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 Entire Month of July While you're out shopping for your summer picnics, please consider donating to our food drive. The Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library in Washington Township invites you to help Mother’s Cupboard by donating sealed, non-perishable food items in lieu of paying fines. Fines will be forgiven in exchange for a food donation. One non-perishable food donation equals $1.00 off your fines. Fees for lost library cards, lost or damaged library materials and the processing costs and fines owed to other libraries will not be forgiven. All non-perishable food donations are accepted, whether you have a fine or not. |
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Take A Seat: Chair Yoga With Dana
Sunday, July 2, 1:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Join us for our chair yoga class where we focus on moving, breathing, building strength & flexibility, and end with relaxation! This class is perfect for all levels of students, including those who are new to yoga, as we use the chair to help balance, support, and challenge us.
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Adult Board Game Club
Monday, July 3, 6:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Join our new social club and enjoy board and card games with some new friends! The library will provide a number of different board and card games to choose from, but feel free to bring your own!
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Novel Mornings
Thursday, July 6, 11:30 am
Meeting Room (Entire)
Enjoy a discussion of the novel The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate. This group meets at 11:30 to discuss popular fiction.
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Computer Class: Introduction to CSS
Friday, July 7, 11:30 am
Meeting Room (Entire)
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a language that can be used in conjunction with HTML to make your websites easier to build, more functional, and more impressive. This class will introduce you to the basics and show you some cool tricks.
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Adult Computer Game Club: VR
Monday, July 10, 6:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Play and discuss a diverse collection of computer and console games in this new social group for adults! Join us as we explore the world of Virtual Reality with an Oculus Rift headset and some simple VR games!
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Art at the Library: Watercolors
Friday, July 14, 11:30 am
Meeting Room (Entire)
Come join us for a relaxing session of watercolor painting at the library. We will be practicing watercolors with an exercise following a brief instruction on the basics of painting with watercolors. We will provide the paints, brushes, and paper. Beginners and masters alike are welcome!
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Computer Class: Introduction to Android OS
Monday, July 17, 6:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
This lecture will provide an overview of the operating system behind most Android smart phones and tablets. This program is open to all adult cardholders and will be held in person in our adult meeting room as well as virtually over Zoom.
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Functional Foods For Life: Berries and You : Perfect Together
Tuesday, July 18, 6:00 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Recent studies on berries have indicated possible benefits to health in decreasing the risk of cancer, heart disease, obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, as well as promoting gut health and healthy aging. There is a wide variety of compounds in berries that are being studied for these potential health benefits including anthocyanins, possibly the most abundant polyphenol found in berries. Learn more about these health benefits as berries native to New Jersey, and other berries, are reviewed.
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Non Fiction Addiction - Where The Deer and The Antelope Play by Nick Offerman
Thursday, July 20, 11:00 am
Meeting Room (Entire)
Join us for a discussion of Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman. A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times best-selling author Nick Offerman. With witty, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into the human problems we all confront, this is both a ramble through and celebration of the land we all love.
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Ancestry.com Basics
Thursday, July 20, 2:30 pm
Adult Computer Lab
Get started with your genealogy research. Learn how to do some basic searches using Ancestry and Heritage Quest, including searching census records and passenger lists, finding images of passenger ships, and locating other vital records. Attendees must be comfortable using the mouse and keyboard and navigating a website.
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Meet World War II Veteran Andrew "Tim" Kiniry
Saturday, July 22, 1:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Andrew "Tim" Kiniry, who fought in World War II, will be at the library to talk about his experiences during the war. Tim is 101 years old. He was born in Philadelphia on November 15, 1921. He was drafted into the United States Army on August 22, 1942. He served with the 45th Evacuation Hospital. As a medic, he was one of the first to arrive at Buchenwald, one of the largest concentration camps in Germany. This program will be held in our adult meeting room.
