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The Ocean City Free Public Library Newsletter:
Events Beginning Friday, November 27th
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Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, 11/26):
CLOSED
Day After Thanksgiving (Friday, 11/27):
Library
OPEN 9-5pm
Computer Center OPEN
9-4:30pm
Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!
- OCFPL
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The book sale will be held in the atrium
at the Ocean City Free Public Library
Friday, December 4th from 3-8pm
Saturday, December 5th from 9-1pm
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Join the Chess Club at the Ocean City Free Public Library!
Any levels of experience welcome! All ages welcome!
Free lessons.
Feel free to bring your own chess set.
Saturday mornings at 10am
Wednesday afternoons at 3pm
in the Ocean City Community Center Atrium
Questions? Please call (609)399-2434 x5222.
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Computer Workshops
IOS Workshops for iPad and iPhone:
Tuesdays, November 17th through December 8th at 9am
in the Computer Center
Bring your iPad/iPhone to class and learn the basics of operating your device using IOS8. Participants must have an ITunes account and know their password. Weekly topics are as follows:
Nov 17th: The basics: settings, managing and organizing apps, Siri, handy tips
Nov 24th: Internet searching, calendar feature, texting
Dec. 1st: Email: add an account, send/receive email, add attachments, manage mail
Dec. 8th: Camera and photo organization. Bring a flash drive if you want to move your pictures from your device to free up memory space.
Participants must have their own fully charged iPad/iPhone; have an iTunes account, and know their Apple ID Password.
Overdrive, Zinio, and Hoopla:
Tuesday, December 15th at 9:00am
in the Computer Center
Bring your device and learn how to utilize the free services offered by the Ocean City Library for books, magazines and music/video. We will access/use Zinio (magazines), Overdrive (books), and Hoopla (music/audio books/tv). You will need your device & password, your library card, and an Amazon account and password
No Signups Required!
For all courses, we recommend students bring a USB flash-drive to save their work. If you do not own a flash-drive, they are available to purchase for $10.
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Adult Health and Well-being Speaker Series
All speaking events below are organized by The Shores at Wesley Manor and will take place at the Ocean City Free Public Library.
Wound Care and Diabetes Management
December 3rd at 6:30pm
Tara Dunn, Clinical Director, Shore Medical Center
Learn about diabetic wound prevention and management.
The Emotions of Aging
December 10th at 6:30pm
A Jane Seymour Series presented by Caroline Peterson, Community Liaison from Right at Home.
We will discuss new research and smart ways to stay healthy, feel energized and live longer.
These lectures are free to attend and registration is not required.
For more information, please contact Patti at (609)391-6335.
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hungrytown: music that feeds the soul
Thursday, December 3rd at 7pm
Chris Maloney Lecture Hall
After more than a decade of world-wide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson -- otherwise known as the folk duo Hungrytown -- have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting. Join us as we welcome them to the stage!
"Hungrytown is American folk music at its zenith, retro yet shiny and new, like a freshly minted copper penny. If you've been craving folk music of substance, head off to Hungrytown." -Feminist Review
"Hall's vocals are wonderful, pitch perfect and rich in emotion, perfectly paired with Anderson's harmonies. Hall and Anderson have cultivated a wonderful musical rapport that will endear them to many as they continue to tour and record." -Seven Days
This is a free concert! To learn more about Hungrytown, please visit their
website
or check them out on
Facebook.
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Bay-Atlantic Symphony Lectures
Presented by Paul Mack Somers
All lectures will be held in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall
at 10:30am
Tuesday, December 8th:
"What is American Music? Part 4 - Diversity in the ongoing Classical Stream"
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A Talk by Dan Skeldon,
Noted Local Meteorologist
Join him for a talk at the Ocean City Free Public Library!
Wednesday, December 9th
6:30pm
El Nino. The Polar Vortex.
Will either or both impact our upcoming winter?
The Farmer's Almanac
says it is going to be a cold and snowy winter. But is there any truth to that?
Press of Atlantic City meteorologist Dan Skeldon will discuss what he expects may happen during the upcoming winter of 2015-16. Will there be pipe-freezing cold like the last few winters? How about a major snowstorm? Or a snowy March for the third straight year?
Dan will give his winter forecast, and take questions from the audience on any South Jersey weather topic. He'll also review this year's hurricane season, and look ahead to what 2016 may hold in store...
Meteorologist Dan Skeldon has been forecasting South Jersey weather for 12 years, 11 as chief meteorologist for NBC40 before it went off the air in December of 2014. He now serves as meteorologist for The Press of Atlantic City and for Longport Media radio stations.
You can email
Dan or visit him on social media. Dan keeps up a very active presence on both
Facebook and
Twitter, and has a nightly live stream on Facebook that you can watch and interact with live.
Admission is free and tickets are not required. For more information, please contact Julie at (609)399-2434 x5222.
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OCFPL Welcomes Sharon M. Draper
Wednesday, December 16th
7pm
Chris Maloney Lecture Hall
Award-winning Author, Educator, Speaker, Poet
& National Teacher of the Year
♦Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer.
♦She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year.
♦She is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards.
♦She is a New York Times bestselling author, with
Out of my Mind staying on the list for almost two years.
Actively involved in encouraging and motivating all teachers and their students as well, she has worked all over the United States, as well as in Russia, Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Bermuda, and Guam, spreading the word about the power of accomplished teaching and excellence in education.
www.sharondraper.com
Admission is free and seats are limited.
For more information, please contact Julie at (609)399-2434 x5222.
