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Library Director Linda A. Devlin Associate Director SPRINGSPRING BookBook SalesSales David Lisa L i b r a r y S y s t e m Vogelson Branch Library Commissioners Patrick Abusi, President News, Events and Our Biggest Spring Book Joyce Ellis, Vice President Nancy Costantino,Barbara Laynor, Free Programs @ the Sale Ever! Gail Watkins, Robert Weil Imagine that...Camden County Library System Friday June 7, 2013 Freeholder Liaison Spring 2013 Saturday June 8, 2013 Ian K. Leonard Camden County Officials Louis Cappelli, Jr., Freeholder Director Gloucester Township Branch Edward McDonnell, Freeholder Deputy Director Annual Spring Book Sale Michelle Gentek, Freeholder Ian K. Leonard, Freeholder Thursday, May 2, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Scot McCray, Freeholder Friday, May 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Jeffrey L. Nash, Freeholder Carmen G. Rodriguez, Freeholder Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Joseph Ripa, County Clerk Bag Special on Saturday! Charles H. Billingham, Sheriff Patricia Egan Jones, Surrogate Prices ranges from $1 - $3

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Spring Closings Editor/Designer: Pat Dempsey Sunday, April 8, Easter...... Closed L i b r a r y S y s t e m Assistant Editor: Wednesday, May 8, Staff Development Day...... Closed Maureen Wynkoop Dream Explore Imagine Sundays, May 27 thru September 2.....Closed camdencountylibrary.org NEW Digital Systemwide Adult Monday, May 28, Memorial Day...... Closed Media Services Kids Programs Book Clubs Camden County Library System is governed and supported by the Camden County Board of Chosen Page 3 Page 4 Pages 5 & 6 Freeholders and the Camden County Library Commission. camdencountylibrary.org From the Director Freeholder Leonard hanks to all of you who took the ear Friends: time to respond to our recent Welcome to the spring rt Exhibit at Haddon Township online survey. We received over edition of the Camden County ToneT thousand responses! I loved reading LibraryDD newsletter! Our library system is about what you love about your library and always up to something new. This year what would make us your dream library. during National Library Week, April 13 -20, the library invites your family to pack up your favorite stuffed We found out that you love the library, and especially enjoy our animals and come have “Brunch with a Buddy” AA print collections, programs, computers, and staff. You also at a branch near you. value convenience. Many of you would like to see more downloadable collections, computers and new books, along And if that doesn’t get your imagination running wild enough, with improvements to our interior spaces in your future a Lego Workshop for kids 6-12 might be just the thing. This “dream library.” workshop will really help your kids’ creativity go into overload. This exciting workshop will give you some innovative ideas for We listened to your feedback, and are making plans to do more projects you can work on at home. of what you really, really want and love about your library so we For those with a passion for reading you might be interested in can provide an even more valuable and positive experience for our “Book Buddies” programs for kids or teens (see branch you and your family. This month, we are rolling out three new page for ages). This is just one way you can volunteer and downloadable services that will give you access to an spread your love for books and reading. There’s nothing more expanded ebook collection with no wait lists, 100 digital popular rewarding than helping someone who needs you. magazines, and free music downloads, all with your library "Gathering Storm" by Carolyn Cogan "The End of a Perfect Day" by Ed Connell card. Read more about these services in this issue or on our There are so many libraries with so many programs and events website at camdencountylibrary.org. aimed to get you excited about the library and all it has for you and your family. And there is no time like the present to pick up The Camden County Library System wants to offer you the “Flowers and a book, video or even a new hobby. This spring, come rain or Local artist Norma Chankin and best possible resources, service, and value. Look for more shine, remember anytime is a good time to enjoy some indoor Turtles" new services at your branch soon. fun at one of our libraries! students from her Fine Artists Studio displayed their artwork during the by Norma Linda A. Devlin Ian K. Leonard month of January at the Haddon Chankin Director Freeholder Liaison Township branch. A variety of paintings were shown including landscapes, portraits and abstract works. The show included an opening event where the artists were available to meet and We’re celebrating by greet the public. giving away free comic books! Sponsored by “All Things Fun,” in West Berlin. "Life Goes On" n by Nelly Toll ddo G Ha hip lo ns T uc ow h ow e T anc n ste Br Br sh r an ip ch

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2 27 Welcome to our column on user friendly technology - accessible tech that Tech Tips doesn’t require tech guru skills!

How to Create a Blog

Sometimes I want to keep my thoughts private, butsometimes I want to New share them (at least theoretically) with the world. These are the times I Freading is a new ebook service I think about working on a blog. which offers you access to a collection of over 20,000 titles with What is a blog? The term blog is short for weblog. A blog can be described as a cross between a newsletter and a journal. It is online—typically on a website no waiting ever! New titles are that hosts numerous blogs. A blog has a name and a specific web address, Digital added regularly. You can read making it easy for an individual to publicize her/his blog. In a blog, the most ebooks the way that you prefer, by recent content (post) is on the lead page. To get to the older content, using an iPhone or iPad app, an anyone viewing the blog has to scroll down or click on links within the blog. Media Android app, or a PC. A blog can be personal—an individual’s ideas, thoughts, photographs, drawings. It can also be done to promote a business, an organization, or even Freading uses a unique token an avocation such as cooking, bicycling, parenting, saving money, etc. Services system. You use these tokens to In order to put up a blog you need to have it hosted on a website set up for exchange for e-book downloads. bloggers. These websites typically provide templates (organizational As a library card holder, you get a structures) and instructions that help you start a blog in a reasonable amount s a result of our recent online survey, we know that you like library of time. Here are three of the most well known sites. To get started, you need weekly allotment of tokens and when to create an electronic identity specific to the site-a blog name/id and a services that you can access when you are outside of our you spend them on a book, password. There is no cost to putting up a blog on any of these sites, although branches, that you love to use your smartphone and tablet, and they get deducted from your total. WordPress does make available some extra features for modest fees. A Newer books generally cost more that you like digital music, e-books, and online information and tokens. Unused tokens roll over each Blogger WordPress Tumblr entertainment. Camden County Library System is proud to begin offering www.blogger.com wordpress.com www.tumblr.com week for a four -week period. three new digital media services: Freegal, Freading, and Zinio. So...is it time to let the world know what you have to say? Is it time to start your Freading will give you even more very own blog? ebook choices when used alongside Happy Tech! our Overdrive ebook service. Margaret Szvetecz, South County Branch

Begin using Freading at camdencountylibrary.org/ freadingcamdencountylibrary.org/freading. Freegal is a digital music service that enables you to download up to three MP3s a week, totally Free Tax Assistance Programs DRM-free! You can choose from millions of songs Free tax help to low and moderate income from 10,000 labels including those of Sony Do you enjoy reading magazines and want to access them on your tablet, taxpayers, especially those 60 and older. Music Entertainment. computer or smartphone? Then Zinio is for you! Zinio is a digital newsstand, and now, through Zinio, the Camden County Library System AARP Thousands of popular artists are included in the offers 100 of the most popular digital magazines for you to read online! service, including Adele, Pink, Alicia Keyes, South County Branch - Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bellmawr Branch - Tuesdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mumford & Sons, One Direction, Carrie These are complete digital versions of the magazines you know and love, Voorhees, Tuesdays and thursdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Pitbull, and others including Consumer Reports, Food Network Magazine and Rolling Stone. Haddon Township Branch, Tuesdays, 12 noon - 4 p.m. from many genres of music. There is no limit to the number of magazines that you can access. Gloucester Township Branch, Fridays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Your downloaded MP3s can be played on a variety of mobile devices, including iPhones and Androids, These magazines are viewable in high definition on most compatible mobile This program is offered on a first-come-first-serve basis. devices like iPhones, iPads, Android Devices and on your PC. Please bring your social security card or 1099 SSA. iPads and other tablets, and online via an easy-to- use website interface. Want some VITA recommendations? You can check out the most Learn more at: camdencountylibrary.org/zinio VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) will only be at the Vogelson branch downloaded songs of your fellow library members! Thursday, February 7 - April 4, 5-8:45 p.m. Get started at camdencountylibrary.org/freegal. L i b ra r y S ys t e m

26 3 Kids systemwide Programs ! Vogelson Branch Kids systemwide Programs ! Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 ext.7360.

Brunch with a Buddy! Super Smash Brothers Tween Free Comic Book Day All ages Teens and Tweens Tournament All ages Grades 4 - 6 Saturday, May 4, all day Celebrate National Library Week! Bring in your favorite Crochet and Knit Club Saturday, April 13, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. We are celebrating the annual holiday stuffed animal friend to share in a scrumptious spread of treats. Ages 10 to adult Battle it out at the Super Smash Brothers by giving away free comic books and Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, Brawl for Wii. Caregivers, please be assorted goodies. Sponsored by "All April, 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 15, 22, 29, advised that the game is rated T for Teen. Things Fun" in West Berlin. South County - Saturday, April 13, 2:30 p.m. 4:30 -5:30 p.m. Voorhees - Sunday, April 14, 1 p.m. Bring your current project and make African Dance Teen Volunteer Bellmawr - Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. friends as you knit or crochet. Beginners, Grades 5 - 12 Boot Camp bring a size H hook and worsted weight Gloucester Township - Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m. yarn to learn to crochet. Grades 6 - 12 Haddon Township - Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. Learn some new dance moves and Saturday, May 18, 2 p.m. Merchantville - Wednesday, April 17, 3:30 p.m. make new friends! Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch - Friday, April 19, 10:30 a.m. Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Tuesday, May 21, 4 p.m. Grades 6 - 12 Riletta L. Cream – Ferry Avenue - Saturday, April 20, 11:30 a.m. Upcycled Belt Weaving Friday, May 24, 7 p.m. Thursdays, March 7, 21, April 11, 25, Ages 8 – 12 May 9, 30, 4 p.m. Are you interested in volunteering at Sunday, April 21, 1:30 p.m. TAB is made up of teens and tweens who the library this summer? All interested Boys and girls weave a one-of-a-kind belt want to make a difference in their local out of recycled materials and celebrate teens must sign up and complete a Lego Workshop library. Plan and promote exciting new Earth Day. Supplies will be provided, but Teen Volunteer Boot Camp session this children’s and teen programs while Ages 6-12 you may bring your own fabric strips making friends. Spring. Please call Christen at the (3 pieces, 2" x 1 1/2 yard each), and Bricks 4 Kidz is visiting again with their specially-designed Lego Youth Services Desk with any questions. colorful plastic bags. projects! Be prepared to use your imagination, curiosity and love Crafternoons of Legos! Learn more at http://www.bricks4kidz.com. Grades 6 - 12 Science Fair Tuesdays, March 12, April 9, May 14, Gloucester Township - Monday, May 6, 6 p.m. Grades K-8 4 p.m. Anime-Otakus South County - Friday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 11 a.m. Channel your inner DIYista at this make Ages 16 and up Haddon Township - Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. Using the Scientific method, show off your and take craft program for teens! Tuesday, May 28, 4 - 7 p.m. Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch - Tuesday, May 14, 2 p.m. favorite science experiment. Stop by the Bring your favorite anime for this 3 hour Bellmawr - Wednesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m. Youth Services Desk for an entry form and Teen Gaming Club anime marathon. Refreshments will Voorhees - Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. instructions. Grades 6 - 12 be served. Riletta L. Cream – Ferry Avenue - Tuesday, May 21, 3:30 p.m. Fridays, March 29, April 26, May 31, Merchantville - Wednesday, May 22, 3:30 p.m. 4-6 p.m. Play Wii and XBox 360 games. Book Buddies for Teens See branch pages for ages. The Book Club Grades 6 - 12 Attention teens: Do you like volunteering with kids? If yes, become a Book Buddies Reader! You will Fridays, March 15, April 19, be paired with a younger child who is looking forward to practicing reading with you! May 17, 4 p.m. Welcome to our brand new book club for tweens and teens. Call the Youth Book Buddies for Kids Services Desk for upcoming titles. See branch pages for ages. Get paired up with a teen or tween book buddy. May include stories, games, and crafts.

