July 2016 - Cumberland County Library

July 2016
Serving All of Cumberland County
Cumberland County Library
“Alex & the Kaleidoscope”
on Thursday, July 7
800 East Commerce Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
856- 453-2210
www.CCLNJ.org
Inside This Issue:
July 2016 Children’s Programs
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July 2016 Computer Classes
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July 2016 Yoga Schedule
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Arts & Culture
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Library News
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Closings
Monday, July 4 —Independence Day
On Thursday, July 7, from 11am to noon, the Cumberland County Library Summer Reading Program will present “Alex & the Kaleidoscope”,
an interactive musical performance for the entire family! “Alex & the Kaleidoscope” is an interactive music entertainment brand, targeted for
children 4-8 years old, that encourages and inspires kids to celebrate
and learn through the power of songs, fun facts and adventures to interesting places around the world.
Library Hours
Monday-Wednesday
10am-8pm
Thursday & Friday
9am-5pm
Saturday
9am-5pm
Sunday
Closed
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July 2016 Children’s
Programs
July 1, 1:30pm The BFG Movie Outing at Regal Movie Theater Cumberland Mall. Join us in watching
The BFG. All are welcome. Meet at: Regal Movie Theater 3849 South Delsea Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360.
Participants are responsible for individual ticket sales,
refreshments, and transportation; must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Miss Christina
at 856-453-2210, x110 for details.
July 5, 12, 19, 26, (Repeat sessions) 10:30am-noon &
6-7pm Children’s Summer Reading Group Activity.
(5th) Fire Safety Event. Fairton Fire Company will visit
at the library! See a fire truck and meet a real firefighter! (12th) Ice Cream Day! Learn how to make ice cream! (19th) Degas Day. Read about and
Caption describing
create a Degas-themed art. (26th) Chocolate Candy Bar Bingo! Bring favorite candy and join
picture or graphic.
the fun!
in
July 7, 11-noon Special Musical Performance: Alex & the Kaleidoscope! Interactive show for all ages!
July 8, 15, 22, 11-2pm Reading at the Zoo. Join us for story time and interactive show at the
hanzick Zoo. Bring a bagged lunch. Meet at: 45 Mayor Aiken Drive, Bridgeton, NJ 08302.
Co-
“To catch the reader's attention,
place an interesting sentence or
July 9, 9:30-11:30am Family Coloring at the Library. Take a creative break with coloring.
2-3pm Tie Dye T-Shirt Fun! Bring a white t-shirt and have fun with tie dye.
quote from the story here.”
July 11, 25, 6-7pm Furry Tales at the S.P.C.A. Check out a library book and read to a furry friend at
the Cumberland County S.P.C.A. Earn a Yogo Factory frozen treat! All ages are welcome. Meet at:
1244 North Delsea Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360.
July 13, 10:30-11:30am Li’l Listeners Summer Reading. Story and snack.
1-3pm 4-H Special: Gardening Fun.
July 14, 28, 10:30-noon Staying Fit Day with Zumba Fitness and Reading Games. Come dressed
for exercise fun, reading games, and crafts.
July 18, 2-3pm Teens Summer Reading Group Activity. Bring your summer reading novels to discuss, and pizza event.
July 20, 27, 10:30-11:30am Li’l Listeners. Story and snack.
1-3pm Learn with Gardening.
July 26, 6-7pm Chocolate Candy Bar Bingo Family Fun Night!
July 30, 1-2pm Reading Garden Story Time.
2:30-4pm Gamer Time. Wii Sports games and family board games.
Caption describing
picture or graphic.
Wear your summer reading t-shirts on days with a star.
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July 2016 Computer Classes
July 1, 16, 3-4:30pm Keyboarding. Learn to type with the Famous Mavis Beacon
Teaches Typing program.
July 5, 6-7:30pm Excel 2013 Basics. Sorting and filtering data.
July 6, 6-7:30pm Excel 2013–Entering Data. Learn how to enter and modify
data and more.
July 7, 10-11:30am Keyboarding. Learn to type with the Famous Mavis Beacon
Teaches Typing program.
July 11, 6-7pm Word 2013 Basics. Create the Table of Contents, insering index,
adding captions.
July 12, 3-4:30pm Excel-2013—Basics I. Learn the basics of Excel: the start
screen, backstage view, Quick Access toolbar, the Ribbon, multiple types of cursors and what they are used for, worksheets and more.
July 12, 6-7:30pm Word 2013 Advanced. Mass mailing using Word (the Mail
Merge Ribbon).
July 13, 3-4:30pm Excel 2013—Basics II. This is a continuation of Excel Basics I.
July 18, 6-7:30pm PowerPoint 2013 Basics. Create and animate your slideshow.
Save it as a Video file. Then take it home with you. You need to bring a memory
stick to this class.
July 19, 6-7:30pm Outlook 2013 Basics. Using Outlook and basic e-mail operations.
July 20, 6-7:30pm Internet Basics. What is the Internet? What do I need to access
the Internet? Review how to type in web addresses. Search the Internet and more.
