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This Week at Your Library: May 4

 

 

Roy Orbison Second Saturday Concert

 

Robotics with Arduino Microcontrollers

 

Idea Farm Garden

 

And More! 

Dear Library Member,

Upcoming on Saturday, May 9 at 2:30 pm is our Tribute to Roy Orbison Second Saturday Concert.  Known for his dark clothes and signature sunglasses, there was an air of mystery to Orbison, also known as "The Big O".  He wrote and sang powerful ballads such as Only the Lonely and Crying as well as songs like Claudette recorded by other artists such as the Everly Brothers.  Perhaps best known for his hit, Pretty Woman (the film helped make Julia Roberts a star),Orbison's music and style will be interpreted by Chris Roselle and his 3-piece band.  Get ready to rock!  The show will be filmed by OBTV.

On Wednesday, May 6 at 7 pm, Intro to Robotics Using Arduino Microcontrollers will be taught.  This is the beginning class in a series of recurring classes focused on the power and flexibility of Arduino microcontrollers.  This class introduces you to a new revolution in robotics which uses Arduino microcontroller "brains" to sense and react to surroundings.  Included are examples that will get you off and running!  Please register through the link below or call 732-721-5600 x5033 to register or ask questions.
 
When you come to the central Library take a look at the Idea Farm garden and how it is shaping up for its second season of growth and beauty!  Thanks to community volunteers, and especially the Rutgers Master Gardeners, the garden promises to be even more spectacular than it was last summer.  Coming soon, the fish pond will be rejuvenated with water plants, a pump and mosquito fish! 
 
 
And don't forget about the film classic, Monsoon Wedding tomorrow at 1:30 pm, the first in the Foreign Film Matinee series.


Have a wonderful and safe week and see you in the Library!
  
  
Regards,
Nancy Cohen, Library Director
Events This Week
Monday
10am: Preschool Storytime/Craft
12:30pm: Bridge Club
1:30pm: Foreign Film Matinee: "Monsoon Wedding" (2001, R)
4:30pm: Kids Chess Club
6-8pm: Tech Buddies - come get help from a tech-savvy teen!
6:30pm: Craft Club 
7-8:30pm: Teen and Adult Sewing Basics
Tuesday
10am: Canasta Club
3pm: Safety Class for Idea Farm [Registration Required]
6pm: Harbor Night at the Movies: "Fast & Furious" (2009, PG-13) -
7pm:  Book Buddies - Practice your reading skills. Be paired up with a Trained
Teen Buddy and read to them. [Registration Required]
7pm: Crochet and More
7-8:30pm: English as a Second Language Class [Registration Required]
Wednesday
3:30-5pm: Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
4:30pm: Book Buddies - Practice your reading skills. Be paired up with a Trained
Teen Buddy and read to them. [Registration Required]
6:30pm: Chess Club
7pm: Intro to Robotics Using Arduino Microcontrollers in Idea Farm 
7pm: MS Excel 2007 Basics [Registration Recommended]
Thursday
1pm: Craft Club
1pm: Scrabble Club
2:30pm: Computer Basics [Registration Recommended]
4:15pm: School-Aged Crafts (Grades K-3)
7pm: Mario Party 10 for Teens and Tweens
Friday
1:30pm: Friday Film: "The Perfect Man" (2005, PG)
Saturday
10am: Book Buddies - Practice your reading skills. Be paired up with a Trained
Teen Buddy and read to them. [Registration Required]
10am-12pm: Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
11am-1pm: Tech Buddies - come get help from a tech-savvy teen!
11:30am: Toddler Dance Party
2pm: Laurence Harbor Family Movie: "The Little Mermaid" (1989,G)
2:30pm: Second Saturday: Roy Orbison Tribute
Sunday
Open 1pm to 5pm
Upcoming Events Next Week
 Monday 5/11, 10am: Preschool Storytime/Craft
3:30pm: Safety Class for Idea Farm [Registration Required]
7-8:30pm: Teen and Adult Sewing Basics 
Tuesday 5/12, 2:30pm: Email Basics [Registration Recommended]
4:30pm: Tween Make It/Take It: God's Eyes (Grades 4-6)
6pm: Laurence Harbor Night at the Movies: "Steel Magnolias" (1989, PG)
7-8:30pm: English as a Second Language [Registration Required]
Wednesday 5/13, 3:30-5pm: Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
7pm: Intro to 3D Printing [Registration Required]
Thursday 5/14, 4:15pm: School-Aged Crafts (Grades K-3)
6:30pm: Bookenders Book Discussion: "The Last Letter from Your Lover" 
by Jojo Moyes
7pm: Anime Kurabu (Club)
7-8:30pm: Robotics Using Arduino Microcontrollers Part 2 in Idea Farm [Registration Required]
Friday 5/15, 11am: Alphabet Art (Ages 2+ with adult)
1:30pm: Friday Film: "The Client" (1994, PG-13)
7pm: Friday Night Family Movie: "Tarzan" (1999, G)
Saturday 5/16, 10am-12pm Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
10:30am-1pm: Teen/Adult Sewing Class Part 1 [Registration Required]
10:30am-1:45pm: Practice SAT (Grades 9-11) [Registration Required]
3pm: Crochet and More (Grades 4-Adult)
Sunday 5/17, 2pm: Raspberry Pi Class in Idea Farm [Registration Required]
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