Book Buddies for Haddon Township: Wednesdays, March 13, April 10, May 15, 4 p.m. Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch: Kids & Teens Thursdays, March 14, April 18, May 16, 4 p.m. Teen volunteers read to Voorhees: Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, May 22, 6:30 p.m. younger partners. Bellmawr: Thursdays, March 21, April 4, May 16, 4 p.m. Kids - ages 3 – 6 South County: Thursdays, March 21, April 18, May 16, 4:30 p.m. Teens – grades 5 – 12 Gloucester Township: Tuesdays, March 26, April 30, May 28, 3:45 p.m. Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, May 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. The teens hung out in the Vogelson Library after hours on Saturday See page 4 for details. January 12. They played games, watched movies, crafted, and ate! 4 25 Vogelson Branch Cooking Demonstration with Severino Pasta Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 ext.7360. Joseph and Anna Maria Severino learned the art of pasta making from Umberto Casoli, an artisanal Family Fridays Arbor Day Celebration pasta maker in Italy. In 1971 they returned to Vogelson All Ages All ages America with recipes in hand and introduced their Fridays, April 12, May 10, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, 4 p.m. uniquely handcrafted pasta products made from Kids and Families con’t Looking for something fun to do as a Celebrate Arbor Day through crafts 100% semolina flour. For over 35 years the family family? Come to Family Fridays! We will and a special green treat! shop in Haddon Township has been known as the Eager Readers Story Time offer a new family friendly activity each place to find authentic richly flavored pasta. Join month. Call the Youth Services Desk for Grades K-3 Parachute Play for Preschoolers Carla Severino at your local branch so you too can more details. Mondays, March 18, April 29, May 13, Ages 3-5 learn the secrets of making authentic pasta dishes. 4:30-5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 11 and 11:30 a.m. Super Smash Brothers Tween Samples are limited Hear a story and be creative! Have fun with the parachute while to the first 25 participants registered. Registration is for a 3-month session. Tournament practicing your listening skills! Please Grades 4 - 6 register for one time only. Welcome Spring! Saturday, April 13, 3:30 - -5:30 p.m. Ages 3-5 Battle it out at the Super Smash Brothers Free Comic Book Day Gloucester Township: Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m. Rileltta L. Cream-Ferry Avenue: Brawl for Wii. Parents/caregivers please All ages Wednesday, March 20, 11 a.m. Voorhees: Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 1:30 p.m. Celebrate the arrival of spring with stories, be advised that the game is rated T for Saturday, May 4, all day Haddon Township: Thursday, May 2, 7 p.m. songs, and a craft! Teen. We are celebrating the annual holiday South County: Friday, April 5, 7 p.m. by giving away free comic books and Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez: Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m. Bellmawr: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. Brunch with a Buddy assorted goodies. Sponsored by "All Book Buddies for All Ages. Things Fun" in West Berlin. Merchantville: Wednesday, May 29, 7 p.m. Kids & Teens Sunday, April 14, 1-2 p.m. Teen volunteers read to See page 4 for details. Moms and Muffins Story Time younger partners. All Ages Kids - ages 3 – 6 Upcycled Belt Weaving Saturday, May 11, 10:30 a.m. Teens – grades 5 – 12 Ages 8 – 12 Munch on muffins and hear stories Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, Sunday, April 21, 1:30 p.m. honoring our hard working moms! May 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Boys and girls, weave a one-of-a-kind Make something special to give to your Friday, June 7 belt out of recycled materials and #1 mom! See page 4 for details. celebrate Earth Day. Supplies will be provided but you may bring your own Lego Workshop fabric strips (3 pieces 2" x 1 1/2 yard Ages 6 -12. Saturday, June 8 Pokemon Fun Night each), and colorful plastic bags. Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. Grades K – 5 See page 4 for details. Friday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. Trade cards, make a craft and meet other Pokemon Fans. No valuable cards please. S P R I N G April Fool’s Day Ages 8 - 12 Science Fair Monday, April 1, 3 p.m. Grades K-8 BOOK Make the most of the holiday. Learn how Saturday, May 25,, 11 a.m. to make fake blood, scabs and slime. Using the scientific method, show Dress for Mess! off your favorite science Game On experiment. Stop by the Youth SALE Grades 2 - 5 Services Desk for an entry form Wednesday, April 3, 3 – 4:30 p.m. and instructions. The Vogelson Branch of the Play Wii and PS3 on the big screen! Camden County Library System All Things “One Direction” Grades K – 5 Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m. offers one of South Jersey’s Is 1D your favorite boy band? 1D fun, music, crafts and snacks! biggest Used Book Sales!

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24 5 Vogelson Branch Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Bellmawr Haddon Township SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 ext.7360. Bellmawr Library Detectives Book Club Fourth Thursday Evening Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Book Discussion Group Let Go of My Lego Little Listeners Lapsit Story Time 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. Homeschool Club March 20 Kids and Families Ages 6-12 months Gun Games by Faye Kellerman March 28 Grades K-12 Wednesdays, March 13, 27, April 10, 24, Lieutenant Detective Peter Decker and his wife, Rina, Home Front by Kristin Hannah Babies’ Playgroup Wednesdays, March 6, April, 3, May 1, May 15, 29,11:30-12:15 p.m. investigate an apparent teen suicide. “By reversing traditional expectations, Hannah calls attention Ages 1-18 months 10:30 a.m. Stories, bounces, rhymes, and lifts! to the modern female soldier and offers a compassionate, Fridays, ongoing, 10 - 11 a.m. Use your imagination and create a Registration is for a 3 month session. April 3 poignant look at the impact of war on family.” Little ones meet new friends! We provide Lego World. Everyone Welcome! Love Her Madly by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith Publisher’s Weekly Investigator Poppy Rice re-opens the case of convicted the toys and books but no organized Jump Start Walkers Story Time axe-murderer Rona Leigh Glueck, the first woman executed April 25 programming. Ready, Set, READ! Ages 12-18 months in Texas since the Civil War. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Ages 3-5 Wednesdays, March 13, 27, April 10, 24, “ Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Toddlers’ Playgroup Thursdays, March 7, 21, April 11, 25, May May 15, 29, 10:30-11:15 a.m. May 8 Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story….” Ages 18-36 months 2, 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stories, songs, finger plays, and The Complaints by Ian Rankin Harper Perennial Fridays, ongoing, 11 - 12 noon Stories, songs, finger plays, and a craft! movements. Registration is for a Malcolm Fox is a complaint, a cop who investigates other Play with new friends! We provide Registration is for a 3-month session. cops, working out of a department known as the "Dark Side." May 23 3 month session. Officer Jamie Breck is a dirty cop, but no one can prove it. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom books and toys but there is no Can Malcolm Fox take Jamie Breck down? “Given one last chance at redemption, Father Time, the organized programming. Tumblin' Tots Preschool Craft Corner inventor of the world's first clock, must teach two earthly Ages 2 1/2 - 4 Ages 3-5 people the true meaning of time….” Hyperion Mondays, March 11, 10:30 a.m. or 1:15 a.m., Thursdays, March 14, April 18, May 30, April 15, 6:30 p.m. or 7:15 p.m., 10:30-11 a.m. Totally Toddler Story Time May 13, 10:30 a.m. or11:15 a.m. Gloucester Township The Speculative Reader: A Science Fiction A seasonal craft perfect for preschoolers. Third Thursday Book Chat, 10:30 a.m. Ages 18 months - 2 years Tumblin' Tots' "Adventures in Exercise" makes and Fantasy Book Club Mondays, March 4, 18, April 8, 22, fitness fun for children. Please register for Kid Craft Corner March 21: Classic Second Tuesday of the month 7 – 8:30 p.m. May 6, 20, 10:30 or 11:30 a.m. only one session per day. Grades K-3 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Stories, songs, finger plays, and Thursdays, March 14, April 18, May 23, Story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for movements! Short activity afterwards. the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island March 12 4:30-5:15 p.m. at a time when the New York Times noted gin was the Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Please only register for one time. After school snack and a make and “A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral Registration is for a 3-month session. Homeschool Gathering national drink and sex the national obsession; it is an Grades K-12 take craft! exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. complexity and cool speculative physics…” --Ken MacLeod, author of the Engines of Light Trilogy Read to a Dog Tuesdays, March 12, 26, April 16, 30, Kid's Bingo May 14, 28, 11 a.m. Ages 5-11 Grades K-5 April 18: Mystery April 9 Enjoy a morning with other Naked in Death by J. D. Robb Mondays, March 4, April 8, May 6, Friday, March 15, April 19, 6:30 p.m. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer homeschoolers. Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the New York City Police Security 7- 8 p.m. Bring a blanket for sitting and play bingo! When a meteor hits the moon, Miranda must learn to survive Second session each month will Department investigates brutal murders in mid-21st century the unimaginable.--Publisher’s description Bring your favorite book or choose one New York City. Also central is her passionate relationship with from the library to read to our therapy have a program. the Irish billionaire. Legomania Club May 14 dogs. Each session will feature a craft. Ages 5-12 Finch by Jeff Vandermeer Saturday, March16, 10:30 -12 noon May 16: Fiction Noir, horror, New Weird fantasy, and a hardboiled detective The Beach House by Jane Green Sunday, March 24, 1:30 - 3 p.m. called Finch in the phantasmagorical city of Ambergris.-- Friday, April 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. When Nan, a widow, discovers the money she thought Publisher’s description would last forever is dwindling and she could lose her Saturday, April 20, 10:30 -12 noon beloved house, she runs an ad for rooms to rent for the Thursday, May 2, 4 - 5 p.m. summer. People start moving in, filling it with noise, with Sunday, May 5, 1:30 - 3 p.m. laughter and with tears. Make new friends while you create and play with Legos provided by the library. Separate registration required for each session. Special Lego Workshop South County Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. The “Tired Eyes” Book Club - Mondays, 7 - 8:45 p.m. See page 4 for details. March 11 Read local author Mary Lou Quinlan's memoir about her mother, The God Box, and M. L. Stedman's remarkable Shake Your Sillies Out debut novel, The Light between Oceans. New members welcome. Light refreshments. Ages 2 - 5 years Book Buddies for Tuesdays, March 5, 19, April 2, 16, 30, May 13 May 14, 28, 10:30 a.m. Kids & Teens Read local author Matthew Quick’s The Silver Linings Playbook and Jane Ziegelman’s 97 Orchard. Sing, dance, and enjoy stories in this Teen volunteers read to New members welcome. Light refreshments. active story time. Registration not younger partners. required. Kids - ages 3 – 6 Teens – grades 5 – 12 Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, Madeline Flocher creates paper May 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. craft at Miss Wendy’s program. See page 4 for details. 6 23 Vogelson Branch Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636. Vogelson The Homework Trap Adults Adults Focus Group: Saturday, March 9, 1 - 2:30 p.m. Short Story Discussion The Serial Reader Book Club ESL Conversation Class Is Your Child or Student Stuck in The Book Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. Adults Homework Trap? Author and clinical Pressed for time? Take part in thought-provoking discussions Mondays, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, psychologist, Kenneth Goldberg, Ph.D. of contemporary short stories. This program is in conjunction March 26 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 10:30. - 12 noon Clubs with Kennedy Eldermed. Stories can be obtained at the will help you survive the struggles and The Black Box by Michael Connelly Wednesdays, March 6,13, 20, 27, Information Desk on the first floor. trials of the homework trap. Short Story Discussion LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigates after a bullet from a April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, recent killing is a match for one used in the unsolved murder 10:30 - 12 noon Kennedy ElderMed Knitting and The Serial Reader Book Club March 12 of a photographer in 1992. Conversation classes for adults who Crochet group Corrie by Alice Munro speak English as a second language. If Adults Real Life Reads Book Club April 30 you are a non-native English speaker Wednesdays March 13, 27, April 9 No Mercy by Lori Armstrong who wants to have some fun and meet April 10, 24, May 8, 22, 12:30 p.m. Literary Cafe Book Chat It Happened In Rochester by Irwin Shaw Former Army sniper Mercy Gunderson returns to her people from all over the world while Join fellow knitters and/or crocheters on struggling South Dakota ranch and investigates the practicing your spoken English, this is the an ongoing basis. Share skills and learn See page 5 for titles and dates. May 14 suspicious death of a Native American child, a killing that is place for you. Registration not required. new ones while working on individual, I. D. by Joyce Carol Oates met with indifference by local authorities. group, hospital, and community projects. Citizenship Prep Class Adult Anime & Manga Club Please bring your own materials. May 28 Ages 16 and up Adults Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton Tuesdays, March 5, April 2, May 7, Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Real Life Reads Book Club Camden County One-Stop When a young Ojibwa woman asks former Detroit police 4 - 5:30 p.m. May 7, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. officer Alex McKnight for assistance, the reluctant private Share some snacks while we talk about Career Center Workshops Six week class for those applying for U.S, Adults citizenship. The classes have been investigator is plunged into a dangerous adventure involving your favorite anime stories and March 19 drugs and a killer from abroad. characters and watch the newest series. Thursdays, March 14 or April 18 or May 16, designed under the guidance of the U.S. 6 - 7 p.m. Citizenship and Immigration Service. The Cruelest Miles by Gay Salisbury and Laney Salisbury Intermediate French Class Professional employment representative Dog sled teams race hundreds of miles through the Alaskan from the One-Stop Career Center shows wilderness to deliver life saving serum to patients of the 1925 Literary Café Book Chat Adults The World of Yokai diphtheria epidemic. Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 7 - 8 p.m. how to set up job searches and job Ages 12 and up Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. matching strategies at Jobs4Jersey.com. Gain confidence speaking French in your Saturday, April 20, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. April 16 day-to-day life. Develop conversation Bring cover letters and resumes. Yokai – monsters from Japanese folklore March 28 Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv and listening skills in everyday situations. – are some of the zaniest and wildest The Good Dream by Donna VanLiere Child advocacy expert Richard Louv proposes today's wired- Practice grammar and vocabulary. Decoupage Box things ever imagined. Learn about these When Ivorie Walker discovers a feral boy stealing from her in generation needs direct exposure to nature for healthy Adults garden, she reaches out to uncover where he comes from weird and creepy monsters with special physical and emotional development. Anyone Can Be a Novelist Saturday, March 16, 2 - 3:30 p.m. guest Matthew Meyer, author and only to encounter fierce resistance from the town. Learn techniques to decoupage a box Adults illustrator of The Night Parade of One May 21 using images from magazines, books and Hundred Demons: a Field Guide to April 25 Wednesdays, March 6, 20, April 3, 17, The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester specialty papers. Supplies provided. Japanese Yokai. The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler May 1,15, 29, 7 - 8:30 p.m. The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary unites Professor Sharing a happy marriage with the plain and outspoken Have you ever had an idea for a novel James Murray and Dr. William Minor for a span of twenty Spring Rendevous Dorothy, Aaron, a physically disabled man who spent his or book, but never got started? Did you Beginning Calligraphy years, two men obsessed with this historic undertaking. start a book but the fear of rejection kept Adults Adults youth avoiding a controlling sister, is devastated by his wife's you from moving forward? Join these March 20, 2 p.m. Fridays, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 June 7, sudden death and moves through the grieving process with Angelo Vellucci , stylist, will show how to 7 - 9 p.m. Author Visits Book Signing the help of her apparition. discussions and working sessions. March 23, 2 p.m. feel fashionably fit in your sprint attire. This class will introduce the Elegant Italic Registration required for each session. Local author Patricia Goebel will be signing her novel, • March 6: Introduction. See page 11for details. hand, covering rules of letter May 30 We are the Voices. • March 20: Developing the concept, getting construction, pens, inks, paper, design, City of Women by David Gillham started and brainstorming. Book Signing and layout. Learn to use your skills in Hiding her clandestine activities behind the persona of a • April 3: Developing a process and method Adults everything from posters to formal model Nazi soldier's wife at the height of World War II, Sigrid that works for you. Saturday, Wednesday, March 23, 2 p.m. invitations. All materials supplied. Schroeder dreams of her former Jewish lover and risks • April 17: Creating a goal and sticking with it. Local author Patricia Goebel will be everything to hide a mother and two young children who • May 1: Publishing avenues. Getting over signing her novel, We are the Voices. she believes might be her lover's family. the hurdles and the obstacles. Cooking Demonstration with • May 15: Editing process. See page 7 for details. Severino Pasta • May 29: Making plans to finish the book. Adults Scrabble Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. Crochet and Knit Club Adults See page 5 for details Ages 10 to adult Fridays, March 22, April 26, May 24,1- 3 p.m. Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, Enjoy playing a challenging game of Anime-Otakus April, 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 15, 22, 29, Scrabble with a few friends. This program is Ages 16 and up 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with Kennedy Eldermed. The Tuesday, May 28, 4 - 7 p.m. Bring your current project and make Scrabble Group meets on the 3rd floor. Bring your favorite anime for this anime friends as you knit or crochet. Beginners, marathon. Refreshments will be served. bring a size H hook and worsted weight yarn to learn to crochet. 22 7 Bellmawr Branch South County Branch Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-931-1400. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-753-2537.

