PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

I regret to announce the resignation of Bonnie Tillery as Vice-President for Fundraising. I would like to extend my gratitude to Bonnie for her many years of dedication to the Friends. I am, however, very pleased to announce that Erin Stough has volunteered to fulfill the remainder of Bonnie’s term. Erin is well organized, energetic, and very dedicated to the Friends. I look forward to having her on the Executive Committee.

–Theresa Mundt, President The Friends now have our own phone number, 609-581-4091. Messages left at this number will only be checked on Monday mornings, excluding holidays. 2013 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS

All General Membership meetings are held at 7 p.m., immediately preceding the main program, in the Library Lower Level, Rooms 1 & 2. Tuesday, July 23, 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 7 p.m.

2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS All members are invited to the Friends’ Executive Committee meetings, which are held at 5 p.m. in the Library Lower Level. Please note, the dates have changed since our last newsletter. Meetings now on MONDAY evenings: Monday, July 15, 5 p.m. Monday, October 7th, 5 p.m. THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR! Five positions are up for election: President, VP Fundraising, VP Programs, Secretary and Treasurer. Ballots will be mailed with the October newsletter. Please contact Theresa Mundt, 609-581-8625, if you have any questions or would like your name to be placed on the ballot.

JULY PROGRAM

BOB VOSATKA, Educator & Science Expert, Liberty Science Center Tuesday, July 23, 7 P.M. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: STEM Education in 2013

Educational experiences for students K-12 are becoming both more interactive and more integrated with other subject areas. There is a great push to coordinate areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math into one integrated area: STEM education.

Young children are exposed to computers and advanced technology often before they can walk or even talk. This discussion will give an overview of how we at Liberty Science Center use Distance Learning, to build advanced concepts for young learners.

The discussion will also introduce to the audience the Arduino: one of several easy to use microprocessor devices for learning computers, electronics and much, much more.

Free and open to the public. Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 7 p.m. Library Lower Level OCTOBER PROGRAM October 22, Gwen Cooper, New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life With a Blind Wonder Cat, and the novel Diary of a South Beach Party Girl. Gwen’s books have received positive reviews/endorsements in numerous publications.

FRIENDS of the Summer 2013HAMILTON TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY |

SORTERS AND SELLER’S CORNER Sellers: Please be sure to check the book kept in the new desk each time you come in to volunteer. Updates will be put into the book; that way we do not forget to tell any one individual volunteer of any changes. Remember that all books — except for pocket paperback books — need to have a price tag. If they do not, they need to be returned to the sorting area for pricing.

Sorters: All coffee table sized books need to be looked up. Recently a coffee table sized book was found in the "Art" section without a price, and turned out to be worth $40. We should also try to look up all non-fiction. Remember, if you are a regular sorter and haven't seen a particular book before, there’s a good chance it should be looked up.

If any current volunteers need additional help in their assigned area or would like to change to a different area, please contact Erin at e.stough@hotmail.com.

Thank you to everyone who volunteers and makes our books sales a successful source of support for the Library.

ALL VOLUNTEERS: In light of the recent library emergency, all volunteers need to sign IN and OUT on the clipboard in the main office upstairs, or by calling Sue at ext. 4000.

2013 MONTHLY BOOK SALES

No Sale In July/August Saturday, September 14: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, September 16: 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 21: 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 18: 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

No Sale In December

Sales are held in Rooms 3 & 4, lower level of the Library. There is no daily book sale on our monthly book sale day.

HELP WANTED

Volunteers are needed in the following areas:

Help is needed with sorting through donated items. Sorting occurs on Monday and Thursday mornings. Any amount of time that you can donate is greatly appreciated.

Needed: Volunteer Contact Liaison – Responsibilities include contacting new volunteers and describing our procedures.

If you are interested in History/War/Law/Politics, Reference/Writing, Sports, Humor, or Education, please consider volunteering on Monday and/or Thursday mornings to shelve books in one of those areas.

Our large book sales occur eight times a year. Help is needed for setup on the Saturday before a large book sale and for restocking during the book sale.

If you are interested in helping in any of the above areas, please contact Erin at e.stough@hotmail.com, or Theresa at tjmundt@juno.com.

WHAT WE ARE READING The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson This book won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and deservedly so. It manages to tell a compelling story while giving us an inside view into the mysterious workings of North Korea. It is a very ambitious novel—a novel that changes its mode of narration at will, and a novel that challenges the reader to separate truth from fiction. At its core, the novel is about the power of storytelling—and both the good and bad that comes from it. I highly recommend this book.

— Tom Little

FRIENDS OF THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 609-581-4091 HamiltonFOTL@gmail.com www.hamiltonnjplfotl.wordpress.com

President: Theresa Mundt Vice President for Programs: Dan Benson Vice President for Fund Raising: Erin Stough Treasurer: Ann Wolf Secretary: Karen Barrows Publicity Chairperson: Thomas Little Membership Chairperson: Leslie Casey Hospitality Chairperson: Mollye Carroll Liaison to the Board of Trustees: Lois Majorowitz