Features & Posts
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
All around Burlington County and South Jersey, mooring balls and boats are reappearing in our local waters. Activity on the Delaware River is picking up as sailors race and families take their motorboats out for a leisurely afternoon.
Memorial Day weekend will soon be here and the waterways will... |
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Location: Various Locations
Monday, May 15, 2017
Composting is easier than you think! Instead of purchasing fancy soil for your garden and flower beds, why not start your own compost in your backyard?
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 20 to 30 percent of what a household throws away can be composted. This means it’s not... |
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Location: County Library
Friday, May 12, 2017
We are so glad you asked! What’s you interest? Looking for books about it? We have it! Non-fiction books help kids get the background information they need to build a solid foundation for learning. Children will use their base knowledge to form critical thinking skills later on.
So what do all... |
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Location: Cinnaminson
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The Burlington County Library System is so lucky to have a team with wide-ranging knowledge and diverse interests. While many customers may know the names and faces of librarians at their local branch, we want to take the time to introduce more of our staff from around the system.
Hello everyone!... |
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Location: Various Locations
Monday, May 8, 2017
Thirteen Reasons Why has been a huge hit on Netflix. The streaming series is currently getting a lot of attention, but did you know it was based on a book by Jay Ascher? When people discover this, they often want to read the book to compare it with the TV show.
Published in 2007, the book brings... |
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Location: Various Locations
Thursday, May 4, 2017
On May 25, 1977, Star Wars opened at the Mann’s Chinese Theatre. Its initial run was a mere two weeks before it was replaced by another film whose title was lost to time. Two weeks later, Star Wars was back at Mann’s, and the cultural phenomenon was sweeping the nation. In four decades of sequels,... |
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Location: Various Locations
Monday, May 1, 2017
Friday, May 5 marks the much-anticipated theatrical release of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Bestselling author Tom Angleberger of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda fame has recently written two juvenile novels featuring hilarious, lesser-known adventures of Guardians Rocket Raccoon and... |
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Location: Various Locations
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Beanstack is our free, online tool to track what you read.
Beanstack was developed by husband-and-wife team Felix Lloyd and Jordan Lloyd Bookey as a way to provide families with book recommendations that would meet the specific needs of their children. In 2013, the couple appeared on Shark Tank... |
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
The release of a new Shaun Tan project is always a reason to rejoice. An award-winning Australian artist/author/filmmaker, Tan excels at “…creating very simple, complex little worlds that everyone can enjoy and easily revisit at different times in their life,” according to The Book That Made Me: A... |
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Location: Various Locations
Monday, April 3, 2017
Did you know that Tumblebooks, the well-loved children’s e-book content platform, has hundreds of audio book titles for all ages too? Immediate access to online e-audio books with no hassle of being wait listed through their AudioBookCloud.com site free until the end of the summer.
Their adult... |
