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Wharton Public Library
15 South Main St., Wharton, NJ 07885    973-361-1333


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For Children

Summer 2008 -- “CATCH THE READING BUG”

All programs are on Wednesdays.

Preschool Story hour with "Miss Pat" -- every Wednesday at 10:15 AM from June 25 through July 30.

June 25 -- Movie Night -- “A Bug’s Life” starts at 6 PM

July 2 -- Bug Scavenger Hunt -- to be held at Robert Street Park starting at 6 PM. Bring a grownup, your own pencil, a magnifying glass and a camera.

July 9 -- Bug Busy Work & Create a Bug Contest -- Join us at 6 PM for some buggy fun and stories.  Also, create your own bug to enter into our “Create-a-Bug” contest.

July 16 -- Petting Zoo -- Come to see who won the “Create-a-Bug” contest and to visit the petting zoo, where there will be plenty to see and do.  6 PM

July 23 -- Bug Busy Work & Buggy Storytime -- 6 PM

July 30 -- Movie Night -- “Bee Movie” starts at 6 PM

All children's programs are free to all Wharton residents.  No registration is required, except when noted otherwise.

* To be notified of all programs via email, please provide your email address, name, and phone number at the circulation desk. *

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For Adults

Friends of the Library Book Sale

The book sale is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, in conjunction with Wharton's Canal Day events.  Profits from the book sale benefit the Library.  When considering books for donations, please note that we are unable to sell stained or tattered or out-of-date books.  The Library circulation staff will begin receiving donations on July 14, 2008.

Please do not donate the following:

  1. Abused, grubby, or badly worn books
  2. Books with highlighted or underlined text
  3. Condensed books
  4. Magazines
  5. Textbooks
  6. Books with out-of-date information

Classic Movies for Adults!

Film Schedule:
Thursday, June 19, at 12:30 p.m. -- Duck Soup (1933)

Movies are shown in the community room on a large screen.  Refreshments will be served.  Elevator access.  Free admission.

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Craft Circle

Do you find the time to work on your craft projects at home?  Have some fun with the Craft Circle, which meets at the library every Monday evening from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.  If you embroider, quilt, knit or enjoy doing any other “non-messy” craft, this is the group for you.  Everyone is welcome whenever you can attend.  Chat with other craft enthusiasts.  No registration -- just bring the craft you're working on.  Weekly attendance is not mandatory.

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One Book New Jersey

One Book New Jersey 2008 is an exciting reading program sponsored by the New Jersey State Library and New Jersey Library Association.  The goal is to make it easy for people to obtain the selected books at all libraries.  Wharton Library has multiple copies of these books, so come and enjoy them.  The book selections are:

Adult Selection:  The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
Young Adult Selection:  Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam
Middle-Grade Selection:  The Sisters Grimm: Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
Read-to-Me Selection:  Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel

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