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Bloomfield Avenue Caldwell, NJ
USA 07006
Phone:
973-226-2837 or 973-226-1636 Fax: 973-403-8606
E-mail: librarian@caldwellpl.org
Library hours:
Monday & Friday: 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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"The Caldwell Public
Library's mission is to provide our diverse community with
a wide array of literary, cultural, historical, educational
and social resources through personal service and innovative
programs utilizing a range of learning technologies in a welcoming
environment."
-Adopted by Caldwell Public
Library Board of Trustees on May 18, 2006
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What's Happening
@ the Caldwell Public Library this week & next?
May
2008 ~ The Caldwell Public Library is pleased to present
~ Art by students from Mount Saint Dominic Academy!
And, be certain to check out the beautiful work created by
the students during, and as part of their participation in,
"The Big Read" last fall. Their renditions of "The
Age of Innocence" shouldn't be missed.
Thursday,
May 15, 2008 - WEE TIME - @ 10:00 a.m. For children 6
months to 24 months of age, with their special adult. No registration
required.
Tuesday,
May 20, 2008 - PRE SCHOOL STORY TIME - 10:00 a.m. - 10:45
a.m./ 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - For children 3 1/2 to 5. Longer
stories, crafts and sharing all meant to develop a love of
reading. Registration required.
Wednesday,
May 21, 2008 - TODDLER TIME - 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m./10:30
a.m.- 11:00 a.m. - For children 2 to 3 1/2 accompanied by
an adult. Together we'll share picture books, finger plays,
rhymes and songs. Registration required.
Wednesday,
May 21, 2008 - "Beyond The Big Read Book Group"
- 7:00 p.m. Please join us as we discuss Mark Twain's The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Free and open to the
public!
Thursday,
May 22, 2008 - LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES meeting - @ 7:30
p.m. in the conference room of the Library. Open to the public.
As
you know, April was Autism Awareness Month, however, shouldn't
we be aware year round? Our library has been very fortunate
to have benefitted from student volunteers from The Children's
Institute ("TCI" - located in Verona) helping us
weekly since the spring of 2001. And, for as many years, Loretta
Boronat has worked very hard to create marvelous displays
of TCI art work, and information about autism. This year we
are especially grateful that we have been able to offer even
more thanks to an innovative project created by INFOLINK.
TCI and this library have collaborated on their project "Welcoming
Library Spaces for the Autism Community and Their Families."
for the Library That collaboration has resulted in teen book
groups, speakers, adult book discussions, film events, offerings
for educators, parents and the community - as well as many
other tangible and intangible benefits for both institutions.
Please be certain to pick up one of the postcards available
at the circulation desks to learn more about the Friday,
May 16th program specifically for educators, and, the
Friday, June 13, 2008 program featuring Justice Helen
Hoens. (More information can be found on our "upcoming
events" page.)
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The Caldwell Public Library was the only New Jersey
Library to have been chosen to participate in the fall 2007
National Endowment for the Arts BIG READ program! For more
information, see our press
release , the National Endowment for the Arts' BIG
READ announcement of Monday, June 25, 2007, as well as
our library's page on the National Endowment for the Arts'
(NEA) BIG READ website - Caldwell
Public Library's BIG READ calendar of events and community
listing.
PLEASE
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE BIG READ SURVEY, IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE
SO ALREADY! It will take all of 10 minutes, but, will be invaluable.
Thank you!
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment
for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and
Library Services and Arts Midwest designed to revitalize the
role of literature in American culture and bring the transformative
power of literature into the lives of its citizens. The Big
Read brings together partners across the country to encourage
citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.
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If you haven't
checked out http://www.listennjnw.com
-- do so right now! "Download and listen to best selling and classic
audio books 24/7 on your PC, laptop, PDA or MP3 player at home, in the
office or anywhere in the world. Your library is always open!"
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Need
some help placing a reserve on library materials from home?
It's
easy here's how:
Through PALSPlus:
1. Go to our
website www.caldwellpl.org
2. Click on Library Catalog (left side of screen) You should now be on
iBistro at PALSPlus
3. Type in the item you want then click on Search
4. Find your item in the Search Results and click on the box that says
Details
5. Click on Place Hold (left side of screen, below the word
‘KEEP’)
6. Put in your PIN # (call us if you have forgotten it) and your User ID
(the 14 numbers on your Caldwell Public Library card). You
have a choice as to where you would like to pick up your book order. The Caldwell Public Library is the library
that will be shown in the pick up at box. This means that your order should
arrive at the Caldwell Public Library within a few days and we will call
you when it is in. (If you prefer to pick it up at a different library,
click on the little arrow to the right of the pick up at box and pick a
library from the list that will come up).
7. Click on Place Hold
If
you are unable to access an item through PALSPlus you can
place a request through JerseyCat:
1. Go to our
website www.caldwellpl.org
2. Click on Resources/Reference (top right of screen)
3. Click on Jersey Cat (middle right of screen)
4. Click on Begin
5. Choose the libraries you would like to search from by clicking in the
boxes next to the library’s name, a little check will appear in that box
6. At the top of the page there is a yellow shaded area saying
“Search For” bring the cursor to that box, type in your request
at click on Search
7. At this point a list of books will come up. Find your request and click
on that underlined title
8. Review the information. There will be a list of libraries that have that
item, make sure that some of them say ILL Lender then click on Request This
Item (top right of screen)
9. In the middle of the screen fill in the Patron Information, Name,
Password (make up an easy one for you to remember!) and Telephone Number,
then click on Submit (top right of screen).
Your orders should
arrive at the Caldwell Public Library and you will
be notified upon their arrival.
And,
don't forget...WI-FI and PALSPlus are already here, and a
DVD collection finally became a reality thanks to a "jump
start" in the form of a VERY generous birthday gift given
to Dr. Pascal Collura by his five children, their spouses
and his grandchildren, and his wife, Grace. Pat served on
the Caldwell Public Library Board for ten years - and through
this incredible gift he, and his family, continue to enhance
and improve our library. We are very grateful!
Please
note: two DVDs per adult patron, checked out for a one-week
period, $1 per day fine for every day late.
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