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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. Follow the trail together brilliantly. While scholars have largely Seabiscuit had been written off as the crooked-legged Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh as it leads to the truth. relegated Mamah (Martha Borthwick Cheney) to a racehorse with the sad tail, but he was a true underdog Compelling, terrifying, and eerie, McInstosh's apocalypse footnote in the life of America's greatest architect, champion who lifted the spirit of the country. is a slow decline as competition for resources pulls Frank Lloyd Wright, author Nancy Horan gives full American society apart. Follow the story of formerly February 8 January 17 weight to their dramatic love story and illuminates middle-class Americans as they struggle to survive. Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent Cheney's profound influence on Wright. Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper solves a murder One of America's most interesting eras occurred when www.readinggroupguides.com February 29 involving the New York Public Library, with its dazzling the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict one of the The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin treasures and deadly secrets. country's favorite pastimes. Okrent explains the factors A lone human emissary travels to Winter, an alien world February 23 that led to Prohibition, what life was like during that time, The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to and how things changed forever facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic Edwards' debut novel revolves around the birth of civilization. To do so he must bridge the gulf between his fraternal twins, a healthy boy and a “less than perfect” February 21 views and those of Winter's alien culture. girl, resulting in the father's disavowal of his newborn Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Gloucester Township daughter in order to “protect” his perfection-seeking by Alfred Lansing Third Thursday Book Chat, 10:30 a.m. wife. Explores deception, family secrets, and the The astonishing saga of polar explorer Literary Café Book Chat influence of the past on the present. Publishers Weekly Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition and the struggle of and Bookmarks Magazine. the crew to survive the ice-bound Antarctic seas. Thursdays, 7 - 9 p.m. December 15 December 29 Classic: Anne of Green Gables Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra by L.M. Montgomery The Serial Reader A policeman, a criminal overlord, a Bollywood film star, South County beggars, cultists, spies, and terrorists—the lives of the January 19 Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. privileged, the famous, the wretched, and the Contemporary: Water for Elephants The "Tired Eyes" Book Club December 27 bloodthirsty interweave with cataclysmic consequences by Sara Gruen Still Life by Louise Penny amid the chaos of modern-day Mumbai. Mondays, 7 – 8:45 p.m. The residents of a tiny Canadian village are shocked February 16 when the body of Miss Jane Neal is found in the woods. January 26 When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to NonFiction READ IN THE NEW YEAR! Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy investigate, he soon finds that the seemly peaceful While her husband is away in the army, Vivienne de la Bonobo Handshake: village hides dark secrets. a memoir of love and adventure in the Congo Mare, living in a farmhouse on World War II-occupied January 9 Guernsey in the Channel Island falls in love with a by Vanessa Woods Labor Day January 24 German officer and must make a difficult decision that by Joyce Maynard and The Drop by Michael Connelly could tear her family apart. The Reading Promise Detective Harry Bosch investigates two unrelated cases. by local author Alice Ozma One leads to the discovery of an unknown killer February 23 Join the book chatter! operating in the city and the other to a political The Ha-Ha by Dave King New members are always welcome. conspiracy that reaches back into the history of the An unforgettable first novel about silence, family, police department. Light refreshments. and the imperative of love.

4 5 Wondering what that square with patterns is Welcome to our column on user friendly technology - that you see popping up all over the place? Tech Tips accessible tech that doesn’t That’s a QR code, and it can be found on signs, require tech guru skills! websites, billboards,business cards and more .

After educating yourself on the concept, take what you’ve Safeguard Your PC learned from this article and use two online sources to do

’m not a nervous person, but I do believe that each of us further research. PC Magazine is a good source for tech needs to take responsibility for personal safety. As the owner information at: www.pcmag.com/ Iof a PC or laptop, it is important to extend this concept of PCWord is a print magazine with excellent online content at: safety into protecting these electronic devices--and the www.pcworld.com/ programs and data on them. mobile website mobile catalog library events But…as a member of the Camden County Public Library you One of the ways to do this is to install a security suite (virus and have another option—and it’s a good one! The library It’s a special code that anyone with a smartphone can scan, using a free barcode scanning malware protection) on your device. Here are some subscribes to databases—one of which includes a full text app. Although they look the same, every QR code is different. When you scan the QR code suggestions as to how to proceed. version of this Consumer Reports article. To look for and access on the left you’ll go to the library’s mobile website. The code in the middle will take you to the this article through the library website, first have your library mobile catalog, so you can quickly find the information, books and DVDs you want, even The online version of Consumer Reports has a good overview card ready—at some point in this process the website will ask when you’re not near a computer. The code on the right goes to our website’s Events page, of these types of products. Go to their website at: for your card number. Then go to our web address at: www.consumerreports.org/ http://www.camdencountylibrary.org/ where you can find out what’s going on at all our branches. In the text box at the top, type in security software buying Click on Online Research, click on Multi-Subject, click in front of guide and hit the enter key. Then click on the link with that MasterFile Premier, and then click on Continue. Then, in the Check the signs around the library for more QR codes that will take you to other featured name. Read the content under the various links--Getting text box near the top, type in consumer reports rating security services and events. started, Types, Features, Shopping tips. (Note: There are some software and click on Search. Then click on the link Rating excellent free products available!) Consumer Reports does Security Software and then click on PDF Full Text on the left. not make the rating guide for these products available online, but most of the branches subscribe to this magazine and the Happy Tech! Fall Fashion Rendezvous Looks at article with this information would be available in print form. Margaret Szvetecz, South Latest Trends and Fads On October 20, Angelo C. Vellucci took the stage at the Vogelson branch to offer wardrobe tips and advice for both men and women.

About 65 people attended this encore edition of "A Fashion Rendezvous." Volunteers are needed to help New Hours Discussions addressed the current fall fashion trends for both men and women. One attendee said, "I loved his interaction with the audience as well as his local adults speak and for AARP enthusiastic drive for the fashion industry." He demonstrated to the audience understand English or improve Tax Assistance examples of looks that can be purchased on a budget. "Being fashion forward their reading or math skills. No doesn't have to come with a heavy price tag," states Vellucci.Vellucci is a senior at Fashion Industry Management student Philadelphia University. He also organized and ran a fashion show at the library this experience necessary! past spring and is planning one for the coming spring season. You may reconize as library assistant at the circulation Vogelson desk at Vogelson. Sign up for our free Tutor cy Nancy Training Workshop an Six Wednesdays beginning January 18, Beginning February 2012, F 1- 3:30 p.m. the new hours will be Fancy Nancy is a series of children’s Tuesdays and Thursdays books about a young girl with a larger 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. than life personality, who adores all things fancy. Nancy loves using big fancy Literacy Volunteers of Camden County Call other branches for words such as "iridescent," Learn more by calling the AARP "ecstatic,"and "extraordinary" and Nora Zimmer, Haley Kerper, Abby tax assistance schedules. anything in French so the books are a Calhoun and Madison Popelak (856)772-1636 X 3331 http://lva.camden.lib.nj.us great learning tool for children. enjoy the Fancy Nancy program at the Haddon Township Branch. 6 7 Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. ellmawr Branch ellmawr Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-931-1400. SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-931-1400.

