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A monthly newsletter to keep you informed.
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Please note that the library will be closed on Sundays in
August but will resume on Sundays after Labor Day!
Happy reading on these long summer days!
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Adult Summer Reading Program
Join our adult summer reading program & earn chances to win a variety of prizes. For each book you read or listen to, complete a raffle ticket and place it in the jar. Weekly prizes will be drawn every Friday through August 16. Grand Raffle prizes will be drawn on August 23.
For full details and to register for upcoming events, stop by the library, call 201-891-4866, or visit the library website: wyckofflibrary.org
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Kid and Teen Summer Reading is for Everyone!
The Wyckoff Public Library welcomes the opportunity to serve children and teens of all abilities and engage them in reading, learning and exploring throughout the year. Please read the attached letter so that we can work together to create a positive experience for all participants.
For full details and to register for upcoming events, stop by the library, call 201-891-4866, or visit the library website: wyckofflibrary.org
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Write the Uncommon Common Application
Thursday, August 8, 6:30-8:00 pm
ATTENTION RISING JUNIORS & SENIORS Before you know it, YOU will be applying to college. The essay is the one tool that can elevate one student over another. It's not too early to learn the ins and outs of writing a compelling college essay. Deb Breslow, a published writer and Wyckoff-based College Essay Coach, will discuss the Common Application Personal Statement. *Jack Shinn of J. Shinn & Associates will be available to untangle the mysteries of filing the FAFSA form and CSS profile.
Please register on the event calendar at wyckofflibrary.org, at the reference desk or by calling the library at 201 891-4866, option 2.
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Learn More About Your 24/7
Digital Library
One-on-one half hour sessions on
Friday, August 9 from 2:00-3:00 or Wednesday, August 28 from 7:00-8:00 pm
Register at the reference desk or call/email Veronica at 201-891-4866, ext. 206
Stream or download books, movies & more anytime! All you need is your device & BCCLS library card.
Learn about our digital services and borrow ebooks, audiobooks, movies and more on your device! Feel free to bring your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
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Game Night for Adults and Teens
Tuesday, August 13, 6:30 pm
Do you love playing board games? Have you heard about games such as Pandemic, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Seven Wonders, Small World, or Carcassonne and wondered what they are all about? We will have a selection of board games and card games on hand to demonstrate and play. Experienced gamers will help you learn the rules.
Please register on the event calendar at wyckofflibrary.org, at the reference desk or by calling the library at 201 891-4866, option 2.
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The Artful Easel
Thursday, August 15, 4:00-6:00 pm
Paint and socialize. No art experience required!
We provide the creativity and take care of the details. Discover your inner artist while creating a work of art while using acrylic paints on canvas. There is no cost to participate and all materials are provided.
Pre-registration is required.
Please register on the event calendar at wyckofflibrary.org, at the reference desk or by calling the library at 201 891-4866, option 2.
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A Mission to Mars?
Viewing & Discussion
Tuesday, August 20 at 2:30 pm
View three thought-provoking video lectures and join a lively discussion about the pros and cons of travel to and possible settlement of Mars. Refreshments will be served.
Please register on the event calendar at wyckofflibrary.org, at the reference desk or by calling the library at 201 891-4866, option 2.
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Knitting Group At The Library
Second Friday of each month
Join us for a relaxing and social afternoon of knitting. Beginner and advanced knitters welcome!
Feel free to bring your current project. Registration is required and limited.
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Wyckoff Library Friends Book Group Meeting with Author
Tuesday, September 17, 7-8:30 pm
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Although the Book Club does NOT meet in August, we are excited about a special event planned for September.
Please join your friends and neighbors Tuesday September 17,
7-8:30 pm to discuss Lost Roses
by Martha Hall Kelly. The author will be available via Skype to answer questions for the group.
Limited copies of the book will be available to check out at the reference desk by 7/1/19. Registration will begin July 1, 2019 via our online calendar or at the Reference Desk.