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Thursday, December 10th
3:00pm
Room N111
The Last Man on Howling Head Island
is an original imaginative sea story written by Artist-Wood Carver, Noyes Museum member David Rhodes. Dave has lived along the Atlantic Coast for most of his life. His story is about an infant who is born on a ship while his parents are fleeing a bitterly cold climate. The newborn boy is the only survivor of their shipwreck and is found hidden in a cooking pot which has drifted away from the wreckage of the sinking boat and washes ashore on the island of "Howling Head."
Dave will have copies of his book available for purchase and signing at the library.
For more information, please contact Julie at (609)399-2434 x5222.
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Mondays through November 30th
1pm - 3pm
Room N116
A six-week course for beginning players who have completed Bridge I and II, or their equivalent.
Each class will include an instructional hand(s)
as well as supervised play.
Ron Burczewski is a resident of Sea Isle City, is a member of the American
Contract Bridge League and has enjoyed playing and teaching Bridge for 40 years.
To register for this free class, please contact Julie
at (609)399-2434 x5222.
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Monday, November 30th
from 6-8:30pm.
All films will be shown in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall.
Free admission!
For the full schedule of films, please click here.
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The Art of Mindful Living & Meditation Workshop
Topics include:
How we focus our energy, creating beliefs, shifting old patterns, living in the now, manifesting our intentions, expanding our heart awareness, the law of attraction, thought as energy, our lens of perception, deepening how we observe...
CONSCIOUSNESS, UNLEASHED
Hosted by Kate Lutz
Classes include:
♦Two meditations
♦Sharing gratitude
♦Weekly topic
♦Group sharing on topic
♦Interactive exercise
Mondays:
November 30th
December 7th
December 14th
2-4pm
Wednesdays:
December 2nd
6:30-8:30pm
C
hris Maloney Lecture Hall (unless noted)
Bring a Friend!
This program is free to attend.
For more information, please contact
Julie
at (609)399-2434 x5222.
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Cooking the Classy Way
With Chef Annmarie Chelius, Classy Chef, LLC
Come out and join the fun as
Classy Chef Annmarie Chelius
shares some of her all time favorite recipes and party ideas for the upcoming holiday season.
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December 13th - Edible "Christmas Tree" Centerpiece
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All demos are 10am-12pm AND 1-3pm
***No Pre-Registration***
**First Come / First Served Basis**
*Class size is limited to 20 people*
Once 20 recipes are handed out to the first 20 attendees the Demo is Closed. No admittance once the demo has started. Adults only, please.
For more information, please contact
Julie.
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Please join us for
The Ocean City Free Public Library's
Holiday Festival!
Free to all!
Santa visits (W
ith special gifts for the first 200 people),
live music, food, balloon sculptures, fun crafts,
and more!
Sunday, December 6th
1pm - 4pm
Contact
Julie at 609-399-2434 x5222 for more information.
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Ocean City Holiday Concert
YOU'RE INVITED!
JOHN WALTER CAPE COMMUNITY BAND
PRESENTS A SPECIAL
OCEAN CITY HOLIDAY CONCERT!
TUESDAY DECEMBER 8TH, 2015
AT 7:00PM
THE SENIOR CENTER
OCEAN CITY LIBRARY
1735 SIMPSON AVENUE OCEAN CITY
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The funds were administered by the Cape May County Culture and Heritage Commission, under the authority of the Department of Tourism, for the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
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Pamela Whitman - Flutes
Mark O'Kain - Xylophone and Marimba
Jeffrey Uhlig - Piano
Holiday Concert featuring a trio of Ocean City Pops lead musicians. Christmas Music that captures the Spirit of the Season ranging from intimate and meditative to joyous and playful.
Saturday, December 19th at 2:00pm
For more information, please contact Julie at (609)399-2434 x5222.
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MONDAYS:
Book Surfers: 4th-6th Grade Book Club
2:30-3:30pm starting October 5th
Monthly meetings & snacks!
TUESDAYS:
Rhythm and Rhymes (Ages birth to 2 years)
11-11:20am starting Oct 3th until Dec 8th
Finger plays, music, books and puppets in the Activity Room.
Parents must stay with children.
Family Craft Time (Ages 7-11)
6:30-7:30pm Tuesday nights starting Sept 29th until Dec 15th
Room 111
Crafts & special programs
WEDNESDAYS:
Toddler Time (Ages 2-3)
10:30-11:00am starting Sept 23rd until Dec 16th
Stories, music, and puppets in the Activity Room
Parents must stay with children.
Story Train (Ages 4-5)
1:30-2:00pm starting Sept 23rd until Dec 16th
Stories, music, puppets, and crafts in the Activity Room
FRIDAYS:
Seashore Story Hour (Ages 3-5)
10:30-11am starting Sept 25th until Dec 18th
Stories, music, and puppets in the Activity Room
For more information, please contact the Children's Department at (609)399-2434 x5241.
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After School Movies:
Every Wednesday @ 3pm! Free snacks!
6pm for Grades 6-12
Board Games:
Every Monday @ 2:30pm!
Grades 6-12
Games Day:
Come play board/video games, or just eat pizza and hang out!
3pm for Grades 6-12
6pm for Grades 7-12
Free books & snacks!
December 22nd
4pm for Grades 6-12
Free books & snacks!
Connect @ Your Library!
Tired of not finding the programs and books that interest you at your public library? Looking for a peer leadership opportunity? Join Connect!
December 16th
6pm for Grades 9-12
For more information and to sign up for the book clubs,
please contact
at (609)399-2434 x5235.
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Ocean City Free Public Library
(609) 399-2434
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