South Jersey Writers Group Adults Adults Kids & Families Book Buddies for Pizza Bites Tuesdays, March 19, April 16, May 21, Teens and Tweens Yoga for Adults 7 - 8:45 p.m. Doctor Seuss Birthday Party Fear Factor Food Challenge Kids & Teens Book Discussion Adults Ages 3 – 7 Meet other aspiring writers, share your Grades 6 and up Teen volunteers read to Saturdays, March 2, 16, April 6, 20, Saturday, March 2, 3 – 4 p.m. writing, and learn creative writing skills. Wednesday, March 6, 6:30 - 8 p.m. younger partners. Group May 4, 18, 10:30 a.m. - noon Celebrate the birthday of Doctor Seuss New members welcome. Do you have a stomach made of steel? Kids - grades K-3 Wear comfortable clothes and bring a with a party at the library! Bring your appetites as our MAD Library mat or beach towel. Class will be Tweens/Teens - grades 5 - 12 South County YarnBalls Chefs mix up some of the nastiest food conducted without socks or shoes. Family Frenzy Thursdays, March 21, April 4, May 16 Adults combinations for your tasting pleasure! 4 - 5 p.m. All levels are welcome. Mondays, March 25, April 22, May 20, Ages 3 and up 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 5, April 2, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tween/Teen Craft Knitted Quick Caps Turn off the TV and other electronics to See page 2 for details. Meet a great group of people who enjoy Grades 6 and up Adults play board games and have some family all things yarn. New members of any skill Tuesday, March 12, 4 - 5 p.m. Sundays, March 3, 10, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. fun time. Board games from Chutes and level are always welcome. Registration is Ms. Sharon from Good Samaritan From the Angry to the Sentimental, Try your hand at knitting-in-the-round by Ladders to Clue are available for your not required. Bring your own supplies. Hospice will show us how to make a cool Poetry Covers It All! creating this warm woolen hat. Must gaming pleasure! craft! Grades 6 and up know how to knit, purl, and cast-on. Bring Grades 6 and up Painting Class: One Stroke Wednesday, April 17, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at least 50 grams (110 yards) of worsted Technique with Acrylic Paint Toddler Tunes and Tales weight yarn for your hat, size 7 or 8, 16 Lego Maniacs Learn about the beauty of poetry Adults Ages 18 Months - 2 ½ Years 6:30 - 7:45 inch circular needle, and same size Grades 5 and up through a workshop with our local poet, Wednesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24, Wednesdays, March 6, 20, April 3, 17, The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens, double-pointed needles (preferably not Wednesdays, March 13, April 10, May 1, Craig E. Burgess. 7–8:30 p.m. May 1, 15, 29, 10:30 - 11 a.m. Emma's adventures through an metal). This is a 2-day class. 6:30 - 8 p.m. Please bring a 6 inch flower pot for first Calling all toddlers! You are growing up Summer Job Hunting 101 unforgettable enchanted world. A and need your own story time. Enjoy Crazy about Legos? Join our Lego class. See staff for supplies for other Teens 14 and up journey of allies and enemies, of Mahjong Players Meet–Up stories, songs and finger plays chosen Maniacs club and showcase your classes. Wednesday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. magic and mayhem. Will they be Adults especially for you. creation in our display case. No experience necessary. Are you a teen getting ready to start your able to change history and make Wednesdays, March 6, April 3, April 8, search for a summer job? Get ahead of things right? 12 noon – 2 p.m. Teen Advisory Board Meeting Cooking Demonstration with Whimsical Wednesdays the competition with tips on applications, Bring your mahjong sets or join in with Grades 6 and up Severino Pasta Ages 2 ½ - 5 Years interviews and presentation. other players. We supply the space. Wednesdays, March 6, 20, April 3, 17, Thursdays, March 14, April 18, May 9, Adults May 1, 15, 29, 11:30 - noon 4 - 5 p.m. Friday, April 5, Lego Workshop Card Players Meet-up for Adults Are you ready for preschool? Get ready Meet new friends as you help plan the 7 p.m. Ages 6 – 12 Adults with this circle time filled with stories, library's upcoming tween/teen events. See page 5 for details. Wednesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 7 – 8:30 p.m. songs, and finger plays chosen especially Earn community service hours by See page 4 for details. Learn a new card game each week for you. Same time, but new dates! attending this event. Hand and Foot, Pinochle, Canasta and Pay Me will be taught and played during Yo-Yoga Class with Ms. Valerie the month of March. Grades 6 and up Thursday, April 11, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The "Tired Eyes" Book Club Drive those winter blues away with a Adults Yoga class led by Ms. Valerie. Please Mondays, March 11, May 13 bring a towel or exercise mat. 7 - 8:45 p.m. See page 6 for details. Calling All Babies Music Discovery Bouncing Babies and Books Adults Babies up to 18 months Tuesdays, March 12, April 9, May 14, Tuesdays, March 12, 26, April 9, 23, May 7, 21, 10:30 –11:30 a.m. 7 – 8:30 p.m. Join Miss Candace for a half hour of finger play, music, crafts, and stories. Discover new artists. Share what you are During the second half hour, babies are welcome to stick around and discover listening to and maybe discover your new new toys while making new friends. Stories and activities are chosen especially favorite band. All genres welcome. for our littlest patrons, but all children who enjoy stories and music are welcome!

