For children, the operative word at the Library is fun! The Bonetti Children’s Room at the Main Library and theCunningham Branch will be hosting a program by Cherese Bracey, who will be reading from his book, Story Time Friends!, accompanied by her storybook character, Reesie Reader. Cherese Bracey appeared at the Library’s 2011 book festival. Her biography from the festival program appears below:
Cherese Bracey is a devout Christian, early childhood educator, entrepreneur & author. Together with her brother and husband, she began a small family based company, Morris & Bracey Entertainment that is geared toward children’s entertainment, spiritual novels, & community outreach. She started her career in childcare at the age of 19 working at a childcare center that provided a learning environment for children in need. It was during this experience when she realized her desire to become a role model for children with a strong focus on those who came from hurting backgrounds and tough times. She discovered that children who are less fortunate need positive individuals to pattern after, and that love and laughter are ingredients for healthy emotions. During her career in teaching, Cherese discovered she had a gift for encouraging children to become the best they could be by expressing the importance of staying positive and loving to read. During her childhood, she would use books as a comfort tool through stressful times and has used this example in her life which has since given birth to early literacy advocates, Reesie Reader & Bookie. (Xlibris)
FYI…The Summer Reading Program ends on Friday, August 16. Keep cool!
Special
Programs:
*
Bonetti Children’s Room, Main Library, 1st
Floor, 472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4519 – For
Children: Author
Cherese Bracey.
Come in and meet Cherese’s Special Guest – Reesie
Reader – direct
from the book, Story
Time Friends! /
Monday, August 5 @ 11 a.m.
*
Cunningham, 275 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City, NJ
07305, 201-547-4555 – For
Children: Author
Cherese Bracey.
Come in and meet Cherese’s Special Guest – Reesie
Reader – direct
from the book, Story
Time Friends! /
Monday, August 12 @
10:30 a.m.
Miller Branch Library Teen
Center:
Miller, 489 Bergen
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304, 201-547-4551 – For
Parents & Teens (ages 13-18):
Miller Branch
Library Teen Center!
/ Founded to enrich the lives of Jersey City Teens by offering a
comprehensive program to include quality leisure, social, and
educational services in the form of both drop-in and organized
activities / Come
join!!!
Ongoing Programs:
Jersey City Historical Project,
4th Floor, Main, 472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302,
201-547-6951 – NEW Book:
Young Frank Hague
and the Lucky Horseshoe
– Available at Barnes & Noble, online & in bookstores.
/
Permanent Schedule
on JC1:
Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays & Sundays @ 11 a.m. & 11 p.m. Videos
rotate monthly, except January, May and December. August:
Parade of the
Shantytown Dead.
/
On Comcast,
Channel 51: Airing of
NEW video, Invasion
of the Reds. /
Each Monday @ 5 p.m.
and each Friday @ 8:30 p.m.
/ Airing of videos, by storyteller Bob
Leach, Parade
of the Shantytown Dead,
The Eyes of St.
Joseph
(Mysterious Lights in
a Church Steeple),
and Hague Captures
Kenny Killer:
On Comcast cable in Jersey City, Channel 51: Times vary; programming
now filler.
Ongoing Programs (cont’d):
Jersey City Library Literacy
Program, 1st Floor, 472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey
City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4518 –
For Age 16 &
Up: Classes
in Basic Literacy & Citizenship for ESL Conversational English
speakers. / Jersey City Library Literacy Program. A United Way Member
Agency.
Five Corners, 678 Newark
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – For
Adults: Kinship
Caregiver Support Group
– A Program at Five
Corners Branch Library,
presented in conjunction with the State
of New Jersey Kinship Navigator Program.
/ Second Wednesday
of the Month,
from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Five Corners, 678 Newark
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – For
Everyone: Falun
Dafa Meditation /
Monday evenings
/ 6 – 7:30 p.m.
/ Falun Dafa is practiced by over 100 million people worldwide. It is
a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of
the universe: Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance.
“Cultivation” means, continuously striving to harmonize oneself
with these universal principles. These are five sets of easy-to-learn
gentle movements and meditation. FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE! For more
information: www.falundafa.org.
Five Corners, 678 Newark
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – For
Children (grades K-3):
Read to Ella!
Ella loves children
and loves listening to stories in the library! Come read your
favorite stories to Ella, a very friendly dog.
Ella is a Golden
Retriever and a certified therapy dog. She will be accompanied by her
trainer, Patricia Redden. Adults must accompany children under 8
years old and are expected to remain in the library during programs.
