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ImagineNews, Events and Free Programs that... @ the Camden County Library System Winter 2011/2012 DownloadDownload eBookseBooks andand AudiobooksAudiobooks Anytime,Anytime, AnywhereAnywhere Library System Details on page 3 To get started downloading audio books and eBooks now, visit http://www.camdencountylibrary.org/download Dream Explore Imagine Read In the New Year Books for Kids Campaign Career Workshops page 2 page 22 page 20 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 Freeholder Leonard cover Story ear Friends: GET ebooks FROM YOUR LIBRARY ales of e-readers are skyrocketing! Welcome to the winter edition amden County Library is proud to offer best- The audiobooks and ebooks can be read on a variety Suddenly the trend of reading not of the Camden County Library selling and classic audiobooks and eBooks of devices, including the iPod, many smartphones, the from a book, but from a screen of a newsletter! The library system has S D through the South Jersey Audiobook and eBook Sony Reader, the Nook, and now the Amazon Kindle. mobile device is becoming more and something for everyone from infants to C more common. The Camden County seniors. You’ll be amazed by all of the Download Center, a collection shared with other South Some audio titles can also be burned to CD to listen Library has embraced this trend and has offerings your local library branch has for Jersey libraries and available 24/7. Browse the the books that you need and want, no you and your family. collection or search for individual titles, check them on-the-go. Titles will automatically expire at the end of matter how you wish to read them. out with your library card and PIN, and download to the lending period. There are no late fees! You probably didn’t know that the library is your PC, Mac, and many mobile devices. You can a great place for you to sharpen all of your skills. Whether it’s The Library offers a wide collection of best selling and classic also put a hold on items that are currently checked With hundreds of popular fiction and non-fiction titles interviewing, gaming or organizing the many facets of your books and audio books that you can download from the life the library should be on your list of things to do. out and be notified by email when they are available. to choose from, the collection is guaranteed to have library’s website to your e-reader or mobile device for something for everyone. You can download best- reading on the go. To start downloading audio and e-books, In this hectic season you may need to take a break from your You can see titles in CamCat, our online catalog, or selling novels, well-known classics, self-improvement visit our website at camdencountylibrary.org or scan the QR holiday shopping. Your local library invites you to join in some search the Download Center directly to limit your guides, and much more. code on page 3 of this newsletter with your mobile device to family fun with holiday story time, crafts and more. The library search to titles that work with your type of device. go directly to downloadable content. even has a personal gift for you. Are you ready for this? Now you can take the library with you wherever you go. All you The Camden County Library is truly now a “library without have to do is go on our website and download your favorite walls.” We are proud to offer a wide collection of books for your e-reader or mobile device. Haddon Township Branch downloadable digital content that will enhance your library Even more exciting than all of this is the fact that the library experience and add to the already rich collections and has a new branch coming soon! This is something we’ve services that the Library has to offer. Keep coming back as never done before. We are looking forward to introducing Welcomes New Manager we substantially increase our e-book collections in the Camden County’s Library System to Rutgers University- We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Druce as branch manager for coming months to meet your needs. Camden Campus. the William G. Rohrer Memorial Library – Haddon Twp. Branch on MacArthur Blvd., which Linda A. Devlin Experience all that the library has for you. Our programs are recently celebrated 50 years of service. Director certain to give you all that you need to end this year with anticipation of what the New Year will bring. Jennifer, who has over 17 years experience in the county library system, replaced Haddon Township’s branch manager Nan Rosenthal who retired at the end of October. I wish you and your family a happy, healthy and prosperous holiday season. Since 2008 Jennifer has served as Head of Children’s Services for all seven branches of the county library system and lead Ian K. Leonard, Freeholder Liaison Youth Services for the Voorhees branch. She’s worked in various roles at the Camden County Library including as Head of Adult Services from 2004 to 2006. She left Camden in 2006 to serve as Director the Millville Public Library in Cumberland County until 2008 when she returned to the M. Allan Vogelson Branch and the Camden County Library System. A resident of Atco in Winslow Twp., Jennifer is a graduate of Audubon High School and Rutgers University. She earned her MS in Information Science at Drexel University in 1991. She is an active member of the New Jersey Library Association before which she has presented numerous programs, most recently in 2010 on how libraries can create engaging teen spaces for younger customers. Merchantville Dry IceCapades Wednesday, December 7, 3:30 p.m. Read In the New Year! Haddon Township Kids, it may be past bedtime when the clock strikes midnight, but you can celebrate Grades K-5 Wednesday, December 7, 7 p.m. the new year a little early! Come and "Read in the New Year" at the library! Our New Mad Science introduces children to Bellmawr: Years Eve celebrations designed especially for kids will include a countdown, craft, the scientific concepts of phase Thursday, December 8, 4 p.m. stories and lots of fun! changes and states of matter. Participants will witness the Gloucester Merchantville: Wednesday, December 21, 3:30 p.m. phenomenon of sublimation as the Thursday, December 8, 6:30 p.m. scientists demonstrate the unique South County: Vogelson: Thursday, December 29, 11:15 a.m. properties of dry ice and the Saturday, December 10, 11:30 a.m. Haddon Township: Friday, December 30, 11 a.m. spectacular “smoke” it creates. The children will learn that dry ice is really Vogelson: Gloucester Township: Friday, December 30, 11:15 a.m. frozen carbon dioxide and will Saturday, December 10, 2:30 p.m. Ferry: Friday, December 30, 3 p.m. experience the Mad Science burp, a display of bubbling potions and, finally, Ferry Avenue South County: Saturday, December 31, 11:30 a.m. a thrilling grand finale! Wednesday, December 14, 4 p.m. 2 3 Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits Vogelson February 28 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish city Short Story Discussion hospital. When and if she recovers, she'll be taken back Haddon Township Tuesdays, 1 - 2 p.m Fourth Thursday Evening Book Discussion Group to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the Take part in thought-provoking discussions of 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. help of her journalist friend Mikael Blomkvist, she will have contemporary short stories. This program is in conjunction to prove her innocence. Bellmawr with Kennedy Eldermed. Each month's story can be Library Detectives Adult Book Club December 15 (3rd Thursday of month) Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. obtained at the Information desk on the first floor. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery December 13 An enchanting New York Times and international Nobody in Hollywood by Richard Bausch The Speculative Reader: December 14 bestseller about life, art, literature, philosophy, culture, a Science Fiction and Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt class, privilege, and power, seen through the eyes of a January 10 Fantasy Book Chat Meet NJ's newest attorney, Andy Carpenter. His new 54-year old French concierge and a precocious but The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. client, a man on death row, was a 'gift' from his father who troubled 12-year-old girl. A moving, funny, triumphant December 28 originally prosecuted the inmate. Can you help Andy solve novel that exalts the quiet victories of the February 14 inconspicuous among us. The Cask of Almontilado by Edgar Allen Poe Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Lieber this difficult case ? www.readinggroupguides.com They are the two greatest heroes ever to walk the World of Nehwon: Fafhrd, the giant barbarian warrior from the January 18 Real Life Reads Book Group Cold Waste; and the Gray Mouser, novice wizard, master thief, and swordsman. Fantasy legend Fritz Leiber Out Cold by William Tapply Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. January 26 recounts the first meeting of the famous duo. Murder lands in attorney Brady Coyne's backyard when a Loving Frank by Nancy Horan December 20 teen-age girl is found dead. Coyne's Boston address is in In this ambitious debut novel, fact and fiction blend Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand January 25 her pocket, but he doesn't know who she is.