\ WINTER 2014 DEMAREST FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOOK ENDS OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DEMAREST FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY President Margaret Shapiro Treasurer Celia Meana Secretary Denise Stewart Raymond Cywinski, Mayor Michael Fox, Superintendent of Schools Laura DeFlora Eun Jung Lee Library Director Edna Ortega Access the collections of 75 public libraries through the Bergen County Cooperative Library System from our website, demarest.bccls.org Smart Phones Just Got Smarter! Always losing your card? Use the apps CardStar or KeyRing to make a digital image of your library card and lighten your wallet in a good way. (Note: Not all libraries will accept digital cards!) Text message notifications are now available! Sign into your account at bccls.org and open the Contact Information and Preferences box to optin. You will receive a text message when you have an item ready to pick up or when items are overdue. Contact the Demarest Library if you need help getting started. Want to know how to download eBooks? Digital magazines? Access databases from home? Still working out how to turn on your iPad? Demarest Library offers one-on-one technology help! Call ahead or drop by to get a lesson with Orla, our instructional technology librarian. Library Programs & Events Adult readers have a book club! This friendly group reads fiction and nonfiction and meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:30pm. Stop by for a lively discussion on the books below: December 8: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt January 12: Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan February 9: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson March 9: Canada by Richard Ford Ready, set, knit! Knitters gather on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7:30pm for the Demarest Library Knitting Club. Swap tips and patterns with these hip knitters! Learning English? Demarest Library hosts an ESL Conversation Group on Tuesday mornings from 10:30-12:00. Turn to page 3 to see what’s going on in the Children’s and Teen Rooms! DID YOU KNOW? You can download free eBooks from the library to your eReader, tablet, or mobile phone! Our librarians can help you get started. DID YOU KNOW? Demarest Library subscribes to Zinio Digital Magazines! Download popular magazines to your tablet, phone, or computer and keep them as long as you like. Go to demarest.bccls.org to get started! NEED A NOTARY? Demarest Library offers free notary services! Please call ahead to ensure our notary is available. DID YOU KNOW? Demarest residents can borrow passes to the MoMA, Guggenheim, and Intrepid museums for free! Passes admit 4-6 people. BOOK ENDS Page 2 of 4 From the President’s Desk Five years ago the residents of Demarest went to the polls and approved a referendum to create our municipal public library. As we mark our first 5 years we look back to our beginnings and look ahead to our future. The Demarest Library Association was created in 1965 by a few dedicated, enthusiastic residents. The property at 90 Hardenburgh Avenue, which was the site of the old Methodist Church and part of Camp Merritt in World War I, was purchased by the Association. Books and furnishings were donated and renovations to the building were completed by 1966. We were open for business. Over the years we have grown as municipal support has increased. We were able to join the Bergen County Cooperative Library System which gives us access to the collections of 75 libraries. Delivery of reserved materials between libraries is provided by funding from the New Jersey State Library. Computers were installed, digital catalogs replaced the old card catalogs and we were on our way to the future. But we needed to secure that future. So in 2009 the Borough decided to put the establishment of a municipal public library on the ballot as a referendum. The referendum won handily by a vote of 4 to 1. As we forge ahead, we are dedicated to offering the most we can to the residents of Demarest. We’ve been talking to residents and planning for the future. You will see increased hours and more programs for adults and children. We will continue to offer the latest in technology. We will be collaborating with our schools to let students and parents know how the library can help with homework and research. Our staff is professional, dedicated, and enthusiastic. We want to make the Demarest Free Public Library a community center for the benefit of all our