Get ready for October!  It's going to be an activity and super action-packed month for all ages and interests and it starts this week! 

  

Our October 8th Second Saturday Concert at 2:30 pm features trumpeter, Gordon James and trio (keyboard, drums) performing his Masters of Swing program.  The program features the music of the Big Band Swing era and the crooners who continued to keep the swing era going into the late 1950's and 60's.  Music from such artists as Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Ella Fiztgerald, Bobby Darin, and Frank Sinatra will be featured! Some of the songs covered include It Had to be You, All of Me, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Take the A-Train, It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing, In The Mood, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Mack the Knife and so much more!  Please join us for one of our best concerts ever!

  

Join the Old Bridge Public Library for the first annual Indie Author Day on Saturday, a celebration of our local writing community!  During Indie Author Day, libraries across North America will be hosting unique events centered around indie writing and publishing.  We are proud to be one of 11 libraries in New Jersey hosting events from 11 am through 3 pm.  Working with local libraries helps new authors build an audience within their communities that will expose their works to larger audiences.  After several hours of events, the Library will livestream a national panel at 2 pm that will offer inspiration, information and advice for authors from publishing industry specialists.  Please see calendar below.  Come support our local authors, learn and network all in one day!

In 2016, it is estimated that among U.S. women there will be 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 40,450 breast cancer deaths.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the JFK Medical Center is spreading awareness about early detection with this free seminar on Thursday from 6:30 t0 8 pm. Specialists from JFK's Breast Center will be discussing why early detection is important as well as explaining available screening options. Speakers will be Karen Senatore (RN, CN-BN, Certified Nurse Navigator) and Jean Withers (RN).  Learn early detection methods you can employ yourself at this invaluable interactive program.

Please join us as authors and curators Dan & Marty Campanelli speak on their work collecting historic needlework samplers from throughout the state on Sunday at 1 pm. This presentation will cover beautiful and varied embroidery and includes the Quaker-dominated designs of Burlington County, the "collared deer" of Hunterdon, the checkerboard houses of Somerset, the Greek revival landscapes of Warren County, and the intricate floral vine pieces from Eleanor T. Stephens' Monmouth School, and more. Motifs, teachers, and schools will also be discussed, along with personal stories of several of the stitchers.  In addition, a small selection of New Jersey samplers will be on display. Attendees who own a pre-1850 New Jersey sampler are encouraged to bring it along for a "show and tell" after the lecture.

  

Zinio, our digital magazine resource has made some major enhancements recently.  Zinio allows you to download, and keep, hundreds of magazines and articles.  Investigate this fantastic resource by clicking here.  Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal are now available on Zinio!  Zinio now allows you to also search articles for specific keywords and topics! Great for when you're looking for a particular article or reference and aren't sure which issue to find it in. The feature is available after you've logged in (look for the Article Search next to the search box) and searches all 2016 publications forward, plus select back issues. Take a look at the search guide here.

Managing Librarian, Jonathan Upton, will present Super Searcher class on Monday at 4 pm.  Don't waste your time hunting for what you really want.  Discover how to use advanced search features to quickly identify useful websites and information, including archived and media-rich material.  This is a must attend class for students, business people, job seekers and anyone interested in saving time and finding exactly what you are looking for on the internet.

Have a spectacular week.  See you in the Library!

 

Regards,