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Color Our World - Kids Summer Reading Challenges (Babies - Grade 5)

2025 Kids Summer Reading Challenge (SRC) – Read any books you want! Win Prizes!

For babies – those entering 5th Grade in September…

⭐️Special early registration raffle prizes if you register by June 30!⭐️More raffle prizes at the end of SRC!⭐️Prize bags given to ALL KIDS who complete SRC!

  1. Click here to register. Registration is ongoing throughout the summer. You don’t need to register by a certain date, BUT if you register by June 30 you will be entered into special registration raffles! (see below for more info) 
  2. You may use the computer or download the Beanstack app (available on iTunes or Google Play stores). If you are unsure about how to do it online, call the Children’s Department  at 631.941.4080 ext.123.
  3. Every child who finishes SRC will get a prize bag (each child must read at least 7 books to complete the challenge). Prize bags will be available starting Monday, August 4. SRC ends on Sunday, August 17.
  4. We’ll also have raffle prizes at the end of SRC! The kids will be able to earn an eTicket each week, and raffle tickets can be entered into the system for any of the prizes they choose. Kids may enter all different raffles, or all the same, however they want to distribute their tickets. Tickets will be pulled, and winners will be announced at the end of SRC after Sunday, August 17. Listing of raffle prizes here!
  5. Prefer paper? Click here to print out a paper log.

Click here for our handy “Frequently Asked Questions”

Click here for instructions on the app.

Register by June 30 and enter to win one of our special early registration raffles:

  • Prize #1:  2 free passes to Adventureland Amusement Park, special prize bag, and children’s book
  • Prize #2:  4-pack of tickets to the American Museum of Natural History, special prize bag, and children’s book
  • Prize #3:  4 tickets to the Long Island Ducks for the 2025 season, a signed baseball, special prize bag, and children’s book
  • Prize #4:  2 free tickets to Splish Splash, special prize bag, and children’s book

Show your School Spirit and win the EMMA CUP!
The school that has the highest percentage of children that sign up for AND finish SRC (each child must read at least 7 books to complete the program) will have their school’s name engraved on the trophy. This friendly competition is always a lot of fun each year!

 

Did you submit your child’s photos for the Summer Reading decorations? We have them up in our Children’s Department! We’ll also be posting photos on our Facebook and Instagram pages, so be sure to be on the lookout there!

What are the benefits of using the Beanstack program? Besides acting as an online book log (think of it as a “Fitbit for Reading”), there are other benefits to recording what you’ve read via the website, app, or Alexa, such as weekly book recommendations based on your child’s age, reading level, and interests. Parents and children will also be able to view themed guides on topics of interest (ranging from “Let’s Explore Rainbows” to “Stargazing”). When the child logs their books read, he/she will receive colorful electronic badges and earn raffle tickets for the many baskets that can be won this summer.  Kids will also have the option to write book reviews and read learning tips for each book selected.

Emma Clark Library would like to thank the following businesses that support the Library and our community by donating gift cards and merchandise for our Kids, Teens & Tweens, & Adult Summer Reading raffle prizes:

  • Adventureland Amusement Park
  • The Adventure Park of Long Island
  • Applebee’s
  • The Argyle Theatre
  • The Bench
  • Ben’s Garden
  • The Bite Size Bake Shop
  • The Cheesecake Factory
  • College 101 Resource Center
  • Crazy Beans
  • Faith Czarnecki at Travelista Travels
  • Druthers Coffee
  • DJ’s Clam Shack
  • The Jazz Loft
  • Kumon Learning Center of Stony Brook
  • Level Up Kitchen Library Cafe
  • Long Island Explorium
  • The Long Island Museum
  • The Long Island Violin Shop
  • Luigi’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
  • New York Giants
  • New York Jets
  • O Sole Mio Ristorante Pizzeria
  • Panera Bread
  • Paumanok Tours
  • Port Jefferson Photography Club
  • The Rinx
  • Rolling Pin Bakery
  • Schnitzels Gastropub
  • Setauket Gourmet Delicatessen & Caterers
  • Shake Shack
  • S.N. and Kamal Sridhar
  • Splish Splash
  • Staller Center for the Arts
  • Stony Brook Wings
  • Three Village Historical Society
  • 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 kids@emmaclark.org

ABCMouse now free at home!