/
Fridays @ 3:30 p.m. /
Children learning to
read see a dog as a non-threatening, non-critical listener.
Greenville, 1841 Kennedy
Blvd., Jersey City. 201-547-4553 –
For Ladies:
Crochet Club.
/ Mondays @ 3 p.m.
Miller, 489 Bergen
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304, 201-547-4551 – For
Everyone: Library
Tours! /
Fridays, from 11 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Take a
tour of the Miller Branch Library to learn more about the building
and its services. Reservations
required for tours.
Daycare centers, school programs, organizations… All
welcome!!!
Miller, 489 Bergen
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304, 201-547-4551 – For
Adults Learning Spanish:
Wednesdays, from 4 – 6 p.m.
Spanish lessons
– Back by popular demand!!!!
Instructor:
Mrs. Vilma
Gomez.
Miller, 489 Bergen
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304, 201-547-4551 – For
Young Adults:
Free-Teens
is in the house! It’s
your space. It’s my space. It’s our space! Come join us! Every
Wednesday, from 5 – 7 p.m.
Stop at Miller Branch to learn more, and register.
Pavonia, 326 Eighth
Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4808 –
For Adults:
Monthly Book Club
/ Thursday, August 15 @ 6:30 p.m.
/ August Book
(Continued) Discussion:
Telegraph Avenue
by Michael
Chabon.
West Bergen, 476 West
Side Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304, 201-547-4554 – For
Ladies: Crochet
Club / Wednesdays
@ 10:30 a.m. / August
7, 14, 21 & 28. /
All ladies welcome!
Five Corners, 678 Newark
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – For
Adults:
Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.
/ August 7:
Broken City. / August
14: A Good Day to Die
Hard. / August 21:
Side Effects. / August
28: Snitch.
Greenville, 1841 Kennedy
Blvd., Jersey City. 201-547-4553 –
For Children:
Saturdays @ 11:30 a.m.
TBD
Heights, 14 Zabriskie
Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307, 201-547-4556 – For
Adults: Thursdays
@ 1 p.m. /
August
01: Quartet.
/ August 08: Salmon
Fishing in the Yemen. /
August 15:
42. / August 22:
Unconditional. /
August
29: Admission.
Pavonia, 326 Eighth
Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4808 –
For Adults:
Mondays @ 5 p.m.
/ August 5:
The
Guilt Trip. / August
12: Identity Thief. /
August 19:
Side Effects. /
August 26:
The Sessions.
Summer
Reading Program 2013 / Monday,
June 24th
through Friday,
August 16th:
Featuring…
Games * Great Reads * Movies * Exciting Trips * Live Performances * &
much more!
Registration
starts: Saturday,
June 1st
Where:
Bonetti Children’s
Room (Main Library),
All 9 Branches
& the Bookmobile!
SRP
2013 Theme:
Children:
Dig Into READING /
YAs:
Beneath the
Surface
Movies – Summer
Reading Prog 2013 @ Jersey City Free Public Library (June
24 – August 16)
Children:
* Brave * Diary of a Wimpy Dog: Dog Days * Ice Age: Continental Drift
* Rise of the Guardians * Wreck-It Ralph * Hotel Transylvania *
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted *
YAs:
* Life of Pi * The Dark Knight Rises * Here Comes the Boom * The
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey * Snow White & the Huntsman *
Battleship * The Perks of Being a Wallflower * Beasts of the Southern
Wild *
Main Library,
472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City – Bonetti
Children’s Room, 1st Floor,
201-547-4519:
Children’s
Schedule (K-5): 11 a.m. – 12 Noon
/ Mondays:
Crafts / Tuesdays:
Reading Club / Wednesdays:
Computers & Games / Thursdays:
Reading Club / Fridays:
Movie
Young
Adults Schedule (Grades 6-8): 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
/ Mondays:
Crafts / Tuesdays:
Book Chat / Wednesdays:
Computers & Games / Thursdays:
Book Chat / Fridays:
Movie
Have Fun with Digital Library!
The
Jersey City Free Public Library offers the digital service, Digital
Library – a
collection of audio
books, eBooks, music and
video to
download.
Valid library
cardholders who download the necessary software can check out and
download digital
titles anytime, anywhere
by visiting http://jclibrary.org/digitallibrary.php.
The great thing?
At the end of the
10-day lending period, the digital titles automatically expire, which
means, no one ever accumulates late fees or has to worry about
returning damaged items.
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