I know. It’s THAT time of the year. Back to school, time to get back to the books. With cooler weather just around the corner, I wanted to remind everyone that there’s still time to sign up for some of our free college prep programs at the library for parents and teens.
Get ready for college with the following key programs:


Special lecture with Dave Marcus, author of Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges—and Find Themselves. Tuesday, September 22. 7:00 PM
“The college application process is a time of major anxiety for high school seniors and their parents. Fortunately for all concerned (including administrators, teachers, and private coaches), Marcus, the Pulitzer Prize–winning education writer for U.S. News and World Report, has documented the year he spent at suburban Long Island’s Oyster Bay High School closely observing the rather unorthodox college counselor Gwyeth Smith and seven college-bound seniors. In this insider’s look at the college application process, Marcus reveals the personal realities the kids and their parents face, the way college decisions are made and how and why Smith manages to ease the powder keg of worry and emotions with good advice, eventually helping make the right match for each student.” – Publishers Weekly

SAT Test Taking Tips with Joan U. Levy. Monday, September 21. 7 – 8:30 PM
Learn SAT test taking strategies to help raise your score.

College Financing with Barry Fox. Monday, November 2. 7 – 8:30 PM
For parents: learn the ins and outs of paying for your children’s college education.
You can register at TeenSpace or the Reference desk or by calling (516) 921-7161 x 242.
Enjoy the fall,
Sharon Long
Teen Services Librarian