Long Hill Seniors Get Flaky

Members of the Long Hill Senior Center's Arts and Crafts group learned how to make 3D snowflakes recently, when Long Hill Library Director Mary Martin visited the group in late January. "I can't wait to show my grandkids how to do this!" said one member of the group. "They will be amazed at how easy it is."

Ms. Martin said "I learned how to do this a few years ago from my twelve-year-old cousin. Trust me, anyone can do it. It's easy, and fun, and looks amazing." She continued by saying that you can find directions online at http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-3D-Paper-Snowflake.

The Arts and Crafts group meets every Monday at the Long Hill Senior Center. Anyone interested in participating should contact the Senior Center at 908-626-1101. "To see the snowflakes in action, visit the Long Hill Library and look up at the ceiling. They're everywhere!" said Ms. Martin. "Enthusiasm for this project was so great that I'm already thinking about what we can do the next time I come visit the Arts and Crafts group. We all had a great time."

Go on a blind date with a book!

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Long Hill Library!

Stop by the library from February 1 - 21 and choose a wrapped book to borrow. You won't know what it is until you get home!

If you enjoy the book, bring it back with a review and we'll post it on our web site. If you don't enjoy the book, bring it back with no awkward questions asked (unlike on some actual blind dates) :)

Tax Forms at the Library

The State of New Jersey is not providing free tax forms for libraries to distribute this year. Laminated copies are available at the Long Hill Library for you to make copies from, at 10 cents per page.

We do expect to receive copies of the Federal income tax forms for 2010 but they have not yet arrived. Again, we have laminated copies at our front desk for you to make copies from.

As a courtesy to Long Hill residents we have one copy of the NJ 1040 instruction booklet and one copy of the Federal 1040 instruction booklet that can be checked out for 7 days, and one copy of each for use within the library.

To download forms and instruction books from the State of New Jersey click here.

To download federal tax forms and instruction books from the IRS click here.

New Video Games for the Holidays

Just in time for the winter break from school, we've purchased some brand-new Wii games! Stop by the library to check out Megamind: Mega Team Unite, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Disney's Epic Mickey, Ultimate I-Spy Wii, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Raving Rabbids Travel in Time. These items join the video games already on our shelves - stop by and browse in person, or search our catalog at catalog.mainlib.org! Happy video gaming,

Mary Martin
Library Director

Holiday Hours at Long Hill Library

Season's Greetings! The library will be closed Friday December 24 through Sunday December 26th for the holidays.

We will close at 2 pm on Friday December 31st and we will be closed on Saturday January 1st, reopening from 1 to 5 pm on Sunday January 2nd.

International Folk Dancing at Long Hill Library

Members of Girl Scout Troop 1753 and other Long Hill residents joined members of the Morristown Folk Dancers Group for a holiday folk dancing program on December 2nd. Kids and adults joined hands to learn and dance traditional dances from Israel, Greece, Serbia, Romania and more. One crowd-pleasing favorite was Perinita from Romania, also known as "The Hugging Dance."

In the photo above, members of Troop 1753 and their parents are joined by (back row, from left to right) Library Director Mary Martin and four members of the Morristown Folk Dancers dressed in traditional costumes: Sally Martin, Ping Chun, Rich Tully and Elizabeth Konviser.

The Morristown Folk Dancers meet every Wednesday night for international folk dancing.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover a Success!

On Tuesday November 30^th, the Long Hill Township Library hosted a stuffed animal sleepover following Pajama Storytime. The animals’ owners attended Pajama Storytime in their jammies with their animals, and then left them overnight for a chance to make new friends, play computer games, and have their own storytime. “All the animals were great listeners, just like their owners” remarked Children’s librarian Meredith McGuire. Miss Meredith won’t divulge how much sleep she and the animals actually had, but if the photos are any indication, a good time was had by all. The animals were picked up the next day, along with a set of photos for each child.

For more information on upcoming library events for children, subscribe to our monthly children's events newsletter, give us a call at 647-2088 x. 2, or stop by the Children’s Desk!