July 21, 3-4:30pm PowerPoint 2013 Basics. Learn the basics of PowerPoint. The
start screen, backstage view, quick access toolbar, the Ribbon, creating a presentation, saving, slide basics, notes and more.
July 25, 3-4:30pm Word 2013—Basics I. Learn the basics of Word: create a
document, save, cut, copy, paste, using templates and more.
July 26, 3-4:30pm Word 2013—Basics II. This
is a continuation of Word 2013 Basics I.
July 26, 6-7:30pm Excel 2013 Basics. The
Function library, working with formulas in Excel.
July 29, 9:30– 11am Keyboarding. Learn to
type with the Famous Mavis Beacon Teaches
Typing program.
For further information about the content of the
classes, call 856-453-2210, ext.107. Classes are
held on the first floor of the library which is handicapped accessible via a ramp with railing at the
main entrance to the library. The library’s website, www.CCLNJ.org, will provide further information on additional services and programs.
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New Book Arrivals
at Cumberland
County Library!
Come and check out our
new book arrivals, including such bestsellers
as 15th Affair by James
Patterson, The Pursuit
by Janet Evanovich, Dishonorable Intentions by
Stuart Woods, and many
more!
July 2016 Yoga Schedule
Mondays— July 11,18*, 25 10:30am
*Yoga Nidra on July 18 will extend end of class to 11:45am
(Yoga Nidra, or “divine sleep,” is a guided meditation)
Wednesdays—July 13, 20, 27
6:30pm
Donations are accepted for the instructor.
If it your first class, please arrive 15 minutes early to sign
in and register with the yoga teacher.
For more information, call 856-453-2210.
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Free tickets for Sonic
Evolution will soon
be available online
and in the Library.
Free tickets for Madame C.J. Walker: A
Self Made Woman,
and Thomas Jefferson and Alexander
Hamilton: Conflict
and the Constitution
will soon be available
online. Check out our
Facebook page, website, and future issues of this newsletter for details!
Coming to the Luciano Theatre at the
Guaracini Performing Arts Center in
Vineland on September 18 is an exciting educational performance for families,
Sonic Evolution, by the well-known
musical ensemble Cello Fury! Check out
our Facebook page, website, and future
issues of this newsletter for details!
Funding has been made possible in part
by the New Jersey State Council on the
Arts / Department of State, the National
Endowment for the Arts, and the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders through the Cumberland County
Cultural & Heritage Commission.
The Library is happy to once again be hosting performances by the talented actor/scholars from American Historical Theatre!
Coming to the Library on Saturday, August
27 at 2pm will be the program Madame C.J.
Walker: A Self Made Woman, an hourlong, one-person play about the remarkable
life of the famous entrepreneur, starring Dr.
Daisy Century (pictured at right).
Coming to the Library on Saturday, October
1 at 2pm will be Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton: Conflict and the Constitution, an hour-long two-person play
(our first ever from AHT!) dramatizing the
conflicting ideas of two of our Founding Fathers, starring Steve Edenbo (pictured at far
left) as Jefferson and Eben Kuhns (pictured
at near left) as Hamilton.
Funding has been made possible in part by
the New Jersey Historical Commission/Department of State, and the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders
through the Cumberland County Cultural &
Heritage Commission.
Coming to the Library this November: The Epistle of Resiliency
Travelling Haitian Children’s Art Exhibit! The exhibit will be
in the gallery and exhibit case all November, and there will be an
opening reception on Saturday, November 5 at 2pm.
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On Purple Tie Dye Night, the Cumberland County Library’s
Children’s Club celebrated the birthday of the recording artist
Prince. They learned the art of tie-dyeing and different techniques for creating designs with purple fabric dye.
Join the Cumberland County
Library Li’l Listeners Club on
Wednesdays for Story Time,
10:30-11:30am at the library.
Each story read counts towards 1000 Books Before
Kindergarten, a program
for young readers. Call Miss
Christina to inquire and register for the program at 856453-2210 x110.
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The Cumberland County Anti-Bullying Youth Poetry
Slam Showcase was a success! The group dedicated
their performances in loving memory of Amy Joyner Francis who lost her life due to bullying. The performers did a
great job reading the poems they wrote. Each performer
made their voices heard with confidence in saying “no” to
bullying. A musical performance was shared by Naomi
Jones. Thank you to Bogart’s Bookstore and Café in Millville for welcoming our group and hosting us!
The Cumberland
County Library youth
celebrated dads for
Fathers Day weekend by creating a 3D
wooden car. They
learned how to create
a 3D design, and in
the afternoon they
read to real heroes,
our veterans.
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On Wednesday, June 29,
the Cumberland County
Li’l Listeners Club read
stories and learned about
the first flag! They colored
a Betsy Ross Flag picture
to celebrate the Fourth of
July! Here, from left to
right, Lissy, Sinai, and Julian show off their pictures.
On Wednesday, June 8, the Cumberland
County Li’l Listeners had fun with
reading and painting. Ms. Christina read
This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard
Byrne and the children enjoyed the picture book Flora and the Peacocks by
Molly Idle. Here, from left to right, Alyssa,
Conner, and Summer proudly share their
artwork.
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