What's Happening at Middletown Township Public Library January 8-14, 2017

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

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Conversational Spanish, Monday, January 9th @ 7:00 pm.

Russian for Beginners, for adults only, Thursday, January 12th @ 7:00 pm.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a peer-led volunteer local job search support and networking group, meets on Monday, January 9th @ 7:00 pm.

MOVIE MONDAYS presents Love and Friendship on January 9th @ 2:30 pm.

7 Solutions to Sugar Cravings, presented by Francesca Locicero, on Tuesday, January 10th @ 7:00 pm.

Medicare Counseling: a free program provided by the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). To schedule an appointment, call the SHIP office at 732-728-1331. Thursday, January 12th @ noon.

GROUPS

SCRABBLE Group meets Tuesday, January 10th @ 12:30 pm in the Community Room.

Group Knitting meets Tuesday, January 10th @ 12:30 pm in the Community Room.

Film Discussion Group will view and discuss The Imitation Game on Friday, January 13th ; film @ noon, discussion @ 2:00 pm.

WRITING GROUPS

The Noble Writers meets Wednesday, January 11th @ 10:00 am.

Writing Critique Group meets Wednesday, January 11th @ 7:00 pm.

BOOK CLUBS

Mystery Book Club will discuss Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten on Wednesday, January 11th @ 9:00 am.

Next Chapter Book Club meets on Thursday, January 12th @ 3:45 pm.

Science Fiction Book and Movie Group meets on Thursday, January 12th @ 5:30 pm.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS
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QuickBooks: Join Pat DeSan for a workshop on the ins and outs of Quickbooks. Bring questions. Learn how to use this popular and powerful accounting software. A Drop-In program. Monday, January 9th @ 7:00 pm.

Tech Open House: Did you get a kindle, smartphone, or iPad during the holidays but are unsure how to use them? Meet with a librarian who can get you started. Wednesday, January 11th @ 2:30 pm.

BCUG PC Roundtable: Discuss you PC problems with the experts. A Drop-In Program. Thursday, January 12th @ 6:30 pm.

TEEN ZONE

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Write Club: Working on a novel? Writing poetry? Inspire yourself to write and hone your skills. Each meeting we have a writing prompt, reading of work, and discussion. Monday, January 9th @ 3:30 pm.

Peer Tutoring: High school honor students tutor in Spanish, French, Science, History and English/Language Arts. For grades 6-9, Monday, January 9th @ 7:00 pm.

Math Tutoring: Free tutoring sessions at the library in the Children’s Quiet Reading Area. Bring textbook and/or homework. Tutoring sessions are for 30 minutes and are scheduled at 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, and 4:30 pm. Upon registering, you will receive an email with your tutoring session time. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. Tutoring for Calculus and above is not available. Tuesday, January 10th.

Fun With Physics: different hands-on physics projects each month. Wednesday, January 11th @ 3:30 pm.

Chess: If you haven’t played before, we will teach you. Planning, confidence, patience and discipline are all benefits of playing chess. We just think it’s fun. No registration required. Friday, January 13th @ 3:30 pm.

Song Writing Workshop: Love music? Interested in learning how to write a song? Write the music and lyrics of your original piece using Score Cloud in this four-part workshop. Friday, January 13th @ 3:30 pm.

JUST FOR TWEENS

Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

Peer Tutoring: High school honor students tutor in Spanish, French, Science, History and English/Language Arts. For grades 6-9, Monday, January 9th @ 7:00 pm.

Math Tutoring: Free tutoring sessions at the library in the Children’s Quiet Reading Area. Bring textbook and/or homework. Tutoring sessions are for 30 minutes and are scheduled at 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, and 4:30 pm. Upon registering, you will receive an email with your tutoring session time. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. Tutoring for Calculus and above is not available. Tuesday, January 10th.

Fun With Physics: different hands-on physics projects each month. Wednesday, January 11th @ 3:30 pm.

Drop-In LEGO Building Session: We will have our LEGOs out for free-play in our quiet reading area. Parents bringing younger siblings need to be vigilant with their little ones to prevent choking. Wednesday, January 11th @ 6:30 pm.

Song Writing Workshop: Love music? Interested in learning how to write a song? Write the music and lyrics of your original piece using Score Cloud in this four-part workshop. Friday, January 13th @ 3:30 pm.

Chess: If you haven’t played before, we will teach you. Planning, confidence, patience and discipline are all benefits of playing chess. We just think it’s fun. No registration required. Friday, January 13th @ 3:30 pm.

CHILDREN’S ROOM

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LapSit Storytime: Pre-walkers accompanied by a grown-up enjoy rhymes, songs, puppets, and picture books encouraging language development. Grown-ups get to socialize with other adults. Babies get used to be around other babies. Monday, January 9th @ 10:00 am.

Magical Musical Me: a fun and interactive music and movement experience. We sing, dance, wiggle, giggle and shake! We play with instruments and fun props, listen to a musical story, and play a real guitar! For ages 2-6.Tuesday, January 10th @ 10:00 am.

Kids Playgroup: A playgroup that encourages children to explore hands-on activities and develop social skills. Grown-ups can chat and connect with other parents/caregivers while supervising their children’s play. A Drop-In program for all ages. Tuesday, January 10th @ 10:30 am.

Math Tutoring: Free tutoring sessions at the library in the Children’s Quiet Reading Area. Bring textbook and/or homework. Tutoring sessions are for 30 minutes and are scheduled at 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, and 4:30 pm. Upon registering, you will receive an email with your tutoring session time. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. For grades K+. Tuesday, January 10th.

Read to a Dog is a great way to improve the literacy skills of children by providing a non-judgmental listener in a furry friend. There will be teen reading buddies for younger siblings as well as for the K-5 set to practice with prior to their “dog time”. For independent readers only, grades K-5. Tuesday, January 10th @ 7:00 pm.

Dress for Mess – Sticker Soup: a process centered, open ended art program for preschoolers with their parents, caregivers and siblings. For ages 2-6. Wednesday, January 11th @ 3:00 pm.

Drop-In LEGO Building Session: We will have our LEGOs out for free-play in our quiet reading area. Parents bringing younger siblings need to be vigilant with their little ones to prevent choking. For grades K-5.Wednesday, January 11th @ 6:30 pm.

Ready, Set, Read! Participants are expected to “help tell the story” by contributing words and actions during the reading. For grades K-2. Thursday, January 12th @ 4:00 pm.

Chess: If you haven’t played before, we will teach you. Planning, confidence, patience and discipline are all benefits of playing chess. We just think it’s fun. For ages 6+. No registration required. Friday, January 13th @ 3:30 pm.

Toddler Time for Walkers: Toddlers learn by playing, moving, touching, making noise, looking at books, and being loved. Each toddler should bring a favorite grown-up to share in the fun and learning. A Drop-In program. For ages up to 32 months. Saturday, January 14th @ 10:00 am.

Reading Buddies: A child learning how to read or struggling with reading is paired with a Reading Buddy! The child chooses a book and reads aloud to their Buddy. Reading Buddies who will help with correct pronunciation, increasing vocabulary, and understanding. what they have read. Upon registration you will be contacted to determine an appointment time at 2:00 , 2:30, 3:00, or 3:30 pm. For ages 3-12. Saturday, January 14th.