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• • TwinkleDre aLittlem ENintendoxplor DSe IAssistancemagine by Story Time pg.10 Club pg.15 Appointment pg.18 Message from Freeholder Systemwide Programs StaThfe Lfost BoPoks iofc thek Odysssey Riletta Cream by Zachery Mason HHuullaa iinn tthhee Christopher Slone Library Assistant Vogelson Branch CCoooollaa magine that the world was a huge compendium of endless Zachery Mason’s debut novel, The Lost resources only accessible Books of the Odyssey, is a compelling through the Camden County Library assortment of short stories and vignettes ISystem. The sky would then be the about the iconic hero Odysseus and his limit! tortuous journey home. The springboard With six libraries throughout Cam- for Mason’s efforts is the idea that Homer’s works, The Iliad and The den County, one can reach for the stars by just checking out a Odyssey, are the result of a lot of pruning over the years. book, participating in a Book Club, surfing the web, or joining in Consequently, The Lost Books presents a hodgepodge of on one of the myriad of programs and workshops readily avail- Read in the New apocryphal stories about Odysseus as imagined by the able for all ages. author. Despite the disparate and often conflicting tales, this As we approach the holiday season, take the time to visit fragmented collection comes together as a surprisingly one of our Branches where you can travel worldwide and Year Celebration coherent and variegated whole. For those familiar with enjoy the various celebrations without ever leaving the con- Homer’s original works, The Lost Books of the Odyssey is a fines of your local library. treasure trove of what-ifs, omitted yarns, and alternative views All ages So take the time to Dream your dreams while you Explore of a long-established mythology. your Imagination at the Camden County Library because we Kids, it may be past bedtime when the clock strikes Hula in the Coola is a day for those longing to escape are always making it better together. Sweetgrass midnight, but you can celebrate the new year a little the winter doldrums and laugh at the cold with a luau early! at the library! Our Riletta L. Cream, Freeholder Liaison by Mary Alice Monroe party. Put away your winter coats, get out your shorts "Read in the New Year" New Year’s Eve celebrations designed especially for kids Anne Ackroyd and flip flops, play limbo and say “Aloha.” Join us for Branch Manager luau crafts and games! will include a countdown, craft, stories and lots of fun! Gloucester Township Bellmawr Merchantville I listened to this book for our Third Tuesday, February 1, 4 p.m., All ages Wednesday, December 22, 3:30 p.m. Thursday Book Chat at Gloucester Township. It was a very thoughtful Gloucester Bellmawr story that I think everyone would be able to relate to their Monday, February 7, 4 p.m., Grades 1-3 Thursday, December 30, 2:30 p.m. own lives. It is set in South Carolina among the “sweetgrass” of the region, a name for the indigenous Haddon Gloucester Township grass that grows in the area. Trouble is brewing between Thursday, February 3, 4 p.m., Grades K-5 Thursday, December 30, 11:30 a.m. family members and friends regarding family property, environmental issues, and long-held secrets. Gathering Merchantville Haddon the truth does not always heal the past for all. Discover Wednesday, February 2, 3:30 p.m., Grades K-5 Thursday, December 30, 11 a.m. From the Director how the story blends all these issues of the past to make way for a future. South County South County t is easy to Imagine the Tuesday, February 1, 6:30, Grades K-5 Thursday, December 30, 11 a.m. world of possibilities that I Never Came to You in White by Judith Farr exist within the Camden Vogelson Vogelson County Library System with the Martha Cannon Thursday, February 3, 10:30 a.m., Ages 3-5 Thursday, December 30, 11:15 a.m. new format of our quarterly Senior Librarian I Vogelson Branch newsletter. With its convenient, magazine-sized layout, "To live is so startling it leaves little programs and events are time for anything else." easier to find. — Emily Dickinson Judith Farr, a noted Dickinson scholar, Explore the world of possibilities has written a fictionalized biography of Emily Dickinson, one of and escape the winter America’s greatest poets. The result is mesmerizing. The doldrums at one of our six u author reveals the poet’s life via her correspondence during TumbleBooksmbconnectsle kidsB to animatedoo talkingk bookss which teach kids the joy of branches with the systemwide Hula in the Coola luau T her year at Mount Holyoke Ladies’ Seminary. The novel is not reading in a format they’ll love! TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, party or check out the new Book Club in a Bag, available a prosaic collection of letters; Emily’s passionate friendships, music and narration to a selection of children’s favorite picture books. Diary of a Worm and at all locations. Bags contain multiple copies of a title her early experiments with poetry and the interesting plot lines Biscuit as well as favorite fairy tales such as “Jack in the Beanstalk” come to life in an and discussion questions for use by book club members keep you turning the pages. Farr’s melding of fact and fiction educational and interactive way. Toddlers and preschoolers can sit back and listen, while that can be checked out for an eight-week period. gives us a look into the poet’s inner life, 19th century society, beginning readers can follow along at their own speed. Older kids can listen to classic audio and consequently a better understanding of her often books like The Wizard of Oz or Black Beauty. Other offerings include a language learning center Finally, Dream about a variety of programs that are oblique poetry. Uncompromising in her extraordinary writing with stories in Spanish and French, and a games area with puzzles and memory games. You can available for every age. From Little Ones Playgroup to style and disregarding social conventions, Dickinson remains use Tumblebooks at the library and also from home! The link for home access to Tumblebooks can Books Buddies for Teens to Seniors on the Web, there are beyond most of her teachers’ and friends’ understandings. be found on our website in Kids’ World: Suggested Reading. opportunities for everyone at your library. Likewise, Farr leaves readers with a similar sense of wonder. http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

2 3 February 15 Adult Book Clubs Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from America's & Author Visits Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits SIGNUp@ www.cmdencountylibrary.org/events A journalist leads readers on a revealing journey SIGNUp@ Vogelson through the Old South, tangling with the forces of www.cmdencountylibrary.org/events white rage, rebel grit and regional pride in places Literary Café Book Discussion where the Civil War is more than a memory. Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Bellmawr December 9 The Speculative Reader: January 27 A Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group Library Detectives Adult Book Club Small Kingdom by Anastasia Hobbet Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian Set in Kuwait during the time between the two Gulf Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. From the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Wars, this novel presents the intersecting stories of five Wednesday, January 26, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Midwives and Skeletons at the Feast comes a novel December 29 Death at La Venice, by Donna Leon people and their reactions to the plight of a teenage of shattered faith, intimate secrets and the delicate The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman It was a dark and stormy night when the famous Indian housemaid. nature of sacrifice. "There," says Alice Hayward to Accompanied by her bear protector, Lyra Belacqua German conductor Helmut Wellauer was found Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism and sets out to prevent her best friend and other dead in his dressing room at La Fenice, Vienna's January 27 just before going home to the husband who will kill kidnapped children from becoming the subject of famed Opera House. Join Guido Brunetti, vice Labor Day by Joyce Maynard her that evening and then shoot himself. A tale of love, passion, painful adolescence and gruesome experiments in the Far North. commissario of the police, as he works at solving www.chrisbohjalian.com this murder. devastating betrayal as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy--and the man he later January 26 The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell February 24 becomes--looking back on events of a single Wednesday, February 23, 6:30 - 8 p.m. A Jesuit priest, the sole survivor of a crew sent to Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos life-altering weekend. One Shot, by Lee Child explore a new planet, undergoes an experience so A national best seller and Today Show Book Club Features Jack Reacher, a rugged ex-army cop who harrowing and profound that it makes him question selection, Broken for You is the story of two women in February 17 defines the word loner. Reacher becomes involved the existence of God. in a case where a sniper methodically kills five office self-imposed exile whose lives are transformed when Fortune’s Rock by Anita Shreve workers in a small unnamed Indiana city. Nothing is their paths intersect. Stephanie Kallos' debut novel is At a turn-of-the-century coastal resort in New February 23 what it appears to be in this Jack Reacher novel. a work of infinite charm, wit and heart. It is also a Hampshire, young Olympia Biddeford is drawn into The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia glorious homage to the beauty of broken things. an intense love affair with a much older man. Mattie, an intelligent automaton skilled in the use of — Barnes & Noble alchemy, finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict between gargoyles, the Mechanics Gloucester Township Short Story Discussion and the Alchemists. Third Thursday Book Chats Tuesdays, 1 - 2 p.m. Merchantville Library Take part in thought-provoking discussions of 10:30 - 11:45 a.m Wednesday, December 8, 7 p.m. contemporary short stories. In conjunction with The Serial Reader: Book Chat for Series and Kennedy Eldermed. Each month’s story can be Genre Novels December 16 Author Visit: obtained at the Information Desk on the first floor. Tuesday, January 25, 7 - 8 p.m. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Dominique R. Della Fera December 14 January 20 Adults 18 and older Hard Boiled Fiction: Do you like your fiction Local author Dominique Della Fera Disaster Stamps of Pluto by Louise Erdrich Devil’s Corner by Lisa Scottoline January 11 straightforward and unsentimental? The Serial Reader will give an overview of her book, February17 Ironworker’s Hayride by Robert Olen Butler tackles the hard boiled genre. Read one or read all Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Lifting Up Women In The Word of God With Colors. February 8 Nobody's Angel by Jack Clark Light refreshments will be served. The Liar by Tobias Wolff Nobody Move by Denis Johnson The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett South County Real Life Reads Book Club Haddon Township Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. All Branches Fourth Thursday Evening Book Discussion Group The "Tired Eyes" Book Club 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. December 21 Monday, January 15, 7 - 8:45 p.m. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Join the "Tired Eyes" in welcoming Lisa See for a LIVE Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson Book Club in a Bag! December 16 (3rd Thursday) telephone conference book chat from her home in Traces the author's adventurous trek along the If you are a member of a book club or are Sima’s Undergarments for Women California. Read any of her books, including Appalachian Trail as he observes its natural pleasures, interested in starting one, check out our by Illana Stanger-Ross Shanghai Girls, Peony in Love, and human eccentrics and offbeat comforts. new service... Debut novel about the intimacy among women Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. whose lives are defined by their Orthodox Jewish January 18 Book Club in a Bag! community. The author deftly reveals just enough We will also be reading Margaret Dilloway's debut Triangle: The Fire That Changed America Is your book club looking for something new to read? information about her characters to excite the novel, How to be an American Housewife. by David Von Drehle Check out the titles we offer through our new service, reader's curiosity without making the story line Light refreshments. Describes the devastating 1911 fire that destroyed the Book Club in a Bag. We even provide the discussion questions! predictable. In the end, this is a tale about Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York and the appreciating one's life, and isn't that implications of the catastrophe on twentieth-century contact your local branch or visit our website at what life is about?— Library Journal politics and labor relations. www.camdencountylibrary.org/bookclub

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Small Animals Presented by Camden County's Teens/Tweens Tween/Teen Safety: Adults Kids and Families 4-H Yearlings Club Teen Advisory Board Meeting A Discussion Sip & Mingle Coffee Date Bellmawr Tree Lighting Grades 6 and up Grades K - 5 Grades 6 and up Adults Families Wednesday, January 19 Thursday, January 13, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Thursdays, December 2, January 6, Mondays, December 13, January 10, Sunday, December 5, 6 - 8 p.m. 6:30 - 8 p.m. Learn about the small animals of the 4-H February 10, 4 - 5 p.m. February 14, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Start the holiday season with the annual Paul Sarnese of Virtua Hospital B Yearlings Club. Meet rabbits, guinea Get involved @ your Library! This is a Stop in for a cup of coffee and a tasty lighting of the Bellmawr Borough tree B B will discuss personal safety pigs, chinchillas and more! perfectB opportunity to meet new friends, treat while you look for a book, read a located by the library. The library will be issues, bullying and social earn volunteer credit and plan upcoming magazine and chat with staff. open that evening, so stop in for a treat, networking sites. A discussion Hunt for Happiness activities! check out a book, or go online. not to be missed! Parents and All ages Wii Exercise educators are also invited. Wednesday, January 19, Adults Bedtime Story Time Mr. Malcolm Presents Friday, January 21, all day Tuesdays, January 11, 25, February 8 ,15, Ages 2 - 6 A Night of Improv January 16 - 22 is National Hunt for "Cheer Up" Project for 10:30 a.m. Mondays, December 6, 20, January 10, Grades 6 and up Happiness Week and everyone is Samaritan Hospice Beat the cold and get active! Exercise 24, February 14, 28, 7 p.m. Thursday, December 2, 6:30 - 8 p.m. encouraged to actively seek happiness Grades 6 and up the "Wii" way for fun and fitness. Wear your pjs and slippers for stories, Learn the art of acting without a script during the week. And what's happier Thursday, January 20, 4 - 5 p.m. songs, fingerplays and a simple craft. from Mr. Malcolm. than chocolate? Join the search on as A representative from Clutter Club we hunt for kisses, the chocolate kind! Samaritan Hospice will show us Adults Book Buddies Reading Program Book Buddies Reading how to make a "Cheer Up" gift Tuesday, January 11, 6:30 p.m. Kick-Off Babies' Playtime Program Kick-Off for hospice residents. Keep that New Year's resolution to get Birth - 18 months Tween/Teens and Grades K-3 organized! Share tips, ideas and Tween/Teens and grades K - 3 Wednesday, December 8, Wednesdays, January 19 – February 23 Wednesday, December 8, techniques as we help each other 11 a.m. organize home, office and life. February 9, 23, 4 - 5 p.m. Volunteens will read one-on-one with Nursery rhymes, songs and fingerplays, February 9, 23, followed by free play and socialization. 