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 Haddonfield Public Library
May 2010
Volume 3, number 5 |
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Greetings!
Welcome back Spring! There's a lot going on at the library in May, as usual. This month the children's department celebrates Children's Book Week from May 10-16. The library has a new computer program available in the library called Generations Online. It provides a way to learn how to use the computer and the internet at your own pace. Librarians are available to assist. The Haddonfield Friends of the Library launched a new website at www.hfol.org You can even become a Friend at the site and support the library. Two of our Friends met Lisa Scottoline at the NJ Library Association Annual Conference. Visit the library to attend programs (see below) or see the lovely display done by the Haddonfield Garden Club. Hope to see you soon. Library Director
Haddonfield Public Library President, NJ Library Association 2009-10 |
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NJ libraries are facing the possible elimination of funding at the state level (74%) and at the local level. For more information and to see what you can do, visit www.savemynjlibrary.org |
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| Schedule for May & Summer months
, The library will be closed on Monday, May 31, to observe Memorial Day. The library will be open on Saturday, May 29, from 10-5 pm and Sunday, May 30, from 1-5 pm.
Library hours through June 30, are: Library hours for July 1- Sept. 9
Monday - Friday 10 am to 9 pm Monday - Thursday 10-9 pm
Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Friday & Saturday 10-5 pm Sunday Closed
Sunday 1-5 pm |
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 Matt Quick Book Discussion and Signing on June 3, at 7 pm "Sorta Like a Rock Star"
Matt Quick will give a book talk and sign copies of his new book "Sorta Like a Rock Star" on June 3, at 7 pm at the library. This is Quick's debut as a Young Adult author, the story of Amber Appleton who lives in a bus. The story has a zany cast of characters. Quick's debut novel was "The Silver Linings Playbook" in 2009, which has been optioned as a movie by the Weinstein Company. The program is free to teens, families, and the community. Call 856-429-1304. For more information on Matt Quick, click here. |
Generations Online : an online program to learn about the computer
Generations Online is a new program that the library offers on library computers to introduce people to the Internet and computers. It helps people with little or no experience to learn how to use a mouse, how to navigate the Internet, and all while learning. The program offers introduction to email; web searching; Wikipedia; and electronic sites for stock prices; current events; Social Security; Medicare; genealogy; elder law, tax preparation, and sharing of photos. Many more sites are available. Librarians are on duty at all times to assist anyone using the Generations Online. To make an appointment for a demo, come in, email Reference@haddonfieldlibrary.org or call 856-429-1304. For a preview of the software, click here. Check our calendar for free computer classes taught by Reference Librarian Jo-Ann Pure.
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| Reverse Mortgage Program on May 19, at 7 pm
Acre Mortgage will give a program on "Eliminating the Myths and Misconceptions About Reverse Mortgages" at the library on May 19, at 7 pm. The educational session will cover some of the myths about these mortgages. It will inform those attending of what reverse mortgages are, how they work, and purposes for planning. William Schade is the presenter. A question and answer session will follow. The program is free but call 429-1304 to register.
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NJLA President Susan Briant at Annual Conference with Distinguished Guests at President's Program
Susan Briant, New Jersey Library Association President and Director of Haddonfield Library, hosted speakers Marc Mappen and Bob Ingle at her President's program on April 26. Both speakers are NJ historians and commentators who have written books about NJ and the Sopranos. Bob Ingle, Trenton Bureau chief for Gannett newspapers and author of The Soprano State, talked about the corruption of culture in NJ politics, with a deep history. Dr. Mappen, author of "There's More to NJ than the Sopranos" read segments of his book. Pictured are Marc Mappen, Susan Briant, and Bob Ingle at the NJLA Annual Conference in Long Branch. |
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Haddonfield Garden Club display at the library
The Haddonfield Garden Club, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006, is the third oldest garden club in the U.S. This month the Garden Club displays its history, flowers, and good works in the library's display case on the first floor. The Garden Club places fresh flowers and arrangements in the library every week year round, in both the adult and children's depts. Most recently, they have placed adornments over the fireplaces and are rotating the displays. They also decorate the library at the holiday season. This year the Haddonfield Garden Club won first prize at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Please visit your Garden Club on May 8, from 9-3 at Kings Court for the annual herb sale. This is the major fundraiser for the Garden Club. |
 Haddonfield Friends of the Library Sponsor Membership Drive and New Website
The Haddonfield Friends of the Library recently unveiled a new website at www.hfol.org This coincides with a townwide membership drive that the Friends are undertaking to increase membership. Click here to visit the site and register to join the Friends online.
The Friends recently elected officers at their annual program, featuring author David Kinney. The new officers are: President Phil Shapiro; Secretary, Kristin Redmond; and Treasurer, Lisa Howard. New trustees are: teens Natalia Kastenberg and Tom Twitchell; Ray Rizzutto, and Jerry Tritt.
Pictured are Friends: Betsy Anderson, keynote speaker Lisa Scottoline, and Membership Chair Susan Reed at the NJLA Conference in Long Branch. |
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Contact us at Haddonfield Public Library
Click here for our Calendar of Events, programs, and computer classes.
www.haddonfieldlibrary.org
contact@haddonfieldlibrary.org 856-429-1304 | |
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