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Used Book Sale
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library - April 17, 9 to 4 and Sun,
April 18, 1 to 4.
The annual used book sale
is coming! There will be great values in books for adults and kids
at very reasonable prices. The library will begin accepting donations
of books in good condition on March 17. Please, if you wouldn't buy
it yourself, don't give it to us. Books in poor condition create
a disposal problem for the library.
Bookmark Contest Award Winners - Prizes
will be presented on Sunday, March 21, 2:30 p.m. at the library.
All invited!
Creative Fair Lawn kids
have again designed original bookmarks for the Maurice M. Pine Library
in a contest sponsored by the Fair Lawn schools and the Friends of the
Library. And the winners are!
Forrest School -
Anvitha Manepalli (Kindergarden), Emily Cevallos (Grade 1), Kaitlyn Cohen
(Grade 2), Emily Meerholz (Grade 3), Lily Chorlian (Grade 4), Emma R. Schwartz
(Grade 5).
Lyncrest School -
Denise Vaque (Kindergarten ), Vama Shah (Grade 1), Isabella Stoll (Grade
2), Emi Patino-Kishigami (Grade 3), Nazia Shaheed (Grade 4), Melissa Knopf
(Grade 5).
Milnes School -Deeptha
Koppala (Kindergarten), Ashley Wilde (Grade 1), Lanz Labit (Grade
2), Timothy Jankovskis (Grade 3), Angela Raji (Grade 4), Nari Seo (Grade
5).
Radburn School -Aviv
Magen-Hast (Kindergarten), Emma Suzuki (Grade 1), Ashley Rue (Grade 2),
Julia Holzsager (Grade 3), Ryan Rue (Grade 4), Gillian Katz (Grade 5).
Warren Point School
-no entries Kindergarten, Michael Zdorovyak (Grade 1), Ryan Del Rio (Grade
2), Alessia Ramirez (Grade 3), Lucas Distefano (Grade 4), Jessica
Ippolito (Grade 5)
Westmoreland School
- Ryan Ruggiero (Kindergarten), Jessica Barsky (Grade 1), Christina Nahas
(Grade 2),Emily McGarry (Grade 3), Alexandra Dittmar (Grade 4), Jaleel
Johnson (Grade 5)
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Batiks by Susan
Itkin will be on display from March 14 to April
19, 2010 in the Gallery. There will be an artist’s reception on
Sunday, March 14, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. All are invited. |
Art by Lenny
Pisaniello in the Display
Case in March. An "Exhibit of Self-Taught, Outsider Art" by
Fair Lawn resident Leonard "Lenny" Pisaniello features colorful colored
pencil and ink drawings |
Children's
Winter/Spring storytimes
Super Stories on Tuesdays
through
May 4:00-4:45 p.m. OR 7:00-7:45 pm for Grades K and up. No
registration necessary
Favorite stories both old
and new will be shared with related crafts and activities during this weekly
program.
Come into the Children's
Room or visit the Kids' Page for details on
other programs
Kids Special
Programs
Experimental
Science
Monday, March 15, 4:00-5:00
p.m. Grades K and Up
Learn about different scientific
principles as we conduct simple experiments with every day materials right
before your eyes. No registration is required. |
Spring Fling
Tuesday, April 13, 2:00-2:45
p.m. Grades K and Up
What better way to spend
your spring vacation than to celebrate spring! Spring related stories,
games, crafts and activities will be combined to make your imagination
soar. No registration is required. |
Readers Roundtable
Book Group, Thursday, April 1, 2:00 p.m. For
Adults
"Peace Like a River"
by Leif Enger is the next title the library's book group will
discuss on Thurs, April 1 at 2:00 p.m. "Enger tells the story of eleven-year-old
Reuben Land, an asthmatic boy who has reason to believe in miracles. Along
with his sister and father, Reuben finds himself on a cross-country search
for his outlaw older brother who has been controversially charged with
murder. Their journey is touched by serendipity and the kindness of strangers,
and its remarkable conclusion shows how family, love, and faith can stand
up to the most terrifying of enemies, the most tragic of fates." Click
for more reviews. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation
Desk. New members are always welcomed. If there is sufficient
interest, an evening discussion will be held on Tues, April 6 at 7 p.m.
Please call Leslie Kruegel (201) 796-3400, ex. 5. if you want to attend
the evening group.
