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This Week at Your Library: July 25

 
Broadcast Bootcamp     




 
Giant Life-Size Game


 
 Interviewing With Skype
 
Son of Smoothies 

Meet the Artist Series: Pablo Picasso
  
Dr. Ilissa Ocko, Climatologist to Speak

 

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Dear Library Member,

Action-packed Broadcast Bootcamp will teach you all the basics of media you need to know. From writing to shooting a piece, video editing, audio editing, and production leadership skills, you will be a broadcast pro after this crash course. The program runs every Wednesday, July 27-August 24 from  6:30-8 pm. Grades 6-12 only. Registration is required and participants must be able to attend all 5 sessions. Program presented by Kidz Hub Media Network. 
 
Join in with your family and friends to play a life size game of Sorry! on Saturday from 2:30-4 pm. The game title comes from the many ways in which a player can negate the progress of another, while issuing an apologetic "Sorry!".  Our Youth Services librarians and teen volunteers have been hard at work creating this game for our summer reading effort.  Come play on Saturday and move your playing piece around the board!
 
Get prepared for your big interview and make a great impression! Online voice and video conferencing software Skype is a very popular and growing way to interview remotely. Learn tips and tricks to get the most from Skype, be comfortable interviewing online, and present your best self at Interviewing With Skype on Wednesday at 7 pm.  No registration required.
Learn how to easily recreate a few of the delicious smoothies you enjoy at restaurants and health clubs at Son of Smoothies on Thursday at 7 pm!   Adults, kids and teens are welcome.  Registration is required. Important note:  dairy, tree nuts and other possible allergens may be used.  Please note any allergies in the comments field of the registration form.
 
Meet the Artist: Pablo Picasso art history lecture will detail the life and major works (both in painting and sculpture) of the co-founder of the cubist art movement, known as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time.   No registration required.  Just drop in Thursday at 10:30 am! 
 
Dr. Ilissa Ocko is a Princeton University educated climatologist. She researches the implications of short-lived climate pollutants on climate change and provides scientific guidance for climate-related work.  Join us on Sunday at 2 pm as Dr. Ocko talks about what it's like to be a climatologist.  Then, try to determine your own solutions to reducing climate change in a fun-filled team activity of Climate Wedges!

Don't forget to try Hoopla on our home page. Have a spectacular week.  See you in the Library!
 
Regards,
Nancy Cohen, Library Director
Events This Week
Monday
10am: Preschool Storytime/Craft
10:30am: Intro to 3D Printing - Idea Farm [Registration Required]
12:30pm: Bridge Club
4pm: Family Fun: STEM Challenge
4:30pm: Kids Chess and More Club
6-8pm: Tech Buddies - come get help from a tech-savvy teen!
6:30pm: Craft Club 
7pm: Maker Monday: Harry Potter (Teens) - Idea Farm [Registration Required]
7pm: Drop-in Sewing Workshop - Idea Farm
7pm: Crochet and More - Idea Farm
Tuesday
10am: Canasta Club
3:30pm: Safety Class - Idea Farm [Registration Required]
6pm: Harbor Night at the Movies: "Grudge Match" (2013, PG-13) -
7pm:  Book Buddies - Practice your reading skills. Be paired up with a Trained
Teen Buddy and read to them. [Registration Required]
Wednesday
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
6:30pm: Teen Broadcast Bootcamp (5-week program) [Registration Required]
7pm: Original Book Discussion: Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2B
"The Spectre General" by Theodore R. Cogswell and "The Witches of Karres"
by James H. Schmitz
7pm: Interviewing with Skype
Thursday
1pm: Craft Club
1pm: Scrabble Club
4:15pm: Make & Create (Grades K-3)
7pm: Advanced 3D Printing - Idea Farm [Registration Required]
7pm: Son of Smoothies - Idea Farm [Registration Required]
7pm: Gaming Club (Grades 4-12): Mario Tennis Ultra Smash
Friday
10:30am: Meet the Artist: Pablo Picasso
1:30pm: Friday Film: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" (2016, R)
5:30pm: Movie: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (PG, 2001)
Saturday
10am: Book Buddies - Practice your reading skills. Be paired up with a Trained
Teen Buddy and read to them. [Registration Required]
11am-1pm: Tech Buddies - come get help from a tech-savvy teen!
12pm: LEGO Lab - Idea Farm
2:30pm: Giant Life-Sized Sorry! Game
Sunday
2pm: Inquire Science: Voices of Climate Change: Climatologist  Dr. Ilissa Ocko
Upcoming Events Next Week
Monday 8/1, 10am: Preschool Storytime/Craft
Tuesday 8/2, 10:30am: Computer Basics [Registration Required]
1-3:30pm: Diabetes Self-Management Program (Part 1 of a six-week
7pm: What Is a Life Coach?
Wednesday 8/3, 6:30pm: Broadcast Bootcamp (Part 2 of a 5-week program)
Thursday 8/4, 4:15pm: Make and Create (Grades K-3)
7pm: Cupcake Wars (Grades 6-12) [Registration Required]
Friday 8/5, 1:30pm: Friday Film: "Hail Caesar" (2016, PG-13)
7pm: Tween's Night Out: Mind Games
Saturday 8/6, 2:30pm Family T-shirt painting
                       4:30-10pm: Teen Lock-In [Registration Required]
Sunday 8/7, Library Open 12-5pm
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