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Mercer County Library
System’s Adult and Family Programs
March 2010
Sunday Hours at Lawrence, West Windsor, Ewing and Hickory Corner Branches:
12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
On Display
Doll characters from books from the collection of Leonora
Obed.
Art Exhibit
Oil and acrylic paintings from the collection of Bill
Wilson.
AARP Tax Assistance
Wednesdays and Saturdays by appointment only.
Call the Reference Desk at 882-3148 for information.
Healthy Weight Loss
Presented by Beth Baldino
Tuesday March 2, 7 p.m.
Learn about “conscious eating” so that you can feel
nourished and fulfilled by what you eat! Improve your levels
of wellness, and achieve your ideal body weight. Open to the
public. Call the Reference Desk at 882-3148 for
information/to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the
Library.
Résumé Review
Friday, March 5, 10 a.m.
Let us help you turn your resume into one that will get
noticed! Content, grammar, and layout will be reviewed by
staff wordsmith Lisa Shrager. Appointments are limited to 20
minutes. Open to the public. Call the Reference Desk at
882-3148 for information.
What Should You Expect in
2010?
Thursday, March 11, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Alex Jenkins of Edward Jones will be in our lobby area to
answer your financial questions! Open to the public. Call
the Reference Desk at 882-3148 for information/to register.
Introduction to Intuition
Development
Presented by Jill Bronson.
Sunday, March 21, 2 p.m.
Learn how to tap into and trust your most valuable
asset—your 6th sense! Open to the public. Call the Reference
Desk at 882-3148 for information/to register. Sponsored by
the Friends of the Library.
Sunday Afternoon at
the Movies
For Ages 18 and Up, 2 p.m.
Sunday,
March 7: Duplicity (Clive Owens, Julia Roberts)
Sunday,
March 14: Australia (Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman)
Sunday,
March 28: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (Denzel
Washington, John Travolta)
No admission fee! Light refreshments. Open to the public.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Booktalking: Adult Book
Discussion Group
There will be no meeting in March.
Computer
Classes
Stop by our Information
Table for a schedule of classes and class descriptions. Limited
seating. Call the Reference Desk at 882-3148 for
information/to register.
Mouse Basics, March 1, 10 a.m.
Internet Basics, March 8, 10 a.m.
Practice Word/Internet, March 15, 10 .am.
Wanted: interesting collections for our display cases and
art exhibit areas. Contact Cheryl Urbano at 882-3130 for
information.
Program Calendar for
Children - March 2010
Storytime Programs for Children
Read and Play
storytime for children
For ages 2-5 with adult
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Stories and crafts!
Drop-in
storytime for children
For ages 2-5, with adult,
Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
Afternoon
storytime
For school-age children, grades K-5
Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.
Snacks, stories and surprise crafts!
Mother Goose
storytime
For children ages infants-18 months, with adult
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Learn nursery rhymes and fingerplays!
Preschool storytime for
children
For ages 4-5, without parent or caregiver
Fridays at 11 a.m.
The focus of this program is to decrease separation anxiety
and encourage reading readiness in preparation for
kindergarten.
Parent or caregiver must remain in the library.
Activity
Programs for Children
Happy Two’s
activity time
For children, age 2 years, with adult
Mondays at 11 a.m. Learn songs and rhymes!
Messy Play
craft activity
For children, ages 2-3, with adult
Mondays at 2 p.m.
Have fun painting and making crafts!
Cat, Hat, Sat
rhyming words activity time
For children ages 3-4, with adult,
Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
Play rhyming games!
Playgroup
activity
For children ages birth-5 years, with adult,
Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Play with toys and enjoy music!
Walk-in Craft
For school age children, K-5
Tuesday afternoons at 4:30
p.m.
One hour of craft fun! No registration required!
Special
Programs
Dr. Seuss lunch
party
Tuesday, March 2, 12 p.m. for children, ages birth-5.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Little Shop of Science
Thursdays, March 4 (color), March 11 (water), March 18
(polymers), March 25 (static electricity) at 4:30 p.m.
For children, ages 5-11. Children will conduct hands-on
experiments!
Musical program featuring
Miss Amy
For children, ages birth-7, with adult.
Friday March 5 at 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Bilingual storytime
For children, ages 2-6, with adult.
Wednesday, March 10 at
1 p.m.
Stories followed by crafts and snacks!
Music and Movement with
Kelly’s Kids
For children ages birth-7 with adult
Friday, March 12 at 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the
Friends of the Library.
Reading Dog
Sundays, March 14 and 28 at 3 p.m.
Children can
read to a dog and an interested audience. Non-readers can
listen to other children read. All ages!
Sing-A-Long with Pat
McKinley
For children, ages birth -7, with adult
Friday, March 19 at 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Friends
of the Library.
Kids' MusicRound
For children ages birth-7, with adult
Thursday, March 25 at 11 a.m.
Yoga for Children
Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m.
Children of all
abilities are welcome to attend.
Sponsored by the Friends of
the Library.
Teen Tech Week
Week of March 7-13
Learn, Create, Share @Your
Library
This week take advantage of our nonprint resources,
such as DVDs, music, audiobooks, gaming and more!
Learn how
to use the library’s databases, which can easily help with
homework assignments, Tuesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Teens play Wii
games, Wednesday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m.
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