Open Craft Lego Maniacs Club Book Bites: Teen Discussion Adults Kids and Families Grades 1-5 Tweens &Teens Grades 6 and up B Mondays, January 9, 23, 30, B Thursday, December 15, Wednesday, Thursdays, 4 - 5 p.m. BBellmawr Tree Lighting Bellmawr Tree Lighting February 6,13, 27, 3:45 p.m. B January 11, February 15, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Grades 6 and up Families Families Bring your imagination as we open the Book Buddies Let your imagination run wild at our December 7 Sunday, December 4, 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 6 - 8 p.m. craft closet and let you create your own Reading Program Lego Maniacs Club! Start the holiday season with the Start the holiday season with the annual work of art. Holling Hoodhood just started seventh Tween/Teens and Grades K-3 annual lighting of the Bellmawr lighting of the Bellmawr Borough tree grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher who Tuesday, December 6, Thursdays, Million Minute Challenge Borough tree located by the library. The located by the library. The library will be Babies' Playtime really gets to know him. Why else would January 26 and February 16, 4 - 5 p.m. Countdown she make him read Shakespeare...outside library will be open that evening so stop open that evening so stop in for a treat, Ages Birth - 18 months, with caregiver Need Community Service hours? Be Families of class? We discuss in for a treat, check out a book check out a book or go online. Wednesdays, January 11,18,25, February Tuesday, December 27, Wednesday, The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. or go online. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 11 a.m. part of our Book Buddies Team. It's all December 28, Thursday, December 29, Dry Ice Capades Stories, songs and fingerplays followed by about Big Kids helping Little Kids learn 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday, December 30, January 19 Grades K-5 free play. to love to read!. Saturday, December 31,10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eleven year old Flavia de Luce discovers Library Detectives Thursday, December 8, 4 p.m. How many minutes of game play can a murdered stranger in her family's See page for 3 for details Adult Book Club Bingo we get in before the year ends? Bring garden. She takes off on her trusty Grades K - 6 your friends and help us add to the total bicycle Gladys to catch the murderer. Gingerbread House Craft Teen Advisory Board Meeting Is she capable of solving the crime in Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, January 25, February 22, as we meet the Million Minute Grades 1 - 6 Grades 6 and up Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie December 14 4 p.m. Challenge. Puzzles, games and cards Wednesday, December 14, 3:45 p.m. Play Bingo. Snacks and prizes included. Thursday, December 1,January 12, by Alan Bradley? January 18 February 9, 4 - 5 p.m. will be available. February 8 February 23 Story Time Get involved at the Library by becoming a Volunteen! Community Danger, even death, may be imminent Ages 3 - 5 See details on page 5 service hours given for attending Book unless a key decision is made and in Thursdays, January 12, 19, 26, Buddies, Lego Maniacs, Chess Teachers desperate situations, the decision must be February 2,9,16, 23, and Summer Book Sale. See Ms. made in seconds. How do people 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Barbara for further information. decide on the best course of action? Stories, songs, fingerplays and a craft. Read At the Edge: Daring Acts in Sip & Mingle Coffee Date Desperate Times by Larry Verstraete. Toddler Tales Adult Ages 18 - 36 months, with caregiver Mondays, December 12, January 9, Fridays, January 13, 20, 27, February 13, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. February 3,10,17,24, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Stop in for a cup of coffee and a tasty Staff at the Bellmawr Stories, songs, fingerplays and a craft. Primp Your treat while you look for a book, read a magazine and chat with staff. Leap Year Celebration Branch got into the Book Cart Million Minute Challenge Create a holiday treat with graham Grades K - 6 crackers and candy. Registration is a Wednesday, February 29, 4 p.m. Halloween Spirit. Countdown Stories, a craft and snacks. Families must for this program. Tuesday, December 27, Wednesday, December 28, Thursday, December 29, Million Minute Challenge 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Countdown Friday, December 30 and Saturday, Families December 31, Tuesday, December 27, Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. December 28, Thursday, December 29, How many minutes of game play can we 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday, December 30 get in before the year ends? Bring your Saturday, December 31, friends and help us add to the total as we 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. meet the Million Minute Challenge. How many minutes of game play can we Puzzles, games and cards will be get in before the year ends? Bring your available. friends and help us add to the total as we meet the Million Minute Challenge. Puzzles, Clutter Club games and cards will be available. Adults Tuesday, January 10, February 14, Bedtime Story Time 6:30 p.m. Ages 2 - 6 On October 20, teens and tweens at the Keep that New Year's resolution to get Mondays, December 12,19, Pictured from left: Eleanor Castagna as the Bellmawr Branch tried their hands at deco- organized! Share tips, ideas and January 9,23,30, February 6,13,27, 7 p.m. techniques as we help each other Wear your pajamas and slippers for Great Pumpkin, Pratik Amin in traditional Indian rating when challenged to Primp Your Cart organize home, office and life. Starting in stories, songs, rhymes and a simple craft. garb, Janine Logan as the goddess Venus and and transform an ordinary book cart into a January, the club will meet the 2nd Peg Feld as a black cat. Tuesday of every month. piece of art. Here is one of their creations. 8 9 Riletta L. Cream Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. erry Avenue Branch loucester Township Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-342-9789. SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-228-0022.

