March 1: Art Exhibit, Return of Craigslist Finds and A "Reading" Dog

Each day, Bayport-Blue Point Patch provides information on events happening in the area. On March 1, the local agenda features educational events.

1. Check out what's on exhibit at the for the month of March. Members of the Acampora Center Marquetry Club are showing their work in the west hall case. Everet Harris who arranged this exhibit hopes it will increase interest in the art and membership in the club. The east hall case holds a display, organized by Jim Mendelson, representing good works of the Blue Point-Bayport Lions Club. Leon Yablonski’s wood carvings of Long Island land birds and water fowl are in the LeCluse case. Watercolors of Long Island South Shore landscapes and water scenes painted by Barbara Colpas are hanging in the hall gallery.

2. Read with Callie, "The Reading Dog," at the library. This new reading dog will take 30-minute appointments with readers in first through fifth grade. Callie received her Pet Partner certification through the Delta Society and is now eligible to serve as a Reading Dog.   

3. Islip Town hosts a youth enrichment program for disabled youth from 16 to 26 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the West Islip Community Center, 90 Higbie Ln, West Islip. 

4. Registration procedures for children's programs at the library are changing in March. Online registration from children's programs begins on Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. and ends Wednesday, March 9 at 9 p.m. Any remaining program vacancies and waiting lists will be filled by phone and in library registration only. All children must have their own library card and a password. Do not register your children with an adult card. Beginning with the March/April newsletter, children registered with an adult card will be deleted. Visit the library website for more details. 

5. Check back with Patch later for Moms Talk Q&A (which will now be posted on Tuesdays), Craigslist Finds: Man Edition and our Natural Healing column.