Sen. Tom Kean's Staff @ Long Hill Library

The constituent services staff of N.J. Sen. Tom Kean (R-District 21) will meet with area residents at the Long Hill Township Public Library on Monday, October 1, between 11 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Sen. Kean's staff are visiting various locations throughout the 21st District as part of its constituent service outreach program.

The staff will be available to assist residents with questions or concerns on state matters involving their New Jersey income tax account, motor vehicle registration, or difficulties they may be encountering with state departments such as Community Affairs, Human Services, or Banking and Insurance.

The senator's staff also can assist the public with Notarizing documents and Notary Public applications.

Appointments are not necessary.  Anyone from District 21 is welcome to stop by.

For further information, contact 908-232-3673.

The Long Hill Township Public Library is located at 917 Valley Road, Gillette, NJ, 07933.

http://longhilllibrary.org

How to Get Published @ Long Hill Library

I Finished My First Draft, Now What?

Wed, Sept 19 @ 7 pm

You've finished writing your book/story, or have you? What (if any) revision work needs doing? Where can you go for feedback? How will you know when it’s ready to send out, and where should you try first?

Join New Jersey Authors, Jon Gibbs, Kate Lutter and Chris Redding, for a fun, informative discussion on getting published in today’s market, and find out why typing ‘THE END’ is really just the beginning.

Register today for this Writer's Workshop by stopping by or calling the Long Hill Township Library.

Long Hill Library, 917 Valley Road, Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088 - www.longhilllibrary.org

Computer Basics for Beginners @ Long Hill Library

Tuesdays, Sept 18 - October 23 from 10:30 am to Noon

Are you new to computers? Need help mousing around or getting an email address?

Maybe you've got a laptop and have questions about file management, anti-virus software or internet radio!

Bring your self, your questions, even your laptop! Tom Kehoe will be here to help you with your computer needs.

Class size is limited to 8 attendees. Registration is required. Call or stop by the library ro register.

Long Hill Township Library, 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088 - www.longhilllibrary.org

Book Club - Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Please join us at the Long Hill Library on Monday, Sept 10 @ 7:00 pm! We'll be discussing Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer.

"When I wake up," Joshua Foer writes in Moonwalking With Einstein, "the first thing I do is check my day planner, which remembers my schedule so that I don't have to. When I climb into my car, I enter my destination into a GPS device, whose spatial memory supplants my own." 

Journalist Foer examines the role of memory in public and private life, while also telling the story of his efforts to compete in the U.S. Memory Championship, a tournament in which contestants memorize random words and numbers, or the order of a deck of cards. Foer set out to write about mental athletes — and ended up becoming one himself. At his prime, Foer could memorize the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in 1 minute and 40 seconds

In the end Foer realizes that memory is a key component of who we are, but decides "it is forgetting, not remembering, that is the essence of what makes us human."

Books available at the library.

Please join us!

Long Hill Township Library, 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088 - www.longhilllibrary.org

How Teens Learn - What Parents Need to Know!

How the Teenage Brain Learns @ Long Hill Library on Sunday, Sept 9 from 2pm - 3pm

Learn how you & your teen can work together to identify their "learning profile" and develop a strategy for studying.

Just like your body has many systems that work together to keep you alive, the brain has eight systems that need to work together in order for learning to occur. However, not all systems grow and develop at the same rate.

When a child struggles to learn, it may indicate that all systems are not growing at the same rate (very common in teenagers). Learn about these systems and examples of how you (and your teenager) can work together to identify their "learning profile" and develop a strategy for studying.

Carol Landa has taught freshman Biology at WHRHS for 10 years as well as CP Physics and MASS (Math Applications and Science Skills).

On weekends she teaches a musical program to preschoolers. Prior to teaching high school, Ms. Landa developed and taught curriculum dealing with Six Sigma problem-solving for numerous corporations. She holds degrees in Biology (BS) and Food Science (MS) and is currently pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Neurodevelopment.

Call or stop by the library to register:

Long Hill Township Library, 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088 - www.longhilllibrary.org

Passport to Imagination: Around M.A.I.N in Thirty Days

Explorers, travelers and trailblazers in Long Hill Township: this September, your adventure begins at the Long Hill Township Library.

Library cardholders in the Morris Automated Information Network (M.A.I.N.) are invited to play “Passport to Imagination: Around M.A.I.N. in 30 Days.” Three winners, who complete a series of library visits, will be eligible for a Grand Prize Drawing.

If you live in Long Hill Township or a town served by a M.A.I.N. library, you could win an Apple iPad™, a Google Nexus 7™, or a Barnes and Noble Nook™. 

Here’s how to play: 

• Visit your local library in person and present a library card in good standing (or, sign up for a new library card) to receive a stamped Passport.
• Bring your library card AND passport to five more participating M.A.I.N. libraries or branches. Each library will add a stamp to your Passport.
• Once you’ve received six stamps, leave your Passport at any participating M.A.I.N. library or branch for a chance to win. 

The contest will begin on September 1, 2012. Passports will be distributed, stamped and collected until September 30, 2012. 

More information, including a full list of rules, regulations and eligibility requirements, is available at www.mainlib.org/passport. 

Through books, innovative programs, digital media, film, music, storytelling and classes, your library works to bring knowledge and culture to your fingertips. Here’s your chance to see how libraries in your surrounding communities work together towards a common goal: to send your imagination on a trip around the world (and Morris County).

This adventure takes place during National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and is made possible by participating libraries in the Morris Automated Information Network, a consortium of 36 independent libraries and branches and the Morris County Library.

Have fun & good luck!

The Hunger Games times Three @ Long Hill Library

"The Hunger Games" will be shown at the Long Hill Library THREE times! You can catch it at:

• Monday, August 20 @ 6pm
• Wednesday, August 29 @ 2pm
• Friday, August 31 @ 1pm

The 2012 film, based on the best selling book trilogy by Suzanne Collins, stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. It takes place in a not-too-distant future after North America has collapsed.

Weakened by drought, fire, famine and war, the continent has been replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment and part brutal intimidation, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. All citizens are required to watch the 24 participants eliminate their competitors.

Loved the book? Then come see how the movie compares!

Saw the movie? The book is even better!