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Wednesday February 20, 2013
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3:30 PM
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5:30 PM
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Homework Express @ the Newark Library
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Homework Express @ the Newark Library
High School and college volunteers help K-12 students Tuesday-Thursday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Whether your student needs help doing tomorrow’s homework, writing a report, or studying for that big test, Homework Express volunteers are there to help. This service is free, and attendance is on a drop-in basis.
Contact: Kathleen Hannon (510) 795-2627 x 18 or email khannon@aclibrary.org
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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Thursday February 21, 2013
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1:30 PM
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3:00 PM
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Successful Interviews
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Learn interview techniques and practice your interviewing skills to increase your odds of getting an offer
Registration is required. Sign up at the Information Desk or call the library during open hours.
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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3:30 PM
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5:30 PM
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Homework Express @ the Newark Library
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Homework Express @ the Newark Library
High School and college volunteers help K-12 students Tuesday-Thursday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Whether your student needs help doing tomorrow’s homework, writing a report, or studying for that big test, Homework Express volunteers are there to help. This service is free, and attendance is on a drop-in basis.
Contact: Kathleen Hannon (510) 795-2627 x 18 or email khannon@aclibrary.org
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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3:30 PM
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5:30 PM
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Reading Buddies
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Reading Buddies is a program designed for children in grades 1st-3rd to practice their reading skills by reading to a teen volunteer. Each child may sign up for one 30-minute session per week on Thursday between 3:30-5:30 p.m. from Jan. 24-Mar. 21.
Registration is required as space is limited. Registration must be done in person at the Information Desk and begins December 11th.
For more information, contact Children’s Library Assistant Tracy Dodge at tdodge@aclibrary.org or (510) 795-2627 x 15
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
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Meditation for Stress Relief
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Relieve stress by finding your portable paradise, a garden of personal peace and joy that you can visit at will. Dr. Marshall Zaslove, a Board certified psychiatrist, author and meditation practitioner for over 38 years, offers simple, effective techniques, and demonstrates the most practical methods of controlling and becalming the mind
Registration is required. Sign up at the Information Desk or call the library during open hours.
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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Friday February 22, 2013
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3:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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Friday Gaming @ the Newark Library
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Friday Gaming @ the Newark Library
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room
Teens, have some fun and celebrate TGIF @ the Newark Library. We have video games like guitar hero for you to play, and some fun board games for your amusement. If you like to compete, and meet new people at the same time, put Friday Gaming @ the Newark Library on your schedule of fun things to do.
Contact: Kathleen Hannon (510) 795-2627 x 18 or email khannon@aclibrary.org
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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3:30 PM
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4:30 PM
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Fiction Addiction Reading Club for 9-13 year olds
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Fiction Addiction Reading Club for 9-13 year olds meets the last Friday of the month at 3:30 p.m. for a book discussion, related activities, and snacks. The current book may be signed out at the Information Desk, and should be returned at the meeting.
September 28 - Ghost Dog Secrets by Peg Kehret
October 29 - The Wedding Planner’s Daughter by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
November 30 - Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby
*No meeting in December
January 25 - 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison
February 22 - The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn
March 29 - Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
For more information, contact Children’s Library Assistant: Tracy Dodge at tdodge@aclibrary.org or (510) 795-2627x15
This free program is sponsored by the Newark Library League.
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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Saturday February 23, 2013
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10:00 AM
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2:00 PM
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Free Tax Help
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VITA volunteers do your taxes for you. Please call the library for details; the program is means tested.
Registration is required. Sign up at the Information Desk or call the library during open hours.
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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1:00 PM
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3:00 PM
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Take Better People Pictures
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Professional photographer Christine Szeto talks about the mechanics of people pictures (light, shutterspeed…), practical tips for capturing candid shots, taking good portraits, getting good group pictures, and composition. To see Szeto’s photographs visit http://www.candidsbychristine.com/index2.php#/home/ or http://candidsbychristine.com/blog/
Registration is required. Sign up at the Information Desk or call the library during open hours.
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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3:00 PM
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3:45 PM
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Bob Kann with Magic and Juggling
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Straight from Wisconsin, it's a magic/juggling/storytelling program with Bob Kann, our silly man! Don't miss him!
All children's events, free to you, are funded by the Newark Library League.
No registration necessary, just come early to get a good seat.
Contact: Tracy Dodge (510) 795-2627 x 15 or email tdodge@aclibrary.org
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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Monday February 25, 2013
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3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
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Homework Express Volunteer Orientation
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The New Library is still in need of volunteers for our Homework Express Program, which is an afterschool homework help program in session 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays during the school year, helping students in grades K - 12. Volunteers need only sign up for one day per week, and be on-call for a second day. If you are a responsible high school student with above average grades, consider this opportunity for service to the community. Volunteers are required to attend an orientation meeting before beginning to help students in the program. Applications must be turned in before orientation by February 22nd.
The library is closed to the general public on Mondays, but will be open for meeting participants.
Contact: Kathleen Hannon (510) 795-2627 x 18 or email khannon@aclibrary.org
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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Tuesday February 26, 2013
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1:00 PM
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2:30 PM
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Undercover Adult Book Discussion
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Do you like reading and talking about books? Read each month's book and come for a lively discussion on 4th Tuesdays.
September 25: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegnar and The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love by Joan Medlicott
October 23: Storm Cycle by Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen
November 27: Lazy B by Sandra Day O'Connor
December 25: County Holiday, No meeting
January 22: Hellhound on His Trail by Hampton Sides
February 26: Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
March 26: Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Contact: Barbara Telford-Ishida (510) 795-2627 x20 or btelford-ishida@aclibrary.org
Location: NEWARK BRANCH - Get Directions
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