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Black History Month @ Your Library

Crafting Classes @ Your Library

Downsizing Dos & Don'ts

Writing Class for Adults

Community Journalism - Citizen's Call

Family Movie Night

Book & Film Discussions

Knit & Crochet Club

Chinese New Year

Heart Healthy Nutrition

Read to the Dogs

Preschool Classes

English Language Civics Classes

Save the Date - Read Across America

Used Book and Bake Sales

Socrates Cafe

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For Job Seekers

Montgomery County Job Resources

Also check out Learning Express at the bottom of our homepage for resume, interview and job hunting help. This resource can be used from home or in the library with your library card. Reference USA (also on our homepage) also has a new job module.

Pennsylvania offers JobGateway, a database for job seekers and employers. Check out PA Career Coach for information about regional jobs, wages and openings.

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Library Board Meeting

The Board of Directors of the Cheltenham Township Library System will hold its next meeting on

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Township Administration Building. Members of the public are invited to attend.

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Hardcover Bestsellers

January 18, 2015

Fiction

1. Saint Odd (Koontz)
2. The girl on the train (Hawkins)
3. All the light we cannot see (Doerr)
4. Gray mountain (Grisham)
5, Cold cold heart (Hoag)
6. Insatiable appetites (Woods)
7. Hope to die (Patterson)
8. The escape (Baldacci)
9. Agenda 21: into the shadows (Beck)
10. The third target (Rosenberg)
11. Tom Clancy full force and effect (Greaney/Clancy)
12. The Boston girl (Diamant)
13. Revival (King)
14. The assassination option (Griffin/Butterworth)
15. Trust no one (Krentz)

Non-Fiction

1. The 20/20 diet (McGraw)
2. Zero belly diet (Zinczenko)
3. Killing Patton (O'Reilly/Dugard)
4. The life-changing magic of tidying up (Kondo)
5. Money: master the game (Robbins)
6. Yes please (Poehler)
7. Being mortal (Gawande)
8. Make it ahead (Garten)
9. Thug kitchen (Thug Kitchen)
10. 41: a portrait of my father (Bush)
11. America's bitter pill (Brill)
12. The skinnytaste cookbook (Homolka/Jones)
13. Not that kind of girl (Dunham)
14. You can, you will (Osteen)
15. The Dash Diet younger you (Heller)

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ISSUE: # 77

FEBRUARY 2015

FROM THE DIRECTOR, CARRIE TURNER

You liked us - you really liked us! Many thanks to the folks who liked us on Facebook last month. It seemed as though we hovered at 499 likes forever. After last month's newsletter, we made it past that seemingly insurmountable hurdle with loads to spare.

CTLS has always been happy to carry paper tax forms because residents wanted and appreciated this service. This year, the IRS will be sending us a limited range of forms and no instruction booklets. Forms and instructions can be downloaded, ordered from the IRS, read online or printed but they will not be freely distributed. As far as we know, state forms will be available as usual. Please ask a staff member if you need help locating a form.

Overdrive, the platform we use to provide ebooks and digital audiobooks, is made possible through state aid earmarked for countywide library services. In addition, CTLS purchases titles to supplement the Montgomery County Library District collection. In order to make informed decisions about our digital collection, we need to hear from you, the public. Please take a moment to respond to our Overdrive survey so we know what you like and don't like about this free service.

Looking for love? Romance readers can narrow their search for reading suggestions that meet their personal preferences in NoveList, using the following search terms:
TC Chaste
TC Mildly Sensuous
TC Steamy
TC Explicit
If you like amusing romances, use TC amusing GN romance.
(Note: TC, which stands for Tone, must be capitalized.)

Cheltenham Township received a $40,000 state Keystone grant to renovate the public restrooms at the Elkins Park branch and to create a new family restroom. The grant requires matching funds from the Township. Thank you!

Finally, every year, we pick a day in February, Library Lovers Month, to express our appreciation for the support we receive from the Cheltenham community. Drop into one of our branches on February 12th. We will be serving light refreshments with a huge helping of gratitude.

See you at the library (and on Facebook)!

Carrie Turner

Director

What I am currently reading: Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

What I am currently listening to: One Summer: America, 1927, written and read by Bill Bryson.

For other great suggestions, checkout the February 2015 Library Reads list compiled by and voted on by librarians across the country. Several of my favorite authors have books coming out in February.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH @ YOUR LIBRARY

East Cheltenham branch
Inspirational African-American Inventors
Monday, February 9 @ 7 pm
Ages 8+
Discover who invented the microphone, 3-D glasses, the Super Soaker and more. Victorian Vanities' presentation features inventors such as Benjamin Banneker, Patricia Bath and Dr. Charles Drew.

Elkins Park branch
M'Balia Singley Jazz Trio
Monday, February 23 @ 7 pm
Limited to 50 participants
Join us for an unforgettable performance including a discussion of blues and jazz music and an impromptu audience created blues composition.

La Mott branch
Madam C. J. Walker: Hair Culturist, Business Woman, Millionaire and Activist
Wednesday, February 18 @ 7 pm
All ages
Presented by historical interpreter, Dr. Daisy Century. Co-sponsored by the La Mott Community Center

La Mott...After Camp William Penn
Saturday, February 21 @ 2 pm
All ages
Lecture presented by local historian William F. Chambres. Co-sponsored by the La Mott Community Center.

CRAFTING CLASSES @ YOUR LIBRARY

Pre-registration is required for all programs. Participation may be limited by age, class size or space limitations as determined by library staff or instructor.

East Cheltenham branch
Dough Play: Sparkle Dough
Wednesday, February 14 @ 6:30 pm
Ages 3+
Registration required
Make sparkly play dough. Use a variety of tools to create your own designs.

