As we plan for our library's future, we want to make sure we are responding to our community's needs. Whether you are a regular library user, an occasional user, or have never set foot in our library, if you live in Phillipsburg we want to hear from you! Paper surveys are available here at the library, or you can complete a survey online.
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It's tax time! Forms & instruction booklets for the 1040 are now available, and reproducible copies of additional Federal Tax forms and instructions will be available soon. In addition, our staff can help you download forms from the Internet. As always, assistance in tax preparation will be offered to qualified residents. Volunteers will be available at the library on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout tax season. An appointment is required: call 888-387-9830 ext. 3502 to schedule time with a preparer.
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Arts Experience: Acrylic Painting
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Saturday, February 1, 1:30pm Join us for a hands-on arts experience, assisted by members of the Phillipsburg Area Arts Community! All skill levels are welcome. This event is FREE but space is limited and registration is required. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up, or register online!
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Phillipsburg Black History: From Slavery to Electoral Victory
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Wednesday, February 5, 6:30pm & Monday, February 10 @ 1:30pm Join Wayne Sherrer, past president of the Phillipsburg Area Historical Society, for a look at Phillipsburg's black history from the 1700's to the 21st century. Hear the stories of Thomas DeMott, Thomas Duncan, Mahlon Chamberlain, Anna Wallace and others. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up, or register online!
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Teen Program: Anti-Valentine's Day Party
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Thursday, February 13 @ 6:00pm Not a fan of Valentine’s Day? That’s ok! Come celebrate friendship at the library! Hang with your friends or make new ones while coloring with colored pencils and/or decorating cookies.
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Ongoing Events for Children
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LaptimeMonday, February 3, 10 & 24 @ 10:00am Laptime is an active program of rhymes, music, play, and stories for babies ages 6-24 months and an adult caregiver. Registration is required. Call 908-454-3712 to sign up, or register online! StorytimeWednesday, February 5, 12, 19, & 26 @ 10:00am & 3:30pm Our Storytime programs are filled with stories, flannel boards, songs, and fun! A craft will be included in the last storytime of the month. For ages 2-5 years. After School ClubThursday, February 13 & 27 @ 4:00pm Relax after school with fun and educational games and crafts in our After School Club. For grades 1-5. Lego ClubTuesday, February 4 & 18 @ 4:00pm Build anything you can imagine in our Lego Club. For grades 1-5
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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Laughter Yoga Monday, February 3, 12:00pm & 6:45pm 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.
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Yarn Crafts Group Saturday, February 8 & 22, 2:00pm
Our Yarn Crafts Group meets at 2:000pm on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Join us for knitting, crocheting, and more - all skill levels welcome!
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PFPL Writers Group Monday, February 10 & 24, 6:00pm 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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Classic Book Club: The Narrows by Ann Petry Tuesday, February 11, 7:00pm
“Classic” books are classic for a reason – their literary excellence transcends passing fads, and they continue to engage readers generation after generation. If there are classics you have always meant to read “someday,” or if you read them in school before you were ready to appreciate them, now is the time to enjoy them with other adult readers.
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Book Forum Wednesday, February 19, 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: Harriet Thursday, February 20, 7:00pm Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. Rated PG-13; 125 minutes Partial funding is provided by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Movie License #196808001
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Happy Bookers: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Wednesday, February 26, 7:00pm In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse—a desk job—Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service—with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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A Ladder to the Skyby John BoyneAspiring writer Maurice Swift, whose desire for fame exceeds his talent, uses a chance meeting with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann in a West Berlin hotel in 1988 to obtain secrets about Ackermann's wartime activities, which becomes material for his first novel. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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Sting-Ray Afternoonsby Steve RushinA bittersweet memoir of the author's 1970s childhood nostalgically tours the era's products, history and cultural rebirth, sharing laugh-out-loud observations of his family life as it was shaped by influences ranging from the Steve Miller Band and Saturday morning cartoons to Bic pens and Schwinn Sting-Ray bikes. Selected by Cindy, Library Assistant
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Big Lies in a Small Townby Diane ChamberlainImprisoned for a crime she did not commit, an artist is offered a chance to complete her remaining time by restoring a post office mural in a sleepy Southern town where another artist confronted violent prejudice decades earlier. Selected by Lori, Library Assistant
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The World That We Knewby Alice HoffmanSent away to 1941 Paris when Berlin becomes too dangerous for Jewish families, a young girl bonds with her protective mystical golem; while her friend, a rabbi’s daughter, rises to become a defender of their people. Selected by Mariola, Library Assistant
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My Squirrel Daysby Ellie KemperThe comedian and star of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt delivers a hilarious and uplifting collection of essays about one pale woman’s journey from Midwestern naïf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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