4 - 5 p.m. Hunt for Happiness children in grades K - 3. Big kids helping Rock The Library! little kids learn to read! Become part of our Book Grades 6 and up All ages Bingo Buddies Team! Volunteens will Wednesday, January 19 and Friday, Friday, January 28 Friday, February 25, Gingerbread Houses Grades K - 6 read one-on-one with children 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. January 21, all day Wednesdays, January 19, February 16 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Grades K - 6 in Grades K-3. It’s about big January 16 - 22 is National Hunt for 4 p.m. Spend the afternoon Rocking Spend the afternoon using our newly Monday, December 13, 3:45 p.m. kids helping little Happiness Week and everyone is Play Bingo. Prizes and snacks provided. @ Your Library with Guitar Hero! updated gaming equipment! encouraged to actively seek happiness Build a gingerbread house with graham kids learn to read! crackers, frosting and candy decorations. during the week. And what's happier Story Time than chocolate? Join the search as we Preregistration is a must for this program! Ages 3 - 5 hunt for kisses, the chocolate kind! Thursdays, January 20 – February 24 Book Bites Discussion Group 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Grades 6 and up Stories, songs, fingerplays, games and Wednesday, January 26 a simple craft. Annual 4 - 5 p.m. Holiday Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Toddler Tales Thursday, February 17 Library Detectives Ages 18 - 36 months, with caregiver GrPadaesr 6 atnyd u p 4 - 5 p.m. Fridays, January 21 – February 25 Adult Book Club Steel Trapp: The Challenge 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Friday by Ridley Pearson Stories, songs, fingerplays and a December 10 Wednesdays simple craft. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Read in the New Year Celebration 6:30 - 8 p.m. Valentine's Day Craft January 26 All Ages Winter Crafts Celebrate our newly with Ms. Leann Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon Thursday, December 30, 2:30 p.m. Grades K - 4 revamped Teen See page 3 for details. Mondays, January 24 – February 28 Zone! Light Grades 6 and up 3:45 p.m. (no class 2/21) Wednesday, February 2, 4 - 5 p.m. February 23 refreshments will Create beautiful craft projects with Ms. Leann will teach us how to make a One Shot by Lee Child Bird Feeder Craft be served. Grades K - 6 seasonal materials. beautiful Valentine's Day craft. Wednesday, January 12, 4 p.m. See page 4 for details. Celebrate National Bird Feeding Month Hula in the Coola Tween/Teen Gaming Nite and make a bird feeder for our All Ages Grades 6 and up Wednesday, February 9, 6:30 - 8 p.m. feathered friends. Tuesday, February 1, 4 p.m. See page 3 for details. Try out our newly updated gaming equipment!

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Wiggles and Giggles Adults Ages 6- 18 months with caregivers Tweens &Teens Bingo for Kids Author Visit Fridays, December 10, January 14, Film Series Dominique R. Della Fera Third Thursday Book Chat February 11, 10:30 a.m. Grades 1 – 6 Adults 18 and older Adults Adults 18 and older Thursdays, 10:30- 11:45 a.m. Meet old and new friends as we help kids Mondays, December 6, January 3, G develop young minds through music February 14, 4 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, 7 p.m. G Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. December 16, A Christmas Carol and motion. Local author by Charles Dickens M December 1, January 5, Dominique Della Fera Crafty Kids M January 20 , Devil’s Corner February 2 Games Galore Grades 4 – 8 will give an overview of her by Lisa Scottoline Grades 1-3 Wednesdays, December 8, February 9 book, Lifting Up Women In The February17, Tuesdays with Morrie Mondays, December 13, January 24, 4 p.m. Word of God With Colors. by Mitch Albom Join other adults for February 28, 4 p.m. Board games, Wii, Make holiday crafts. Light refreshments will DDR. Light refeshments screening and discussion be served. Get Your Game On of classic films. We provide the snacks. Bowling with the Wii Toddler Time Grades 4 – 8 Call for the titles. Adults Ages 18 – 36 months with caregiver Thursdays, December 16, January 20, Fridays, December 3, 17, January 7, 21, Tuesdays, December 14, January 11, February 17, 4 p.m. February 4, 17, 2:30- 4 p.m. February 1, 15, 10:15 & 11:30 a.m. Play the Wii, DDR, board games and/or Beginners welcome as we bowl for video games. Happy New Year’s Party Play-Dough Mania exercise and fun. Page Pals Grades K – 5 Grades K – 5 Ages 3 – 5 Page Pals Kids and Families Wednesday, December 22, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, December 21, January 25, Grades 4 – 8 Food and Prizes for all! See what you can create. February 22, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, December 21, January 25, Kids and Families Team up with a tween/teen for reading, February 22, 6:30 p.m. Little Ones Playgroup Team up with a preschooler for reading Cartoon Afternoon Kids Gone Krazy for Krafts games and crafts. Birth to 3 years and their caregivers Beanie Baby Bingo games and crafts. Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 12 noon All Ages Grades K – 5 Grades 1-3 Wednesday, December 29, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 1, January 19, Meet our youngest members and Wednesday, February 23, 3:30 p.m. Read in the New Year Celebration Star Watch Toons to snack by! February 16, 4 p.m. Ages 3-5 make new friends! We have special Beanie Babies, books and snacks! Grades 1 – 12 Thursday, December 30, 11:30 a.m. books and toys too! Tuesdays, December 28, February 1, 7 p.m. Fitness Fun with Music! Celebrate the end of the year a little Winter Story Time Series Lloyd Black returns with a heavenly Grades K – 5 early with friends and family. Photo frames and Scrap Books Ages 3-5 presentation and telescopic viewing in Wednesday, January 5, 3:30 p.m. See page 3 for details. Grades K – 5 Tuesdays, December 7, January 4, 25, our parking lot. Get fit while having fun. February 8, 10:15 & 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 1, 3:30 p.m. Hula in the Coola Make fun crafts to take home. Knock, Knock Doorknob Craft Grades 1-3 Yoga with Suzanne Evening Story Time Grades 4 – 12 Grades K – 5 Ages 3-5 Monday, February 7, 4 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 3:30 p.m. Come hula your way into summer as you Tuesday, January 18, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, December 9, January 13, Wear comfortable clothes, bring a mat Pine Cone Craft Who’s there? February 10, 6:30 p.m. long to escape the winter blues. Grades K – 5 See page 3 for details. or towel and bottled water. Let It Snow! Grades K – 5 Wednesday, January 19, 3:30 p.m. Snowy crafts.