Busy Builders: Character Scenes

Wednesday, February 11 @ 6:30 pm
Ages 6 months to 10 years old

Registration required
Use blocks and imagination to create a variety of structures including Batman's cave, Frozen's ice palace, etc.

Elkins Park branch

Valentine Crafting

Tuesday, February 10 @ 4 pm

All ages.

Registration required

Make Valentine bon-bons, lollipop flowers, and hand Valentines.

Glenside branch
Bands & Bricks
Rainbow Loom & Legos

Mondays @ 4 pm
Ages 5+
Work on your Rainbow Loom and/or Lego project in a group setting and swap tips and techniques. Some supplies provided. Bring your own loom and bands. Legos provided.

Cookie Decorating

Wednesday, January 14 @ 4 pm
All ages.
Registration required.
Create cookies based on Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture.

DOWNSIZING DOs & DON'Ts
Elkins Park branch Wednesday, February 4 @ 7 pm Thinking of downsizing in the next few years? Realtor Priscilla McDonald talks about the steps you need to take to successfully downsize.

JUMP START YOUR WRITING
Glenside branch Sunday, February 8 @ 1 to 3 pm For adults Registration required Writing exercises and instruction to help you get your ideas on the paper. Facilitated by Janet Benton from the Word Studio. Limited to 8 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

COMMUNITY JOURNALISM IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Glenside branch Thursday, February 12 @ 7 pm Steve Strahs of the Citizens Call discusses his experiences establishing an online community paper.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
Glenside branch Tuesday, February 3 Craft @ 6:30 pm Movie @7 pm Screening The Boxtrolls (PG, (c) Universal Studio) Space is limited to the safe capacity of the room. Tuesday, February 17 Craft @ 6:30 pm Movie @ 7 pm Screening 101 Dalmatians (G, (c) Walt Disney Studios) Space is limited to the safe capacity of the room.

BOOK & FILM DISCUSSIONS

East Cheltenham branch
Based on the Book Film Discussion
Wednesday, February 25 @ 6 pm
Join us for a screening and discussion of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13, (c) Summit Entertainment) based on the book by Stephen Chbosky. Copies of the book are available for checkout.

Elkins Park branch
Book Club
Thursday, February 19 @ 1 pm
Coffee, dessert and a discussion of the short stories "Defender of the Faith" by Phillip Roth and "Meneseteung" by Alice Munro. New members welcome.

Glenside branch
Book Club
Tuesday, January 24 @ 7 pm
Join us for coffee, conversation and discussion. This month's title is The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout.

KNIT & CROCHET CLUB
Bring your projects and questions. All skill levels welcome. Elkins Park branch Wednesday, February 18 @ 7 pm Glenside branch Tuesday, February 3 @ 6:30 pm

CHINESE NEW YEAR
Elkins Park branch Monday, February 16 @ 7 pm Ages 3+ Registration required Dress in red and celebrate the Year of the Sheep. Books, crafts, snacks, dance and fun for all.

HEART HEALTHY NUTRITION
Glenside branch Thursday, February 26 @ 1 pm Giant's in-store nutritionist, Mary Ann Moylan will present healthy nutrition tips. This program is part of the PA Forward health literacy initiative.

READ TO THE DOGS

Elkins Park branch

Wednesdays, February 4 & 18 @ 4:30-5:30

For readers up to age 10. Register for a 20 minute reading session.

Glenside branch

Tail Waggin' Tutors

Tuesdays, February 14 & 28 @ 4 pm

Practice reading with therapy dog Maji. For beginning and reluctant readers.

FEBRUARY PRESCHOOL 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
Ages Babies to 3
Stories, rhymes, music and movement with an emphasis on science topics.

Preschool Class
Tuesdays @ 10:30 am
Ages 3 to 5
Stories, rhymes, music and movement with a craft.

Babies Bop
Saturdays, February 7 & 21 @ 10:30 am
Ages Babies to 2
Registration requested.
Music, songs, finger plays and interactive books.

Elkins Park

Teensy Tales Storytime Class

Tuesdays @ 10:30 am

Stories, music, and fun for the under 3 set.

Once Upon a Storytime Class
Wednesdays @ 10:30 am

Stories and crafts for ages 3 to 5

Glenside

Toddler Storytime Class

Mondays @ 10:30 am
For children ages 1 to 2

Also open to infants and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime Class

Thursdays @ 10:30 am
Stories, music and a craft for ages 3 to 5.

La Mott

Preschool Storytime Class
Thursdays @ 11:15 am
Valentine Storytime on February 12
For ages 1-4
Interactive storytelling, crafts and songs.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & CIVICS CLASSES

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.

READ ACROSS AMERICA - SAVE THE DATE
Our annual Dr. Seuss extravaganza will be held on Thursday, March 5 @ 7 pm at the Elkins Park branch. Special guest reader will be author Zachariah OHora.

USED BOOK SALES

East Cheltenham branch

Used Book Sales

Tuesdays @ 1 to 3 pm

Tuesday, February 10 @ 7 to 8:45 pm

Wednesday, February 11 @ 7 to 8:45 pm

Friday, February 13 @ 1 to 4:45 pm

Saturday, February 14 @ 10 am to 3:45 pm

Elkins Park branch

Used Book Sale

Friday, February 20 @ 2 to 5:30 pm

Saturday, February 21 @ 10 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday, February 22 @ 1 to 3:30 pm

SOCRATES CAFE
Glenside branch Thursday, February 5 @ 2 pm Tuesday, February 17 @ 7 pm Join your neighbors in a discussion of provocative issues.

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