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Preschool Storytime

Events: Absecon - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:23am

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.

Playdate at the Library

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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.

Art in All Forms for Teens

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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.

Playdate at the Library

Events: Mays Landing - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:23am

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.

Breast Cancer Education

Events: Mays Landing - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:23am

Open to adults 18 and older. Registration required. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Join Hiral Shukla from the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, as she teaches you about the early warning signs and screening guidelines, as well as ways to reduce your risk of breast cancer. All programs are subject to change and cancellation.

New York Times Fiction Bestsellers: September 17, 2023

LibraryAware - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:00am

An up-to-date list of the New York Times Fiction Bestsellers. Weekly.

Delivered: 9/12/2023 8:00:00 PM

Drew Barrymore Dropped as National Book Awards Host After Strike Backlash

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:56pm

The actor and TV host’s decision to return her talk show to the air, bypassing striking writers, made her a magnet for criticism, online and off.

Drew Barrymore Dropped as National Book Awards Host After Strike Backlash

New York Times Book News - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:56pm

The actor and TV host’s decision to return her talk show to the air, bypassing striking writers, made her a magnet for criticism, online and off.

Pulitzer Prizes Expand Eligibility to Noncitizens

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 5:31pm

The jury for the memoir category had raised concerns that the citizenship requirement was excluding a large part of American culture.

Pulitzer Prizes Expand Eligibility to Noncitizens

New York Times Book News - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 5:31pm

The jury for the memoir category had raised concerns that the citizenship requirement was excluding a large part of American culture.

Cyber Tuesday

Events: Ventnor - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 3:22pm

Open to adults. Registration required. Learn in-depth how to use a computer. Each session will focus on a different computer program class. All programs are subject to change or cancellations

Preschool Storytime and Craft

Events: Hammonton - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 3:22pm

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.

Lego Club

Events: Hammonton - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 3:22pm

Open to ages 5 and older. Registration required. Join our Lego Club and create your own Lego designs. All supplies are provided. All programs are subject to change or cancellation.;

Baby and Toddler Storytime

Events: Egg Harbor Township - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:22pm

Open to ages 6-36 months. Registration required. Songs & stories designed to develop early literacy skills with your little one. Guardians must be present during the entire program. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.

STEAM Challenge Day

Events: Egg Harbor Township - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:22pm

Open to ages 6-12. Registration required. STEAM stands for Science Technology Engineering Art and Math. We'll be doing a STEAM-focused activity that will make you think creatively and have fun doing it. Guardians must remain with children aged 9 and under. All programs are subject to change or cancellations.

Yarnbenders Crochet and Knitting Club

Events: Egg Harbor Township - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:22pm

Yarnbenders Crochet and Knitting Club. 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.

Special Storytime with Frog and Toad

Events: Brigantine - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 12:22pm

Open to children ages 2-5, accompanied by an adult. Registration required. Join us for a fabulous and fun presentation by the Shaken not Stirred Players from the Gateway Playhouse. Costumed characters will perform a delightful reading from the classic book Frog and Toad Are Friends. Don't miss this hopping good time!

. Guardians must remain present.

. Sponsored by the Atlantic County Library Foundation

. All programs subject to change or cancellation

'Daughter' explores a dysfunctional relationship between father and daughter

NPR Book Reviews - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:06am

Daughter is an intensely psychological novel, one that poses questions it doesn't, and maybe can't, answer. There are flashes of Claudia Dey's usually excellent writing, but not consistently enough.

(Image credit: Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Egos! Drama! Desmond Child, a Pop Hitmaker, Is Telling His Story.

NY Times Book Reviews - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 9:53am

He helped write indelible hits by Bon Jovi, Katy Perry and Ricky Martin. Now he’s written his own life story.

Egos! Drama! Desmond Child, a Pop Hitmaker, Is Telling His Story.

New York Times Book News - Tue, 09/12/2023 - 9:53am

He helped write indelible hits by Bon Jovi, Katy Perry and Ricky Martin. Now he’s written his own life story.

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