Children's Library Discovery Center

Virtual Bubbledad and a Bubble Bonanza
Wednesday, Aug. 25th 3:00pm

Bubbledad is bursting with a bonanza of bubbles of all sizes. He will clue us in on how to make our own bubble tools, too. Pick up a Grab and Go Kit with the materials to make a Giant Bubble Maker Gizmo (while supplies last) in the Children's Library Discovery Center at Central Library.

Join here: https://queenslib.org/3k1NqiQ

Join us today for a Virtual Engineering with Paper: Catapults with Dazzling Discoveries!
Dazzling Discoveries brings you engineering from ancient times - catapults! Even made from paper, they are simple machines and physics and a cool way to launch projectiles. Friendly little competition anyone? Join for kids and their families.
Join here: https://queenslib.org/3qdkyG4

Jay Holmes, President of the New York Microscopical Society and educator at the American Museum of Natural History, and library friends spent several hours collecting samples from the East River. Yes, it was cold, it was windy, it was fun. Find out what little creatures and plants call the East River home.

Tomorrow at 2PM here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJQ3kAD14d0&feature=youtu.be

Hunters Point Library Environmental Center programming is made possible by the Newtown Creek Environmental Benefit Fund, administered by City Parks Foundation and funded by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Science Everywhere is back next week for a Halloweeny experience, Oct. 27 @ 5pm.
https://www.facebook.com/QPLNYC/

Join us this Wednesday at 10am for fun and creative explorations for little ones.
https://www.facebook.com/QPLNYC/

The Science of Super Heroes and Sheroes!
Join Snapology and a group of library friends to explore the Science of Superpowers, for the next 4 Saturdays, Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31 @ 1:00pm. Superheroes solve problems with science know-how. Bring Legos or other building materials to build and experiment with force and energy.
Sessions hosted in a private online meeting and led by an experienced Snapology educator.
Kids 5 to 12 yrs (adults welcome to play along too)
Registration required | limited seating | link to sessions sent after registration
Register here: bit.ly/30syCRa

New York City, if you know people, children, adults or families, who are food insecure, find information about food distribution through the schools
bit.ly/FindFoodNYC

The Discovery Team will be part of the World Science Festival's awesome citizen science project, the Great Fish Count! Join us at one of these 3 sites in Queens:
Gantry Plaza State Park, East River, 49th St & Center Blvd, 10am - 1pm
Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary, corner of Bayfield Ave and Beach 65th St, Rockaway, 1pm - 3pm
Fort Totten State Park, Totten Ave & 15th Rd, 4pm - 6pm

or Debos

Hi friends! Are you busy this weekend? Lots happening around the city. The World Science Festival, for one, or many - lots of great stuff, including many free events. Check it out.
https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/festival/world-science-festival-2019/

World Science Festival 2019 | World Science Festival

Hello friends. Please join us tomorrow for our Earth Day Family Festival at the Children's Library Discovery Center. Lots going on from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, fun for everyone!

It's National Scrabble Day! Alfred Mosher Butts created the game in 1938, right here in Queens, up the block from Queens Public Library in Jackson Heights.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/birthplace-of-scrabble-sign

Hi there! We're now Queens Public Library! and we speak your language.
NY1 news had this to say: http://my.tvey.es/w2FPf

This is the way we wash our clothes . . .
This is the way we learn to read, learn to read, learn to read . ..
This and with thousands of other interactions to build literacy, and now even at the laundromat. NYC libraries take early literacy with the kids and parents are.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/when-a-laundromat-becomes-a-library

When a laundromat becomes a library The first five years of a child’s life are critical for language exposure, but studies suggest children in lower-income families often don’t experience the rich literary environment wealthier kids do. A New York City initiative trying to close that gap encourages reading in a spot families visit...

March has flown by! Can you believe Monday is April 1st (are you ready for a little foolishness?)?
We closed out Women's History Month and our Inspiring Women in Science series with a science lab on Psychology. That challenged our brains a bit, figuring out what sort of activities to plan for the kids.
Our featured scientist was Mary Ainsworth. https://www.simplypsychology.org/mary-ainsworth.html

Mary Ainsworth - Wikipedia Mary Dinsmore Ainsworth (/ˈeɪnswɜːrθ/; née Salter; December 1, 1913 – March 21, 1999)[1] was an American-Canadian developmental psychologist known for her work in the development of the attachment theory. She designed the strange situation procedure to observe early emotional attachment betw...

AND this afternoon at Central Library - meet NY1 Meteorologist, Stacey-Ann Gooden, 2PM!

A belated welcome to SPRING! The Discovery Team is exploring seasons, climate and weather in Saturday Science Lab today. Our Inspiring Woman in Science is Ginger Zee: http://www.educationandcareernews.com/stem/im-not-a-weather-girl-im-a-meteorologist

I’m Not A Weather Girl, I’m A Meteorologist Television’s top female meteorologists are pushing back against the term “weather girls” and the misinformation surrounding it.

From our friends at Family Place Libraries, nurturing caring children.

