Greetings!
Thank you to everyone who has responded to our Library Survey! As noted below, the survey will end on July 27th, and we'll be announcing the winner of the iPad Mini prize soon after. You've got a week left to fill out a survey if you have not already.
In this issue of our newsletter we will highlight upcoming programs, our book lists for students this summer as they tackle their summer reading assignments, and note the current winners and readers in our Summer Reading Clubs.
With all of the heat this week, please stay safe and hydrated...
and perhaps read a book or two!
The Library does have air-conditioning - stop in if you need a break from the summer sun!
We hope to see you soon!
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 Friday Movie: 42: The True Story of an American LegendJuly 26th at 1:30pm The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. Rated PG-13 |
| Summer Reading Clubs - Join Before Summer is Over! |
Summer moves quickly - join our Summer Reading Clubs NOW!
We have Summer Reading Clubs for Kids, Adults and Teens! Read and win prizes!
Some updates on the clubs:
Adult Summer Reading Club: Congratulations to Kathleen B. and Suzanne L., our first two Summer Reading Bag winners! More winners each week!
Teen Summer Reading Club: Since the end of school 42 Teens have posted a total of 270 blog mini reviews - our top reviewers turn out to be sisters: Avneet N. and Arpit N., tied with 24 reviews each. We applaud their prolific reviewing!
Kids Summer Reading Club: So far 203 children have taken part, and over 2616 books have been read! Our top reader is Steven T. with 100 books completed!
Don't forget to check our Summer Reading website, or come and join in on the fun! OBPL Summer Reading |
 Teens Taking Action: Teen Community Service Saturday, July 27, 3pm Teens interested in making their community a better place through service projects can come offer their ideas and energy at our Teens Taking Action meeting. TTA work is considered community service hours for those who need them. In the past TTA has helped with library programs, created blankets for children in local emergency wards, helped promote creativity and fight bullying via library campaigns, and more.
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A Trio Of Teen and Tween Programs
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Teen Writing Group
This Week:
Weds. July 24, 630pm
This weekly group meets at different days over the summer. Come and improve your writing skills with fun creative writing and craft improvement exercises! No registration required! Gr. 6-12
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Teen/Tween Crochet and More Club
Fri. July 26, 3-4:30pm
Bring a project, learn skills from peers and librarians, and each week enjoy the company of craft-minded teens and tweens in Grades 4-12.
Alternates Fridays 3pm and Tuesdays 7pm during the summer.
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SAT/ACT Practice Exam: Sat. July 27, 10:30am-2pm
The Summer is just a prelude to academics in the Fall! Get ahead of the game with this SAT/ACT practice exam performed with the help of Kaplan Test Prep.
Registration required due to limited space.
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| Students! Need Summer Reading Suggestions? |
 Book lists to help you with your reading assignments! Students across all grades are engaged with summer reading assignments. Some grades feature specific titles or lists of books to choose from, which we have assembled in our Teen Summer Reading area. Many of the Elementary Grades have lists of books that are recommended, but you can choose books outside of those lists or other works by authors on the lists. Here at the Library we have assembled book lists of recommendations by grade. If you find the titles suggested by the schools to be things you've already read, or are looking for a wider range of books to pick from, check out our Library Reading Lists!
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Show off Your Curiosities: Treasures of the Earth Show!
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 Geodes! Crystals! Fossils! What treasures do you have?
On August 3rd from 2-4pm we hope to show off interesting items from underground. You're free to view people's geological treasures, but you can also bring your own specimen to be looked at by our guest speaker; we'd also love to have you book a table to show your whole collection if you have the rocks or minerals you'd like to share. Tables are free to be booked if you have interesting minerals to display! Ms. Allison Tuckman, Geology Instructor at Old Bridge High School will be here to answer questions about your specimens. Contact Librarian Juley Rodwogin for details and to book a table! |
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Library Survey Ends July 27th!
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And you still might win an iPad Mini...
We are eagerly collecting information to guide our future. We're especially interested in hearing from Old Bridge's non-Library users. Please forward to them this newsletter and mention the link below so we can hear from as any people as possible! Thank you advance - we really want to serve ALL of Old Bridge to the fullest. The Survey
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