Storytime Mad Science-Dry Ice Capcase- Code Breakers Challenge All ages AdultGs Grades K-5 Grades 4 – 8 FAdults Thursday, December 8, 6:30 p.m. January 7, 2:30 p.m. Kids and Families G F Monday, January 30, 6:30 - 7 p.m. Bowling the Wii Way Microsoft Word Homework Club Wear your coziest PJs, bring a furry See page 3 for details If you think you have what it takes to be Adults a spy, come to the library for the ultimate Adults Grades 3-8 stuffed animal friend, and enjoy some Fridays, December 2, 16, January 6, 20, Story Time Code Breakers Challenge. Learn how to Monday, December 12, Tuesday, Thursdays, December 1, 8, 15, 22, January great stories! February 3, 17, 2:30 p.m. Ages 3-5 with caregiver make and break secret codes, make January 10, Monday, February 13, 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, 4 p.m. Beginners are welcome as we bowl and Wednesdays, January 11, 18, February 8, invisible ink and other cool spy tricks. 10 - 11 a.m. No meeting December 29. Valentine’s Craft play Wii games for fun and exercise. 15, 10:15 & 11:30 a.m. Creating, editing, and saving of a word Get your homework done in peace and Grades 2 – 7 play Wii games for fun and exercise. document. Must know how to use quiet and enjoy a snack when you finish. Wednesday, February 8, 3:30 p.m. Stories, songs, crafts, and more! NEW DAY Crafty Tweens and Teens the mouse. Make something special for someone. Grades 4 – 8 Dry Ice Capades Third Thursday Legos @ the Library Tuesdays, January 10, February 7, 4 p.m. Yahoo Email Computer Class Grades K-5 Book Chat Grades 1-3 Get crafty and creative at the library! Adults Wednesday, December 14, 4 p.m. Mondays, December 12, January 23, Tuesday, December 13, Monday, Fun with science! Teens & Tweens Thursdays, December 15, January February 13, 4 p.m. Get Your Game ON! Details on page 3 January 9, Tuesday February 14, Homework Club 19, February 16, 10:30 a.m. We provide the Legos, you provide the Grades 4 – 8 See page 5 for details imagination! Grades 4 and up, see Wednesdays, January 18, February 15, 10 - 11 a.m. Book Buddies Drop In Storytime Grades 3-8 The class covers creating a Yahoo email Tween/Teen programming for new date 6:30 p.m. All ages Thursdays, December 1 – February 23 account and sending & receiving and time for you. Wild about Wii? Batty for board games? Saturdays December 17, January 21, 3 - 4:30 p.m. messages. Must know how to use the This program is for you! New games February 18, 2:30 - 3:30 No meeting December 29 mouse. Some web knowledge helpful. Read in the New Year Celebration coming this winter!!! Stop by for stories and songs! Get your homework done in peace and quiet and enjoy a snack when you finish. All ages African American Film Series Kids and Families Friday, December 30, 11:15 a.m. Book Buddies Adults See page 2 for details Ages 3-5 and Grades 4-8 Thursdays, February 2 – February 23, Game Day Grades 3 - 8 Tuesdays, January 31, February 28, 6 p.m. Fridays, December 9, January 13, Wiggles & Giggles 3:45 p.m. Celebrate Black History Month by February 10, Monday, December 27, 3 – 4:30 p.m. Ages 6-18 months with caregiver Tweens and teens get paired up with a enjoying a selection of four films Play on our Nintendo Wii on the big screen! Fridays, January 20, February 17, preschool buddy for stories, games and highlighting African American struggle If you have one, bring your DS or PSP to play 10:30 a.m. crafts. and achievement. Please call for titles. between turns. Games Galore Cupcake Challenge Family For the whole Family Teen Game Night Grades 1-3 Mondays, January 30, February 27, 4 p.m. February 18, 2:30 p.m. Living History: Harriet Tubman Grades 6 and up Do you love the Food Network? Think Cook-a-book Mondays, December 12, February 13, Play board games, card games, or on Saturday, February 11, 2 p.m. All ages the Wii. Just play! you can be the next Cake Boss? The Camden County Cultural and 6 -7:30 p.m. Come to the library to show off some of Monday, December 19, 6:30 - 7 p.m. Play Nintendo Wii on the big screen! Evening Story Time Heritage Commission hosts a live Harriet Enjoy a storytime and make a tasty treat! Book Buddi es your cupcake decorating Tubman enactment that promises to be Bring your D.S. to connect with others. Ages 3-5 with caregiver skills. We will provide the cupcakes and Bring the whole family. Ages 3-5 and Grades 4-8 entertaining as well as educational. Not into video gaming? Game boards Thursdays, December 1, January 5, decorations, you supply the imagination! Tuesdays, January 31, February 28, Actor Millicent Sparks portrays out too! February 2, 6:30 p.m. Prizes for most creative cupcakes. Legomania Club 3:45 p.m. Harriet Tubman who became the most Wear jammies and bring a favorite Registration is required. Grades 2 and up famous “conductor” of the Underground Teen Advisory Group stuffed animal for bedtime stories at Tweens and teens get paired up with Wednesdays December 28, January 25, Railroad to aid enslaved Africans Grades 6 and up the library. a preschool buddy for stories, games February 22, 3 – 4:30 p.m. escaping to free states or Canada. Wednesdays, December 21, January 18, and crafts. Make new friends while you create and February 15, 4 – 4:45 p.m. play with Legos provided by the library. B-I-N-G-O Get involved @ your library, meet our Grades 1-3 librarians and help plan teen programs. Mondays, December 5, January 9, Writers of the Harlem Renaissance Winter Break Movie Teens and Tweens February 6, 4 p.m. Adults All ages SuperSmash Bros Brawl Tourney Tween and Teen Holiday Craft Thursday, December 29, 2 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2 p.m. Grades 6 and up Toddler Time Grades 4 – 8 In the 1920s and 1930s in Harlem New Have some snacks and enjoy a movie on December 14, 6:30 p.m. Monday, January 9, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Ages 18-36 months with caregiver York City, an awakening of race your week off from school! Get in the holiday spirit with a fun craft Test your skill on the Wii in our SuperSmash Tuesdays, December 6, January 10, 17, consciousness and artistic progression just for teens and tweens. Bros Tournament. Prizes will be awarded, so February 14, 21, 10:15 & 11:30 a.m. took place. This declaration of African- Read in the New Year Celebration be sure to sign up in advance! Stories, songs, and more! American independence became All Ages Tween Lego Club Friday, December 30, 3 p.m. known as the Harlem Renaissance, the Teen Book Chat Grades 4 – 8 Celebrate the new year a little early. Our Crafts for Kids Negro Renaissance, or the New Negro Grades 6 – 12 Wednesdays, January 4, February 1, New Year’s Eve celebration includes a Grades 1-3 movement. Join Dr. Wayne Glasker and Mondays, January 23, February 27, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. countdown, craft, stories and lots of fun! Wednesdays, December 7, January 4, Professor Ewuare Osayande of Rutgers- Books books books! Talk about your latest Come to the library for a building Camden as we celebrate Langston February 1, 4 p.m. and favorite read. Seasonal crafts to take home or give to a challenge. Each month we will have a Hughes, Jessie Fauset, and other writers theme to challenge the imagination – friend or loved one. of the Harlem Renaissance. what will you build? 10 11 Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. addon Township Branch Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. SingnUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-854-2752. addon Township Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-854-2752.

