Dream Explore Imagine Sundays, May 27 Thru September 2.....Closed Camdencountylibrary.Org NEW Digital Systemwide Adult Monday, May 28, Memorial Day
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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 Anthony P. Infanti - Bellmawr Merchantville Public Library South County Regional Branch Library 130 S. Centre Street Branch Library 35 East Browning Road Merchantville, NJ 08109 35 Coopers Folly Road Bellmawr, NJ 08031 Monday and Wednesday, 2 - 9 p.m. Winslow Township, NJ 08004 Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 2 - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Debbie Stefano, Branch Manager Eve Brown, Branch Manager Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. (856) 931-1400 (856) 665-3128 Closed Sundays during the summer Edward Troike, Branch Manager Gloucester Township Riletta L. Cream - Ferry Avenue (856) 753-2537 Blackwood Rotary Public Library Branch Library 15 South Black Horse Pike 852 Ferry Avenue William G. Rohrer Memorial Blackwood, NJ 08012 Camden, NJ 08104 Library-Haddon Twp. Branch Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 15 MacArthur Boulevard Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Jerome Szpila, Branch Manager Westmont, NJ 08108 Anne Ackroyd, Branch Manager (856) 342-9789 Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. (856) 228-0022 Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. New Downloadable Jennifer Druce, Branch Manager Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown (856) 854-2752 Services! Branch - on the Rutgers Campus M. Allan Vogelson Regional 300 North 4th Street Branch Library Camden, NJ 08102 see page 3 203 Laurel Road Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Voorhees, NJ 08043 Friday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Virtual Branch Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Intersection of 5th and Penn St.) Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. Julie Tozer, Branch Manager www.camdencountylibrary.org Closed Sundays during the summer (856) 225-6807 William Brahms, Branch Manager (856) 772-1636 ext. 7308 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 Vogelson Branch "Jean Jacket" by Donna Orio 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.