Morning Book Club Booklist:

July 8:  Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky
Aug. 12:  The Master Butcher's Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
Sept. 9:  The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult

Mystery Book Club:

Beginning Tuesday, June 10, this group will be meeting at the Library at noon on the second Tuesday of each month.

Evening Book Club Booklist:

Sept. 8:  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer
Oct. 6:  The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson

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Needlecraft Groups

Two needlecraft groups will begin meeting at the library, one on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and one on Friday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Both groups will meet twice a month.

All levels of expertise are welcome.  These groups are intended to allow participants to do needlework in a social setting, with light instruction, if needed.  For those who would like instruction, please bring a pair of knitting needles (size 8) or a crochet hook or both, yarn, ruler, and a notepad and pen.  For those who do not want instruction, bring whatever needlecraft project you wish to work on.  This program is free (excluding supplies you bring with you).

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Also check out programs being offered by the Washington Township Recreation Department.

Adult Summer Reading Club -- "Pollinate Your Mind"

Anyone high-school age and up is welcome to join. "Goodie bags" -- to help you become the best gardener you can be -- will be given out to the first 50 adults to sign up.  Puzzles will be available each week to help you sharpen your gardening skills.  This year, your name will be entered to win prizes when you sign up, submit a review (see #4 below for rules) , attend a program, or complete a puzzle.  Three "gardeners" will be picked randomly from a hat each week to win a prize.  During the last week, all submitted names will be eligible for the three grand prizes.

Would you like to sign up online?  Click here.

Adult Summer Reading Club Kickoff -- Monday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Library’s meeting room.  Join us for light refreshments. Register to "Pollinate your Mind," and learn more about the Adult Summer Reading Club. If you can’t make the kickoff on June 23, you can sign up anytime starting June 20.

Bee a reader this summer and Bee a winner!

Basic Rules for the Adult Summer Reading Club:

1. Anyone of high-school age and up is eligible to join.
2. The first 50 people to signup get a "goodie" bag.
3. Book reviews, puzzles and games, and programs attendance count toward winning weekly prizes.
4. Book reviews must be at least one sentence long. Library staff will post them anonymously to the Library's blog.
5. There will be new puzzles and games each week.
6. Two programs are scheduled.
7. You can listen to audiobooks as well as read books.

Here’s the Buzz about Honeybees!

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 7 p.m. At this presentation by Earl Rowe, beekeeper, you will learn about the kinds of honeybees, the life cycle of honeybees, and their environment, called a colony. You will also learn about pollination.  Honeybees pollinate many of our crops, everything from almonds and apples to sunflowers and clover.  A bee observation hive will be available.  Also, honey sticks of various flavors will be passed out.  At the end of this program you will understand better why the honeybee is a friend.  For ages 10 to adult; program length is 45 minutes. Sign up for this program.

Family Concert in the Park, Featuring The Verdict

Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at 7 p.m., in Rock Spring Park The Verdict perform reggae, soca, and calypso.  This animated group plays hits by Bob Marley, Arrow, Barron, UB-40, and Paul Simon, to name a few, as well as original music from their CD Irie Irie Irie.  Learn Carribean dances such as the Butterfly and Dollar Wind.  Bring a chair, relax, and enjoy! This free concert is jointly sponsored by the Library and the Washington Township Municipal Alliance.

Richard II by William Shakespeare

Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 7 p.m. "Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings." The Next Stage Ensemble of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey present Richard II, a poignant and poetic play about English history.  It contains some of Shakespeare's most impassioned descriptions of his homeland ("this earth, this realm, this England") but is also the deeply relevant tale of one man's inner struggle between his essential humanity and the absolute power of his office.  Although rarely produced, Richard II perfectly demonstrates the Bard's ability to marry gripping political history to haunting, insightful poetry. Recommended for ages 12 and up.  Approximate running time: 1 hour. This program is sponsored in part by a donation from the Long Valley Woman's Club. Sign up for this program.

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