Jewelry Craft Grades K – 5 Wednesday, January 26, 3:30 p.m. Jewelry making for gifts or for you!

Hula in the Coola Grades K – 5 Wednesday, December 8, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 2, 3:30 p.m. Be creative with pinecones1 Let’s have a luau. See details on page 3. Bubbles fun at Seasonal Magnets! Toddler Time program Grades K – 5 Valentine’s Day Craft I love New Jersey with Wednesday, December 15, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, 3:30 p.m. Merchantville Library Assistant Ginger Nolte loves to find great crockpot recipes Story Time with Miss Helen Make magnets for the frig! Grades K – 5 Sara O’Brien using books in the library collection. She loves me...... she loves me not! 8 9 addon Township Branch (continued) addon Township Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-665-3128 SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-854-2752 Teens and Tweens Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels: Tween Snack Pajama Party for December Born in the USA Adults Kids and Families Donors of PJs to Kids in Need All Ages and Read Westmont Philharmonia Accordion Pajama Party for December All ages Donors of PJs to Kids in Need Tuesday, December 14, 4 p.m. Wednesday, December 1- 29 Member Orchestra Winter Concert The Philadelphia Zoo is traveling our H HAll ages All ages Hfor donations Book Club H Wednesday, December 1- 29 way to connect us to our wildlife. Wednesday, December 29, 3 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2 – 4 p.m. Learn about nature: the wondrous Libraries The Orchestra will perform music of great for donations for celebration Ages 9 - 14 creatures that reside at the zoo and Tuesdays, 4 - 5 p.m. masters, ethnic and original compositions. Wednesday, December 29, 3 p.m. See details under Kids and Families. for celebration their habitats. John McPeak PJs and a book equal a hug for those Berlin Township - Yoga by Suzanne Bromberg Abrakadoodle: Fun with Art Mr. Malcolm’s Theatre Workshop feeling lost. Partner with Haddon Ages 12 and up All ages (856) 767-0439 Township Branch and the Pajama Ages 6 - 10 Wednesday, December 1, 3 - 4:30 p.m. Mondays, December 6, 13, 20, 7 - 8 p.m. Program for Kids in Need. Donate new Monday, December 27, 4 p.m. Learn about the theatre business from Relax the mind, stretch the body with a Preschool Story Time pajamas for kids 12 and under, and each Children of all abilities will have fun while one of its best! Class size is limited. gentle, basic yoga class. All ages and all Ages 3 - 5 pair will be matched with a new book. they paint, draw, sculpt, design, imagine, levels welcome. Wear comfortable Thursdays, February 3 - February 24 Collection December 1 - 29. Donors sketch and explore, using a wide variety Unwind for the Holidays with Yoga clothing. Bring a mat or beach towel of artists’ materials and techniques. 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. celebrate that last day at 3 p.m. party. by Suzanne Bromberg and enjoy one class or all three. or 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. See www.pajamaprogram.org. Ages 10 and up Investigating Invertebrates Mondays, December 6, 13, 20, 7 - 8 p.m. Seniors on the Web Grades K - 6 Enjoy this program filled with Fridays, December 10, January 14, Twinkle Little Story Time Tuesday, December 28, 10:30 a.m. Zumba stories, songs and finger plays February 11, 10 a.m. - 12 noon Tuesdays, December 7, 14, 10:30 a.m. The New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Ages 12 and up created especially for Learn basic computer skills while having Sciences is swimming with animals Tuesday, December 7, 7 p.m. your preschooler. fun. No previous experience necessary. It may be morning, but we’ll be without backbones; yes, invertebrates Fuses international music and dance fitness. Space is limited, registration required. Call to sign up, and we will remind you having stories of the night, stars, are visiting the library. Did you know that when it’s your turn for this popular class. A free copy of the book is available at the and nocturnal creatures, along these animals are the most successful on Creative Crafters earth? Enjoy these beautiful creatures up circulation desk when you register. with art projects for you and Ages 10 and up Snacks will be served during the meeting. close and see what makes them so Learn to Belly Dance your preschooler. Thursdays, December 9, January 13, All ages special. Registration is limited. Marie Fleche February 10, 4 p.m. December 21 Berlin Boro - (856) 767-2448 Thursdays, January 6, 27, February 3 Make jewelry boxes and pins from Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 7 - 8 p.m. Read in the New Year Celebration friendly plastic, and three-dimensional Artemis Fowl is a twelve-year-old criminal Preschool Story Time Learn to belly dance from Fatima All Ages greeting cards. genius who has hatched a plot to steal Ages 3-5 Bassmah in a fun, supportive atmosphere. Thursday, December 30, 11 a.m. the little people’s pot of gold. It’s simple: Thursdays, February 3 - February 24 he and his henchmen will kidnap one of A wonderful low-impact exercise that is See details on page 3. Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels: them and demand all their gold for 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. great for people of all ages and sizes. Born in the USA ransom. Who can stop him? Enter Enjoy this program filled with stories, All three classes are designed as drop-in Snow Fun at Story Time Al l Ages Captain Holly Short of the songs and finger plays created es- classes. Go to one class or all three. Ages 3 - 5 Tuesday, December 14, 4 p.m. LEPrecon (Lower Elements pecially for your preschooler. Tuesdays, January 4, 11, 10:30 a.m. See details under Kids and Families. Police Reconnaissance Unit). Snow flakes, snowmen, snow stories for Teen Advisory Board January 18 our little snow lovers. Nothing but the Truth by Avi Ages 12 and up Just one little lie, that’s all, just one little lie Mt. Ephraim Our Feathered Friends Wednesdays, December 15, January 12, was all that Philip told. What harm could it Teddy Bear Time Ages 3 - 5 February 9, 4 p.m. do? A little fib never hurt anyone but it Public Library Discuss the best ways to make your Fourth Thursday Evening Book Age 12 - 36 months Tuesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 10:30 a.m. could help Philip stay on the track team (856) 931-6606 library an even better place! Discussion Group Thursdays, December 9, 16, January 6, 13, Birds that fly, birds that swim, birds outside and that’s what he wanted. After all he was a track star, class clown and 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. February 10, 17, 10:30 a.m. our door, come to hear their stories read, everyone liked him, they would Holiday Story Time Books, songs and felt board fun for you sing songs and make crafts that soar. Investigating Invertebrates with the December 16 (3rd Thursday) and your toddler. New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences understand. Everybody fibs. Ages 2 and up