Dry Ice Capcase Book Buddies Adults Grades K-5 Ages 12 and up H Wednesday, December 7, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, December 6, 20, January 3, HAncestry.com 101 “Where there’s smoke there’s fire”?? Not HHistory of Haddon Township Told Through Photographs 17, 31, February 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m. H Adults this time! There’ll be bubbling potions, a Teens will pair up with youngsters 10:15 a.m. – 12 noon grand finale, and lots of fun with dry ice between the ages of 5-7 and help to Librarian and local historian team up on new book Explore your family tree at the library, and when the Mad Scientist comes to show them the wonderful world of let us help you discover who you are. Haddon Township. reading. We will meet here at the library illiam B. Brahms, Branch Manager of Camden County Haddon is offering a beginner’s class in and pair off. Prizes will be awarded for genealogy using the in-library database Lego Club completion of the program. Please Library’s M. Allen Vogelson Branch (Voorhees) and fellow Ancestry.com. Space is limited, Ages 8 and up register on our website. (Parents of the Haddon Township Historical Society member, Sandra White- registration is required. W Mondays, December 12, January 9, younger book buddies must stay.) Grear – both lifelong residents of Haddon Township., have joined Friday, December 2 or February 3 February 13, 4 p.m. (Choose one date only) What can you build with Legos? Space together to produce the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s ships, insects, forts or vehicles, perhaps? Tween Snack and Read popular Images of America series, Haddon Township. The Seniors on the Web Try our Lego Club and test your skills and Book Club Photographic book boasts more than 200 vintage images drawn from Seniors imagination. public and private collections. Fridays, December 9, January 14, Ages 9 and up February 11, 10 a.m. – 12 Noon Read in the New Year Celebration Third Tuesday of the Signed copies of the book ($21.99) are available for sale at the Learn basic computer skills while having All Ages month, 4 p.m. Authors, Sandra White-Grear fun. No previous experience necessary. A free copy of the bookis available Haddon Township and Voorhees library branches beginning Friday, December 30, 11 a.m. and William B. Brahms Call to sign up, and we will remind you Count down the minutes to the New Year at the circulation desk when November 15, 2011. Or by visiting the webs site: when it’s your turn to take this class. twelve hours early. you register. Snacks will be served. www.haddontwhistoricalsociety.org Proceeds from copies sold at the library benefit the See details page 3 Space is limited; registration Camden County Library System and the Haddon Township Historical Society. Fourth Thursday Evening Book required. Discussion Color Your World—Read! December 20 Group Ages 3-5 years The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Thursdays, December 15, January 26, Tuesdays, January 10, 17, 24, 10:30 a.m. by Tom Angleberger February 23, 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. Tired of winter? Take a break. Explore the Is it a paper finger puppet ? Or an See page 5 for details world around you through stories and art Haddon Township Branch Celebrates 50 Years! projects in scintillating color! oracle? Should you believe what Origami Yoda tells you? Or risk The Haddon Twp. Branch of Freeholder Director Louis Capelli presents Summer Dreams disaster? And why does it always the Camden County Library Camden County Library Director Linda Devlin seem to be right? System celebrated 50 years of Kids and Families Ages 3 - 5 with a proclamation celebrating our 50 years Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 21, 10:30 a.m. serving the people of Camden of service to the Haddon Township community. Book Buddies It’s cold outside, but we’re listening to January 17 County with a special party on stories about all the wonderful things we Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Ages 5-7 enjoy in the summertime. Think warm, Their parents get an all expense paid Tuesdays, December 6, 20, January 3, The event featured a sunny, relaxing, sand (not snow!) cruise, but Kendra and Seth get L to R: Library Director, Linda Devlin, 17, 31, February 14, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. shipped off to their moody and somber performance by the Westmont Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr., Bring your child to the library to pair up grandparents’ house where they are Philharmonia Accordion Freeholders Ian K. Leonard, Scot N. McCray with a great teenager for reading and told to follow the rules or stay in their Orchestra, an appearance by games and turn your child on to the joy and Rodney A. Greco Teens and Tweens room for the entire visit. Seth thinks Darby the Therapy Cat, of reading. Parents must stay in the Rags to Riches Recycling rules are made to be broken not birthday cake, face painting, library during the program. Register on All ages realizing that the rules are protecting book mark making, tattoos, our website. Prizes awarded for the family from evil forces. completion of the program. Thursdays, December 1,8,15, 29, contests and more. 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Recycling, retooling and reusing will be February 21 Teddy Bear Time put to the test in this class taught by Pictures of Hollis Woods Camden County Board of Ages 12 - 36 months Camden County naturalist Maggi Liebe. by Patricia Reilly Giff Thursday, December 1, 8, January 12, 19, Express your talents creating crafts from “My name is Hollis Woods. I’m twelve Freeholders Director February 9, 16, 10:30 a.m. recycled material. Register online. and I’m a mountain of trouble. My Louis Capelli, Haddon Books, songs and felt board fun for you name is a real place, a place they Branch Manager Nan and your toddler. Get Your Game On! found me when I was a baby. An hour Rosenthal and Camden Ages 10 and up old, no blanket, with a scrap of paper County Library Director Me and My Family Saturdays, December 17, January 21, that said, “Call her Hollis Woods.” I’ve Linda Devlin were there been in foster care all my life. Being Ages 3 - 5 February 18, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. to greet guests. moved from one family to the next. I Tuesdays, December 6, 13, 10:30 a.m. The controllers and the guitars are run away sometimes. I don’t go to Stories about families sharing good times hooked up and ready to go! Register on Camden County Freeholder Scot McCray reads to school. Kids don’t want to play with and craft projects to enjoy together. line to check out these great games a group of children from Dr. Seuss's "I Can Lick 30 me. Don’t feel sorry for me because I going on this winter at Haddon. + Tigers a Day" Limit is 20. am tough! “ 12 13 Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. outh County Branch erchantville Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-753-2537. SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-665-3128. Dry Ice Capcase Adults The “Tired Eyes” Book Club Grades K – 5 M SS Adults Saturday, December 10, 11:30 a.m. M Monday, January 9, 2012 Explore the world of dry ice with this Adults Film Forum program presented by the scientists at 7 – 8:45 p.m. Mad Science. Adults 18 and older Burn Off those See details on page 5 The Adventures of Lia Ria Wednesdays, December Little Ones Playgroup Holiday 7, January 4, February 1, Birth to 3 years and their caregivers Grades K - 3 Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 12 noon Tuesday, December 13, 7 - 8 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Calories At South County! South County YarnBalls Local author Jodi Fiore will share her Join other adults for screening Ages 12 – 18 book, “Lia Ria and the Lookdown Drill,” Meet our youngest members and and discussion of classic films. Yoga for Adults Mondays, December 19, January 23, and give a preview of her next Lia Ria Bring your dinner in a sack. make new friends! Adults February 27, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. adventure. Ms. Fiore is a local teacher We have the water We have special books Saturdays, December 3, 17, The knitting and crochet club at your formerly at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and snacks. and toys too! January 7, 21, February 4, 18 library! Meet a great group of people School in Berlin. Call for titles. 