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VOLUME NO.3 September-October 1987
B p iiLi B R 0 L iIG §Lots of activities are in store for you this Fall at your library and its branches! We are offering avariety of informative programs. Topics include.....financial planning, home decorating and weight control (See page two for details.) On page five of this news
letter, you'll learn about special programs for children. Also, our library staff and Bookmobile will be participating once again in Edison's Annual Oktoberfest! (See page four.) In addition, we're featuring several intriguing displays and lots of new books and other materials for you to look at! So, take time out to enjoy all that your library is offering you!
An application form is attached to this newsletter. Forms are also available at our Circulation Desks. Please show us your support!
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3 The Main Library hosts Nicholas Alfano, investment advisor with D Rosenthal & Associates for a seminar designed to help you understand the impact financial planning can have on your future. This program is geared especially for retired and pre-retirement individuals", Wednesday, September 9 at 7:30 PM,
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If you are looking for an evening out, why not join us for a home decorating program at the Main Library? Doris Todd, from Trans Designs, will show us how to create beautiful rooms. Please feel free to bring color swatches, paint chips, fabrics, or wallpapers you are working on at home*. Monday, September 14 at 7:30 PM.
THINK THIN: Stop dieting & start "Thin Thinking", says Deborah Kauffeld, our guest speaker at the weight loss seminar to be held at the Main Library. "Thin Thinking" teaches you, step by step, how to eat as a thin person, enabling you to lose weight and maintain the loss permanently and effortlessly while eating the foods you love. Wednesday, September 16, 7 PM.............
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Karamjeet S. Mangat, a certified financial planner with IDS Financial Services Inc. will be presenting a program on financial planning for widows and divorcees at the Main Library on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7:30 PM.
Register in person or call 287-2298 for the above programs!
Mr. Tom Kist of Edison will display his talent in the art of ORIGAMI at the Clara Barton Library during the month of September.
In honor of the bicentennial anniversary of the U.S. CONSTITUTION, the Main Library will have on display replicas of historical documents.
If you have a special hobby or collection you would like to put in our display case, please call 287-2298........ask for Betty Lau................
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CONSTITUTTONWEEK
This year we are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Despite the fact that we show reverence for this most famous document, the truth is most of us neither know nor understand it.The following books, most of them new, interpret the importance of this unique document which has shaped our history.
R342.73 Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. N.J.: MacMillan Publishers, Inc., 1986
R342..73 Schwartz, Bernard. The Roots of the Bill of Rights. N.Y.: Chelsea House Publishers^ 1980
342.73 Cox, Archibald. The Court and the Constitution. Boston:Cox Houghton Mifflin Co., 1967
342.73 Kamen, Michael. A Machine That Would Go of Itself. N.Y.Kam Alfred A. Knopf, 1986.
342.73 Mee, Charles L. The Genius of the People. N.Y. Harper & Row, 1987.Mee
342.73 Peters, William. A More Perfect Union. N.Y. Crown Publishers, 1987. Pet
C O N S T I T U T I O N ' S--------------------- BICENTENNIAL EVENTS: The following events,free of charge, will be held in our area to celebrate the bicentennial.THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 8 PM:Presentation by renowned historian Richard P. McCormick, former Dean of Rutgers College, speaking on "New Jersey and the Federal Constitution". Piscataway Municipal Building Council Chambers, 455 Hoes Lane. Contact 981-0800.SATURDAY, Sept. 19, 7 PM-.Matinee performance of the The Politician Outwitted, at George St. Playhouse, New Brunswick. This is a free gala performance and reception. Tickets, however, are required. Contact 745-4489. Ticket will be mailed.SUNDAY, Sept. 20, 3 PM:Constitution skit at Metlar House, 1281 River Rd., Piscataway, performed by the Cadette and Junior Girl Scout Troop #86 of Piscataway/Edison. The museum and craft shop will be open. Call 752-1124.TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 8 PM-.Fireside chat and roundtable discussion will be held in the Symen Van Wickle House, 1289 Easton Ave. Somerset. Moderated by a local historian, the topic will be New Jersey's role in the Constitution. Wine and cheese. Seating limited to first 65 registrants, 745-4489.
