Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Washington Twp Public Library April Children's Events
* Please note – Washington Twp residents are given priority for all programs that require sign-ups.*
You’ve been waiting all year – It’s time for The National Library Week Bookmark Contest! Starting April 2nd, you may pick up instructions and a blank bookmark. Make sure to return your (one only please) bookmark by May 2nd, so the voting may begin. For more info stop by or check our website.
Book Buddies – SIGN up NOW! Volunteers needed - Grades 5 and up. Kids in Grades 1 or 2 practice reading to a Big Buddy (grades 5 & up). Please sign up with Mrs. Birch. Tuesdays from 4:30 -5:00pm, 6 weeks, starting April 10th.
Spring Story Time
March 20th – May 10th
Mother Goose & Me: (up to 24 months): Thursdays @ 10am or 11am
Toddler Time: (ages 2-3): Tuesdays @ 10 am or 11am
Story Time : (ages 3-5 ): Wednesdays @ 10am or 1pm
We will have fun with stories, fingerplays, songs and more.
April 2nd(Monday)
Passover Story Time!@ 10:00am - Come share songs, tastes, stories and a craft celebrating springtime and the festival of freedom with Rabbi Moshe Rudin of Temple Hatikvah! Pre-schoolers and and caregivers of all faiths welcome! Please register online.
April 4th (Wednesday)
Evening Story Time @ 7:00pm – Family Story Time – Join Mrs. Averett for a - No registration required.
April 4th(Wednesday)
Family Movie @ 2:30pm - Join us as we watch a recently released DVD (rated PG) about a group of friends, with help of retired puppet-like creatures, try to save a movie studio! Snacks provided, parents stay with children, no registration required.
April 7th(Saturday)
Family Story Time @ 11:00am – Join Mrs. Birch for fun with stories & more – no registration required.
Family Movie @ 1:00pm – Join us as we watch a recently released DVD (rated PG) - the comic tale of an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. Snacks provided, parents stay with children, no registration required.
April 9th (Monday)
LEGO Club @ 4:00pm – Kids ages 5-11 yrs can come to build exciting creations.
WT residents only. Online sign ups start 4/2.
April 11th(Wednesday) - Family Program
Great Swamp OEC presents The Right Track! @ 4:30pm – Kids in grades K-4. Children learn what tracks can tell us about animals as they try out the four mammal gaits with their own bodies. Then they apply math and observation skills to identifying mystery animal tracks and solving "track mysteries." Please register online starting 4/3.
April 16th(Monday)
3-4 Book Club @ 4:00pm. Kids in grades 3 & 4 - Join us as we discuss The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park. Books & snacks will be available at the meeting. Please contact Mrs. Birch if interested.
April 18th(Wednesday)
Author visit! @ 4:30pm - Visit with the Gascone sisters as they read from their books, Grave Secrets & others from the Deadtime Series & show clips of their upcoming film, starring Disney Kid, Jennifer Stone. Q&A to follow. Appropriate for ages 7-12( & younger if parents okay). Please register online.
April 19th (Thursday)
Big Kidz Kraft @ 4:00pm – Kids in grades 3-5 - Celebrate Earth Day - recycle stuff to make something fun! Please register online starting 4/12.
April 25th (Wednesday)
A Splat Story Time Event @ 4:00pm –Join us for stories and more Splat fun! grades K-3. Please register online starting 4/18.
April 23rd(Monday)
Book Buzz @ 4:00pm – A book club for kids in grades 5-8. Join us to discuss War Horse by Michael Morpurgo – now an award winning movie. Snacks available. Pick up a book at the library. For more info contact Mrs. Birch.
April 26th(Thursday)
Chess Club @ 7:00pm. All ages welcome – must be able to play. Bring a board just in case – no registration required.
April 30th(Monday)
Kidz Kraft @ 4:00pm – Kids in grades K-2, join us to make something Spring-y! Please register online.
Monday, March 19, 2012
April 2012 Adult Programs at the Washington Twp. Public Library
Washington Twp. Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd., Long Valley, NJ 07853
908-876-3596
April 2012 Adult Programs
Knitting Club @ the Library
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Library’s Quiet Study Room)Whether you are a beginning or experienced knitter, come join the fun as we learn together. Please bring your own supplies. For the April 3rd gathering, learn and share about Spring Scarves.
