December 2010 Newsletter A Preview of the New Library On November 17, Tracy Craig-Paci of Pettit the plumbing is in place. The next phase is 208 East Holly Ave. Associates presented furniture plans and installation of the sprinkler system and then color schemes to the library’s Board of framing the new walls. Hurffville, NJ 08080-2641 Trustees. The plans call for re-using or re-purposing Phone: (856) 589-3334 much of the furniture in the current library. Fax: (856) 582-2042 New shelving will be ordered and the cur- rent shelving will be upgraded. www.hegganlibrary.org The teen section of the library will also be expanded in the new library, and members of the Teen Advisory Group will help with the color selections for that area. Shown above are carpet and color samples The new building has been cleared out and for the new library. Hours Monday - Thursday Download Free Audiobooks and eBooks 10am - 9pm Do you or someone on your holiday gift list want an eReader? Friday & Saturday The library offers free downloadable 10am - 5pm There are 3 steps to download audiobooks audiobooks and eBooks through Overdrive, and eBooks. Sunday a service that allows you to check out and Step 1 Noon - 5pm download books anytime, anywhere. Popu- Download and install free software lar and classic fiction and non-fiction titles As a first step, you need to download and in- are available. stall the free software that allows you to enjoy “You know Access to Overdrive’s downloadable audio the type(s) of materials you are interested in. and eBooks is available through the library you’ve read a website. Simply Step 2 good book when click on the icon at Activate the software the bottom of the After you have installed the software that you turn the last web-page. you downloaded, you need to take steps to page and feel a activate the software before downloading Downloadable eBooks are compatible with digital materials. little as if you the Barnes & Noble nook™, Sony Read- ers, Kobo™ eReader, PanDigital® Novel, Step 3 have lost a and many more. A complete list of compat- Check out, download, and enjoy friend.” ible devices can be found on the Overdrive Browse or search the site for downloadable website. materials. When you locate a title of inter- ~Paul Sweeney Overview est, add it to the cart and check out the title. To access these digital materials you need… Once you have checked out a title, a down- • A valid library card load page is displayed. Click the ‘Download’ • Internet access link to start the download. Once the down- • A computer or device that meets the load is complete, open and enjoy the title. system requirements for the type of At the end of the 2-week loan period, titles materials you wish to check out will expire and be automatically ‘returned’ • Free software for the computer or device to the library. At this time, you can delete on which you wish to use the materials. the expired file(s) from your computer. December 2010

Check out TV Kid’’’ s Corner the New Teen on The Storytelling Santa will be here Music Section DVD on Monday, December The library has just added a new music The library is happy to now offer many 6th, to tell section just for teens, with music by many popular TV series on DVD. teen favorites such as: Justin Bieber, Tay- stories and If you’ve missed some of these shows be- sing songs lor Swift, Glee, Ke$ha, Train, Lady GaGa, MGMT, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, cause you didn’t have premium cable, or with if you need to catch up with past seasons, children Rihanna, Chris Brown, Eminem, Katy Perry, Owl City, The Jonas Brothers, and you can check them out. ages 3-5. After many more. To check availability, search the catalog that, Santa will hang around to visit using “TV on DVD” as the subject. Teens can make sug- and take photos with children ages We now have the following titles: 0-5. Parents, please bring a camera. gestions for new mu- sic by filling out a Absolutely Fabulous There will also be 2 Make & Takes form located on the As Time Goes By and a Tummy Yummies this month. teen display. Babylon 5 Ballykissangel Book Buddies and Toddler Time kids Big Love will also have lots of fun this month. Teen Book CluB Black Adder Kids ages 7-11 can make a Brotherhood Marshmallow Ornament on the 8th. Grades 6-12 The Complete Inspector Lynley Mysteries Earn a chance to win a $25 Barnes & Noble Please see the calendar on page 4 Curb Your Enthusiasm gift card. Every time you read 3 books, you Dexter for program times, dates, and ages. can fill out an entry form and place it in the Dr. Who Go to the calendar on our website box on the check-out desk. Entry forms can Entourage to register for these programs. be found at the check-out desk and at other Fawlty Towers areas throughout the library. In Treatment This session will run from September 1st to Jeeves & Wooster December 31st. The L Word Mad Men McCallum TEENS Monarch of the Glen Nip/Tuck Create a Noah’s Arc Name/Memory Bracelet Nurse Jackie The Office December 9 • 6:30 p.m. Oz Toddlers enjoy some books and puzzles in See calendar at Prime Suspect the library after attending a Toddler Time www.hegganlibrary.org Rome program. for info and to register. Six Feet Under Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union True Blood Children’s Book Sale Follow us on Twitter! The Tudors Click on the link on the library United States of Tara December 6-12 home page to sign up for a Weeds Twitter account. The Wire Find us on These titles will be available soon: Battlestar Galactica Facebook! Deadwood Click on the link on the Queer As Folk library home page to see 100’s of donated, used books. photos and get notification Sex and the City Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. about upcoming events. The Shield Make sure you click the “like” button. The Sopranos December 2010