ABC Mouse logo - cartoon mouse wearing a graduation cap and holding a diploma

ABCmouse is the award-winning early learning resource for math, phonics, reading, and more. Designed by learning experts, your child can practice anytime, anywhere. It has interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and more for ages 2 – 6+.

With your library card, you can now access ABCmouse at home for free! Click Here, choose New York, find Emma S Clark Library in the drop down menu, and then enter your library card’s barcode and your Library PIN or password.

Once you hit submit, you should see a page with the name of your library across the top. This page also contains fields for a name and email so you can make separate ABC Mouse accounts for each child in the household. You can even log in and track your child’s progress.

Questions? Email kids@emmaclark.org

“Hands & Hearts” Kids Community Mural

4 hands raised with paint on them. On top, paper hearts.

Drop in with your children (Newborns – 12 years old) to make an ink handprint and decorate paper hearts. The mural will be on display in the Children’s Library for the Summer.

Saturday, May 6, 2023. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. No registration required.

Kids in grades K – 6 can receive one hour of community service credit.

Questions? Email kids@emmaclark.org

Book Discussion and Museum Tour

Side-by-side photos of library and museum with book titled "Stories from Suffragette City" on top. Text says "At the Museum Book Discussion and Tour"

We’ve partnered with The Long Island Museum for a collaborative book discussion. The program is a one-of-a-kind reading experience, where the museum exhibit enhances the conversation about the book.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the History Museum (Main Visitor Entrance)

Educators from the Long Island Museum will guide us through the exhibit Building the Ballot Box: Long Island’s Democratic History. Then we’ll be discussing the book, Stories from Suffragette City edited by M.J. Rose and Fiona Davis, led by Librarian Emma Yohannan. Registration required. Residents and nonresidents welcome. Click here to register now. Emma Clark cardholders will have a copy of the book reserved for them in early April. You’ll be notified when the book is waiting for you. Nonresidents are responsible for obtaining their book through their home library.

About The Long Island Museum Exhibit:

Building the Ballot Box: Long Island’s Democratic History – will explore how residents of Long Island have worked both inside and outside of formal government pathways and within the public sphere to ensure their voices and those of their neighbors are heard. Covering more than 250 years of Long Island history, from the indigenous communities of Long Island to George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring, to the fight for Civil Rights and issues of immigration today, Long Islanders have continued to examine who is truly included in “we the people.” An important theme of the exhibition is the fight for women’s suffrage and the effort to advance women’s political participation in the 107 years since suffrage was achieved in New York State in 1917. This subject is highlighted by a major loan from the New York State Museum of a wagon used in suffrage rallies and parades in New York City and Long Island at the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibition will also focus on two trailblazing women who began their political careers in this region, Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) and Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011)..

About The Book:

Stories from Suffragette City edited by M.J. Rose and Fiona Davis. An impressive line-up of bestselling authors contribute to this anthology, featuring short stories set on October 23, 1915, the day of an enormous march for women’s suffrage in New York City.
Please note, if you are visiting the museum any other time, we offer free passes. Click here for more information on our Museum Pass Collection. 
Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org

New Date for Emma Clark Library’s Preschool Fair – Now in November

Setauket, NY – October 11, 2018 –

Overwhelmed by the thought of having to pick the best preschool for your child? Narrow down your search at Emma Clark Library’s annual Preschool Fair on Saturday, November 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  This is a great opportunity to speak with many local preschools all in one room and help you choose which schools you’d like to tour and explore further.  There is no registration, and all are welcome.

At the fair, you’ll have the chance to speak with a representative from a dozen preschools in Three Village and the surrounding area including:

  • Faith Preschool, East Setauket
  • Harbor Country Day School, St. James
  • Harbor View Daycare, Port Jefferson
  • Kiddie Academy of East Setauket
  • Ivy League School and Day Camp, Smithtown
  • Messiah Preschool & Daycare, East Setauket
  • Montessori School at Old Field, Setauket
  • North Shore Montessori, Stony Brook
  • Our Lady of Wisdom School, PortJefferson
  • Play Groups School, East Setauket
  • Setauket Presbyterian Preschool, Setauket
  • Smithtown Nursery School, St. James

There will also be an Emma Clark Library table at the fair for early literacy resources and information on children’s classes and events at the Library.

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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