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Tabletop Roleplaying Games and MORE!

Grab your friends and head down to the library for some tabletop adventures!  We will be offering Dungeons & Dragons, Mausritter, and some extension programs this summer!

Dungeons and Dragons: Thursdays June 27th, July 11th, 18th, and 25th, 5:30-8:30pm

Adventurers unite for this 4-part Dungeons & Dragons Quest! Overseen by Dungeon Master (and Library Page) River Rodriguez, you can choose how your team solves problems, discovers treasures, fights mythical creatures, and MORE! No prior D&D experience necessary. Must be able to attend all 4 sessions, to keep a cohesive team.  Register Here starting June 18th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/dungeons-dragons-6822

Mausritter: Saturdays July 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th, 5:30-8:30pm

Adventurers unite for this “Mouse-Sized” tabletop roleplaying game of adventure and exploration. Players will take the role of mice adventurers who are motivated to find gold, glory, and cheese. No prior experience necessary. Must be able to attend all 4 sessions, to keep a cohesive team.  Register here starting June 18th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/dungeons-dragons-6834

Create Your Own Sculpey Fantasy Character: Wednesday July 10th, 5:00-6:30pm

Create your own Fantasy Character from Sculpey clay. Recreate a favorite from a book or movie, or make an entirely unique one. Perfect for Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts! Taught by Artist Chris Vivas.  Register here starting June 18th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/create-your-own-sculpey-fantasy-character-6845

Create Your Own Fantasy Maps: Saturday July 20th, 10:30am-12:00pm

Follow step-by-step instructions to create your own Fantasy Map. Recreate a favorite landscape from a book or movie, or make an entirely unique one. Perfect for Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts! Taught by Artist Chris Vivas.  Register here starting June 18th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/create-your-own-fantasy-maps-6859

Dungeons and Dragons: Thursdays August 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd, 5:30-8:30pm

Adventurers unite for this 4-part Dungeons & Dragons Quest! Overseen by Dungeon Master (and Library Page) River Rodriguez, you can choose how your team solves problems, discovers treasures, fights mythical creatures, and MORE! No prior D&D experience necessary. Must be able to attend all 4 sessions, to keep a cohesive team.  Register Here starting July 16th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/dungeons-dragons-6826

Upcoming Important Classes

Teen Health & Safety Classes

With school out, summer is a good time for Teens to learn new skills or brush up on important ones. These opportunities are for rising 7 – 12th graders. Some are for Community Service credit!

Saturday, June 29 “Teen Takeover Day”

Healthy Relationships, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Join a representative from the Parents for Megan’s Law Crime Victims Center for a workshop, during which teens will view and discuss eight videos about healthy and unhealthy relationships. This program will encourage deep conversations about the difference between healthy and unhealthy behaviors in both friendships and dating relationships. Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program.  Click here to register now.

Hands-Only CPR Training, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Hands-Only CPR can help gain precious time for a person experiencing a cardiac event. American Red Cross Disaster Service Manager Celia Vollmer will teach you how to perform this life-saving action effectively. Teens will be provided with certification in Hands-Only CPR upon completion of this training.  Click here to register now.

Healthy and Safety Trivia, 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
How much do you know about disaster response, medical safety, and healthy living? Test your knowledge and learn important facts at Health and Safety Trivia! Led by American Red Cross Disaster Service Manager Celia Vollmer. Earn 0.75 hours of community service credit upon completion of the program.  Click here to register now.

STOP THE BLEED® Training, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
When a medical emergency occurs, do you know how to stop someone’s bleeding? American Red Cross Disaster Service Manager Celia Vollmer will teach you the three quick actions that can save a life. STOP THE BLEED® Training is hands on, and visual representations and reenactments of intense emergency situations will be present. Discretion is advised. Teens will be provided with certification in STOP THE BLEED® upon completion of this training. Click here to register now.

Monday, July 1

Cyber Safety, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Join a representative from the Parents for Megan’s Law Crime Victims Center to learn proper safety measures to take while using the internet, phone apps, texting, and social media, and tackle common misconceptions surrounding these things. The program discusses the positives and negatives of using various popular apps and concludes with several role-play scenarios to learn to handle potentionaly harmful situations. Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program.  Click here to register starting 6/18.

Friday, July 12

Hands-Only CPR Training, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. OR 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (Open to Teens and Adults)
Hands-Only CPR can help gain precious time for a person experiencing a cardiac event. American Red Cross Disaster Service Manager Celia Vollmer will teach you how to perform this life-saving action effectively. Participants will be provided with certification in Hands-Only CPR upon completion of this training. Please only register for 1 session.
Click here to register for the 4:00 p.m. session starting 6/18.
Click here to register for the 6:30 p.m. session starting 6/18.

Wednesday, July 17

Teen Suicide Prevention, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
This program will teach teens about warning signs and risk factors of suicide, how to talk to a friend or peer that is considering suicide. The workshop will be presented by Eric Van Deusen a certified QPR Suicide Prevention instructor and Outreach Specialist for RISE Life Services’ Suicide Prevention Program. Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program. If you or someone you know if struggling with thoughts of suicide, contact 988 to connect with a crisis counselor 24/7. Click here to register starting 6/18.

Thursday, August 8

Hate Crime Prevention, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Join a representative from the Parents for Megan’s Law Crime Victims Center for a workshop, during which teen participants will be provided with detailed information about what a hate crime is and what to do if you or someone you know may be a victim of a hate crime. Participants learn about prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, and the seriousness of hate crimes, and how it effects victims and communities, as well as a detailed overview of the rights of crime victims and services that they are entitled to under the law. Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program.  Click here to register starting 7/16.

Questions? Email teens@emmaclark.org

Summer Reading Challenge

Battle of the Books

Open to rising 6-9^th graders!

Are you interested in participating in a Suffolk County-wide book-based competition?  Join the Battle of the Books!  The Suffolk County Battle of the Books is an inter-library book trivia competition, focusing on six young adult novels. Libraries across the island build teams, hold practice meetings and mini competitions through the summer, and then meet to “battle it out” in August.  Winning teams earn trophies and medals.

There is an Introduction to Battle of the Books program on June 1st, from 3-4pm.  If you would like to attend and learn more, please register here:https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/introduction-battle-books-4988

Battle Practice Meetings will begin Tuesday June 25th, and run through Tuesday August 6th.  We will meet weekly from 6-7pm.  To participate, register here: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/battle-books-6650

We will be participating in a Mock Battle of the Books on July 31st from 6-8pm.  We will be “battling” Comsewogue Public Library, on their home turf in Port Jefferson Station.  All participants of the Battle practice sessions are welcome to attend.

The FINAL Battle of the Books between all the Suffolk County Libraries takes place Friday, August 9th, from 5-9pm.  The Battle will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Hauppauge.  Our team of up to 6 finalists will represent Emma Clark Library at this Battle.

Battle Titles are as follows:

Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders

The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game by Chris Grabenstein

Much Ado About Baseball by Rajani LaRocca

The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty

Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

All titles are available to borrow at the Emma Clark Library!