On May 30th of 2026, the AYLUS Great Neck Branch held an AAPI event at the Great Neck Main Library for the kids. The event started off with different volunteers reading aloud books to the kids. Nathan started off by reading the book, “Mai’s Au Dai,” followed by Jiangyuan reading, “What Do You Do With an Idea,” and ended off by Ryder reading, “I Want You To Know.” After the read aloud the children had a choice of what activity they wanted to do. Jolynn and Rainie taught the kids how to create mini sheep with soft modeling clay. Andrew, Jiangyuan, and Amber taught the kids how to make different animals and boats out of different colors of special origami paper. Overall, the event was a fun and engaging experience for the kids and the volunteers both.
Reported by: Amber Zhou
Volunteers who participated
Nathan Li: 1.5 hour
Amber Zhou: 1.5 hour
Jiangyuan Yu: 1.5 hour
Andrew Li: 1.5 hour
Ryder Li: 1.5 hour
Rainie Cheng: 8 hour
Jolynn Li: 1.5 hour