Demystifying Book Discussion Groups the Library The library offers two book discussion ? ? ? ? groups each month. Both book discus- This is the fourth in a series to demystify the sion groups are open to everyone. library. Enjoy some Holiday Music in the library on Sunday, What goes on behind the Mystery Book Group The Mystery Book Group meets in the December 19, at 3:00 p.m. Check-Out Counter? library on the third Monday of each Presented by the Have you seen people sitting at desks be- month at 7:00 p.m. Olde Towne Music Ensemble. hind the check-out counter and wondered, December 20th “What they do?” Wreck the Halls Besides helping customers at the counter, by Sarah Graves Adult Programs each staff member has other jobs to do. Please register online Interview Tips Webinar One library assistant is responsible for or contact Rose Wednesday, December 1 • 3:00 p.m. interlibrary loan (ILL) requests and re- DeCicco, 856-881- Interview like a pro! Learn how to ace your quests for materials from customers from 8490, for more infor- job interview and stand out from the crowd. other LOGIN libraries. She packs up books mation. and other materials to be sent to other Decorate a Miniature LOGIN libraries and receives materials Adult Book Group Christmas Tree requested by our customers from other li- Tuesday, December 7 • 7:00 p.m. braries. The Adult Book Group meets on the All materials will be supplied. Books and other materials that cannot be first Thursday of the month at found at other LOGIN libraries can be re- 1:30 p.m. Financial and Technical quested through JerseyCat, the statewide Assistance for Small Business interlibrary loan catalog system. When a December 2nd presented by the US Small book is requested by a customer, either in Book Talk Business Administration the library or online through JerseyCat, the Bring 5 of your favorite books to Tuesday, December 7 • 6:30 p.m. library assistant locates the material and re- discuss and share with the group. This program is designed to provide quests that it be sent to our library. She also individuals who are in business or thinking handles requests for materials from other Please register online or call the of starting a business with information on business loan programs and technical libraries. library for more information. assistance programs. Every day, our library receives a list of ma- These programs are open to everyone. Ad- terials for customers from other LOGIN vance online registration is required. Please libraries. A staff member locates the mate- go to the calendar at www.hegganlibrary.org rials on our shelves and puts them aside to Access the for more information and to register. be packed up and sent out. A delivery ser- vice picks up and drops off materials at all Library from the LOGIN libraries every day. We receive about 750 titles that are re- your iPhone December quested by our customers each month, and Displays we send about 600 titles to other LOGIN BookMyne, an iPhone application from libraries for their customers each month. SirsiDynix, lets library customers: Main Display Case In the first 10 months of 2010, we sent 455 Hallmark Ornaments books to other libraries throughout the state • Search the library catalog. and our customers requested and received • Renew checked out items. Main Display 372 books from other libraries through • Place and cancel hold requests. Get your Body in Shape JerseyCat. • Check account details. Teen Display • Navigate to the library’s home page. Other staff members keep track of new li- Adult Display brary card registrations, organize the peri- This application is free, but you must have Christmas Fiction odical department, keep track of statistics, iTunes, which is also free. In Memory of . . . send out overdue notices, handle fines, For more information and to download the Check-Out Desk Display app, go to www.sirsidynix.com/iphone/ answer phones, call customers, straighten Charlie Brown Christmas shelves, and many other duties. apps/bookmyne/. December 2010 @ the Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library

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Book Buddies 10:15am or 6:30pm Toddler Time age 3-5 10:15am or 11:00am age 2 & caregiver Children’s Book Sale Interview Tips Webinar Book Talk December 6-12 3:00pm 1:30pm 5 6 7 8910 11 Storytelling Santa 10:30am Book Buddies Book Buddies Toddler Time age 3-5 10:15am or 6:30pm 10:15am, 11:00am, 10:15am or 11:00am age 3-5 Visit with Santa or 1:00pm age 2 & caregiver 11:00am-12:00noon age 3-5 age 3-6 & caregiver Story Crafters Teen Marshmallow Name/Message Decorate a Mini Small Business Ornament Bracelet Christmas Tree Administration 7:15pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 6:30pm age 7-11 grades 6-12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Book Buddies Make & Take 10:15am or 6:30pm Snowman Frame age 3-5 Book Buddies Staff 10:15am, 11:00am 10:15am, 11:00am, Toddler Time or 1:00pm or 1:00pm Trustees Meeting 10:15am or 11:00am In-Service Day age 3-6 & caregiver age 3-5 7:00pm age 2 & caregiver Library Closed

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Tummy Yummies 10:15am, 11:00am, or 1:00 p.m. age 3-6 & caregiver Make & Take Mystery Book Book Buddies 10:15am, 11:00am, Christmas Tree Toddler Time Christmas Eve Christmas Group or 1:00pm 10:15am or 11:00am 10:15am or 11:00am Library Open Day 7:00pm age 3-5 age 3-6 & caregiver age 2 & caregiver 10-1 Library Closed 26 27 28 29 30 31

Online registration for January New Year’s children’s and Toddler Time Eve New Year’s teen programs 10:15am or 11:00am Library Open Day begins at 10:00am age 2 & caregiver 10-1 Library Closed

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael Allen, Board President Matthew P. Lyons, Mayor Dr. Cheryl Simone, Supt. of Schools Maura McGarvey, Secretary Mary Breslin, Alternate/Mayor Joanne Robertson, Alternate/School Supt. David Bruce, Treasurer Michelle Gurcsik Loretta Mooney Julie Newman Paula Smith