Sima’s Undergarments for Women Wednesday, December 8, 7 p.m. Hula in the Coola Grades K - 6 February 15 by Illana Stanger-Ross Lego Club Tuesday, December 28, 10:30 p.m. Holiday stories and a craft. Grades K-5 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass Registration is limited. January 27 Ages 8 and up Thursday, February 3, 4 p.m. Leo and Amanda were born on the same See details under Kids and Families. day, are best friends and have always Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian Mondays, December 13, January 10, See details on page 3. Valentine Story Time February 14, 4 p.m. celebrated their birthdays together. But , Ages 2 and up February 24 Haddon is starting a Lego Club. Each Mardi Gras Mask Contest last year there was an incident at the Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos party, so they celebrate separately this Wednesday, February 9, 3:45 p.m month we will build a themed project. Ages 12 and up year, and it is a disaster—a horrible day for Stories, games, fingerplays and a See Page 4 for details December 13, “Shelters,” January 10, February 1 - 14 both of them. Unfortunately, when they craft to celebrate the holiday. “It Can Fly,” and February 14, “Rolling Wednesday, February 16, 4 p.m. wake up tomorrow, it will still be their Along.”We welcome LEGOs donations. Bring your home-made Mardi Gras masks. birthday, and the day after that and the No Duplos please! February 1 – 14 for display and competition. day after that and … Winners announced February 16.

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Holiday Pajama Story Time Toddler Tunes and Tales YarnBalls and Craft Ages 18 - 30 Months Tweens &Teens S uth C unty LEGO Block Party Adults Ages 3 - 6 Wednesdays, January 19 - March 9 Yoga for Adults Tuesday, December 14, 7 - 8 p.m. 10:30 - 11 a.m. Ages 8 - 18 Ages 12 and up Adults Celebrate the holidays with stories, songs, Enjoy this program filled with stories, Fridays, December 10, January 14, February 11, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. SWe have the LEGOs. Come play and build! Mondays Saturdays, December 4, 8, and finger plays and a simple craft. songs and finger plays created S December 20 JanuaryS 15, February 5, 19, 10:30 a.m. especially for your toddler. S Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Meet-Up January 24 Exercise your New Year's resolutions here Little Gamers’ Hour at South County! Join Shawn Swift for Ages 9 and up February 28 Grades K - 3 Whimsical Wednesdays some mind-calming and body-stretching Mondays, December 13, January 10, February 7, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Fridays, December 17, January 28, Ages 2 ½ - 5 Years 6:30 - 8:45 p.m. yoga. Adults of all levels of yoga Play, swap and hang out. February 25, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, January 19 - March 9 experience, including beginners, are Get your game on! The DDR, PS2, and 11:30 a.m. - Noon welcome. Wear comfortable clothing Wii will be available for your gaming Enjoy this program filled with stories, Calling All Gamers! and bring a mat or beach towel. pleasure.Feel free to bring your own "E" songs and finger plays created Ages 9 - 18 The knitting and games and a snack to share. especially for your preschooler. Fridays, December 17, January 28, February 25, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. South Jersey Writers Group Get your Game on at your library! For more information, email crochet club @ Adults [email protected]. Read in the New Year Celebration Hula in the Coola! Tuesdays, December 21, January 18, All Ages Grades K - 5 your library! February 15, 7 - 8:45 p.m. Thursday, December 30 Tuesday, February 1, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. TAB Teen Advisory Board Meet other aspiring writers, share your 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Aloha Winter! Crafts, island games Grades 6 - 12 New members of writing, and learn creative writing skills. Celebrate the New Year with a count and snacks. See page 3 for details. Tuesdays, December 21, January 11, February 15, 7 - 8:45 p.m. New members welcome. South County down to "Noon." Enjoy stories and a Teens have a voice at their library. For more information, knitting all skill levels are simple craft. See page 3 for details. Amelia Bedelia Valentine’s email [email protected]. Adult Gamers Night! program Day Party! welcome. Ages 18 and up Grades K - 3 Afternoon Teen Movie Festival Tuesday, December 28, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Bouncing Babies ‘N’ Books Monday, February 14, Ages 9 and Up Meet up at the library and use our big Ages 6 – 18 months with caregiver 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 12 - 5 p.m. screens for gaming. Wednesdays, Stories, crafts and “lovely” snacks. Holiday Break Out at the library with movies and food. January 5, The "Tired Eyes" Book Club February 2, Adults 11 - 11:30 a.m. Pajama Story Time Monday, January 10, 7 - 8:45 p.m. Join us for a Ages 2 - 6 South County’s Join the "Tired Eyes" in welcoming very special Tuesday, February 22, 7 - 7:30 p.m. Lisa See for a LIVE telephone story time just for Enjoy stories, songs, and finger plays conference book chat from her home babies! We will while dressed in cozy pajamas. Bring Tired Eyes Book Club in California. Read any of her books, read books, sing your favorite bedtime buddy. including Shanghai Girls, Peony in songs, bounce Attends Lisa Scottoline’s Love, and "Snow Flower and the along to some rhymes and have some Secret Fan." We will also be reading wiggly, giggly fun. Margaret Dilloway's debut novel, Big Book Club How to be an American Housewife. Winter Craft Corner Light refreshments. Ages 4 - 8 Tuesday, January 18, 7 - 7:45 p.m. Party Celebrate the winter season with stories Kids and Families and a simple craft. Stories on the Spectrum Ages 2 - 8 Ring in Saturdays, December 11, January 8, 22, February 12, 26, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. the Year of the Rabbit Can you pick out “New York Times” best-selling author, Lisa A story time designed for kids with special Grades 1 - 5 needs and their caregivers. Read stories, Tuesday, January 25, 7 p.m. Scottoline? If you guessed second from the left in the front row, you are correct. Her daughter Francesa, also a writer, is kneeling sing songs, and make a craft tailored for Celebrate the Chinese New Year -- sensory development. Siblings welcome. in front with their dogs. Staff from the South County Regional South County Style! Learn all about Branch and members of its “Tired Eyes” book club attended the Year of the Rabbit. We will be Kids Holiday Craft Grades 1 - 3 Scottoline’s 5th Annual Big Book Club Party at her house in the reading stories, sampling some food, Thursday, December 9, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia suburbs. Scottoline’s books, including her latest two, Perfect for gift giving and decorations! and making a craft. Think Twice and My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space, are available in all of our Library branches.

