10 AUTHORS WHO MADE LONG ISLAND THEIR HOME

10 Authors from Long Island

100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

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2021 Summer Teen Challenge

Try to complete the 11 activities in the Tails and Tales Teen Challenge and earn 2 badges!

*Remember, you must complete ALL 11 activities in the Tails and Tales Teen Challenge to earn the 2 badges.

7 WRITERS' HOMES TO VISIT IN NEW YORK

Go for real or go online to explore the homes of 7 authors who have made New York State their home.  Click on the link below to explore.

Authors' Homes to Visit in New York

7 WRITERS' HOMES TO VISIT IN NEW YORK

Go for real or go online to explore the homes of 7 authors who have made New York State their home.  Click on the link below to explore.

Authors' Homes to Visit in New York

A FEW NY LITERARY LANDMARKS

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A FEW NY LITERARY LANDMARKS

A FEW NY LITERARY LANDMARKS

Check this out-click on link below!

A FEW NY LITERARY LANDMARKS

Adventure Begins Challenge 2024

We want to give you the chance to earn extra points! Each completed activity will award you 20 points. Once the Adventure Begins Challenge has been completed, you can earn a total of 500 points!

*Note you must complete ALL activities in the Adventure Begins Challenge in order to earn the additional 500 points.

All Together Now Challenge 2023

We want to give you the chance to earn extra points! Each completed activity will award you 20 points. Once the All Together Now Challenge has been completed, you can earn a total of 500 points!

*Note you must complete ALL activities in the All Together Now Challenge in order to earn the additional 500 points.

HOW TO READ MORE BOOKS-MORE TALES, MORE TRAILS!

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 Check out how to read more books

LIFE IMITATES ART--VISIT LOTS OF PLACES WITH MUSEUM PASSES

"Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life"  Oscar Wilde

MUSEUM PASSES AVAILABLE TO BELLMORE CARD HOLDERS THROUGH THE BML WEBSITE

§ BBG – Pass admits 2 adults and two children 17 andunder. Advanced timed tickets are required in addition to the physicalpass to gain entry.  Click here for a guide.

§ Cradle of Aviation – Pass admits 2 adults and 2children.

§ Empire Pass – LI Region only –Pass admits vehicle and passengers.

§ Frick Madison – Pass admits two adults to theFrick Collection. Children under 10 are not allowed in the galleries.  Advanced timed tickets are required in addition to the physicalpass to gain entry. Click here for a guide.

§ Guggenheim –Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children under 17. Timed tickets are not requiredwith library membership cards. 

§ LICM – Library passes are redeemed at LICM BoxOffice. 

§ MoMA – Pass admits 5. Timed tickets are not required with library membership cards.

§ Nassau County Firefighters Museum – Pass admits 4.

§ Nassau County Museum of Art – Pass admits 2 adultsand 4 children under 16. Library passes that are validfor the day of admission are accepted. No advance reservations are required.You will be admitted in the next available time slot.

§ Old Bethpage Village Restoration –Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children. **Timed entry & self-guidedtours. Patrons are required per OBVR to call the morning of the date you wishto visit to reserve your time slot.  Advance ticket purchases required; notickets will be sold at the door. You must present photo identification withyour museum pass.  See pdf for detailed info**

§ Old Westbury Gardens – Pass admits 2 adults;children admitted free. Library pass holders do notneed to make an advance reservation in order to visit. They simply need topresent the valid library pass (or equivalent) to our admissions staff.

§ Planting Fields Foundation –Pass admits 2 adults and 4 children.

§ Sands Point Conservancy –Pass admits vehicle and passengers.

LIFE IMITATES ART--VISIT LOTS OF PLACES WITH MUSEUM PASSES

"Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life"  Oscar Wilde

MUSEUM PASSES AVAILABLE TO BELLMORE CARD HOLDERS THROUGH THE BML WEBSITE

§ BBG – Pass admits 2 adults and two children 17 andunder. Advanced timed tickets are required in addition to the physicalpass to gain entry.  Click here for a guide.

§ Cradle of Aviation – Pass admits 2 adults and 2children.

§ Empire Pass – LI Region only –Pass admits vehicle and passengers.

§ Frick Madison – Pass admits two adults to theFrick Collection. Children under 10 are not allowed in the galleries.  Advanced timed tickets are required in addition to the physicalpass to gain entry. Click here for a guide.

§ Guggenheim –Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children under 17. Timed tickets are not requiredwith library membership cards. 

§ LICM – Library passes are redeemed at LICM BoxOffice. 

§ MoMA – Pass admits 5. Timed tickets are not required with library membership cards.

§ Nassau County Firefighters Museum – Pass admits 4.

§ Nassau County Museum of Art – Pass admits 2 adultsand 4 children under 16. Library passes that are validfor the day of admission are accepted. No advance reservations are required.You will be admitted in the next available time slot.

§ Old Bethpage Village Restoration –Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children. **Timed entry & self-guidedtours. Patrons are required per OBVR to call the morning of the date you wishto visit to reserve your time slot.  Advance ticket purchases required; notickets will be sold at the door. You must present photo identification withyour museum pass.  See pdf for detailed info**

§ Old Westbury Gardens – Pass admits 2 adults;children admitted free. Library pass holders do notneed to make an advance reservation in order to visit. They simply need topresent the valid library pass (or equivalent) to our admissions staff.

§ Planting Fields Foundation –Pass admits 2 adults and 4 children.

§ Sands Point Conservancy –Pass admits vehicle and passengers.

Oceans of Fun

Reading Around

Books can take you around the world and back, even if you're only in your backyard! Show us all the fun and exciting places you read by marking each place you read. Get out and read!

STRETCH YOUR READING HORIZONS

If you ever wanted to stretch your reading horizons, take a look at a couple of reading challenge lists for other ways to stretch what you read and maybe take the challenge to go new places!

If you want suggestions for what might fit the bill for any given category, call the library at 516-785-2990 and ask to speak to a reference librarian or email your question to ask@bellmorelibrary.org

From “BookRiot:”

1.  Read a YA nonfiction book

2.  Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color

3.  Read a mystery where the victim(s)is not a woman

4.  Read a graphic memoir

5.  Read a book about a natural disaster

6.  Read a play by an author of colorand/or queer author

7.  Read a historical fiction novel notset in WWII

8.  Read an audiobook of poetry

9.  Read the LAST book in a series

10.    Read a book that takes place in a rural setting

11.    Read a debut novel by a queer author

12.    Read a memoir by someone from areligious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own

13.    Read a food book about a cuisineyou’ve never tried before

14.    Read a romance starring a single parent

15.    Read a book about climate change

16.    Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950,written by a woman

17.    Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)

18.    Read a picture book with a humanmain character from a marginalized community

19.    Read a book by or about a refugee

20.    Read a middle grade book thatdoesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK

21.    Read a book with a main character or protagonist with adisability (fiction or non)

22.    Read a horror book published by an indie press

23.    Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)

24.       Read a book in any genre by aNative, First Nations, or Indigenous author

Or….Historical Fiction Reading Challenge, where your novel is set in different times.

20th Century

Victorian

20thCentury 

Victorian 

Renaissance

Medieval

Ancient History

Prehistoric

         Or….Click this link to read your way around the world.

Read Around the WorldChallenge | 18 Countries Join Today (abookloversadventures.com)

Tails and Tales Challenge

We want to give you the chance to earn extra points! Each completed activity will award you 20 points. Once the Tails and Tales challenge has been completed, you can earn a total of 500 points!

*Note you must complete ALL activities in the Tails and Tales Challenge in order to earn the additional 500 points.