Calling All Artists!

Children and students through grade 12 are encouraged to enter our annual Bookmark Contest in honor of National Library Week (April 10-16).

Click here for details and to download an entry form now. 

Please submit your entry form and show your CPL card to a librarian at the Children's & Teen Services Desk by Thursday, March 31.

Winter Break Fun!

Looking for something fun to do while you're on Winter break?  Come visit us at the library and check out our MakerSpace cart or littleBits! 

Free Dental Screening

In celebration of National Children's Dental Health Month in February, members of the Suffolk County Dental Society are hosting a special event at the Long Island Aquarium.  This event will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2016.  Children, ages 1-17 (w/a parent or legal guardian), will receive each of the following for FREE:

• Admission to the aquarium (plus one free adult admission per child)
• Children's dental screening, cleaning & fluoride treatment
• Goodie bag
• Dental sealants (if appropriate)
• Puppet show and dental health education throughout the day
• Lionel Train exposition
• Eligibility to enter the Tooth Fairy drawing contest

Pre-registration is encouraged. Call (631) 780-5760  or email gkassuffolk@gmail.com. 

See flyer below for more information:

What's Cooler Than Being Cool?

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Stop in anytime during the month of September and show a Librarian your new or existing Comsewogue Public Library card and enter a raffle for a chance to win tickets to the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center, Long Island Game Farm or a raffle basket! 


To obtain a library card, (2) current proofs of residency, each containing your name and street address, are required. Children must be present to get a library card.

Every Hero Has a Story!

Have you signed up for our Summer Reading Club yet? Watch this short video and then visit the library to sign up! Just bring your library card.

3D Printing @ CPL is Back!

Stop by the library soon to check out our MakerBot 3D Printer, on loan from Suffolk Cooperative Library System through June 29.

Images shown are of the MakerBot 3D Printer and the process of printing a little red squirrel using a plant-based and environmentally safe filament.

Don't miss your chance to see this amazing technology in action!

Register for the Summer Reading Club: June 9

Registration for this year's Summer Reading Club is now in full swing! Stop by the Children's & Teen Services Desk to register.


Click here for more information.

Saturday is FREE Comic Book Day!

Visit CPL tomorrow and pick up a FREE comic book in the Children's & Teen Services Department while supplies last!

What is Free Comic Book Day all about, you ask? 

Watch this short video to find out!

NLW Bookmark Contest Winners Announced!

In celebration of National Library Week, April 12-18, we are announcing the winners of our National Library Week Create-a-Bookmark Contest!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Kingston Fowler, Preschool

Preschool & Younger Winner

Kaylee Wolfe, Grade 2

Grades K-2 Winner

Kyla Hutter, Grade 5

Grades 3-5 Winner

The winning designs in each age category have been reproduced and will be available in the library through the month of April. All bookmark design entries are currently on display in the Children's & Teen Services Department for your viewing pleasure!



Get FREE Museum Passes @ CPL

Did you know that the library has FREE passes to 11 different museums that you and your family can borrow for up to three days?




Enjoy a trip to any of the following museums, courtesy of the Comsewogue Public Library with your CPL card:

1. Long Island Children's Museum
2. The Long Island Museum of American Art History and Carriages
3. The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
4. The Cradle of Aviation
5. Old Westbury Gardens
6. Heckscher Museum of Art
7. The Guggenheim
8. The Fire Island Lighthouse
9. Children's Museum of East End
10. The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
11. South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center

For details, contact the library. Or, visit our homepage and click Go & Explore Museum Passes. 

Bookmark Contest! - Deadline 3/31

Calling all artists! Children and students through grade 12 are encouraged to enter our annual Bookmark Contest in honor of National Library Week (April 12-18).

Click here for details and to download an entry form now. 

Please submit your entry form and show your CPL card to a librarian at the Children's & Teen Services Desk by Tuesday, March 31.

What Do You Geek?

Stop by the library throughout the month of March and April to tell us what you geek. Pick up a Geek Guide and some candy or fun little gifts!

Whatever you geek, we've got you covered!



Also, we'd love it if you visited the library on Tues. 3/24 or Wed. 4/1 to take a 'Geek the Library' photo, starring YOU. Contact the library or see the Spring Newsletter for more details.

Today is Take Your Child to the Library Day!

Free LI Aquarium Admission & Dental Screening

Don't forget to head to the LI Aquarium after you visit the Comsewogue Public Library on Saturday. *Children will receive a free dental screening and free admission to the Aquarium!

*Click here to see our post from January 20th for the details.

Coming Soon...

Free LI Aquarium Admission & Dental Screening

February is National Children's Dental Health Month. In celebration, members of the Suffolk County Dental Society are hosting a special event at the Long Island Aquarium.  Children, ages 1-17 (w/a parent or legal guardian), will receive each of the following for FREE:

• Admission to the aquarium (plus one free adult admission per child)
• Children's dental screening, cleaning & fluoride treatment
• Goodie bag
• Dental sealants (if appropriate)
• Puppet show and dental health education throughout the day
• Lionel Train exposition
• Eligibility to enter the Tooth Fairy drawing contest

Pre-registration is encouraged. Call (631) 656-0774 or email gkassuffolk@gmail.com. 

Download the flyer in English or Spanish for more details.

Start a Reading Adventure...

Take the challenge and download this awesome Reading Scavenger Hunt from the Modern Parents Messy Kids website.

Have fun reading a book under the stars or in a sleeping bag. Look for books about being brave, learning a new skill or by your favorite author.

You are going to have a blast!

New Puzzles and Toys!

We have recently added some new puzzles and toys

to the play area of the Children's Department. 

 

 

Stop by soon and check them out!

We think you will be pleased. These guys certainly are!

 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Children's Department
at Comsewogue Public Library! 

New Website of the Month! - Autumn Crafts @ First Palette

Visit Autumn Crafts @ First Palette to find special crafts to make for the season. You'll find pictures with directions to make Leaf Prints, a Seed Mosaic Pumpkin, and more!

Attention Parents: Read our full review on the Parents page.