16 Festivals and Fairs Continued: Strawberry Festival Date: June 5 Parish Fairgrounds, West Babylon, NY Kings Park Day Town Fair Date: June 18 Main St and Municipal parking lot, Kings Park, NY Northport Fireman’s Fair Date: July 11 - 6 Steers Ave, Northport, NY 5th Annual Great South Bay Music Festival Date: July 15 - 17 Shorefront Park Patchogue, NY East Northport Fireman’s Fair Date: August 3 - 6 East Northport, NY Polish Town Fair 2011: Street Fair and Polka Festival Date: August 20 - 21 Riverhead, NY 20th Annual Seafood Festival & Craft Fair Date: August 27 - 28 Long Island Maritime Museum, West Sayville, NY The Northport-East Northport Public Library’s Teen Guide to an Awesome Summer 2011 books*games*music*activities*movies AND MORE! http://www.nenpl.org/teens
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Festivals and Fairs Continued:
Strawberry Festival Date: June 5
Parish Fairgrounds, West Babylon, NY
Kings Park Day Town Fair
Date: June 18
Main St and Municipal parking lot, Kings Park, NY
Northport Fireman’s Fair
Date: July 11 - 6
Steers Ave, Northport, NY
5th Annual Great South Bay Music Festival
Date: July 15 - 17
Shorefront Park Patchogue, NY
East Northport Fireman’s Fair
Date: August 3 - 6
East Northport, NY
Polish Town Fair 2011: Street Fair and Polka Festival
Date: August 20 - 21
Riverhead, NY
20th Annual Seafood Festival & Craft Fair
Date: August 27 - 28
Long Island Maritime Museum, West Sayville, NY
The Northport-East Northport Public Library’s
Teen Guide to an Awesome Summer 2011
books*games*music*activities*movies AND MORE!
http://www.nenpl.org/teens
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NENPL Teen Guide to an Awesome Summer 3
NENPL Teen Reading Club 2011 3
Great Summer Reads 4-7
Bored? Do Something!: Jog Your Creative Output 8
Beyond Lemonade: How to Make Money This Summer 8-9
Chill Out and Wild Out: Great Summer Music 9
Great Movies and Cold A/C: Summer Blockbusters 10
Go Out and Explore: Outdoor Fun For All 10
Local Beaches 11
Surf Spots 11
Skate Parks 11
Water Parks 12
Geocaching 12
Summer Concerts 12
YDA Summer Outings 13
Game On! Video Games 13
Lend A Helping Hand: Volunteer Opportunities 14
Sleep Under The Stars: Camping and Hiking 14-15
Summer Festivals 15-16
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Camping Sites and Parks Continued: Hamptons to Montauk/Southfork:
Cedar Point County Park - East Montauk/Southfork
Cupsogue Beach County Park - Westhampton
Hither Hills State Park - Montauk
Meschutt Beach County Park Campground - Hampton Bays
Sears Bellows County Park Campground - Hampton Bays
Shinnecock East County Park - Southampton
North Shore:
Blydenburgh County Park Campground - Smithtown
Callahan’s Beach - Fort Salonga
Short Beach - Smithtown
Wildwood State Park Campground - Wading River
South Shore:
Eugene Nickerson Beach Park Campground - Lido Beach
Heckscher State Park Campground - East Islip
Summer Festivals Tasty stall food, interesting exhibits, music performances and rides
galore. Long Island is bursting with summer fairs this year. If you
and your friends are looking for an alternative to the movies and
bowling, a summer fair is a great way to spend an evening. Just
watch your snack intake before you ride the Gravitron! For more
information on summer festivals visit Life On Long Island at:
www.lifeonlongisland.com/
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Lend a helping hand: Volunteer Opportunities The summer is a great time to pursue volunteer opportunities.
Volunteering provides community support, teaches valuable skills
and looks great on your transcript and resume. Check out our
online guide to local volunteer organizations and opportunities at
the Northport – East Northport Public Library Teen page for local
volunteer opportunities at:
www.nenpl.org/teens/help/volunteerresources.php
Sleep Under the stars: Camping and Hiking Gather your friends, some supplies and pitch a tent! Long Island and
New York State is full of great parks for camping, hiking and enjoy-
ing the great outdoors. Visit the NYS parks department online for
area camping sites and more information.
www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/
Camping Sites and Parks: Central Suffolk:
Cathedral Pines County Park - Middle Island
Smith Point County Park - Shirley
Southaven County Park Campground - Brookhaven
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School’s out! The weather is hot and you have a lot of free time on your hands.
To help you plan an unforgettable summer vacation, the Northport– East
Northport Public Library Teen Services Department has put together the
Teen Guide to an Awesome Summer. Inside you’ll find suggestions for the
best in books, games, music and movies and great tips to help you dis-
cover cool new activities, places and hobbies. In addition, we have listed
local attractions and summer events to help you make this the greatest
summer yet!