South County Scrapbookers Meet-up Babycise! Adults Walkers - Age 3 Fridays, March 15, April 19, May 17, Saturdays, March 9, 23, April 6, 20, May 4, 18, 10–11 a. m. In our popular Book Buddies program local Bellmawr teens 5 – 8:45 p.m. Help Miss Candace make some NOISE! A music and movement program. On November 21, patrons in grades 5 and up had volunteer to read to children in grades K-3. The program is Like to scrapbook but never have enough Children discover new instruments, sing some songs, and get up and dance. fun making creations for the Lego display case at hosted by Ms. Barbara, Teen Librarian. After reading, space? Bring a snack to share and meet the Bellmawr branch. Ms. Barbara, Teen Librarian, Parent/caregiver and sibling participation is welcome. the kids and teens enjoy a treat! other scrapbookers. organizes and participates in this monthly event. 20 9 Please register for all programs in advance.Riletta Registration L. Cream opens beginning three weeks prior to start date. Ferry Avenue Branch Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Staff Picks William Brahms Emily Chornomaz SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-342-9789. Chief Librarian, Head of Branch Manager Youth Services Homework Club M. Allen Vogelson Branch M. Allen Vogelson The Call of the Wild Grades K and up Branch Adults Community Book Discussion Thursdays, March 7 – May 30, 3-430 p.m. The Fault in Our Stars by John Yahoo! Email Get your homework done in peace Green (Season 1) Adults and quiet. Monday March 11, Tuesday, April 9, Since The Fault in Our Stars Silly, self-referential, Monday, May 13, 10 -11a.m. parody-prone, and Game Day (TFiOS) is narrated by Hazel, Learn the basics of Yahoo! Email. By the a depressed 16-year-old sometimes odd, NBC's Grades 3 - 7 end of the session you will have your own Community is a series Fridays, March 8, cancer patient, forced by email account. with a cult following. March 22, April 12, her parents to attend a support group, where she Currently in its 4th Microsoft Word April 26, May 10, May 24, falls for Gus, a 17-year-old season (with a premier date that was pushed Adults 3 – 4:30 p.m. cancer patient and amputee, one might expect a from October to February), the show has received Tuesday, March 12, Monday, April 8, Play on our Nintendo cover to cover tear-jerker. No spoilers here: you will a lot of critical praise but less than stellar ratings. Tuesday, May 14, 10 -11 a.m. Wii or Xbox Kinect on likely get tears along the way—it is after all a story with To its biggest fans, Community feels similar to Overview of basic functions of Microsoft the big screen! If you the hovering specter of terminal cancer, but it is equally being “in” on an inside joke – one of the reasons Word. Begin to make letters and other have one, bring your DS or PSP to play it’s better to start with the series from the documents. full of life—blending in a healthy dose of the sweet and between turns. funny. beginning.

Movie Day Green’s novels typically center on older teens, a bit Jeff Winger, played by Joel McHale, is a lawyer Branch Head Mr. Szpila discussed All ages nerdy, on the cusp of full-blown adulthood, grappling who must attend community college after his firm “Call of the Wild” with East Camden Saturday, March 30, 11 a.m. with a major philosophical life question. As such, he has learns that he lied about having a law degree. In Middle School Students as part of Come in your pajamas for a movie been categorized as a YA (Young Adult) author, and The Big Read program. marathon! Light snacks will be served. while many followers are young adults, more adults are an attempt to woo a woman from his Spanish Movies start at 11 a.m., 1p.m. and 3 p.m. discovering his work. Green has a knack for wrapping class, Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs), Winger creates the profound with irreverent humor served up by a Spanish study group as an excuse to get to s Brunch with Buddies Kids & Familie unforgettable characters who, incidentally, do not talk know her. Britta isn’t interested, but for some All Ages like most teenagers, but do act very much like them. Legomania Club Saturday, April 20, 11:30 a.m. reason, the study group sticks. Consisting of Ages 5 and up See page 4 for details. I was not surprised to see Time Magazine name TFiOS students of varied ages, races, and religions, the Cooking Demonstration with Tuesdays, March 2, April 9, May 14, the #1 Fiction Book of 2012. And while Green has a group slowly grows close to each other and then Severino Pasta Lego Workshop 3 – 4:30 p.m. growing fan base that is unlike any other (with massive starts growing together. Episodes seem to start on Adults Make new friends while you create and Ages 6-12 You Tube and Twitter followings) he is far from a a reasonable premise but the path to resolution Saturday, April 27, 1:30 p.m. play with Legos provided by the library. Tuesday May 21, 3:30 p.m. household name to the over 25 crowd, largely due to a See page 4 for details. See page 5 for details. complete avoidance of older traditional media. If you gets twisted each time, increasingly through the want to know more about Green, go online or talk to season, with hilarious absurdism. The characters – any self-professed nerd under 25 who reads a variety foibles and all - are both lovable and laughable. of books. This is an excellent novel. I direct my pick to Check out Community, Season One today for a adult readers who may not have discovered John lot of silliness and a good deal of heart! Making ice cream at the Cool Science Program! Green yet. Gloucester Township Annual Spring Book Sale Thursday, May 2, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday, May 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bag Special on Saturday Most items are priced between $1 and $3

10 19 Member Libraries Volunteers are needed to help John McPeak - Berlin Township local adults speak and understand English or improve Learn Languages At Home (856) 767-0439 their reading or math skills. Preschool Story Time or On the Go... Ages 3 - 5 ow you can take Mango Languages on the road with a new app for mobile devices. Mango is Thursday, April 4, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. a fast, easy, and effective way to learn to speak a foreign language! It is an online language Nlearning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun Celebrate spring with a story time filled No experience necessary! and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly with stories, songs, and finger plays effective. especially created for your preschooler. To get information and/or register for In no time at all, you'll be able to navigate all sorts of everyday situations — get directions, order a meal, make new friends — the possibilities are endless! There are 22 languages to choose Literacy Volunteers of from, including Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, Marie Fleche - Berlin Boro Camden County’s Hebrew, Thai, and Vietnamese. (856) 767-2448 free Spring Tutor Training Workshop The free Mango Languages app is available for iPhones and Androids. With the mobile app you get full access to all of the languages and lessons offered by our library, interactive or to become a student phonetic spellings, in depth pronunciations, grammar and cultural information and more! Preschool Story Time A Fashion Rendezvous: Ages 3 - 5 visit our website http://lva.camdencountylibrary.org Spring 2013 Thursday, April 11, 10:30 -11:30 a.m. or call us at 856-772-1636 ext. 7331 Celebrate spring with a story time filled with stories, songs, and finger plays An Evening with a especially created for your preschooler. Learn how to show off your unique body with Holocaust Survivor Stylist, AngeloFashion C. Vellucci

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For older reluctant readers of non-fiction, I suggest beginning with all his adult life. Mr. Behrend delivered a message of figure in its most flattering form. celebrity biographies, especially comedians. The humor gets them hooked; Tickets & information hope to the young patrons, and he presented some the celebrity lifestyle can be as bizarre as any fiction. Look into the facts artifacts he took with him when he escaped, including See the man who owns fashion: Mr. Trendy Chic. behind the stories, too. One of my favorite classes in college was a www.literacynowsouthjersey.org a “megillah,” a scroll that dates back to the 1640s, and To learn more about Mr. Trendy-Chic visit him at historical fiction course where we read as many historical texts as fictional a yad which is used as a pointer when reading from stylingbymrtrendy-chic.com books. It was fascinating to see where authors took liberties with the facts, the Torah. This event was organized by Ms. Barbara, and created a great discussion not only in class but out of it with my friends Teen Librarian, at the request of the Teen and family as well.And, as always: read. Read read read read read. Advisory Board. 18 11 Gloucester Township Branch Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-228-0022. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-225-6807.

Block Party Games Crafty Tweens Adults Grades 1-3 Grades 4 – 8 National Library Week Mondays, March 11, April 8, May 13, Monday, March 11, 6:30 p.m. Adults Kids & Families Bowling the Wii Way 4 p.m. Get your craft on! Express your creativity. Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Bash Activities Adults NEW! Legos @ the Library and Games Ages 4-8 Celebrate your library by Fridays, March 1, 15, April 5, 19, Galore combine to become Block Party Techy Teens and Tweens Computer Basic Workshops: Saturday, March 2, 2:30-3:30 p.m. participating in these fun activities May 10, 24, 2:30 p.m. Games! Legos provided. Grades 4 – 12 Learn the basics in our free Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday today. April 16, 4 - 5 p.m. - Tween Craft Beginners are welcome as we bowl and Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, May 15, Wish him a happy birthday by joining in play Wii games for fun and exercise. Story Time 6:30 p.m. computer classes. fun stories, crafts and play. April 18, 4 p.m. - Book Buddies Ages 3-5 with caregiver Each month we will host a Tech night at Must register for April 19,10:30 a.m. Cooking Demonstration with Tuesdays, March 12, 19, April 9, May 14, the library just for teens and tweens. individual classes. Storytime Brunch with a Friend Severino Pasta 21, 10:15 or 11:30 a.m. Gaming, Apps, Digital Animation…come Ages 3-5 April 20, 1:30 p.m. Adults Stories, songs, crafts, and more! NEW DAY. and explore your techy side at the library. Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, Severino’s Pasta Demonstration Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. See page 5 for details. Toddler Time Teen Scene Listen to stories, have fun and create a Ages 18-36 months with caregiver Grades 9 – 12 take home craft as part of every exciting El día de los niños/El día de los Third Thursday Book Chat Wednesdays, March 13, 20, April 10, 17, Wednesdays, March 27, April 24, May 29, storytime session. libros /Children’s Day /Book Day Adults May 15, 22, 10:15 or 11:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. All Ages Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, and more! NEW DAY. We will meet to discuss books, plan Kids Book Club Tuesday, April 30, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. library programs, volunteer and have Ages 6-8 April 30 is a day to celebrate both March 21- Classic Wiggles & Giggles some fun! Participants will get volunteer Fridays, 3:30 p.m. children and books; let’s embrace The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Ages 6-18 months with caregiver hours for attending the meeting. March 8, 22, April 12, Fletcher by Julia everyone’s cultural background and Saturdays, March 23, April 27, Friday, Rawlinson. celebrate the diversity books bring to life. April 18- Mystery May 24, 10:30 a.m. Lego Workshop April 26, May 6 - Clever Tom and the Crafts, stories, food and fun are part of Naked in Death by J.D. Robb Introduce your little one to the library Ages 6-12 Leprechaun by Linda Shute. this multicultural celebration. with songs, stories, and socialization. Monday, May 6th, 6 p.m. May 16- Fiction Program switches to Saturdays during tax See page 4 for details. Snow White The Beach House by Jane Green season. Big Read March Ages 3-6 . Family Book Club Ages 3-6 Saturday, May 11, 3:30 p.m. Brunch with a Buddy Grades 4-12 with an Adult Getting Started With Computers Mondays, March 11, 25, April 8, Snow White presents stories, songs and fun. Ages 3-5 Wednesday, March 13, 4-5 p.m. Gloucester Township Annual Monday, May 20, 6:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. Everyone’s favorite storyteller, Kyle J, will Lego Workshop Spring Book Sale Celebrate National Library Week! Bring in Read and discuss 2012 Social Networks weave his delightful word magic and Ages 6-12 your favorite stuffed animal friend to All Ages hit book Wonder Wednesday, March 27, 4-5 p.m. captivate preschool-aged children Tuesday, May 14, 4 p.m. share in a scrumptious spread of treats. Thursday, May 2, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. by R.J. Palacio. through interactive storytelling. After the Bricks 4 Kids visits with special projects! Friday, May 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. See page 4 for details. story, the children will create artwork Wonder tells the story of Auggie, a April See page 4 for details. Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Microsoft Word 2 inspired by one of the stories Bag Special on Saturday National Library Week: Tips & Tricks very typical 5th grader who loves x- Wednesday, April 10, 4-5 p.m. Most items are priced between All ages box, Star Wars and $1 and $3. Thursday, April 18, 6:30 p.m. his family but is also living with a very Unfamiliar with Dewey? Want to know severe facial deformity. He has been Social Networks Book Buddies for Kids & Teens & Tweens the best way to search the catalog? homeschooled his whole life but is Wednesday, April 24, 4-5 p.m. Teens Teen/Tween Craft now making his way into a Wondering what else the library has to Teen volunteers read to younger partners. Ages 12 and up mainstream school. This is a book Mondays, March 4, April 15, May 6, offer? Bring all your questions to Miss May Kids - ages 4 - 6 that will make you laugh, cry and 4-5 p.m. Allie, who will be doing a brief tour and Email Basics Teens/Tweens - grades 6 and up stand up and cheer. A great book Get your creativity on and let’s see Kids and Families Q&A on the ins and outs of using your Wednesday, May 8, 4-5 p.m. Thursdays, March 14, April 18, March 16, for the entire family to discuss. what you’ve got! Older Kid Story Time (OKST) local library. 4 p.m. - Parents must stay in the library. Social Networks See page 4 for details. Grades 1-3 Lego Club Wednesday, March 6, April 3, 4 p.m. Book Buddies for Wednesday, May 22, 4-5 p.m. Ages 12 and up OKST is now year-round! Includes stories, Kids & Teens Monday, May 14, 4-5 p.m games, and crafts for kids who haven’t Teens and Tweens Teen volunteers read to Brunch with a Friend Use your imagination and create a grown out of their love of being read to. Tween Lego Club younger partners. All Ages Lego World. Grades 4 – 8 Cooking Demonstration with Evening Story Time Kids - ages 3-5 Friday, April 19, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, March 6, April 10, 6:30 p.m. Severino Pasta Celebrate National Library Week! Bring in Game Day Ages 3-K with caregiver Each month we will have a theme to Tweens/Teens - grades 4-8 All Ages your favorite stuffed animal friend to Ages 12 and up Thursdays, March 7, April 4, May 9, challenge the imagination –what will you Tuesdays Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m. share in a scrumptious spread of treats. Monday, May 20, 4-5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. build? March 26, April 30, May 28, 3:45 p.m. See page 5 for details. Get your singing voice and dancing Wear jammies and bring a favorite shoes ready and let’s play the Wii!!!! stuffed animal for bedtime stories at See page 4 for details. the library. 12 17 Merchantville Branch Dream Explore Imagine Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-665-3128. A Variety of Creative Programs throughout the Camden County Library System

