Winter/Spring Children's Programs
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The following weekly children's programs will resume the week of January 9th, 2017: - Toddling Twos (ages 2-3)
- Book Bunnies (ages 3-5)
- Evening Eagles (grades 1 - 5)
And don't forget to save the date for Laptime (ages 6 -23 months with an adult caregiver), which will resume on March 8, 2017, with registration opening on February 21, 2017.
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Upcoming Events for Teens
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Teen Advisory Board Meeting Tuesday, January 10, 7:00pm Join us at the Teen Advisory Board meeting Tuesday, December 13th at 7pm! Grades 6-12 are invited to earn volunteer hours and help plan future programs here at the library. Come with all your great ideas and thoughts for our next exciting event at the library! Refreshments will be provided!
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Movie: The Secret Life of Pets Saturday, January 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Students in grades 6-12 are invited to join us for a screening of The Secret Life of Pets. Refreshments will be served!
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Classic Film: Desk Set Thursday, January 5, 1:30pm Join us on the first Thursday of each month for a classic film screening! We're kicking off this series with the Spencer Tracy-Katherine Hepburn film, Desk Set. Bunny Watson (Katharine Hepburn) is a library reference clerk stuck in a dead-end relationship with a boring television executive (Gig Young). Her life is thrown into turmoil when computer expert Richard Sumner (Spencer Tracy) enters it. He has been assigned with automating her department, and she is fearful that Sumner’s new computers will automate her out of a job. She despises him at first, but eventually each of the two starts to fall for the other's charms and strong personalities. Not Rated; 103 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 #504025064
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Wednesday, January 18, 7:00pm "EveryDay Art for Caring" 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 or an artist "want to be" or simply terrified to put a colored pencil to paper please join us. We would love to have you join our group!
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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Laughter Yoga Monday, January 9, 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 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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Adult Coloring Workshop Tuesday January 10, 7:00pm Did you know that adult coloring books were among the top selling books in 2015? Get started with this intriguing hobby at our monthly workshop series. Our presenter, Judi Painter, has trained at the Baum Art Institute in Allentown and the Banana Factory in Bethlehem. Under her guidance you will learn that coloring is definitely not just for kids anymore! There is no cost to participate. Coloring tools, coloring pages and paper will be available for use. Feel free to bring your own supplies if preferred.
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Book Forum Wednesday, January 18, 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: Florence Foster Jenkins Thursday, January 19, 7:00pm Heiress Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) longs to become an opera star in 1940s New York, despite possessing a horrible singing voice. With the help and encouragement of her husband (Hugh Grant) and a talented musician (Simon Helberg), she finds a very strange kind of success as a performer and recording artist. Rebecca Ferguson and Nina Arianda co-star. Stephen Frears (Philomena) directed this biopic, which is based on the real-life socialite and opera singer of the same name. Rated PG-13; 110 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: Dietland by Sarai Walker Wednesday, January 25 @ 7:00pm Hilarious, surreal, and bracingly original, Walker’s ambitious debut avoids moralistic traps to achieve something rarer: a genuinely subversive novel that’s also serious fun. At just over 300 pounds, Plum Kettle is waiting for her real life to start: she’ll be a writer. She’ll be loved. She’ll be thin. In the meantime, she spends her days ghostwriting advice to distraught teenage girls on behalf of a popular teen magazine meticulously counting calories, and fantasizing about life after weight-loss surgery. But when a mysterious young woman in Technicolor tights starts following her, Plum finds herself drawn into an underground feminist community of radical women who refuse to bow to oppressive societal standards. (Kirkus Review) 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, January 26, 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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The Underground Railroad : a novelby Colson WhiteheadThe award-winning author of The Noble Hustle chronicles the daring survival story of a cotton plantation slave in Georgia, who, after suffering at the hands of both her owners and fellow slaves, races through the Underground Railroad with a relentless slave-catcher close behind. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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Fun home : a family tragicomicby Alison BechdelAn unusual memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father, a historic preservation expert dedicated to restoring the family's Victorian home, funeral home director, high-school English teacher, and closeted homosexual. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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Island of glassby Nora RobertsContinuing the hunt for the Star of Ice in Ireland, the immortal Doyle confronts his tragic past while the archaeologist Riley immerses herself in local history and finds herself targeted by a dark goddess. Selected by Valerie, Circulation Staff
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Mark Z. Danielewski's House of leavesby Mark Z. DanielewskiA family relocates to a small house on Ash Tree Lane and discovers that the inside of their new home seems to be without boundaries. Selected by Angela, Library Associate
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Christmas caramel murderby Joanne FlukePreparing for the town's annual production of A Christmas Carol, Hannah supports her friend, Lisa, who is implicated in the murder of her husband's ex-girlfriend, in an entry complemented by more than 20 holiday-themed recipes. By the best-selling author of Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. Selected by Ruth, Administrative Clerk
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Every mountain made lowby Alex WhiteCursed with the ability to see the dead, who can see her and touch her, Loxley Fiddleback, suffering from crippling anxiety, must face her fears to solve the murder of her only friend and, in doing so, uncovers a conspiracy that forces her to descend into the strangest depths of the city in order to have the revenge she seeksùand to save herself. Selected by Mariola, Circulation Staff
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Tangled webs : a novelby Irene HannonWhile spending a relaxing vacation in his cabin in the woods, former Army Ranger Finn McGregor is caught up in a high-stakes conflict when he helps out a beautiful neighbor being targeted by a dangerous enemy. Submitted by Barbara, Technical Services
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Our souls at nightby Kent HarufA senior-aged widow and widower forge a loving bond over shared loneliness and respective histories, provoking local gossip and the disapproval of their grown children in ways that are further complicated by an extended visit by a sad young grandchild. Selected by Norma, Circulation Staff
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