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TEEN EVENTS FOR AUGUST
Summer Reading Club
Through August 30
1. Read or listen to books you choose
2. Record the pages in your log
3. Earn prizes and chances to enter tickets for the Grand Prize Baskets
Movie Night: Close Encounters from the Third Kind
Wednesday, August 7 from 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Teen Writers Group
Wednesday, August 14 from 6:00-7:00 PM
For all Wyckoff teen (11-18) who enjoy writing their own stories or poems, the Teen Writers Group welcomes you to share your work with your peers, while enjoying fun snacks, too.
MarioKart Tourney
Thursday, August 22 from 6:00-8:00 PM
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August Tech Classes
Tuesday, August 13 from 4:30-5:30
Tuesday, August 20 from 2:00-3:00
Get personalized help
with
your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
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2019 Mah Jongg Nights
1st & 3rd WEDNESDAYS
6:30-8:30 pm
All players must buy the 2019 scoring card
($8) from the National Mah Jongg League.
Upcoming Dates:
August 7 & August 21
September 4 & September 18
For more information or to add your name to the contact list, please call Diane Ulrich of the Friends of the Wyckoff Library at 201-891-8275 or email her at
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Museum Pass Program
Pack a picnic, rent a bike and check out
Storm King Art Center- the 500 acres outdoor museum located in New York's Hudson Valley. Visitors can experience large-scale sculpture under the open sky for FREE through the library's Museum Pass Program!
Based on a lack of usage, The Museum of the City of New York, the Newark Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden have been eliminated from the program.
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Fun Stuff for the Kids in August
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Summer Reading Club 2019
Registration currently underway
Wyckoff children of all ages stop in to register, pick up your reading log and your passport!
Start reading and earning prizes!
Online registration required.
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Mathnasium Structures Drop In
Thursday, August 1
6:00-7:00 pm
For Wyckoff children of all ages! Wyckoff children of all ages will enjoy making structures such as constellations while learning about math! No registration required.
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Toddler Tales
Friday, August 2
10:30-11:00 am
Wyckoff children ages 30 months to 3 years with a caregiver come hear stories, sing songs and do a craft. Online registration begins July 26.
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Cupcake Liner Crab Drop In
Saturday, August 3
11:00 am -2:00 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages come and make a crab using a cupcake liner! No registration required.
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Art Kids Academy: The Aliens are Coming
Monday, August 5
6:00-7:00 pm
Wyckoff children entering grades 1-5 will get a chance to be extra creative as they create and design their own Alien creatures on a planet. Online registration begins July 29.
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Rhyme Time
Tuesday, August 6
10:00-10:30 am
Wyckoff children ages infants to 30 months with a caregiver will enjoy stories, songs and finger plays. Online registration begins July 30.
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Rick Adam's Tales of Wonder
Wednesday, August 7
2:00-3:00 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages!
Enchanting fairy tales and stories of wonder are created out of simple hand and shadow puppetry. European folkloric fantasy tales come to life with a cast of characters such as elves, fairies, giants, and trolls. All you need is a child's imagination.
Online Registration begins July 31.
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Galaxy Jars
Wednesday, August 7
6:00-6:30 pm
Wyckoff children in grades 1-5 come and make your very own galaxy jar!
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First & Second Grade Book Club
Thursday, August 8
4:15-4:45 pm
Wyckoff children entering first and second grade can join their friends in a discussion of Magic Tree House's
Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne while enjoying a light snack and participating in an awesome project or activity! Stop in the library
to pick up a copy of the book and to register!
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Kitten's First Full Moon Video & Moon Craft
Friday, August 9
11:00-11:45 am
Wyckoff children of all ages watch the video Kitten's First Full Moon and then make a moon craft.
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Canvas Bag Decorating Drop In
Saturday, August 10
All-day
Wyckoff children of all ages will enjoy decorating a canvas bag! No registration required.
