Congratulations to West Babylon’s Ashley McHugh-Chiappone for winning the Bringing Excellence in Service by Teens (B.E.S.T.) Award, Suffolk County Division. Ashley was nominated by Young Adult Librarian Ms. Agnello for her volunteer service at the Library for such programs as the Teen Advisory Group, Book Buddies, Battle of the Books and Advanced Battle to name a few. As part of her award, Ashley was honored at the Long Island Library Conference where she received a plaque, a small stipend and a gift certificate to McDonalds sponsored by Authors Unlimited. Ashley has been a vital member of the teen community and we wish her the best of luck as she graduates and heads to NYU.

We will be celebrating Children’s Book Week all month long! Enter in the celebration by attending one of our fun-filled programs, stopping by the Children’s Room to take a guess at our Bookmark Guessing Contest to win great prizes or by simply taking the time to get lost in a good book.

If you’re in grades 6-12, enter the April Showers Bring May Flowers contest for your chance to win cool prizes from the YA Prize Vault. Visit the YA Area to pick up an entry form then simply figure out the names of the flowers shown. When you’re done, drop your answer sheet in the contest box. It’s that easy!

One entry per person, please. Entries must be complete and answers must be correct in order to be considered. Entries must be received by May 28. Winner will be drawn at random on May 29th.