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VIDEO UPDATEV I D E O
by Molly Davis-Bright* V I E W S
As a member of the New Jersey Library Video Circuit, the Edison Library receives a new selection of videocassettes every two months. The following list of video titles is a sample taken from the collection we are presently circulating.ONE MINUTE COOK: MICROWAVE MADE EASYBarbara Harris demonstrates high tech cooking made fast andeasy with the microwave oven.SECRETS OF THE TITANICNational Geographic highlights this celebrated underwater expedition. Breathtaking footage of the exploration and discovery the ill-fated Titanic is presented in its entirety.ROOM WITH A VIEW Helena Bonham, Julian Sands, Daniel Day^Based~on E. M. Forster's novel about a woman who is led to impropriety, confusion, and passion. Often hilarious, always entertaining.YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Barry Levinson, Nicholas Rowe , .-----Sherlock'Holmes and Dr. Watson are schoolboys working on theirfirst case. When a plague of puzzling murders grips London, young Holmes and Watson find themselves tangled in the mystery.PIPPIN Ben Vereen, William Katt _This musical of enormous style follows the odyssey of Pippin, Charlemagne's son, as he searches through wars, women, and throne politics for some all-embracing purpose to give his life meaning.
BOOKMOBILENEWS Join our Bookmobile Staff in welcoming our
two new employees. Cindy Bartow joined us in July and will be our new clerk for evening/night stops. Barbara Granholm is also a part-time clerk and back-up driver, when needed. Lots of luck to both of you!AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: In September we will feature ROBERT LUDLUM...STEPHEN KING will be featured in October.....COME and SEE! On Oktober 11th we will change into the HAUNTMOBILE...
at the Edison Two. Annual OKTOBERFEST...............Staff members and the Bookmobile will be appearing at this spooky event!"STEP INTO OUR SECRET CHAMBER......IF YOU D A R E!""It'll be rather dark inside....... b u t....don’t be shy!"
There's nothing to be afraid of!! Well! Almost nothing!
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CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT
The Children's Department would like to welcome Penny Vellucci as our new Children's Librarian. Penny will work at our North Edison Branch as well as certain days at Main Library. Welcome Penny, we are glad to have you here!1987 CALDECOTT Award winner - Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks 1987 NEWBERRY Award winner - The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman These books are available in our library.
October 5 - Halloween books and filmstrips begin special loan Books - 2 books for 1 weekFilmstrips - 2 filmstrips for 3 days (reserves will be taken)
Spooktacular Tips for Trick or Treaters will be available at all branches during the month of October.
October - "National Popcorn Poppin' Month"Enjoy some popcorn during the month and remember that this food dates back to the American Indians who used it for food as well as decorations. Do you know what makes popcorn pop? Inside each kernel is a tiny pocket of water. When the water becomes hot, it expands so much that it bursts open the hard outer shell.Learn more about popcorn by looking up the following books:
The Popcorn Book by Tomie dePaola I Love Popcorn by Carolyn Vosburg Hall What Makes Popcorn Pop? by Dave Woodside
A MiracleAn inspiration,A wonder.Worrisome.Thunder.A soul created, regretted or pleasured, continues to grow into a someone treasured.A flash of memories:A word,A grin,The first day of school.Tears.Laughter.Happiness ever after.
Heather Hogg Sussex, N.B.Canada
We're Not AfraidSung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Ghosts and goblins, cats and bats, We're not afraid of this or that. They are only make-believe,Funny costumes on Halloween.Ghosts and goblins, cats and bats, We're not afraid of this or that.
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F A N C Y P U M P K IN P IE
3 eggs1/2 c. milk1 No. 303 can pumpkin 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. allspice
1 c. flour 1/3 tsp. salt 1/3 c. shortening 1 c. sugar1/4 c. butter or margarine
Sift the flour and salt together, then blend in shortening until well mixed. Add just enough cold water to make a pliable dough. Roll out and line a deep 9-inch pie plate. Cream the sugar and butter, then add eggs and beat wel . Stir in the milk and mix well. Add the pumpkin and spices and mix thoroughly. Pour into the prepared crust. Bake at 400 degrees until crust begins to brown. Reduce temperature to 250 degrees and bake until filling is set and crust is golden
brown.Mrs. E. J. Olson, Walnut Springs, Texas
To satisfy your sweet tooth, check out cookbooks in our 641.5 hon-fiction section.... this recipe is from: /SOUTHERN .LIVING LIBRARY COOKBOOK
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