Friends of the
Library will meet Tues, March 9, 7:30 p.m.
in the Director's Office for their annual reorganization meeting.
All welcome. The Library Board
will meet Weds, March 24, 8:00 p.m. in the Director's Office.
Meetings are open to the public.
Tax Help for Seniors
with Uncomplicated Forms
AARP volunteers will offer
free tax help appointments and electronic filing for Seniors and others
with low income and uncomplicated forms on Weds & Thurs beginning Feb
10. Help is by appointment ONLY. Call (201) 796-3400 to make
an appointment. The library also distributes many federal tax forms
and will help taxpayers find additional forms on the Internet and will
print them at 10 cents per page. New Jersey is not distributing forms
through libraries any longer.
eBooks now available on ListenNJNW
The Highlands digital partnership
is pleased to announce that eBooks are now available at ListenNJNW
or through the BCCLS website
. At present these eBooks are compatible with the Sony Reader or
the Nook. The starter eBook collection contains 116 titles. You can choose
a loan period of 10, 14 or 21 days AND eBooks can be returned before the
due date!!! Please view the demo and read the help screens for instructions.
And the ListenNJNW site now has links to Social networking sites Facebook
and Twitter so you can share your reading pleasures.
Thanks to the Weissbard Family
A wonderful donation of
toys, games and art supplies have been made to the library's Children's
Room in memory of Laurie Weissbard. Through this donation her loving
spirit will continue to be felt by the youth of Fair Lawn.
ESL Tutoring Program
at the Library
The
library is offering English language conversation classes for Fair Lawn
residents who would like to improve their speaking skills. Students
will work with an individual tutor and meet at the library at a time arranged
by the student and teacher. If you are interested in being a student
or tutor, come to the Reference Desk at the library to fill our a form.
Please call Leslie Kruegel at (201) 796-3400, ex. 5. for further information.
Easy English News
for new readers of English
The Friends of the Library
have purchased a subscription to Easy English News. If you or someone
you know is learning English please come to the Reference/Information Desk
on Level D for a copy. The purpose of the paper is to help ESL students
learn about the language, culture, customs, laws and government of the
U.S.
Meet our new
Teen webpage and blog - libraryteenz
Click
over and visit our new Teen webpage and blog designed by Mary Kirsch, library
staff member and MLS student. She included lots of opportunity to
participate and great reading selections, as well as information on teen
activities here at the library.
The Library joins
the 21st century with its own blog
Visit
our new blog at http://mauricempinelibrary.blogspot.com
Check our blog frequently for more news about library happenings, interesting
books, and sources of information you can use! You can even sign
up for posts and leave comments.
Book Sale raises
$1,736 for Library
The Friends Book sale on
April 18 and 19 raised $1,736 for the Children's Room summer reading program
this year. Thanks to all our wonderful friends and volunteers who
staffed the sale, and the community for donating and purchasing the books.
We couldn't have done it without you!
Friends of the
Library meets Sept - June on
the second
Tuesday of each month in the Library Director's office, 7:30 p.m.
Each year the Friends annual
meeting providese a wrap-up of activities during the previous year. Last
year the Friends raised over $4,500 from membership contributions and the
annual used booksale. This money was used for "extras" such as supporting
the Children's Summer Reading program, the BookPage subscription, and the
motion picture license. The Friends meet at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month at the library. Please consider joining and attending.Click
to read more and for a membership form.
We Celebrated
the Library's 75th Anniversary with an Open House on May 4, 2:00 to 4:00
p.m.
75
years ago a spirited group headed by Dr. Maurice M. Pine started the library
with a small collection of books in a room next to his office. The
following year the Mayor and Council provided a room in the Municipal Building
and, in 1944, the library came under municipal control. Since then
the library has grown, supported by Fair Lawn citizens, to become one of
the best in the county.
On
Sunday, May 4, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. we had a wonderful celebration with
entertainment, refreshments, presentations about the library, chances to
win gift baskets, and children's activities. The library was mobbed and
everyone had a great time. We couldn't have a better community!
Thanks to all who volunteered, staff members, Friends of the Library, members
of the press, and everyone who came to share our celebration. Click
to see lots of photos on a remote site.
Please
visit the library's 75th
Anniversary website
designed by staff member Mary Kirsch. You'll find lots of
interesting facts and pictures about our library's history.
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