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Explore Imagine Library Director Linda A. Devlin Spring Associate Director David Lisa Library System Library Commissioners Book Sale Nancy Costantino, President Barbara Laynor, Vice President Summer 2015 Patrick Abusi, Joyce Ellis, Perry Jenkins Gail Watkins, Robert Weil M. Allan Vogelson News, Events and Free Pro grams @ the Camden County Library System Freeholder Liaison IImmaaggiinnee tthhaatt...... Ian K. Leonard Regional Branch Library Summer Reading Camden County Officials Louis Cappelli, Jr., Freeholder Director Program Friday, June 12, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Edward McDonnell, Freeholder Deputy Director “Every Hero Michelle Gentek, Freeholder Ian K. Leonard, Freeholder Has a Story” Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Jeffrey L. Nash, Freeholder This summer we celebrate Carmen G. Rodriguez, Freeholder many types of heroes. Over 50,000 Books of all types, CDs, DVDs, Videos, Jonathan L. Young, Sr. Freeholder Joseph Ripa, County Clerk Whether they walk through Books-on-Tape…. and more!!!!! Charles H. Billingham, Sheriff the library door, made their Patricia Egan Jones, Surrogate mark in history or keep our communities safe and clean, Anthony P. Infanti - Bellmawr South County Regional Merchantville Public Library we celebrate them all. 130 S. Centre Street Branch Library Branch Library See page 2! 35 East Browning Road Merchantville, NJ 08109 35 Coopers Folly Road Bellmawr, NJ 08031 Monday and Wednesday, 2 - 9 p.m. Winslow Township, NJ 08004 Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 2 - 5 p.m . Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Debbie Stefano, Branch Manager Eve Brown, Branch Manager Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. (856) 931-1400 (856) 665-3128 Closed Sundays during the summer Jennifer Druce, Branch Manager Gloucester Township Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown (856) 753-2537 Blackwood Rotary Public Library Branch - on the Rutgers Campus William G. Rohrer Memorial 301 North 5th Street 15 South Black Horse Pike Library-Haddon Township Blackwood, NJ 08012 Camden, NJ 08102 D Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Branch Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Pa re Friday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 15 MacArthur Boulevard g a Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. C e 1 m Westmont, NJ 08108 an 4 Anne Ackroyd, Branch Manager Julie Tozer, Branch Manager dy S (856) 228- 0022 (856) 225-6807 Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. us Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. hi Riletta L. Cream - Ferry Avenue Ann Marie Latini, Branch Manager M. 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Editors: Maureen Wynkoop xpl o18 Gar ical EPage dens Dish Holidays Nancy Leggoe ning for Cartoo Adul Friday, July 3......Independence Day Observed......Closed shop ts Saturday, July 4......Independence Day......Closed Work Closed Sundays during the summer from May 24 – September 6 Library System camdencountylibr ary.org Camden County Library System is governed and supported by the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Camden County Library Commission. camdencountylibrary .org From the Director Freeholder Leonard his is the summer of heroes! Heroes Library Van wins come in all different shapes and sizes and The Camden County Library ear Friends: NJLA Award TSTystem will be celebrating them all. Visit our eight branches and attend some of our DDWelcome to the summer edition of the The New Jersey Library Association many superhero programs. Every child has Camden County Library newsletter! After a long snowy an inner superhero that can soar by joining the Summer winter, the library has some programs that will bring a honored our library with a PR award Reading Program. It is a great way to include reading and little extra sunshine your way. this past April for a colorful illustration, activities into summer family time. by NJ artist Dan Fenelon, that adorns Visit a local branch for some tumblin’ fun that will get you For the third summer in a row, The Camden County Library and your toddler smiling bright. And the good times will one of our delivery vans. Award entries System wants you to sit back, relax and enjoy our Summer keep rolling when kids of all ages use their creativity to were judged on the effectiveness of Music Festival. Whether its jazz, classical, spoken word, build with Bricks 4 Kidz. their message, originality, creativity of American standards or traditional Celtic, we will be showcasing some of the best musical talent in South Jersey. If you think that sounds like fun, the library has something design and aesthetic appeal. wild for the explorer in everyone! You can see and learn As our Library Director Linda Devlin said in April 2014 when the van hit the streets, “I think the van If you are an adult who would like to brush up on your math all about animal adaptations, snakes, scales, tarantulas illustration is a wonderful way to get the public’s attention and advertise what our libraries have skills, Literacy Volunteers of Camden County can help. Along and more at a branch near you. to offer. Its colorful presence on our local roadways is a welcome sight this spring after the long, with free tutoring in Reading and English as a Second Language, they are offering free basic math tutoring sessions There’s a complete program schedule of all the family hard winter we’ve all endured. It’s an invitation and a reminder to visit your local library.” on a drop-in basis at two of our branches, the Nilsa I. Cruz- fun your local library has this summer at Perez Downtown Camden Branch and the Vogelson Branch www.camdencountylibrary.org/events. The Camden in Voorhees. County Library is ready and waiting to give your family a few more reasons to dance in the sunshine! Enjoy the Library and have a safe and fun summer! Linda A. Devlin, Director Ian K. Leonard, Freeholder Liaison It's a Bird…It's a Plane… It's Summer Reading! Let your inner superhero shine this summer by joining our 2015 Summer Reading Program for children, Every Hero Has a Story! Being part of Camden County Library's Summer Reading Program is a great way to include reading and related activities in summer family time. It helps children maintain and improve reading skills over the summer months. Not to mention there's a chance to win some great prizes! Your child will start by registering for summer reading at your local library branch. Please check with your branch for registration start dates. Once you have registered, stop by your library to pick up a summer reading log. Keep track of every hour your child reads and/or is read to. Read anything! Read anywhere! Make sure to log your hours with your local branch to earn incentives and to be entered to win larger prizes. While you're in between books, stop by your library for a variety of age-appropriate events! Teen Summer Reading Program: Unmask Teens can get in on the summer reading action too! Keep track of every hour you read, make sure to log your hours with your library and get the chance to win some AWESOME prizes. Be sure to look at our event calendar to keep your summer filled with fun. Every Wednesday from September to July the Merchantville Public Library hosts a children’s program that can range from petting zoos to crafts. There are always great snacks to share, books to read aloud and prizes galore! Check us out! www.camdencountylibrary.org/merchantville 2 27 Freeholder Ian Leonard Honored as Library Champion by NJLA Nominated by Camden County Library for his tireless work to help libraries Adult Summer Music Festival Each year the New Jersey Library The Camden County Library Summer Music Festival is back again for our third summer! We are Association seeks to recognize individuals, The reading program that no one thought would work is now showcasing some of the best musical talent in South Jersey. Enjoy some jazz, classical, spoken word, groups, organizations, businesses, thriving. After only a few months, the program is serving American standards, and traditional Celtic. We have something for everyone! corporations or other entities that have twenty-two ESL students and six Basic Literacy students. Four made a remarkable contribution in support regular classes are held each week at the branch. In addition to of libraries serving their communities. learning English and reading, students are invested in learning Symphony in C Camden County Library Director Linda how to connect with the community and how the city and other Abe Speller 3rio Summer Camp Showcase Devlin knew without reservation who she systems work. The teachers in the program love the classes and Adults All ages wanted to nominate in 2015: Camden working with the students, who are courageous and very open The group, formerly known as The New Earth Trio, is back by Area students learn and perform alongside sensational County Freeholder Ian Leonard. In her with their stories.
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