10:30 a.m. – Noon who enjoy all things yarn. New members are always welcome. Join Shawn Swift for some mind calming Little Gamers Hour and body stretching yoga. Wear Registration is not required. Grades K – 3 comfortable clothes and bring a mat or Fridays, December 30, February 24, beach towel. Class will be conducted South Jersey Writers Group 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. without socks and shoes. All levels of Adults Chinese New Year Will You Be My Valentine!! Get your game on! Bring a friend and yoga experience, including beginners, Tuesdays, December 20, January 17, Grades Pre-K – 5 Grades Pre-K – 5 play with our Nintendo Game Cube, PS2 Kids and Families are welcome. Registration is required. February 21, 7 – 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 3:30 p.m. and Wii. Feel free to bring your own Meet other aspiring writers, share your Little Ones Playgroup Let’s celebrate Year of the Dragon! Join us to make a treat for your sweet! snack or a snack to share. You may also writing, and learn creative writing skills. Birth to 3 years and their caregivers Jazzercize bring your own games as long as they Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 12 noon Snow Man Craft Mardi Gras Masks! Adults New members are welcome. are rated “E”. To celebrate the holiday Meet our youngest members and make Grades Pre-K – 5 Grades Pre-K – 5 Sundays, January 15, 29, February 12, 26, Registration is required. vacation, we will start at 4 p.m. only in new friends! We have special books and 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 15 and 22, . December. toys too! Brrrr! Let’s build a snowman! 3:30 p.m. The original dance exercise We’re making our own masks. This is a 2 phenomenon! Join Marianne Read in the New Year Ostermueller in burning calories in this fun Dry Ice Capcase by Mad Science Hula in the Cooler week project; you must be able to attend Families and powerfully effective 60-minute total Grades K – 5 Grades Pre-K – 5 both weeks. Kids and Families Saturday, December 31, Wednesday, December 7, 3:30 p.m. body workout. Wear comfortable clothes Wednesday, February 1, 3:30 p.m. Dress to Mess 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. It’s time for our annual winter luau! Leap Year and appropriate aerobic or cross-training Ages 4 – 8 Countdown to noon and ring in the New Winter Carnival Grades Pre-K – 5 athletic shoes. Bring an exercise mat or Tuesdays, December 6, January 10, Year with stories and a craft. Just Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, February 29, 3:30 p.m. beach towel and light hand weights. February 14, 4 - 5:30 p.m. because you can’t stay up to midnight Wednesday, December 14, 3:30 p.m. Come leap with us!! Are you ready to create a messy craft? doesn’t mean you have to miss the fun. Make your own winter carnival hat. Mahjong Players Meet – Up Adults Drop in between 4 and 5 p.m. and celebrate the holidays in December, Toddler Tunes and Tales Read in the New Year! Wednesdays, December 7, January 4, Merchantville Celebrates Johnny Appleseed Day and February 1, 12 – 2 p.m. winter in January, and Valentine’s Day in Ages 18 - 30 Months All ages The library is a great place to meet and February. Wednesdays, January 11, 18, 25, Wednesday, December 21, 3:30 p.m. National Popcorn Month! play the afternoon away. Bring your February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 10:30 – 11 a.m. Countdown and snacks! Mahjong sets and help get a group Family Frenzy Warm up at the library and enjoy this See page 2 for details started at your local library. The library will Families weekly program filled with stories, songs, provide the tea and coffee and the Tuesdays, December 6, January 3, and finger plays designed especially for Cartoon Afternoon space to meet. February 7, 6:30 - 8 p.m. your toddler. As always, siblings are Grades Pre-K – 5 Turn off the TV and spend an evening welcomed. Wednesday, December 28, 3:30 p.m. South County Scrapbookers together as a family in the library. Board Snacks and ‘toons for all! Meet-Up games will be available to play as well as other surprises. Feed the Birds Adults Artist Drew Spanier displays a Fridays, December 16, January 20, Grades Pre-K – 5 creative mosaic made with a February 17, 5 – 8:30 p.m. On the Spectrum Playgroup Wednesday, January 4, 3:30 p.m. cookie, icing, popcorn and Like to scrapbook but never have Ages 2 – 8 Healthy snacks for our feathered friends! raisins, in honor of National enough space? Too many household Saturdays, December 10, January 14, 28, A group of students enjoying slicing, chopping and Popppin Corn Month. distractions keeping you from your February 11, 25, Painting on Glass eating fresh apples for Johnny Appleseed Day. favorite hobby? Come to the library and 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Grades Pre-K – 5 L to R: Amaya Robits, Malcolm McGann, Olivia scrap to your heart's content. Spread Play with new friends. This is a playgroup Wednesday, January 11, 3:30 p.m. Callaway, Gabrielle Callaway, Mira Stocker and out and relax at your library. Bring a for children with special needs. We Show your painting skill. Rebecca Fiedler. snack to share and meet others who provide the toys and books but no share your interest. organized programming. Siblings are welcome. 14 15 Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. outh County Branch ogelson Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-753-2537. SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636.

Literary Café Book Chat Kid’s continued Oh Snap! 13+ Manga and Anime Otaku Short Story Discussion S Adults S Ages 13 – 18 Ages 13 – 18 Adults Adults Thursdays, 7 - 9 p.m Whimsical Wednesdays Monday, December 12, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, January 17, February 6, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Take part in thought- See details on page 5 Ages 2 ½ - 5 Years A digital photo club just for teens ages 13 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. V provoking discussions of contemporary Resumes and Interviewing: Keys to V short stories. This program is in conjunction Wednesdays, January 11, 18, 25, or older. Each month, teens will be able Take a break from your studies and Job Search Success Eight Weeks of Beginning French February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. to edit their photos using free software watch your favorite anime episodes with with Kennedy Eldermed. Adults Adults Thursdays, January 19 - March 8, 11:30 a.m. - Noon and prepare photos for public display friends. Talk about your latest manga find Saturday, December 3, 10:30 - 12:30pm 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Warm up at the library and enjoy this inside the library. Craft ideas will be and share some ramen. See details on page 5 Learn to market yourself and conduct an Learn the basics of French. This course is weekly program filled with stories, songs, presented as “Fun Things” to do with effective job search. A career for students with no or limited knowledge and finger plays designed especially for photos. Photo essay topics are assigned For the Love of Chocolate! development professional will provide of French, but willing to enjoy the French your preschooler. As always, siblings are each month to encourage the Kennedy Eldermed Knitting and Ages 9 – 18 you with the tools you need to search for Crochet Group way of life in a relaxed atmosphere. After welcomed! exploration of new subjects to Monday, February 13, 6:30 – 8 p.m. your next opportunity. The workshop will Adults 8 sessions you will be able to say basic photograph: “What is Winter’s Light?” Hey, teens! How much do you luv cover resume preparation, cover letters Wednesdays, December 14, 28, phrases and to use everyday vocabulary. Miss Janet’s Little Reader’s Club (December). No expensive equipment chocolate? Play bingo, trivia and special and interviewing skills. January 11, 25, February 8, 22 , 12:30 p.m. Grades K – 2 needed. If it can take a photo and be chocolate crazy contests. Share skills and learn new skills, while A Woman's Journey Toward Tuesdays, January 24, February 