How To Raise Kids Who Care About Other People Empathy is a skill parents can cultivate.

Tomorrow, Sunday, March 17th - come to the Children's Library Discovery Center to Celebrate of the 99th Birth Anniversary Of The Father Of The Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman And National Children’s Day

Activities kick off at 2:30PM in the Programming Room of the Discovery Center with a children's art competition (bring your own crayons or markers). See all the details on the flier.

Are you ready for Pi Day? Pi is the circumference of a circle (the distance around the circle) divided by its diameter (the distance across). Maybe you haven't thought about celebrating a number. Here are some great ideas, and back soon with a few book suggestions.
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/exploring-pi/

Exploring Pi | Scholastic Celebrate the most useful irrational number with these fun math and geometry activities.

Is there a child in your home who was born in 2015? They are eligible to apply for Universal Prekindergarten for next school year. This is the LAST week to register!

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/pre-k

Pre-K Apply to pre-K programs the year your child turns four, even if they are already a 3-K student. Children born in 2015 can apply to pre-K by Friday, March 15, 2019, to start pre-K programs this fall. All four-year-old NYC residents who apply are guaranteed a pre-K offer.

Beautiful day today, great weather to be outside, or come to the Library. We were especially busy today - lots of families here for books, computer time, Saturday Science Lab, and exploring our exhibits. We found time to do a little exhibit repair in addition to Science Lab (DNA today).

A day to celebrate - International Women's Day.
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

International Women's Day 2019 International Women's Day 2019 theme is

Caitlin McDonagh visited the Children's Library Discovery Center on Sunday, March 3 to read her super inspiring new book, The ABCs of What I Can Be. Caitlin is one of our Queens neighbors.

Queens Library is celebrating all during March with programs throughout the system, including The Children's Library Discovery Center!
Thank you for sharing the stunning posters.

Free Posters Celebrating Women Role Models in Science, Technology, and Math Eight downloadable posters celebrating women of STEM perfect for displaying in kids' rooms and classrooms!

Happy March! We're celebrating Women in Science for Women's history month with great STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) programs all over Queens. Saturday Science Lab will focus on the work of women scientists each week for lab. There are also activities to download and print that you can do on your own.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/ /FMfcgxwBVqZFNqKkpFWBZCbTvJjKlWhS

Make your own paper helicopter or rotocopter.

Hey everyone - thanks for all the cool engineering you did today at our Family Engineering Fest! Hope you had as much fun as we did.

Lots of engineering fun for the whole family, Saturday, Feb 23, 11am to 2pm. Activities by our awesome Discovery Team and special guests, ArchForKids and the Maritime Explorium.

To our family friends - we love your learning visits to the library. Here are some great ideas for having fun (and learning) at home!

Fun, easy ways to play math at home. http://ow.ly/oKg130nqx0b

Day 4 of Engineering Week - Solar Cars, for kids 7 yrs and up. This is Solar One's most popular program. Seating is limited, tickets at the door at 2:55.
2nd floor of the Children's Library Discovery Center.

Day 3 of Engineering Week at the Children's Library Discovery Center - full house yesterday Solar One's awesome facilitator, Amy and Building Batteries.
Today it's Wind Turbines! Kids, 7 yrs and up will design and test turbine design.

We're really excited about the second Solar 1 session, 3PM this afternoon all about batteries. Amy will be here to help you figure out what batteries are, how they work and make batteries! This is for kids 7 years and up, their favorite adults welcome to join in the fun. Seating is limited, tickets at the door, 2nd floor Multi purpose room.

What are your plans for Mid-winter break? Hope you are including a visit to the Children's Library Discovery Center! We have some really cool programs this week.
Every day, 3pm, an awesome Solar educator will be here with great investigations for kids ages 7 and up.
See you here!

Celebrate with Abraham and Charles by checking out a book, or a few of the many books we have about these two amazing men.

The 2019 Science Fair Handbook is available at the Children's Library Discovery Center and our other libraries. You can also download and print a pdf from our website: http://www.queenslibrary.org/kids/discovery

Children’s Library Discovery Center | Queens Library Children’s Library Discovery Center

Happy 4717, the Year of the Pig! Here are greetings from our kids in the Discovery Center!

Hello February! Queens Libraries are exploring the stories of Black Migration, with many programs at libraries all over Queens. Follow to link to see what is happening in your neighborhood.
http://connect.queenslibrary.org/3373

Black Migrations - Programs - Queens Library The story of migration is ongoing. In the final, 60th panel of The Migration Series, Jacob Lawrence leaves us with the words “And the migrants kept coming.” Today, more than 75 years later, Lawrence’s epic narrative continues to have powerful echoes. Come and help us create the next chapter, t...

Next month is going to be BUSY here at the Children's Library Discovery Center. Here's a heads up for your advance information, the calendar of most of our programs at the Discovery Center and in the Teen Space that is also here at Central Library.

More news from the NYC Department of Education - apply now for STEM camps during Spring Group, April 19 - 26, 2019. The application deadline is Feb. 15th. Don't delay!
https://spep.libguides.com/STEMprograms

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