Haddonfield Public Library

  

April 2014
Volume 7, number 4        
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 April is welcome this year. It means spring is here, flowers, and longer days!   This month we celebrate National Poetry month with a display by Claire Stairiker. Check out a poetry book to get some new inspiration.     

 

The library celebrates National Library Week from April 13-19. This year the Library board is very pleased with the roll out of our new computers to be completed by NLW. Kudos to our staff members Kathy Metrick, Jeannie Reinking, and Pam Alles for superb planning and work on the new computers!  

 

Our new Children's Librarian, Jordan Bilodeau, has Spring themed crafts all month. She also has a family movie on April 6.  See the story below!

 

On April 23 local resident Martin Novelli is doing an interesting program on The Rise and Fall of the American Western at 7 pm. Come hear this spellbinding speaker!  

  

The library is the proud sponsor of Chris Ehrhardt's project to become an Eagle Scout. See the story below about the Oral History of Haddonfield that Chris created for the Tricentennial.

 

Don't forget to check out the library's subscriptions to eBooks (the 3M Cloud and a vastly improved Overdrive, )which also has downloadable audio books. The library has been using the 3M Cloud for one year now and use is booming. Stop in if you need any help getting started with eBooks, try the Discovery terminal to see books in the Cloud or visit the links above with lots of information to get started. All with your library card!  

 

Cordially,   

 

Susan Briant

Library Director & Editor

Haddonfield  Public Library

Past President, NJ Library Association 2009-10 
 
Contributors this month: staff members Jordan Bilodeau & Claire Stairiker. 

  

                      April Schedule                Easter Bunny

 

The library will be closed on April 18, 19, and 20 for the Easter weekend.  

The Library Board  of Trustees has approved the following schedule of holidays & budget closing days for 2014:

January 1, April 18*, 19*, 20, May 24*, 25*, 26,July 4, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, Nov. 27, Dec. 24, 25, and January 1, 2015.  *Budget closing days.

    

  Fall Hours of Operation :  

 

               Monday - Thursday 10 am to 9 pm 

                                Friday- 10 am to 6 pm

                                Saturday- 10 am to 5 pm

                                Sunday-  1 to 5 pm

 

These hours are effective  through June 30, 2014.        

 

 Visit us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter for activities and fun! Courtesy of Jordan Bilodeau and Erica Coonelly.                           

   

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For more information, call the library at 429-1304 or visit here.
In This Issue
April Schedule
April Programs in the Children's Dept.
Chris Ehrhardt's Tricentennial Project!
The Rise and Fall of the American Western on April 23 with Martin Novelli
Teen Craft Night is April 28- Make a Terrarium
Tax Information
The Adult Book Group Reads " And the Mountains Echoed" on April 28
TumbleBooks is Here for Kids to Read eBooks
Library Catalog Available for Mobile Devices
Coming Events at the Library
About Us
Make a Terrarium on April 28- 
Did you ever want to make a Terrarium? Come join the fun on April 28 at 6:30 pm. Teens and adults are welcome. The library will provide plants and containers.
Judy Blume is Chair of National Library Week 2014
Lives change @ your library: celebrate National Library Week April 13-19

 Haddonfield Public Library is celebrating National Library Week from April 13-19, joining libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in highlighting the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. The theme this year is Lives Change @ Your Library!  

Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, campuses or schools, libraries are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and study.  Libraries are trusted places where everyone in the community can gather to reconnect and reengage with each other to enrich and shape the community and address local issues.  

 HPL serves Haddonfield residents, business owners, full time employees and full time students in Haddonfield by providing all types of books (print/ Large print/ audio and eBooks); a variety of DVDs and some Blue Ray for pleasure and for learning; Internet and computer services; computer classes; job searching; a full service children's dept. with a wealth of creative programs and early literacy services. The library also serves teens and people with disabilities.   

 This year the Library Board of Trustees is very pleased to announce that the library's computer systems are being upgraded and will be completed by National Library Week. "Service to the community has always been the focus of the Haddonfield Public Library" said Deborah Marchand, president of the Library Board of Trustees. "While this aspect has never changed, libraries have grown and evolved in how they provide for the needs of every member of the community. The new computers will help all of our citizens with learning, acquiring skills, and succeeding in life.programs."   

 

 The library is holding these programs during National Library Week:  

  •  April 15- eBooks with Your Library Card from 6-7 pm
  •  April 16 - Job And Career Navigating Online at 11-12 pm and 2-3 pm (repeat classes.)
  • April 17- Genealogy Online Tools to Learn Ancestry.com & Heritage Quest from 11-12 pm and 2-3 pm (repeat classes.)
  • April 15 and 17- The Children's Dept. will have Afternoon Adventures  at 3:30 pm and Easter themed craft activiies.  
  • Chocolates upon check out! 

  National Library Week is a national observance sponsored since 1958 by the American Library Association and libraries across the country.

   For more information visit the Haddonfield Public Library at 60 Haddon Avenue in Haddonfield, call 856-429-1304 or see the library's website or mobile presence at www.haddonfieldlibrary.org    

 

  

 


          April Programs and Activities in the Children's Dept.         
Jordan Bilodeau, Children's Librarian
   

      

  • The winner of the March Count the Goldfish contest is Evie! She guessed 1030 fish and there were 1241. Congrats to Evie!
  •   Little Listeners(3-5)- Tuesdays at 10:30 *No story time on April 15
    • Afternoon Adventures (3-5)- Wednesdays 3:30 pm 
    • Toddler Time (2-3)- Thursdays 10:30
    • Baby Bookworms next 6 week session starts April 23. Registration is still open!
    • The monthly contest is guessing What Mrs. Jordan's favorite jelly bean flavor is?  The contest will run until April 30. The prizes are signed copies of Dan Gutman's Bunny Double, We're in Trouble!
    •  Family Movie Event on Sunday, April 6 1:30-3:30. Snacks will be provided and registration is required. Any allergy concerns contact jbilodeau@haddonfieldlibrary.org
      . Come watch Tinkerbell and her Pirate friend!  
    • Read to a Dog has openings on Tuesdays, April 8 & 22 from 4-5 in 15 minute increments. Sign up for May is also available. Visit the children's room to register. By advanced registration only!
    • Spanish for Kids will continue in the spring. Register for the next 6 week session Ages 6-8. Dates are April 7, 21 & 28 and May 5, 12 & 19
  • Click here for the monthly flyer to see  April children's events 
    •         Crafts Made Recently in the  Children's Dept. and Book Bingo! 
     
     
    The Lorax visits during Read Across America
    Hearts Abound!
     
    Shamrocks

     

    Thank you to the Haddonfield Friends of the Library for making all of these fun events possible! 

     

     
    Eagle Scout Chris Ehrhardt
      Celebrating Eagle Scout Chris Ehrhardt's Tricentennial Project ! 
     
     Chris Ehrhardt, a senior at Haddonfield Memorial High School, has completed a project as part of the Tricentennial Celebration. Chris began his project in February 2013. He met with a committee of local residents to develop and oversee his project. Chris decided to interview 12 of Haddonfield's leading citizens to create a video and audio history of Haddonfield at the time of the Elizabeth Haddon Tricentennial 300th anniversary. Congratulations to Chris who earned his Eagle Scout status after completing this year long project to record Haddonfield's history. Chris will enter Lafayette College in the fall of 2014.
     
    Chris developed questions to ask the interviewees. Each person talks about a different aspect of life in Haddonfield as it is now and as it has been for the last half of the 20th century. Those interviewed reflect on how Haddonfield is in terms of the vision of Elizabeth Haddon.

    Members of the Steering Committee assisting Chris were: Maureen Eyles, Jim Eyles, Cathy Smith, Greg Graham,  Charles Zimmerman of Haddonfield Memorial High School and Susan Briant, chair and project sponsor representing the Haddonfield Public Library. Kim Custer, a member of the Historical Society, also assisted. A special thanks to all of these folks! 

    To view the 12 interviews, each about seven minutes long, visit here.  The library will also have DVDs of the interviews for check out available on April 14. The presentation will be archived on the library's website and also with other local historical websites.  Chris especially thanks all those who were interviewed including: 
    • Introduction by Chris Ehrhardt 
    • Butch Brees on the Hadrosaurus Project and the Haddonfield Volunteer Fire Company
    • Susan Briant on the Haddonfield Library and the future of libraries
    • Bill Brown on the 65 Club, the soccer league and the town crier
    • Former Mayor Tish Colombi on her time in Haddonfield
    • Kim Custer on Preservation and Environmental activities in Haddonfield   
    • Maureen Eyles  on Haddonfield's 300th anniversary
    • John Giannotti on sculpting the Hadrosaurus
    • Joe Haro on Haddonfield architecture
    • Linda Hess on the Indian King Tavern
    • Helen Mountney on the movement of houses around Haddonfield  
    • Mark Reifsnyder on the Scouting program in Haddonfield 
    • William Reynolds on the Haddonfield Library and as a local official and statesman
     
     
      The Rise and Fall of the American Western with Martin Novelli on April 23 at 7 pm. 

