Sunday, June 19, 2011
Book collection donated in memory of David Coble.
The David Coble Collection of Fierce Creatures opened Saturday with a special presentation and reception at the Maplewood Memorial Library. The book collection was made possible by a generous donation in memory of David Coble (5/16/99- 6/29/05), who "loved all things fierce," according to his family. Currently, the collection, which will be shared between the main and Hilton branches, has 100 books. “This collection is for kids of all ages, but especially for kids ages three to eight,” said Jane Folger, Youth Services Coordinator at the library. “Three thousand dollars was raised and the collection will have a total of 200 books.” Folger and Nina Kitabaya designed a special book plate for the books. The library was a favorite place for …
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Donors donned fancy chapeaux to support the library.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Blame it on the royal wedding. The subject of hats, a long forgotten part of the wardrobe, has popped back into the spotlight. Princess Beatrice's topper aside, when was the last time anyone gave a thought to a hat, other than for protection from the elements? Marcia Leonard had that same thought. Leonard, a former library board member, started ruminating about hats but not in a literal sense. Mused Leonard, "How many 'hats' does a woman wear?" Mother? Companion? Teacher? Helper? Worker? All of these and more. “My mother said if you want something done, ask a busy woman to do it. The idea was that women wear many hats, often unsung, and this would be a great opportunity to celebrate all that women do and to support the library,” said …
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Hitting the sack between the stacks.
It was a wacky idea. But Sue Goodman liked it. “I was sitting in the dentist office, looking at the family magazines,” says Goodman, “and read about it and I liked it. I thought it was a really cool idea.” The article which Goodman, Maplewood South Orange Girl Scout Service Unit Co-manager, saw in the dentist office had a list of suggestions for fun kid stuff to do. One of those things was a library sleepover. Goodman thought making it a fundraiser for the library would be even greater. “The librarians asked why we'd want to sleepover in the library.” Goodman said, speaking to a crowd of 71 girl scouts and 13 adults gathered to sleep over on Friday night. Her words were met with a huge cheer. After safety instructions and directions on …
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Both branches are open for business.
Today, both branches of the Maplewood library will be open. This marks the first time since Aug. 16 that both branches will be open at the same time. For the last three weeks, one or both of the libraries was closed for furloughs brought on by budget concerns. The furlough period included a week where both branches were closed at the same time. This year was the first time the library took furlough time in its history. For more background on the furloughs, click here. Update: the library has posted an explanation of the furloughs on their Web site.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
A group for homeschooling families, which includes a Maplewood mom, convenes monthly at the library.
While the reasons that parents homeschool their children often encompass religion and nutrition, Karen Mitchell simply thought she could do a better job of teaching. "I think the biggest difference is I don't have to be re-teaching the manners and beliefs of our household," said Mitchell, an East Orange resident who coordinates a group of homeschooling families that meets monthly at the South Orange Public Library. A former New York City math teacher in the public school system, she's been homeschooling her daughter Mayeesa, 14, and son Shawn, 13, for the past seven years, and she intends to teach her 3-year-old twins when they get old enough. For Mitchell, the last straw came when her daughter was in third grade and had three hours of …
Monday, August 17, 2009
The two branches of the library have staggered closing times, with one week where both branches are not open.
The good news is that you can keep books and movies out from the library longer than usual. The bad news is that you’re going to have to stay out of the library for longer than usual, too. On Monday, Aug. 17, the main branch of the library shuts its doors. That first week, library patrons can still take out books and movies, enjoy air conditioning and quiet at the Hilton library. The following week, both branches will be closed. The main branch reopens on Monday, Sept. 1, and the Hilton Branch reopens on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The libraries are going on furloughs due to budget cuts. It is one of a number of measures the library has undertaken to deal with a shrunken budget, including laying off employees earlier this year. With the furloughs, …
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Maplewood residents are among the people enjoying Scrabble games in Millburn.
Bill Barnes examined the Scrabble board. He scratched his head. He finally laid "toga" across the bottom right part of the board. "I'm just trying to improve my rack," he said. He moves slow with his move, which he says is a problem he has to overcome with each Scrabble game he plays. On his next move, he places "rant" across the board, which he again says is to improve his rack of letters. And on the third turn, he strikes a "bingo," clearing his entire rack with "soaring." The word scores him 83 points. "If I get the right letters, I can really go to work," said the Union resident. Barnes is one of more than 20 people who are members of the Millburn Scrabble Club, which meets each Monday night at the Millburn Public Library. The group …
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Kids relived the American frontier settler experience.
In conjunction with the forthcoming national tour of the musical Little House on the Prairie to be performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse, the Maplewood Library Children's Department presented an interactive theater experience depicting the life of American settlers during the mid-19th century as told through the character of Laura Wilder Ingalls, author of Little House. Sandy Marino, a theater-teaching artist at the Playhouse, assumed the character of Ms. Ingalls. As Ingalls, she led the audience in a series of role playing, reading and dancing activities to have them experience what life might have been like during the days the settlers moved westward. When first told that over 120 children had signed up to attend the performance, Ms. …
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Paper Mill Playhouse brings Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books to life.
Sandy Marino is a teaching artist in the education department at the Paper Mill Playhouse, but she clearly would be right at home performing on stage in any of its theater productions. Marino delighted and enthralled a small but enthusiastic group of children yesterday at the Main Branch of the Maplewood Library as she read from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books. But Marino did not have the children sit quietly while she turned the pages: she actively involved the children in the reading process. The children formed a wagon, splashed through imaginary streams, yipped liked coyotes, made Indian war cries (Marino explained to the children that Ingalls Wilder used the term “Indian” to describe Native Americans), banged on drums and, …
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Monday, August 3, 2009
A citizen's group tried to ban material with questionable content in the '50s
Bye, Bye Birdie, set in 1958, seemed like a quaint period piece to me, especially when the main character’s singing and dancing scandalizes an entire town. Then I learned that, in the same year, Maplewood was taken with a similar issue. In January of 1958, “after months of spadework,” according to the News-Record, about 30 representatives of Maplewood civic, religious, service and fraternal organizations gathered at the Memorial Park Civic House to hear the report of what a group of citizens discovered in “its study of the problem of 'trash' publications on local newsstands” and to organize more formally for action. The results of that first survey included a report and exhibit organized by Detective William Peto, who presented exhibits of…
Genus
12:52 am on Monday, February 27, 2012
Hello I understand that your post is about a year old, however, I would love to meet Ms. Mitchell and you as well. I live in East Orange 4 blocks at the S. Orange border and have been desparately seeking homeschoolers in the area too. Genus genus2011@live.com more ›