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All GCLS Libraries are closed on Friday, June 21st for Juneteenth.
Glassboro Library
101 Rowan Blvd.
856-881-0011
Children’s Programs:
Storytime: Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Family Storytime featuring stories, songs, and crafts. Ages 2 to 8.
Baby Storytime: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Short books, sing-a-longs, and play for babies and their caretakers. Ages 0 to2.
Amazing Art: Thursday, June 6, 4 p.m. Come out and create bird feeder. Ages 4 to 12. Please register.
STEAM Tuesdays: Tuesday, June 11, 6 p.m. Join us to make homemade paint and create our own works of art! Ages 6 to 17. Please register.
Donuts with Dad: Saturday, June 15, 10:30 a.m. Come out and celebrate Dad! Donuts and juice will be served along with a craft. Please register.
Kids Crafting Time: Monday, June 24, 2 p.m. Join us for crafts all summer long! We will be decorating our very own treasure chest. Ages 3 to 12. Please register.
Adventure Music Program with Crystal Murphy Music: Tuesday, June 25, 4 p.m. Join Crystal Murphy for an adventurous music program. Ages 0 to 17. Please register.
Music and Movement: Saturday, June 29, 10:30 a.m. Dance, sing and play with your little ones! Ages 0 to 6.
Adult Programs:
Crafter’s Corner: Uncle Sam Hat: Monday, June 10, 6 p.m. Be creative and paint an Uncle Sam hat made of paper mâché. Please register as space is limited.
Pollinator Pitstop: Wednesday, June 12, 2 p.m. Learn about The Pollinator Pitstop Program presented by The Gloucester County Certified Gardeners. Please register.
Glassboro’s Page Turners Book Club: Thursday, June 13, 2 p.m. This month’s selection is Hello, Beautiful by Isabel Allende. New members welcome.
Greenwich Library
411 Swedesboro Road
856-423-0684
Children’s Programs:
Storytime: Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Family storytime featuring stories, songs, and crafts. Ages 2 to 5. Please register.
Baby Storytime: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Short books, sing-a-longs, and play for babies and their caretakers. Ages 0 to 2. Please register.
I See Magic: Monday, June 24, 6 p.m. I See Magic will give us a magical start to Summer Reading. Maybe you’ll learn some tricks for your next adventure. Please register.
Adult Programs:
Monday Night Needlers: Mondays, June 17, July 1, 15, & 20, Aug. 12 & 26, 6:30 p.m. Bring your fiber arts project or learn to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, etc. Beginners and experienced crafters welcome.
Knit & Crochet Club: Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m.Learn to knit or crochet (instruction and materials provided). Get help or inspiration for your current or next project. All skill levels welcome.
Craft Time for Adults: Wine Cork Flag: Thursday June 6, 7 p.m. Decorate for the Fourth of July with a charming flag made from 20 wine corks. Please register.
Brian Betz Duo: Thursday, June 13, 7 p.m. Enjoy a summer jazz concert at the library. Please register.
Mystery Book Club: Wednesday, June 19, 2 p.m. The Long Call by Anne Cleves. Pick up the book at the Greenwich Library. Contact the library for virtual attendance. Please register.
Biography Book Club: Wednesday, June 26, 2 p.m. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. Pick up the book at the Greenwich Library. Contact the library for virtual attendance. Please register.
Basic Computer Skills: Thursdays, June 27, July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1 and 8. Do you feel a little lost or left behind when it comes to computers? This 6 week series will build your knowledge and your confidence. Please register and plan to attend all sessions.
Logan Library
498 Beckett Road
856-241-0202
Children’s Programs:
Toddler Storytime: Mondays, June 10 & 17, 10:30 a.m. Join us for songs, stories, and a craft. Ages 2 to 5. Please register.
FURever As Friends Reading Program: Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 p.m. A group of volunteers bring their specially trained therapy dogs to the library for children to read. All ages. Registration and one-time permission slip required.
