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Location: Various Locations
Thursday, May 22, 2014
The Great Courses are a series of college level courses on DVD covering a wide range of topics. They are usually accompanied by a booklet that provides an overview of each lecture and further resources. The library has acquired an intimidating number of these DVDs (too much to learn!) and they are... |
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Location: County Library
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
On Saturday, May 17th, girls ages 6-9 came to the County Library to celebrate American Girl, Addy’s Birthday. Attendees dressed up and brought their own American Girl doll to attend a tea party for Addy who once was a slave and escaped to freedom.
Created Equal: America’s Civil... |
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Location: Cinnaminson
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Teens ages 13-18 were invited to attend a Steampunk Circus Lock-In at the Cinnaminson Branch on Saturday, April 26th. They were locked in the library after hours for circus themed games and prizes, crafts and costumes! There was face-painting, a spot to build your own ray gun, an area to... |
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Location: County Library
Friday, April 25, 2014
Kids 6-14 joined Mr. Dennis for high flying adventure during last week's Let Your Imagination Fly program!
All attendees learned about the art of making paper airplanes
and then challenged themselves to see who's creation could fly the farthest!
This time, a troop of Girl Scouts joined the mix... |
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Location: Various Locations
Friday, April 11, 2014
Celebrate National Library Week (April 13-19, 2014) by sharing something special about your library.
Take a shelfie!
Shelfies are pictures taken with shelves of books! Use our shelves or your own!
The picture can be of some books you find visually appealing,
you standing in front of books, or... |
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Location: County Library
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
This past Saturday, kids joined Mr. Dennis in the County Library Auditorium for Let Your Imagination Fly, a program where they learned about airplanes and build their own paper versions! This month, the group was treated to some guest speakers who discussed the hobby of flying model airplanes and... |
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the British author Terry Pratchett. 40 Discworld books have been published, the most recent being Raising Steam. The books are set on the fictional Discworld, a flat disc balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of... |
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Location: Various Locations
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Every year the Academy Awards pays tribute to foreign films. This year the recipient of the award was The Great Beauty (this has not yet been released on dvd). The library has a remarkable collection of foreign films, so pay tribute to them by checking them out from your local branch of the... |
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Location: Various Locations
Friday, November 15, 2013
Have you checked out one of our popular Museum Passes?
To explore museum collections that are further away, check out some of these virtual tours. Through virtual tours, you can view objects, and sometimes even entire rooms, in surprisingly clear detail. You can even zoom in for extreme close-ups!... |
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Location: County Library
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Almost every story has a moral, a lesson to help distinguish between right and wrong. Now, a room with over 10,000 stories is getting a mural of its own! Work has begun on the artwork set to grace the walls of the children's room here in Westampton! Stop by to check out the artist, Carol... |
