Friday, Dec 1 & Saturday, Dec 2, 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Friends of PFPL Holiday Family Storytime
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Saturday, December 9, 1:00-4:00pm Join us for a fun afternoon of games, book readings, children's crafts, and light refreshments! This program is free and open to the public, for children ages 1-12 and an adult. Seating is limited and registration is required. Sign up at the library or call 908-454-3712!
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Ongoing Events for Children and Teens
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Wednesday, December 6, 10-10:30am Toddling Twos is for 2-3 year olds, and is a great program full of simple stories, flannel boards, songs, and more! Wednesday, December 6, 11:30 am-12 noon Book Bunnies is for children ages 3-5 and is a fun program with stories, flannel boards, songs, and more! Tuesday, December 5, 6:30pm-8:00pm Students in grades 6-12
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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Classic Book Club: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin Tuesday, December 5, 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 classic books in romance, mystery, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction. On December 5 at 7:00pm we will discuss our fantasy selection, A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin. Visit the Classic Book Club webpage for details!
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Classic Film: White ChristmasThursday, December 7, 1:30pm Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black! Not Rated: 120 minutes. 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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Laughter Yoga Monday, December 11, 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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PFPL Writers Group Thursday, December 14 & 28, 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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Book Forum Wednesday, December 20, 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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Everyday Art Wednesday, December 20, 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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Film Screening: Genius Thursday, December 21, 7:00pm A stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth), who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law). Also starring Nicole Kidman as Aline Bernstein, a costume designer sharing a tumultuous relationship with Wolfe, and Laura Linney as Louise Perkins, Max's wife and a talented playwright. Rated PG-13; 104 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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Mr. Timothy : a novelby Louis BayardSeeking to gain independence from his benefactor, Ebenezer Scrooge, Timothy Cratchit loses himself in the underworld of 1860s London, where the discovery of two murdered girls prompts him to protect a third would-be victim and follow leads to a dangerous force. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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Vacationland : True Stories from Painful Beachesby John HodgmanThe best-selling author of That Is All presents a memoir of his cursed travels through the woods of Massachusetts and coastal Maine, describing his midlife transformation from an idealistic youth to an eccentric family man and his observations on such subjects as the horror of freshwater clams and the evolutionary purpose of the mustache. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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So I married a sorcererby Kerrelyn SparksBorn with powers that forced her into hiding, Brigitta, a princess hidden away from her villainous half-brother, turns to a roguish pirate named Rupert, who has the power to harness the wind, for help when her brother discovers her existence and sets out to destroy her. Selected by Mariola, Circulation Staff
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The black book of colorsby Menena CottinIllustrations with raised lines and descriptions of color based on imagery provide readers with an interactive experience to the concept of blindness, and includes a full Braille alphabet. Selected by Christina, Children's Librarian
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Joylandby Stephen KingSet in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. Selected by Norma, Circulation Staff
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