Baby Storytimes: Wednesdays, June 5, 12, & 26, 10:15 a.m. Our littlest patrons can join us for songs, stories, and bubbles! Ages 0 to 2. Please register.
Movement Storytime: Wednesdays, June 5 & 12, 11 a.m. Please bring a yoga mat or a towel and join us for stories that will incorporate yoga poses and movement as we read. Ages 2 to 5. Please register.
Family Lego Night: Thursday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. Make incredible creations with family and friends and conquer our brick-building challenges. All ages. Please register.
Toddler Storytime: Fridays, June 7, 14 & 28, 10:30 a.m. Join us for songs, stories, and a craft. Ages 2 to 5. Please register.
Big Kid Storytime: Thursdays, June 13 & 27, 4:30 p.m.Calling all first and second graders! Enjoy a storytime just for you! Each month we will read books, sing silly songs, and create crafts. Ages 6 to 8. Please register.
Tween Make and Take: Thursday, June 20, 4:30 p.m. Make a craft and take it home with you! Ages 9 to 12. Please register.
I See Magic: Monday, June 24, 11 a.m. Join us for a magic show presented by the amazing I See Magic team! Ages 0 to 8. Please register.
Tween Activity Time: Monday, June 24, 3 p.m. Join us for fun crafts and activities all summer! This week’s activity is Pony Bead Animals. Ages 9 to 12. Please register.
Family Game Day: Tuesday, June 25, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Join us for an hour of family friendly board and card games. All ages welcome. Please register.
Kid’s Activity Time: Wednesday, June 26, 3 p.m. Join us for fun crafts and activities all summer! This week’s activity is making a popsicle sticks catapult. Ages 6 to 11. Please register.
Adult Virtual/Hybrid Programs:
Socrates Café: Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 10:30 a.m. Join us as we pose questions and exchange our thoughts on subjects selected by the group. No formal education in philosophy is needed, just a questioning mind. Attendance is in-person or virtually.
Best Sellers Book Club: Wednesday, June 5, 7 p.m.
Adult In-Person Programs:
Board and Card Games: Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1 p.m.Have a fun time playing board games. A variety of games are played each week.
Knit & Crochet Club: Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1 p.m.Beginners are always welcome and provided with instruction along with the supplies needed to get started. Bring something you are working on or something you would like to discuss.
Gaming Get-Together: Fridays, June 7, 14, & 28, 1 p.m.Get together and play a game with other novices at the library! There is a different game highlighted every week. This is a friendly group, but some experience/knowledge of the game is a plus. Please register, as we have limited sets.
History Book Club: Monday, June 10, 7 p.m. The History Book Club will be held the 2nd Mondays of reach month. Stop by the circulation desk for this month’s selection.
Quilting & Sewing Club: Tuesdays, June 11 & 25, 1 p.m. Learn to quilt or sew! Beginners and experienced quilters are welcome, and experienced quilters are free to bring their project and quilt with some new friends.
Pop of Art: Monday, June 17, 6 p.m.Join us for an art-inspired class with local artist, Loren Dann. This month we will study DeKooning – abstract art. This program is made possible with funding from the Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage Commission at the Rowan College of South Jersey, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Please register.
Crafting with Sandi: Wednesday, June 26, 6:30 p.m. Join us a make a sea shell frame. Please register.
Mullica Hill Library
389 Wolfert Station Road
856-223-6000
Children’s Programs:
Toddler Storytime: Mondays and Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Join us for short stories, songs, and a craft appropriate for ages 2 to 3.
Chess Club: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Ages 8 and up. Please register.
Baby Storytime: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Join us for short stories, songs, and a craft appropriate for ages 0 to 2. Please register.
Preschool Storytime: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Join us for short stories, songs, and a craft appropriate for ages 3 to 5.
Garden Tours: Fridays in June at 11 a.m. Take a tour of the Garden@GCLS.
Make it Monday: Monday, June 10, 4:30 p.m. Stop in to make and decorate your own kaleidoscope! Ages 6 to 12. Registration required. Please register.
