GIANT FALL BOOK SALE M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library FFAALLLL 22001100 Thursday October 14, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. The Friday October 15, 10 a.m - 9 p.m. The Saturday October 16, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. DDRREEAAMM EEXXPPLLOORREE IIMMAAGGIINNEE News,SS EventsYY and FreeSS ProgramsTT atE theE CamdenMM County Library System TEEN TEEN READREAD WE WEEKEK Fall Systemwide Programs Mr. Malcolm Presents... Celebrate fall with a series of thrilling stories Traveling Zoo told by our favorite storyteller, Mr. Malcolm. Zumba...The theme for Teen Colette Bogie has been giving rescued Read Week this year is animals a loving home for over 15 years. South County Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books with a Beat and Meet her collection of clean and friendly Tuesday, October 26 - 4:30 p.m., All ages we’ll celebrate all fall animals and learn about their needs with a series of Zumba and natural habitats. Bellmawr Haddon Township programs especially for Percy Jackson - Thursday, October 1 Th ursday, September 16, 4 p.m. tweens and teens! 7 p.m., All ages Zumba fuses Latin and international music with dance for a fun fitness workout. Wear Voorhees Voorhees comfortable clothing and sneakers to Tuesday, September 21, 10:30 a.m. Scooby Doo - Saturday, October 9 participate in this dynamic dance craze! 11 a.m., All ages South County Gloucester Wednesday, September 22, 11 a.m. Gloucester Tuesday, October 5, 6:30 p.m. Scooby Doo - Tuesday , October 26 Grades 4 and up Merchantville 11:15 a.m., Ages 3 - 5 Merchantville Wednesday, September 29, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 6, 3:30 p.m. Merchantville Grades 3 - 5 Haddon Superheroes - Wednesday, October 27 Haddon Wednes day, September 29, 6 p.m. 3:30 p.m., All ages Wednesday, October 6, 6:30 p.m. Bellmawr Gloucester Grades 6 and up Superheroes - Wednesday, October 27 Thur sday, September 30, 4 p.m. Voorhees 7 p.m., Grades 2 - 6 Wednesday, October 20, 4 p.m. Grades 6 and up Bellmawr Wednesday, October 20, 6:30 p.m. Author Visit Grades 6 and up Joyce Wright-McAdoo South County Wednesday, November 17, 6:30 p.m. Grades 6 and up Loc al children's author Joyce Wright-McAdoo visits and reads from her debut children's book Zimba. Zimba is the smallest and most unusual of all the turtles living in the Ville. Most of the animals make fun of him and this makes him lonely. An event changes this and Zimba will never be the same again. The story of Zimba will captivate audiences with his challenges: growing up, Message from learning to be happy and believing in himself. Gloucester: Tuesday, October 5, 11 a.m., Ages 3 - 5 Freeholder Voorhees: Thursday, October 7, 4:30 p.m., Grades Pre-K - 2 Merchantville: Wednesday, October 13, 3:30 p.m., Pre-K - 5 Riletta Cream Bellmawr: Tuesday, October 19, 4 p.m., Grades Pre-K - 2 Dear Friends: South County: Wednesday, November 3, 11 a.m., Ages 2 1/2 - 5 Welcome to the fall edition of the Camden County Library newsletter! Where did the summer months go? For most of us vacations are over, the kids are back in school and we are all getting ready for the upcoming holidays. It is unbelievable how quickly the months have just Coming This Fall to Vogelson flown right by! Camden County With all of this happening, now is a great time to sit down with friends, family and/or coworkers and enjoy One-Stop Career Center Workshops a favorite novel, book or publication. Start your own Adults Book Club or just go to any one of the six branches Wednesday, September 22, 6 - 8:30 p.m. and join with others as you discuss the latest reading Wednesday, October 20, 2 – 4:30 p.m. material. Tuesday, November 30, 6 - 8:30 p.m. Reading is educational, informative and just plain relaxing. I read on a daily basis and encourage you Learn to market yourself and conduct an effective job search. Attend a One-Stop Career Center workshop to do so also. A good book can take you almost at the M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch this fall. A professional employment representative from the anywhere from the moon and stars to right here in One-Stop will provide you with the tools you need to search for your next opportunity, whether you are South Jersey. unemployed or looking to move up. Each in-depth workshop will cover resume preparation, interviewing skills and job searching techniques including online searching. You will also learn about the numerous other Since October is “National Reading Group Month”, resources for job-seekers that are available at the Camden County One-Stop Career Center. go visit one of our libraries in Camden County because we are always “Making it better together”. Riletta