c ->rjrnr 3tt;l ----------- * ; EDISON TWP, PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER R ^ J O X T X X X X X -X X XJCl i n -CC ixxJxrc | l ■ 1 W 'x i x jo n c x x x i r x x s? Volume 5, No. 2 March - April 1991 Celebrate National Library Week, April 14-21, 1991 Your library! Many people don't realize that their local library offers a wealth of materials to meet their informational, educational and recreational needs. Our library system has over 180,000 books (80,000 fiction, 100,000 non- fiction), approximately 6000 audiovisual items and almost 1000 volumes of magazines, newspapers and microfilm. Our library staff is here to help you find just what you need— SOOooo...CHECK US OUT - IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO AND SPREAD THE NEWS ABOUT YOUR LIBRARY! "AMNESTY FOR OVERDUE BOOKS" will be in effect throughout National Library Week, so look in your closets and under the kitchen sink for those library books! Bring them in between April 15-21 and owe us NO FINES!!! See an artist at work! Diana Wilkoc Patton will demonstrate watercolor painting in the adult room of the Main Library Friday, April 5 from 1-4 PM and Saturday, April 6 from 10-4 PM. Ms. Patton, who teaches in Bridgewater, is known for her garden scenes, still life and house portraits. *ART GOES PUBLIC is sponsored by the Artists League of Central N.J. and the Middlesex County Neighborhood Arts Consortium, with support from the N.J. State Council of the Arts. ‘rJ’iuends oMcws We are sorry to report that our FRIENDS President Barbara Franklin has moved from Edison & therefore submitted her resignation. We are sad to see her go and wish to say thank you for her hard work and dedication. We need your active support in order for our FRIENDS group to continue. If you are interested in finding out more about helping out, please contact Library Director Mrs. Susan Krieger, 287-2298, at the Main Library. Application forms are available at all of our libraries' Circulation Desks. Watch for further notices of our next meeting of our FRIENDS.
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Volume 5, No. 2 March - April 1991C e l e b r a t e N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y W e e k , A p r i l 14-21 , 1991
Your library!Many people don't realize that their local library offers a wealth of materials to meet their informational, educational and recreational needs. Our library system has over 180,000 books (80,000 fiction, 100,000 nonfiction), approximately 6000 audiovisual items and almost 1000 volumes of magazines, newspapers and microfilm. Our library staff is here to help you find just what you need— SOOooo.. .CHECK US OUT - IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO AND SPREAD THE NEWS ABOUT YOUR LIBRARY!
"AMNESTY FOR OVERDUE BOOKS" will be in effect throughout National Library Week, so look in your closets and under the kitchen sink for those library books! Bring them in between April 15-21 and owe us NO FINES!!!
See an artist at work! Diana Wilkoc Patton will demonstrate watercolor painting in the adult room of the Main Library Friday, April 5 from 1-4 PM and Saturday, April 6 from 10-4 PM.Ms. Patton, who teaches in Bridgewater, is known for her garden scenes, still life and house portraits.*ART GOES PUBLIC is sponsored by the Artists League of Central N.J. and the Middlesex County Neighborhood Arts Consortium, with support from the N.J. State Council of the Arts.
‘rJ’iuends oMcwsWe are sorry to report that our FRIENDS President Barbara Franklin has moved from Edison & therefore submitted her resignation. We are sad to see her go and wish to say thank you for her hard work and dedication.
We need your active support in order for our FRIENDS group to continue. If you are interested in finding out more about helping out, please contact Library Director Mrs. Susan Krieger, 287-2298, at the Main Library. Application forms are available at all of our libraries' Circulation Desks. Watch for further notices of our next meeting of our FRIENDS.
Spring programs
RKI-LKEMENT SEMINAR: Have you just retired? Or do you plan on retiring within the next five years?
A retirement planning seminar will be held at the Main Library on Wednesday, March 20, from 7 PM to 8:30 PM. John Burke, of Prudential-Bache Securities, will present the program. His particular expertise is in government bonds and social security.Please register fi
Two sewing programs will be offered in April at the Main Library with the cooperation of the Middlesex County Extension Service:* SEWING MACHINE CLINIC will be held on Tuesday, April 2, from 7-9 PM and will teach participants to perform basic maintenance on their own sewing machines. Prepare for the Spring sewing season!* SEWING MACHINE KNOW-HOW will be held on Thursday April 25 at 1:30 PM. Using your own sewing machine brought from home, participants will learn new stitches and will construct cloth pages of sample stitches suitable for a loose leaf binder.
EASTER EGGS: For the month of March the North Edison Library will be showing in their display case beautiful Polish style Easter Eggs. The display is by Mrs. Cecillia Cieckiewicz of Edison.GIRL SCOUTS: The Girl Scouts will have a display in Main Library in March.LA LECHE LEAGUE: The LaLeche League of Edison will display pictures and materials on the occasion of their 20th anniversary in our community. LaLeche League encourages good mothering through breastfeeding.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: During April, the North Edison Branch Library will be displaying porcelain and stuffed animals representing endangered species of the world.
WATEKCOLORS: The Main Library will feature watercolors by Diane Wilkoc Patton during April as part of the "ART GOES PUBLIC" program (see page one).
SEWING PROGRAMS:
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VIDEO NEWS by Hannah Kerwin & Molly Davis-BrightAs a member of the New Jersey Library Video Circuit, the Edison Twp. Public Library receives over 200 videos on a rotating basisevery three months.
