The mission of the Garden City Public Library isto connect people with information.
| Mon: | 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
| Tues: | 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
| Weds: | 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
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| Fri: | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Sat: | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
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Teens and Tweens Dungeons & Dragons
Teens debate whether to fight or flee at “Tweens & Teens Dungeons and Dragons,” 1/18/24.
Join us for “Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons” and learn how to play the fantasy role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons” by participating in one of our monthly “Dungeons and Dragons” meet-ups! Beginners are welcome!
Each meet-up will feature a new, self-contained, one-shot adventure, and players will be assigned premade characters to play.
This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 only. Please register via Eventkeeper to participate in this program. The April session will be held Thursday, April 18, at 4:00 PM. Registration begins Tuesday, April 9, at 10:00 AM online via Eventkeeper. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.
Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.
This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Problem Registering for a Program?
If Eventkeeper is down, please call the Library at 516-742-8405 and speak to a staff member in the department hosting the event that you want to attend.
Flower Ornaments for Community Service
Earn community service by painting ornaments for the Garden City Public Library’s Tweens and Teens Department’s Ornament Tree! Each volunteer will receive three ornaments and a set of paint pens to decorate their ornaments at home. Paint pens must be returned to the Library. These ornaments will be used to decorate our new ornament tree each month!
For the month of April, the ornaments are flowers, which will be used to decorate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in May. Registration begins Tuesday, April 9, at 10:00 AM on Eventkeeper. Completed ornaments must be returned to the Library by Thursday, April 18.
Registrants will be asked to pick up their ornaments at the Library in order to participate in this community-service program. Volunteers must return three decorated ornaments and their set of paint pens in order to receive community service. Volunteers will receive two hours for every three ornaments they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department.
This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Library Staff Participate at Inaugural Adelphi Writers & Readers Festival
Keynote speakers Adriana Trigiani & Alice Hoffman and moderator Laura Zigman.
Readers and writers came together for two days of everything literary at a festival at Adelphi University last weekend, Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6.
Librarian Kristen Sweeney, Library Chairman (and Adelphi Alumnus) Randy Colahan, and
Library Director Marianne Malagon.
Garden City Public Library enlisted its support to the event as a sponsor and helped provide representatives from Garden City and other Nassau public libraries to enhance the festival with readers’ advisory and information about local libraries’ services.
Among those in attendance for the Garden City Public Library were Library Board Chairman Randy Colahan, Library Director Marianne Malagon, Assistant Library Director Ralph Guiteau, and Librarian Kristen Sweeney.
The free celebration of storytelling, literature, and the power of the written word featured best-selling author and Adelphi alumna Alice Hoffman, who inspired and founded the event.
Hoffman is the author of more than 40 books, including Practical Magic, The Dovekeepers, and Aquamarine.
L-R: Jan Heinlein (Nassau Library System), Ralph Guiteau (asst. director, Garden City PL), Nadine Bucilli (director, Locust Valley Library), Erika Wadsworth (Locust Valley Library).
Nassau Libraries sent representatives to support the festival with readers’ advisory and information about local libraries’ services.
These Garden City and Nassau Library representatives, along with students, teachers, emerging writers, and the local Garden City community and beyond, had a chance to meet bestselling authors Victor LaValle, Adriana Trigiani, Ann Leary, Mona Awad, Ada Calhoun, Liana Finck, Lauren Grodstein, Charles Leerhsen, Lisa Belkin, Julie Klam, Kim Coleman Foote, Laura Zigman; discover their next favorite writer; and get an inside look at the art of writing and the business of publishing.
Crafting with Friends (Ages 2-5)
Children ages 2-5 (not in Kindergarten) and an adult caregiver can join Mary Maguire and make a Very Hungry Caterpillar craft. This program takes place on Saturday, April 20, at 10:00 AM.
Registration with a Library Card on Eventkeeper is required and begins April 9 at 10:00 AM. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program.
This activity is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Crafting with Friends for K-5
Children in Grades K-5 can join Mary Maguire and make a Painted Butterfly Origami Craft. This program takes place on Saturday, April 20, at 11:15 AM.
Registration with a library card on Eventkeeper is required and begins on April 9 at 10:00 AM. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program.
This activity is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Roof-Replacement Project Nearing Completion
The Garden City Public Library’s roof-replacement project is nearing completion. Abatement has been completed, as well as the roof work. The containers have also been removed from the parking lot. Masonry restoration work is ongoing; the project will take a few more weeks to complete. This work has no impact on Library hours and services.
Library to Install New Entryway Doors Fitted with Security Devices
Village and Library Trustees, along with Village and Library administration, met with construction representatives to discuss a capital project at the Library on Monday, April 1, 2024.
The Village continues to invest in safety and security enhancements at the Garden City Public Library. A pre-construction contractors meeting was held to move forward on the recent approval by the Village Board of Trustees of a new capital project to install new doors and security devices in the Library’s entryway.
On Monday, Village and Library administration met with representatives from several companies to discuss the project. In attendance were Village Trustee and Village Board liaison to the Garden City Public Library Bruce Torino, Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi, Building Superintendent Giuseppe Giovanniello, Village Civil Engineer Andrew Tock, Village Construction Inspector Scott Schellas, Public Works Superintendent John Borroni, Village Engineer Craig Bandini, Library Board Chairman Randy Colahan, Library Trustee Colleen Foley, Library Director Marianne Malagon, and Assistant Library Director Ralph Guiteau.
Among the contractor representatives in attendance were Chad Urschel, a field supervisor for Intelli-Tec Security Services, Greg Popek from Intricate Tech Solutions, Bill Lopez from NABCO, and Noel Eberts from S&L Storefront.
“This newly approved capital project will further enhance security measures we are implementing at the Library to ensure a safe space for patrons and employees alike,” Mr. Colahan said. “Thank you to Trustee Torino, Mayor Carter Flanagan, and the Village Board for their continued strong support of the Garden City Library.”
The Village Board engaged the professional services of Intricate Tech Solutions, LTD to install the doors, and Intelli-Tec Security Services to install the required security devices for the new doors. According to Mr. Borroni, the doors, once ordered, are expected to arrive in approximately 10 weeks. “The project is underway,” he said.
