The Phillipsburg Library is pleased to welcome Christina Crandall as our new full-time children's librarian! You may have already met her when she joined us on a part-time basis to assist with our summer reading program. She lives with her science librarian husband and a black and white cat named Daisy. She is an indie knitting pattern designer (and of course an avid knitter.) Her favorite books, if forced to choose, are grand world building fantasies. Stop by our children's department and say hello!
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October 24, 4:00pm Whether you’re entering the job market for the first time or re-entering after a long hiatus, creating an effective resume is critical for landing the job you want. In this workshop you will learn: - What employers of today are looking for
- How to write or rewrite your resume
- How to improve the appearance of your resume
Prerequisites: basic typing skills; basic knowledge of MS Word; ability to use a mouse. Space is limited and reservations are required. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up or register online!
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Community Days Coupon Booklets
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The Friends of the Phillipsburg Free Public Library are selling coupon booklets to shop at Bon-Ton stores November 8 - 11. Each coupon booklet costs $5.00 and includes over $500 in coupons. All monies raised help support program and other Library activities and events. Coupon booklets can be purchased directly from a participated Friends of PFPL member, or through the Bon-Ton's website.
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Attention all trivia lovers: Join the Friends of Phillipsburg Free Public Library for Fall Harvest Pub Trivia! Ages 18+. Call 908-454-3712 for more information or register online!
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Ongoing Events for Children and Teens
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Wednesdays 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! Wednesdays 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! Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:00pm Students in grades 6-12 - October 3: Decorate the Children’s Room – Help decorate the Children’s room in the library for Halloween.
- October 10: Video Games – Join us for a night of Super Nintendo, N64, and Wii games!
- October 17: Pumpkin Decorating – Decorate your pumpkin any way you want: paint, rhinestones, even melted wax!
- October 24: Halloween Party! Join us for a costume contest, party games, and food! Registration is required for this event. Call the library at 908-454-3712 or register online!
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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Wood Carving Club Monday, October 2, 15, 23, 30, 1:00pm
The Wood Carving Club meets on Mondays at 1:00pm. Please note: This group will meet on Tuesday the first week of September due to the Labor Day holiday. All are welcome– men, women, novices, and experienced carvers. For more information or questions, please call Alan Grossman at 908-454-4446. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up or
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Classic Film: To Catch a ThiefThursday, October 5, 1:30pm Notorious cat burglar John Robie (Cary Grant) has long since retired to tend vineyards on the French Riviera. When a series of robberies is committed in his style, John must clear his name. Armed with a list of people who own the most expensive jewels currently in the area, John begins following the first owner, young Francie (Grace Kelly). When her jewels are stolen, Francie suspects John, destroying their tentative romance. John goes on the lam to catch the thief and clear his own name. Not Rated: 106 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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Classic Book Club Tuesday, October 10, 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 October 10 at 7:00pm we will discuss our horror selection, Dracula by Bram Stoker. Visit the Classic Book Club webpage for details!
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Laughter Yoga Friday, October 13, 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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Book Forum Wednesday, October 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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Everyday Art Wednesday, October 18, 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: The Big Sick Thursday, October 19, 7:00pm Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings. Rated R; 120 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: Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow Wednesday, October 25 @ 7:00pm Homer and Langley Collyer are brothers-the one blind and deeply intuitive, the other damaged into madness, or perhaps greatness, by mustard gas in the Great War. They live as recluses in their once grand Fifth Avenue mansion, scavenging the city streets for things they think they can use, hoarding the daily newspapers as research for Langley's proposed dateless newspaper whose reportage will be as prophecy. Yet the epic events of the century play out in the lives of the two brothers-wars, political movements, technological advances-and even though they want nothing more than to shut out the world, history seems to pass through their cluttered house in the persons of immigrants, prostitutes, society women, government agents, gangsters, jazz musicians... and their housebound lives are fraught with Odyssean peril as they struggle to survive and create meaning for themselves. 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, October 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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Draculaby Bram StokerIf you are looking for a good Halloween read, you can't go wrong with this classic vampire tale. It is a page-turner, and truly chilling, but it also displays psychological depth and a simmering, if repressed, sexuality that feels very modern. Readers sometimes expect 19th century literature to be ponderous and wordy, but this 1897 novel is an exception to the rule. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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Let's pretend this never happened : (a mostly true memoir)by Jenny LawsonWhen Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a childhood of wearing winter shoes made out of used bread sacks. It did, however open up and opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. Lawson's long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising discovery that the most terribly human moments - the ones we want to pretend never happened - are the very some moments that make us the people we are today. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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The little strangerby Sarah WatersThis New York Times best-selling ghost story describes a fateful visit by rural physician Dr. Faraday to the Ayres family’s decaying, but once great, Georgian house, who finds them haunted by something worse than their dying way of life. Selected by Angela, Library Associate
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Secrets in death : an Eve Dallas novelby J. D. RobbWhen a professional gossip informant is murdered in a chic Manhattan hotspot, Eve Dallas learns that the woman had been hiding her most shocking information through a system of strategic blackmail, a situation that forces Eve to uncover sordid secrets that threaten her own safety. Selected by Valerie, Circulation Staff
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The fortune teller : a novelby Gwendolyn WomackDeciphering an extremely rare manuscript from the time of Cleopatra, antiquities appraiser Semele Cavnow begins to perceive a bizarre connection between herself and the manuscript before she is compelled by a dangerous adversary to work with a secretive client. Selected by Mariola, Circulation Staff
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The bookshop at water's endby Patti Callahan HenryReuniting with her best friend and a local bookshop owner at the river house where they spent their childhood summers together, Bonny is challenged to confront painful memories and secrets, including the truth about her friend's mother's mysterious disappearance. Selected by Lori, Circulation Staff
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What the dead leave behind : A Gilded Age Mysteryby Rosemary SimpsonWhen her beloved fiancé is found dead after the Great Blizzard of 1888 in New York City, heiress Prudence MacKenzie, suspecting foul play, turns to her fiancé's best friend, a former Pinkerton agent, to discover the truth and find protection from sinister forces. By the author of Dreams and Shadows. Selected by Maureen, Circulation Staff
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In the garden of beasts : love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlinby Erik LarsonThe best-selling author of Devil in the White City documents the efforts of first American ambassador to Hitler's Germany William E. Dodd to acclimate to a residence in an increasingly violent city where he is forced to associate with the Nazis while his daughter pursues a relationship with Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels. Selected by Cindy, Circulation Staff
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