West Deptford Free Public Library |
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Do you need a library card?Our registration form is available to print 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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Drawing Class For All Ages Friday Afternoons at 3:30 p.m. in the Library art gallery Many thanks to Patti, WDFPL p/t Information, Publicity and Circulation Library Assistant, for sharing her artistic talents and teaching ability with our community for the betterment of all. Call to register at 856-845-5593. Btw you may have had a chance to view Patti's unique friends of the Library commissioned murals in the Library's Children's Area. |
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Dr. Paul Lam's Tai Chi with Instructor Kathy Brown returns to WDFPL 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 Kathy and the rest of us in person at the Library. To learn more or register, call the library at 856-845-5593 |
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Yah-Oh-Way: Thunderbird Amerian Indian Dancers* Please join us for a library presentation by the Yah-Oh-Way: Thunderbird American Indian Dancer. Yah-Oh-Way means "It is good" in Hopi. The athletic feats of this performance highlight the depth and complexity of several Native American societies. The audience will learn the origins and meanings of songs, dances, and traditions native to North America. This program encourages the audience to honor and appreciate the history and cultural diveristy of Native American peoples. 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." Call to learn more at 856-845-5593. |
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Computer Basics Have your computer questions answered at your library during this one hour introduction! |
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Fourth Friday Film Do you know these Ghostbusters films include some of the same cast members? Early Ghostbuster fans will recognize, Slimer, the library ghost lady and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. |
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Panel Discussion: Modern Struggles of Indigenous People in Lenapehoking* Please join us for WDFPL's 2024 Panel Discussion: Modern Struggles of Indigenous People in Lenapehoking. Discussion with reputable citizens from local Indigenous Tribes Ty "Dancing Wolf" Ellis, Lia "Watching Sparrow" Gould and Alyssa Mosley. 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." Call to learn more at 856-845-5593. |
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Redhawk Native American Dancers* *"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." Call to learn more at 856-845-5593. |
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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)