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Community Meditation

Events: Ventnor - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to adults & interested teens.
Registration required.
Learn mindfulness techniques to reduce stress & increase happiness. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.

Wednesday Family Game Night

Events: Pleasantville - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to all ages. Registration required. Register by call 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.

Rather Be Reading Book Club

Events: Somers Point - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

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.

Preschool Storytime and Craft

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to ages 3-5. Registration required. Children and their caregivers will enjoy stories, songs, crafts, games and movement while building language and literacy skills. All materials and snacks are provided. Please alert staff to food allergies.

Toddler Tuesday

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to ages up to 36 months, accompanied by an adult. Registration required. Enjoy an interactive program that promotes early learning and a happy heart and mind! Stories, songs, activities, plus social time for kids and caregivers alike!

. Guardians must remain present.

. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation

. All programs subject to change or cancellation

Basic Computer Help by Appointment

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to adults.
Please call us to schedule a 30 minute appointment.
Got a tech issue? Interested in accessing Digital Library materials?
Let us help.
Basic computer knowledge is required.
We are unable to assist with in-depth technology issues. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.

Wonderbook Storytime

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to ages 4-11. Registration required. Children aged 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Wondering what a Wonderbook is? It's a print book with a ready-to-play audiobook inside. Kids will press play to read along with their favorite books and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning and fun.

Yarnbenders Crochet and Knitting Club

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

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.

Crafty Hour

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to adults. Registration required. Join us for an hour of fun adult craft to take home in addition to your winter decoration. Come share your creative ideas of personalizing your own snowflakes garland. All materials are provided. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
January 23- Snowflakes Everywhere

Ice Exploration: Craft and Science Night

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to ages 3-12. Registration required. Take part in an "icecavation," and create art with ice.
Learn to make "snow," with this fun winter-themed craft.
Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation.

Furry Buddies

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

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.

Family Movie Night

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to all. Registration required. Join us for movies on the big screen. Check with the branch for upcoming titles. Refreshments will be provided; please advise staff of any food allergies. Guardians must remain with children age 9 and under. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.

LEGO Club

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Suggested for children ages 6 and older. Registration required.
Join other LEGO enthusiasts & build something special.Children younger than 9 must be accompanied by an adult. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.

Grim Readers Book Club

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to adults. Registration required. 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.
January - The Deep by Alma Katsu

Playdate at the Library

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

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.

Preschool Storytime

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

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.

Wednesday Family Game Night

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to all ages. Registration required. Register by call 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.

Coco and Crafts

Events: What's Happening 2 - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:04pm

Open to adults. Registration required. Brighten your winter with cozy crafting and coco. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
1/27 Snowman Door Hanger2/7 Wood Flower Decor3/6 Concrete Coasters

'The Fetishist' examines racial and sexual politics

NPR Book Reviews - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 11:19am

Katherine Min's well-crafted posthumous novel is inspired by Lolita -- but with an Asian fetishist as Humbert Humbert and the objects of his objectification given voice.

(Image credit: G.P. Putnam's Sons)

Book Review: ‘Our Enemies Will Vanish,’ by Yaroslav Trofimov

New York Times Book News - Wed, 01/10/2024 - 5:01am

Yaroslav Trofimov grew up in Kyiv. “Our Enemies Will Vanish” records his experience as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal assigned to cover the war.

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