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Mercer County Library
System’s Adult and Family Programs
February 2010
Sunday Hours at Lawrence, West Windsor, Ewing and Hickory Corner Branches:
12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
February Holidays: Lincoln’s Birthday: Friday, February 12:
Lawrence, West Windsor, Ewing and Hickory Corner will be
Open until 5:00 p.m.; President’s Day: Monday, February 15,
2010: All
branches closed
Gallery
Chinese Wood Carvings by Mingyi Chiu, February 1-28
Socrates’
Café
Monday, February 1 at 7 pm
Participants pose questions, listen to others, raise
challenges, and consider alternative answers. Background in
philosophy is not required and no advance preparation is
necessary. Registration is limited to 15.
English Conversation Class
For ESL Students.
Friday, February 5, 12 & 10, 1:15-2:45 p.m.
Lunar New Year
Celebration
Saturday, February 6, 2-4 p.m.
Ethnic fashion show, music, activities, crafts &
refreshments for all ages. Sponsored by the Friends of the
Library
New Jersery Writers’
Society Meeting
Monday, February 8, 6:30-8 p.m.
All are welcome to come and enjoy challenges of becoming a
better writers, defeating writer’s block and perfecting the
craft. No advance registration.
Justice: A Dialogue
Through Film
Monday, February 8, 7 p.m.
The Black History Month program, made possible by the New
Jersey Council for the Humanities. Filmmaker David Davidson
and scholar Dr. Mark Krasovic, the Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers-Newark Institute
on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience, will
introduce the film A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown
School, and lead a discussion following the screening. The
program is co-sponsored by the WW-P African American Parents
Support Group and West Windsor Arts Council. Everyone is invited to attend.
Sappho’s Café: The Non-Book
Club
Saturday, February 13, 2-4 p.m.
Come and read poems, plays, stories, and essays. Please
register: 799-0462.
Local Author Talk: A Memoir of a
Country That Does Not Exist
Anymore
Saturday, February 13, 3 p.m.
Jasha M. Levi will read, discuss and sign copies of his
book, The Last Exile: The Tapestry of a Life.
Copies are
available for the purchase through the Friends of the
Library.
Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale
Tuesday, March 2 through Sunday, March 8. Please see the
flier for details.
Computer Classes
Limited seating. Call the Reference Desk at 275-8901 for Information or to
register. All Classes are in Room 4.
Excel: Monday, February 1, 6-7 pm & Thursday, February 4,
1-2 pm
Excel II: Monday, February 1, 7-8 pm & Thursday, February 4,
2-3 pm
Excel III: Monday, February 1, 8-9 pm & Thursday, February
4, 3-4 pm
Word: Saturday, February 13, 10-11:30 am & Thursday,
February 11, 2-3 pm
Word II: Thursday, February 11, 3-4 pm
Basic PC: Thursday, February 11, 1-2 pm
Program Calendar
for Children - February 2010
All
programs are walk-in except when noted.
On Friday,
February 12, the Library Branch is open from 9:30 am to 5:00
pm in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday. On Monday, February
15, the Library Branch is closed for Presidents Day.
Welcome to
February in the Youth Services Department! Here are some
highlights: All ages are invited to participate in the
Annual Lunar New Year Celebration complete with a fashion
show, musical entertainment, crafts, and refreshments.
Elementary school children can meet a Newfoundland Rescue
Dog named Rocky, and discover how this breed helps people in
distress. Young adults are invited to create interesting
projects with duck tape. And finally, be sure to get in the
Valentine spirit by entering the candy heart estimation
contest beginning on February 1. See you at the Library!
Special
Programs
Candy Heart Estimation
Contest (for grades 1 to 12)
Guess the number of candy hearts in a jar. Winner takes the
candy.
Contest begins February 1 and ends February 26
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library
Duck Tape Projects
(grades 6 to 12)
Make a wallet, lunch bag, flip flops, or your own creation,
using Duck Tape
Tuesday, February 2, 4:00-5:30 pm
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library
Registration required.
Watercolor Painting Class
(ages 4 to 8)
Learn the basics of watercolor painting taught by a local
artist
Thursday, February 4, 4:15-5:15 pm
Registration required.
Annual Lunar New Year
Celebration (all ages)
Ethnic Fashion Show, Chinese Musical Instruments,
Activities, Crafts, and Refreshments
Saturday, February 6, 2:00-4:00 pm
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library
No Registration required.
Teen Movie: GI Joe: Rise
of the Cobra (ages 13 & up)
Rated PG-13, 118 minutes
Thursday, February 11, 6:30 pm
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library
No registration required.
Singalong with Pat McKinley
(all ages)
Friday, February 5, 10:30-11:00 am
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library
No registration required.
Meet a Newfoundland Dog named
Rocky (grades K-3, siblings welcome)
Learn about the breed famous for rescuing people in distress
Stories and craft included
Wednesday, February 17, 4:15-5:15 pm
Registration recommended.
Writers’ Club
(for 4th – 8th graders) PROGRAM IS
FULL
Thursday, February 18, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Registration required. (YA notebook at Circulation Desk)
Hindi Bilingual Class and
Craft with Ms. Gita will not be held
during January and February. Classes will resume in March,
2010.
Regular
Monthly Programs
Sing &
Play with Susan Flacks (all ages) (30 minutes).
A sing-along program with guitar and CD music. Action songs
and finger plays encourage audience participation.
10:30 am, Friday, February 19 & 26
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. (This
program is one-on-one with your child. Each child must be accompanied by
an adult).
10:30 am, Monday, February 1, 8, and 22
No registration required.
Toddler Story
and Craft (ages 2- 4) (30 minutes)
Age appropriate stories, songs, and craft.
10:30 am, Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16, and 23 10:30 am,
Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, and 24
The Tuesday and Wednesday Toddler classes will have the same
craft and the same stories. Please attend only one toddler
class.
No registration required.
Picture Books
and Craft (ages 3 to 5) (30 minutes)
Stories followed by a craft.
10:30 am, Thursday, February 4, 11, 18 & 25
No registration required.
Preschool
Story and Craft (ages 4 - 6) (45 minutes)
Picture book stories, music, and a simple craft. Parents and
caregivers are asked to remain with the children during the
craft portion of the program.
4:15 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 9, 16, and 23 (Note time
change)
No registration required.
Evening
Storytime & Craft (ages 4 & up) (45 minutes)
Picture books & a longer craft project.
6:30 pm, Monday, February 8 & 22
No registration required.
West Windsor Branch Youth Calendar
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