Common Application Workshop (For rising seniors only, please.) In this free workshop, students will complete the answers to the nearly 50 questions included on the Common Application: Profile, Family, Education, Testing, and Activities. Add up to ten schools and answer institution-specific questions. See if there are additional essays and short essays required by each of your ten schools. Vince Valenzuela is an independent college counselor (via Collegewise) and a former admissions officer at Villanova University.
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Yoga for Success Saturday, August 11, 1:00pm How successful you are in life simply depends on how well you can use your mind and body. These sessions offer simple, but powerful yoga postures to bring stability and balance. Instruction by a trained Isha facilitator.
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Active Aging Fitness Monday, August 13, 2:00pm This program is comprised of stretching, balance, posture, flexibility, and strength poses done to music. It also includes some chair yoga.
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Gardening Book Club *NEW* Wednesday, August 22, 2:00pm Join us in reading and discussing works of fiction or non-fiction having to do with gardening, plants, nature, or the land. All are welcome to discuss this month's title, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World, by Michael Pollan. Green thumb not required!
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Yoga for Beginners Saturday, August 25, 10:00pm Learn simple and powerful yoga postures to improve stability and balance. Bring a mat or a towel. Led by a trained Isha facilitator.
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Hopewell Fantasy Football League: Draft Pizza Party Saturday, August 25, 1:00pm Join the Hopewell Branch librarians for Fantasy Football at the library! Team “Co-Owners” (e.g., mother/daughter, father/son, etc.) are welcome! Space is limited. Please call 609-737-2610 or email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register.
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Event Title College Admissions 201: Highly Selective Colleges Tuesday, August 28, 6:00pm Presented by Vince Valenzuela, Director of College Counseling at Collegewise. Grades, test scores and impressive activities alone won't get a student admitted to schools that reject almost all of their applicants. Learn Collegewise's strategies to improve a student's chances of admission at the most selective schools. Make college admissions less stressful and get straight answers about what it will really take to have a shot at getting in. Perfect for sophomores, juniors and parents. Mr. Valenzuela is the Director of College Counseling at Collegewise and was the former assistant Director of Admission at Villanova University.
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Knitting Group *NEW* Wednesdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 7:00pm Bring your current needle-craft project and join us for an hour of knitting (or crocheting...or needle-craft of your choice!).
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First Friday Film - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (119 minutes, rated PG-13) Friday, August 3, 1:30pm
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SCORE Small Business Seminar Saturday, August 4, 10:00am Stop by the library for our monthly small business themed seminar presented by SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Businesses). Please call the library for this month’s presentation topic.
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African American Author Spotlight: Eric Jerome Dickey Thursday, August 9, 7:00pm This month we'll discuss Eric Jerome Dickey’s Dying for Revenge and Resurrecting Midnight from the Gideon Series.
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Senior Book Group Monday, August 13, 2:00pm All are welcome to the discussion. Please contact Diane Miller at 609-737-2610 for this month's title.
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The Short of It - Shirley Jackson Wednesday, August 15, 2:00pm The short story -- short in length, but full of content! Each month we'll read and discuss three short stories by the same author. This month's author is Shirley Jackson and her short stories, “The Lottery,” “The Missing Girl,” and “Charles.”
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Relaxing Art Fridays Fridays, August 17, 24 & 31, 1:00pm Take a cool break at the library on a peaceful Friday afternoon – bring some knitting, coloring, quilting, or other relaxing craft, and share the company of other fellow craft enthusiasts. Feel free to bring a bag lunch or snack.
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Writers Support Group Tuesday, August 28, 6:00pmEnjoy the challenges of becoming better writers, defeating writer's block and perfecting the craft.
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Quilting Group Thursday, August 30, 10:00am The Quilting Group is open to all skill levels. Bring quilting projects you are working on to share with others or work in the good company of fellow quilters.
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One-on-One Tech Help: eBooks, Audiobooks, Movies & More By appointment only - call 609-737-2610 or email hopeprogs@mcl.org to make an appointment. |
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Resume Reviews By appointment only - call 609-737-2610 or email amerrick@mcl.org to make an appointment.
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Click here for a full list of programs available at the Hopewell Branch and other Mercer County Library System branches.
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