Babysitting Workshop
Thursday, June 5, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Registration begins Monday, May 5 at the Young Adult Desk.
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Workshop
Thursday, July 24, 7 - 8:15 p.m.
Registration begins Tuesday, July 1 at the Young Adult Desk.
Manga Drawing Workshop
Thursday, August 7, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Registration begins Monday, July 7 at the Young Adult Desk.
S.A.T. Preparation Workshop
Thursdays September 18, 25, October 2, 16, 23 and 30 from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.
Registration begins Tuesday, September 2 at the Young Adult Desk.
Details below.........with 2009 book required...
College Application Essay Workshop
Tuesday, October 7 , 7- 9 p.m.
Registration begins Tuesday, September 2 at the Young Adult Desk.
A $2 materials fee is required at registration.
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2008 Best Young Adult Book
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The Michael L. Printz Award is given for a book that "...exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature."
The 2008 winner is The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. Fourteen-year-old Symone travels to Antarctica with her eccentric uncle Victor. Victor is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to find Symmes' Hole, an entrance to what he believes is our hollow planet.
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| S.A.T. PREPARATION WORKSHOP
This is a six-week math and verbal course to help high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors prepare for the S.A.T. given in November. Classes will be held Thursdays, September 18, 25, October 2, 16, 23 and 30 from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. There will be no class October 9.
An $80 check, payable to Melissa Bielawski, is required at registration. Please note that the class is limited to 30 students, so register early!
Students are required to bring to class McGraw Hill's SAT, 2009 edition, by Christopher Black and Mark Anestis. The ISBN is 978-0071592284. (This has been updated since the summer 2008 newsletter.) Please be sure to purchase the book before the first session since it will be used extensively in class.
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Regents Exams Online
The Education Department posts practice tests on the State Assessment web site at www.nysedregents.org. You can also access this site through West Hempstead Public Library’s homepage at www.whplibrary.org and click on Click Here For Links. Scroll down to the Young Adult listings and click on Regents Exams Online.
Series Website
Have you ever wondered about the order of titles in a particular Young Adult book series? To find out, click on: www.bettendorflibrary.com/bpl-bin/series.pl/ and search by author or series title.
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