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Friday, September 1, 2017

September Fun at Bridgewater Library and Around the Community

Looking for things to do? Hulafrog has ideas for Labor Day activities around our community at: imagehulafrog.com/bridgewater-nj/the-weekend-guide-it-s-labor-day-weekend-562012

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@ the Library – Programs:

Weekly library story programs resume on Tuesday Sept. 5th. 

Family Storytime (ages 3-6 plus siblings) Tuesday at 10 a.m., Toddler Times (ages 18mo-36 mo) are Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m.  Baby Times on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.  PJ Time Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. 

Starting Sept. 5th, we will also be doing a weekly STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, ART, and Math) Tuesdays at 4:30. Geared to K-4th graders but open to all ages.

No registration required for any of these programs. For full details on these and other programs, see the Bridgewater Library Online Calendar.


Just in time for “Back to School,” check out these great tips for encouraging reading enjoyment and success for everyone in your family:

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FIRST, REACQUAINT YOURSELF WITH READING

If you’ve let reading slide to the margins of your life, now is the time to bring it back. Make the space, and time, for books you read for yourself, and books you read with your child. If you want to raise a reader, be a reader.

Read more: www.nytimes.com/guides/books/how-to-raise-a-reader

Wondering about finding the right “level” book for your child? Read the latest research here: www.slj.com/2017/08/feature-articles/thinking-outside-the-bin-why-labeling-books-by-reading-level-disempowers-young-readers/#_

Looking for great booklists?  Check out over 200+ at:www.whatdowedoallday.com/books-for-kids/


MORE FUN WITH STORIES & BOOKS:

 

SAVE THE DATES – STORIES AND BOOKS AND MORE – OH MY!  FREE Storytelling Festival Saturday Sept. 16th.

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www.njstorynet.org

Meet your favorite authors at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival:
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Details:  www.princetonlibrary.org/childrens-book-festival/

While you are saving dates, Newbery award-winning author Kate DiCamillo will be coming to the FREE Morristown Book Festival on Saturday Oct. 14th!

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Details: morristownbooks.org

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