Garwood Public Library July 2020 Events
CURBSIDE SERVICE
The Garwood Library is now open for Curbside Pickup. Curbside is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Please call the Library and request the items you wish to borrow. To review what is available, please access our catalog located on the home page of our website. Patrons can check out five items at a time per person. The items will be ready within thirty minutes of the call time, Items will be placed in bags with the patron’s name on it on a table at the main entrance. If you have any trouble at the time of pick up, please call the Library for assistance. Books will be available for all adult and juvenile Garwood cardholders in good standing. All items checked out including DVDs and audio material must be returned to the library book drop. Books checked out at curbside will be due in 28 days. DVDs are due one week from the pickup date. All material held by patrons during the library closure are due back to the Library by July 31. After that date items will accrue fines.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Garwood Library’s Virtual Summer Reading Program will run through July 31. This year’s theme is “Imagine Your Story”, celebrating fairytales, myths and magic. Participants can sign up on READSQUARED, our new reading tracker or by calling or emailing the library. Instructions and logs will be available at curbside, on our website, and social media pages. All participants will be entered to win weekly vouchers for local Garwood eateries. All participants who read 180 minutes or more will be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card. The drawing for the gift card will take place on August 3. Summer Reading Events will include:
• Scavenger Hunts – find the hidden mythical creature each week and collect a prize.
• Craft Wednesdays – Pick up the craft supplies from the Library Craft Box and watch a craft tutorial online at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
• LEGO Zoom Thursdays at 1 p.m.
• Magical Safari Adventure with Muscle Man Mike via Zoom July 7 @ 1 p.m.
• Traveling Lantern Performs “Legends and Myths from Mount Olympus” – July 6- July 10
• Hailey Unicorn’s Magic Words Presentation and Build a Teddy Bear Workshop – July 14 @ 1 p.m.
• Dragon’s: Return of the Ice Sorcerer Presentation via Zoom on July 21 at 1 p.m.
PHOTO HISTORY CHALLENGE
The library has issued the Photo History Challenge to all its residents through July 31. Here are the rules: 1. Snap a picture of Garwood with an image that represents the impact of the pandemic on our community. 2. Email your picture to garwoodlibrary@garwood.org. Your picture may be posted on the Library’s Facebook and Instagram page. Best pictures, as decided by the Garwood Library staff, will be mailed a $50 Amazon card.
TOTALLY TAROT
Join Vikki Anderson on July 22, 2020, at 7 p.m. via Zoom for the “Totally Tarot Method”. Learn how to easily interpret tarot cards by color, direction and picture. Identify your karmic lesson card so you can understand what you must learn in this lifetime.
Website: youseemore.com/garwood,
For more information and to register for programs, call 908-789-1670.
Email: garwoodlibrary@garwood.org
