Library
Meetings on Call Library Programs
12 Stirling Road,
Watchung NJ 07069
(908) 561-0117
Hours:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturdays during July and August the hours will be 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Director: Douglas Poswencyk
Library Advisory Board Members:
Barbara Hart Andrew Calendriello
Doug Poswencyk Walter Fedirko
Maureen Greenbaum Albert Ellis, Mayor
Alvin Levine Stephen Pote, Councilman
Colleen Mehegan Mary Lou Malyska
BE SURE TO CHECK THE LIBRARY’S WEBSITE
or
call 908-561-0117
to find out how to sign up for programs such as
· Story Times for ages 5 and up
· Chess Club for 2nd graders and up
· Book Discussions
· New Books
March and April Programs for Children, Teens and Adults
Registration
¾ In-person express registration from 10:00 -11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in the Bicentennial Room. After 11:00, please register at the main desk.
¾ Telephone registration begins at 10:00 AM on
Wednesday, February 27, 2008.
Registration Information
Registration is required for ALL programs.
For safety reasons, parents must remain in the library while children under 9 attend programs.
Some restrictions may apply to certain programs.
Please call the library if you cannot attend a program for which you’ve registered.
If you have registered for a multiple-session program, and miss two sessions without calling, the library will give that place to a child on the waiting list.
If you are on the Waiting List, you will be called before the program if an opening becomes available.
Please remember that cell phone use is not permitted during programs in the library, the Seniors Room and Watchung Arts Center.
Thank you for being punctual as programs will start on time.
Programs
Programs are arranged in age order. The number before the title is the registration number that will help in identifying the program when you register. Registration is required for all programs. (See page 8 for additional registration information.)
1. Music to Move By with Ann Wild
(Ages: Birth through age 4 with Caregiver)
Music, rhythms and fun for everyone!
IMPORTANT: There is a session at 10:00 AM followed by a REPEAT of that session at11:00 AM. You must choose either the10:00 AM session OR the 11:00 AM session.
Wednesday, March 12 and March 26, April 9 and 23 at either 10:00 AM OR 11:00 AM
2. Stories for Twos
Enjoy books, crafts, music, and more for the very young.
Tuesday, March 18 and April 15 at 10:30 AM
3. Monday Funtime
You and your child will have fun singing songs, listening to stories, and more!
Monday, March 3 and April 7 at 10:30 AM
Stories + Songs + Crafts = Lots of Fun for 3-year-olds!
Friday, March 7, 14, April 18, 25 at 10:30 AM
5. Learning with Leisa
(Ages 4 to 6)
6. Miss June’s Room
7. Story & Craft with Debbie Kirsch
(Ages 4 to 6)
8. Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theater presents: Peter Rabbit Tales
9. Central Jersey Technical Rescue
Join Eric Martin and members of the New Jersey Technical Rescue - including a canine search team - and discover hands-on activities and information that just might save your life! With warmer weather coming for family camping and hiking activities, you’ll want to know how not to get lost, how to stay comfortable if you do get lost, and how you can be found more quickly.
Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 PM in the downstairs Seniors Room
10. Baking and Books with Doug
(Ages 6 and up)
Bake something delicious to eat and hear some great stories!
Tuesday, March 4 and April 1 at 4:00 PM
11. Watchung Library Chess Club
(Second Grade and up- for children who know how to play chess)
Enjoy an informal hour of chess playing. Drop-ins (with chess boards) are welcome, space permitting. Information for younger children who would like to play is available at the library.
Tuesday, March, 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15 and 29 at 6:00 PM in the downstairs Seniors Room
12. Captivating Critters
Presented by:
The Environment Education Center, Somerset County Park Commission
(Ages 7 to 9)
This summer’s reading theme is Catch the Reading Bug! Come and see some truly cool critters and learn what helps them to survive in nature. Our guest list includes Pete the praying mantis, Rosie the red rump tarantula, hissing cockroaches from Madagascar, and a special surprise guest. Join a Naturalist to learn what makes each animal special and important.
Thursday, March 13 at 3:30 PM
13. The Unhuggables
Presented by:
The Environment Education Center, Somerset County Park Commission
(Ages 7 to 9)
Some animals are considered “unhuggable” because they are different from us or maybe they look icky, creepy or scary. Meet and get to know some of these amazing animals. Be prepared… some unhuggables may stop by for a visit!
Thursday, April 17 at 3:30 PM
AMAZING ARCHITECTS: BUILD A LIBRARY
Presented by: Computer Technology (CT) Workshop
(For Students in Grades 5 to 8)
The Watchung Public Library is looking for a few creative kids to put their imaginations and skills to the test as they envision and digitally create the new Watchung Public Library. From concept through final 3-D rendered design, complete with interior decorating, participants in CTWorkshop’s Amazing Architects Workshop Club will have the opportunity to explore, invent and create using digital technology.
