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ImagineNews, Events and Freethat... Programs @ the Camden County Library System Fall 2011 Whether you’re a kid, Reading Clubs teen or adult, you’ll find the book club for you at one of our branches see pages 4 & 5 Dream Batty for Bats Programs - page 2 Explore Vogelson Fall Book Sale page 9 for everyone... Imagine Consumer Credit Counseling - page 3 Library System Branch Events Bellmawr .... page 8 • Gloucester Township .... page 11 • Haddon Township .... page 12 Merchantville .... page 14 • Riletta L. Cream Ferry Avenue .... page 10 South County .... page 15 • Vogelson .... page 17 From the Director Batty for Bats If you are looking for a job or transitioning to a new career, the Ages 6-12 Camden County Library System can help you towards fulfilling that dream. Holy smokes, Batman The web resources on the Library’s website include the Learning Express Job - this mammal can fly! and Career Accelerator, which includes local and national job listings, Gale Career Transitions, which guides you through a job search process from start to finish, and more. Visit our website at camdencountylibrary.org for more resources. There’s no better place than the Library to learn new skills and brush up on old ones to help you achieve whatever your goal for the future may be. Take a free computer class, check out a book, prepare your resume in one of our computer centers, or find a place to study or network with others in your community. The staff of the Camden County Library System strives to provide you the help that you need during these Audubon Rancocas Nature Center. challenging times. Visit or call a local branch, the library website, or our mobile site to find out how the Library can make a difference and help you achieve your goals. Linda A. Devlin Director Bats are the only true flying mammals; sorry Batman fans. Despite the fact that bats comprise about one-fifth of all From Freeholder Leonard mammal species worldwide, their ear Friends: Welcome to the nocturnal habits and their association fall edition of the Camden with Halloween have contributed to bat County Library System folklore, superstition and fear. Learn newsletter! about bat behavior and how and why we I hopeD that your summer was full of good need to co-exist with these interesting times and fun. The fall is approaching and the summer activities are fading fast. With creatures. Presented by the that in mind, the Camden County Library NJ Audubon Rancocas Nature Center. Systems has a host of workshops and programs to look forward to this fall. If you’re one of the many Camden County residents looking for work, you know that finding a job is not easy. The job market is very competitive, no matter where you look. Keeping this in mind, it’s important that you stand out by Ferry Avenue putting your best foot forward! Whether you’re in search of a Friday, October 14, 3:30 p.m. better opportunity or a new one, the Camden County Library System is ready to help you. Gloucester Township Saturday, October 15, 11 a.m. This season, our library system has workshops to assist you with resume preparation, interview skills and online job searches. Bellmawr There are endless resources at the library that will help you to Saturday, October 15, 2 p.m. be your best and land that job. Haddon Township However, finding a job may not be your only worry in these Saturday, October 22, 11 a.m. tough times. If you have experienced financial hardships, it’s very likely that you have fallen behind on some bills as well. Voorhees For ways to clean up your debt check out the credit Saturday, October 22, 2 p.m. counseling services that are coming to the library this fall. I’m sure you or someone you know can benefit from the many Merchantville services your library is ready to share. You can find a wealth Wednesday, October 26, 3:30 p.m. of information on every topic so please visit your local branch library today. South County Ian K. Leonard, Saturday, October 29, 11 a.m. Freeholder Liaison 2 Book Buddies Mr. Malcolm Presents... ook Buddies programs pair young children with Bteen readers for an afternoon or evening of one- on-one stories and fun! It’s all about teens helping kids learn to love reading. Teen readers earn volunteer time and kids meet new “book Join Mr. Malcolm at our Merchantville buddies.” Check SignUp and Haddon branches for stories about and branch listings for one of your favorite characters who more details. participates in a car race in Italy. Mr. Malcolm will also celebrate fall with Bellmawr: Thursdays, spooky stories at our Bellmawr branch. September 1, October 6, November 4, 4 p.m. Merchantville Voorhees: Wednesdays, September 7, October 19, Wednesday, September 21, November 9, 6:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Haddon Township: Tuesdays, September 13, October 18, November 12,5:30 