Read Books! Win Prizes!

Come join in on the fun with this year’s Summer Reading Clubs for kids & teens! With every 4 hours of reading, being read to, or listening to audio books – we will give you a prize!  Kids’ (ages 3 – 12 years) Summer Reading Club prize table is in the Youth Services area.  Read anything you want … fiction, non-fiction, magazines, newspapers, audio books, graphic novels or manga!  Read anywhere you want, visit us at the Evesham Library, and choose a prize.  Take a look at this prize table.  We also have a grand prize this year for all of those who complete the checklist inside your reading log. The GRAND PRIZE is an Ipod Shuffle!

Food coupons, beach balls, fuzzy pens, & lots of books to choose from!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEENS – we have not forgotten about you.  Join TEEN SUMMER READING at the Adult Information Desk.  This reading club is designed for the 12 – 18 year old crowd.  (Yes, 12 year olds may choose between the two clubs.)  Teens have another choice … complete 4 hours of reading & select a prize off of the prize cart or enter into the weekly drawing for a chance to win a gift card to Barnes & Noble, i-Tunes, Old Navy, or Starbucks! 

Turn in your reading log

Choose a prize (books, food coupons, or school supplies) OR enter into the raffle drawing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Summer Reading Clubs end on Friday, August 12th.  So come in & join!

 

 

Show us your stuff!

Do you have cool stuff you’d love to share with the world? Well we would love to help you do just that. Evesham Library has three glass display cases for you to show off your hobbies, collections or crafts. Scheduling for next year has just begun, so we invite you to call the library at 856-983-1444 with your reservation requests. Displays are typically hosted for an entire month.

The first and largest case is out in the main lobby of the Township building across from the police window just as you enter through the automatic glass doors. This lighted case is 45 inches high, 90 inches wide and 18 inches deep.

The second, medium-sized case is located just inside the entrance of the library when you first walk in and is also lighted. This case is 57 inches high, 44 inches wide and 15 inches deep.

The last and smallest case in located behind the Adult Reference desk, facing the comfy reading area. This case is 33 inches high, 48 inches wide and 15 inches deep.

We look forward to seeing and sharing your interesting things in the coming year!

Youth Services Awards

Caldecott & Newberry Winners

Visit the Evesham Library and check out our Caldecott, Newbery, and Geisel Award winner display in the Youth Services Department. For a complete list of winners, please click here.

The Caldecott Award is for the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book.  And the winner is … A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead.

The NewberyAward is for the author of the most outstanding contribution to juvenile literature.  And the winner is … Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool.

The Geisel Award is for the author of the most distinguished Early Reader book.  (This is our Easy Reader section.) And the winner is … Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee.

2011 Young Adult Awards

The Printz Award is given for excellence in literature written for young adults.  And the winner is … Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacialupi.

Click here & check out the Margaret A. Edwards and Alex Award Winners too!

Paintings “Inspired by Books”

The Center for the Arts is now displaying the work of artist Alice Domineske on Evesham Library’s adult reading area wall. These paintings were inspired by book quotations. The titles of the books with the quotations are listed on a label under each painting.

About the Artist:

Alice Domineske, a retired librarian, has been interested in painting and drawing since she attended children’s art classes at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum. While she was raising her family, she attended Drexel University where she received her degree in Library/Information Science. After working several years as a librarian at Shawnee High School, Medford, NJ, she resumed her interest in art by attending evening and summer classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She also has attended many local and national art workshops led by well known artists.

Her paintings have been accepted at numerous juried exhibitions and have been purchased by Smithville Historical Association, Rutgers University in Camden, Lady of Lourdes Hospital, and Chairville School.

To purchase any of the displayed works, contact The Center for the Arts in Marlton, NJ at 856-985-1009.

All displays for the Evesham Library adult reading area wall are chosen by The Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey.

September News

Did you know that September is National Library Card Sign Up month?  Well, it is.  Come on in and visit us.  We also have a movie display just as you walk in the front doors.  Apply for a library card and check out our movies, new books, and Back to School book display.

Are you a Burlington County resident? Find out how you can sign up for a library card.

Does you child have his/her own library card? Now may be the right time!

Choose a movie from our large collection. Can't find the one you want ... just ask the librarian.

Summer Reading Fun

Make A Splash! and join Summer Reading at the Evesham Library.

If you’ve already registered & started reading, make sure you stop by at the library and look for your name on an octopus, seashell, fish, sea turtle, or shark that are decorating the Youth Services Department.  The window art was designed and painted by our very own Miss Elayna.  Take a look …

Can you find your name?

Art by Miss Elayna

Evesham Township Student Expo!

Evesham Library would like to welcome for the 2nd year the Evesham Township Education Association Student Expo. Student projects will be out on display in both our glass cases and all around the library. This year’s theme is “Global Awareness” with kindergarten through eighth grade projects related to the environment, different countries, history, community service organizations and more.

There will also be two musical performances in the lobby under the stairs of the EveshamTownship Municipal Building. The Fourth Grade Chorus from Van Zant ES will perform on Monday, April 19th from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm and the combined orchestras of Rice, Beeler and Van Zant under the direction of Mr. Schafle will perform on Thursday, April 29th from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm. If you have any questions about either performance, please call the schools for more information.

Welcome, Berry Basket Quilters

Evesham Library would like to welcome Medford’s Berry Basket Quilters.  We are now hosting BBQ’s works of love in our biggest display case located in the main lobby of the Evesham Township municipal building.  Among the crafted items in the case is an advanced peek at the “Jersey Blues” quilt that will be raffled off at the 2009 Berry Basket Quilt Show.  The display will be with us for the entire month of August, so be sure to stop by and check it out!