12 13 ogelson Branch ogelson Branch SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 Giggles and Grins Read in the New Year Celebration Just Write! Creative Writing Class Japanese Tea Ceremony Ages 3 - 5 All Ages Adults Adults Kids and Families Thursdays, December 9, 23, Thursday, December 30, 11:15 a.m Adults Tuesdays, December 14, 28, January 11, Saturday, January 8, 2 p.m. Babies’ Playgroup January 13, 27, February 10, 24, 10:30 a.m. See page 3 for details. Crochet and Knit Club 25, 7:30 p.m. Experience sensations that will stimulate Ages 1 - 18 months Stories, songs, finger plays, and a craft to Ages 10 to adult A workshop for writers. your five senses as Drew Hanson Fridays, ongoing, 10 - 11 a.m. celebrate winter. Kid Craft Corner Wednesdays, December 1, 8, 15, demonstrates the Way of Tea. Little ones meet new friends. We Grades K - 5 January 5 - February 23, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Scrabble provide the toys and books but no Kid's Bingo Thursdays, December 30, January 27, Bring your latest project and make new Adults RaveOn Band Vorganized programming. Grades K - 5 February 24, 4:30 p.m. friendsV as we crochet and knit together. V Fridays, December 17, January 28, Adults V Fridays, December 10, January 28, Get crafty with other kids after school! February 25, 1- 3 p.m. Saturday, January 15, 2 p.m. Toddlers’ Playgroup February 25, 6:30 p.m. Focus Group: Conversation Class Enjoy playing a challenging game of Three top notch musicians will perform Ages 18 - 36 months Yoga for Kids Adults Scrabble with a few friends. Program is in the music of Buddy Holly. Fridays, ongoing, 11 - 12 noon American Girl Craft Club Grades K - 5 Mondays, December 6, 13, 20, 27, conjunction with Kennedy Eldermed. Monday, January 3, 4:30 p.m. Play with new friends. We provide the Ages 7 - 12 January 3, 10, 24, 31, 10:30 - noon Stretch and bend and make new friends! Wednesdays, December 1 - January 26 toys and books but no organized Tuesdays, December 14, January 18, Real Life Reads Book Club The Serial Reader: Book Chat programming. February 15, 6:30 p.m. 10:30 - noon Adults for Series and Genre Novels Sewing Machine Basics Initiated in conjunction with Literacy Make a craft based on an American Tuesdays, 7 - 8 p.m. Adults Ages 8 - 12 Volunteers of America to address the Holiday Story Time Girl doll. December 21 Tuesday, January 25, 7 - 8 p.m. Tuesdays, January 4, February 1 needs of ESL students with advanced A Walk in the Woods: All Ages 6:30 p.m. English skills. Explore idiomatic and Rediscovering America on the Nobody's Angel by Jack Clark Thursday, December 2, 10:30 a.m. Bring your sewing machine and learn colloquial usage and improve facility in Saturday, December 11, 11 a.m. Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson Nobody Move by Denis Johnson Tumblin' Tots how to sew. everyday transactions. For information, The same program for both dates. Monday, December 13 please contact January 18 The Maltese Falcon Ages 2 - 3, 10:30 a.m. Homeschool Gathering [email protected] Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by Dashiell Hammett Mother Goose and Me Ages 4 - 5, 11:15 a.m. Grades K - 12 by David Von Drehle Ages 18 months - 2 years Wednesdays, January 5, February 2 Adult Anime & Manga Club February 15 See page 5 for details. Mondays, December 6, 20, January 10, Tumblin' Tots' 10:30 a.m. Ages 16 & Up Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches 24, February 7, 28, 10:30 a.m. “Adventures in Exercise” Enjoy a different activity each month. Tuesdays, December 7, January 4, from America's Unfinished Civil War NEW! The Adult Arts Cooperative Stories, songs, finger plays, and a craft makes fitness fun for children. February 1, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Nintendo DS Club by Tony Horwitz Tuesday, February 8, 6:30 - 8 p.m. to celebrate winter. Watch the newest Anime series and talk Meet to organize an ongoing group Ages 7 - 17 about your favorite stories. See page 5 for details. Thursday, January 6, 4 p.m. where members will share their crafting Read to a Dog and artistic talents by leading informal Bring your DS to the library and make The Speculative Reader: A Science Ages 5 - 11 some new video game friends. Literary Café hands-on workshops. All are welcome; Preschool Craft Corner Fiction and Fantasy Book Group you do not have to conduct a workshop Mondays, December 6, January 10, Book Discussion Ages 3 - 5 Ad ults to participate. Have a cup of coffee, February 7, 7 p.m. Yoga for Preschoolers Adults Thursdays, December 16, January 20, Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. meet new people, and explore creative Bring your favorite book or choose one Ages 3 - 5 Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. February 17, 10:30 a.m arts together. at the library to read to our therapy Friday, January 7, 10:30 a.m. December 29 dogs. Each session will feature a craft. Celebrate winter with fun crafts! Stretch and bend and make new friends! December 9 The Golden Compass Local Author Panel Small Kingdom by Anastasia Hobbet Yu-Gi-Oh Card Night by Philip Pullman Adults Winter Sing-Along with Darby January 27 Ages 9 – 14 January 26 Saturday, February 19, 2 - 5 p.m. Ages 5 and up Labor Day by Joyce Maynard Fridays, December 17, January 14, The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Mary Marino, author of Freshman Season, Shake Your Rattles and Roll Saturday, January 8, 10:30 a.m. February 17 February 11, 6:30 p.m. February 23 Donna Anderson, author of Love Fraud, Ages 12 - 18 months Join Darby the therapy cat with a Fortune’s Rock by Anita Shreve Bring your Yu Gi Oh cards to play The Alchemy of Stone and Matt Goldberg, author of All that Wednesdays, December 8, 22, sing-along around the library. See page 5 for details. and/or trade. Please do not bring your by Ekaterina Sedia Twitters Is Not Goldberg, will be talking January 12, 26, February 9, 23, valuable cards. See page 5 for details. and signing their books. 