The Old Bridge Public Library Board of Trustees with INFOLINK, the Eastern New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, cordially invite you to attend The Grand Opening of Senior Spaces Friday, June 8th, 10 a.m. to 12 noon refreshments at 9:30 a.m.

Featured speaker: Assemblyman Samuel M. Thompson 13th Legislative District member Assembly Heath & Senior Services Committee.

Keynote Speaker: Betty Turock, Professor Emeritus Rugers University School of Library & Information Studies. Please R.S.V.P. by June 1st by calling the INFOLINK office at 732-752-7720 or 866-505-5465.

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On Wednesday, June 6 the Central Library will host a Student Art Reception at 6:00 p.m. Students from the Carl Sandburg Middle School's 8th Grade Challenge Class will present their latest artwork to the community in the Central Library's Art Gallery. Students in the Challenge Class mix creativity, problem-solving and experimental learning under the tutleage of teacher Paula Eisen. Students wotk in teams, researching a style of art and create artwork based on their students. Light refreshments will be served. For further information, please call: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.

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This Week at the Library

Monday, May 21, 2007

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Learn Chess @ the Library Learn Chess @ the Library for grades 1-6. Beginners and Advanced Players are Welcome, no registration is required. Just drop in and have a blast. If you have a Board, bring it in. For further information, please call the Library's Youth Services Department, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028.

Tuesday, May 22

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Family Storytime For information call, the Library's Youth Services Department, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028.

Thursday, May 24

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Craft Club

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Teen Book & Movie Discussion

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Science Fiction Book Discussion, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Books are available to borrow prior to the discussion at the Circulation Desk.

Friday, May 25

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Senior Fridays: Film: "The Gin Game," starring Dick Van Dyck & Mary Tyler Moore

Saturday, May 26

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday Morning Math Club Volunteer tutors are available for SAT prep, homework help, and study assistance...for this math study group for teens in middle and high school. Please bring your math books, pencils and questions. No registration required. For further information, please call the Adult & Information Services Desk, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Family Storytime For information call, the Library's Youth Services Department, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028.

1:30 PM - 03:00 PM Multi-Cultural History of the Guitar David Cohen will perform traditional music on the classical & flamenco guitar, Chinese pipa, Turkish oud and American 12-string guitar and explain how the instruments have changed in various regions and era's. He will also demostrate folk music on the Turkish Baglama and Russian Balalaika. For further information, please contact the Adult & Information Services Desk, at 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.

Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28

Library Closed for Memorial Day

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Children's Librarian Ellen O'Brien presents storytime in the Children's Activity Room. For more information on storytimes, please call (723) 721-5600 ext. 5028.

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The Old Bridge Library will hold a Teen Career Day on Saturday, May 19. All teenagers are welcome to attend. The registration period will run from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. and then teens will meet professionals from various career fields from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Teens will get a chance to ask questions and get answers from professionals in the fields of law enforcement, health & fitness, medicine, finance, communications and many more. This event is being co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge, Old Bridge/Sayreville Rotary Club, and the Interact Club of Old Bridge High School. For more information, please call (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033.

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Recent adult programs at the Library: Sorie Knox presents a program about retirement income planning, and author Angelo Saverino speaks about his career as a sports agent.

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This Saturday at 1:30 p.m., the Library will host a program from Angelo Saverino, author of Heart of the Order, which tells the story of Saverino's life as a baseball agent. The book is also a human interest story, it is a book about faith, about hope and about over coming obstacles.

Saverino gives a first hand account of life as a professional sports agent. He tells what really happens in the clubhouse, behind closed doors. The story is told with a no holds barred approach, bringing the reader into a world few people ever get to visit.

For more information about this free program, please call the Library's Adult Information Desk, (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033.