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Rhyme Time
Monday, August 12
10:00-10:30 am
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Third Grade Book Club
Monday, August 12
4:15-5:00 pm
Wyckoff children entering grade 3 can join their friends in a discussion of a Who or What is book with a space theme. A light snack will be served.
Stop into the Rizzo Children's Library starting Monday, July 29 to pick up your book and register.
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Pearl Observatory's Telescope Night
Tuesday, August 13
7:30-8:30 pm
Wyckoff children entering grades 1-5 can come see mountains, valleys and craters on our moon! View the clouds and moons of Jupiter; see Saturn and its rings and other wonders of the universe!
Online registration begins August 6.
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Juggling Hoffmann's
Wednesday, August 14
2:00-3:00 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages can step into the hilarity as we set out to tackle gravity, trajectory, and a variety of science concepts with comic results. We take a playful look at our hero, Sir Isaac Newton, the father of physics. We explore what his 3 Laws of Motion have to do with flying props, spinning things, and object manipulation. Everyone will be amazed by the tricks and amused by the antics in a smile-a-long, laugh-a-long, interactive good time.
Online registration begins August 7.
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Solar System Bracelet Drop In
Thursday, August 15
4:30-6:00 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages can make a bracelet of our planets!
No registration required.
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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about Space Movie
Friday, August 16
11:00-12:00 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages join your friends and watch the movie The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about Space!
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Space Sand Necklace Drop In
Saturday, August 17
10:30-1:30 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages make a sand art necklace or key chain! No registration required.
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Yoga for Kids
Monday, August 19
4:00-4:30 pm
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Fourth & Fifth Grade Book Club
Thursday, August 22
1:30-2:15 pm
Wyckoff children entering fourth and fifth grades can join their friends for a pizza lunch while discussing
Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass. Stop in the library to register and to pick up a copy of the book
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Pipe Cleaner Constellations
Drop In
Saturday, August 24
10:30 am-1:30 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages!
No registration required.
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Uncle Louie G's Italian Ice Truck
Wednesday, August 28
1:30-3:30 pm
Wyckoff children of all ages can celebrate the end of the summer reading club by joining us for an Italian ice anytime from 1:30-2:30 pm or 2:30-3:30 pm.
Online Registration begins August 21
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Monday, August 5, Shotmeyer Room, 2 pm:
Hotel Mumbai (2019, R, 125) drama starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Jason Isaacs
The staff and visitors of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel struggle to deal with the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Over the course of a few days, they try to survive an encounter with terrorists who are each armed with high-end weapons and explosives.
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Monday August 12, 2 pm:
Tolkein (2019, PG-13, 112) drama starring Lily Collins, Nicholas Hoult,
Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris, Mimi Keene
Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic
inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War
I, which threatens to tear the "fellowship" apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write
his famous Middle-Earth novels.
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Monday August 19, 2 pm:
The Upside (2018, PG-13, 126) comedy starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston,
Nicole Kidman
Inspired by a true story this is a heartfelt comedy about a recently paroled ex-convict who strikes up an
unusual and unlikely friendship with a paralyzed billionaire.
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Monday August 26, 2 pm:
Apollo 13 (1995, PG, 140) drama starring Bill Paxton, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon,
Gary Sinise, Ed Harris
The story of the 1970 lunar mission, which suffered an explosion in space that disabled the ship,
leaving the astronauts and Mission Control to work frenetically on devising a plan to get the men home
safely. Based on actual events.
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Get Creative at the Maker Space!
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Want to beat the heat? Why not get creative at the maker space?
The Maker Space at the Wyckoff Library is a place for community members to connect, discover, and create. The library strives to provide enriching opportunities for people to learn new skills and collaborate. The MakerSpace will provide access to a variety of tools that allow patrons to make, explore, and tinker.
Check the online calendar for a listing of events and to register.
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BCCLS eSources
Did you know your library card gives you access to various online databases? NoveList, Rosetta Stone, academic and legal resources, and much more! Many available through the NJ State Library.
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