Adults South County Merchantville Film Forum Children’s librarian Candace Worrell gets into the rhythm at Babycise Adults 18 and older Rhythm! Wednesdays, March 6, April 3, May 1 6:30 p.m. Join other adults for screening and discussion of classic films. Light refreshments provided. Call for titles.

Cooking Demo with Severino Pasta South County Adults 18 and older Kids are not the only ones who have Wednesday, May 29, 7 p.m. fun drumming at Babycise. Branch See page 5 for details. manager, Ed Troike and Children’s Librarian Candace Worrell get things moving with some beats of their own.

Kids & Families Gloucester Township National Craft Month Carl Latini and Sarah Trefz having Grades Pre-K – 5 fun at GloucesterTownship's Tween Wednesday, March 6, 3:30 p.m. Lego Program. Make and Take craft.

Jewelry Craft Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, March 13, 3:30 p.m. Vogelson Make and Take craft. Legomania kids worked together Fly Into Spring to create the American Flag. Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, March 20, 3:30 p.m. Make and Take Kites.

Bingo! Most Successful Grades Pre-K – 5 Proud crafters Matthew Weinand and Gavin Clark with their clay snowmen Wednesday, March 27, 3:30 p.m. globes Jan. 9 at Merchantville Public Library. Holiday Book Drive Ever! Everyone’s a winner.

Cartoon Afternoon Snow White Visits the Library Santa shares one of many books Grades Pre-K – 5 Candy Sushi Grades Pre-K – 5 donated by customers of the Camden County Wednesday, April 3, 3:30 p.m. Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, May 15, 3:30 p.m. Library System. Cartoons and Snacks for all. Wednesday, April 24, 3:30 p.m. Stories and songs with Snow White. Make and Take candy sushi. Merchantville’s Cookie Day Lego Workshop The Library ran a very successful Books for Grades Pre-K – 5 Gifts from the Garden Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, April 10, 3:30 p.m. Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, May 22, 3:30 p.m. Kids campaign in November and Decorate and take home some cookies. Wednesday, May 1, 3:30 p.m. Bricks 4 Kids visits with special projects! December that collected over 3,800 Make and Take. See page 4 for details. Brunch with Your Buddy donated books. The Camden County Grades Pre-K – 5 National Salad Month Let’s Plant Department of Children Services distributed Wednesday, April 17, 3:30 p.m. Grades Pre-K – 5 Grades Pre-K – 5 the books to children and organizations that Bring your special stuffed friend and Wednesday, May 8, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 3:30 p.m. serve children throughout Camden County. have pancakes and juice at the Library. We’re making a salad to take home. Container gardens for all. See page 4 for details. Photo courtesy of Cooper University Healthcare 16 13 Haddon Township Branch Haddon Township Branch Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-854-2752. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-854-2752.

Masters of the Game Adults Kids and Families Book Buddies for Teens Kids & Teens Teens & Tweens Tuesday, May 21, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Ancestry.com 101 Pokemon Club Teen volunteers read to Love games? Here’s your chance to Adults Ages 7 - 12 younger partners. Book Buddies design one. Each team will be given a Friday, March 1, 10:15 a.m. - 12 noon Mondays, March 4, April 1, May 6, 4 p.m. Kids - ages 5 - 7 board surface to draw on, a set of blank Explore your family tree at the library and Children ages 7 to 12 years old are for Kids & Teens cards, dice, and some mystery play Teens/Tweens - ages 12 and up let us help you discover who you are. invited to join the Haddon Pokemon pieces. Choose a theme, a strategy, start Wednesdays, March 13, Teen volunteers read to Join a beginner’s class in genealogy Club. This will be a great opportunity to drawing and writing—and don’t forget April 10, May 15 younger partners using the in-library database meet other players, share ideas and do a the rule book! 4 – 5 p.m. Kids - ages 5 -7 AncestryLibrary.com. Space is limited, few Pokemon-related craft projects. Teens/Tweens - ages 12 and up registration is required. Make sure to bring your Nintendo DS, See page 4 for details. games, trading cards, and anything else Wednesdays, Mousing and More: Computer you would like to discuss. Make Some Noise March 13, April 10, May 15 NEW! Tween Basics for Seniors Ages 3 - 5 4 – 5 p.m. Adults Teen Book Chat Rainbow Tuesday, April 9, 23, 10:30 a.m. See page 4 for details. Snack and Friday, March 8, April 12, May 10, Dance Crash, bang, boom! What was that Grades 9 and up 10:15 a.m. - 12 noon Ages 3 - 5 noise? Come to storytime to find out! Thursday, April 18 Read Learn basic computer skills, including Tuesday, Beaded Memoir Jewelry 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. how to use the mouse and navigate the March 5, 12, Brunch with a Buddy Teens Book Club web. No previous experience necessary. 10:30 a.m. Munch on pizza while discussing one All ages Wednesday, March 20, 4 – 5 p.m. Call to sign up; we will remind you when Rainbow dancers, of those “it could really happen to Ages 9 and up Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. Create a stunning jeweled choker or it’s your turn to take this popular class. let’s get ready, me” books! The first 5 to register will Celebrate National Library Week with a bracelet with beads and memory wire. Third Tuesday of the month spring is here and it’s receive a free copy of the book. stuffed animal friend and treats to eat! 4 - 5 p.m. time to move to the A free copy of the book is available at The Speculative Reader: See page 4 for details Manga Workshop Trapped music! We have the circulation desk when you register. A Science Fiction and Fantasy the ribbons Teens by Michael Northrop Free Comic Book Day Snacks will be served. Book Club and Saturday, April 13, 2 – 4 p.m. School closed early for snow, but Families Adults scarves— Learn the basics of writing and drawing Saturday, May 4, All Day Scotty and his buds decided to hang Tuesdays, March 12, April 9, May 14 we just need manga in this two-hour hands-on March 19 The first Saturday in May is Free Comic there a while. Who knew it would turn 7 – 8:30 p.m. you to listen to the rhythm and dance! workshop. Meet other Manga enthusiasts Falling In by Frances O’Roark Dowell Book Day! We are celebrating by giving into a week-long blizzard? As hours, See page 6 for details. Stories and colorful art projects will round and be sure to bring your own work to This is the unlikely story of Isabelle away free comic books, assorted then days, go by and no one comes out this storytime. share. Supplies will be provided. Bean—an ultimate misfit, an outsider goodies and a chance to win prizes. to get them, the snow piles higher, An Evening of Irish Music with the Our sponsor again this year is that the roof collapses, and the empty extraordinaire, and not a witch! Carroll Family Teddy Bear Time wonderful store “All Things Fun,” halls grow colder and darker. A crazy Adults Ages 12 - 36 months located in West Berlin. plan is hatched—but how many will April 16 Thursday, March 14, 7 p.m. Thursdays, March 7, 14, April 4, 11, make it out? The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Back by popular demand, the Carroll May 2, 9, - 10:30 a.m. Our Fine Feathered Friends family entertains us with a concert of Books, songs and felt board fun for you Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales Ages 3 - 5 traditional Irish music. and your toddler. For more than 25 years, the illustrations Tuesday, May 7, 14, 10:30 a.m. in the extraordinary Mysteries of Harris Birds of a feather flock together! Listen to Cooking Demonstration with Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg have stories about some of your favorite flying intrigued and entertained readers of all Severino Pasta creatures and make beautiful bird crafts. Adults Lego Club ages. Now some famous authors have Thursday, May 2, 7 p.m. Ages 8 -12 Lego Workshop written their own stories based on the See page 5 for details. Mondays, March 11, April 8, May 6, Ages 6 – 12 pictures. Do you think they got it right? 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. A box full of little plastic blocks can Bricks 4 Kids visits with special projects! May 21 Westmont Philharmonia become rockets, castles, robots or See page 4 for details. Small Persons with Wings Accordion Orchestra whatever you can envision. The Lego by Ellen Booraem All ages Club meets monthly and helps you As a child, Mellie’s best friend was a Saturday, May 18, 2 p.m. exercise your imagination! Small Person with Wings (not a fairy!) Enjoy a cultural afternoon with the named Fidius. After years of ridicule Westmont Philharmonia Accordion from her classmates, Mellie and her Orchestra. The orchestra has a family inherit her grandfather’s run-down symphonic sound produced by unique inn, and she is pulled into a series of arrangements and voicing of magical misadventures linking her family instrumentation. Meet the accordion Teen Club and their Coraline doll craft. After watching the movie, Haddon to these unbelievably tiny creatures. treated as a symphonic instrument! teens created their own Coraline dolls.

