Toby Zinman, Professor of English at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pa., will spend an evening at the Haddonfield Public Library on March 31 at 7 pm.  Professor Zinman, a Haddonfield resident, will discuss her new book "Edward Albee" published in 2008 through the University of Michigan Press. Professor Zinman will give a book discussion and sign copies of her book, which will be available for sale for $19 a copy.Ms. Zinman is also the Theatre Critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Edward Albee's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play "At Home at the Zoo" will be acted at the Philadelphia Theatre Company from March 20- April 19. Ms. Zinman will give a noted theatre critic's insights to this play. Her commentary will be original and "hot off the presses."  The program is free but call the library at 429-1304 to register.  

 

Many of you may have attended the public meeting on Feb. 19, at the Borough Hall on planning for the library. The Burgers unveiled their recommended report for a larger library facility (recommended size of 22,355 square feet.) Nancy Weber of Oak Ridge Consultants also talked about a process for fundraising to determine if a capital campaign is feasible to raise significant private funds toward the cost of a larger building. Read more about this at www.haddonfieldlibrary.org

    Another important step is the hiring of an architect to design preliminary concepts for a larger facility on the present library site. A total of 33 proposals were received and are being evaluated for selection of an architect for this phase. Stay tuned for more information and updates on our website.  

 

 

 

" Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl"  will be shown on Friday, March 27, at 7 pm at the library. Visit the library or call 429-1304 to register for this free program. Light refreshments served! Click here for a  a complete schedule of teen movie nights.

   Sophie Brookover, a former Haddonfield resident and noted NJ teen librarian, will be managing our teen programs. Meet Sophie at the March 27, movie!

 

 The Haddonfield Friends of the Library are sponsoring a Library Logo Design Competition. The contest is open to students ages 13-18 who live in or attend schools in Haddonfield. The deadline for submittals is March 13, 2009. Copies of the application criteria for the contest are available on the library's website at http://www.haddonfieldlibrary.org  or in  the teen area of the library. 

 

We are sprucing up the library by sharing services with the Borough of Haddonfield, the Haddonfield Board of Education, the Haddonfield Friends of the Library, and the library. The New Jersey Room on the first floor of the library has new carpeting, paid for by the Borough of Haddonfield. The Board of Education maintenance staff painted the room last summer. Interlocal services agreements were made to share resources, save funds and to meet necessary regulations that govern such arrangements.

  The teen corner is under construction with similar arrangements. Watch for news of  the dedication of the Teen Corner in coming months.

 The Haddonfield Library and public libraries throughout NJ participated in Snapshot Day on Feb. 19. We collected statistics of our use, took pictures of people using libraries, and took testimonials from people about how the library improves their lives.

  Next month we will post the link to activities so that you can see how important libraries are to the people in NJ. Thousands of pictures are very moving.

  Pictured are 3 senior citizens from Haddonfield and instructor Jo-Ann Pure. They learned how to use the keyboard and do basic computing at a class at the library on 2/19. Quipped one, " I got the mouse!  Now I can email my grandchildren and save money on my long distance telephone bill."