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Please register for all programs in advance. Registration opens beginning three weeks prior to start date.
erchantville Branch
SignUp @ camdencountylibrary.org/events or call 856-665-3128.
By Allie Phelan, Children's Librarian, Gloucester Twp branch
Adults
Merchantville Film Forum
Adults 18 and older
Wednesdays, September 5, October 3,
November 7, 6:30 p.m.
Join other adults for screening and
discussion of classic films.
Bring your dinner in a sack.
We have the water and snack. Call for titles.
Little Ones Playgroup
Birth to 3 years and their caregivers
Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 12 noon
Meet our youngest members and make
new friends! We have
special books and toys too!
Philadelphia Zoo
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, December 5, 3:30 p.m.
See page 3 for details
Winter Stockings
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, December 12, 3:30 p.m.
We’ll provide lots of glue and glitter.
Read in the New Year
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, December 19, 3:30 p.m.
See page 3 for details
Cartoon Afternoon
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, December 26, 3:30 p.m.
Cartoons and snacks are the order of the
day.
Just Chillin’
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, January 2, 3:30 p.m.
Winter crafts and snacks.
Snow Man Party
Fractured Fairytales
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, January 9, 3:30 p.m.
Crafts and Snacks.
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, February 20, 3:30 p.m.
We’re dressing up to tell our tales.
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
National Pancake Day
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, January 16, 3:30 p.m.
We’re decorating sweatshirts to keep us
warm.
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, February 27, 3:30 p.m.
We’re serving up pancakes and reading
some stories!
Book Bingo
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, January 23, 3:30 p.m.
Everyone’s a Winner!!
Decoupage!
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, January 30, 3:30 p.m.
Make and take a vase.
Jewelry Craft
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, February 6, 3:30 p.m.
Make and take bracelets and necklaces.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Grades Pre-K – 5
Wednesday, February 13, 3:30 p.m.
Surprise interactive performance.
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What can a library system do for you more easily than one branch? Connect you to new people and
experiences! With eight branches to choose from--and one newsletter that informs you about all of them-patrons can easily pick and choose what tickles their
fancies. From baby story times to science fiction book
clubs, with the combined effort of all our
programming librarians, there's something for
everyone, and never too far away.
Here at the Gloucester Township branch, I know
many families who utilize multiple branches for extra
story times for their little ones. I've even been called
Miss Wendy (who runs programs for similiarly-aged
children at our Voorhees branch) on occasion! I
never take offense; I love that these children are
getting the socialization and stimulation they need.
Maggi Liebe Presents
Adults 18 and older
Wednesday, December 5, 4:30 p.m.
Make a Festive and Fragrant Pinecone
arrangement. Light refreshments served.
See page 00 for details.
Kids & Families
Library System Bridges the
Distance Between Townships
Member Libraries
John McPeak - Berlin Township
(856) 767-0439
Preschool Story Time
Ages 2 ½ - 5
Thursday, September 20, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Calling all Preschoolers! Do you enjoy
stories, songs, finger plays and a simple
craft? Please join us for this special
program designed especially for you.
Marie Fleche - Berlin Boro
(856) 767-2448
But this is a topic even closer to my heart, because
my daughter met her best friend at a library--not the
one I work for, and not the one in the town where we
live, but another of our branches, the South County
branch, where librarian Diana Fults runs a manga
and anime club for the teens and tweens. My
daughter Tasha is a voracious reader who loves
Japanese culture and wanted to check the club out,
so I took her and she had a great time. She then
began attending the gaming night there as well. At
these programs, she made several friends, one of
whom is Harleigh, a middle schooler who shares
many of her interests. The two girls later went to a
gaming convention in Ohio together (pictured), and
had a great time learning new games and meeting
new people.
Caption for photo: Harleigh (L) and Tasha (R) meet
Tasha loves the library system, and not because
a walking TARDIS at the Origins Gaming Fair in
you'll often find her with an armful of books. "Going Columbus, OH
to a lot of different library activities means that I
can meet a lot of different people who I can
become close with," she told me when I talked to
her about writing this article. She now has friends all over the county. And although I pay the price driving
her from friend to friend and activity to activity--parents know exactly what I'm talking about here, and it's
an equation something like gas + time = exhausted mama--how can I bring myself to mind? Her world is
bigger because of the library. Parents, teachers, and librarians like to talk about how books expand your
world, but library programs do too. I'm so happy to be part of a system, not just as a librarian who has all
the support she could ever want, but as a parent, who sees for her daughter more possibilities than she
ever dreamed.
Preschool Story Time
Ages 2 ½ - 5
Thursday, January 17, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Calling all preschoolers! Come warm up
and enjoy this program of stories, songs,
finger plays, and a simple craft
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