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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Do you need a library card?Our registration form is available to print anywhere. You can print the application, fill it out, and either scan the document as a PDF file or take a picture of it using a device. You may then attach it to an email for our Circulation Supervisor and send it that way. Look for a call or email regarding your Library Card number. Tell a friend! |
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Fourth Friday Films are back! Join WDFPL for the latest Book Club film during National Library Card Sign Up Month! |
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Updating your Resume from Your Device or a Computer Join WDFPL for the latest updates on Peterson's Test and Career Prep database accessible through your library online or in person. Uncover a variety of interactive methods prompt personalized career recommendations and insight on programs, knowledge, skills, and ability. Search for jobs and create visually interesting résumés, cover letters, and websites that can be externally shared with prospective employers, using prebuilt templates. |
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Dr. Paul Lam's Tai Chi with Ralph Quinn This class is appropriate for beginners, as well as for those with tai chi experience who want to learn. The course will be taught following the methods of Dr. Paul Lam's Tai Chi for Health program. Join us in person at the Library. To learn more, call the library at 856-845-5593 |
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Book Cafe Feel free to share a favorite book or somehing new you are reading this September. Call to register at 856-845-5593. |
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Become an Email Expert To learn more, call the library at 856-845-5593 |
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Anne Pasquale in The Revolution of Deborah Sampson* Join us on Thursday, September 28, 2023 when Anne Pasquale's re-enactment brings to life the story of Deborah Sampson, the "Secret Soldier," a remarkable American womean who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Please call to register at 856-845-5593. *This program is made possible in part by funding from The Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Rowan College at Gloucester County, a partner of the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of the State. |
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Macrame' Minis Feel free to start a new fall macrame mini project. All hand crafters are welcome! Call to register at 856-845-5593 |
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Craft & Chat Come hang out with other crafters and discuss what you're creating, reading, or watching! Bring the project you are working on, or use our coloring supplies. Open to anyone 18+. Call 856-845-5593 to register. |
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Marjorie Goldman portraying Susan B. Anthony* Join WDFPL for a presentation of Marjorie Goldman Portraying Susan B. Anthony on Thursday, October 5 at 2pm.Told with drama and humor, the story is a lively one of an indomitable spirit colliding with unmovable forces. Marjorie Goldman always leaves her listeners with the reminder that the fight for equal rights is still ongoing and that liberty for all is not a guarantee, but requires constant vigilance. With the work of enough good people following the course of justice, “Failure is Impossible!” Please Call 856-845-5593 to register |
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An Evening of Jazz with Brian Betz and Denis DiBlasio Come hang out with Brian Betz, Rowan University jazz guitar faculty member and Denis DiBlasio, director of the jazz program at Rowan University and executive director of The Maynard Ferguson Institute of Jazz, will provide an informative and fun concert evening focused on jazz sax, jazz flute, jazz guitar and jazz improvisation. Our Betz & DiBlasio concert is can be enjoyed by all ages and levels of musicianship. Call 856-845-5593 to register. |
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The History of Turtles in Salt Marshes with Jessica DeGraff-Amber PhD.*
Join us for a virtual lecture. Learn about the history of terrapin conservation and the value of both the diamond back terrapin and the salt marshes in New Jersey. To learn more, call the Library at 856-845-5593 |
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Clam-Diggers Trade:
NJ Pine Barrens Employments In Support Of Sea-Coast
Activities* Join us virtually for a lecture given by Adjunct Professor Mark Demitroff, Stockton University, on The Clamdiggers Trade: NJ Pine Barrens Employments in Support of Sea-Coast Activities. Learn about how the N.J. Coastal Zone economy had Pine Barren "sweetwater" roots. Video will be posted here on scheduled date. Professor Demitroff is a professor at Stockton University. |
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The Drowning of Money Island: A Forgotten Community's
Fight Against The Rising Seas Threatening Coastal America* Join us for a virtual lecture by journalist, Andrew Lewis, MFA, Columbia University, as he gives us a fascinating talk on how rising seas are threatening coastal towns. Video will be posted here on scheduled date. To learn more, call the Library at 856-845-5593 |
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The Variety of Wetlands in Southern New Jersey*
Join us for a virtual lecture: hosted by Claude Epstein, Ph.D. Dr. Epstein is a Professor Emeritus from Stockton University. He is the founder of its Environmental Studies Program as well as being one of its founding faculty. To learn more, call the Library at 856-845-5593 |
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*"This program is made possible in part by funding from The Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Rowan College at Gloucester County, a partner of the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of the State." |
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Online Events For You
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Have You Tried E-books on Overdrive? Do you like reading from a tablet? Check out our Overdrive E-books page for more information. |
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Many of the programs are video taped (with appropriate permission of the presenter) and converted into a DVD for placement in our collection. A short introduction to the presentation is created to introduce the topic and presenter. Here are a few of the introductions (in low resolution format) of a few of our more popular programs. (Windows Media Player 9 or higher is required.)
Battleship New Jersey / The Inside Track on NASCAR / Faux Finishing / Model Railroading
Survival Story by Manny Lindenbaum
(This is the entire 1 hour presentation)