Summer Reading Programs Begin June 19
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"Build a Better World" is the theme of our 2017 Summer Reading Program. Patrons are invited to try something new this summer: at home, in the community, throughout the country, and around the globe. Read a new book, try a new craft, and meet new people! Registration begins on June 19th. Visit our website or call 908-454-3712 to learn more!
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At the end of the month, our Youth Services Librarian, Miss Louise, will retire. Louise has been with us since 1994. In addition to planning fun, creative, and educational storytimes and summer reading programs for the children in our community, she was instrumental in developing our Young Adult programming. We are extremely grateful for her many years of service and wish her a very happy retirement!
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Tuesday, June 6 @ 9:30am The Phillipsburg Library is proud to announce the start of a wood carving group! The group’s first meeting will be held on June 6, 2017 at 9:30am. All are welcome– men, women, novices, and experienced carvers. For more information or questions, please call Alan Grossman at 908-454-4446.
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Wednesday, June 14 @ 6:30pm Prose, poetry, drama, acoustic music, and more are welcome, and each participant will have 5-10 minutes to perform. This event is free and open to audiences and participants ages 18+. Questions? Contact achiu@pburglib.org for more info.
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ReferenceUSA Business Workshop
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Thursday, June 29 @ 9:00am The Phillipsburg Free Public Library has ReferenceUSA, the premier online research and reference tool for area business professionals, job seekers, entrepreneurs, sales reps, etc. This database can be accessed through the library’s website with a library card. Get fast and easy access to details on more than 45 million U.S. businesses and more than 271 million U.S. consumers. Join us for a free workshop, and learn how to use ReferenceUSA to: - Find sales leads and download lists
- Conduct market research
- Build a business plan
- And much more!
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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Laughter Yoga Monday, June 12, 3:00pm Laughing is a vocalization that anyone can do. It relieves stress, which helps keep disease away. Laughter has both psychological and physiological health benefits. Increased oxygen intake clears the lungs and the mind. Laughter is a cardiovascular exercise, ‘internal jogging,’ that burns calories. Here is your chance to try it for yourself! Cynthia Curtis from Funny Farm Laughter Club will lead an hour-long laughter yoga session. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up or
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Everyday Art Monday, June 12, 7:00pm, "Everyday Art" is a freelance Artisan Community which is built on a foundation of creating mindful interactive art to keep for oneself or to give to others. All levels of talent are encouraged to attend, so if you are a professional artist, an artist "want to be," or simply terrified to put a colored pencil to paper, please, we would love to have you join our group!
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Classic Book Club: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Tuesday, June 13, 7:00pm Join the Classic Book Club in 2017 as we explore classic titles in genre fiction. These are books that were written for popular audiences, not scholars, but whose literary merit and entertainment value have stood the test of time. Throughout the year we will be reading classics books in romance, mystery, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction. On June 13 at 7pm we will discuss our science fiction selection, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Visit the Classic Book Club webpage for details!
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Film Screening: Spare Parts Thursday, June 15, 7:00pm Four Hispanic high school students organize a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and big dreams, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT. Rated PG-13; 114 minutes The public is invited to stay for a brief discussion after the film. All films in this series are recommended for adults. For more information, call the library at 908-454-3712. Partial funding is provided by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission Movie License # 196808001
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Book Forum Wednesday, June 21, 1:30pm
The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately.
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PFPL Writers Group Thursday, June 22, 7:00pm Do you have a story to tell?
Join the PFPL Writers Group!
We welcome all levels of writers from beginner to published professionals. We'll discuss fiction, poetry, nonfiction (including memoir), and more. Bring your ideas, a notebook, and your magic pen! Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up, or register online!
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Happy Bookers: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance Wednesday, June 28 @ 7:00pma From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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Miller's Valleyby Anna QuindlenComing of age in a dwindling 1960s farming community in eastern Pennsylvania, Mimi struggles with profound family secrets and the pain of falling in love with the wrong person against a backdrop of dynamic historical periods. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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The unlikely disciple : a sinner's semester at America's holiest universityby Kevin RooseRecounts the author's semester investigating Liberty University, the late Jerry Falwell's fundamentalist evangelical training college; in an account that describes how he and his classmates were instructed in the ways of strict biblical literalism, given absolute doctrines on how to conduct themselves, and counseled to covert Daytona Beach heathens. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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Another Brooklynby Jacqueline WoodsonTorn between the fantasies of her youth and the realities of a life marked by violence and abandonment, August reunites with a beloved old friend who challenges her to reconcile past inconsistencies and come to terms with the difficulties that forced her to grow up too quickly. Selected by Angela, Library Associate
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Hard-hearted Highlanderby Julia LondonAfter an ill-fated elopement ruins her reputation and any chance for a future match, governess Bernadette Kent agrees to save naive wallflower Avaline from her intended, a bitter Scottish Highlander, and finds herself falling for him in the process. Selected by Mariola, Circulation Staff
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