Hatha YogaMonday, April 9, 2012 to May 14, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Taught by Long Valley resident and Hatha Yoga instructor, Melissa Dahbi, the free classes will be held in the Library’s meeting room. Open to participants of all levels but geared toward beginners, the class incorporates a gentle, meditative style of yoga.
Class size is limited so registration is required for each class. Participants should wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a mat, a small towel and a water bottle.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Marc Zukovich of Sterling Horticultural Services will discuss Spring Pruning techniques and methods.New Jersey State Parks
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 7 p.m.Some of New Jersey's most exciting history can be found in our
more than two dozen State Parks...
Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:0 p.m.
Start the spring season off with a healthy new you. Please join Sue Stimpson, Health Supportive Personal Chef, as we demonstrate different cooking techniques and discuss how to use food to help us stay strong and healthy. We will talk about a diet of whole unprocessed foods which helps us stay strong and energetic, while avoiding pesticides and additives.
We will be sampling a smoothie, soup, a main course and dessert, all healthy and delicious too!
Detoxing Your BodyTuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Guitar Concert
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.Peter Biedermann is a guitarist that has been composing and performing for over 35 years and will be appearing for the fourth time at the Washington Township Public Library
While his music covers a number of genres in various disciplines, the music you will hear on the evening of Wednesday, April 18th will be entirely original instrumental music performed on 6, 8 & 12 string guitars in unique tunings combined with various electronic processing devices. The music remains uniquely undefinable, yet familiar at the same time. The architecture of the music is rhythmic and melodic and contains a combination of structure and improvisation that embraces the influences of the last 50 years of years of (too many to be accounted for) solo acoustic guitar visionaries. Fans of the likes of Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Ralph Towner, Leo Kottke and Michael Hedges will enjoy this music. As the program is always interactive with the audience, Peter will spend as much time as necessary to demystify the mystery of his instrumental music.
Discover the fascinating history of this much–loved beverage with Judith Krall-Russo, food historian and certified tea specialist! Tea was first introduced to England in the 17th century. At first it was used for medicinal purposes and sold in London’s early coffee houses. Only when Catherine of Braganza (an avid tea drinker) of Portugal married England’s Charles II did tea become a social beverage. In 1840, Anna the 7th Duchess of Bedford is credited with inventing the custom of Afternoon Tea, a tradition that was embraced by Queen Victoria. Understand the difference between High Tea and Afternoon Tea and learn proper tea etiquette and customs.
Following the tea presentation, there will be trivia, door prizes and more fun. Tea fare and prizes provided by WTPL staff, Cookie Crumb Productions and Long Valley Restaurant Village, and WT Friends of the Library. B.Y.O.T.C. (Bring Your Own Tea Cup) & please dress of the period if you wish.
Lunch n LearnMonday, April 23, 2012 starting at noon – Topic to be announced.
Tuesday, April, 24, 2012 starting at 6:30 p.m.
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.
This seminar will discuss how parents of college-bound high school sophomores and juniors can receive $2,500 to $25,000 per year that most don’t even know about.
The seminar will cover:• Why some middle-class and upper-middle class parents pay close to nothing for their children’s college education
• How to double or triple eligibility for financial aid (this technique has increased families eligibility by $10,000)
• How to pick the college that will give the most free money, less loans.
• How to ge the maximum amount of money from each school.
• Little known ways to position one’s assets, maximizing the aid one would get.
• How to fill out complicated application forms accurately to avoid costly mistakes. Also, find out why 90 percent of these forms are filled out wrong.
Howard Keel Performance and Luncheon sponsored by the Friends of the Washington Twp. Public LibraryFriday, April 27, 2012 starting at 11:00 a.m.
Michael Craig, portrays Howard Keel, American actor and singer. Howard Keel was known for his rich baritone voice in MGM musicals, such as Show Boat and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and his role as oil baron, Clayton Farlow in the TV series Dallas. Luncheon to follow concert. RSVP required by April 20, 2012.
