June 13: Friends of the Arts and Swim Program Registration

This Monday, Hauppauge residents have the chance to  become more involved in their local community by stepping up to support the library's programs.

Here's your top five:

1. Make sure your child is safe while splashing around in the pools this summer. School district residents can register for the at from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

2. Become a friend to the by attending The Friends of the Arts meeting at 2 p.m. The groups help further an interest in the arts and culture at the library by sponsoring events.

3. Suffolk County police said an elderly woman drove into a vacant Nesconset storefront on Saturday afternoon. Read the full details on Patch.

4. Dozens of Long Island residents walked down the side of the H. Lee Dennison building in Hauppauge to raise funds for charity in the 2011 Over The Edge Challenge on Saturday. Were you there? See who Patch caught on camera later this afternoon.

5. Blogging for Patch is a great way to share your expertise with the community. We've got plenty of room for new writers, so email sara-megan.walsh@patch.com to get started today.