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Calling All Genealogists - Special Event, September 16If you have New Jersey ancestors and have never used the New Jersey State Archives, you don't know what you're missing. State Archivist Catherine Stearns Medich will visit PFPL at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16 to introduce the many valuable collections accessible to researchers in person, online or through the mail. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to reserve a space. Check out the State Archives website for a sneak peak at some of their collections and services.
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Children's Summer Reading Survey
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Game Days @ PFPL
Join us on the first and third Tuesdays of each month for a friendly afternoon of cards or board games. Games are a great way to exercise your brain by fulfilling the desire to learn, play and yes, read at the Library. The Library has a varied selection of board games. Join us for a friendly game and discover the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. Some of our games include Mahjong, Canasta, Wits and Wagers, Rummikub, Apples to Apples, Logo and Kings in the Corner. We're also open to suggestions for new games. Free and open to the public, aged 18 and up. Co-sponsored by the Friends of PFPL.
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Book Forum Wednesday September 17 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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Film Screening: Moscow on the Hudson Thursday September 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Robin Williams stars as Vladimir Ivanoff, a Russian sax player working in a circus. When the circus comes to New York, Williams goes on a shopping trip to Bloomingdale's -- where he suddenly announces his intention to defect. Befriended and given a place to stay by security guard Lionel Witherspoon (Cleavant Derricks), Vladimir makes the slow and sometimes painful transition from Russian to American citizen.
Directed by Paul Mazursky. Rated R; 115 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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Happy Bookers Discussion: The Art of Hearing Heartbeats Wednesday September 24 at 7:00 p.m.Join us in discussing The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker. A successful lawyer suddenly disappears leaving behind his wife and daughter. Neither have any idea where he might be until they discover an old love letter written years ago to a woman in Burma. Daughter Julia takes it upon herself to solve the mystery of her father's past as she uncovers a tale that will reaffirm the listener's belief in the power of love. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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College Admissions - Navigating the Road to College Monday September 29 at 7:00 p.m. High School students and parents are invited to this free seminar presented by Susan Makowski, a college admissions counselor. Space is limited, call 908-454-3712 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of PFPL.
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Save the Date: A Year of Reading Dangerously Tuesday October 14 at 7:00 p.m.Join our classic book club in a discussion of An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser. Part of our year-long series exploring classic banned books. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Coffee, Tea & Classics website for more information.
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Save the Date: Do You Want to Be a Ghost Hunter? Thursday October 23 at 7:00 p.m. Peter Callahan of Paranormal and Scientific Techniques presents a lecture on ghost hunting basics. Sponsored by the Friends of PFPL. Seating is limited; call 908-454-3712 to reserve a seat.
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Thorn Jack : a night and nothing novel
by Katherine Harbour
Moving with her father to upstate New York after her older sister's suicide, Finn Sullivan, due to her curious nature, discovers that the town and its inhabitants wield a dangerous power, a tempting blend of good and evil, magic and mystery, that is shockingly linked to her sister's death. Selected by Maureen, circulation staff.
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Frog music : a novel
by Emma Donoghue
This book is very different from Donoghue's popular Room, but in keeping with her other historical novels about women of dubious repute. It's about a "dancer" in 1870s San Francisco, trying to find the killer of her friend, a frog-catcher who supplies restaurants with their cuisses de grenouilles, and who has done jail time for wearing trousers. It's a fast-paced historical mystery with complex characters and a fascinating setting. Selected by Deb Messling, reference librarian.
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Far gone
by Laura Griffin
Disgraced and disillusioned after a split-second decision shatters her promising police career, Andrea Finch reluctantly agrees to help her wayward brother in a dusty Texas border town where FBI agent Jon North tries to convince her that her brother is linked to an unsolved murder. Selected by Ann DeRenzis, library director.
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The book of life
by Deborah E. Harkness
Historian and witch Diana Bishop and her vampire scientist husband Matthew Clairmont return from a trip to the past still searching for the elusive alchemy tome Ashmole 782 in the final installment of the best-selling trilogy following Shadow of Night. Selected by Barbara, technical processing staff.
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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, importantly, an 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 Louise Deily, children's librarian.
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The girls of August : a novel
by Anne Rivers Siddons
Four friends who used to meet for an annual summer beach vacation drift apart after one of their group tragically dies but reconvene years later. Selected by Valerie, circulation staff.
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