L. Cream, Freeholder Liaison See more systemwide programs on page 2 From the Director More and more people who love books and reading are connecting with each other at the Library. In celebration of Celebrate National National Reading Group Month we’ve expanded our book discussions and author visits. You can explore new ways of connecting by joining in one of our discussions via Skype or phone Reading Group Month chat. Or join an existing book club, such as the Tired Eyes club at our South County Branch, the Library Detectives club at the Bellmawr Branch, or the Serial Readers club at the Vogelson Branch. Book lovers will soon be able to check out a “Book Club in a Bag”. Each bag contains multiple copies of a title and a discussion guide. Look for this new convenient service at your Library this fall. Linda A. Devlin, Library Director Engraving of a Reading Group SIGNUp Nineteenth Century, artist unknown, from A. Quantin, Le Livre, Paris,1883. @ www.camdencountylibrary.org/events October is National Reading Group Month. or call your local branch to register. Camden County Library System is celebrating with guest authors who will discuss their books. Cat's Meow −− Bellmawr Branch Book Discussion and Author Visit Stories with Darby Thursday, October 7, 6:30 p.m. Cordelia Frances Biddle will discuss her Listen to stories with Darby the Therapy Cat. Bring along book Without Fear. pet food and/or supplies that will be donated to local animal shelters. We'll help out our animal friends and Set in 19th century Philadelphia, Without have fun too! Fear features Martha Beale as an upper-class amateur sleuth who finds a Gloucester: Thursday, September 16, 7 p.m., Ages 3 - 11 decapitated female corpse on the Voorhees: Saturday, September 18, 11 a.m., Ages 5 - 11 premises of one of her properties. “The setting is unfolded as vividly as the Bellmawr: Tuesday, October 12, 7 p.m., Ages 5 - 11 characters, from the ‘commoners’ Haddon : Saturday, October 16, 11 a.m., Ages 5 - 11 working the textile mills to the unseemly South County: Tuesday, November 30, 7 p.m., Ages 2 - 6 criminal types to the upper-crust elite - all Emily Lindquist and Karolyn Ficiak are pictured of them milling about in the progressive with Darby, at his St. Patrick’s Day program. City of Brotherly Love.” – Booklist South County Branch Book Discussion and Author Visit America the Beautiful Thursday, October 21, 7 p.m. Cordelia Frances Biddle will discuss her Behind the Lens book The Conjurer. Steve Greer Se t in Philadelphia in 1842, Biddle's first mystery features upper-class amateur sleuth Martha Beale. Cordelia Francis Biddle's exceptional attention to period October 21 at Vogelson detail helps transport the reader to a 7 - 8:30 p.m. past very unlike our own and yet so similar. - Publishers Weekly Ever seen a stunning photo and Vogelson Branch Book Discussion via Skype wondered how the photographer did it? Wednesday, October 27, 7 p.m. In a visually striking presentation, Jennifer Baggett, Holly C. Corbett, and internationally recognized photographer Amanda Pressner will discuss their book The Lost Girls. Steve Greer shares some of his award - winning photography of New Jersey’s Th is memoir is an adventure story of three friends who quit their jobs, beauty. Steve will provide us with a abandoned their boyfriends and took fascinating look at what it takes to a year-long journey around the world. Even though they didn't always get capture award-winning images. He will along, they learned to rely on each have copies of Our New Jersey, his lavishly illustrated book, available for purchase other and keep their minds open. - Publishers Weekly and signing. Visit www.stevegreerphotography.com for a preview! Haddon Township Branch Book Discussion via phone chat Thursday, October 28, 7:15 p.m. Judith Ryan Hendricks will discuss her first novel Bread Alone. Visually Wy n Morrison is lost when her husband Do you know a visually impaired person informs her that he’s leaving. Then her who would enjoy an Imaired Book mother, a widow for 15 years, finds audio book club? another man. Wyn can't quite become Discussion accustomed to this new life and finds solace in bread making, which leads If so, please contact Jeanne at Group her to a job in a bakery and a chance for a new life. Hendricks creates a good 856-772-1636 Ext 3319 or email story and intriguing characters that [email protected] appeal to all readers. - Library Journal ADULT BOOK CLUBS Bellmawr Vogelson Library Detectives Adult Book Club Short Story Discussion Tuesdays, September 14, October 12, November 9, 1 – 2 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 6:30 - 8 p.m Take part in thought-provoking discussions of contemporary short stories.