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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
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Parent and Toddler Programs
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Special Holiday Events
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Story and Craft Programs
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Storytimes from12 months to 5 year olds
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Family Game Night including Wii games and
board games
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Family Movie Matinee's
The Children's Department is committed to
providing high quality materials and services for children from birth
through age 12 and those adults who work with them. Visit the Children's
department for picture books, toddler books, fiction and non-fiction
books, CD-ROMs, and DVD's and homework help.
The Children' Department provides a regular schedule of fun, free and
educational programs for children including story times, craft programs,
and more.
Group visits by schools and scout groups, can be arranged by calling the
Library and speaking to the Children's Librarian.
Story Time sessions - September through June
There are three 10-week sessions: Fall, Winter and Spring. In-person
registration usually begins two weeks before each session.
Family Movie Matinee - Come and enjoy a movie together.
Family movie matinee’s are offered one Saturday a month, and are also
schedule during school breaks, and vacations. Adults must accompany
Children. Check the home page for this month’s feature.
Parent/Child Book Group - Children ages 9 and older with a
parent are invited to join.
The group usually meets the last Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM to
discuss their selection. Copies of the book we have chosen are available
at the circulation desk.
Wee Ones Story Time: For children ages 3 & 4 this summer
favorite is a drop-in program that usually begins the end of June.
Sunset Story Time: Offered during summer. Children are
encouraged to wear the “jammies” for this perennial favorite. Ages 5 and
up are invited.
Summer Reading Club - Begins the end of June. Summer
programs are open to Children ages 5 and up. Children who participate
receive incentives for every five books they read. Also they can
participate in any of the special programs scheduled during the summer.
Tween & Teen Summer Reading - Also begins in late June for
Children ages 10 and up. Children who participate receive incentives for
every 100 pages they read. There are a variety of programs offered for
children who participate.
FOR
PARENTS
The Library has a new "Parenting collection" in the childrens' department. Please
feel free to borrow and suggest topics for new books to add!
Read to your child - One on One!
Here are some web sites for to help you encourage your child to love reading and
communicating!
PBS Parents - early reading: http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/baby/main.html
Early Literacy Outreach Project: http://earlyliteracy.psesd.org/forparents/
Summer Reading etc: http://www.njsummerreading.org/parents/index.php
More about your child's development: http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/index.html
YOUNG ADULT/TEEN SERVICES
Young Adult (YA) Summer Reading Program is geared for children in grades 5 and up.
Registration begins in late June. Check here for more updates!
Our databases cater to school assignments for all
ages. Please call us for more information or instruction - 201-664-4586.
ADULT SERVICES
Reference Help - Our Reference staff are trained
to help you find the information you need whether in print or on the
internet. Call (210) 664-4586.
Adult Programs We screen free movies every
Thursday afternoon at 2pm - a different theme every month! Bring your
friends and don't be shy - let us know if you would like us to show your favorite
movie on the big screen!
We also invite speakers and performers to the Library,
usually on the weekends.
The Collection We provide circulating fiction and nonfiction books for the reading pleasure and research needs of
Library card holders. Reader's services also includes interlibrary loan
- this service allows BCCLS library card holders to borrow items found
outside of BCCLS system libraries.
The Library provides access to many electronic
resources including encyclopedias, New York Times from 1851 to present
day, magazine and journal articles on many academic and popular subjects,
not to mention biographies, history, science, business and health, among
many others. Please call us for guidance with databases.
Electronic information is new to many and so the
Library provides one-hour classes to individuals and small groups. We
offer the following classes:
Introduction to your PC - Start at the
beginning! How to use the mouse and anatomy of a web page. We will show
you online mouse and typing tutors so that you can practice at your
leisure!
Introduction to the Internet and how to use a search
engine - Revision of "anatomy of a web page" and the
wonders of Google.
What is a database and why would I use it? Find
out how to find current or historic articles on topics that interest you,
using databases such as EbscoHost and Proquest. Also, how to use Facts On
File for history related interests, CountryWatch, online encyclopedias,
etc.
Basic Introduction to Word. Create a document
and learn to manipulate and save text.
Introduction to E-mail. Keep in touch with
this great tool! Learn how to write, send save and send images.
MAGAZINES
The Township of Washington Public Library has a wide array of periodicals available to patrons to check out. Readers can check out magazines for up to 1 (one) week and further renew them for an additional week. Below is a listing of all the periodicals that we have available to our patrons:
• American Girl |
• Highlights
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• Prevention
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• Baby Talk |
• House Beautiful |
• Ranger Rick |
• Barron's |
• Kiplinger's |
• Readers Digest |
• Better Homes & Gardens |
• Ladies Home Journal |
• Redbook |
• Bon Appetit |
• Library Journal |
• Road & Track |
• The Bulletin |
• Macworld |
• Rolling Stone |
• Business Week |
• Martha Stewart Living |
• Runners World |
• Car & Driver |
• Money |
• School Library Journal |
• Consumer Reports |
• Motor Trend |
• Self |
• Cooking Light |
• N.A.D.A. |
• Sesame Street |
• Country Living |
• The Nation |
• Seventeen |
• Current Biography |
• National Geographic |
• Sierra |
• Discover |
• National Geographic Kids |
• Smithsonian |
• Entertainment Weekly |
• National Review |
• Sports Illustrated |
• Esquire |
• National Wildlife |
• Sunset |
• Family Circle |
• Natural History |
• Teen People |
• Family Fun |
• New Jersey Monthly |
• Time |
• Family Handyman |
• New York |
• Travel |
• Forbes |
• New Yorker |
• US News & World Report |
• Fortune |
• Newsweek |
• Valueline |
• Glamour |
• Nickelodeon |
• Vanity Fair |
• Golf |
• Outdoor Life |
• Vogue |
• Good Housekeeping |
• Pack-O-Fun |
• Wired |
• Harper's Bazaar |
• PC Magazine |
• Workbench |
• Harvard Health Letter |
• Popular Photography |
• Yankee |
• Health |
• Popular Science |
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ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM The Township of Washington Library seeks energetic individuals to join our team of Literacy Volunteers of Pascack Valley. There are many adults in the Township who need assistance in learning basic English skills. They need one-on-one practice in reading and writing. Recently, The Task Force on Adult Literacy reported that "between 43 to 51 percent of New Jersey's Adults
function at the lowest two of five levels of literacy."
All volunteers are trained at the Westwood Public Library over a period of 5 (five) Tuesday evenings. Training is free to volunteers from the Township.
This is an excellent opportunity for any adult seeking to help other individuals help themselves. For more information call the Library 201-664-4586.
READING
GROUPS
People join reading groups for two main reasons: they like to read and they like to talk about what they have read. Reading groups are flourishing across the nation
- connecting interesting people with each other and answering a need for intelligent conversation. Books provide a springboard for members to exchange ideas, engage in debate, and share memorable insights.
The Township of Washington Public Library presently hosts 2 (two) ADULT READING GROUPS that meet on the fourth Monday of the month. One group meets at 10:30 a.m. and the other at
7:30 p.m. Reading material is selected by the members of each group and covers a wide range of contemporary and classic literature. The library supplies the books, a place for discussion, and assistance with book reviews and author biographies.
We can even screen the movie version when available! If you would like to join a reading group or start one of your own, please contact
Jane Kingsland at 201-664-4586 or by email: kingsland@bccls.org
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The library also hosts a PARENT/CHILD READING GROUP. This group meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. and the program runs from September through to June. This is a great way from a parent to interact, relate and communicate with his or her child.
Please call Maria Halzack at 201-664-4586 for more information.
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