Video FilmSome of the new titles in the present collection include
CADILLAC MANRobin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed
Whether he's pitching himself or his high-priced luxury cars, Joey O'Brien (Robin Williams) never lets a day go by without "doing" someone good. Enter Larry (Tim Robbins), a lunkhead terminator looking for the man who's been "doing" his wife. Joey is forced to do what he does best ... lie!DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle PfeifferThis exquisite film set in decadent 18th century France details the romantic intrigues and callous machinations of a rich, scheming widow (Glenn Close), a predatory rake (John Malkovich) and a virtuous beauty (Michelle Pfeiffer).
EL DIABLOAnthony Edwards, Louis Gossett, Jr.
Billy Ray Smith (Anthony Edwards) is a schoolteacher in a small Texas Town who dreams of being a Western hero. His dreams become a hilarious nightmare when legendary outlaw El Diablo rides into town.
In this account of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic Bostonians who lead the regiment. Freeman is the sergeant who unites the troops and Washington is the runaway slave who joins up.TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SUPER ROCKSTEADY ANDMIGHTY BEBOPThe awesome green creatures are back in head-to-shell mischief with the sinister Shredder and his cybernetic clones Bebop and Rocksteady. Can the turtles fight off the clones or will the evil Shredder be reduced to a shell of a man?
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TRAVELLINGABOARD
the BOOKMOBILE by Jane Jennings Bkm Coordinator
Over the past four years, the bookmobile staff has offered programs of two weeks duration following the holidays. Our primary goal is to expose the children on the bookmobile to another culture. So far we have covered Hawaii, Mexico and Beaches of the World.This year, we "travelled" to Japan. The staff was dressed in costume, and the bookmobile was decorated to follow this theme. We constructed an arch depicting the "Gateway to Heaven" at the entrance to make it look like so many temples and shrines in Japan. We hung Japanese lanterns from the roof and had a map to show the area. There were also rock posters from Japan and decorative fans, some of which the staff made. The fans had the American word and Japanese translation for words most commonly used by children. The children love this because they can go home and use these words to surprise their parents. One little boy was very proud to have mastered "Hello Mother" and ran home to demonstrate his abilities. His mother came back to tell us how impressed she was with our program. The music of the country is played on a tape player.During this two week period, a contest is run that requires oarticipants to go to a mao and a World Book to answer the questions. The last week we showed movies and served popcorn. This year the favorite movie was "The House of Hosimoto , a cartoon about an honorable mouse.The Bookmobile staff is delighted by the success of these programs. Inis year's was better than ever. We enjoy participating as much as our patrons do!SAYONARA
PERIODICALLY SPEAKING!
NATIONAL AD SEARCH;The newest addition to our collection is
A weekly publication located at the Information Desk. It includes a Guide to the entire US job market, more than 50 job categories, resume service and expert job hunting advice.-------- INDEX---------------------
NlGHTMARES: THOSE CREATURES THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHTby Dolores C. Chupela, Children's Librarian
Scary, slithering shadows....monsters playing "hide and seek in the window....creepy, crawly creatures under the bed. A typical horror movie? Hardly.Instead, the above is a spooky bedroom scenario where a child has just experienced a horrible nightmare.According to Dr. Thomas Anders, a child psychiatrist and professor at Brown University, "children frequently fear attack by big animals or monsters or any scary apparition they can come up with. The theme^is that they're small and the world is large and it's scary out there .Scientists believe that nightmares are a normal part of every childhood and are especially frequent between 3 years and 8 years of age. Children in this age group have difficulty in determining fantasy from reality.The following books can help both the parent and the child cope with this "vicious monster":
For Parents(J649.122 Sch'.) Schaefer, Charles E. (■ others. Teach Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night.Deals with infant sleep problems, nightmares and night waking and crying.(J649.1 Sch.) Schachter, Robert 4 others. When Vour Child is Afraid., Discusses fears and phobias from birth to teen years, including bedtime and sleep fears.
For KidsJ-EASY Aylesworth, J. The Bad Dream.when a little boy is awakened by a bad dream, his parents comfort him by reminding him that nightmares are not real.J-EASY Gruber, S. The Monster Under My Bed.At bedtime, a little bear finds that there is a logical explanation for those monster noises coming from beneath his bed.J-EASY Mayer, M. There's a Nightmare in My Closet.A little boy confronts his nightmare with helmet, cannon and infantry!J-EASY Mayer, M. There's Something in My Attic.Convinced there is a nightmare in the attic, a brave little girl sneaks up the stairs with lasso in hand to capture it!(J154.63 May.) Mayle, Peter. Sweet Dreams and Monsters^Explains what happens when v/e sleep, how daytime experiences can affect our dreams, and different kinds of dreams and nightmares.Lastly, do the following before tucking in:
Monsters: Keep Out!A Bedroom Checklist
by Peter Mayle‘The first place to check is under the bed. Make a complete search with a flashlight, and be sure to look under the covers right down to the foot of the bed.‘Look in the closets, and double-check that dark corner where you once thought you saw something spooky.‘Check behind the curtains.•Check the place where you keep your toys. If they live in a box, close the lid tightly so they can't lump out even if they want to.•Now you can get into bed and relax. Snuggle down, close your eyes, sleep tight. Sweet dreams,
good night!
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