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SCLSNJ BRIDGEWATER LIBRARY BRANCH 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08844, 908-526-4016 www.sclsnj.org Pro- gram dates & times subject to change. All programs FREE. Regis- tration required unless otherwise indicated. Visit website or call library for more information & to register. NOTE: Library will be closed Christmas, December 24-26. New Year’s Day, January 1. Library will open 12pm, December 3, 9am-5pm December 31 & 9:30am-5pm, January 18. SYSTEM-WIDE SPECIAL EVENT - New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Scottoline Visits SCLSNJ: December 5, 10am-12pm, Somerset County Vo-Tech Auditorium, 14 Vogt Drive. Space limited. Registration required. ALL AGES (Kids, Tweens, Teens & Adults): Family Holiday Singalong: December 5, 10:30- 11:30am. No registration required. Caroling with the 4-H Piano/Music Club: December 12, 11am-12:30 pm. No registration required. Ginga Brasileira presents: (Grades K-12) Free to Dance January 9, 11-11:45am. No registration required. KIDS: Storytime: (3-6 years) December 1, 8, 15, 10-10:30am & 1:30-2pm. No registration required. Tail Waggin’ Tutors: (4+ years) Children Reading to Dogs December 8, 4-5pm. Toddler Time: (18-36 months) December 2, 4, 9, 11, 16 & 18, January 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 & 29, 10-10:30am. No registration required. Baby Time: (0-18 months) December 10 & 17, January 7, 14, 21 & 28, 9:30-10am. No registration required. Music & Movement: (Birth-3 years) December 7, 9:45- 10:15am & 10:30-11am. It’s a Wrap: (3-10 years) December 7, 4:30-5:30pm. Picture This - Creature Feature : (4-9 years) Decem- ber 14, 4:30-5:30pm. Storyplay: (4-9 years) The Mitten, December 28, 10:30-11:30am. New Years at Noon: (3+ years) December 30, 11:15am-12pm. TWEEN AND TEEN: Tween Volunteers: (Grades 4-6) December 3, 7-8pm. Tween Advisory Board: (Grades 4-6) December 1, 7- 8pm. Teen Volunteers: (Grades 7-12) December 15, 6-7pm. Teen Advisory Board: (Grades 7-12) December 15, 7- 8pm. Holiday Party - Cookie Decorating: (Grades 7-12) December 14, 7-8pm. Practice SAT presented by Kaplan: (Grades 7-12) December 19, 9am-12pm. ADULTS: English Conversation Group: December 2, 9, 16, January 6, 13, 20, 27, 10-11:30am. English Conversation Group - Intermediate: Decem- ber 2, 16, 10:30am-12pm. In Stitches - A Laid Back Knit & Crochet Affair: December 28, January 7, 6:30-8:30pm. Mysteries in the Morning - Psychological Suspense: January 13, 9:30-11:30am. Friends Concert Series - Presentation Brass Quin- tet: January 8, 7:30-9pm. Tuesday Afternoon Movie - TBD: December 15, 2- 4pm. Friday Night Movie - TBD: December 18, January 22, 7-9pm. Computer Class - Intro to PowerPoint: December 7, 10-11:30 am. Computer Class - Pinterest - Getting Started: December 9, 1:30-3pm. Computer Class - Genealogy Resources: December 14, 10-11:30am. Intermediate Internet: December 18, 1:30-3pm. Computer Class - Intro to Word 2007: December 23, 10-11:30am. Backyard Birds - Who Stays & Who Goes: January 11, 10:30am-12pm. Meditation - A New Year’s Resolution Worth Keep- ing: Part 1, January 21, Part 2, January 28, 7-8pm. SCLSNJ SOMERVILLE LIBRARY BRANCH 35 West End Avenue, Somerville, New Jersey 08876, 908-725-1336 www.sclsnj.org Program dates & times subject to change. All pro- grams FREE. Registration required unless otherwise indicated. Visit website or call library for more information & to register. NOTE: Library will be closed Christmas, December 24-26, New Year’s Day, January 1. Library will open 12pm, December 3, 9am-5pm December 31 & 9:30am-5pm, January 18. SYSTEM-WIDE SPECIAL EVENT - New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Scottoline Visits SCLSNJ: December 5, 10am-12pm, Somerset County Vo-Tech Auditorium, 14 Vogt Drive. Space limited. Registration required. KIDS: Stories, Rhymes, & Songs: (18 months-3 years) December 9, 16, 10:30-11am. Drop in Craft: (4+ years) December 9, 2:30-5pm. Dinosaur Troubadour: (4+ years) December 5, 12:30- 1:15pm. Monkey Monkey Music: (4+ years with caregiver): December 12, 12:30-1:30pm. Super Bowl Football: (Grades 3-5) January 23, 2-3pm. ADULTS: Book Discussion: The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick, December 2, 2:15-3pm. Round Table Writer’s Group: December 1, 5, January 1, 2, 2-4pm. Evening Movie: Unbroken, December 17, 6-8:30pm. Holiday Movie: Joyeux Noel, December 1, 2-4pm; Miracle on 34th Street, December 8, 1:30-3:15pm; A Christmas Carol (2009) December 15, 1:30-2:45pm; It’s a Wonderful Life, December 22, 1:30-3:45pm. Christmas in 1915: December 5, 2:30-3:30pm. Meet the Author - Mary Ellen Springsteen: December 12, 2:30-4pm. Meet the Authors - Somerville Through Time by Linda J. Barth, Robert H. Barth & James L. Sommerville III: December 19, 2:30-3:30pm. Loving YOU, Loving Kindness Meditation: January 9, 2:30-3:30pm. New Year, New You - Organizing Your Home from Attic to Basement: January 16, 2:30-3:30pm. Become a Stress-Free Parent for the New Year: Jan- uary 30, 2-4pm. SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION Information on all activities available at www.somersetcountyparks.org or by calling908-722-1200. Duke Island Walkers: Meets every Wednesday, 9:30am, Duke Island Visitor’s Center. FREE. 38th Festival of Trees: Friday, December 4-Sunday, December 27, Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge. Indoor exhibit of decorated trees designed by various community groups. Holiday Festival at Lord Stirling Stable: 16th Annual Winter Holiday Festival, December 5, 6, 10am-4pm, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. School Horse Retirement Fund Silent Auction. Holiday Kissing Ball Workshop: Saturday, December 5, 10am-12noon, Park Commission Headquarters, North Branch Park, 355 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, Colonial Park. $35/person. Supplies will be provided. (Limit: 15 people). Meet New Friends New Year’s Day Dog Walk: Friday, January 1, 2016, 1:30-2:30pm, Trails of Lord Stirling Stable. Donations of unopened dry or canned puppy/dog or kitten/cat food for Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter accepted at check in, $3/dog. Nature Through a Child’s Eye: Annual children’s envi- ronmental art exhibit (K-Grade 6), Saturday, January 9- Sunday, February 7, 2016, 9am-4:30pm, Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge. FREE. SOMERVILLE RECREATION 25 West End Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876, 908-704- 6985, Kathy Gerndt, Director. www.somervillenj.org Find us on Facebook: Somerville Recreation. Follow us on Twitter @somervillenjrec. Check website for programs. r e Cr e a T i ON L i brar i e s “LINK” YOUR ENTRY TO YOUR WEBSITE – CALL JODY 908-903-1799 “Linked” Online “Linked” Online “Linked” Online