Music and Movement: Wednesday, June 12 & 26, 10:30 a.m. Sing, dance, and play with your little one. Ages 2 to 5. Please register.
FURever As Friends: Thursdays, June 13 & 27, 6:30 p.m. All ages welcome. Read to a specially trained certified therapy animal. Please register.
Mommy and Me Workout: Friday, June 14, 11 a.m. Join trainer Sharron Bowen from FITMOMSJ for a total body 45-minute mommy and me workout made by mama athletes for every parent. Wear athletic apparel and bring a water bottle. For ages to infants to 4 year olds. Please register.
Summer Reading Kickoff Party: Saturday, June 22, 11 a.m. Kick off our Summer Reading program with Digger and Dave, our favorite puppet duo. They will perform “Eat Like a Pirate” an adventure of pirates discovering new foods. Register for the 2024 Summer Reading Program after the performance.
Center for Aquatic Sciences: Tuesday, June 25, 1 p.m. We are adventurers! Learn how scientists explore the ocean and meet some sea creatures. Perhaps you will discover something new! Ages 6 and up. Registration is required, space is limited.
Family Trivia Night: Tuesday, June 25, 6:30 p.m. Think you’ve got the answers? Show us what you know at Family Trivia Night! There will be four rounds of trivia: a general knowledge round, a picture round, a music round, and a themed round. All ages are welcome, please register.
Shake Your Sillies Music Program: Wednesday, June 26, 2 p.m. Shake your sillies with Crystal Murphy Music! Ages 0 to 5. Please register.
Special Olympics Young Athletes Program: Saturday, June 29, 10 a.m. Special Olympics Young Athletes is a FREE, inclusive sports program for children ages 2 to 7. All children must participate with a parent or adult guardian. All participants must wear athletic shoes. Please click on the link to register: https://www.sonj.org/sports/young-athletes/community-programs/
Teen Programs:
Teen Chefs: Tuesday, June 11, 6:30 p.m. Join us to make your own waffles and ice cream sundaes! Ages 13 to 17, please register. Please register.
Teen Writers: Monday, June 17, 6 p.m. Join in a writer’s roundtable for teens! Bring your writing along to share ideas and workshop. Ages 13 to 17, please register.
Teen Crochet and Knitting: Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 p.m. Work on your current projects to work on together! Ages 13 to 17, please register.
Teen Book Club: Monday, June 24, 6 p.m. A book club led by local teens. This month’s book is They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera. Ages 13 to 17, please register.
Adult Programs:
Knitters & Stitchers: Mondays, June 10, 17 & 24, 1 p.m. Join our group of knitters, crocheters and stitchers. All skill levels are welcome. Please register.
Chess Club: Mondays, June 10, 17 & 24, 6:30 p.m. Chess club for ages 8 and up, including adults. Please register.
Writers’ Roundtable: Tuesdays, June 18, 6:30 p.m. Writers of fiction and nonfiction are welcome to join and share their projects. Participants will be reading and discussing each other’s work. Drafts in all stages are welcome. Registration required.
Book Club: Monday, June 10, 1 p.m. We will be discussing Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson. Everyone is welcome. Registration required.
Book Club: A Longwood Garden Community Read Event – Tuesday, June 11, 2 p.m. We will be discussing The Madness of the Crowds by Louise Penny. Everyone is welcome. Registration required.
3D Printer Certification: Wednesday, June 12, 3 p.m. Get certified to use our MakerBot Replicator+ 3D printer, and start your own Maker Movement today. For more information, or to schedule a personalized 3d certification time, please contact Make@GCLS.org.
Classic Film Club: Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 p.m. Join us for a viewing and discussion on some of the most important films in cinema history. This month’s selection is Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Seating is limited. Please register.
Card Games & Mahjong: Tuesday, June 18, 1:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in this afternoon of fun. We will be offering Canasta, Mahjong and other games for all skill levels. Seating is limited. Please Register. Please call 856-223-6050 for additional information.
