April 21: Recycled Art, Babysitting and School Budget Breakdown

This Thursday's events highlight the Hauppauge Public Library as an educational resource where children can learn about topics ranging from art to babysitting.

Your Top 5:

1. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade can learn about famous artists who use thrown-out items to create art in at the at 11 a.m. Artist Joyce Raimondo will help children create their own recycled art.

2. The library will also hold the hands-on course for older teens from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pizza will be served at 5 p.m.

3. Patch will break down the Hauppauge school district's proposed 2011-2012 budget. The article will be the . Check back later for the story.

4. Have you heard of the Hauppauge roller hockey team? The first-year team has found its way into the semifinals, to come face-to-face with a difficult opponent. Check Patch later for more on the story.

5. Patch wants to hear your opinion. We are focusing on the proposed school budget for the 2011-2012 school year and we want to hear reactions from the local community. Are you afraid your child will be cut if Hauppauge Middle School sports teams are combined, or struggling to pay taxes as an elderly resident? Share your thoughts with us by emailing the editor at sara-megan.walsh@patch.com.