Open to adults. Registration required. Learn in-depth how to use a computer. Each session will focus on a different computer class. Face masks are optional, but social distancing is still in effect. All programs are subject to change or cancellations
Open to all ages (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult). Enjoy your craft with friendly folks. All skill
levels welcome. All programs are subject to change or cancellation. EHT event now being held at Mays Landing branch due to branch temporary closure.
Open to teens. Registration required. Compete in a rousing game of family feud. Snacks served. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Open to ages
6-14. Registration required. Read a story to therapy dogs, Erin, Kody, Fritz,
and Frieda, who love sharing stories with children. All programs subject to
change or cancellation.
Open to adults. Registration required.This is an Egg Harbor Township event, now being held at the Mays Landing branch due to branch's temporary closure. Come out to explore the darker
side of books.Get your blood flowing as we focus on dark fiction,
thrillers, mysteries, science fiction and horror. All programs subject
to change or cancellation.
September - Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham JonesOctober - How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixNovember - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Open to ages 6-36 months. Registration required. Enjoy stories, rhymes & songs designed to develop early literacy skills with your little one. Guardians must remain present.
Open to children ages 3 1/2 - 7, siblings welcome. Registration
required. This interactive story hour includes stories, songs, finger
plays and a craft. Library story times are a fun way to help your child
develop skills they will need to be ready to read. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
All programs are subject to change or cancellations.
Open to adults. Registration required. Learn in-depth how to use Apple software on phones, tablets, and computers. We will cover tutorials for iCloud, Find My, and MacOS. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Open to adults. Registration required. Contact the library to schedule an appointment--one hour maximum. Learn how to search the Internet, navigate email accounts, social media, and other programs such as Microsoft Word. Have a special need? Please ask. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Open to all ages. Registration required. Register by calling or visiting our branch. It's game night! Join us in some board game fun for the evening. Don't miss this exciting event that the whole family can enjoy together. Board games are provided. Children 9 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Open to ages 12 and over.
Registration required.
Join us to explore different art forms.
Embrace your creativity and make something you’re proud of, no matter how it works.
Supplies provided.
Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
Open to adults. Registration required. Join our book club, where good conversation is always enjoyed.
Call the library for more information and to find out each month's book title.
All programs are 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 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 all ages. Registration required. Feeling bored? Gather together for a fun day playing different board games. All materials are provided. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
Open to ages 3 1/2-5. Registration required, space limited. Gather together for a few quick stories, songs, an easy craft, plus a treat. We ask that guardians please remain present with children during the event. All programs are subject to change or cancellation. Please inform staff of any food allergies.
Open to ages 5 and older. Registration required. Come meet up with other LEGO enthusiasts and build your own LEGO creations. All materials provided. Guardians must remain with children 9 and under. All programs subject to change or cancellation.
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 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.
Author: Longo, Matthew, author.
Published: 2024
Call Number: 947.0847
Format: Books
Summary: Chronicles and examines the collective passion for freedom that shook the world toward the end of the Cold War. "In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists organized a picnic on the border of Hungary and Austria. But this was not an ordinary picnic--it was located on the dangerous militarized frontier known as the Iron Curtain. Tacit permission from the highest state authorities could be revoked at any moment. On wisps of rumor, thousands of East German "vacationers" packed Hungarian campgrounds, awaiting an opportunity, fearing prison, surveilled by lurking Stasi agents. The Pan-European Picnic set the stage for the greatest border breach in Cold War history: hundreds crossed from the Communist East to the longed-for freedom of the West. Drawing on dozens of original interviews--including Hungarian activists and border guards, East German refugees, Stasi secret police, and the last Communist prime minister of Hungary--Matthew Longo tells a gripping and revelatory tale of the unraveling of the Iron Curtain and the birth of a new world order. Just a few months after the Picnic, the Berlin Wall fell, and the freedom for which the activists and refugees had abandoned their homes, risked imprisonment, sacrificed jobs, family, and friends, was suddenly available to everyone. But were they really free? And why, three decades since the Iron Curtain was torn down, have so many sought once again to build walls?" --
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