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14 15 Merchantville Branch Dream Explore Imagine Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-665-3128. A Variety of Creative Programs throughout the Camden County Library System

Cartoon Afternoon Snow White Visits the Library Santa shares one of many books Grades Pre-K – 5 Candy Sushi Grades Pre-K – 5 donated by customers of the Camden County Wednesday, April 3, 3:30 p.m. Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, May 15, 3:30 p.m. Library System. Cartoons and Snacks for all. Wednesday, April 24, 3:30 p.m. Stories and songs with Snow White. Make and Take candy sushi. Merchantville’s Cookie Day Lego Workshop The Library ran a very successful Books for Grades Pre-K – 5 Gifts from the Garden Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, April 10, 3:30 p.m. Grades Pre-K – 5 Wednesday, May 22, 3:30 p.m. Kids campaign in November and Decorate and take home some cookies. Wednesday, May 1, 3:30 p.m. Bricks 4 Kids visits with special projects! December that collected over 3,800 Make and Take. See page 4 for details. Brunch with Your Buddy donated books. The Camden County Grades Pre-K – 5 National Salad Month Let’s Plant Department of Children Services distributed Wednesday, April 17, 3:30 p.m. Grades Pre-K – 5 Grades Pre-K – 5 the books to children and organizations that Bring your special stuffed friend and Wednesday, May 8, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 3:30 p.m. serve children throughout Camden County. have pancakes and juice at the Library. We’re making a salad to take home. Container gardens for all. See page 4 for details. Photo courtesy of Cooper University Healthcare 16 13 Gloucester Township Branch Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Branch Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-228-0022. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-225-6807.

Block Party Games Crafty Tweens Adults Grades 1-3 Grades 4 – 8 National Library Week Mondays, March 11, April 8, May 13, Monday, March 11, 6:30 p.m. Adults Kids & Families Bowling the Wii Way 4 p.m. Get your craft on! Express your creativity. Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Bash Activities Adults NEW! Legos @ the Library and Games Ages 4-8 Celebrate your library by Fridays, March 1, 15, April 5, 19, Galore combine to become Block Party Techy Teens and Tweens Computer Basic Workshops: Saturday, March 2, 2:30-3:30 p.m. participating in these fun activities May 10, 24, 2:30 p.m. Games! Legos provided. Grades 4 – 12 Learn the basics in our free Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday today. April 16, 4 - 5 p.m. - Tween Craft Beginners are welcome as we bowl and Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, May 15, Wish him a happy birthday by joining in play Wii games for fun and exercise. Story Time 6:30 p.m. computer classes. fun stories, crafts and play. April 18, 4 p.m. - Book Buddies Ages 3-5 with caregiver Each month we will host a Tech night at Must register for April 19,10:30 a.m. Cooking Demonstration with Tuesdays, March 12, 19, April 9, May 14, the library just for teens and tweens. individual classes. Storytime Brunch with a Friend Severino Pasta 21, 10:15 or 11:30 a.m. Gaming, Apps, Digital Animation…come Ages 3-5 April 20, 1:30 p.m. Adults Stories, songs, crafts, and more! NEW DAY. and explore your techy side at the library. Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, Severino’s Pasta Demonstration Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. See page 5 for details. Toddler Time Teen Scene Listen to stories, have fun and create a Ages 18-36 months with caregiver Grades 9 – 12 take home craft as part of every exciting El día de los niños/El día de los Third Thursday Book Chat Wednesdays, March 13, 20, April 10, 17, Wednesdays, March 27, April 24, May 29, storytime session. libros /Children’s Day /Book Day Adults May 15, 22, 10:15 or 11:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. All Ages Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, and more! NEW DAY. We will meet to discuss books, plan Kids Book Club Tuesday, April 30, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. library programs, volunteer and have Ages 6-8 April 30 is a day to celebrate both March 21- Classic Wiggles & Giggles some fun! Participants will get volunteer Fridays, 3:30 p.m. children and books; let’s embrace The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Ages 6-18 months with caregiver hours for attending the meeting. March 8, 22, April 12, Fletcher by Julia everyone’s cultural background and Saturdays, March 23, April 27, Friday, Rawlinson. celebrate the diversity books bring to life. April 18- Mystery May 24, 10:30 a.m. Lego Workshop April 26, May 6 - Clever Tom and the Crafts, stories, food and fun are part of Naked in Death by J.D. Robb Introduce your little one to the library Ages 6-12 Leprechaun by Linda Shute. this multicultural celebration. with songs, stories, and socialization. Monday, May 6th, 6 p.m. May 16- Fiction Program switches to Saturdays during tax See page 4 for details. Snow White The Beach House by Jane Green season. Big Read March Ages 3-6 . Family Book Club Ages 3-6 Saturday, May 11, 3:30 p.m. Brunch with a Buddy Grades 4-12 with an Adult Getting Started With Computers Mondays, March 11, 25, April 8, Snow White presents stories, songs and fun. Ages 3-5 Wednesday, March 13, 4-5 p.m. Gloucester Township Annual Monday, May 20, 6:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. Everyone’s favorite storyteller, Kyle J, will Lego Workshop Spring Book Sale Celebrate National Library Week! Bring in Read and discuss 2012 Social Networks weave his delightful word magic and Ages 6-12 your favorite stuffed animal friend to All Ages hit book Wonder Wednesday, March 27, 4-5 p.m. captivate preschool-aged children Tuesday, May 14, 4 p.m. share in a scrumptious spread of treats. Thursday, May 2, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. by R.J. Palacio. through interactive storytelling. After the Bricks 4 Kids visits with special projects! Friday, May 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. See page 4 for details. story, the children will create artwork Wonder tells the story of Auggie, a April See page 4 for details. Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Microsoft Word 2 inspired by one of the stories Bag Special on Saturday National Library Week: Tips & Tricks very typical 5th grader who loves x- Wednesday, April 10, 4-5 p.m. Most items are priced between All ages box, Star Wars and $1 and $3. Thursday, April 18, 6:30 p.m. his family but is also living with a very Unfamiliar with Dewey? Want to know severe facial deformity. He has been Social Networks Book Buddies for Kids & Teens & Tweens the best way to search the catalog? homeschooled his whole life but is Wednesday, April 24, 4-5 p.m. Teens Teen/Tween Craft now making his way into a Wondering what else the library has to Teen volunteers read to younger partners. Ages 12 and up mainstream school. This is a book Mondays, March 4, April 15, May 6, offer? Bring all your questions to Miss May Kids - ages 4 - 6 that will make you laugh, cry and 4-5 p.m. Allie, who will be doing a brief tour and Email Basics Teens/Tweens - grades 6 and up stand up and cheer. A great book Get your creativity on and let’s see Kids and Families Q&A on the ins and outs of using your Wednesday, May 8, 4-5 p.m. Thursdays, March 14, April 18, March 16, for the entire family to discuss. what you’ve got! Older Kid Story Time (OKST) local library. 4 p.m. - Parents must stay in the library. Social Networks See page 4 for details. Grades 1-3 Lego Club Wednesday, March 6, April 3, 4 p.m. Book Buddies for Wednesday, May 22, 4-5 p.m. Ages 12 and up OKST is now year-round! Includes stories, Kids & Teens Monday, May 14, 4-5 p.m games, and crafts for kids who haven’t Teens and Tweens Teen volunteers read to Brunch with a Friend Use your imagination and create a grown out of their love of being read to. Tween Lego Club younger partners. All Ages Lego World. Grades 4 – 8 Cooking Demonstration with Evening Story Time Kids - ages 3-5 Friday, April 19, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, March 6, April 10, 6:30 p.m. Severino Pasta Celebrate National Library Week! Bring in Game Day Ages 3-K with caregiver Each month we will have a theme to Tweens/Teens - grades 4-8 All Ages your favorite stuffed animal friend to Ages 12 and up Thursdays, March 7, April 4, May 9, challenge the imagination –what will you Tuesdays Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m. share in a scrumptious spread of treats. Monday, May 20, 4-5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. build? March 26, April 30, May 28, 3:45 p.m. See page 5 for details. Get your singing voice and dancing Wear jammies and bring a favorite shoes ready and let’s play the Wii!!!! stuffed animal for bedtime stories at See page 4 for details. the library. 12 17 Member Libraries Volunteers are needed to help John McPeak - Berlin Township local adults speak and understand English or improve Learn Languages At Home (856) 767-0439 their reading or math skills. Preschool Story Time or On the Go... Ages 3 - 5 ow you can take Mango Languages on the road with a new app for mobile devices. Mango is Thursday, April 4, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. a fast, easy, and effective way to learn to speak a foreign language! It is an online language Nlearning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun Celebrate spring with a story time filled No experience necessary! and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly with stories, songs, and finger plays effective. especially created for your preschooler. To get information and/or register for In no time at all, you'll be able to navigate all sorts of everyday situations — get directions, order a meal, make new friends — the possibilities are endless! There are 22 languages to choose Literacy Volunteers of from, including Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Farsi, Marie Fleche - Berlin Boro Camden County’s Hebrew, Thai, and Vietnamese. (856) 767-2448 free Spring Tutor Training Workshop The free Mango Languages app is available for iPhones and Androids. 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Toddler Tales Kids & Families con’t Brunch with Your Buddy Ages 3 – 8 Book Buddies for Ages 18 - 36 months, with caregiver Book Buddies for LEGO Block Party Adults Saturday, April 13, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Kids & Teens Sip & Mingle Coffee Break Fridays, March 15, 22, April 5,12,19, 26, Kids & Teens New Ages 6 – 13 May 3,10,17, 24, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. See page 4 for details. Teen volunteers read to Adults Teen volunteers read to Fridays, March 8, April 12, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Stories, songs, fingerplays and a craft. Bring your imagination to the library and younger partners. Mondays, March 11, April 8, May 13, younger partners. Miss Janet’s Little Readers Club build whatever comes to mind. You can Kids - grades K-2 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Kids - grades K-3 Grades K - 3 Book Buddies bring a friend or meet a new building Tweens/Teens - grades 4 - 12 Stop in for a cup of coffee and a tasty Tweens/Teens - grades 5 - 12 Tuesdays, April 16, May 21, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Grades K - 3 buddy. We have piles of LEGOs for you Thursdays, March 21, April 18, May 16, treat while you look for a book, read a Thursdays, March 21, April 4, May 16 Too old for story time, but still love to be Thursdays, March 21, April 4, May 16 to dig through. 4:30 – 5 p.m. magazine and chat with staff. See page 4 for details. 4 - 5 p.m. read to? Celebrate Earth Day in April with Miss Janet. See page 4 for details. See page 2 for details. Spring Dress to Mess Fest Library Detectives Bingo Ages 4 – 8 Calling All Gamers Book Discussion Group Grades 1 – 6 Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Play-Doh Play Date Ages 9 – 18 Adult Wednesdays, March 27, April 24, May 22, Candy Land Life-Size Celebrate spring by making a craft. Those who no longer eat Play-Doh Fridays, March 22, April 26, May 24, Wednesdays, March 20, April 3, May 8, 4 p.m. Up to age 10 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Version Saturday, April 20, May 18, 3 – 4 p.m. 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Play Bingo. Prizes and snacks included. Book Buddies for Teens take over at 6:30 p.m. and game See page 6 for details. Skip the mess at home and play with for two hours! Your library has the game Brunch with a Friend Kids & Teens Play-Doh at the library. We supply the systems and the games. Bring your Clutter Club All ages Teen volunteers read to dough and the tools, you supply the handheld devices and link up with other Adults imagination! Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. younger partners. players. Yu-Gi-Oh! card players bring Tuesdays, March 12, April 9, May 14, your decks and meet up with other See page 4 for details. Kids - grades K-2 6:30 p.m. Lego Workshop players. Too young? Join our Lil’ Gamers Tweens/Teens - grades 4 - 12 Get organized and stay organized! Share Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash Ages 6 – 12 Hour, 5 – 6 p.m. for ages 4 – 8. tips, and techniques as we help each Thursdays, March 21, April 18, May 16, All ages Friday, May 10, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. other de-clutter home, office and life. 4:30 – 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 4 p.m. See page 4 for details. Wacky Science Wednesday Grades 4 – 8 Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Bugs’s See page 4 for details. Cooking Demonstration with first appearance with stories, a craft Special Saturday Family Frenzy Wednesday, March 27, 5 – 6 p.m. Severino Pasta and cake. Ages 3 and up Oh, the things we will experiment with just Adults Little Gamers Hour Saturday, May 11, 3 – 5 p.m. for the fun of it. Space is limited. Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. Dance Party with Snow White Ages 4 – 8 Make this Saturday special and spend See page 5 for details Ages 3 - 6 Fridays, March 22, April 26, May 24, family time together playing board No Fool’n Candy Sushi Tuesday, May 7, 4 p.m. 5 – 6 p.m. games. Drop in and join the fun! Grades 4 – 8 Sing and dance with Snow White. Get your game on! Join us for an hour of Monday, April 1, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Pictured here Sahil, Alena, Binoy gaming just for those under 9. Can’t join Celebrate April Fool’s Day by making and other participants Kids and Families An Evening With Dan Gutman your older siblings at Calling All Gamers? candy sushi. Space is limited. had a gumdrop of a fun time This hour of gaming is just for you. Grades 3 and up Crafts playing the life-sized version of the Tweens&Teens Wednesday, May 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Maker Monday Grades 1 – 4 popular board game Candy Land LEGO Block Party Mondays, March 11,18, 25, Welcome back Dan Gutman to kick-off Angry Birds Grades 4 – 8 on December 4. The game pieces Ages 6 – 13 April 8,15, 22, 29, May 6,13, 20, 3:45 p.m. our 2013 Summer Reading Program! Dan Ages 5 – 12 Monday, April 15, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. stretched accross the library with Fridays, March 8, April 12, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Make crafts with seasonal materials. will hold a book signing where you will be Saturday, March 23, 3 – 4 p.m. Crafty gadgets and gizmos! You never able to purchase his books. the winning squares located in the Back by popular request! Love the video Bring your imagination and build know what we are going to make. PJ Story Time meeting room. game? Try our live action Angry Birds whatever comes to mind. Bring a friend Space is limited. or meet a new building buddy. We have Ages 2-6 version. Work in teams to build towers piles of LEGOs for you to dig through! Mondays, March 11,18, 25, and then knock them down! 13+ Manga and Anime Otakus April 8,15, 22, 29, May 6,13, 20, 7 p.m. Bellmawr Borough Tree Lighting Event Ages 13 – Up Stories, songs, fingerplays and a craft. Retro Game Night Monday, May 6, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. On Sunday, December 2 Ages 12 and Up Hang out and watch your favorite Anime Babies' Playtime the Bellmawr branch hosted Monday, March 11, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. clips. Feel free to bring your manga and Ages Birth - 18 months, with caregiver an after-hours event in Celebrate Teen Tech week by going talk about the latest reads. Teens must Wednesdays, March 13, 20, 27, conjunction with the annual back in time. We will have some “old be 13 to attend this program. school” gaming systems to play. Feel April 3,10,17, 24, May 1,8,15, 22, 11 a.m. Bellmawr Borough Tree free to share some of your “antiques” Stories, songs and fingerplays followed Lighting Ceremony. Patrons Tinkering Tuesday with the group. by free play. had the opportunity to Grades 4 – 8 create a snowman craft Tuesday, May 7, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Story Time before the Bellmawr holiday Build it, drop it, launch it, or smash it! We will supply the stuff and the inspiration. Ages 3 - 5 parade. Binoy, Keval, Thursdays, March 14, 21, 28, Tweens will work in cooperative groups to Kishan, Akshail, and Sapan April 4,11,18, 25,May 2, 9,16, 23, We have a ball playing life-size Angry solve problems and meet challenges. proudly show off their 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Birds at the South County Regional Space is limited. Stories, songs, fingerplays and a craft. adorable creations! Branch Library. 8 21 Vogelson Branch Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636. Vogelson The Homework Trap Adults Adults Focus Group: Saturday, March 9, 1 - 2:30 p.m. Short Story Discussion The Serial Reader Book Club ESL Conversation Class Is Your Child or Student Stuck in The Book Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. Adults Homework Trap? Author and clinical Pressed for time? Take part in thought-provoking discussions Mondays, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, psychologist, Kenneth Goldberg, Ph.D. of contemporary short stories. This program is in conjunction March 26 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 10:30. - 12 noon Clubs with Kennedy Eldermed. Stories can be obtained at the will help you survive the struggles and The Black Box by Michael Connelly Wednesdays, March 6,13, 20, 27, Information Desk on the first floor. trials of the homework trap. Short Story Discussion LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigates after a bullet from a April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, recent killing is a match for one used in the unsolved murder 10:30 - 12 noon Kennedy ElderMed Knitting and The Serial Reader Book Club March 12 of a photographer in 1992. Conversation classes for adults who Crochet group Corrie by Alice Munro speak English as a second language. If Adults Real Life Reads Book Club April 30 you are a non-native English speaker Wednesdays March 13, 27, April 9 No Mercy by Lori Armstrong who wants to have some fun and meet April 10, 24, May 8, 22, 12:30 p.m. Literary Cafe Book Chat It Happened In Rochester by Irwin Shaw Former Army sniper Mercy Gunderson returns to her people from all over the world while Join fellow knitters and/or crocheters on struggling South Dakota ranch and investigates the practicing your spoken English, this is the an ongoing basis. Share skills and learn See page 5 for titles and dates. May 14 suspicious death of a Native American child, a killing that is place for you. Registration not required. new ones while working on individual, I. D. by Joyce Carol Oates met with indifference by local authorities. group, hospital, and community projects. Citizenship Prep Class Adult Anime & Manga Club Please bring your own materials. May 28 Ages 16 and up Adults Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton Tuesdays, March 5, April 2, May 7, Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Real Life Reads Book Club Camden County One-Stop When a young Ojibwa woman asks former Detroit police 4 - 5:30 p.m. May 7, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. officer Alex McKnight for assistance, the reluctant private Share some snacks while we talk about Career Center Workshops Six week class for those applying for U.S, Adults citizenship. The classes have been investigator is plunged into a dangerous adventure involving your favorite anime stories and March 19 drugs and a killer from abroad. characters and watch the newest series. Thursdays, March 14 or April 18 or May 16, designed under the guidance of the U.S. 6 - 7 p.m. Citizenship and Immigration Service. The Cruelest Miles by Gay Salisbury and Laney Salisbury Intermediate French Class Professional employment representative Dog sled teams race hundreds of miles through the Alaskan from the One-Stop Career Center shows wilderness to deliver life saving serum to patients of the 1925 Literary Café Book Chat Adults The World of Yokai diphtheria epidemic. Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 7 - 8 p.m. how to set up job searches and job Ages 12 and up Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. matching strategies at Jobs4Jersey.com. Gain confidence speaking French in your Saturday, April 20, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. April 16 day-to-day life. Develop conversation Bring cover letters and resumes. Yokai – monsters from Japanese folklore March 28 Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv and listening skills in everyday situations. – are some of the zaniest and wildest The Good Dream by Donna VanLiere Child advocacy expert Richard Louv proposes today's wired- Practice grammar and vocabulary. Decoupage Box things ever imagined. Learn about these When Ivorie Walker discovers a feral boy stealing from her in generation needs direct exposure to nature for healthy Adults garden, she reaches out to uncover where he comes from weird and creepy monsters with special physical and emotional development. Anyone Can Be a Novelist Saturday, March 16, 2 - 3:30 p.m. guest Matthew Meyer, author and only to encounter fierce resistance from the town. Learn techniques to decoupage a box Adults illustrator of The Night Parade of One May 21 using images from magazines, books and Hundred Demons: a Field Guide to April 25 Wednesdays, March 6, 20, April 3, 17, The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester specialty papers. Supplies provided. Japanese Yokai. The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler May 1,15, 29, 7 - 8:30 p.m. The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary unites Professor Sharing a happy marriage with the plain and outspoken Have you ever had an idea for a novel James Murray and Dr. William Minor for a span of twenty Spring Rendevous Dorothy, Aaron, a physically disabled man who spent his or book, but never got started? Did you Beginning Calligraphy years, two men obsessed with this historic undertaking. start a book but the fear of rejection kept Adults Adults youth avoiding a controlling sister, is devastated by his wife's you from moving forward? Join these March 20, 2 p.m. Fridays, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 June 7, sudden death and moves through the grieving process with Angelo Vellucci , stylist, will show how to 7 - 9 p.m. Author Visits Book Signing the help of her apparition. discussions and working sessions. March 23, 2 p.m. feel fashionably fit in your sprint attire. This class will introduce the Elegant Italic Registration required for each session. Local author Patricia Goebel will be signing her novel, • March 6: Introduction. See page 11for details. hand, covering rules of letter May 30 We are the Voices. • March 20: Developing the concept, getting construction, pens, inks, paper, design, City of Women by David Gillham started and brainstorming. Book Signing and layout. Learn to use your skills in Hiding her clandestine activities behind the persona of a • April 3: Developing a process and method Adults everything from posters to formal model Nazi soldier's wife at the height of World War II, Sigrid that works for you. Saturday, Wednesday, March 23, 2 p.m. invitations. All materials supplied. Schroeder dreams of her former Jewish lover and risks • April 17: Creating a goal and sticking with it. Local author Patricia Goebel will be everything to hide a mother and two young children who • May 1: Publishing avenues. Getting over signing her novel, We are the Voices. she believes might be her lover's family. the hurdles and the obstacles. Cooking Demonstration with • May 15: Editing process. See page 7 for details. Severino Pasta • May 29: Making plans to finish the book. Adults Scrabble Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. Crochet and Knit Club Adults See page 5 for details Ages 10 to adult Fridays, March 22, April 26, May 24,1- 3 p.m. Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, Enjoy playing a challenging game of Anime-Otakus April, 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 15, 22, 29, Scrabble with a few friends. This program is Ages 16 and up 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with Kennedy Eldermed. The Tuesday, May 28, 4 - 7 p.m. Bring your current project and make Scrabble Group meets on the 3rd floor. Bring your favorite anime for this anime friends as you knit or crochet. Beginners, marathon. Refreshments will be served. bring a size H hook and worsted weight yarn to learn to crochet. 22 7 Vogelson Branch Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. Bellmawr Haddon Township SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 ext.7360. Bellmawr Library Detectives Book Club Fourth Thursday Evening Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Book Discussion Group Let Go of My Lego Little Listeners Lapsit Story Time 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. Homeschool Club March 20 Kids and Families Ages 6-12 months Gun Games by Faye Kellerman March 28 Grades K-12 Wednesdays, March 13, 27, April 10, 24, Lieutenant Detective Peter Decker and his wife, Rina, Home Front by Kristin Hannah Babies’ Playgroup Wednesdays, March 6, April, 3, May 1, May 15, 29,11:30-12:15 p.m. investigate an apparent teen suicide. “By reversing traditional expectations, Hannah calls attention Ages 1-18 months 10:30 a.m. Stories, bounces, rhymes, and lifts! to the modern female soldier and offers a compassionate, Fridays, ongoing, 10 - 11 a.m. Use your imagination and create a Registration is for a 3 month session. April 3 poignant look at the impact of war on family.” Little ones meet new friends! We provide Lego World. Everyone Welcome! Love Her Madly by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith Publisher’s Weekly Investigator Poppy Rice re-opens the case of convicted the toys and books but no organized Jump Start Walkers Story Time axe-murderer Rona Leigh Glueck, the first woman executed April 25 programming. Ready, Set, READ! Ages 12-18 months in Texas since the Civil War. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Ages 3-5 Wednesdays, March 13, 27, April 10, 24, “ Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Toddlers’ Playgroup Thursdays, March 7, 21, April 11, 25, May May 15, 29, 10:30-11:15 a.m. May 8 Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story….” Ages 18-36 months 2, 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stories, songs, finger plays, and The Complaints by Ian Rankin Harper Perennial Fridays, ongoing, 11 - 12 noon Stories, songs, finger plays, and a craft! movements. Registration is for a Malcolm Fox is a complaint, a cop who investigates other Play with new friends! We provide Registration is for a 3-month session. cops, working out of a department known as the "Dark Side." May 23 3 month session. Officer Jamie Breck is a dirty cop, but no one can prove it. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom books and toys but there is no Can Malcolm Fox take Jamie Breck down? “Given one last chance at redemption, Father Time, the organized programming. Tumblin' Tots Preschool Craft Corner inventor of the world's first clock, must teach two earthly Ages 2 1/2 - 4 Ages 3-5 people the true meaning of time….” Hyperion Mondays, March 11, 10:30 a.m. or 1:15 a.m., Thursdays, March 14, April 18, May 30, April 15, 6:30 p.m. or 7:15 p.m., 10:30-11 a.m. Totally Toddler Story Time May 13, 10:30 a.m. or11:15 a.m. Gloucester Township The Speculative Reader: A Science Fiction A seasonal craft perfect for preschoolers. Third Thursday Book Chat, 10:30 a.m. Ages 18 months - 2 years Tumblin' Tots' "Adventures in Exercise" makes and Fantasy Book Club Mondays, March 4, 18, April 8, 22, fitness fun for children. Please register for Kid Craft Corner March 21: Classic Second Tuesday of the month 7 – 8:30 p.m. May 6, 20, 10:30 or 11:30 a.m. only one session per day. Grades K-3 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Stories, songs, finger plays, and Thursdays, March 14, April 18, May 23, Story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for movements! Short activity afterwards. the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island March 12 4:30-5:15 p.m. at a time when the New York Times noted gin was the Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Please only register for one time. After school snack and a make and “A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral Registration is for a 3-month session. Homeschool Gathering national drink and sex the national obsession; it is an Grades K-12 take craft! exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. complexity and cool speculative physics…” --Ken MacLeod, author of the Engines of Light Trilogy Read to a Dog Tuesdays, March 12, 26, April 16, 30, Kid's Bingo May 14, 28, 11 a.m. Ages 5-11 Grades K-5 April 18: Mystery April 9 Enjoy a morning with other Naked in Death by J. D. Robb Mondays, March 4, April 8, May 6, Friday, March 15, April 19, 6:30 p.m. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer homeschoolers. Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the New York City Police Security 7- 8 p.m. Bring a blanket for sitting and play bingo! When a meteor hits the moon, Miranda must learn to survive Second session each month will Department investigates brutal murders in mid-21st century the unimaginable.--Publisher’s description Bring your favorite book or choose one New York City. Also central is her passionate relationship with from the library to read to our therapy have a program. the Irish billionaire. Legomania Club May 14 dogs. Each session will feature a craft. Ages 5-12 Finch by Jeff Vandermeer Saturday, March16, 10:30 -12 noon May 16: Fiction Noir, horror, New Weird fantasy, and a hardboiled detective The Beach House by Jane Green Sunday, March 24, 1:30 - 3 p.m. called Finch in the phantasmagorical city of Ambergris.-- Friday, April 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. When Nan, a widow, discovers the money she thought Publisher’s description would last forever is dwindling and she could lose her Saturday, April 20, 10:30 -12 noon beloved house, she runs an ad for rooms to rent for the Thursday, May 2, 4 - 5 p.m. summer. People start moving in, filling it with noise, with Sunday, May 5, 1:30 - 3 p.m. laughter and with tears. Make new friends while you create and play with Legos provided by the library. Separate registration required for each session. Special Lego Workshop South County Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. The “Tired Eyes” Book Club - Mondays, 7 - 8:45 p.m. See page 4 for details. March 11 Read local author Mary Lou Quinlan's memoir about her mother, The God Box, and M. L. Stedman's remarkable Shake Your Sillies Out debut novel, The Light between Oceans. New members welcome. Light refreshments. Ages 2 - 5 years Book Buddies for Tuesdays, March 5, 19, April 2, 16, 30, May 13 May 14, 28, 10:30 a.m. Kids & Teens Read local author Matthew Quick’s The Silver Linings Playbook and Jane Ziegelman’s 97 Orchard. Sing, dance, and enjoy stories in this Teen volunteers read to New members welcome. Light refreshments. active story time. Registration not younger partners. required. Kids - ages 3 – 6 Teens – grades 5 – 12 Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, Madeline Flocher creates paper May 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. craft at Miss Wendy’s program. See page 4 for details. 6 23 Vogelson Branch Cooking Demonstration with Severino Pasta Please register for all programs in advance beginning three weeks prior to start date. SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 ext.7360. Joseph and Anna Maria Severino learned the art of pasta making from Umberto Casoli, an artisanal Family Fridays Arbor Day Celebration pasta maker in Italy. In 1971 they returned to Vogelson All Ages All ages America with recipes in hand and introduced their Fridays, April 12, May 10, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, 4 p.m. uniquely handcrafted pasta products made from Kids and Families con’t Looking for something fun to do as a Celebrate Arbor Day through crafts 100% semolina flour. For over 35 years the family family? Come to Family Fridays! We will and a special green treat! shop in Haddon Township has been known as the Eager Readers Story Time offer a new family friendly activity each place to find authentic richly flavored pasta. Join month. Call the Youth Services Desk for Grades K-3 Parachute Play for Preschoolers Carla Severino at your local branch so you too can more details. Mondays, March 18, April 29, May 13, Ages 3-5 learn the secrets of making authentic pasta dishes. 4:30-5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 11 and 11:30 a.m. Super Smash Brothers Tween Samples are limited Hear a story and be creative! Have fun with the parachute while to the first 25 participants registered. Registration is for a 3-month session. Tournament practicing your listening skills! Please Grades 4 - 6 register for one time only. Welcome Spring! Saturday, April 13, 3:30 - -5:30 p.m. Ages 3-5 Battle it out at the Super Smash Brothers Free Comic Book Day Gloucester Township: Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m. Rileltta L. Cream-Ferry Avenue: Brawl for Wii. Parents/caregivers please All ages Wednesday, March 20, 11 a.m. Voorhees: Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 1:30 p.m. Celebrate the arrival of spring with stories, be advised that the game is rated T for Saturday, May 4, all day Haddon Township: Thursday, May 2, 7 p.m. songs, and a craft! Teen. We are celebrating the annual holiday South County: Friday, April 5, 7 p.m. by giving away free comic books and Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez: Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m. Bellmawr: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. Brunch with a Buddy assorted goodies. Sponsored by "All Book Buddies for All Ages. Things Fun" in West Berlin. Merchantville: Wednesday, May 29, 7 p.m. Kids & Teens Sunday, April 14, 1-2 p.m. Teen volunteers read to See page 4 for details. Moms and Muffins Story Time younger partners. All Ages Kids - ages 3 – 6 Upcycled Belt Weaving Saturday, May 11, 10:30 a.m. Teens – grades 5 – 12 Ages 8 – 12 Munch on muffins and hear stories Wednesdays, March 20, April 17, Sunday, April 21, 1:30 p.m. honoring our hard working moms! May 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Boys and girls, weave a one-of-a-kind Make something special to give to your Friday, June 7 belt out of recycled materials and #1 mom! See page 4 for details. celebrate Earth Day. Supplies will be provided but you may bring your own Lego Workshop fabric strips (3 pieces 2" x 1 1/2 yard Ages 6 -12. Saturday, June 8 Pokemon Fun Night each), and colorful plastic bags. Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. Grades K – 5 See page 4 for details. Friday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. Trade cards, make a craft and meet other Pokemon Fans. No valuable cards please. S P R I N G April Fool’s Day Ages 8 - 12 Science Fair Monday, April 1, 3 p.m. Grades K-8 BOOK Make the most of the holiday. Learn how Saturday, May 25,, 11 a.m. to make fake blood, scabs and slime. Using the scientific method, show Dress for Mess! off your favorite science Game On experiment. Stop by the Youth SALE Grades 2 - 5 Services Desk for an entry form Wednesday, April 3, 3 – 4:30 p.m. and instructions. The Vogelson Branch of the Play Wii and PS3 on the big screen! Camden County Library System All Things “One Direction” Grades K – 5 Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m. offers one of South Jersey’s Is 1D your favorite boy band? 1D fun, music, crafts and snacks! biggest Used Book Sales!

