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West Windsor Branch Calendar

Mercer County Library System’s Adult and Family Programs
September 2010
All Branches will be closed Saturday, September 4; Sunday, September 5; and Monday, September 6. for Labor Day weekend.
Sunday Hours (12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at Lawrence, Ewing, Hickory Corner & West Windsor Branches begin September 12

Gallery
Drawings by Keenu Hale, September 1-30, 2010

Small Business Development Center Workshop: Products & Services
Thursday, September 9, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Amateur Photo Contest “A perfect Day…”
Entries due Friday, September 10
Photos must be submitted on CD, flash drive, or online in jpeg format, not more than 1MB in size to nmathur@mcl.org. All entries must have a caption. All prize winning entries will be displayed in the main lobby of the library.

Socrates’ Café
Monday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Participants pose questions, listen to others, raise challenges, and consider alternative answers. Background in philosophy is not required and no advance preparation necessary.

New Jersery Writers’ Society Meeting
Monday, September 13, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
All are welcome to come and enjoy challenges of becoming a better writer, defeating writer’s block and perfecting a craft. No advance registration.

Friends of the Library Board Meeting
Monday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m.

How to Start a Business: A-Z
Small Business Development Center Workshop
Thursday, September 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Job Search Strategies for Older Adults
Thursday, September 16, at 7:00 p.m.
Presented by the Princeton Senior Resource Center.
Strategies for competing in the new work place, updating your skills, networking, dealing with ageism, job searching on the internet and avoiding job scams.

Maximizing Your Volunteer Experience
How to find the right volunteer opportunity and make the most of it.
Wednesday, September 22 at 3:00 p.m.
Learn how to connect to the many opportunities available and find the one(s) that will best meet your personal and professional goals. Presented by Adrienne Rubin, Executive Director of VolunteerConnect, the volunteer center in the greater Mercer County area.

Book Club
No meeting in September

Computer Classes
Limited seating. Call the Reference Desk at 275-8901 for Information or to register. All Classes are in Room 4.

Excel: Monday, September 13, 6:00-7:00 p.m. & Thursday, September 16, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Excel II: Monday, September 13, 7:00-8:00 p.m. & Thursday, September 16, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
PowerPoint: Monday, September 13, 8:00-9:00 p.m. & Thursday, September 16, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Word: Saturday, September 11, 10:00-11:30 a.m. & Thursday, September 9, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Word II: Thursday, September 9, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Basic PC Skills: Thursday, September 9, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Program Calendar for Children - September 2010

All programs are walk-in except when noted.

The Library will be closed on Monday, September 6, for Labor Day. Beginning on September 12, the Library will be open on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. until 5 pm.

Welcome to September at the library. Fall is here, time for starting school, picking apples, and for visiting your library. We are happy to welcome a new children’s librarian, Dragana Drobnjak, to the youth services department. Dragana will offer three brand new programs: Family Storytime; Weird Science; and D.I.Y. Art. Don’t miss the Indian Classical Music Demo Class. Magician Dennis Thomas will present the “Fun For All Magic Show.” Teens, be sure to enter the Banned Books Week Review/Raffle (ages 13 & up). Complete a review about a book that has been banned or challenged in the last three years (list available at the Reference Desk from Saturday, September 25 through Saturday, October 2). There will be a Random drawing of three winners, prizes to be announced. See you at the Library.

New Programs

D.I.Y. Art (for ages 8 to 11)
Participants will be encouraged to explore an art medium of choice to create an art piece. Emphasis will be placed on the creative art process, not the final product.
Thursday, September 9, 16, 23, 30, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
No registration required.

Weird Science (ages 4 to 6 )
This program is geared towards preschool science. Each session will follow a theme, for which we will read stories, observe experiments and create crafts.
Tuesday, September 14 & 28, 4:15—5:00 p.m.
No registration required.

Family Storytime and Craft (designed for ages 4 and up, but all are welcome)
Bring your whole family to this weekly program geared for preschool aged kids. Adults, toddlers and school aged kids will also enjoy our stories and craft.
Sunday, September 19 & 26, 12:30—1:00 p.m.
No registration required.

Special Programs

Singalong with Pat McKinley (for all ages)
Friday, September 3, 10:30—11:00 a.m.
No registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library

Indian Classical Music Demo Class (ages birth to 5 years)
Introduces the fundamentals of Indian Classical Music—Sargams, alankars, ragas and taal, through playful puppets, vibrant visuals and rhythmic sounds
Tuesday, September 7, 5:00—5:45 p.m.
Registration required.

Chess Program (for 2nd to 5th grades)
Saturday, September 11, 18, and 25, 10:30—12 Noon
Bring your own chess board.
Weekly registration required.

Dennis Thomas Fun For All Magic Show (Age 3 & up)
Sunday, September 12, 1:45—2:30 p.m.
No registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library

Studio Scrawl: The College Application Essay (HS Seniors only)
A writing workshop & information session lead by a Senior Admissions Counselor at Rutgers University
Tuesday, September 14, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Registration Required beginning September 1

Princeton Review’s College Admissions Seminar (Grades 10-12 and parents)
Saturday, September 18, 10:00-11.30 a.m.
Registration Required beginning September 1

Banned Books Week Review/Raffle (ages 13 & up)
Complete a review about a book that has been banned or challenged in the last three years (list available at the Reference Desk)
Saturday, September 25 through Saturday, October 2
Random drawing of three winners, prizes to be announced.+

Kelly’s Kids (ages 1-24 months)
Monday, September 27, 10:30-11:00 a.m.
No Registration Required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library

Teen Craft: Sticky Note Books (ages 12 & up)
Monday, September 27, 4:30—5:15 p.m.
Registration required beginning September 13

Teen Movie (age 13 & up, 6th & 7th graders with parental permission)
Clash of the Titans (PG-13, 106 minutes)
Wednesday, September 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
No Registration Required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library

Regular Monthly Programs

Sing & Play (designed for children 1 mo. To 5 years, but everyone is welcome)
Sing-along program with guitar and CD music and lots of audience participation.
10:30 a.m., Friday, September 10 & 17
No registration required

Books and Babies (ages 1 to 24 months) (30 minutes)
A program of songs, rhymes, movement and simple stories designed to introduce under twos and infants to the library.
10:30 a.m., Monday, September 13 & 20
No registration required

Toddler Story and Craft (ages 2- 4) (30 minutes)
10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 7, 14, 21 & 28
10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 8, 15, 22 & 29
The Tuesday and Wednesday Toddler classes will have the same craft and the same stories. Please attend only one toddler class.
No registration required.

Preschool Story and Craft (ages 4-6)
Tuesday, September 7 & 21, 4:15—5:00 p.m.
No registration required.

Picture Books and Craft (ages 3 to 5) (30 minutes)
Stories followed by a craft.
10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 9, 16, 21 and 30
No registration required.

Circle Story Time: Stories, Games, Music & Craft (ages 4-6)
Monday, September 13 & 20, 6:30—7:15 p.m.
Registration required (limited to 20 children)

West Windsor Branch Youth Calendar


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