Levels (youth center)
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Levels is a youth center housed in the basement of the main branch of the Great Neck Library. It offers free programs for residents of Great Neck, New York, from seventh grade through college age. (There is also a "Junior Levels" program for fifth and sixth graders.)
The name Levels reflects the interior design of the space, with carpeted steps creating various levels of height; it also reflects the format of the program, where students in different grades work together on common projects. The programs at Levels include theatre, puppetry, dance, visual arts, television production, cooking, and more. The teens at Levels play a major role in choosing the activities and workshops offered in each season.
Levels was founded in 1974, and has continued to be a vibrant institution ever since. Many of its "alumni" feel a sense of community, having shared the experience of going to Levels. The present director of Levels is Ethan Mann, who has led the program since 1998.
