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Mercer County Library
System’s Adult and Family Programs
July 2008
Sunday Hours at Lawrence, West Windsor, Ewing and Hickory Corner Branches
will resume on September 7
On Display
Animals made from household objects from the collection of Penny Gardner.
Art Exhibit
Oil paintings from the collection of Elizabeth Umberger.
Adult summer reading program
June 23 to August 8
For ages 18 and up
"Summer Reading- It’s Not just for Kids!” Participants are
eligible to enter our drawing for a Barnes & Noble gift
certificate. Open to the public. Call the Reference Desk at
882-3148 for information/to register.
Thursday Evening at the Movies Series
for ages 18 and up, July 10, 17, 24, and 31 at 6:30 p.m.
No admission fee. Limited seating. Light refreshments. Open
to the public. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
July 10: Margot at the Wedding (Jack Black, Nicole
Kidman)
July 17: No End in Sight (documentary on the fall of
Baghdad)
July 24: Arranged (Peggy Gormley, Doris Belack)
July 31: Death at a Funeral (Matthew Macfadyen, Daisy
Donovan)
Résumé Review
July 18, 10 a.m.
Let us turn your resume into one that will get noticed!
Appointments limited to 15 minutes. Call the Reference Desk
at 882-3148 for information/to register.
Watch and Learn
July 23, 10 a.m. in the library’s lobby area.
Find magazine articles using the library’s databases.
Open to the public.
Booktalking: Adult Book Discussion Group
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett will be
discussed.
July 28 at 7 p.m.
Open to the public.
Computer
Classes
Limited
seating. Call the Reference Desk at 882-3148 for
information/to register.
Introduction
to Word
July 15, 10:30 a.m.
Internet
Basics
July 11, 10 a.m.
Mouse Basics
July 1, 10:30 a.m., and July 14, 10 a.m.
Computer
Basics
July 8, 10:30 a.m.
Videoconference with Skype
July 21, 10 a.m.
Practice
Word/Internet
July 28th, 10 a.m.
Program Calendar for
Children - July 2008
Summer Reading Program Begins June 30!
Storytime Programs for Children
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Drop-in
storytime for children, ages 2-5, with adult, Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
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Afternoon storytime for
school-age children, grades K-5, Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. Snacks, stories
and surprise crafts!
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Mother Goose storytime for
children, ages infants-18 months, with adult, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Learn nursery rhymes and fingerplays.
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Preschool storytime for children
(without parent or caregiver), ages
4-5,
Fridays at 11 a.m. The focus of this program is to decrease separation
anxiety and encourage reading readiness in preparation for kindergarten.
Parent or caregiver must remain in the library.
Activity Programs for Children
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Happy Two’s activity time for
children, age 2 years, with adult, Mondays at 11 a.m. Learn songs and
rhymes!
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Messy Play craft activity for
children, ages 2-3, with adult, Mondays at 2 p.m. Have fun painting and
making crafts!
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Cat, Hat, Sat rhyming words
activity time for children, ages 3-4, with adult, Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
Play rhyming games!
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Playgroup activity for
children, ages birth-5 years, with adult, Thursdays at 1 p.m. Play with
toys and enjoy music!
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Walk-in
craft for school age children, K-5, Tuesday afternoons at 3 p.m. One
hour of craft fun! No registration required!
Special
Programming for Children
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Summer Reading Program,
“Catch the Reading Bug @ Your Library” for children,
ages 2-10 and “Metamorphosis @ Your Library" for teens
11-17.
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Teen
craft, July 2nd at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the
Friends of the Library.
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Chess for
children, grades 2 and up, July 10th, 17th, 24th,
31st at 4 p.m.
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Car Seat
Check with Princeton Health Care System, July 10th
at 10 a.m. in the library’s parking lot.
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Movie for
Tots, July 11th at 11:30 a.m. Light refreshments!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Butterfly Program,
July 16th at 7 p.m. See live butterflies! Sponsored by
the friends of the Library.
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Sing-A-Long with Pat
McKinley for children, ages birth -7, with
adult, July 18th at 11:30 p.m.! Sponsored by the Friends
of the Library.
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Magic
show for all ages, July 23rd at 7 p.m. Sponsored by
the Friends of the Library.
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Folk music with Spook
Handy, July 28th at 2 p.m. Sponsored by the
Friends of the Library.
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Teen
Movie at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments! Sponsored by
the Friends of the Library.
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Yikes!
What’s Happening to My Body for Boys, July 30th at 7
p.m., presented by Princeton Health System.
Summer
Reading Program Calendar
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