Take & Make Craft: "Stained Glass" Candleholders
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Join us for the first in a series of "take & make" crafts! This month, we're making candleholders, using tissue paper and Mod Podge to create a stained glass effect on glass jars. This kit is available in two color palettes: pastel or bright. On Friday, September 18, we will post a video tutorial for you to view on our YouTube channel, Adult Programs webpage, and Facebook page. Kits are available on a first come, first served basis and contain everything necessary to make this craft except a pair of scissors. Call the library at 908-454-3712 beginning Tuesday, September 8 to schedule curbside pickup of a kit!
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Eastern State Penitentiary and Prisons Today
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Wednesday, September 23, 3:30pm Join us for a virtual tour of Eastern State Penitentiary! Eastern State’s history matters today more than ever. This in-depth virtual group tour will explore the history of Eastern State and the experiences of men, women and children who lived and worked behind its walls. This event will be held on Zoom. Click here to register!
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SAVE THE DATE: Medicare 101 Webinar
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Monday, October 5, 6:00pm Are you currently enrolled in Medicare? Will you be turning 65 over the next year or two? Learn about eligibility, how and when to enroll, when you can make changes, and the insurance options available to you. Review and compare what services are covered/not covered under Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. Detail the costs associated with medical and drug insurance. Explore and evaluate Original Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans. This program will simplify the choices you need to make, help you make more well-informed decisions and explain what Medicare means for you! You must register in advance for this educational event. At the registration page, please fill in your first name only and leave your last name blank. Click here to register!
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Upcoming Events for Children
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Virtual fall programming is here at the Phillipsburg Library Children’s Department! All videos will be posted on our YouTube page, and linked from our website and Facebook page. Each video will remain up for 4 weeks after the initial posting. Storytime For ages 2 and up Miss Mary Beth is back with new fall Storytimes, complete with a simple craft that may be reserved for curbside pickup! Spider Storytime: Wednesday, Sept 16th at 10:00 am The craft kit for the Spider Storytime may be reserved for pickup curbside Monday, Sept 14th – Friday, Sept 18th. Call 908-454-3712 or email childrens_staff@pburglib.org to reserve a kit. You will have three days to pick up your reserve before it goes to the next person on the waiting list. Farm Storytime: Wednesday, Sept 30th at 10:00 am The craft kit for the Farm Storytime may be reserved for pickup curbside Monday, Sept 28th – Friday, Oct 2nd. Call 908-454-3712 or email childrens_staff@pburglib.org to reserve a kit. You will have three days to pick up your reserve before it goes to the next person on the waiting list. "Take and Break" Excavation Kits For grades 1-5. Contains small parts. Learn how geologists dig up minerals and gemstones in this month’s Take and Break kit for kids! We’ve hidden 7 stones in a plaster brick, and it’s up to you to dig them out using our included tools. Then, identify your finds and show them off! Supplies are limited. Kits will be made available for curbside pickup on a first come, first served basis beginning Wednesday, Sept 16th. Call 908-454-3712 or email childrens_staff@pburglib.org to reserve a kit. You will have three days to pick up your reserve before it goes to the next person on the waiting list.
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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PFPL Writers Group Monday, September 14 & 28, 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! This event will be held on Zoom. Click here to register!
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Book Forum Wednesday, September 16, 3:30pm
The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately. This event will be held on Zoom. Click here to register!
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Happy Bookers: Blindness Wednesday, September 23, 7:00pm Less an allegory than a mature writer’s inspired characterization of human nature, this book opens with a driver being struck blind at a stoplight. Soon, so are his wife, the doctor who examines him, and the doctor’s other patients: a pretty young woman, a worn-out old man, and a young boy. The doctor’s wife retains her vision but claims to be blind so she can help the others, but she then has to witness the horrors of blind human nature as the government quarantines them in a mental hospital under armed guard. That cannot stop the disease from spreading, nor does being blind prevent human behavior from expressing itself…Saramago’s novel deftly shows how vulnerable humans are, how connected, and how blind. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. This event will be held on Zoom. See the Happy Bookers webpage for more information.
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SAVE THE DATE: Classic Book Club Tuesday, October 13, 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. This month we're reading The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
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For this week’s recipe I turned to Pinterest – a website I can get lost on for hours. I have boards from quilting, embroidery, crafts and DIY to many baking ones. I have so many recipes saved that I thought since peaches are in abundance at the farm markets now it would be a good time to look to see what I had saved. This Peach Crumb Cake is from a website called celebratingsweets.com which has some very good recipes. Check it out - click here for the recipe!
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Home Before Darkby Riley SagerTwenty-five years after her father published a wildly popular nonfiction book based on her family’s rushed exit from a haunted Victorian estate, naysayer Maggie inherits the house and begins renovations, only to make a number of disturbing discoveries. Selected by Barbara, Technical Services
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The Night Circusby Erin MorgensternWaging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways. Selected by Christina, Children's Librarian
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Everything in Its Place : First Loves and Last Talesby Oliver W. SacksA posthumous collection features Sacks' signature compassion and erudition in essays exploring his diverse interests and remarkable late-career neurological case histories. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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Summer Longingby Jamie BrennerWhen a baby girl is abandoned on her doorstep, Ruth Cooperman, new to Provincetown, turns to her neighbors for help and is drawn into the drama of the close-knit community as alliances are made, relationships are tested and secrets are uncovered . Selected by Lori, Library Assistant
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