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LITTLE SILVER LIBRARY
Newsletter
August 2024
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Operating Hours
Monday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:30 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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There's plenty to do at the library this summer. Join us for a travelogue and learn about the fascinating monoliths of Easter Island, presented by Mary Ann Smorra. Or venture across town to the newly renovated Woman's Club and meet local author Melissa Ziobrio, who will present her latest book about Fort Monmouth. | | |
Movie Matinee: "Boys in the Boat" | | |
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Thursday,
August 15 at 1:00 PM
Based on the best-selling book by Daniel James Brown, "The Boys in the Boat" is an inspirational sports drama about the underdog rowing team from the University of Washington who competed for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
The film runs 123 minutes, and is rated PG-13.
Registration not required.
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Friday, August 23
11:00 am
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Join us in the library for a travelogue about Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. Georgian Court Professor Emerita Mary Ann Smorra will share her experience visiting this isolated and magical island. Learn about the majesty of the monolithic moai that distinguish this island.
Registration not required.
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Meet the Author: Melissa Ziobro | | |
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Monday, August 26 at 6:30 pm | |
Author Melissa Ziobro will present her latest book, "Fort Monmouth: The U.S. Army's House of Magic" in the spacious Little Silver Woman's Club.
All are welcome to attend! Books will be available for purchase.
Registration is not required.
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Decorate your own Canvas Pouch | | |
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Week starting Monday, Aug. 29
Grades 5 and older are invited to drop-in the library to color a canvas pouch. Markers and paint pens will be provided!
A limited supply of pouches will be available starting Monday, August 29, and will be available throughout the week, until we run out!
Registration not required.
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Meet us outside every Tuesday morning for storytime! Programs will be held on the borough lawn (weather permitting). Bring a towel or blanket to sit on!
Join us inside for crafts and other activities. Storytime will move inside for inclement weather.
No need to register.
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Tuesday,
August 27
10:15 - 10:45 am
Reading specialist/yoga instructor Molly Fox returns to the library for yoga storytime!
Registration is required. Call to reserve your spot (starting August 20).
Ages 3 and older.
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Tuesdays,
11:00 to 11:30 am
Join Ms. Danya in the Children's Room for fun crafts for all ages.
Registration is not required.
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Available in the Children's Room
Join
We have a new, seasonal craft every week!
Stop by to pick up one up. Available in the Children's Room while supplies last!
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New StoryWalk® at Sickles Playground | |
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. | |
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Visit our newest StoryWalk® at Sickles Playground!
"Peppa Pig and the Nature Walk," is a sweet adventure story with some fun nature facts "peppered" throughout the book!
Little Silver Library has collaborated with Little Silver Recreation to bring another StoryWalk® book to our community. n
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Non-Fiction/History Book Club | | |
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Monday,
September 9,
at 6:30 pm
The Non-Fiction/History Book Club is reading “Founding Mothers,” by Cokie Roberts.
The group will discuss the book at their next meeting on Monday, September 9 at 6:30 pm.
You may contact the library at 732-747-9649 to borrow a copy of the book.
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New Display: Concorde, Intrepid and More | | |
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Check out our newest display, a collection of models, books and memorabilia about the the Intrepid, Space Shuttle, Concorde and other military and Navy vessels.
Library patron Mary Ann Corrigan has generously shared these fascinating items collected by her late husband Fontaine Piper Ph.D., who served in the Navy and later worked at the Intrepid Museum after a career as a college professor.
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Museum Passes: Spotlight on
Monmouth Museum
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Library passes are available first-come, first-served, and quantities are limited.
For more information about our museum passes, click here.
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Need a rainy day activity? Pick up passes to the Monmouth Museum.
The Becker STEAM Wing is open to all ages, and features fossils, dinosaurs, a recycled arts studio, and more.
Check out the museum's Garrett Reisman Center for Air & Space, which opened in 2023. Climb into a replica Friendship 7 capsule and learn about John Glenn’s orbit around the Earth, or try an astronaut simulator.
Check the museum website for exhibit hours.
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Free Math Tutoring in the Library | | |
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Sign up for free math tutoring in the library: second grade math through AP calculus AB.
Little Silver resident Ashwin Kolli-Johnson, a rising sophomore at High Technology HS, has volunteered to share his math expertise this summer.
Sign up for an introductory call through this link: https://calendly.com/ashwink1124.
Email Ashwin with questions: ashwink1124@gmail.com.
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French Lessons August 5 & 12 | | |
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Join Nathalie Decker for the last two of our free French lessons.
Meet in the library Monday, August 5 and 12 at 4:30 pm.
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