28, emailed, it can be used! Focus Group: Conversation Class working on individual, group, hospital, Financial Independence 6 – 7 p.m. Adults Be a Book Buddy! and community projects. Please bring Adults Are you too old for story time, but still love Teen Tech Librarybrewers Mondays and Wednesdays, Ages 12 and Up your own supplies and materials. Tuesday, January 24, 7 - 8:45 p.m. OR to be read to? Join Miss Janet as she December 5, 7,12,14, 19, 21, 28, Computer Club Thursdays, February 16, March 15, Completed projects will only be Tuesday, March 20, 7 - 8:45 p.m. shares some of her favorite tales with you. January 4, 9, 11, 18, 23, 25, 30, Grades 6 – 12 4 – 5 p.m. accepted at the second meeting of Find out how to overcome the unique You can even share some of your February1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 27, 29 Tuesdays, December 20, February 21, Make a difference in a young reader’s each month. financial challenges you face, and favorites with her! 7 – 8 p.m. life and share your love of reading. Pair 10:30 - 12 Noon. ESL class for those who prepare to set out on your own journey up with your young book buddy and want to learn to speak English fluently. Meditation Class toward financial independence. Book Buddies New meeting times! spend time reading and playing word Adults Thursday, December 15, Presented by SagePoint Financial. Grades K – 3 Inspired by the Homebrew Computer games. Community service hours will be Smart Divorce Strategies in a Tough Economy 7 - 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, February 16, March 15, Club from the mid 1970’s that included given to volunteers who complete the Nourish the soul and expand your Scrabble Adults 4:30 – 5 p.m. the creators of Apple, the Librarybrewers book buddy program. New Teen Book happiness. Adults Meet at the library and get paired up continue to meet during the winter Buddies should arrive at the library at Tuesday, December 6, 7 - 9 p.m. Fridays, January 27, February 24, with an older tween or teen for a half- months. Bring your laptops, ideas and 4 p.m. for a short orientation. Be sure to A local attorney and divorce concierge Real Life Reads Book Group 1 - 3 p.m. will share strategies to help protect assets hour of reading and word games at the energy to the library for a lively tech get register for this program. Adults Enjoy playing a challenging game of and use resources wisely while working library. All children must be registered for together. Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. Scrabble, with a few friends. This program through a divorce. each event. Space is limited to 12 See details on page 5 is in conjunction with Kennedy Eldermed. participants. 16+ Anime Otaku We meet the 4th Friday of each month, The Myths of Hospice Ages 16 – Up The Serial Reader Book Club on the 3rd floor. Adults Tuesdays, December 27, February 28, Adults Wednesday, December 7, 7 - 8:30 p.m. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m., Learn the ten myths of hospice and get A night dedicated to anime for the older See details on page 5 information about services, benefits, set. Bring your own snacks and watch Tweens / Teens expenses and eligibility. your favorite episodes. The Speculative Reader: a Science Yu Gi Oh and Pokémon, Too! Viewers must be 16 or older. Introduction to Madhubani Fiction and Fantasy Book Group Card Meet-Up Painting Adults Calling All Gamers! Ages 9 – 18 Adults Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Mondays, December 5, January 9, Ages 9 – 18 Wednesdays, December 7, 14, 21, 28, See details on page 5 New meeting times! 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Fridays, December 30, February 24, 6 - 8 p.m. Play, trade or hang out with other card 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Madhubani Painting is a style of Indian collectors. Please do not bring valuable Just for tweens and teens! Chill out and painting depicting themes of nature and cards. get your game on. Your library hooks up Hindu deities. Natural objects like the sun, the PS 2, PS 3, Nintendo Game Cube, moon and plants are painted, along with and Wii. Have a Nintendo DS? Bring LEGO Block Party! scenes from royal court and social Crochet and Knit Club Ages 8 – 18 yours and meet other DS fans. events. Two projects will be completed. Yu Gi Oh players welcome. Ages 10 to adult Fridays, December 9, January 6, Please bring canvas, acrylic colors, Wednesdays, January 11 through February 29, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. February 10, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. brushes, black water- proof marker Bring your latest project and chat with friends as you work. We will focus on a We have piles of LEGOs for you to dig pen, pencils and erasers. new crochet stitch or technique each month. through @ the library! Have tons of fun building whatever you can imagine. Beginner's Crochet Bring a building buddy or make new one. Ages 10 to adult Saturdays, January 14, February 11, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Our crochet club especially for beginners! Bring yarn and a size G or H Hook.

continued on page 18 16 17 Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. ogelson Branch ogelson Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636. SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636. American Girl Movie Night Be a Fashionista: Winter Chill Story Time Kids and Families continued Ages 7-12 Ages 8-14 Shake Your Rattles and Roll Kids and Families with Darby the Cat Friday, December 9, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, January 24, February 28, - Walkers - Jewelry Holder and Necklace Craft Watch an American Girl movie. 6:30 - 8 p.m. Holiday Fun V V Ages 12 - 18 months Ages 8 – 13 We will be sewing a fleece hat and scarf for Babies’V Playgroup V All Ages Book Buddies for Teens January and a no sew fleece poncho for Ages 1 - 18 months Wednesdays, December 7, 21, Saturday, January 21, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 17, Grades 5 - 12 February. Please bring a parent and a Fridays, ongoing, 10 - 11 a.m. January 11, 25, February 8, 22, Create a necklace and a jewelry holder 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, December 14, January 4, sewing machine. Supplies listed on website. Little ones meet new friends! We provide 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Listen to holiday stories with February 1, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. the toys and books but no organized Toddle on in for stories, songs, finger Be a Fashionista: Winter Chill Darby and make a craft. Do you like volunteering with kids? If yes, Chill Out!! programming. plays, and bubbles. Play Ages 8 - 14 time afterwards. Registration is for Tuesdays, January 24, February 28, become a Book Buddies Teen Reader! You Ages 7-12 will be paired with a Preschooler and you Saturdays, January 28, February 25 the entire winter session. 6:30 - 8 p.m. Toddlers’ Playgroup Love Stories with Darby will read together and make a simple craft. 10:30 a.m. Sewing a fleece hat and scarf for January Ages 18 - 36 months All Ages Chill out every time with a different activity Shake Your Rattles and Roll and a no sew fleece poncho for February. Fridays, ongoing, 11 - 12 noon Saturday, February 11, Teen Advisory Board (TAB) such as an icy experiment or a chilly snack. Please bring a parent and a sewing Play with new friends! We provide the - Lapsit - 10:30 a.m. Grades 6 - 12 machine. Supplies will be listed on website. toys and books but no organized Ages 6 - 12 months Celebrate Valentine’s Day Thursdays, December 15, January 19, American Girl Craft Club programming. Wednesdays, December 7, 21, with Darby! Listen to stories February 16, 4 p.m. Ages 7-12 January 11, 25, February 8, 22, and make a craft. Cuddle up with a Good Book TAB is made up of teens and tweens who Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 p.m. Legomania Club 11:30 - 12:15 p.m. Ages 2 - 6 want to make a difference in their local A craft based on an American Girl doll. Grades 1 - 6 Crawl on in for stories, bounces, Thursdays, January 26, February 23, library. Help plan and promote exciting Saturdays, December 3, January 7, songs, and bubbles! Play time Kid Craft Corner 6:30 p.m. new children and teen programs while Kisses Bingo February 4, 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon afterwards. Registration is for entire Grades K - 3 Put your pajamas on and bring a cuddly making friends. Grades 5 - 12 Make new friends while you create and winter session. Thursdays, December 22, January 26, blanket for bedtime stories. Tuesday, February 14, 4 p.m. play with Legos provided by the library. February 23, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon Card Night! Enjoy Hershey Kisses and Bingo with your Enjoy an after school snack and make a Chill Out!! Grades K - 7 friends this Valentine's Day. Ages 7-12 Mother Goose and Me fun craft to take home! Fridays, December 16, January 20, Saturdays, January 28, February 25 February 17 6:30 - 8 p.m. Anime-Otakus Ages 18 months - 2 years Read to a Dog 10:30 a.m. Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon fans get together Ages 16 and Up Mondays, December 5, 19, January 9, 23, Ages 5 - 11 Snowman Jamboree Chill out every time with a different activity to play, trade and enjoy snacks. No Tuesday, February 28, 4 - 7 p.m. February 13, 27, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Mondays, December 12, January 9, Ages 3 - 8 years such as an icy experiment or a chilly snack. valuable cards please! Bring your favorite anime for this anime Make friends while enjoying stories, songs, February 13, 7- 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2 p.m. Bring your favorite book or choose one Enjoy stories, songs, and games about marathon. Refreshments served. and finger plays! Stay and play American Girl Craft Club Crafting for Teens afterwards with coloring sheets and from the library to read to our therapy snowmen. Ages 7-12 Grades 5- 12 bubbles! Registration is for entire winter dogs. Each session will feature a craft. Read in the New Year Celebration Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, December 19, January 9, session. February 13, 4 p.m. Book Buddies for Kids All Ages A craft based on an American Girl doll. Create awesome projects to take home. Shake Your Sillies Out Ages 3 - 6 Thursday, December 29, 11:15 a.m. Ages 2 - 5 years Wednesdays, December 14, January 4, Homeschool Gathering Tuesdays, December 6, 20, January 3, 17, February, 1, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Homeschool Gathering (Everyone Welcome) 31, February 14, 28, 10:30 a.m. Pair up with a teen book buddy and (Everyone Welcome) Teens & Tweens Let Go of My Lego enjoy stories and a craft. Registration is Let Go of My Lego Sing, dance, and enjoy stories in this Teen Gaming Club Ages 5 - 12 active story time. for entire winter session. Ages 5 - 12 Grades 6 - 12 Wednesdays January 4, February 1, Wednesdays January 4, February 1, 10:30 a.m. Preschool Craft Corner 10:30 a.m. Fridays, December 2, January 6, February 3, Giggles and Grins 6 - 8 p.m. Imagine creating our own lego world! Ages 3 - 5 Imagine creating our own lego world! Ages 3 - 5 Play Wii and XBox 360 games. Thursdays, December 8, 22, January 12, Thursdays, December 15, January 19, Jewelry Holder and Necklace Craft Sing Along and Learn 26, February 9, 23, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. February16, 10:30 a.m. Legomania Club Ages 8 – 13 Celebrate winter with fun crafts! Ages 3 - 6 Skip on in for stories, songs, finger plays Grades 1 - 6 Saturday, January 21, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, January 10, February 21, and a craft. Registration is for entire Saturdays, December 3, January 7, Create a necklace and a jewelry holder. winter session. Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon Card 1:30 p.m. February 4, 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Night! Listen and sing to stories about early Make new friends while you create and American Girl Movie Night Grades K - 7 concepts such as colors. play with Legos provided by the library Ages 7 - 12 Fridays, December 16, January 20, Crochet and Knit Club Friday, December 9, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. February 17 6:30 - 8 p.m. Diary of a Wimpy Kid “Cabi n Fever” Adult Anime & Manga Club Ages 10 to adult Watch an American Girl movie. Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon fans get together Grades 3 - 6 Ages 16 and up Wednesdays, January 11 - February 29, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. to play, trade and enjoy snacks. No Thursday, January 12, 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, December 6, January 3, Bring your latest project and chat with friends as you work. We will focus on Dry Ice Capades valuable cards please! Make a journal, play “Wimpy” Bingo and February 7, 4 - 5:30 p.m. a new crochet stitch or technique each month. a Trivia game. Grades K - 5 Do you love watching anime and reading manga? Then this Adult Anime club is for Beginner's Crochet Saturday, December 10, 2:30 p.m. you! Share some snacks while we talk Ages 10 to adult See page 3 for details about your favorite stories and characters Saturdays, January 14, February 11, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. and watch the newest series. Our crochet club especially for beginners! Bring yarn and a size G or H Hook.

18 19 Registration opens for all programs beginning three weeks prior to start date. Beyond the Back of the Bus Staff Picks Written by: Sandra Turner-Barnes, Director ogelson Branch Cultural & Heritage Commission SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636. Christen Orbanus Illustrated by: Bernard Collins, Jr., Vogelson Divergent by Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission Career Workshops Veronica Roth Executive Director, Sandra Turner-Barnes V This book began as a poem commissioned by V Cover Letters, Resumes & Interviewing If you’re a fan of the Rowan University to honor Mrs. Rosa Parks in 2006. This teaching poem Saturday, December 3, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Hunger Games trilogy, check out easily became a inspirational children's book, once artist Bernard Presented by Rhonda Cohen. Ms. Cohen is a career development professional with Collins, Jr., added his talent, color and flare. One of the most important over ten years of experience in the field, most recently as Interim Director of the Divergent by Veronica Roth. Set in the future, Beatrice Prior must moments in African American, and American history comes alive in this Career Development Center at Saint Joseph’s University. In addition to individual account of Rosa Parks' legendary stand against racial segregation in career counseling, she has presented numerous career workshops. decide which of five predetermined factions she wishes 1955. Presented with eye-catching illustrations and written in enjoyable, to spend the rest of her life in. Will metered rhyme, the story tells how Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a Resumes & Networking - a Hands - On Approach she have the courage to leave Montgomery bus led to the successful mass boycott of the transit Thursdays, January 12, February 16, 6 - 8 p.m. her family and choose the faction system, when roughly 50,000 commuters avoided riding the bus for 382 she wants? What will she do when days. Parks ultimately influenced the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement Presented by Thomas Woodson. Mr. Woodson is a professional trainer, facilitator and directly opened the doors for Martin Luther King Jr. and other and educator. Using creative hands-on training methods, he presents resume she discovers her world is not the luminary activists. This lovely little book is helping to educate today's training including at the Camden County One-Stop, Camden County’s career perfect utopia it is thought to be? development center. children of all ages, races and cultures about this period in history, using bright, sparkling language, and beautiful colors and images." Resumes are the first “interview” you have with an employer. And it’s a short interview – on average employers spend 10 seconds on each resume. Brian Binkley With only 10 seconds to convince an employer to interview you, your Ferry Avenue resume needs to stand out. Branch This winter, Camden County Library is offering three top-notch career workshops that will teach you to create a resume Bad Monkeys that highlights your strengths in an