What's Happening at Middletown Township Public Library November 13-19, 2016

IN THE MTPL GALLERY: held over – Janine Ferranti.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS register online at mtpl.org.

Russian for Beginners for adults only. Thursday, November 17th @ 7:00 pm.

Conversational Spanish, Monday, November 14th @ 7:00 pm.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a peer-led volunteer local job search support and networking group, meets on Monday, November 14th @ 7:00 pm.

Team Trivia for adults 50+ meets on Wednesday, November 16th @ 10:00 am.

Medicare & You presented by Devin Rubin. Learn about covering cost gaps in Medicare, including long term care costs. Compare Medigap/Medicare Supplement prices. Friday, November 18th @ 1:00 pm.

MOVIE MONDAYS continues its Gene Wilder Celebration with Stir Crazy on November `14th @ 2:30 pm.

MTPL Trustees meet on Wednesday, November 16th @ 7:00 pm. Open to the public.

GROUPS:

WINGS meets on Thursday, November 17th @ 6:30 pm.

SCRABBLE Group meets Tuesday, November 15th @ 12:30 pm.

Group Knitting meets on Tuesday, November 15th @ 12:30 pm.

BOOK GROUPS:

History Lovers Book Club will compare March by Geraldine Brooks and Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen. Tuesday, November 15th @ 10:00 am.

20+ Book Club will discuss The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon on Wednesday, November 16th @ 6:00 pm.

Next Chapter Book Club meets on Thursday, November 17th @ 3:30 pm.

Writing Groups:

Writing Critique Group meets Tuesday, November 15th @ 7:00 pm.

The Noble Writers meets Wednesday, November 16th @ 10:00 am.

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

QuickBooks led Pat DeSan is a drop-in workshop on the ins and outs of QuickBooks. Bring questions. Learn how to use this popular and powerful accounting software. Monday, November 14th @ 7:00 pm.

Health Resources Online: learn the best websites for up-to-date and accurate health information. Tuesday, November 15th @ 3:30 pm.

Introduction to Computers and the Internet for beginners, Part 2 meets on Tuesday, November 15th @ 7:00 pm.

Introduction to PowerPoint: Learn how to create a PowerPoint presentations as well as adding transitions and images. Thursday, November 17th @ 3:00 pm.

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

National Novel Writing Month Workshop: Write an entire novel this month or finish one you've been working on but never completed. We will have writing exercises each week, give support and advice, and peer review (if you like). Take the annual NaNoWriMo Challenge with us! Monday, November 14th @ 3:30 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. For grades K-12. Tuesday, November 15th @ 3:30 pm.

Robotics Programming Workshop: Wednesday, November 16th @ 4:15 pm.

Thankful Tree Craft: Bring twigs and sticks from your home to make your tree. Thursday, November 17th @ 3:30 pm.

College Planning Workshop: The College Funding Associates will conduct this workshop for parents and teens who are planning to apply or who have already applied for college. Thursday, November 17th @ 7:00 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. No registration required. Friday, November 18th @ 3:30 pm.

JUST FOR TEENS: Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

National Novel Writing Month Workshop: Write an entire novel this month or finish one you've been working on but never completed. We will have writing exercises each week, give support and advice, and peer review (if you like). Take the annual NaNoWriMo Challenge with us! Monday, November 14th @ 3:30 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. For grades K-12. Tuesday, November 15th @ 3:30 pm.

Robotics Programming Workshop: Wednesday, November 16th @ 4:15 pm.

Drop-In Lego Building: We will have our LEGOs out for free-play for ages 5+ in our quiet reading area. Parents bringing younger siblings need to be vigilant with their little ones to prevent choking. Wednesday, November 16th @ 6:30 pm.

Thankful Tree Craft: Bring twigs and sticks from your home to make your tree. Thursday, November 17th @ 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, November 18th @ 3:30 pm.

CHILDREN’S ROOM: Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

SciencStarts: Families will participate in hands-on science activities and a storytime featuring books related to the activities. For ages 4-7. Monday, November 14th @ 4:00 pm.

Magical Musical Me: An interactive music and movement experience where we sing, dance, wiggle, giggle and shake, as well as play with instruments and fun props, listen to a musical story, and play a real guitar. Tuesday, November 15th @ 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, November 15th @ 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, November 15th @ 3:30 pm.

Lapsit Storytime for Prewalkers: Introduce your baby to the library during this gentle lapsit program for pre-walkers accompanied by a grown-up. Rhymes, songs, puppets, and picture books encourage language development. Grown-ups get to socialize with other adults and babies get used to be around other babies. For ages up to 32 months. Wednesday, November 16th @ 10:00 am.

Read to a Dog and Reading Buddies: a great way to improve the literacy skills of children by enabling them to read to a non-judgmental 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. Wednesday, November 16th @ 4:00 pm.

Drop-In Lego Building: 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 ages 5+. Wednesday, November 16th @ 6:30 pm.

4-H SET Group: A drop-in workshop with robotics, programming, health, community, leadership, public speaking and organizational components. Members learn life skills in addition to engineering, design and development to program robots, while developing critical thinking faculties. Thursday, November 17th @ 5:30 pm.

Pokemon Trading Night: Bring your cards to trade with fellow Pokemon fans. Discuss Pokemon books and movies. Play the game. For grades K-8. Thursday, November 17th @ 7:00 pm.

Gymboree: For walkers up to 32 months, Friday, November 18th @ 10:00 am. For ages 3-5, Friday, November 18th @ 11:00 am.

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, November 18th @ 3:30 pm.

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, November 19th.

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