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September Is Library Card Sign-up Month!
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 Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month this September with Phillipsburg Free Public Library and the American Library Association! We're inviting everyone to discover the incredible resources and opportunities available at your local library by signing up for a library card. This year, we’re thrilled to have Optimus Prime from the TRANSFORMERS as our special ambassador, highlighting that there's more than meets the eye at Phillipsburg Free Public Library. Whether you're looking to enhance your skills, find valuable information, or connect with fellow avid readers, a library card unlocks a world of possibilities. |
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Emergency Preparedness Programs
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 Thursday, September 12, 11:00am & 6:00pm September is National Preparedness Month. Please join us for a presentation September 19 on how you can be better prepared for some of the events that life, and Mother Nature, throw your way. Richard A. Hay, Emergency Management Coordinator and Mabel G. Cook, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator from the town Office of Emergency Management will be coming in provide resources and answer questions you may have. There will be two presentations, 11:00am and 6:00pm. Registration is encouraged. Call the library for more information, |
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Blood Donors Are Life Savers!
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 The Phillipsburg Free Public Library is running a special blood drive to save lives! Please join us September 16th - 30th to donate blood. Where: Miller-Keystone Blood Centers 1465 Valley Center Parkway, Bethlehem, PA 3765 Nicholas St. Suite B, Easton, PA Schedule Today: Schedule your blood donation by calling 1-800-223-6667 ext. 2 and mention Group ID E281 or visit giveapint.org and be sure to include Group ID E281 in the notes section of your form! |
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Upcoming Events for Children
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LEGO Club
Monday, Sep. 4, 3:30pm
Grades 1-5
Any day with LEGOs is a good day! Come show off your building skills. |
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Preschool Storytime
Thursdays, Sep. 5, 12, 19, & 26, 10:00am Ages 2-5
Our Storytime programs are filled with stories, flannel boards, songs, and fun!
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Little Movers
Mondays, Sep. 9, 16, 23, & 30, 10:00am Ages 6-24 months
An active program of rhymes, music, play, and stories for babies and their adult caregivers. |
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Curious Minds STEAM Club
Wednesday, Sep. 11, 4:00pm Ages 5-12
Welcome to our Kids' Steam Club, where curious young minds explore the wonders of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics! Join us for hands-on experiments, creative projects, and exciting adventures that spark imagination and learning. Our club offers a fun and safe space for kids to discover, create, and grow together! Registration is required. Call the library to sign up, or register online! |
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Yoga Story Adventures
Wednesday, Sep. 18, 4:00pm Ages 3-8
This program brings literacy and movement together, which allows children the opportunity to experience yoga and mindfulness in a fun environment. Through breath work, movement, music, mindful art, team building, and story book adventures, we will explore techniques to feel our best! Hope to see you on our next adventure! |
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Pajama Storytime
Wednesday, Sep. 26, 6:00pm
Children of all ages and their families
Join us for a magical pajama story time adventure! Wear your coziest pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal as we gather under the starry sky of imagination. This is a perfect way to wind down and create memories before bedtime. Children of all ages and their families.
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Upcoming Events for Teens
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Bad Art & Pizza Night Thursday, September 26, 4:30pm - 5:45pm Grades 6-12
Join us in the Community Room as we create some art! Enjoy a FREE slice (or two, or three) |
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Ongoing Events for Adults |
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PFPL Writers Group
Monday, September 2 & 16, 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! This event will be held on Zoom. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Stitch & Sip Yarn Group Friday, September 13 & 27, 10:00amCalling all knitters, crocheters, and other fiber artists! Join us on the second and fourth Friday of each month - Bring your latest WIP, and help yourself to a cup of tea provided by us! Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Everyday Art Wednesday, September 25, 6:30pm EveryDay Art workshops focus on mindfulness, intention, preparing a work of art with purpose; maybe to give to someone as a gift for outstanding service or just because we care or love the other person. We also can keep the artwork for ourselves! Each month usually has a topic or theme, and it is always a surprise! Judi Painter is the facilitator with experience as a corporate trainer, trauma Chaplain, business woman, and is a local artist. She is the founder of “Artisans Insieme”, Rome, Italy. **Please Note** Bring your own coloring pencils or markers-some will be available. Call the library for more information, or register online!
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Happy Bookers Discussion Group: Dear Life: Stories Wednesday, September 25, 7:00pm In this brilliant collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: their stories draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huron, some strike even closer to home: an astonishing suite of four autobiographical tales offers an unprecedented glimpse into Munro’s own childhood. |
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Adult LEGO Club Thursday, September 26, 6:30pm Join us on our building adventures as we explore the world through the library and Legos. This is an adult Lego program, for 18 years and up. Registration strongly recommended. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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SAVE THE DATE: Classic Book Club Wednesday, October 9, 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 Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Call the library for more information, or register online. See the Classic Book Club webpage for more information! |
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 It’s September and time to return to warmer flavors. This month, I used a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and added a few extras after seeing a similar recipe. I will say, these cookies are better the next day rather than warm out of the oven. The flavors have a chance to develop and really give you that taste of fall. I did go light on the ginger but feel free to increase it, if you want a stronger flavor. After baking these, my kitchen smelled just the way autumn should. |
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You'll Never Find Meby Allison BrennanWorking alone, P.I. Margo Angelhart, when she takes on a seemingly simple case of proving a wealthy husband is a cheater to void a prenup, is forced to team up with her estranged siblings when her investigation becomes much more than she bargained for — and reconciliation is her only hope at survival. Selected by Ruth, Administrative Clerk
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Arthurian Myths & Legends: Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monstersby J. K. JacksonThis collection offers a selection of myths, featuring Arthur’s knights of the round table, his love for Queen Guinevere and of course the ultimate betrayal by his most trusted knight, Sir Lancelot. Selected by Vic, Library Assistant
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why the twenties are the most challenging time of life and reveals essential skills for handling the uncertainties surrounding work, love, friendship, mental health, and more during that decade and beyond. Selected by Cindy, Senior Library Assistant |
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The Black Bird Oracleby Deborah HarknessWhen the Congregation demands she and Matthew test the magic of their 7-year-old twins, Oxford scholar and witch Diana Bishop, forging a different path, confronts her family's dark past and reckons with her desire for even greater power—if she can let go of her fear of wielding it. Selected by Lori, Supervising Library Assistant
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In this gorgeously designed cookbook that paid reviewers have described as 'glorious' and 'the best cookbook I've ever read,' Deadpool offers his take on a curated collection of epicurean classics.Narrated by the wisecracking super hero (and sexy master chef) himself, this book also includes recipes inspired by some of his closest friends/enemies (Here's lookin' at you, Spidey) and his favorite meals. Selected by Shannon, Library Associate |
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The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBIby Betty MedsgerAn account of the 1971 break-in of the FBI offices in Media, Pennsylvania, by a group of unlikely activists cites their roles in triggering major changes in the FBI and confirming that J. Edgar Hoover had run a personal shadow-FBI. Selected by Carly, Library Assistant
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Draw Down the Moonby P.C. CastManifesting magical powers on her 18th birthday, Wren Nightingale is sent to the mystical Academia de la Luna where she is thrown into the school's grueling trials with a boy from her childhood, and together they navigate a web of secrets, prophecies and murder to survive. Selected by Zully, Library Associate
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HOURS Monday: 9:30am – 5:00pm Tuesday: 9:30am – 8:00pm Wednesday: 9:30am – 8:00pm Thursday: 9:30am – 8:00pm Friday: 9:30am – 5:00pm 2nd & 4th Saturdays: 9:30am – 1:00pm |
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