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CONFUSED BY TECHNOLOGY?

 

The library's very  

own tech guru, Bob Mulholland, is on a personal mission to help the folks of Sayreville become more tech savvy! Join us for the classes below and get ready to impress your family and friends with your newly gained tech knowledge!

 

Protecting Your Computer From the Dangers of the Internet!

Wed., 7/27 @ 6PM

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Wi-Fi Made Easy!

Tues., 8/2 @ 6PM

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Which eReader Device Is Right For You?

(And Where Do I
Get Free ebooks?!)

Tues., 8/30 @ 6PM

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TVs That Dazzle: The Latest & Greatest Televisions of 2011!

Wed., Sept. 14 @ 6PM

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SUMMER READING CLUB FOR ADULTS =PRIZES!  

A prize is given away every week! At the end of the summer, all participants will be entered into the grand prize drawing...for a nook!  

    

Week 1 Prize:  

$25 Fandango Bucks, Alfred Hitchcock Coffee Table Book & Movie Journal

Winner:  

Linda Furman 

 

Week 2 Prize:  

A beach tote and other beach "must have" items.

Winner:  

Robin Margres

 

Week 3 Prize:

TWO winners will receive a $25 Rupp's Ace Hardware gift certificate!

Winners will be drawn Tuesday, 7/26!  

 

Thank you Rupp's Ace Hardware of Sayreville!
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They were generous enough to donate two $25 gift certificates for their store for the Summer Reading Club! They have been serving local communities for 57 years! Visit them at 347 Washington Road!

Starting 7/26, Week 4's prize will be a $25 Muscle Maker Grill gift certificate!
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Thank you to Muscle Maker Grill for donating this certificate! Visit them at 2909 Washington Road.

 

 Email Alaina at alainad@lmxac.org if you would like more information about signing up and being a part of the fun! Read the Guidelines here.  

 

 

SCHEDULE 

The library will be closed on Saturdays in July & August!

The library will re-open on Saturdays September 10!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN PAST LIVES? 

 Come to the Exploring Past Lives Event!

8/18 @ 6:30PM 
Participate in several exercises, including a group regression, designed to tap directly into your past life memories. Bring your friends and experience something new that you have never done before!

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Sushi Making 101 

    Tuesday, August 9   

6:30-8:30PM  

EACH PARTICIPANT GETS A FREE  

BAMBOO SUSHI MAT!

   

Join this hands-on class for a fun evening of sushi making! SushiWe will prepare a variety of sushi rolls including maki rolls, inside-out rolls, and inari sushi using vegetables, cooked seafood, and some raw seafood for the real sushi and sashimi enthusiasts. We will also discuss how to prepare sushi rice, and the proper way to eat sushi. You will leave this class with your own bamboo sushi mat for home sushi rolling!

Registration ends August 5.  Adults only! You must have a Sayreville Library card to attend.  Serious registrants only as space is limited! If you have any questions about this program, contact Alaina by phone at 732-727-0212 ex. 25 or email alainad@lmxac.org.

 

Instructor Biography: A culinary adventurer, Chef Kathy Rana has traveled throughout the US, South America, Europe, and Asia, learning the varied techniques of regional and ethnic cuisines from master cooks and chefs. Chef Kathy started Madeline's Table personal chef service in 2004 out of a desire to bring real food to the busy families of central New Jersey. A culinary instructor for over 12 years, Kathy's goal is to help her students experience how easy it is to prepare great food while having fun with the creative process of cooking.  

 

   

 

Creative Collages

Wednesday, July 27

1:30-3:30PM   

Get Your Creative Juices Flowing!

Making collages is a wonderful creative outlet and is amazingly therapeutic.  Expressing your creativity helps keep you centered and balanced.   In this workshop, you will use pictures and pieces of pictures cut from magazines, catalogs and brochures to express your feelings, desires and Collageambitions.  You will employ different formats and themes to construct one-of-a-kind pieces. Participants should bring old magazines, catalogs and calendars and a pair of scissors.

