Saturday, July 28, 2007

L'aura Hladik from the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society presented a program entitled Mysteries of the Paranormal at the Library on Saturday as part of our Get a Clue @ Your Library summer programming season.

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Friday, July 27, 2007

Fun and frolic in the Children's Department during the hot summer months. For more children's programs, see our web site, or call (732) 721-5600 ext. 5028.

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

The new sign makes its debut in the Senior Spaces section of the Central Library.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

The Get a Clue at Your Library Summer Programming Series continues when L'Aura Hladik from the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society presents Mysteries of the Paranormal on Saturday, July 28 at 1:30 p.m.

Learn about:

*Ghosts*
*Bigfoot & other mysterious creatures*
*ESP & Psychics*
*Crop Circles*
*Spontaneous Human Combustion*

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Monday, July 23, 2007

The Library's all night Potterthon to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows was a huge success. Read all about it in the Home News Tribune and The Star Ledger.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Just a few more days until the biggest publishing event of the year - Saturday's release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. If you haven't already done so, reserve a copy through our website or by calling the Children's Services Desk at (732) 721-5600 ext. 5028.

"I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. I’m sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers." -- J.K. Rowling

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Giraffes galore! There is a new display of giraffe memorabilia in one of the large display cases. We need displays for both the art gallery and display cases. If you have collections or artwork you'd like to share with the public please e-mail Tim at the Central Library.

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Monday, July 16, 2007

Get a Clue @ Your Library - This Week's Events:

Tuesday, July 17
Classic Mystery Movie Surprise 1:30 p.m.
Family Drop in Storytime 7:00 p.m.
Family "Clue" Game Night 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 18
Solve a Mystery "What Is Wanda Missing" (Grades 3-5) 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 19
Teen Jeopardy 7:00 p.m.

Friday, July 20
Senior Fridays: "Senior Fraud and Identity Theft" presented by Robin Ford from Investors Savings Bank 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 21
Family Drop in Storytime 11:00 a.m.
Bilingual/Spanish-English Language Family Drop-in Storytime 3:00 p.m.

For more information, please call either the Adult Information Services desk at (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033 or the Children's Services desk, (732) 721-5600 ext. 5028.

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Thursday, July 12, 2007

The Central Library has new DVD shelves! The Library owns copies of all the latest releases and classic films.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Beat the heat with a movie! On Wednesday, July 10 at 1:30 the Central Library will be showing And Then There Were None. Also on Wednesday, July 10 at 1:30, the Laurence Harbor Branch Library will be showing Cars. No registration is required. Please call the Adult Services Desk at (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033 for more information.

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Monday, July 02, 2007

Get a Clue @ Your Library: This week's events, July 2-7

Monday, July 2
- Sign-up for Summer Reading Club Day

Tuesday, July 3
- Family Movie: "Scoobie Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" (Rated PG) 1:30 p.m.
- Family Drop-in Storytime 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 4
- Library closed for Independence Day

Friday, July 6
- Senior Fridays Movie: "The Queen" (Rated PG-13) 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 7
- Family Drop-in Storytime, 11:00 a.m.
- Bilingual/Spanish-English Language Family Drop-in Storytime, 3:00 p.m.

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