effective and professional manner. You will also learn about customizing your resume by Matt Ruff for each job, further improving your chance of getting that interview. The story opens as Member Libraries The December workshop will explore cover letter writing and interviewing skills in addition to resume writing. The January a simple interview and February workshops cover networking and resume writing. This workshop will feature one-on-one exercises, where in a psychiatric ward. Jane students pair up to practice networking and critiquing resumes. Research shows that active learning is one of the most Charlotte tells a wild story of her John McPeak effective learning methods. time in the Department for the Berlin Township Final Disposition of Irredeemable 856-767-0439 People with or without an existing resume are welcome. So get started and revitalize your job search with one of these Persons. She claims to be one of workshops. the good guys. Either way she is Winter Story Time guilty of murder. In Matt Ruff's Ages 2 1/2 – 5 usual fashion, nothing is as it Thursday, January 12 seems on the surface. Jane takes 10 – 11 a.m. Miss NJ Visits One Stop us through a wild ride and Warm up in our cozy library and enjoy this special confusing turns leaving you program filled with stories, songs, and finger plays wondering what happened. Part designed especially for your preschooler. Literacy Volunteers of Camden County recently welcomed Miss New Jersey spy novel, part existential novel, 2011, Katharyn Nicolle, to its program at the Camden County One Stop. Ms. Matt Ruff questions reality, morals, Nicolle, who comes from South Jersey, has focused on literacy issues as she Marie Fleche good and bad, and everything in Mt. Ephraim Public travels around the State in her capacity as Miss New Jersey. She is using her Berlin Boro 856-767-2448 title to encourage students, young and old, to pursue their education and between.. Just when you think you know what is going on, Ruff pulls Library avoid the pitfalls of illiteracy. Winter Story Time 856-931-6606 the rug out from under you again. Ages 2 ½ - 5 The program at the One Stop provides free one-on-one tutoring in reading If you are a fan of movies like Thursday, January 19 Holiday Story Time and math to Camden County adults who need to improve their skills in order Inception, Memento, or Usual 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Ages 2 and up to qualify for job training or to obtain their GED. Literacy Volunteers, with its Suspects, this book will certainly Warm up in our cozy library and main office at the Vogelson branch of the Camden County Library, trains Wednesday, December 7, appeal to you. enjoy this special program filled volunteers to instruct adults in reading, math and English as a second 3:45 p.m. with stories, songs, and finger language, at libraries and community rooms throughout the County. Stories, songs, fingerplays and a plays designed especially for This year over 350 people participated in this worthwhile community program. seasonal craft. your preschooler.

20 21 Give the Gift of Reading this Holiday Camden County Cultural and Annual Holiday Anthony P. Infanti - Bellmawr Heritage Commission Branch Library 35 East Browning Rd., Bellmawr, NJ 08031 Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Debbie Stefano, Branch Manager (856) 931-1400 Poetry in the Park: Other Special Programs Books for Kids Mondays 7 p.m. and Events: Riletta L. Cream - Ferry Avenue December 12 -- Rocky Wilson January 9 -- Walt Howat Saturday, December 3, 2011 – 7 p.m. BOOK DRIVE Branch Library January 23 - Elliott Levin 852 Ferry Ave., The Gray In Between Black & February 13 -A Valentine Celebration – Camden, NJ 08104 White – Our 5th Annual Jazz Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Love Nite - Open Mic Look for donation boxes at your branch! Friday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday, February 27 -- Still Standing Tall & Poetry Cultural Diversity Event Jerald Szpila, Branch Manager at the Katz JCC -- (856) 342-9789 featuring talented Jewish, Runs through December 8 Black History Celebration African American, Italian, Latino, Gloucester Township poets,musicians, and other artists Hopkins House Gallery celebrating art, history & Blackwood Rotary Public Library of Contemporary Art Donate New and GENTLY USED 15 South Black Horse Pike, humanity, together! Blackwood, NJ 08012 Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 37th Annual Juried Art Exhibition -- County-Wide Black Books for Less Fortunate Kids Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, November 12 – History Events: Anne Ackroyd, Branch Manager Friday, February 3, 2012 – 8 p.m. (856) 228-0022 Thursday, December 15, 2011 and Teens in Camden County Standing in the Shadow of Motown - Film and discussion Merchantville Public Library National Arts Program Featuring Grammy Award winning 130 S. Centre St., Sunday, January 8 – Wednesday, Motown Musicians Merchantville, NJ 08109 February 29, 2012 Monday and Wednesday, 2 - 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 2 - 5 p.m. Saturday, February 11 – 2 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. 7th Annual NAP Exhibition & Harriet Tubman Living Teens and Youngsters Team up Eve Brown, Branch Manager Awards for Camden County History Experience (856) 665-3128 Riletta Cream Library -- Ferry Avenue Residents Branch, Camden at our Book Buddies Program at all Branches South County Regional at the Katz Jewish Community Center - Branch Library 1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill – Saturday, February 18 – 8 p.m. 35 Coopers Folly Rd., Gallery open daily Remembering The Dreamland Winslow Township, NJ 08004 Reception: Sunday January 8, 2012 – Old Fashion Jazz Caberet Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Camden County Boathouse, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. Pennsauken Closed Sundays during the summer Drawing Room – Edward Troike, Branch Manager An exhibition Saturday, February 25 – 10 a.m.. (856) 228-0022 drawings by regional artists -- African American Living Saturday, January 7 – Legends -- 5th Annual Awards William G. Rohrer Memorial Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Presentation Library-Haddon Twp. Branch Reception, Saturday, January 21, 2012 Grace Temple Baptist Church, 15 MacArthur Blvd., Lawnside, NJ Westmont, NJ 08108 Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. That Was Jazz/Images Sunday, February 26 -- 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Following the Drinking Gourd - On October 19, Book Buddies met for the eleventh time at our Vogelson Branch. The teens read to their preschool Jennifer Druce, Branch Manager of Jazz – Remembering the Titans Music aged book buddies and then helped them with their craft, Spooky Ghost Hands. Fun was had by teens, kids and (856) 854-2752 Friday, February 24 -- librarians. Friday, March 30, 2012, & History M. Allan Vogelson Regional A Photographic Exhibition Event at Camden County College, Book Buddies started at Vogelson in March 2010 and has been a great success. The kids get to make some Branch Library by: H. Alonzo Jennings, Camden, Blackwood awesome teenaged friends while the teen volunteers learn what it means to be positive role models. Since the 203 Laurel Rd., Voorhees, NJ 08043 Featuring a special Jazz lecture/poetry inception of Book Buddies, the teens have volunteered 108 hours of service. Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. reading – Friday, February 24 – 7 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Located at the Hopkins House on the south bank of the Cooper River between Cuthbert Boulevard and The Book Buddies program is now at all of our library branches. Interested in becoming a Book Buddies kid or a Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. Closed Sundays during the summer Route 130, 250 South Park Drive, Haddon Township. (856) 858-0040 TTY: Dial 711 Book Buddies Teen Reader? Check Sign Up for program dates or ask at your local branch. William Brahms, Branch Manager Visit our website: http://arts.camden.lib.nj.us (856) 772-1636 ext.3308 A Division of the Camden County Library System in conjunction with the Camden County Board of Freeholders

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