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Gift Wrapping Clinic
Help out folks with mobility issues and/or limited resources, while getting into the holidays spirit!
Teens & Tweens are needed to create gift wrap and bows, as well as wrap gifts for patrons in need of assistance. There are several opportunities to get involved; follow instructions provided to sign up for one or more!
Monday November 17th, 5:00-6:30pm Gift Bow Making Make gift bows for our upcoming Gift-Wrapping Clinics! Learn how to create elaborate bows from a simple step-by-step pattern. Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Earn 1.5 hours of community service credit upon completion of the program. Register here starting October 13th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/gift-bow-making-cause-63061
Monday November 23rd, 6:00-7:30pm Gift Bow Making Make gift bows for our upcoming Gift-Wrapping Clinics! Learn how to create elaborate bows from a simple step-by-step pattern. Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Earn 1.5 hours of community service credit upon completion of the program. Register here starting October 13th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/gift-bow-making-cause-63062
Sunday November 29th, 10:30am-2:30pm Gift Wrapping Clinic (Volunteer Opportunity) Want to wrap gifts for patrons with mobility issues or a lack of resources? Here’s how to sign up:
- Make sure you have the “Library Teen & Tween Volunteering in the Library” and “Parent/Guardian Permission Form” on file, linked on this page: https://teen.emmaclark.org/library-volunteering/
- Wait for an email from Emily@emmaclark.org, requesting volunteers for this event. The email will be sent to all teens and tweens with both forms on file on or by October 13th
Saturday December 12th, 2:00-3:30pm DIY Gift Wrap for a Cause Decorate gift wrap, to be used at our upcoming Gift Wrapping Clinic! Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Earn 1.5 hours of community service credit upon completion of the program. Register here starting November 17th: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/diy-gift-wrap-cause-63063
Saturday December 19th, 1:30-4:30pm Gift Wrapping Clinic (Volunteer Opportunity) Want to wrap gifts for patrons with mobility issues or a lack of resources? Here’s how to sign up:
- Make sure you have the “Library Teen & Tween Volunteering in the Library” and “Parent/Guardian Permission Form” on file, linked on this page: https://teen.emmaclark.org/library-volunteering/
- Wait for an email from Emily@emmaclark.org, requesting volunteers for this event. The email will be sent to all teens and tweens with both forms on file on or by October 13th
Winter Recess Programs!
We have SOOOO much going on over Winter Recess! Sign up for one, two, or all the programs!
Registration starts November 17th
Friday December 18th, 5:30-8:30pm: Book & Movie Night: The Martian You’ve heard it said many times before, “The book was better than the movie!” But was it really? Check out and read The Martian by Andy Weir then come to our Book and Movie Club to watch the 2015 movie version (rated PG-13). Led by Library Assistant Kiera. Discuss your opinion, get the chance to win a themed raffle, meet new friends, and eat snacks! Register here: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/book-movie-club-martian-63514
Saturday December 19th, 10:00-11:00am: Tote Bags for Library Drives Decorate canvas totes to be donated to local pantries and soup kitchens, along with items from the Library’s various supplies drives. Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program. Register here: http://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/tote-bags-library-drives-63515
Tuesday December 22nd, 5:00-6:00pm: Trivia and Snacks Test your trivia skills at this program! Work as a team with your tablemates to win fabulous prizes. Plus, we’ll have snacks for all. Led by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Register here: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/trivia-and-snacks-63516
Tuesday December 22nd, 6:30-8:00pm: Portable Board Games for Kids in Need Create portable board games from recycled DVD cases for kids going through the NY courts system. Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Earn 1.5 hours of community service credit upon completion of the program. Register here: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/portable-board-games-kids-need-63517
Sunday December 27th, 1:00-2:00pm: Beautiful Braided Headbands Create beautiful headbands that look braided, using mini hair ties and a simple knotting process. Taught by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Earn 1 hour of community service credit upon completion of the program. Register here: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/beautiful-braided-headbands-people-need-63518
Sunday December 27th, 2:30-4:00pm: Uno Battle Join your friends for an Uno card game Battle! Play several rounds of Uno, in smaller and larger groups; winners get prizes. Snacks provided. Led by Teen & Tween Dept Staff. Register here: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/uno-battle-63519
Wednesday December 30th, 6:00-8:00pm Movie Night: Gremlins Join your friends for a movie night at the library! We’ll have snacks (Popcorn! Candy! More!) for this night of entertainment. Gremlins is rated 1980s PG. Register here: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/event/movie-night-gremlins-63520
Game Nights!
Bring your friends to the library, participate in some fun games and challenges, and eat lots of snacks!
Register here, by date: https://emmaclark.librarycalendar.com/events/month?age_groups%5B3%5D=3
- Sunday October 11th, 12:30-1:30pm: Spooky Trivia and Snacks
- Friday October 16th, 7:00-8:30pm: Murder Mystery Night
- Tuesday December 22nd, 5:00-6:00pm: Trivia and Snacks
- Sunday December 27th, 2:30-4:00pm: Uno Battle
Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary All Year
Teen Transcribers
Do you fancy yourself an amateur historian? Can you read script like a pro? The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library needs your help! As Suffolk County’s oldest public library in terms of continuous community service from its original location, we are actively preserving our history and are in the process of transcribing many handwritten documents from as early as the 1890s. We are looking for skilled, dedicated teens and tweens to decipher and transcribe these documents for posterity.
In order to assemble a group of transcribers who can do truly beneficial work deciphering these historical documents, interested teens and tweens (grades 6-12) will be required to take a Transcribing Test at the Library, prior to being added to the roster of Teen Transcribers. Tests will be scheduled on an as needed basis; there will be several more opportunities to take the Test if you cannot make the first available date. The Test will take about 1 hour and consist of 6 excerpts of different handwriting and typeface that represent the contents of the majority of the documents Teen Transcribers would be working with. Teens and tweens who can transcribe the texts with an accuracy rate of 80% or more will qualify to join the Teen Transcribers team! Test takers will earn 1 hour of community service credit for taking the Transcribing Test, even if they do not qualify to become Teen Transcribers.
Teen Transcribers will be scheduled to come into the Library on an as needed basis, for up to 3 hours at a time. They will work on PDF photocopies of original historical documents, transcribing them into searchable documents on our computers in the Tech Center. Transcribing sessions will be scheduled based on the availability of the Library Staff involved in this project and will vary in days of the week and times. Teen Transcribers will be emailed dates and times for Transcribing sessions, as they are scheduled. Teen Transcribers will earn community service credit for their efforts.
This opportunity to be a part of preserving history will last as long as it is needed; once everything we are archiving is transcribed, the library will retire the team, with endless thanks for their hard work!