residents. We’ve come a long way from donations and volunteers! Congratulations to the residents of Northvale on their successful initiative to create a municipal public library! "I always felt, in any town, if I can get to a library, I'll be okay." -- Maya Angelou FOOTNOTES The Library’s BOARD OF TRUSTEES meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:00pm. BOOK ENDS Page 3 of 4 Demarest Library offers Story Time three times a week! Kids’ & Teens’ Corner by Miss Kate The Children’s and Teen Rooms are the perfect place to shake off the chill and have some fun! We have so many activities for everyone to enjoy. We also have many new programs on the way… music, games, and movies. Check the website or come in to the Children’s Room to pick up the monthly calendar. The Children’s Room recently had a packed house for our Friday Afternoon Movies of Mr. Peabody & Sherman and How to Train Your Dragon 2. In Arts & Crafts we have made turkeys and monsters…what will we make next?? MakerSpace has been lots of fun experimenting with different activities: bubbles, slime, and lava lamps! MakerSpace is all about using our imagination and creating fun things! STORY TIME Story times have been full of good books and fun singing. The library has two morning story times on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We also have an Afternoon story time for all ages every Monday and an Evening Story time once a month on Thursdays. Pizza Pages has kicked off at the Demarest Middle School. This book club is run by Miss Kate and Mrs. Campagna for 5th and 6th graders once a month. We were also pleased to introduce Lit Lovers for 7th and 8th graders this year. For more information on this program please see Miss Kate in the Children’s Room or Mrs. Campagna at the DMS Library Media Center. Also be on the lookout for something “super” coming this summer! Monday @ 3:30pm – for all ages Tuesday & Wednesday @ 10:30am – for birth to 4 years-old NEED HOMEWORK HELP? Demarest Library subscribes to World Book Online – an online encyclopedia great for kids and teens! Learning a new language? We also have Mango Languages for learning a foreign language or English as a Second Language. Young Adult – January Young Adult – February Visit our website to get started! demarest.bccls.org New titles coming to the Children’s and Teen Rooms! DID YOU KNOW? Children’s – January Children’s – February The Children’s Room at Demarest Library has two Early Literacy Stations! These computers specially designed for kids ages 2 to 8 have over sixty educational games to teach reading, science, and math! Up and Coming Titles Available Soon! Available soon! Demarest Free Public Library DECEMBER PHONE: (201) 768-8714 FAX: (201) 767-8094 JANUARY [email protected] FEBRUARY HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: CHRISTMAS W EDNESDAY, 12/24 – CLOSED THURSDAY, 12/25 – CLOSED The Boston Girl – Anita Diamant Deadly Assets – W.E.B. Griffin Die Again – Tess Gerritsen No Fortunate Son – Brad Taylor Rain on the Dead – Jack Higgins Saint Odd – Dean Koontz Saving Grace – Jane Green Woman with a Gun – Phillip Margolin Breaking Creed – Alex Kava Cane and Abe – James Grippando The Seventh Day – Hua Yu Trust No One – Jayne Ann Krentz Unbecoming – Rebecca Sherm Crash & Burn – Lisa Gardner Hush – Laura Lippman Motive – Jonathan Kellerman The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Prodigal Son – Danielle Steel Robert Ludlum’s The Geneva Strategy – Jamie Freveletti A Spool of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler Twelve Days – Alex Berenson (L-R) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman, out 2/3/15; The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison, out 12/30/14; The Marriage Game: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth I by Alison Weir, out 2/10/15; Private Vegas by James Patterson out 1/26/15 FRIDAY, 12/26 - CLOSED View new additions to the adult collection at pinterest.com/demarestlibrary NEW YEAR’S W EDNESDAY, 12/31 – 1PM CLOSING THURSDAY, 1/1 - CLOSED MLK DAY MONDAY, 1/19 – CLOSED PRESIDENT’S DAY MONDAY, 2/16 – CLOSED LIBRARY HOURS Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday …………….…….... 9am – 8pm Tuesday & Friday ……………….…………...…….......... 9am – 5pm Saturday …………………………………………...……… Closed Sunday …………………………………………………….. 1pm – 5pm DEMAREST FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 90 Hardenburgh Avenue, Demarest, NJ 07627 POSTAL PATRON ECRWSS DEMAREST, NEW JERSEY 07627 NON-PROFIT ORG. 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