Instructor Biography: Donna Juzva is a success coach and empowerment speaker living and working in Central NJ.  She offers coaching and guidance in many areas including setting and achieving goals, managing life transitions and attaining personal balance. Ms. Juzva offers presentations, workshops and seminars on metaphysical topics and personal achievement.  They are designed to help reveal your hidden talents, and provide strategies to bring more joy into your life.  Donna's mission centers around encouraging you to play an active role in creating the enriched and inspired life that you are meant to live.

 

Register quickly! For more information contact Alaina Dowd at 732-727-0212 ex. 25, or email her at alainad@lmxac.org.  

 

 

 

Scrapbooking Summer Fun! 

    Sunday, August 7 

2:00-4:00PM 

From Basic to Beautiful:  

Using the Art of Scrapbooking to Turn  

Your Photos into Lasting Memories  

   

Scrapbooking FamilyCome learn how a simple scrapbook layout can work for so many themes. In this workshop, everyone will assemble a basic layout and use their own photos as well as various stamps and embellishments to make it unique. Please bring at least four (4) 4"X4" photos and one 4"X6" or 5"X7"photo of the same event. (Bring extra photos of the event just in case!) Theme suggestions: summer, 4th of July, birthdays, baseball, graduation, fireworks, Disney, carnivals, superstar, All-American, western.

Limited to 15 attendees.  Sayreville residents only.  Must be aged 14+ up. Register quickly! For more information contact Alaina Dowd at 732-727-0212 ex. 25, or email her at alainad@lmxac.org.  

 

 

 

Let the Library Help You  

Land That Job!  

Discover the Wealth of Resources  

@ Your Library!    

 

The library is happy to offer free workshops and classes that can help you prepare yourself for interviews, make your resume sparkle, and equip you with the tools necessary to be competitive in today's job market. We are proud to be the recipient of a statewide grant that will be providing free computer classes taught by Middlesex County College instructors geared towards job searching and acquiring the computer skills needed to apply for jobs. See our Events Calendar to see a complete list of our offerings.

Featured Career Event: The Sayreville Public Library and Middlesex County College will be offering classes to job seekers to improve their computer and job search skills. The classes will focus on the Businessbasic computer skills needed by every job applicant today in order to improve their workforce development skills to enhance their chances of finding employment.

Daytime AND nighttime offerings! Each topic is completed over the course of a two-day period.

Limited space available, so register quickly! You do not need to have a Sayreville card to register. For more information contact Alaina Dowd at 732-727-0212 ex. 25, or email her at alainad@lmxac.org.


Class Topics:

Internet Tools for Job Seekers

Daytime Session:Tues. & Thurs., 8/2 & 8/4,1:30-3:30PM

Nighttime Session:Mon. & Wed.,8/1 & 8/3,6-8:00PM 

Email Essentials for Job Seekers

Daytime Session:Tues. & Thurs., 8/9 & 8/11,1:30-3:30PM

Nighttime Session: Mon. & Wed., 8/8 & 8/10,6-8:00PM

Intro to Word 2007 for Job Seekers

Daytime Session:Tues.&Thurs., 8/16 & 8/18,1:30-3:30PM

Nighttime Session:Mon. & Wed., 8/15 & 8/17,6-8:00PM

Getting Hired:A Course for Advanced
Computer Users

Daytime Session:Tues. & Thurs.,8/23 & 8/25,1:30-3:30PM

Nighttime Session:Mon. & Wed., 8/22 & 8/24,6-8:00PM

Getting Hired: A Course for Advanced
Computer Users

Daytime Session:Tues. & Thurs., 8/30 & 9/1,1:30-3:30PM

Nighttime Session:Mon. & Wed.,8/29 & 8/31,6-8:00PM  

 

Click the links above to find out more information or to register!   

http://www.sayrevillelibrary.org