p.m. Haddon Township Ferry Avenue: Saturdays, September 24, October 22, Wednesday, September 21, 6 p.m. November 19, 2 p.m. Gloucester: Tuesdays, September 27, October 25, Bellmawr November 22, 3:45 p.m. Monday, October 17, 7 p.m. A Fashion Rendezvous: Voorhees Branch Fall Edition Let Yourself Sparkle with Inspirations and Styling Financial Smarts: Consumer by Angelo C. Vellucci Credit Counseling Services of the Vogelson Regional Branch Library Delaware Valley Thursday, October 20, 7 p.m. Now more than ever financial education is critical. Attend a workshop on essential financial skills Back by popular demand, Angelo C. Vellucci will premier an encore edition of the latest Wednesday, September 21, 6 - 7:30 p.m. trends and fads for this Fall Season. Show Me My Money! A Budgeting & Money Management Workshop Vellucci, a senior Fashion Industry Management student at Philadelphia Wednesday, October 5, 6 - 8 p.m. University, will inspire a variety of easy, fun Keys to Homeownership and transitional outfits, accessorizing and Angelo Vellucci transforming styles for both men and women. Monday, October 24, 6 - 7:30 p.m. All body types will be addressed,with intricate styles that Guard Against ID Theft accentuate each type. It’s time to fall in love with fashion. Whether you’re looking to spice up your business wardrobe or acquire a new nightlife look, Vellucci’s knowledge on the hottest fashion tips will keep you looking fresh this fall. 3 Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits Bellmawr Library Detectives Adult Book Club Wednesdays, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. September 21 Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane. Working class Dorchester, Mass. is a tough town. Now one of its youngest, 4-year old Amanda McCready, is missing. Join private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they risk their relationship, their sanity, Gloucester Township even their lives. Third Thursday Book Chats October 19 Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are invited to an isolated island by a September 15, mysterious host. None of them will leave the island alive. Classic - On the Road by Jack Keronac November 2 October 20, The Long Fall by Walter Mosley Contemporary - Heart of the Matter by Emily Griffin Meet New York's private eye Leonid McGill. McGill is not your everyday private investigator; he continues to be November 17 plagued by the acts and victims of his criminal past. Can Nonfiction - Marley and Me by John Grogan McGill turn over a new leaf as he continues to meet "corrupt cops, old time mobsters and compromised bankers"? Haddon . Township South County Fourth Thursday Evening Book Discussion Group The "Tired Eyes" Book Club 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m. New members are always welcome. September 22 – Banned Book Month Light refreshments. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee “Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, September 12 Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving The book club is back, looking forward to discussing their honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race beach reads: Save Me, Lisa Scottoline's latest novel; and class in the Deep South of the 1930s.” – Dreams of Joy, Lisa See's sequel to her bestselling novel, Harper Collins Shanghai Girls; The Good Daughters, Joyce Maynard's recent release; Cleopatra: A Life, Stacy Schiff's sensational October 27 biography of the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt; and A Without a Backward Glance by Kate Veitch Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness - and a Trove of “The McDonald children have never really recovered Letters - Revealed the Hidden History of the Great from their mother’s abandonment—she walked out on Depression by his grandson, Ted Gup. Read one or read Christmas Eve in 1967. The Australian siblings continue to them all. New members are always welcome. carry into adulthood the emotional scars of betrayal, Light refreshments. which are only exacerbated now that their father is exhibiting the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.” – November 14 Booklist Join the "Tired Eyes" for some bestselling reads: Tina Fey's Bossypants and Mary Higgins Clark's I'll Walk Alone. November 17 (3rd Thursday) Author Visit - Cordelia Frances Biddle The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot “A multilayered story about faith, science, journalism, Thursday, October 27, 7 p.m. and grace. It is also a tale of medical wonders and In celebration of National Reading Group Month, local medical arrogance, racism, poverty and the bond that author Cornelia Frances Biddle returns by popular demand, to continue her discussion on her grows, sometimes painfully, between two very different Martha Beale mystery series set in 19th century Philadelphia.