Dear Neighbor,

As your Assemblywoman, I am pleased to represent Claremont, Concourse, Highbridge, Mount Eden, and the Morris Heights communities in the 77th Assembly District. This summer brochure includes programs and fun events that will connect you with important resources in our community. Should you have any questions on the services that are available for you and your families please feel free to contact my district office on the Grand Concourse. I wish you all an enjoyable summer season.

Sincerely,

Vanessa L. Gibson
Member of Assembly
77th District

Highbridge Library
78 West 168th Street
Bronx, New York 10452
(718) 293-7800

Days and Hours of Operation:
Monday and Wednesday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Summer Reading Program
June 10th through mid-August

Days and Hours of Operation:
Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Summer Reading Program
June 8th through mid-August

Days and Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Summer Reading Program
June 11th through mid-August

Scheduled activities include the following:

• Mondays: Video games

• Tuesdays: Chess

• Wednesdays: Pre-school stories, arts & crafts, puppet making

• Thursdays: Reading with a buddy

• Fridays: Fun Fridays! (karaoke, board games, video games, and much more!)

• Saturdays (once a month): TBA

NYC Parks Department
Days and Hours of Operation:
Sunday through Saturday from dawn to dusk

Roberto Clemente State Park
West Tremont Avenue and Matthewson Road
Bronx, New York 10453
(718) 299-8750

Days and Hours of Operation:
Sunday through Saturday 8 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Some of the activities at this park include:

• Free play (board games, ping pong and arts and crafts)

• Game room

• Instructional baseball

• Instructional basketball for boys and girls

• August- National Night Out (first Tuesday of the month)

• ‘Rocking on The Harlem River’- every Saturday from July 4th – September 6th at the Gazebo 1pm-5pm

Scheduled events and activities include the following:

• Wednesday, July 14th 2010 Sleeping Beauty: Come and watch the updated version of this classic fairy tale.10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 Pickney Players: Come and participate in easy to follow songs and role-play.10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2010 Pat Cannon: Come and learn the roots of square, tap and Irish step dance.10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Police Athletic League

New South Bronx Center
991 Longwood Ave.
(718) 991-2447

Webster Center
2255 Webster Ave.
(718) 733-6748

Summer Day Camp:
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Summer Play Streets:
July 6th – August 20th (no play street on 7/30/10)
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club

(718) 893-8254 ext. 258

Days and Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturdays are only open for dance class and swim lessons

**Some of the activities include:

• Hoop It Up (free play basketball tournament)

• Drop In (come lounge in our State of the Art Center)

• Movie Nights

• WII & Playstation

• Spades & Dominos

**Each child must have been enrolled as a member prior to the summer. Enrollment for membership will not take place this summer.

For more information regarding any of the listed summer events and activities please visit the provided websites: