Haddonfield Public Library

  

June 2015
Volume 8, number 6         
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  The Library Board and staff are very glad that the long awaited renovation and expansion of the library is finally here! We opened at our temporary annex at 123 Kings Highway East on May 11. Thank you for your feedback. Next month we will do a survey but keep those suggestions coming! We are changing the annex every day to meet your needs during the renovation.     

 

 Children's programs will return in June at Borough Hall. The theme of the Summer Reading program this summer is Every Hero has a Story. Come to the exciting kick off program on June 25! See story below! Our special thanks to Mayor Jeff Kasko and Borough Administrator Sharon McCullough for accommodating library programs through 2015!

Join us at Grace Church for an American Play "The Sword and the Pen" with local actors Richard Bonnette and Rick Gross performing as Mark Twain and U. S. Grant. The play has 3 performances from June 19-21 and  is a benefit for the library and Grace Church. A good time is guaranteed so see the story below! 

An exciting new museum pass program starts today! Read all about free admittance to area museums below! 

  

Don't forget to check out the library's subscriptions to eBooks (the 3M Cloud and  Overdrive) which also has downloadable audio books. We also have Hoopla, providing download and streaming of movies, music, TV shows, and more audio books. If you have a new or older device, stop in on June 10 to get started with these subscriptions or visit the links above with lots of information to get started. All with your library card! With the renovation, please consider these subscriptions to avail yourself of thousands of eBooks and audiobooks, movies, music, and TV. 


Cordially,   

 

Susan Briant

Library Director & Editor

Haddonfield  Public Library

Past President, NJ Library Association 2009-10 
Contributors:  Jordan Bilodeau, Kathy Metrick, Eric Zino and Richard Bonnette.

  

                     June
 June Schedule                                           
The library is open every day in June at 123 Kings Highway East (next to Haddonfield Running Store). 
 
 
      Hours:
  
       Monday - Thursday 10 am to 9 pm 

                            Friday- 10 am to 6 pm

                            Saturday- 10 am to 5 pm

                             Sunday-  1 to 5 pm       

   

   

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     Coming on June 1 - museum passes to area attractions-  see story below!   

 

The Philadelphia Museum of Art comes to Haddonfield this summer: click here to read about it!  

 

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In This Issue
June Schedule
Quick Links
Update on the Library Renovation
The Sword and the Pen American Play on June 19-21
New from the Children's Dept.
Summer Reading Program Every Hero has a Story
New Museum Pass Program Begins June 1
The Adult Book Group Meets on July 20
New Digitized Collections are Available
Buy a Leaf- Show Your Love for the Library
Drop in Device Session on June 10
TumbleBooks is Here for Kids to Read eBooks
Coming Events at the Library
About Us
Haddonfield School system Summer Reading Books will be available at the annex later in June! (in print & electronic formats)
     
    Update on the Library Renovation and Expansion!
 
   Here's the news!    

  • A construction bid was awarded to Premier Builders on April 14 by the Borough of Haddonfield. Construction begins in June!
  • The existing library building will be closed  through 2015.
  • The library is operating at an annex at 123 Kings Highway East.  The annex offers about 1/4 of the library's circulating and electronic collections ; selected adult, children's and teen collections; DVDs and audiobooks; research, computer service, and interlibrary loan. Newspapers and magazines  are available.
  • Haddonfield residents may get temporary library cards from these area libraries : Cherry Hill Public Library, the Camden County Library system, and the Haddon Heights Public Library. Take photo-identification to obtain a temporary library card- good for the duration of the renovation.
  • Children's programming will begin again in June at Borough Hall in the auditorium. The Summer Reading program will be held at Borough Hall.
  • Adult and teen programs begin at Borough Hall in July.
  •  Stay tuned for updates and handouts at the library! Please visit soon!
  • For more information  contact the library director at sbriant@haddonfieldlibrary.org or 856-429-1304, ext. 7!


Mark Twain.

The Sword and the Pen - an American History Play on June 19-21!

 

Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain will appear in a play to benefit the Haddonfield Public Library and Grace Episcopal Church the weekend of June 19, 20, and 21. Local historical actors will take us back to a tumultuous time in American history.  Revisit Ulysses S. Grant,  Abraham Lincoln's Mighty Right Arm;  and Mark Twain, America's Powerful Conscience;  with an even dose of laughter and tears, the Irascible and the Irrepressible. The players include Richard A. Bonnette and Rick Gross, noted historical actors from the Haddonfield area.

 

The play spans the Civil War and its aftershocks with lecture and readings

from a perspective only they could have. The content is suitable for adults,

young adults and infants and will be presented in the Grace Episcopal Church auditorium on June 19 and 20th at 7:00 PM and on June 21 a Sunday matinee at 2:00 PM.   Tickets are $20 and are available at the new Library Annex at 123 Kings Highway East,  and at Grace Episcopal Church, payable by cash or checks. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.gracehaddon.org      Get your tickets early and avoid fisticuffs! The proceeds will benefit the Haddonfield Public Library renovation fund and the Grace Episcopal Church. 


 

Jordan Bilodeau
 
From the Children's Dept.
 
Story time is back on June 16 in the Borough Hall Auditorium!


 

June Schedule
  • Little Listeners ages 3-5: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM *Begins June 16
  • Toddler Time ages 2-3: Thursdays at 10:30 AM *Begins June 18
  • Afternoon Adventures 3-5: Wednesdays at 3:30 PM *Will return in September to make room for summer programs
  • Baby Bookworms ages 6-24 months Wednesdays at 10:30 AM & Fridays at 10:30 AM *The summer sessions are full. Please register for the Fall session. *Registration is required
  • Read to a Dog will be back in July & August. *Dates are are still being finalized. Please check back in early June for availability! The program is offered on Thursdays from 1:00-2:00 in 15 minute sessions. Any questions about the program please contact the children's librarian at  jbilodeau@haddonfieldlibrary.org.
  • Book Club: Ms. Jordan's book club for ages 7-12 will meet again in July. The date is to be determined. The next book we are reading is The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson. If anyone is interested in joining please contact Ms. Jordan for details, jbilodeau@haddonfieldlibrary.org 
  • Click here for the Children's Dept. June flyer.
        *Contact Ms. Jordan for further details at 856-429-1304 ext. 117 or  
jbilodeau@haddonfieldlibrary.org    

 

 

As always, our special thanks to the Haddonfield Friends of the Library for supporting the costs of Summer reading programs! Please support the Friends!

 

 



    Summer Reading begins on June 12 with "Every Hero has a Story" 
  • The Summer Reading Program starts June 12! The summer reading theme is Every Hero Has a Story. Ms. Jordan is having a Summer Reading Kick Off party on Thursday, June 25 in the Borough Hall Auditorium at 6:00. Science tellers will be performing their new summer show, Super Heroes! All ages welcome and no registration is required.
  • Ms. Jordan is working hard on finalizing all the summer programs. Please check the website in early June for a list of all the programs!
        *Contact Ms. Jordan for further details at 856-429-1304 ext. 117 or email

Battleship NJ at Camden waterfront .

New Museum Pass Program Comes to the Library on June 1!

 

The Haddonfield Public Library is pleased to announce that it is offering a pass program for nearby museums and other area cultural and nature facilities. Library card holders in good standing can check out a pass for free admission to these facilities:

 

  • The Academy of Natural Sciences
  • Battleship New Jersey Museum
  • Camden Children's Garden
  • Garden State Discovery Museum
  • The Grounds for Sculpture
  • The Morris Arboretum
  • The National Liberty Museum
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  • The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  • Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

      For more information, visit the library at 123 Kings Highway East, visit here  or call  856-429-1304  The Haddonfield Friends of the Library are co-sponsors of this program. For more information on joining the Friends visit www.hfol.org   Our special thanks to Circulation Manager Eric Zino for bringing the museum pass program to our community and to Children's Librarian Jordan Bilodeau and Tech Services Supervisor Kathleen Metrick and Jeannie Reinking! It takes a great team and our staff has been a terrific team, especially during the renovation project! 

 

 

 
 

The Adult Book group meets on July 20 at  6:45 pm   

 

Kathleen Metrick
Kathy Metrick, book group leader.

The featured selection in July is " Funny Girl" by Nick Hornby. 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. Click here to see the future meetings and book selections. Location to be determined.  

 

    New Digitized Haddonfield Collections are Available!

     
A collection of files comprised of nearly 4500 homes and properties in Haddonfield is now available in the library in digitized format. These files took up 12 file cabinets in the library. A generous gift from the Alles family provided the funding to digitize the files. The files contain information on the construction and history of the homes. Visit the reference desk to use the files in the library. 
   The library participated in a shared services project with several area libraries to obtain digitized copies of the Retrospect from 1906-2003. These digital files are also available for use in the library at the Reference desk. Due to copyright restrictions, the files are not available on the internet. 

     Our thanks to the Alles and Ainsworth families, Brett Bonfield, Library Director of the Collingswood Library, former Library Director Doug Rauschenberger,  and our own Eric Zino for working so capably to  bring the digitized local collections to the library. 
 

Buy a Leaf to support the "We Love Our Library" Campaign 

The HPL Library Board of Trustees has
initiated  the "We Love Our Library" campaign to provide fund raising for the library's long awaited expansion and renovation.

The campaign will raise funds for the enhancements, such as contemporary furnishings, equipment, and newer technology throughout the building. You can help by buying a leaf on the tree mural created by HMHS National Honor Society members. The tree has moved over to the annex.  Donations are being accepted from $5 to $250. Check with the library staff at the  circulation desk. Donations above $250 will be permanently honored in the library after completion of the renovation, anticipated to be seven months after construction begins! For more information visit here! 

 

 

3M Cloud

   Drop in with Your Device  Session  on June 10

Did you get a mobile device or other gift this season? If you want to learn more about using it with the library's subscriptions to audiobooks, e-Books,  music, movies or TV shows, drop in on June 10.  If you can't make this session our librarians can help you at other times.

June 10-  at 6 pm. Drop in and Check Out Free eBooks, movies, music, television and audio books with Your  Library Card using Overdrive and the 3M Cloud     and/ or Hoopla- no registration is required.

The library's monthly computer classes will resume a little later in the year - watch for announcements!    

 

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.


 

   Coming Events @ the library and in the community 

  
June 10- Drop in for eBooks, Hoopla with your library card at 6 pm at 123 KH.
June 13- Service Appreciation Day at Kings Court from 2-6 pm
June 18- Haddonfield Friends of the Library at 7 pm at Borough Hall
June 19, 20 and 21- The Sword and the Pen play at Grace Church auditorium at 7 pm both evenings and at 2 pm on June 21
June 23- Library Board of Trustees at 8 am at Borough Hall
July 3 and 4 library and Borough closed for Independence Day holiday
July 11 and 12- Haddonfield Crafts and Fine Arts Festival
July 20- Adult book group at 7 pm - location to be announced

Children's Dept. programs:  all programs will be held in the Borough Hall auditorium
June 16,23, and 30- Little listeners at 10:30 am
June 17, 24, 19, and 26- Baby Bookworms at 10:30 am- programs are full- contact Children's Librarian   
June 18,25- Toddler Time at 10:30 am
June 25- Summer Reading Kick Off program at 6 pm- no registration
 

  

For more information,  visit Calendar of Events; 

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