Adult programs offered over the summer!
Emma Clark Library would also like to thank the following businesses that support the Library and our community by donating gift cards and merchandise for Kids and Teens Summer Reading raffle prizes:
- Adventureland Amusement Park
- The Adventure Park of Long Island
- Applebee’s
- The Argyle Theatre
- Ben’s Garden
- The Bench
- Chico’s Tex Mex
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- College 101 Resource Center
- Crazy Beans
- D.J.’s Clam Shack
- Domo Sushi
- Druthers Coffee
- Embody Massage & Wellness
- Evolve Bank & Trust Mortgage – Janice Schweiger
- Faith Czarnecki at Travelista Travels
- John Braile Photography
- Kumon Learning Center
- Level Up Kitchen Library Cafe
- Long Island Explorium
- The Long Island Museum
- Luigi’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
- North Shore Properties Realty – Gina Lollo
- O Sole Mio Ristorante Pizzeria
- Panera Bread
- Paumanok Tours
- Port Jeff Bowl
- Port Jefferson Cinemas
- Port Jefferson Photography Club
- The Rinx
- Rolling Pin Bakery
- Setauket Gourmet Delicatessen & Caterers
- Silver Stars Gymnastics
- Sonic
- S.N. and Kamal Sridhar
- Splish Splash Water Park
- Staller Center for the Arts
- Stony Brook Pizza
- Súp Vietnamese Phở & Grill
- Urban Air
- Via Pizza
- Xplore Family Fun Center
Emma Clark employees, trustees, and members of their household are not eligible to enter contests/raffles.
Any other questions? Email teens@emmaclark.org
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