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Lighthouses: A Presentation by the New Jersey Lighthouse Society

Tuesday, October 3, 2017 from 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Main Library Ground Floor Meeting Room

Get ready for the Lighthouse Challenge of NJ on October 21-22, 2017 and learn about NJ's own treasured landmarks! 

This presentation will include a discussion of lighthouse history, structure, and characteristics. Topics include lighthouse keepers, governance, purpose, and how weather affects lighthouses. Historical facts about New Jersey lighthouses and keepers who were women will be highlighted.

Speakers Marilyn Dunning and Alan Jacobson are volunteer presenters for the New Jersey Lighthouse Society. They have been sailors for many years on the Chesapeake Bay, in the Virgin Islands, and in New England. They take tours throughout the United States and Canada to visit lighthouses on land and on the water. 

SAT Test Prep @ WPL - REGISTRATION CLOSED

ALL SPOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED. CHECK BACK FOR OUR NEXT SAT PRACTICE TEST IN FEBRUARY 2018!

Saturday, October 21 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Main Library Meeting Room

Take a full-length practice SAT test administered by Kaplan Testing. Open to high school sophomores and juniors. Registration required and sign-up begins September 29. To register, click on the Kaplan registration link in the program description listed on the library's event page here. 
 
Questions? Call 732-634-4450 ext. 7130 or visit a library location for more info. 

Meditation: A Tool to Balance Your Life (Body, Mind and Spirit)

Thursday, September 28, 2017 @ 7:00 PM

Main Library Ground Floor Meeting Room

It is now being recognized that the practice of meditation contributes to a more positive, healthy lifestyle. It is an invaluable tool helping people reduce stress, gain a deeper sense of fulfillment in life as well as foster greater physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Join, Jim Rose M Ed Rutgers University , retired executive of Johnson and Johnson and long time meditator as he connects meditation and spiritual development to important aspects of our lives. He will offer a practical technique of meditation that can positively impact your life. Through first hand demonstrations of this simple yet highly effective method you will discover the key to deeper concentration, relaxation and profound personal growth.

Fake News: Identifying Fact from Fiction

Thursday, September 14 @ 7 PM

Woodbridge Main Library Ground Floor Meeting Room

Dina Meky, Reference and Instruction Librarian Berkeley College, Woodbridge Campus, will present “Fake News: Identifying Fact from Fiction” at the Woodbridge Main Library on Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 PM.
 
Fake news is deliberate disinformation, hoaxes or propaganda published in print, online and on social media outlets that appears to be legitimate news.  It can also be presented in YouTube videos, podcasts, GIFs, memes or other images. Fake news is not a new phenomenon but with the advent of social media and easy sharing this new era of misinformation has exploded.

Woodbridge Public Library joins Reciprocal Borrowing Group

WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, NJ – As of May 1, Woodbridge Township residents will be welcome in Middlesex and Union County libraries to borrow materials.  Libraries are all open to public use, but through the Mutual Reciprocity Among Libraries Agreement (MURAL), a Woodbridge Township Library card will be accepted for lending and select additional services in fifty area libraries.

Read on for more information and for a list of participating libraries.

2016 Fall Coding Club

Tuesdays from 4:00 - 5:00 PM  September 20 - November 15 2016

Main Library BEC Room

Have you always wanted to learn how to code? Want to make cool projects you can share with friends? Join our Fall Coding Club! 
 
Our club will use Google CS First to learn computer science skills and create cool, functional projects that you can show off to your friends and add to on your own! 
 
Open to grades 6-12. Registration required. 
 

Are You Ready for the 2017 Teen Summer Reading Program?!

Win awesome prizes like a Kindle Fire, Fujifilm Instax Camera, gift cards, and more...JUST BY READING!

And don't forget to check out some of the awesome events happening just for teens like DIY Container Gardening & Mini-Greenhouses, Craft a Better World, and Escape the Room! 
 
The Teen Summer Reading Program is open to grades 8-12. Sign up and log in your reading items on our Summer Reading page or visit a library location. So easy!!
 
PROGRAM STARTS JUNE 26! DON'T MISS OUT!

English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Group Registration

English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group and beginning instruction will be offered at all Woodbridge Township Libraries from September through May, 2018. Instruction and ESL Conversation Group leaders will be provided in partnership with LiteracyNJ, a statewide literacy services provider.
 
In-person registration is required, and will be held from 5:00 – 8:30 pm, Wednesday, August 23rd, for a fifteen week series of Conversation Group classes that will be held in all libraries, Fords Branch, Iselin Branch, Henry Inman Branch in Colonia and the Main Library (Wednesday evenings 5:30—7:30 beginning September 13th).  Also available to English language learners in each location will be Beginning ESL group instruction, one-on-on Beginning ESL instruction and a drop in class for digital ESL instruction. 
 

Games @ the Library - Family Games!

Saturday, August 26, from 12:00-4:00 PM

Main Library - 2nd Floor Magazine Room

Enjoy an afternoon of fun and board games with our new gaming group! Join us on Saturday August 26 from 12-4 pm, in the 2nd Floor Magazine Room, for an afternoon of meeting new people and playing new games. This month we will be playing a selection of family games! Featured games will be wits and wagers, ticket to ride, love letter (Christmas and munchkin editions) and scattergories categories. Anyone who has competed against family knows that just just because just because it's fun and games doesn't mean it's fun and games. Prepare for serious fun.! 

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