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Location: Various Locations
Monday, June 14, 2021
Two major lineages of cats contributed to the furry friends we love today. Cats likely started hanging around farms about 8,000 years ago, where they began a mutually beneficial relationship with humans - providing pest control in exchange for food and shelter. They spread from southwest Asia into... |
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Burlington County Library System presents a new series that shares family recipes. In this first post, we feature a Ukrainian favorite, galumpkis!
As we have noted in previous blog posts, cooking is a wonderful learning opportunity for families. When we cook with children, we reinforce math and... |
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Location: Various Locations
Sunday, June 6, 2021
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month, which is celebrated each year to honor the Stonewall Riots that occurred on June 28, 1969 in New York City. Across the globe, various events are held during this special month as a way of recognizing the impace LGBT... |
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Friday, June 4, 2021
“Good friendships are durable. They’re meant to survive the gaps and the growing pains.” —Julie Murphy, Dumplin’
Where would we be without our best friends? Our friends are such a huge part of our lives; we laugh with them, cry with them and show them sides of ourselves few others get to see. When... |
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Want to learn about traditional clothing from around the world? Check out All Dressed Up Like Me, a series of programs geared for children and families. Each program focuses on a particular garment and our next event about crowned headwrappings will be presented by Latasha Waters on June 10 at 6:30... |
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
We fell in love with Willowdean Dickson’s confidence in Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ and followed Millie Michalchuk and Callie Reyes’ rivalry turned friendship in Puddin’. Now it’s time to read Murphy’s newest creation: Pumpkin. Pumpkin follows Waylon Russel Brewer, a fat, openly gay teen who can’t... |
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Monday, May 24, 2021
Do you enjoy looking for clues? Using your observational skills? Checking boxes from a list of the things you find along your journey? Well then, May 24 might be your new favorite day because it’s National Scavenger Hunt Day!
Scavenger hunts are a fun and active way to use your brain! They can be... |
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Location: Cinnaminson, County Library, Pemberton
Sunday, May 23, 2021
For some families and households, being able to flip open a laptop and go online at home during this difficult time is a budget buster, but help is now available. The Federal Communications Commission recently launched a new, temporary program for folks struggling to afford internet service during... |
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Saturday, May 22, 2021
Juneteenth (short for “June” and “nineteenth”) is also called Freedom Day or Jubilee Day. It’s a day set aside to remember the anniversary of when the Union Army announced slavery was abolished in Texas in 1865. Over the years, it has become a joyful holiday celebrating freedom and the end of... |
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Location: Various Locations
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Lately, it seems the internet can’t get enough of the newest Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Set in the Marvel/Avengers universe, the show features two fan favorites, James “Bucky” Barnes, aka “The Winter Soldier,” and Sam Wilson, aka “The Falcon.'' It follows their missions and... |
