.. Spring 2011 m pg. 3 e t s Imagine y Fashion Rendezvous S • y r a r b i L Explore Workshop pg.3 Workshop Writing & Collage Writing • Imagine that . that Imagine Dream Stuffed Animal Stuffed Sleep Over pg. 3 News, Events and Free Programs @ Camden County Library System Bellmawr Branch.....page 6 Avenue Branch...page 8 Ferry Branch.....page 9 Gloucester Township Branch....page 10 Haddon Township Merchantville Branch....page 12 South County Branch.....page 13 Branch.....page 15 Vogelson M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library 203 Laurel Rd., Voorhees, NJ 08043 camdencountylibrary.org Coming e 4 & 5 Jun ’s Vogelson ook Sale iggest B B EVER! Library Director Linda A. Devlin Associate Director Deborah Ellis Dennis Library Commissioners Susan Bass Levin, President Nancy Costantino, Vice President, Patrick Abusi, Edward Brennan, Joyce Ellis, James Jefferson, Robert Weil Camden County Officials Louis Cappelli, Jr. Freeholder Director Carmen Rodriguez Freeholder Edward McDonnell Freeholder Deputy Director Joseph Ripa County Clerk Rodney A. Greco Freeholder Charles H. Billingham Sheriff Jeffrey L. Nash Patricia Egan Jones Freeholder Surrogate Ian Leonard Freeholder Editor/Designer: Pat Dempsey Assistant Editors: Debbie Dennis Mark Amorosi Maureen Wynkoop L i b r a r y S y s t e m Stuffed Spring Closings Animal Friday, April 22......Good Friday......Open Sunday, April 24.......Easter......Closed Wednesday, May18.....Staff Day..... Closed Monday, May 30.......Memorial Day.........Closed Sleepover Camden County Library System is governed and supported by the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Camden County Library Commission Find out more on page 3 camdencountylibrary.org From the Director Staff Picks National Library Week, April 10 - 16 elp us celebrate the long Create Your Own Story with Many Special Events at Your Library awaited spring at one of our seven branches of the Check branch listings for more NLW events HCamden County Library System! Jen Druce, Head of Youth Services With so many new programs and Vogelson Branch Stuffed Animal Sleep Over workshops it won’t take long to The Lost Hero find one that you want to sign up by Rick Riordan Your stuffed animal can create its own story @ your library! Bring your stuffed animal to one of our special National for. Dream and relax at one of One of the most fun things I’ve read Library Week story times and then leave it to sleep over at the library. When you come back to pick it up, you can our adult yoga classes or Explore find out what kind of mischief all of the animals got into during their sleep over! Check SignUp and your local branch your creativity at writing and collage workshops. recently was a children’s book that I read with my son. listings for more details, drop off and pick up times. Bellmawr: Monday, April 11, 7 p.m., Ages 2-6 To celebrate National Library Week kids can come to Merchantville: Wednesday, April 6, 3:30 p.m., All ages Did you love reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians? Haddon: Tuesday, April 12, 11 a.m., Ages 3-5 storytime and leave their bed buddies at our Stuffed Gloucester: Monday April 11, 7 p.m., Ages 3-5 Animal Sleep Over. They can Imagine what they’re up to Are you longing to return to Camp Half-Blood? Author Ferry Ave.: Wednesday, April 13, 10:30 a.m., Ages 3 and up Voorhees: Monday, April 11, 11 a.m., Ages 3 and up and hear all about it when they come to pick them up. Rick Riordan’s newest book, The Lost Hero, is the start of South County: Friday, April 15, 7 p.m., Ages 2-6 a series named The Heroes of Olympus. This series takes Offering tax aid to resume writing and live help chats place after the Percy Jackson series ends. The same 24/7, we are here to serve you. And in this issue we even setting is used, so you’ll read about familiar places and Create Your Own Story @ Your Library: have magic and fashion programs! characters, but this new series is based in both Greek and Roman mythology. Three new heroes are A Workshop in Creative Writing and Collage We are proud to now serve the citizens of Camden at our introduced – Jason, Piper and Leo. They end up on a new Ferry Avenue Branch location. Please see page 8 for Saturday, April 16, 10 - 2:30 p.m., Vogelson more details. quest to rescue Hera, queen of the gods. Lots of action For Adults and plot twists follow. It’s a page turner! You don’t Celebrate National Library Week in an extraordinary all-day workshop in which you will tell your story Linda A. Devlin need to have read the Percy Jackson series to enjoy through two creative media. In the morning, collage artist Ginny Conover will guide you in creating a Director this book, but it may inspire you to read them all. personal