Coming this March: New e-Book Catalog We are excited to announce a new partnership between DigitalLibraryNJ and the 3M Company for e-Books and e-Audiobooks. You can expect the same great reading choices as you are accustomed to in our current collection, but you will find an easier borrowing experience and shorter wait times. PFPL users will be able to borrow from a private collection just for them, in addition to borrowing from the catalog shared with other New Jersey libraries. As we transition to our new service, current e-Book borrowers will notice some changes. Starting in January, borrowers are limited to to one hold and two checkouts. We don't like limits either, but it is a necessary part of the changeover to our new catalog. Once the new service is up and running, the older, more generous borrowing policies will be restored. The new service supports IOS devices, Android devices, Nook and other EPUB readers. However, it does not support the Kindle format. Borrowers using a Kindle Fire are good to go, because you will able to download an app to borrow books. If you have been using a traditional Kindle, though, you will need to think about another device. If you have any questions about the new service, give us a call, or email us at digitalbooks@pburglib.org.
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Film Screening: An Ideal Husband Thursday January 15 at 7:00 p.m.A romantic and sentimental comedy set at the turn of the 19th century. Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam), a brilliant politician and a perfect gentleman, is the ideal husband for the charming Lady Chiltern (Cate Blanchett). They have a widely envied marriage until charming Mrs. Cheveley (Julianne Moore) appears with the intention of revealing a dark secret from Chiltern's past. 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 Rated PG-13; 98 minutes.
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Book Forum January 21 at 1:30 p.m. The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately.
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Happy Bookers Discussion: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Wednesday January 28 at 7:00 p.m. Read-out-loud laughter begins by page two in Simsion’s debut novel about a 39-year-old genetics professor with Asperger’s—but utterly unaware of it—looking to solve his Wife Problem. Don Tillman cannot find love; episodes like the Apricot Ice Cream Disaster prevent so much as a second date with a woman. His devised solution is the Wife Project: dating only those who “match” his idiosyncratic standards as determined by an exacting questionnaire. His plans take a backseat when he meets Rosie, a bartender who wants him to help her determine her birth father’s identity. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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Save the Date: Classic Book Club Tuesday February 10 at 7:00 p.m.Join our classic book club in a discussion of The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy< Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne.Aristophanes. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Coffee, Tea & Classics website for more information.
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Children's Programs: Winter & Spring 2015
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Programs for children will run every week from January 5th to May 21st with the exception of holiday closings on Mondays, February 16th (Presidents' Day) and April 6th (Easter). STORYTIMES! (no registration required) Toddling Two's (2 year-olds): 10-10:30am on Monday mornings Book Bunnies (3 to 5 year-olds): • 6:30-7pm on Tuesday evenings • 10-10:30am on Thursday mornings • 11:30am-12pm on Thursday mornings (same program as the one at 10am) * During last week of each month, a craft will be included & 15 min. will be added. **There will be no storytime on Mondays, February 16th, and April 6th.
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A.D. 30 : a story of Jesus
by Ted Dekker
A While there are many novels about the life of Jesus, this one adds a strong woman’s story to the mix. Maviah, the illegitimate daughter of a powerful bedouin sheik, has not had an easy life, starting with rejection by her father. But when his kingdom is conquered, he entrusts her with a mission: travel to Israel, present herself to Herod, and secure his military support. Maviah is accompanied by Saba, a strong, silent African, and Judah, a bedouin Jew who seeks the mystic Yeshua and whom Maviah comes to love. Selected by Maureen, circulation staff.
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The Fifth Child
by Doris Lessing
Old-fashioned Harriet and David Lovatt want a large family in their large rambling house. Harriet is a good breeder, and they build a wonderful family life, with relatives always filling the house at Christmas and Easter. But then Harriet bears their fifth child, Ben, who is hyperactive, slow-witted, violent, and looks like a goblin.
The book can be enjoyed on many levels, from a gothic horror story to a psychological study of family to a parable about life in 1980s England and the death of the British middle class dream. It was hard to put down. Selected by Deb Messling, reference librarian.
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The invention of wings
by Sue Monk Kidd
The story follows Hetty "Handful" Grimke, a Charleston slave, and Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family. The novel begins on Sarah's eleventh birthday, when she is given ownership over Handful, who is to be her handmaid. The Invention of Wings follows the next thirty-five years of their lives. Inspired in part by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke (a feminist, suffragist and abolitionist), Kidd allows herself to go beyond the record to flesh out the inner lives of all the characters, both real and imagined. Selected by Valerie, circulation staff.
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Gone with the wind
by Margaret Mitchell
The tumultuous romance of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler is set against the backdrop of the elegance of the antebellum South, the ravages of the Civil War and the desperate struggle of Reconstruction. Selected by Mary Beth, children's department staff.
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