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This Week at Your Library:
January 25
 
Delayed Opening Monday.
 Library will open at 11:30 am.

  
 

Meet Award Winning Author: Meg Wiviott!


Making Sense of Investing

Learn to Draw

For Sale By Owner

Paper Airplane Challenge

 

Dear Library Member,

If you have a case of cabin fever from being homebound in the snowstorm, then the Library has a cure for you with a full slate of activities this week.  Some highlights
include:
 
We are extremely pleased and honored to have Meg Wiviott present a book talk and reading on Friday at 7 pm.  Ms. Wiviott is the author of the award winning children's picture book, Benno And The Night Of Broken Glass.  Ms. Wiviott's latest novel, Paper Hearts is a haunting, yet inspirational story about the Holocaust to which young adults will relate. It is a story of hope, defiance, and solidarity.  Ms. Wiviott will give pointers to and answer questions from aspiring writers of all ages as well as speak about her writing career and what inspires her to write. A book signing will follow the program.

The financial markets have seen some turbulence in recent weeks.  If you are confused as to how to invest or manage your investments, the program, Making Sense of Investing presented by a financial advisor, may help provide some clarity.  Tuesday at 7 pm. 

Explore your creative side and Learn to Draw.  Nicole Perez, art teacher, will guide you.  You will use paper and pencil provided to sketch.  Learn how an artist perceives images, divides space and uses texture.  Wednesday at 7 pm.  No registration required. 

Thinking of selling your own home? Come to For Sale by Owner, an informational program.  Old Bridge residents and professionals will be available to answer any questions you may have on the process of selling your own home.  They will include a real estate attorney, real estate agent, a mortgage broker and a title company representative.  Thursday at 7 pm. 
 
The roots of paper airplane construction go back to ancient times.   People of all ages are still fascinated with paper airplane flight and construction. Youth in grades 2 and up please join us for a Paper Airplane Challenge on Saturday starting at 2:30 pm.  Use library materials to construct and design your own paper airplanes and then challenge each other to see which plane will fly the farthest and which will stay in the air the longest.  You can go here for some design ideas from the Smithsonian Institution:
 
 
Wishing you a safe and wonderful week.  See you in the Library!
 
Regards,
Nancy Cohen, Library Director
Events This Week
Monday
10am: Preschool Storytime/Craft.  CANCELLED.
10:30am: Scratch Coding Using the Makey-Makey for Beginners (Adults) - Idea Farm [Registration RequiredCANCELLED.
12:30pm: Bridge Club
4:30pm: Kids Chess Club
6-8pm: Tech Buddies - come get help from a tech-savvy teen!
6:30pm: Craft Club 
7pm: Crochet and More - Idea Farm
7pm: Parent-Child Sewing Workshop (Children ages 8-12) - Idea Farm
Tuesday
10am: Canasta Club
6pm: Harbor Night at the Movies: "Looper" (2012, R) - Laurence Harbor
7pm: Making Sense of the Market
Wednesday
3:30-5pm: Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
6:30pm: Chess and More Club
7pm: Learn to Draw with Nicole
Thursday
1pm: Craft Club
1pm: Scrabble Club
4:15pm: Make and Create (Grades K-3)
7pm: General Book Discussion: "Science Fiction Hall of Fame" Vol. 2B -- 
The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster and The Martian Way by Isaac Asimov
7pm: For Sale By Owner: Selling Your Home
7pm: Trivia Night
Friday
1:30pm: Friday Film: "Jailhouse Rock" (1957)
7pm: Meet the Author: Meg Wiviott (Children and teens)
Saturday
10am-12pm: Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
11am-1pm: Tech Buddies - come get help from a tech-savvy teen!
12pm: LEGO Lab
2:30pm: Paper Airplane Challenge (Grades 2+)
Sunday
Library Is Open 12-5pm
Upcoming Events Next Week
 Monday 2/1, 10am: Preschool Storytime/Craft
7pm: Maker Monday: Dragons (Ages 5-8) - Idea Farm [Registration
7pm: Drop-in Sewing Workshop - Idea Farm
Tuesday 12/2, 6pm: Laurence Harbor  Night at the Movies: "Casablanca(1942, PG)
Wednesday 2/3, 3:30-5pm: Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
5pm: Teens Taking Action Project: Bench Recovery
7pm: PowerPoint [Registration Required]
Thursday 2/4, 2:30pm: LinkedIn [Registration Required]
4:15pm: Make and Create (Grades K-3)
Friday 2/5, 10:30am: Adult Craft: Mardi Gras Beads - Idea Farm [Registration Required]
11am: Alphabet Art (Ages 2+ with adult)
1:30pm: Friday Film: "Field of Dreams" (1989, PG)
7pm: Tweens Night Out: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Ages 8-12)
Saturday 2/6, 10am-12pm Math Tutoring (Grades 6+)
12pm: Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers -- Rise Above the
Slush: Creating Short Fiction that Sells, Space and Time Magazine
Editor-in-Chief Hildy Silverman 
3pm: Cook Up a Story (Grades K+ with adult) [Registration Required]
Sunday 2/7, 3pm: Safety Class - Idea Farm [Registration Required]
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