Star Spangled Songs – A Salute to Patriotic Music: Wednesday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. Join Phil Bruschi, an entertainer and educator, who will discuss the origins of many patriotic songs, their composers, and why they were written, while also singing many of them. Registration is required. Please call 856-223-6050 for additional information.
Stories of Slavery in New Jersey: Thursday, June 20, 6:30 p.m. Join us as we welcome well-known lecturer Rick Geffken as talks about the enslavement in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries in a variety of small communities in New Jersey. Registration is required for this event. Participants can take part either virtually or in-person. This event is made possible with grant funds provided by the New Jersey Council of the Humanities.
Archaeology and the Native Americans of the Delaware Valley: Thursday, June 27, 6:30 p.m. Join us as we welcome Dr. Richard Veit, Professor of Anthropology at Monmouth University, for a presentation on the lives of the Native Americans who resided in the Delaware Valley. Registration required. This presentation can be attended in-person at the library or virtually over Zoom. This presentation is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council on the Humanities.
Swedesboro Library
1442 Kings Highway
856-467-0111
Children’s Programs:
FURever as Friends: Monday, June 17, 6:30 p.m. Read to one of our adorable therapy animals. All ages. Call 856-467-0111 for more information.
Story Time: Tuesdays,June 11, 18, & 25, 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, and crafts. Ages 2 to 5. Please register for only one session per week. Please register.
Story Time: Wednesdays,June 12, 19, & 26, 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, and crafts. Ages 2 to 5. Please register for only one session per week. Please register.
Homeschool Fun: Monday, June 10, 3 p.m. This program alternates between STEM projects and art projects. Please register.
Teen Writer’s Club: Monday, June 10, 7 p.m. If you love writing, this club is for you. Ages 13 to 17. Please register.
Lego League: Tuesday, June 11, 4 p.m. Build what you like or try our monthly creation challenge. Ages 4 to 12. Please register.
Toddler Music & Movement: Thursday, June 13, 10:30 a.m. Ages 2 to 5. Fingerplays, dancing, marching, Singing and instruments. Please register.
Teen Book Club: Tuesday, June 18, 4 p.m. This month’s selection is Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige. New members welcome!
Teen Gaming: Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 p.m. Play video games, board games, card games, and make some new friends.
Tiempo de cuentos bilingüe: 20 de Junio a las 10:30 a.m. Únete a nosotros para nuestra hora de cuentos bilingüe con Maestra Teresa y Maestra Linda. El espacio es limitado. Cada adulto y niño debe ser registrado.
Music Play Patrol: Monday, June 24, 10:30 a.m. Join us for our Kick-off to Summer Reading. You’ll have a fun time of singing, dancing, and other movement activities. Please register.
Write an Adventure Story: Tuesday, June 25, 2 p.m. Start an adventure story and have someone else finish yours and you finish there’s!
Teen Anime Club: Tuesday, June 25, 6:30 p.m. Enjoy Anime and Manga with other like-minded fans. Ages 13 to 17.
Baby Music & Movement: Thursday, June 27, 10:30 a.m. Ages 0 to 2. Enjoy traditional songs, bouncing, hugging, and clapping. Space is limited. Please register.
Discovering New Biodiversity: Thursday, June 27, 2 p.m. Dr. Duran from Scotland Run Park Nature Center will provide an exciting presentation on discovering new biodiversity. This program is best suited for grades 1st to 6th. Please register.
Adult Programs:
Author Talk: Bennett Carlton: Monday, June 10, 6:30 p.m. Mr. Bennett Carlton will be on hand to discuss his recently Published historical-fiction novel The Professor: A Tale of Sabotage, Betrayal, and Unrequited Love During the Great War in America. Please register.
Needle Arts: Wednesdays, June 12 & 26, 6:30 p.m. Crochet, knit, or sew your own project or select one of ours. Please register.
