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Ancestry, Heritage Quest, and Fold 3 Basics
Thursday, March 28, 2024
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Adult Computer Lab
Get started with your genealogy research. Learn how to do some basic searches using Ancestry and Heritage Quest, including searching census records and passenger lists, finding images of passenger ships, and locating other vital records. Attendees must be comfortable using the mouse and keyboard and navigating a website.
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Novel Mornings
Thursday, April 04, 2024
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Enjoy a discussion of the novel Deacon King Kong by James McBride. This group meets at 11:30 to discuss popular fiction. These discussions are free and open to everyone. Advance phone or online registration is required.
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Knitting and Crocheting Basics
Saturday, April 06, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Do you want to learn how to knit or crochet? Join us for a beginner's class with volunteer Flora Bacchues. Please bring a skein of yarn, and a set of size 8 knitting needles and/or an H or I crochet hook. This program is open to everyone ages 18 and up. Advance online or phone registration is required.
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Card Club: Learn Bridge With Craig
Sunday, April 07, 2024
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Join Craig in our meeting room for instruction, and live play of the card game Bridge. Bridge is enjoyed by tens of millions of people throughout the world-more so than any other card game. In social circles it is considered the card game. Whether you play casually among friends or seriously in clubs and tournaments, you will find it to be fascinating, challenging and enjoyable. We will start with a 20 minute Q&A session, then follow up with assisted play to the end of the program. Craig will be available to assist with questions such as, "What do I bid?", "What do I Play?" or "I am so confused!" questions. This program is open to all adults. Please bring a standard 52 deck of cards (bridge or poker size), a piece of paper and a pencil.
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NJ Writers Resource Group
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
A group of local writers meets in the library on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Aspiring writers ages 16 and up are invited to come and write, share, be inspired, and enjoy the company of other writers. Please contact Laura Kaighn, ladyhawkestorytelling@comcast.net for information and to register.
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Take A Seat: Chair Yoga With Dana
Sunday, April 14, 2024
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Join us for our chair yoga class where we focus on moving, breathing, building strength & flexibility, and end with relaxation! This class is perfect for all levels of students, including those who are new to yoga, as we use the chair to help balance, support, and challenge us. **Please wear comfortable clothing that you will be able to move freely in.** This class is limited to Margaret E Heggan cardholders due to its size and popularity. The class will be held in our adult meeting room. Advance registration is required.
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Mystery Book Discussion Group
Monday, April 15, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
The Mystery Book Discussion Group meets on the third Monday of each month. This discussion is open to everyone. Registration is not required.
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Nonfiction Addiction: "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohlleben
Thursday, April 18, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Join us for a discussion of, "The Hidden Life of Trees" by Peter Wohlleben. A New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller. One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again. This program is open to all adults.
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Knitting and Crocheting Basics
Saturday, April 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Do you want to learn how to knit or crochet? Join us for a beginner's class with volunteer Flora Bacchues. Please bring a skein of yarn, and a set of size 8 knitting needles and/or an H or I crochet hook. This program is open to everyone ages 18 and up. Advance online or phone registration is required.
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Adult Board Game Club
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Enjoy board and card games with some new friends in our board game social club! The library will provide a number of different board and card games to choose from, but feel free to bring your own. This program is open to all adults.
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For the Love of Trees: An Environmental Fiction Book Discussion
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Enjoy a discussion of the novel The Overstory by Richard Powers in celebration of Earth Day. This program is open to all adults. Advance phone or online registration is required. The library is offering this in partnership with the Washington Township Environmental Commission.
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Meet the Poets: Authors Faleeha Hassan and Kay Peters
Saturday, April 27, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Meeting Room (Entire)
Join Faleeha and Kay for a discussion of their poetry. If you would like to, you can share a poem you wrote, or one that moves you. Kay Peters is a retired Oncology Clinical Registered Nurse Specialist who now volunteers as a Parish Nurse. Her Poems have appeared in Philadelphia Poets, US 1 Worksheets, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Philadelphia Stories and Mad Poets Review. Faleeha Hassan is a poet, playwright, writer, teacher, and editor who earned her master's degree in Arabic literature and has published 25 books, including War and Me: A Memoir. A nominee for both the Pulitzer and Pushcart Prizes, she is the first woman to write poetry for children in Iraq. Her poems have been translated into 20 languages. She has received numerous awards throughout he Middle East. This program is open to all adults.
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