     

    On April 23 at 7 pm, local film historian, Professor Martin Novelli, will give a program on"The Rise and Fall of the American Western."  
    For nearly seven decades, the American western was the most popular and most prominent genre of film (7,000 plus produced between 1910 and 1970). Tales of the "mythic" west go back to the 19th century dime novels and the exaggerated adventures of figures like Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Billy the Kid, and many others. With the coming of film at the end of the 19th century, an insatiable audience for western stories was already in place. And the westerns, first silent, then sounds, first black and white, then in color served this audience both the basic staples and then during the "golden age" of the western between 1939 and 1970, an array of diverse masterpieces memorable to this very day. Then, in the late sixties and on into the 70s and beyond, the western lost its grip on the movie-going public. The western no longer enjoys this popularity.  

    Mr. Novelli is a professor at Ocean County College and is a leading authority on American Westerns. He is the author of  The Long Reconstruction: the Post Civil War South in History, Film, and Memory.  Mr. Novelli is a local resident and sought after speaker for the library's adult programs. Call 429-1304, ext. 114 to register for this free program, co-sponsored by the
    Haddonfield Friends of the Library.  

     

    Erica Braverman Nov. 11
    Erica Coonelly.


    Teen Craft Night is April 28 at 6:30 pm.

         The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meets on April 5 at 1 pm. 
     
    Teens and their families are welcome to
    Make a Terrarium on April 28 at 6:30 pm. The library will provide plants and containers. Registration is required for this activity. Teens, spring into spring with this fun gardening activity. Email Erica at 
    or visit the library's Face book page for more information. Call 429-1304, ext. 114 to register for this activity - teens and family members are welcome!


    IRS
        Tax Information 
     
       
    If you need tax information or NJ forms click here!  Some NJ forms are available for sale at .15 a page at the library.

    If you need tax information for federal forms visit here!  The library has a supply of free print federal forms and booklets.
     

    The Adult Book group meets on April 28 at 7 pm.  

     

    The featured selection is " And the Mountains Echoed  ." by  Khaled Hosseini. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Kathleen Metrick at 429-1304, ext. 116 or email her at kmetrick@haddonfieldlibrary.org  

    Light refreshments will be served.

    Kathleen Metrick
    Kathy Metrick, Book Group Leader & Baker
     


     Click here to see the future meetings and book selections.   

    TumbleBooks
            TumbleBooks is Here for Kids!  

          TumbleBooks is a fun collection of animated talking picture books for young readers. Click here to get to the eBooks. Kids are reading print, eBooks, and more  @ your library! Kids, parents, and children will love the books and learning tools.


     
         Library Catalog is Available for Mobile Devices  Overdrive Downloadable Books
     
    The library's online catalog is now easy to read on your mobile device. Click here to see it or type in Haddonfield Public Library on your mobile device. Once you click on our catalog you have the new format for far easier use on your mobile device. Another feature is new books that the library has recently added to our collections. You can place a reserve from your mobile device.  A special thanks to our IT staff Jeannie Reinking, Pam Alles, and Kathleen Metrick  for setting this  up!
     

       Coming Events @ the library

     

    April 3- Civic Association Spring forum on Infrastructure at 7 pm at Borough Hall.
    April 5- Teen Advisory Board meeting at 1 pm at the library.
    April 13-19 - National Library Week! Check out our new computers! Stop in for a chocolate.
    April 15- Free eBooks with your library card at 6 pm;   Tax Day!  

    April 16- Job and Career Navigating Online from 11-12 pm

    April 17- Digging Up Your Ancestors - Genealogy online class at 11 am.; Friends of the Library meet at 7 pm.

    April 18-20 - library closed for Easter weekend.

    April 22- Library Board of Trustees meeting at 8 am.

    April 23- The Rise & Fall of the American Western with Martin Novelli at 7 pm. 

    April 28- Adult Book Group at 7 pm ; Teen Craft Night at 6:30 pm 

     

     

     

     

    Children's Dept. programs:  (sign up at the Children's Dept.!)    

    April 6- Family movie at 1:30 pm - by advanced registration  

    April 7,21, 28 - Spanish for Kids at 4 pm (by advanced registration)

    April 1,8,22,29- Little Listeners at 10:30 am (Tuesdays)

    April 23,30- Baby Bookworms at 10:30 am (by advanced registration) 

    April 2,9,16,23,30- Afternoon Adventures at 3:30 pm

    April 3,10,17,24 - Toddlertime at 10:30 am (Thursdays)

    April 3,8,10,17,22, 24- Read to a Dog at 4 pm by registration only (Tuesdays & Thursdays)  

    April 1-30- Count the Jelly Beans contest!  

     

      

    For more information,  visit Calendar of Events; 

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