August Summer Reading Events
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Our Summer Reading Programs wrap up this month, but there is still time to participate! Visit our summer reading webpages to learn how to submit entries for our weekly drawings and to see what events are coming up!
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Solar Eclipse: August 21, 2017
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We have some exciting events planned for the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017! Beginning at 9:30am on the day of the eclipse, we will distribute paper eclipse glasses to current, valid library card holders. These glasses will be available on a first-come-first-served basis and will be limited to one pair per cardholder. Visit the library's circulation desk on August 21 to get yours!
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Now @ Pburg Library: ABCmouse.com!
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Our library now offers ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy - a high-quality online educational resource for young children, which is available to patrons when they visit our library. ABCmouse.com is a comprehensive early learning site for children ages 2 – 7+, covering reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and music. ABCmouse.com's 5,000+ online learning activities include books, interactive learning activities, games, puzzles, songs, art activities, and more. ABCmouse.com is available on public computers at the library, as well as via the ABCmouse.com app when accessed through the library's WiFi.
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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Classic Film: Cool Hand LukeThursday, August 3, 1:30pm Lucas Jackson is a man who refuses to be nailed down, conform to rules and regulations, or fit into society, and now, he's on a chain gang. He's a likable enough guy, always smiling, always ready for a little fun. He eats 50 hard-boiled eggs on a bet and collects all the money in the camp. He's more or less like the people he hangs around with, except he won't be pushed. He knows his own mind. This makes him the only prisoner with guts enough to talk back to the bosses and the only one with nerve enough to escape. PG; 126 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, August 14, 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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Classic Book Club Tuesday, August 15, 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 August 15 at 7pm we will discuss our mystery selection, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. Visit the Classic Book Club webpage for details!
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Book Forum Wednesday, August 16, 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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Film Screening: The Sense of an Ending Thursday, August 17, 7:00pm A middle-aged man (Jim Broadbent) reflects on a past he thought was behind him, until he is presented with a legacy that forces him to reconsider different decisions and to revise his place in the world. Based on the novel by Julian Barnes. Rated PG-13; 108 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: Kindred by Octavia Butler Wednesday, August 23 @ 7:00pm Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana's life will end, long before it has a chance to begin. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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PFPL Writers Group Thursday, August 24, 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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Everyday Art Thursday, August 24, 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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Grief cottageby Gail GodwinMoving in with his reclusive artist aunt after his mother's death, 11-year-old Marcus learns the story of a local cottage from which a family disappeared during a hurricane half a century earlier, a tragedy that compels him to explore the cottage, where he meets a ghost with a mysterious agenda. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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The revenge of analog : real things and why they matterby David SaxA lighthearted tribute to the historical and future role of analog technologies traces the renewal of interest in tangible goods from books to vinyl records, exploring how under-reported trends in analog consumerism are reflecting how today's people think, shop and do business. Submitted by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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A twist in time : a novelby Julie McElwainA follow-up to A Murder in Time finds former FBI agent Kendra Donovan failing to return to the 21st century and enlisted by the 18th-century Duke of Aldridge to save his nephew, who has been wrongly accused of murder. Submitted by Ruth, Administrative Clerk
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