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These are the Hottest Titles in the Old Bridge Library over the past three months. To reserve any of these, please call the Library's Adult Information Desk, (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033:

James Patterson - Beach road : a novel
James Patterson - Cross
Janet Evanovich - Motor mouth
Mary Higgins Clark - Santa cruise : a holiday mystery at sea
Danielle Steel - Sisters
James Patterson - Step on a crack : a novel
Dr. Seuss - The cat in the hat
James Patterson - Judge & jury [sound recording]
James Patterson - The 5th horseman : a novel
Nora Roberts - First impressions
John Grisham - The innocent man : murder and injustice in a small town
Robert B. Parker - High profile
David Baldacci - The collectors
Janet Evanovich - Twelve sharp
Jayne Ann Krentz - White lies
Jonathan & Faye Kellerman - Capital crimes
Janet Evanovich - Plum lovin'
Robert B. Parker - Hundred-dollar baby
Barbara Delinsky - Family tree
Various Authors - The World book encyclopedia

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This week at the Library:

Monday, May 7 through Friday, May 11: Friends of the Old Bridge Public Library Annual Book Sale to Benefit the Programs & Services of the Old Bridge Public Library, during Regular Library Hours.

Monday, May 7:

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Learn Chess @ the Library for Grades 1-6. Beginners and Advanced Players Welcome, no registration required, just drop in and have a blast! If you have a Board, bring it in.For further information, please call the Library's Youth Services Department, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028.

Tuesday, May 8:

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Family Storytime For information call, the Library's Youth Services Department, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028.

Thursday, May 10:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Savvy Seniors The senior citizens in this group gather in the Library’s large meeting room each month to discuss previously selected topics. Subjects of the discussion may include novels, current events, hobbies, television shows, the best way to lose weight... the list is endless!

1:00 PM - 03:00 PM Craft Club All adult and teen crafters of any experience are welcome to join us weekly at the Central Library. The club meets every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. .A variety of crafts are undertaken with a focus on knitting and crochet.

Friday, May 11:

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Senior Fridays: Retirement Income Strategies, presented by: John T. Pollack & Sorie Knox, New York Life The speakers will talk about social changes affecting retirement today. How inflation, healthcare, market volatility, and living longer may impact your retirement income. Strategies to help you manage your retirement income. Ways to allocate your investments to help reduce risk and maximize return.

Saturday, May 12:

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday Morning Math Club Volunteer tutors are available for SAT prep, homework help, and study assistance...for this math study group for teens in middle and high school. Every Saturday morning, from 10:00am-12:00noon. Please bring your math books, pencils and questions. No registration required. For further information, please call the Adult & Information Services Desk, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Family Storytime For information call, the Library's Youth Services Department, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Baseball Author, Angelo Saverino will give a first-hand account of life as a professional sports agent. Saverino also reminisces about his childhood as a baseball fan and the impact his supportive Sicilian-American family had on his life. Homepage.html For further information, contact the Adult and Information Services desk, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.

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There's a new children's display of piggy banks in one of the main display cases. If your child would be interested in displaying his or her collection for the public, please call the Children's Department at (732) 721-5600 ext. 5028.

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This week at the Library:

• Thursday, May 3

1:00 PM - 03:00 PM Craft Club, All adult and teen crafters of any experience are welcome to join us weekly at the Central Library. The club meets every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. A variety of crafts are undertaken with a focus on knitting and crochet.

• Friday, May 4

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Senior Fridays Film Calendar Girls. A Women's Institute chapter's fundraising effort for a local hospital by posing for a calendar becomes a media sensation.

• Saturday, May 5

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Saturday Morning Math Club. Volunteer tutors are available for SAT prep, homework help, and study assistance... This math study group is for teens in middle and high school. Please bring your math books, pencils and questions. No registration required. For further information, please call the Adult & Information Services Desk, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM Friends of the Old Bridge Public Library Annual Book SaleTo Benefit the programs & Services of the Old Bridge Public Library Saturday, May 5th thru Friday, May 11 (During Regular Library Hours) Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday, 12:30-5pm Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-9pm Friday, 9:30am-5pm For further information, please call the Library's Adult & information Services desk, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Family Storytime For information call, the Library's Youth Services Department, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5028.

1:30 PM - 03:00 PM Lighthouses of New Jersey Bill Volpe of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society will talk and show memorabilia about the history and preservation of lighthouses. Performer/Presenter: Bill Volpe, no reservation required. For further information, call the Library's Adult & information Services Deask, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.

• Sunday, May 6

12:30 PM - 05:00 PM Friends of the Old Bridge Public Library Annual Book SaleTo Benefit the programs & Services of the Old Bridge Public Library Saturday, May 5th thru Friday, May 11 (During Regular Library Hours) Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday, 12:30-5pm Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-9pm Friday, 9:30am-5pm For further information, please call the Library's Adult & information Services desk, at: 732-721-5600, ext. 5033.

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