Call the Library at 908-876-3596 or go to www.wtpl.org under Adult Activities to register for the above programs!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
March 2012 Adult programs at the Washington Twp. Public Library
Washington Twp. Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd., Long Valley, NJ 07853
March 2012 Adult Programs
Recover and Discover the True You Series continue
March 7 and March 14, 2012 (Every Wednesday)! 7:30 PM to 8:30 PMWho should attend?
• People feeling stuck and ashamed of their lives - yet don’t know who to turn to;
• Those finding years of therapy and/or counseling still not working for you;
• Feeling frustrated due to current economic conditions.
• We have the solutions!
What will you benefit from coming to our group?
• Action steps with accountability to keep you energized!
• Belief in you, brainstorm ideas to turn them into profit$!
• Clarity, Confidence, Commitment to Change!
Microsoft Windows Class, Monday, March 12, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
This class is for non-computer users seeking to gain a basic understanding of the PC component and operations in Microsoft Windows environment including proper start-up and shut down of the operating system, running application programs, managing and organizing files .folders and printing.
Microsoft Word, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:0 a.m.
A class in the basic elements of MS Word. Emphasis will be on the development of a resume and cover letter.
Email, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
A class on the proper usage of web based email, email etiquette, responding to job listings, and on line applications. Each participant needing an email address will be assisted in the creation of a personal email account.
Internet, Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Training in the basic usage of the Internet, understanding of web site addresses, introduction to the major web search engines, elements of a web search with specific emphasis on web based job searches.
Benedict Arnold, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 7 p.m
In the year 1775…..The “Revolution” had barely begun….when the “New” America’s Greatest General…and most assuredly it’s Greatest Villain…Benedict Arnold… led an invasion force of 1,000 Continental troops and “Long Rifles” through the wild, mostly Un-Charted forests and mountains of Massachusetts & Maine in an attack on the British held city of Quebec on the St. Lawrence River in Canada. This daring Tour de Force of relentless determination, skill and finally, unwavering raw courage is examined in detail by Forrest “Woody” Burgener, a member of the “Company of Military Historians” (West Point Chapter) and frequent lecturer on Arnold and the Revolutionary War, tells the incredible tale…of the Jaw-
Dropping Assault through unknown land, hurricanes, blizzards, starvation, near-mutiny and individual heroics and survival skills….and the beginning of the Legend that was Benedict Arnold
Friends of the Library Movie Night, Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7 p.m. – snacks provided. Door prizes!
Creating a Healthy Home, Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Natural cleaners will keep your home free of toxins that can harm both people and pets. Marian Carroll, Holistic Health Coach, will teach you cheap and easy ways to make your own cleaning products that are both safe and effective.
How to Take Advantage of the Encouraging Economic Outlook?,
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 7 p.m.The traditional approach of submitting a cover letter and resume to recruiters and job boards, wishing and hoping, is not as effective. Business owners are seeking new avenues to connect with prospects. Social media, online and live networking are flourishing. You must cultivate a presence and be easily accessible. We are pleased to present a 90-minute workshop to answer your questions about the new rules to the game.
Energy efficiency strategies for the home and the incentives available'Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 1 p.m.
Terry Carruthers, owner of Creative Energy, possesses a Masters in Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies from the University of East London, U.K.; is a LEED Accredited Professional and a BPI Certified Building Analyst and Shell Professional , will discuss the federal and state incentives available, how they operate, the overall cost and the payback period. Creative Energy, located in Millington, carries out energy efficiency audits, consultations and installations for residential, institutional and commercial customers.
Lunch n Learn, Monday, March 26, 2012 at noon – Medicare – Myths and Realities
Medicare provides insurance coverage for the majority of Americans 65 and older, but it is often difficult to understand exactly what it is and how it works. Annual changes to Medicare complicate it even more. This presentation will make Medicare clear for those who are in Medicare – or about to be – and their family and friends. Complimentary luncheon is served
The Economics of Happiness Film Screening and Discussion,
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. The Economics of Happiness describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, an unholy alliance of governments and big business continues to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, people all over the world are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance—and, far from the old institutions of power; they’re starting to forge a very different future. Communities are coming together to re-build more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization.
Call the Library at 908-876-3596 or go to www.wtpl.org and sign up under Adult Activities for these programs!
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