Open to adults, registration required.Join us at this Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop led by the Rain Florist to create a beautiful, festive talking piece for your home this fall. This craft uses a ceramic pumpkin finished in a white tone with a muted palette of flowers - cream roses, peach spray roses, scabiosa pods, and peach stock set against a backdrop of a pale green backdrop of seeded eucalyptus and dusty miller foliage. The perfect holiday accent for beach-living. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Open to adults. Registration required. Hosted by staff. Pick out a any book, in any genre to read. Then come join us for an evening of good company and lively discussion. Please call or ask at the library to register. All programs subject to cancellation.
Open to adults. Registration required.
The Galloway Writing Group, led by Scott Gray, is a place where anyone with an interest in writing (fiction, nonfiction, prose, poetry, etc) can meet with other members of the community and discuss the craft, find encouragement, and develop habits to help improve. All programs subject to change or cancellation
Scott Gray is a participant in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).
Open to adults and teens. Registration required. Join our dedicated crafting group. If you do any type of needle craft, this is your club. Learn and practice your craft in a fun and welcoming environment.Face masks are optional.
All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Open to ages 2-4. Registration required. The latest books & some old favorites will help introduce new vocabulary & reinforce learning.
Children & their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games & movement while building language & literacy skills.We ask that guardians please remain present with children under age 9 during the event.
Face masks are optional.
All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Open to ages 3-5. Registration required. This interactive story hour, which includes a grab go craft, will surely delight the kids.
children during the event. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Open to adults. Registration required. Come to the library and have a friendly game of Chinese Mahjong. For those who do not know how to play, there will be instruction and guidance to learn this fun table game. All materials provided. All programs are subject to changes of cancellation.
Open to adults. Registration required. Caregiving is a great act of love...and also can be a challenge. Caring for yourself is one of the most important, and most often forgotten, things you can do as a caregiver. This one-hour presentation focuses on the importance of self-care for the caregiver and will offer tips and strategies on how to practice self-care as you care for others. Presented by the Cape Atlantic Caregivers Coalition. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Open
to all ages. Registration required. Don't miss this exciting
presentation from the Shaken Not Stirred players of the Gateway
Playhouse of Somers Point, as they read, in costume, the classic Frog and Toad Are Friends. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Open to adults and interested teens and children, ages 8 & older.
Registration required.
Do you love chess? Have you always wanted to learn?
Our chess club is for all ages and levels of experience. Feel free to bring your own chess board or use one of ours. Guardians must remain present. Face masks are optional, however, social distancing guidelines are still
in effect. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Open to teens & adults.In this beloved, back-to-the '80s futuristic movie, the crew of the Enterprise must save a pair of humpback whales in order to save Earth from destruction.All programs are subject to change or cancellation.Part of the Blue Whale Project honorarium by StarNet.
Open to all ages. Drop by the children's area to make your own Lego creations. This is a self-guided activity. Ask for Legos at the front desk. Please remember to clean them up when you're done! Guardians must remain with children aged 9 and under during the event.
Open to all ages. Space is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have any interest in playing chess, this club is for you! Members will not only be able to interact with one another through learning the game, but will be able to coach each other into becoming better chess players. The chess club's goal is to foster scholars' intellectual growth while having fun.
Open to teens and adults. Registration required. Do you like to chat with others while crafting? Bring your projects with you, (knit, crochet, cross-stitch, embroider, stencil, jewelry-making, etc.) and pass your creative time with new friends .Join us each month while working on individual projects. Refreshments provided. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Open to children and teens,10 and older. Stop by with your friends for a fun afternoon of board games and puzzles. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Open to all ages. Registration required. Join us for a family craft pieces. September 2- ROCK PAINTING October 28 - FRAMED ART November 4- SHADOW BOXDecember 16- WINTER SCENE All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Author: Hilderbrand, Elin, author.
Published: 2029 2022
Call Number: PB HILDERBR
Format: Books
Summary: Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best friends. As pillars of their close-knit community, the MacAvoys, Kapenashes, Drakes, and Wheelers are important to their friends and neighbors, and especially to each other. But just before the beginning of another idyllic summer, Greg and Tess are killed when their boat capsizes during an anniversary sail. As the warm weather approaches and the island mourns their loss, nothing can prepare the MacAvoy's closest friends for what will be revealed.
Author: Tyner, Artika R., author.
Published: 2024 2023
Call Number: 363.2
Format: Books
Summary: "Readers will learn about the history of law enforcement, approaches to public safety, and strategies for building a more just and inclusive society in this survey of policing and reform in the United States"-- Large-scale protests, marches, and demonstrations in cities all over the globe have followed high-profile fatal encounters involving law enforcement and people of color. Citizens have taken to the streets and demanded answers to the chronic problems of police violence and lack of accountability, particularly at the intersection of law enforcement and race in the United States. Many have demanded reform, de-funding, and even the outright abolishment of police departments. How did we get here? And what does the future of public safety look like? US police forces took shape in colonial times when private groups sought to suppress Indigenous peoples, enforce slavery, and preserve the economic interests of the ruling class. Law enforcement and the societies it serves have evolved since, but the dark roots of policing have endured, resulting in centuries of historical pain and trauma in Black and other communities of color. In Reimagining Police, Dr. Artika R. Tyner explores this troubled past and present, as well as the underlying problems of a flawed criminal justice system and unjust social structures. By examining various alternative policing model--and addressing systemic societal issues such as breaking the poverty cycle, instituting restorative justice, and investing in education and community resource--Tyner debunks the misconception that calls for change are anti-police, while offering hope for a more harmonious future between law enforcement and the people it swears to protect and serve. Tyner encourages readers to get involved in this difficult conversation and to feel empowered to lead social change that helps build safe and strong communities.
Author: Robinson, Joanna (Podcaster), author. Gonzales, Dave (Podcaster), author. Edwards, Gavin, 1968- author.
Published: 2024 2023
Call Number: 791.43
Format: Books
Summary: "The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise--and suddenly uncertain reign--of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For all its outward success, the studio was forged by near-constant conflict, from the contentious hiring of Robert Downey Jr. for its 2008 debut, Iron Man, all the way up to the disappointment of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and shocking departures of multiple Marvel executives in 2023. Throughout, the authors demonstrate that the original genius of Marvel was its resurrection and modification of Hollywood's old studio system. But will it survive its own spectacular achievements? Dishy and authoritative, MCU is the first book to tell the Marvel Studios story in full--and an essential, effervescent account of American mass culture"--
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