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The Board of Directors of the Cheltenham Township Library System will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, January 23 at 7:30 pm at the Twp Administration Bldg. Members of the public are invited to attend.
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Hardcover Bestsellers
December 16, 2012
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1. The Racketeer (Grisham)
2. Threat vector (Clancy & Greaney)
3. Gone girl (Flynn)
4. Notorious nineteen (Evanovich)
5. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (Patterson)
6. Forgotten (Baldacci)
7. A casual vacancy (Rowling)
8. Two graves (Preston & Child)
9. Last man (Flynn)
10. The black box (Connelly)
11. Agenda 21 (Beck & Parke)
12. The time keeper (Albom)
13. Flight behavior (Kingsolver)
14. The twelve tribes of Hattie (Mathis)
15. Cross roads (Young)
1. Killing Kennedy (O'Reilly)
2. The Barefoot Contessa Foolproof (Garten)
3. Thomas Jefferson (Meacham)
4. Guinness book of world records 2013
5. America again (Colbert)
6. No easy day (Owen)
7. Help, thanks, wow (Lamott)
8. Fifty shades of chicken (Fowler)
9. The signal and the noise (Silver)
10. I declare (Osteen)
11. The Smitten Kitchen cookbook (Perelman)
12. Waging heavy peace (Young)
13. Ripley's believe it or not (Tiballs)
14. Roll me up and smoke me when I die (Nelson)
15. Bruce (Carlin)
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| FROM THE DIRECTOR, CARRIE TURNER |
|  Greetings! I hope you enjoyed good food and fellowship over the holiday season. We expect many people received e-readers or tablets as gifts. If you need help using them to download free e-books and audiobooks from the library, we can help. Just give us a call and we will make an appointment or let you know when a class is being held.
It seems that winter has finally arrived this week. Time to make soup, hibernate with a good book or movie (from the library of course) and watch the days get progressively longer. If the weather is frightful, please call ahead to make sure we are open for business. We hate to close the library for any reason but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Beginning in January, access to the wi-fi in each of our branches will require a library barcode number and password. This change is being made in order to measure use and plan for the future. The staff has observed more and more visitors using their own devices in the library but we do not have any solid statistics. We want to insure that our bandwidth is adequate and that the service is efficient. If you use our wireless, we encourage you to give us feedback on how it works for you.
We are very gratified by the number of people who responded to our request for donations in the December newsletter. We raised over $1,000! Cheltenham is indeed a generous, caring community. There is still time to make a much-appreciated year-end gift in support of library services and collections. With flat funding at the state and local levels, we anticipate a budget shortfall next year that threatens library programs. If you are in a position to donate, your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Many thanks to the donors who have already given via PayPal or by check.
Finally, we wish everyone in our community a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Make a resolution to use the library more often!
See you at the library!
Carrie Turner
Director
 What I am currently reading: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte.  What I am currently listening to: Hell's Corner, by David Baldacci, read by Ron McLarty.
P.S. For fans: Downton Abbey Season 3 begins on PBS on January 6th. Game of Thrones Season 2 is released on DVD on February 19.
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East Cheltenham branch
Young Explorers Club: Going Green
Saturdays, January 12 & 26 @ 1:30 pm
Registration requested. Ages 5-8
Science-based programs about saving the environment. Books, hands-on activities and crafts.
Going Green: A Film Discussion Series
Wednesdays @ 6 pm (except January 30)
For adults.
Screening and discussion schedule:
January 2 - The 11th Hour (PG)
January 9 - An Inconvenient Truth (PG)
January 16 - Cool It (PG)
January 23 - The Cove (PG-13)
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POETS & POETRY PROGRAM
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 Elkins Park branch
Wednesday, January 16 @ 7 pm
Featuring Lorraine Henrie Lins, the 2010 Bucks County Poet Laureate.
Open mike follows. Light refreshments.
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GRAPHIC MUG CRAFT
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Glenside branch
Thursday, January 10 @ 6:30 pm
Ages 8+
Registration required. Space is limited.
Mugs and permanent markers provided.
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READ TO THE DOGS
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 Elkins Park branch
Wednesdays, January 2, 16 & 30 @ 4:30 pm
Registration required for 20 minute session
For readers up to age 10.
Glenside branch
Tail Waggin' Tutors
Tuesday, January 8 @ 4 pm
Practice reading with therapy dog Maji. For beginning and reluctant readers.
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| JANUARY STORYTIME CLASSES | |
Toddler and preschool storytime classes teach creative expression, social skills, listening comprehension, and the foundation of reading and math through stories, songs and finger plays. Some of our classes also include sign language and crafts to reinforce these concepts.
East Cheltenham
Toddler Class
Mondays @ 10:30 am (except January 21)
For children ages birth to 3.
Preschool Class Tuesdays @ 10:30 am
For children ages 3 to 5.
Babies Bop
Saturdays @ 10:30 am
Registration requested.
For children ages birth to 24 months. Music-based class with songs and interactive books.
Elkins Park
Teensy Tales Storytime
Tuesdays @ 10:30 am (except January 8)
Stories, music, and fun for the under 3 set. Once Upon a StorytimeWednesdays @ 10:30 am (except January 2 & 9)
Stories and crafts for ages 3 to 5
Glenside Toddler Storytime Mondays @ 10:30 am (except January 21) For children ages 1 to 2
Also open to infants and their caregivers. Preschool Storytime Tuesdays @ 10:30 am Stories, music and a craft for ages 3 to 5. Parachute PlayThursdays @ 4 pm Space is limited. Registration requested.Movement-based storytime designed to develop fine and gross motor skills. For ages 2 to 4.
La Mott
Preschool Storytime Thursdays @ 11:15 am
Stories, music and a craft for ages 1 to 4.
Martin Luther King, Jr. storytime on January 17th.
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Elkins Park
Monday, January 28 @ 6:30 pm
PG film for the family. Call or email for details. Ages 5+. Movie and light refreshments.
Glenside
Tuesday, January 29 @ 6:30 pm
Newly released PG film. Call or email for details. All ages. Light refreshments.
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| BOOK AND FILM DISCUSSIONS |
Elkins Park branchBook Discussion Thursday, January 17 @ 1 pm We will discuss short stories A Cap for Steve by Morley Callaghan and The Interior Castle by Jean Stafford. New readers welcome. Coffee and dessert served. For adults.  Glenside branchTuesday, January 22 @ 7 pm Coffee, conversation and a discussion of Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE CIVICS CLASSES
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 Glenside branch
Thursdays @ 6:00 pm
Saturdays @ 10 am
For English language learners who plan to seek US citizenship. Classes include discussion, conversation, writing, current events, reading and more.
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SOCRATES CAFE
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Glenside branch
Thursday, January 3 @ 2 pm
Tuesday, January 15 @ 7 pm
Join your neighbors in a discussion of provocative issues.
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| JANUARY BOOK SALES |
East Cheltenham branch
Booksale
Tuesday, January 8, 7 to 8:45 pm Wednesday, January 9, 7 to 8:45 pm
Thursday, January 10, 7 to 8:45 pm
Friday, January 11, 1 to 4:45 pm
Saturday, January 12, 10 am to 3:45 pm
Elkins Park branch
Booksale
Friday, January 25, 7 to 9 pm
Saturday, January 26, 10 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday, January 27, 1 to 3:30 pm
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All branches will be closed on Tuesday, January 1. All branches close at 5 pm on Monday, December 31. We wish you and your family a happy, healthy New Year!
All branches will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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