Smart Phone Basics with Jensen Graham
Call to schedule a class.
Join us by calling the library to schedule your class to learn how to use your smartphone.
Call to register at 856-845-5593. Begin May 2023 your way by learning something new about your phone.
Dr. Paul Lam's Tai Chi with Ralph Quinn Wednesdays, May 3 through June 21, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
Ralph Quinn instructs an eight week series in which he teaches the 8-Forms set of Yang-style tai chi. This class is appropriate for beginners, as well as for those with tai chi experience who want to learn a short form that contains the essential movements of Yang-style tai chi. 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
Plan Ahead for Your Retirement* Thursday, June 1 2023, 6:00 .p.m. – 7:00 p.m
Only 40% of working Americans feel they are on track for retirement. Come to get advice from Bob Stahler, a Certified Edward Jones Financial Planner on saving and investing to build your retirement fund. Call to register at 856-845-5593.
This program is supported in full or in part with funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the New Jersey State Library, award number LS-252474-OLS-22.*
Have fun welcoming fairies and more into your garden space with a little library and Home Depot help.
Doug Thomas Portraying Patrick Henry*
Thursday, June 8, 2023 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join us for an American Historical Theatre library presention by re-enactor Doug Thomas who will portray Patrick Henry. You may recall Patrick Henry was a passonate American who is best known for his "Give me Liberty or give me Death" words. Have fun and learn more from Patrick Henry one of the most impassioned supporters of our Bill of Rights at your Library!
”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”
Learn to EXCEL at Budget Planning
Monday, June 12, 2023 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Join us to learn the basics of Microsoft Excel and use it to balance your budget. This is intended for adults. Call to register at 856-845-5593.
Debt and Saving*
Thursday, June 15, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for an information session on Debt and Saving with Yarelys Tifa, a financial literacy educator. Call to
register at 856-845-5593.
This program is supported in full or in part with funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the New Jersey State Library, award number LS-252474-OLS-22.*
Jane Peters Estes: The Battle of Gettysburg, Where were the Women?*
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join us for a library presentation by re-enactor Jane Peters Estes. She will share the roles filled by women during the deadliest battle of the Civil War. 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*
WDFPL Event to be rescheduled.
Saturday, April 22, 2023 12:30 p.m. How to Build a Better Salad with Luanne Hughes, M.S., RDN
How to Build a Better Salad 12:30 p.m with Luanne Hughes, M.S., RDN - Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County. This Earth Day, join Luanne Hughes, registered dietitian nutritionist and Rutgers Cooperative Extension professor to learn how to build a better salad.
Salads can be a delicious and healthy way to enjoy the amazing benefits of plant foods. This program will engage participants with ideas and strategies to increase the nutrient density of salads with tips on choosing foods to add a variety of vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber, and antioxidants to promote health and preserve our precious Earth. Attendees will explore a variety of different salad ingredients and discuss opportunities to choose more locally grown “Jersey Fresh” ingredients to support seasonal eating.
Enoy free healthy carrot Seeds to take home and plant thanks in part to Home Depot, Mantua, N.J.
The History of Turtles in Salt Marshes with Jessica DeGraff-Amber PhD.*
Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 1 p.m.
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
Clam-Diggers Trade:
NJ Pine Barrens Employments In Support Of Sea-Coast
Activities* September 30, 2021, Thursday 1 p.m.
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.
The Drowning of Money Island: A Forgotten Community's
Fight Against The Rising Seas Threatening Coastal America* Thursday, October 14, 2021, 1 p.m.
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
The Variety of Wetlands in Southern New Jersey*
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
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
*"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."
Fender Guitars is offering free on-line guitar lessons starting now and for the next three months - www.fender.com
The Alice Paul Institute has an elementary school curriculum and worksheets. There is also information and photos concerning the Suffragette Movement –
www.alicepaul.org
The Metropolitan Opera is streaming operas every evening, check it out – www.metopera.org
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is touring parts of the museum – www.metmuseum.org
The Museum of Modern Art is offering free on-line courses – www.moma.org
The Chamber Music Society provides livestreams on scheduled days.
Virtual ART Studio livestreams beginning on Friday, June 12.
The Anne Frank House is providing a virtual tour of where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II.
Cape May County Park and Zoo is providing Virtual Zoo School. Take a look at their daily tours of different parts of the zoo.
Have You Tried E-books on Overdrive?
Reading on the Go @ WDFPL
Do you like reading from a tablet? Check out our Overdrive E-books page for more information.
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.)