For more info about Teen Services at NENPL visit
www.nenpl.org/teens/
You Are Here @ Your Library! Join the fun this summer and participate in the Northport – East
Northport Teen Summer Reading Club 2011. From June 27-
August 11, students entering grades 6-12 are invited to come to
the library and read for prizes as well as take part in special
programs offered throughout the summer.
Earn one Book Buck for every age-appropriate book that you read.
Obtain your “Read and Rate Forms” in the Teen Centers or online at
www.nenpl.org/teens. Your Book Books will be held at the Reference
Desk. These will be redeemable for cool prizes such as gift certificates,
books, posters and collectibles.
For more info about our summer programs visit
www.nenpl.org/teens
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Great Summer Reads! There is nothing better than soaking up some summer rays and
reading a great book. The following books are a collection of this
year’s must-read titles and not to be missed classics. Whether you
dig zombies and high speed action or total drama and mythological
creatures, you will find your new favorite book here.
Looking For Love in All the Right and Wrong Places
Stories of Love, Friendship and Everything In Between Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto by Eric Luper
Matched by Ally Condie
The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
Beatle Meets Destiny by Gabrielle Williams
Werewolves, Zombies and Vampires of London:
Ghoulishly Good Paranormal Stories Radiance by Alyson Noël
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
The Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey
White Cat by Holly Black
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
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YDA Summer Outings East Northport’s youth agency YDA sponsors super fun summer
field trips to amusement parks, arcades, baseball games and
more. Teens in grades 6-12 are welcome to sign up, but space is
limited. Below is a sample of some of their planned field trips. For
more information and to register, please contact them at
631-261-7901 and visit them online at: www.ydaonline.org
YDA Field Trips: Hershey Park- July 12th
Dave & Buster’s- July 14th
Gamin’ Ride: Video Game Truck- July 21st
Lazerland- July 26th
Monster Mini Golf- July 28th
Kayaking- August 3rd
Adventureland- August 4th
Splish Splash- August 9th
LI Ducks Game- August 10th
Paintball- August 11th
Tanger Outlets- August 24th
Game On! Video Games Sometimes the sun just refuses to shine, and that’s a perfect time
to dust off your favorite game console. Here are our favorites:
Great Games Fable III (Xbox 360. PC)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS)
Little Big Planet 2 (PS3)
Lost in Shadow (Wii)
Mario Sports Mix (Wii)
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (PS3, Xbox 360)
MLB 2K11 (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
Pokémon Black & White (DS)
Portal 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP, DS)
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
Test Drive Unlimited 2 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
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Splish Splash Waterpark: With over 20 slides and attractions, Splish Splash has 96 exciting
acres of total fun for the whole family. Everywhere you turn, you’ll
discover another one-of-a-kind water attraction.
2549 Middle Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901 (631) 727-3600
Visit online at: www.splishsplashlongisland.com
Geocaching: Treasure hunting with a GPS Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout
the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The
basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors
and then share your experiences online. Find local hidden caches
online at: www.geocaching.com/
Summer Concerts: There’s no better time than the summer to enjoy an outdoor concert.
Many area concerts also have free admission. Check out the listings
below to find information about your favorite bands and musicians.
Art, Music and Poetry in the Park- Northport Village Park
www.villageofnorthport.com/events.htm
Jones Beach Summer Concert Series
www.jonesbeach.com
Central Park NYC Summer Stage Free Concerts:
www.summerstage.org
WRXP Summer Rock + Indie concert listings:
www.1019rxp.com/concerts/listings.aspx
Hot 97 Hip Hop + R&B concert listings:
www.hot97.com/concerts/
106.1 WBLI Pop + Dance concert listings:
www.wbli.com/s/concerts/
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Never Can Say Goodbye: Must Read Social Dramas Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers
Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick
Kick by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork
Far Out Man! The Best in Sci-Fi and Fantasy Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Boom! Pow! Stories of Adventure and Survival Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
Trapped by Michael Northrop
Lockdown: Escape from Furnace by Alexander Gordon Smith
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Schools Out- Don’t Turn Off Your Brain:
Stories to Make You Think Nothing by Janne Teller
Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
The Unidentified by Rae Mariz
The Things a Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt
Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castellucci
Lost For Words by Alice Kuipers
Borderline by Allan Stratton
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
The Road Less Traveled:
Road Trips, Adventures and Extraordinary Journeys Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Paper Towns by John Green
Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Surf Mules by Greg Neri
Vidalia in Paris by Sasha Watson
Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray
It’s Never Who You Think It Is:
Stories of Mystery and Intrigue Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
Three Black Swans by Caroline B. Cooney
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
Girl, Stolen by April Henry
The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
You by Charles Benoit
Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan
The Deadly Sister by Eliot Schrefer
The Magnolia League by Katie Crouch
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Local Beaches: Asharoken Beach
Crabmeadow
Hobart Beach
Sunken Meadow
Jones Beach (Ocean Beach)
Robert Moses (Ocean Beach)
Surf Spots: There are a lot of great places for surfers of all skill levels to find
great waves on Long Island. The three most local spots are- Robert
Moses, Gilgo Beach and Hemlocks. For more information on local
