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West Deptford Free Public Library
420 Crown Point Road, West Deptford, NJ 08086  (856) 845-5593















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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.


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Library Card Sign Up Month 2023
 

Fourth Friday Films are back!
Book Club The Next Chapter

Friday, September 22, 1:00 p.m.

Join WDFPL for the latest Book Club film during National Library Card Sign Up Month!

Book Club
 

Updating your Resume from Your Device or a Computer
Saturday, September 23, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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.

Petersons Test Prep
 

Dr. Paul Lam's Tai Chi with Ralph Quinn
Mondays, September 25 through December 11, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

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

Tai Chi with Ralph Quinn
 

Book Cafe
Monday, September 25, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Feel free to share a favorite book or somehing new you are reading this September. Call to register at 856-845-5593.

Book Cafe
 

Become an Email Expert
Wednesday, September 27 at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

To learn more, call the library at 856-845-5593

Become and Email Expert
 

Anne Pasquale in The Revolution of Deborah Sampson*
Thursday, September 28, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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.

Anne Pasquale and Deborah Sampson
 

Macrame' Minis
Thursday, September 28, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Feel free to start a new fall macrame mini project. All hand crafters are welcome! Call to register at 856-845-5593

macrame
 

Craft & Chat
Monday, October 2, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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.

craft and chat
 

Marjorie Goldman portraying Susan B. Anthony*
Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:00 p.m.

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

Marjorie Goldman as Susan B Anthony
 

An Evening of Jazz with Brian Betz and Denis DiBlasio
Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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.

Brian Betz and Denis DiBlasio
 

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

West Deptford Book Festival
 

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.

Professor Demitroff is a professor at Stockton University.

West Deptford Book Festival
 

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

West Deptford Book Festival
 

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

West Deptford Book Festival
 

*"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."

 

Online Events For You

Rutgers Cooperative Extension Online Events -https://njaes.rutgers.edu/online-event-series/#fchs

The Center for Book Arts is offering on-line classes – www.centerforbookarts.org
 
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
 
You can view some of the gardens and take free on-course at www.Longwoodgardens.org

Scratch For All - a programming language at MIT – https://scratch.mit.edu/
 
The Library of Congress provides a playlist of music and concerts on Youtube that is periodically updated.

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.

Playaways

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)