The Friends of the Watchung Library aren’t letting the heat slow them down this summer! The Friends kicked off the 2016 Summer Reading program with an Open House at the library. Dozens of library patrons stopped by to register for summer reading programs, renew their Friends’ memberships, enjoy lemonade and cookies, and browse Second Story Books. The Open House was also the Grand Reopening of Second Story Books, the Friends’ bookstore, which features new and like-new books, DVDs, and CDs. Each patron who came to the Open House received a Book Buck, good for $1.00 toward the purchase of an item in Second Story Books. Many patrons went home with a free selection from the store.
Friends’ were particularly pleased to kick off the Summer Reading Program, which this year features five exciting programs sponsored by Friends: Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics (hand balancing, plate spinning, trick cycling, foot juggling, ribbon dancing, and Chinese water bowl manipulation), Mad Science’s Moving Motion (yanking table clothes from under dishes, sending crash dummies flying, and more), Spavalcade (a sports book scavenger hunt) for teens, and two programs for adults – Ancient Entertainment (exploring ancient sports events, theater, chariot races, and gladiator combat) and American Masterpieces (discovering the stories behind 25 iconic artworks).
In addition, the year-round Friends’-sponsored Watchung Library Chess Club is welcoming new players with newly returned popular chess coach Martin Carroll and with an expanded schedule: the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. For more information about programs or to sign up, stop by the library or go to www.sclsnj.org. We hope to see you!
Friends will continue through the summer with a sale at the Watchung Farmers’ Markets, to be held Sundays from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm starting July 31st through October 2nd. Hundreds of movies on DVD will be offered, ranging from G, PG and PG-13 through R-rated selections. In addition, there will be over a thousand music CDs, including popular music, classical music, Jazz, Folk, Blues, Rap, movie soundtracks and more.
Stop by our table at the Farmers Market and see what we have for you.
(above) Chess Club players and Coach
(above) Jason Ng, age 11, Watchung, makes his move at the Watchung Library Chess Club.