The young architects will create digital video virtual walk-throughs of their creations and present them to the library. These video presentations will also be available for download from home via the internet so the kids can share their work with friends and family throughout the world.
Class size is limited to 12 and participants will be selected via lottery. Selected participants must commit to attending all sessions. Entry forms will be available at the library beginning February 26. For questions concerning this CTWorkshop program, please call 908-264-9147 or visit www.ctworkshop.com/mnj.
Monday, March 24, 31, April 7 and 14 from 3:45 to 4:45 in the downstairs Seniors Room
15. Songwriting Workshop
(For Students in Grades 6 to 8)
Songwriter, musician Jay Mankita presents an interactive, fast paced and humorous workshop where you’ll learn and practice body-centered writing and presentation through demonstration, exercise, and discussion. Bring paper, pencil and an open mind! And check out Jay’s Veggie Voyager, a solar enhanced vehicle which runs on recycled vegetable oil!
Tuesday, March 4 at 4:00 PM
WANTED:
Creative Teens
(For Students in Grades 7-12)
Do you know how to knit, bead, paint, sculpt, or any other creative activity? Share your talents and earn community service hours. If you would like to teach others, please contact teen librarian, Karyn Gost, at wglteens@gmail.com or become a member of the Teen Action Group.
16. Teen Action Group (TAG) Meeting
(For Students in Grades 7 -12)
Join the TAG! As a member, you will have the opportunity to assist in creating teen programs, participate in special community service projects, discuss books, music, movies and more! Membership looks great on resumes and college applications! Counts towards community service hours. Munchies will be provided!
Thursday March 6, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
17. Picture This
(For Students in Grades 7-12)
Do you like taking pictures? Do you want to learn how to be more creative with your photographs? In honor of the first annual Teen Tech Week, photographer John DeCristofaro will take you step by step through the digital photography process, giving you tips and techniques that will help you realize your own creative potential. This is a two session program. Please bring a digital camera. Munchies will be provided!
Wednesday March 5 and Wednesday March 12 (two-session program)
7:00 – 8:00 PM
18. Live. Music.
(For Students in Grades 7 to 12)
You’re invited to an evening of amazing music featuring local teen musicians.
Friday, April 18 from 8:00 – 10:00 PM in the downstairs Seniors Room
Featuring: Milan
DISCUSS IT!
Middle School and High School students are invited to join us for lively book discussions! Each month we will read from a specific genre.
March: Mystery
April: Realistic Fiction
19. High School Book Discussion
(Ages: Students in Grades 9-12)
Acceleration by Graham McNamee.
Stuck working in the Lost and Found of the Toronto Transit Authority for the summer, seventeen-year-old Duncan finds the diary of a serial killer and sets out to stop him.
Tuesday March 18, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Godless by Pete Hautman
When sixteen-year-old Jason Bock and his friends create their own religion to worship the town's water tower, what started out as a joke begins to take on a power of its own.
Tuesday April 22, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
20. Middle School Book Discussion
(Ages: Students in Grades 5-8)
Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator by Jennifer Allison
During the summer before ninth grade, intrepid Gilda Joyce invites herself to the San Francisco mansion of distant cousin Lester Splinter and his thirteen-year-old daughter, where she uses her purported psychic abilities and detective skills to solve the mystery of the mansion's boarded-up tower.
Thursday March 20, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agora phobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is.
Thursday April 24, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
21. Spring Has Sprung in Watchung – Floral Design Demonstration
(Ages: Adult)
Presented by: Rosemary Allen, Floral Designer, and sponsored cooperatively by the Watchung Library and the Watchung Garden Club
Watch, learn, and be inspired as you discover what’s new for spring in fresh flower design. Fresh floral designs will be created right before your eyes. Enjoy hearing Rosemary’s shop secrets, and if you’re lucky, you may win one of her designs.
Wednesday, March 5 at 1:00 PM in the downstairs Seniors Room
22. Tea and the Reading of Leaves
Discover the history of this ancient beverage and why it has become such a well-liked drink. Learn how over the centuries the reading of tea leaves has become a popular and fascinating pastime “fortune telling.” Find out how to “read” leaves and the meaning behind various symbols. Be part of this is a fun and informative program! Please bring a shallow teacup AND saucer (NO COFFEE MUGS) if you want to try your hand at reading tea leaves.
Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 PM in the downstairs Seniors Room
Book Clubs for Adults
Current Books Book Club
(with exceptions for holidays)
April 14:
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Watchung Book Club Discussion Group
Second Thursday of the Month at 7:00 PM
March 13
What is Mine by Anne Holt
A mystery set in Norway.
April 10
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
First published in 1949, follows three Americans as they endure the dangers of the North African desert.
Social Action Nonfiction Book Club
Please call library for dates and titles.
Tasty Bites and Books Book Club
Bring a bag lunch and share your thoughts! Third Monday of the month at 12:00 Noon
March 17
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez