NEA's Read Across America Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday and the joys of reading, will take place on Friday, March 2. Join us for Dr. Seuss themed activities and a simple craft available all day! Every child present will receive a free Dr. Seuss book, while supplies last.
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Join us on March 9 & 10 for New Jersey Makers Day! Community members of all ages are invited to join us for activities focusing on maker culture. Visit our NJ Makers Day webpage for details!
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Friends of PFPL Film Screening
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Wednesday, March 14, 1:30pm and 6:30pm March is Women’s History Month. To honor the 2018 Theme of NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED: Honoring All Women Who Fight All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women, the Friends of PFPL will show this true story about three women at NASA who helped launch astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Registration is suggested for this event. For more information call the library at 908-454-3712, or register online!
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Saturday, March 24, 1:00pm Are you an avid Jeopardy fan or a Lover of Trivia Games? Come with a group or come alone and Join a group! Learn something you never knew before and enjoy just finding out how much you don’t know! This event is open to adults 18+ and is sponsored by Friends of the Phillipsburg Free Public Library. Call 908-454-3712 for more information, or register online!
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Monday, March 26, 7:00pm Join EveryDay Art's Judi Painter and learn to make a work of art using pastels! Space is limited & registration is required. Call the library at 908-454-3712 to sign up, or register online!
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Ongoing Events for Adults
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PFPL Writers Group March 8 & 22, 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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Film Screening: Jackie Thursday, March 15, 7:00pm A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The film places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband's assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological portrait of the First Lady as she struggles to maintain her husband's legacy and the world of A "Camelot" that they created and loved so well. Rated R; 100 min. 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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Book Forum Wednesday, March 21, 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, March 21, 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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Happy Bookers: All the Light We Cannot See Wednesday, March 28, 7:00pm Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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A doubter's almanac : a novelby Ethan CaninA controversial mathematician pursues hedonist vices in 1970s university environments while coming to terms with the mysteries of his father's outsized life and his own personal legacy. By the New York Times best-selling author of America America. Selected by Deb Messling, Library Director
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Dark in death : An Eve Dallas Novelby J. D. RobbWhen a young woman is brutally murdered while attending a screening of Psycho at Times Square, Eve Dallas is contacted by a writer of crime fiction who recognizes the case, and other recent killings, from storylines in her books. By the best-selling author of Echoes in Death. Selected by Valerie, Circulation Staff
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The light we lostby Jill SantopoloA New York career woman faces a life-altering choice a year after agreeing with a fellow Columbia graduate that they will pursue meaningful lives through each other before he is assigned to do photojournalism in the Middle East, launching a 13-year journey of dreams, betrayals and love. Selected by Lori, Circulation Staff
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The librarian of Auschwitzby Antonio IturbeA tale based on true events follows the experiences of a teen prisoner in Auschwitz who risks her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. Selected by Cindy, Circulation Staff
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Extremely loud & incredibly closeby Jonathan Safran FoerA new novel by the author of Everything Is Illuminated introduces Oskar Schell, the nine-year-old son of a man killed in the World Trade Center bombing who searches the city for a lock that fits a black key his father left behind. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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