Saturday, October 24 at 1:30 p.m. Beatles Rock Band It’s time to twist and shout! Play the hottest video game on the market, Beatles Rock Band, and you will be singing and playing along as an actual band member! The game allows up to four players at a time to sing and play along with Beatles songs by using controllers modeled after actual musical instruments.

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October: when the leaves turn a fiery shade and all of the ghosts and goblins come out to play! It’s also a perfect time to get re-acquainted with one of America’s greatest story tellers, Edgar Allan Poe. The Library’s Original and Science Fiction Book Discussion Groups will be celebrating Poe during the month of October, so come out and join the fun!

October 15 at 7:00 p.m. Original Book Discussion Group: Stories by Edgar Allan Poe: Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Gold Bug, The Purloined Letter 25, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, A Predicament, The Philosophy of Composition.

October 22 at 7:00 p.m. Science Fiction Book Discussion Group: Stories by Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red Death, Hop-Frog.

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Librarian Dena presents a virtual tour of the Library during an outreach program at a local hospital.

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Looking to play a nice relaxing game and relax? The Youth Services Department has a wide selection of board and card games that can be borrowed for in Library use. For more information and a list of titles, call (732) 721-5600 ext. 5028 or e-mail Mary.

Registration for the Library's ESL Conversation Group has officially closed, thank you to everyone who has expressed an interest. Send comments or questions to Dena.

Teens having fun during video game night at the Library. For more information about programs for teens, please contact Mary.

The Old Bridge Library would like to congratulate the winners of the Summer Scrapbooking Competition!

Adult Category: Arlene James "To Hawaii"
Teen Category: Jackie Olwell "Magic Kingdom"
Children's Category: Morgan Marek "Born to be Wild"

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Database distributor EBSCO has made a free web site detailing evidence based information about the flu. Check it out here.

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Jump Start Your Next Career Move: 7:00 p.m. on Monday September 21st (repeated 10:30am on Saturday September 26th.) This seminar includes advice on effective cover letters, interviewing and negotiating an offer. For more information, please call the Information desk, (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033 or e-mail Dena.

Teen Event Update

The Pi Eaters Math Tutoring Group will begin on the 9th of September this year, since school is starting later. Sessions will be held Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Breakdancing will be held once a week in September, on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30pm. We're looking into a second session in October.

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On Saturday, September 26 @ 1:30 p.m. Manny Luftglass, avid fisherman and author of seventeen books, will share stories about great fishing spots in New Jersey and elsewhere.

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Make Yourself Scam and Fraud Resistant!

On Thursday, September 24 @ 7 p.m. Dan Crevina, a representative from the Better Business Bureau, will enlighten the audience on ways to avoid scams and fraud at home, at work and on the Internet. A question and answer session will follow the presentation to attendees.

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