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26 3 From the Director Freeholder Leonard hanks to all of you who took the ear Friends: time to respond to our recent Welcome to the spring rt Exhibit at Haddon Township online survey. We received over edition of the Camden County ToneT thousand responses! I loved reading LibraryDD newsletter! Our library system is about what you love about your library and always up to something new. This year what would make us your dream library. during National Library Week, April 13 -20, the library invites your family to pack up your favorite stuffed We found out that you love the library, and especially enjoy our animals and come have “Brunch with a Buddy” AA print collections, programs, computers, and staff. You also at a branch near you. value convenience. Many of you would like to see more downloadable collections, computers and new books, along And if that doesn’t get your imagination running wild enough, with improvements to our interior spaces in your future a Lego Workshop for kids 6-12 might be just the thing. This “dream library.” workshop will really help your kids’ creativity go into overload. This exciting workshop will give you some innovative ideas for We listened to your feedback, and are making plans to do more projects you can work on at home. of what you really, really want and love about your library so we For those with a passion for reading you might be interested in can provide an even more valuable and positive experience for our “Book Buddies” programs for kids or teens (see branch you and your family. This month, we are rolling out three new page for ages). This is just one way you can volunteer and downloadable services that will give you access to an spread your love for books and reading. There’s nothing more expanded ebook collection with no wait lists, 100 digital popular rewarding than helping someone who needs you. magazines, and free music downloads, all with your library "Gathering Storm" by Carolyn Cogan "The End of a Perfect Day" by Ed Connell card. Read more about these services in this issue or on our There are so many libraries with so many programs and events website at camdencountylibrary.org. aimed to get you excited about the library and all it has for you and your family. And there is no time like the present to pick up The Camden County Library System wants to offer you the “Flowers and a book, video or even a new hobby. This spring, come rain or Local artist Norma Chankin and best possible resources, service, and value. Look for more shine, remember anytime is a good time to enjoy some indoor Turtles" new services at your branch soon. fun at one of our libraries! students from her Fine Artists Studio displayed their artwork during the by Norma Linda A. Devlin Ian K. Leonard month of January at the Haddon Chankin Director Freeholder Liaison Township branch. A variety of paintings were shown including landscapes, portraits and abstract works. The show included an opening event where the artists were available to meet and We’re celebrating by greet the public. giving away free comic books! Sponsored by “All Things Fun,” in West Berlin. "Life Goes On" n by Nelly Toll ddo G Ha hip lo ns T uc ow h ow e T anc n ste Br Br sh r an ip ch

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