10:30 a.m. Snuggle up with a Good Book Short Story Stories, songs, bounces, and rhymes to Drop-in Story Time Club 8 - 12 Discussion Anime Otakus celebrate winter. Bubbles and play All Ages Ages 8 - 12 Adults NEW! Writing Workshop Ages 16 & Up time to follow program. Tuesdays, January 11, February 8 Tuesdays, December 21, January 18, Tuesdays, 1 - 2 p.m. Adults Tuesday, February 22, 4 - 7 p.m. 10:30 a. m. February 15, 4 p.m. December 14 Thursdays, January 6 , February 3 Bring your favorite anime for this anime Shake Your Rattles and Roll Saturdays, January 22, February 19 Attention Tweens! Join the club and Disaster Stamps of Pluto 7 - 8:30 p.m. marathon. Refreshments will be served. 10:30 a. m. Ages 6 - 12 months have fun. Each month we will do by Louise Erdrich Want to learn more about writing? Need Bring a blanket to snuggle in and enjoy Wednesdays, December 8, 22, something amazing. January 11 help with a manuscript? Ready to submit stories. Saturday session will be a repeat January 12, 26, February 9, 23, of Tuesday session. Ironworker’s Hayride work to a publisher? Please call Shyamoli 11:30 a.m. by Robert Olen Butler Circle of Pins Bracelet @ 772-1636 ext. 3375. Registration is Stories, songs, bounces, and rhymes to February 8 Ages 8 – 12 limited. celebrate Winter. Bubbles and play The Liar by Tobias Wolff Tuesday, December 28, 2 p.m. time to follow program. Design your own bracelet using safety See page 5 for details. pins and beads.

14 15 Homeschool Gathering Dance Dance Revolution in The Heart Bookmark Grades K - 12 Corner Ages 8 - 13 Wednesdays, January 5, February 2, Grades 6 - 12 Saturday, February 12, 11 a.m. - 12 noon 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 28, 6 - 8 p.m. Create a bookmark from plastic canvas ogelson Branch Enjoy a different activity each month. Get ready to dance! Two hours of DDR! and yarn. SignUp @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-772-1636 Nintendo DS Club Legomania Club Love Bites (An Anti Valentine's Ages 7 - 17 Ages 8 – 12 Day Event) Yu-Gi-Oh Card Night Thursday January 6, 4 p.m. Saturdays, January 29, February 26, Grades 6 - 12 Ages 9 – 14 Bring your DS to the library and make 10:30 – 12 noon Monday, February 14, 6 p.m. continuedKids and Families Teens & Tweens Fridays, December 17, January 14, some new video game friends. Make new friends while you create and Spend this Valentine's Day among friends Crochet and Knit Club February 11, 6:30 p.m. build with Legos provided by the library. as we eat, craft, and celebrate all things Ages 10 to adult Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh cards to plaly and/or Teen Book Trailer Contest Anti Valentine. Book Buddies for Kids Wednesdays, December 1, 8,15, trade. Please do not bring your Information Session Improv and Icebreakers January 5 - February 23, Ages 3 - 6 valuable cards. Grades 6 - 12 Grades 6 - 12 Anime Otakus 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, January 19, February 16, Friday, January 14, 4 p.m. Monday, January 31, 4 p.m. Ages 16 & Up Bring your latest project and make new 6:30V p.m. Club 8 - 12 information session for submitting book Test out your acting skills with such games Tuesday, February 22, 4 - 7 p.m. friends as we crochet and knit together. ReadV books and do a craft with your Ages 8 - 12 trailer videos. Contact Christen Orbanus as "Freeze" and "Mirror" and the always Bring your favorite anime for this anime new book buddy! Tuesdays, December 21, January 18, at the Youth Services Desk for more info. popular "Snow Ball Fight"! marathon. Refreshments served. Card and Stationery Making February 15, 4 p.m. Story Time and Picture Bingo Grades 6 - 12 Attention Tweens! Join the club and Thursday, December 2, 4 p.m. Ages 2 - 6 years have fun. Each month we will do Make someone special a card this winter. Thursdays, January 20, February 17, something amazing. 6:30 p.m. Book Buddies Stories and Picture Bingo. Teen Gaming Club Circle of Pins Bracelet Grades 6 - 12 Ages 8 – 12 for Teens Friday Flicks Fridays, December 3, January 7, Tuesday, December 28, 2 p.m. Grades 6 - 12 February 4, 6 - 8 p.m. All Ages Design your own bracelet using safety Play Wii, XBox 360, and PS2 games. Fridays, January 21, February 18, pins and beads. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Adult Anime & Manga Club January 19, February 16 Bring a pillow and blanket for movie Teen Open Mic Night in The Corner night! Refreshments will be served. Check Ages 16 & up Become a Book Buddy. Grade 6 - 12 SignUp or call the Children's Desk for Tuesdays, December 7, January 4, Tuesday, December 28, 6:30 p.m. Volunteer to read to a child movie listings. February 1, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Watch the newest Anime series and talk Sing a song, read your poetry, tell a joke! and make a craft. about your favorite stories. Your performance must be appropriate Legomania Club for all ages. Ages 8 – 12 Winter Holiday Party Vidhi Shah enjoys reading to her Book Buddy Saturdays, January 29, February 26, Writing Club for Teens 10:30 – 12 noon Grades 6 - 12 Sammy Ensor at the Vogelson branch. Grades 6 - 12 Make new friends while you create, Thursday, December 9, 4 p.m. Wednesdays, December 29, January 26, build and play with Legos provided Decorate sugar cookies, drink hot February 23, 4 - 5:30 p.m. by the library. chocolate, and sing winter songs. Optional: bring one wrapped present We will do different writing exercises and Christen and her crew at Rizzieri Aveda School games each month, as well as create Hula in the Coola valued at $5 or below to take part in our in the Voorhees Town Center. White Elephant Pollyanna. and publish a quarterly Zine. Ages 3 - 5 Thursday, February 3, 10:30 a.m. Sewing Machine Basics See page 3 for details. Teen Anime & Gaming Club Ages 11 - 15 Ages 8 - 12 Tuesdays, January 4, February 1, 6:30 p.m. Bake for Family Fun Month Tuesdays, December 14, January 11, February 8, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Bring your sewing machine and learn Grades 1 - 5 Watch the newest Anime series and play how to sew. Saturday, February 5, 11 a.m. video games. Celebrate by making Amish Friendship Bread. Are you in 6th – 12th grade and Heart Bookmark looking to earn volunteer hours, Ages 8 - 13 while having fun and making new Saturday, February 12, friends? If so, come to TAB! TAB members havingsnowball fight. 