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Art at the Library: Watercolors
Monday, July 24, 6:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Come join us for a relaxing session of watercolor painting at the library. We will be practicing watercolors with an exercise following a brief instruction on the basics of painting with watercolors. We will provide the paints, brushes, and paper. Beginners and masters alike are welcome! T
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AARP NJ: Fraud Watch Network Basics
Tuesday, July 25, 6:00 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
This presentation helps empower individuals in the fight against fraud with proven resources and tools to help you spot and avoid identity theft and other fraud. Topics include Identity Theft, cyber safety, investment scams. This program will be held in our adult meeting room. All adults are welcome to attend.
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Teen & Tween Movie Matinee
Saturday, July 1, 1:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Register online at www.hegganlibrary.org.
Open to Teen & Tween Heggan cardholders in grades 6-12.
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Teen & Tween Writing Club
Tuesday, July 11, 4:30 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Do you like to write? Do you like playing with words or pictures to tell a story? Are poetry and lyrics more your style? Do you want to write a book someday? Why not start today! Come join us in the Meeting Room to discuss writing, get feedback on your work in progress, and get closer to creating your great work! The Writing Club will give young writers support and encouragement! Open to Teens and Tweens from 6th-12th grade only.
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Teen Book Club
Tuesday, July 18, 4:00 pm
Event Location
Chapter Chat is a Heggan Teen book club. This group is led by Teen Advisory Board members. Join us in the Teen Area or join us on ZOOM for lively teen and tween book discussions. This month we're talking about books made into movies. Come join us to chat! Chapter Chat meets monthly to discuss popular youth fiction.
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Teen Crafts
Tuesday, July 25, 4:00 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
Open to Heggan cardholders in grades 6-12. Register online or call the library for help.
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K-5 Fun: Book Tasting
Wednesday, July 5, 7:00 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
FOR KIDS ENTERING GRADES K-5.Not sure what to read next? Visit the library to "sample" some awesome fiction books in different genres. You're sure to find a book (or many!) to check out and take home with you. Remember to bring a library card! This program will be held in the Library Meeting Room. Please register children only, not caregivers. Open to Heggan Library cardholders only. Advance online registration is required.
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Thoughtful Thursday: Sponge Butterfly Feeders
Thursday, July 6, 2:00 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
FOR KIDS ENTERING GRADES PRE-K-5.We will make sponge feeders that you can hang outdoors to feed butterflies this summer! Also, say hello to our library caterpillars that will grow into monarchs and be released in July .This program will be held in the Library Meeting Room. Please register children only, not caregivers. Open to Heggan Library cardholders only. Advance online registration is required.
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S.M.I.L.E.
Thursday, July 6, 6:30 pm
Event Location
Silent Mentors in Literacy Education Read to a certified therapy dog or cat! All animals provided by FURever as Friends. For children of all ages, plus caregiver .Heggan card not required. Please visit the Children's Desk or call 856-589-3334 x223 to register, and check in at the Children's Desk upon arrival.
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Monday Funday: Chalk the Walk!
Monday, July 10, 2:00 pm
Meeting Room (Entire)
FOR KIDS ENTERING GRADES PRE-K-5.Join us outside to decorate our front walkway with some signs of summer! We are going to work together to decorate the library sidewalk with sidewalk chalk. Leave some encouraging messages of kindness for your fellow library users. Chalk provided. This program will be held outdoors. Please register children only, not caregivers. Open to Heggan Library cardholders only. Advance online registration is required.
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Truck Night!
Wednesday, July 19, 6:30 pm
Outdoors
ALL AGES .Do you love fire trucks and rescue vehicles? See and touch trucks of all shapes and sizes! Come into the library for truck coloring pages and check out some truck stories on your way out! This program will be held outdoors. Registration is suggested, but not required. Open to all. Please call 856-589-3334 x223 to register.
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Monday - Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday & Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 1pm - 5pm The library will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 in celebration of the 4th of July. |
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