Camden County Library System to Close Due to Weather Conditions

Due to the impending snowstorm, all branches of the Camden County Library System will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 5th and will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday.  We will reopen with normal hours on Monday, February 8th.

Theatre Games at the Haddon Twp. Branch

Theatre Games: Youth Stages

Ages 9-12

Haddon Township Branch: Thursday, February 11, 4 p.m.

Join us as we journey into uncharted humor! We'll explore classic improvisational drama games like "Park Bench" and "Elevator" and add newer games like "Party Quirks" and "Hunter and Hunted."

 

Attendance is limited, so register quickly!  Register 

Camden County Library System Celebrates Black History Month

 

Three special events planned at different branch locations in February.

[Local high school student and teen author Alaina Cummings discusses her book “Alice Unknown”, Tuesday Feb. 16 at the Gloucester Twp. Branch Library.]

VOORHEES, N.J. – Feb.1, 2010 – Camden County Library System will observe Black History Month with three different events. There is something for every age group to choose from among special programs planned at South County, Gloucester Twp. and Voorhees branches.

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m., the South County Branch in Winslow Twp. will offer a family program, “Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman?”, the story of an African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. This living history presentation will be performed by Daisy Nelson Century, who regularly appears with the American Historical Theatre in Philadelphia.   Register for this program

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m., the Gloucester Twp. Branch hosts a visit from local teen author Alaina Cummings who will discuss her book “Alice Unknown”. Cummings, a local high school student, has written a book that has been described as, “Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, turned dark and dangerous and filled with creeping creatures that thrive for blood and a love that only the once loveless can understand.”  Register

Saturday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m., the Voorhees Branch will offer a family program, “Sweet Music in Harlem”.  Participants will have the chance to celebrate Black History Month by listening to jazz and creating a musical instrument of their own.  Register

Registration of each of these events is available at www.camdencountylibrary.org/events

In addition to these special events to celebrate the month, CCLS provides online resources such as Facts on File: African American History and Culture to library card holders. Go to www.camdencountylibrary.org to check out this and other subject databases. 

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Established in 1921, Camden County Library System seeks to meet the recreational, informational and educational needs of its customers with locations in Bellmawr, Gloucester Township, Haddon Township, Merchantville, Winslow Township and Voorhees.   The Library is governed and supported by the Camden County Board of Freeholders and the Camden County Library Commission.

Chocolate "Daze" at the Library

Celebrate National Chocolate Lovers’ Month throughout the library system. On February 10th we'll taste test different brands of chocolate (while supplies last) and vote for the branch favorite. Enter our chocolate trivia question contest and win a special prize (one winner per branch).  The trivia questions will be available on February 10th in every branch and on the website. 

Books + chocolate = life is good!

 

 

Sign up for a chocolate program

 

Chocolate Daze

Merchantville Ages 4 to 10

 

Make and take chocolate treats! 

Register

 

Celebrate Chocolate Daze the Tween and Teen Way! South County Ages 9 to 18

 

A day of everything that is chocolate!
M&M bingo and M&M relays just for tweens and teens.  Is there a better way to spend an afternoon after school?

Register

 

Pennies for Peace Campaign Returns to CamCo Library System

Six branches collect pennies to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan

 

[Greg Mortenson, author of “Three Cups of Tea”, with schoolgirls in Char Asiab Valley, Afghanistan. Mortenson is the principal founder of the Pennies for Peace campaign and co-founder of the Central Asia Institute. Photo courtesy of Central Asia Institute.]

 

VOORHEES, N.J. – Jan. 20, 2010 – The Camden County Library System will once again participate in the New Jersey State Library’s effort to support the Pennies for Peace campaign, which raises money to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan – one penny at a time.

 

From Feb. 1 to March 31, 2010, each of the library system’s six branches will participate by making collection containers available for customers to donate as many pennies as they wish during the two-month campaign. The CCLS has branches located in Bellmawr, Gloucester Township, Haddon Township, Merchantville, South County in Winslow Township and Voorhees. Directions to any branch are available on the Web at www.camdencountylibrary.org

 

With each penny bearing the likeness of America’s 16th President, the NJSL encourages all libraries to participate as a way to honor the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, who “firmly believed in education, equality, opportunity and peace” according to the State Library.

 

Pennies for Peace is organized by the Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit co-founded by Greg Mortenson, co-author of “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time” (2006).  Mortenson also authored the recently released, “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan” (2009).

 

“Because of the books and the goal of advancing literacy skills, we thought Pennies for Peace was worth our time to get involved as a library, and we decided to join the State Library’s efforts,” commented Linda A. Devlin, director of the Camden County Library System.

 

The basic concept of just collecting pennies is based on the fact that while a penny may not be worth much here, it can go a long way toward supporting education in third world countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan. Collecting only pennies also allows people of limited means, even children, to contribute and participate.

 

All the money collected by CCLS will be sent to the State Library, which in turn will gather donations from libraries across the state and will forward the money to the Pennies for Peace campaign. Last year, CCLS raised $529 in penny donations and was recognized by the State Library as one of the most successful efforts in the campaign by libraries.

 

“We hope to surpass last year’s amount and continue to support education in Afghanistan and Pakistan through the generosity of our many customers,” said Haddon Twp. Branch Library Manager Nan Rosenthal who is coordinating the campaign effort for the library system.

 

To date, the Central Asia Institute has established 130 schools, educating over 51,000 students, with an emphasis on girls’ education, according to the State Library.

 

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Established in 1921, Camden County Library System seeks to meet the recreational, informational and educational needs of its customers with locations in Bellmawr, Gloucester Township, Haddon Township, Merchantville, Winslow Township and Voorhees.   The Library is governed and supported by the Camden County Board of Freeholders and the Camden County Library Commission.