11a.m. - 12 noon Create a bookmark from plastic Teen Advisory Board (TAB) canvas and yarn. Grades 6 - 12 Thursdays, December 16, January 20, February 17, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Teen Librarian, Christen Orbanus, promised the TAB is made up of teens and tweens who want to make a difference in their local Vogelson Library teens that if they read 1500 hours this library. Plan and promote exciting new summer, she would color her hair for them. They children and teen programs while ended up reading 2100 hours! Several of the teens making new friends. came out to the Rizzieri Aveda School in Voorhees to watch as her hair went from brown to silver. 16 17 Camden County Library Camden County L i b r a r y S y s t e m System Branches and Hours Cultural and Jump Start Your Job Search @ Heritage Commission Located at the Hopkins House on the south bank of the Cooper River between Cuthbert NEW! Career Transitions Database Anthony P. Infanti - Bellmawr Boulevard and Route 130, 250 South Park Drive, Haddon Township. (856) 858-0040 TTY: Dial 711 Branch Library 35 East Browning Rd.,Bellmawr, Visit our website: http://arts.camden.lib.nj.us f you’re looking for a job or thinking about A Division of the Camden County Library System in changing careers, try our new database, Gale NJ 08031 conjunction with the Camden County Board of Freeholders Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Career Transitions, an online career guidance Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. center that takes you through the job-search process Debbie Stefano, Branch Manager Free Cultural Events at the Historic from start to finish. Explore new career possibilities, (856) 931-1400 Hopkins House on Cooper River Drum Song assessI your current skills and knowledge, find A Kwanzaa Celebration for all ages educational opportunities and take classes to Tuesday, December 28, 7p.m. increase hiring chances. With the career toolkit, build Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden Gloucester Township- your resume and update personal career information Poetry In The Park and references. Career Transitions is a one-stop 15B lSouthackw oBlackod R Horseotar yPike, Pu blic Library Featured Poets & Open Mic Italian Art, History and resource for people going through career change. Blackwood, NJ 08012 Events Culture Workshop Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. To access Gale Career Transitions, go to Mondays, 7 - 9:30 p.m. Thursday, January 13, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Featuring Antoinina Bellesorte www.camdencountylibrary.org/lifeline/employment.htm Anne Ackroyd, Branch Manager This database is provided by South Jersey Works, (856) 228-0022 December 13 – Christina Collins Anthony P. Infanti - Bellmawr Branch Library funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of January 10 - Mildred Rojas February 14 - TBA Harriet Tubman's Journey to Freedom Labor and Workforce Development’s program, Project Saturday, February 12, 2 p.m. Featuring Millicent Sparks Connect. The grant was awarded to the New Jersey Merchantville Public Library The Poetry in the Park series 130 S. Centre St., Merchantville, Camden County College, Camden Library Association. NJ 08109 is a creative writing showcase Monday and Wednesday, 2 - 9 p.m. featuring Camden County’s teenagers as Roots Music Tuesday and Thursday, 2 - 5 p.m. well as South Jersey’s new and emerging Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Power of African American poets and spoken word artists of all ages. Eve Brown, Branch Manager Music to Inspire Our New Free Service (856) 665-3128 Tuesday, February 16, 6 p.m. Black History Month Program Assistance by Hopkins House Gallery Settlement Music School, Camden Appointment South County Regional Branch Library of Contemporary Art 2011 African American 35 Coopers Folly Rd.,Winslow Township, 2011 Black History Month Living Legends Brunch NJ 08004 Make a free appointment Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Visual Art Exhibition Saturday, February 26, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. to get assistance in Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. February 1 - March 5 Grace Temple Baptist Church Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. Lawnside, New Jersey • filling out an online job application Closed Sundays during the summer • posting your resume Nancy Bennett, Branch Manager (856) 753-2537 ext.4404 • using the computer Other Cultural • using library databases for research Programs & Events ArtsArts for Teens4 Teens Festival William G. Rohrer Memorial The Gray in between Black & White Wednesday, March 16 Saturday, December 4, 5 - 8 p.m. Rutgers University, Camden Tell us what training you need. We’ll match you with a staff Library-Haddon Twp. Branch Katz Jewish Community Center, Cherry Hill member for an hour of one-on-one assistance. 15 MacArthur Blvd., Westmont, Registration NJ 08108 Jazz, Poetry & Jewish & Black Culture Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. November 15 - January 31 To make an appointment, fill out a form at any branch or Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. online at www.camdencountylibrary.org/assistance Nan Rosenthal, Branch Manager Valid Camden County Library card is required. (856) 854-2752

M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library Donate at National Arts Program 6th Annual 20102010 BookBookss ForFor 203 Laurel Rd., Voorhees, NJ 08043 your local Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Competition & Exhibition Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Historic Hopkins House Gallery KidsKids CampaignCampaign Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. December 14 – January 22 Donate New and GENTLY USED branch Closed Sundays during the summer William Brahms, Branch Manager Awards Reception & Preview Books for less fortunate Kids and through (856) 772-1636 ext.3308 Sunday, December 12, 2 - 4 p.m. December 8! For more information go to Teens in Camden County. http://www.nationalartsprogram.org/venues/camden-county-nj

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