Celebrate October! We are jam-packed with informative and entertaining programs this month. See the Coming Events section, below, for details, and make sure you call to reserve a space for the programs that interest you. Ancestry.com at PFPL Did you know that you can search Ancestry.com for free thanks to Phillipsburg Library? Due to licensing restrictions, you must visit the library in person to use Ancestry. Once you are here, our librarians will gladly assist you in the basics of using this ever-growing resource. We can also give you pointers on the many sources of information that are not available online. Stop in and talk to us, or call the reference department at 908-454-3712. Holiday Closing PFPL will be closed in observance of the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 12.
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Special Event for Children (Grades K-5)
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Sciencetellers Presents: Super Heroes! Thursday October 22 at 6:30 p.m.In this original collection of slightly twisted tales, all the teachers at school are suspected to have superpowers! Join us on a hilarious new adventure where, just like in science, things aren't always quite what they seem. We will launch things through the air, send them plummeting toward the ground, and even make matter transform and disappear right before your eyes! Throw on your lab coat and buckle in -- you are about to experience forces and reactions through several exciting, hands-on experiments that will have you laughing, learning and having fun. Find yourself transported to a special place where "super" heroes truly do exist!
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Jeopardy! and Trivia Games Saturday, October 3, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of Phillipsburg Library. Everyone invited! For more information about Friendly Games @ PFPL or to suggest games that you would be interested in playing, contact Program Coordinator, Ann Caroprese at info@FPFPL.org or leave a message at the library (908) 454-3712
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Friends of PFPL Thursday October 8, 7:00 p.m.Annual meeting and election of officers. All Friends members invited to attend. For information on joining the Friends, see http://fpfpl.org.
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Classic Book Club Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. Join our classic book club in a discussion of Children of the Alley by Najīb Maḥfūẓ
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Take the Scare Out of Medicare Wednesday, October 14 at 1:00 p.m. Medicare Counselor for Warren Counselor for Warren County’s Division of Senior Services, Richard Grabowski, will answer questions about Medicare Supplemental plans, Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Prescription Drug plans. Mr. Grabowski will also discuss enrollment, services, resources, claims review and appeals. Sponsored by the Friends of Phillipsburg Free Public Library. Seating is limited and registration is required. Email us at info@FPFPL.org or call the library at (908) 454-3712.
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Gettysburg: The Soul Survivors Wednesday October 14 at 7:00 p.m. Join Peter Callahan and his ghost hunting team as they take you on a journey with P.A.S.T (Paranormal and Scientific Techniques) through the three devastating July days of the Battle of Gettysburg. Discover the important battle moments and the paranormal hot spots that they created. See ghostly evidence in photos, audio and video as well as some unnerving stories that surround that horrific moment in history. Sponsored by the Friends of Phillipsburg Free Public Library. Seating is limited and registration is required. Email us at info@FPFPL.org or call the library at (908) 454-3712.
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Film Screening: The Uninvited Thursday October 15 at 7:00 p.m. Roderick Fitzgerald and his sister Pamela buy a house on the Cornish seacoast, never suspecting that it is a "bad" house, subject to haunting. Before long, Roderick and Pamela are visited by Stella Meredith, whose late mother, it is said, is the house ghost.The Uninvited remains one of the spookiest "old dark house" films ever made, even after years of inundation by computer-generated special effects. Starring Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey and Gail Russell. 98 minutes; 1944; Unrated. The public is invited to stay for a brief discussion after the film. All films in this series are recommended for adults. For more information, call the library at 908-454-3712. Partial funding is provided by the Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Movie License # 196808001
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Meet the Author Saturday October 17, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Meet writer William Suchowacki, author of "Crazy the Cat." Books will be available to buy and have signed.
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Book Forum Wednesday October 21 at 1:30 p.m. The book club with no assigned reading. Share light refreshments and talk about whatever you have been reading lately.
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Happy Bookers Discussion: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Two meetings: Wednesday October 28 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Ng's nuanced debut novel begins with the death of a teenage girl and then uses the mysterious circumstances of her drowning as a springboard to dive into the troubled waters beneath the calm surface of her Chinese-American family.When 16-year-old Lydia Lee fails to show up at breakfast one spring morning in 1977, and her body is later dragged from the lake in the Ohio college town where she and her biracial family don't quite fit in, her parents, her older brother and younger sister get swept into the churning emotional conflicts and currents they've long sought to evade.Ng's emotionally complex debut novel sucks you in like a strong current and holds you fast until its final secrets surface.(Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 2014) Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See the Happy Bookers website for more information.
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Between the world and me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Told through the author's own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes. Coates was just awarded a MacArthur "Genius" grant. Selected by Deb Messling, reference librarian.
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Hyperbole and a half
by Allie Brosh
Collects autobiographical, illustrated essays and cartoons from the author's popular blog and related new material that humorously and candidly deals with her own idiosyncrasies and battles with depression Selected by Stephanie Rath-Tickle, reference librarian..
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The memory painter
by Gwendolyn Womack
An artist whose paintings are inspired by unusually vivid dreams experiences his most powerful dream yet when he meets a woman who seeks him out after seeing one of her recurring nightmares rendered in exact detail in one of his works. Selected by Maureen, circulation staff..
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The kite runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Traces the period between the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the horrific rule of the Taliban and follows the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan boy and the son of his father's servant. Selected by Linda, circulation staff..
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The forgotten garden : a novel
by Kate Morton
Abandoned on a 1913 voyage to Australia, Nell is raised by a dock master and his wife who do not tell her until she grows up that she is not their child, a situation that causes her to return to England and eventually hand down her quest for answers to her granddaughter. Selected by Louise, children's department..
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The man in my basement : a novel
by Walter Mosley
To save the home that has belonged to his family for generations, Charles Blakey, a young black man whose life is slowly crumbling around him--his parents are dead, he is unemployed, he is drinking too much, and his friends have been deserting him--agrees to rent out his basement for the summer to a mysterious stranger. Selected by Norma, circulation staff.
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The naked eye : a novel
by Iris Johansen
Resolving to track down serial killer Eric Colby four months after the events of Sight Unseen, Kendra Michaels takes in Eve Duncan's troubled sister, Beth, only to find herself framed for the murder of a police officer.Selected by Barbara, technical services staff.
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