collage. A variety of mixed-media materials will be available, but you should bring photocopies of significant photos as well as other two-dimensional objects and ephemera of personal significance. Wendy Ensor, Children’s Librarian In the afternoon, creative writing coach Keith Forrest will help you explore your story via the written word. Vogelson Branch Vogelson Branch You may be inspired to write about your whole life or about an incident last week—it’s your story. Wrap up with a thoughtful discussion of how your collage and writing interacted, and share your work if you wish. Run Like a Mother: How to get Leave with two very special expressions of your own story. A light lunch will be served between sessions. pring ook ale moving and not lose your family, job or sanity by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea The Camden County Library System SS BB SS A wonderful read that encourages mothers to give has grown and so has our book sale. A Fashion Rendezvous themselves an outlet and watch how successful they This will be by far our can become not just as a mother but as a person! Let Yourself Sparkle with Inspirations and Styling by Angelo Vellucci Biggest Want more from your wardrobe? Need fashion advice? Look no further. Thursday, March 24, 7 p.m., Vogelson Branch Spring Book Sale Ever! Ann Marie Latini, Librarian South County Branch Angelo Vellucci, a Fashion Industry Management student from Philadelphia University, premieres The Passage by Justin Cronin Angelo Vellucci the latest trends and fads for this spring season. Whether you’re a business woman, college student or a stay-at-home mom, Angelo will provide a variety of easy, fun and universal outfits that will accessorize and transform Justin Cronin’s The Passage is the first your style. Angelo will also address intricate styles that accentuate each body type so you can truly look your best. book in a trilogy; it is important to know this ahead of time because the Come out and meet Mr. Trendy Chic himself, Angelo Velluci, in his Fashion Rendezvous, Spring Edition. last line will leave you breathless and wanting more. The book is billed as vampire fiction but Chad is a two-time cancer survivor and has been a professional award-winning it is so much more than that. The reader learns that the The magician since the age of seven. Past performances include the White House, United States government is conducting biomedical Criss Angel's Mindfreak and Dinner Impossible. He is the founder of the Spread research and something goes very, very wrong. A Magic of the Magic Foundation, a NJ non-profit that spreads magic to children with Friday, June 4 • 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. super virus is unleashed on the world that turns people cancer. Chad's performances feature classic magical illusions as well as into vampires – the likes of which we have never seen Chad Juros juggling. You can learn more about Chad and his magical experiences at Saturday, June 5 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. before – these creatures are much, much scarier. www.magicalchad.com. While this is a horror novel it is also, at its core, about Magician Chad human relationships and how people go on in the Juros performs Merchantville: Wednesday, May 11, 3:30 p.m., All ages Over 40,000 Books of all types, CDs, DVDs, Videos, wake of disaster. If you like Steven King’s The Stand this Haddon: Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m., All ages Books-on-Tape,…. And more! and shares his Voorhees: Tuesday, May 24, 11 a.m., All ages Our used book sales have become a dealer’s favorite! book will not disappoint - I am counting down till the motivational next installment is published. South County: Wednesday, May 11, 11 a.m., All ages message. Gloucester: Thursday, May 26, 4 p.m., All ages Bellmawr: Thursday, May 26, 7 p.m., Grades K-4 2 3 Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits Adult Book Clubs & Author Visits Vogelson The Speculative Reader: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group Literary Cafe, Book Discussion Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 7 – 8:30 p.m March 30 March 31 Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Finny by Justin Kramon After being interrogated for days by the Department of When Finny Short is sent to a bizarre boarding school, she Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist Bellmawr must contend with a seductive heiress, an unpredictable attack on San Francisco, seventeen-year-old Marcus, Library Detectives Adult Book Club dorm mother, and a narcoleptic piano teacher. released into what is now a police state, decides to use his 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.