As the school year draws to a close, elementary classrooms especially are gearing up for all sorts of end-of-year events and parties. Often, these celebrations include parents or other special family or community members appearing as “guest readers” in the classroom. If you have received the honor of being invited to read to the class, the Moorestown Library can help you select just the right book to make your reading experience one that students will enjoy and remember. Because we are often asked to recommend good books for classroom read-alouds, the Children’s staff has put together a list …

It’s that time of year again! The school year is drawing to a close, and tons of preschool and elementary children are starting to pour into the Moorestown Library for an end-of-year visit. These lucky youngsters will enjoy library tours, story times, crafts and previews of summer programming. For many children, this is also the time when they get their very first library card. If you’re the parent of one of these little library visitors, the Moorestown Library encourages you to make the most of this special opportunity to set your child on a path to a lifelong love of reading and libraries. …

Something really BIG is happening at the Moorestown Library next week, and we’re calling all kids ages 2-6 to join in the fun. Clifford the Big Red Dog will be making two appearances at the library, and we’re planning HUGE celebrations in his honor. At 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, and again at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, Clifford himself will dropping by for a special story time with Clifford books, a short movie, a Clifford craft, and yummy treats for everyone. Be sure to bring your camera for a picture with Clifford in front of his giant doghouse! This event is sponsored by the Friends of …

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and any mom can tell you a handmade gift from the heart can make an impression that lasts long after her kids aren’t kids anymore.  So instead of taking your kids to the store to buy cards, why not pay a visit to the Moorestown Library, where kids can create original cards any mom or grandmom is sure to love? On Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, the Children’s Room is hosting a “Make Your Own Mother’s Day Card” event. Children of all ages are welcome to drop in any time during library hours and use our construction paper, stickers, markers, glue …

The Moorestown Library is pleased to announce patrons are now able to check out museum passes to allow you and your family to enjoy some of the many wonderful attractions so close to Moorestown. This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Moorestown Library. Passes are available for:  Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at University of Pennsylvania Garden State Discovery Museum Woodford Run Wildlife Refuge Grounds for Sculpture Paws Farm Nature Center Wheaton Arts Museum Battleship New Jersey Academy of Natural Sciences The passes are available on a first…

Where can you find Moorestonians—from babies to seniors—browsing, enjoying programs, meeting friends and neighbors, working, studying, reading the day’s news and checking their email? At Moorestown Library, of course.  The library is a daily gathering place for people of all ages and interests, and during the week of April 14, the country will recognize National Library Week. On Friday, April 19, the Moorestown Library will be celebrating the place of the library in our community and the fact that “Communities Matter @ Moorestown Library.” Join us from 7-9 p.m. that evening for a special …

If you’ve got kids from preschool through high school, be sure to mark your calendar for this Monday, April 15. That’s program sign-up day at the Moorestown Library, and we’ve got fun things in store this spring for kids of all ages. In May, the always-popular Mad Science will return to the library with three special programs for preschool and elementary school students. From 1-2 p.m. Monday, May 6, preschoolers ages 3-5 are invited to blast off with a “Stellar Space” event, where little astronauts-in-training will take a pretend trip to the moon to take a moon walk and collect moon rocks…

Running out of shelf space? Looking to get rid of some books? The Moorestown Library is currently accepting donations. We are accepting books of all ages, conditions and subjects, but we are specifically asking for gardening, farming and cookbooks. The library will hold a book sale at the Burlington County Farmers’ Market on Saturday, May 18—opening day—featuring books on these topics. Be sure to stop by and visit us! If you can’t wait until May to shop our book sales, have no fear! We’ll also hold a book sale at the library as part of the National Library Week celebration from 7-9 p.m. …

National Library Week is fast approaching (April 14-20), and Moorestown Library is gearing up to celebrate with this year’s theme: "Communities Matter @ Your Library." We’re planning a special evening of music with local singer/songwriter Neal Stephens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19. On that night, we will also welcome representatives from the many clubs and organizations in our community to host tables in the library highlighting what they do. But before the celebration can begin, we need to decorate, and we’re calling on the children of Moorestown to join us for a little "Community Building…

It’s no secret many students, parents and teachers find standardized tests to be one of the most stressful aspects of the educational process. In an effort to alleviate some of the stress and confusion surrounding the NJ ASK test, Lumos Learning is presenting a free webinar for parents and educators, and they’ve asked libraries across New Jersey to help spread the word. At 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, Marisa Adams of Lumos Learning will present “NJ ASK 2013 – A Parent’s Guide.” The webinar is designed to help parents and teachers learn more about what is changing in this year’s NJ ASK. Adams …

The results are in for Moorestown Library’s Winter Program, and now it’s time to start claiming prizes.Throughout the month of February, children and teens read books and reported on them to the children’s librarians. For each book they read, the kids got a raffle ticket for a chance to win their choice of one of four grand prizes. Fifty-one children and teens participated in the program, and in just one month, they read a whopping 285 books. The lucky grand-prize winners are: Jackie Grant - $25 Barnes & Noble gift card Kendall Lee - $25 iTunes gift card Chad Noyes - $25 Happy Hippo gift card…

Mark your calendars! Moorestown Library will be closed Friday for a staff development day. We have always prided ourselves on the service we give our patrons here at Moorestown Library. Every day we do our best to combine small-town friendliness and personal attention with professional excellence and efficiency. We're also always looking for ways to improve our service to you. The state of New Jersey mandates that all library staff must receive professional training every year. This year we are fulfilling that requirement with a cross-training day here at the library. Every staff member will …

If you’re the parent of a sixth-grader at the Upper Elementary School, you have undoubtedly heard of Lexile measures for reading. In fact, you may feel your universe suddenly revolves around Lexile measures, with every waking hour spent trying to find books in your child’s Lexile range.For those not in the know, a Lexile measure is a “piece of information about either an individual's reading ability or the difficulty of a text,” according to Lexile.com. Students’ standardized test scores for reading provide their Lexile range. Books are analyzed by the MetaMetrics company for word frequency …

It may not be spring just yet, but at the Moorestown Library, we’re gearing up for spring story time fun. Registration for March-April story time is in full-swing, so call us at 856-234-0333, ext. 5 right away to reserve your child’s spot!Three-Year-Old Story Time will meet at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 13 through April 24. Children will enjoy picture books, felt-board stories, songs, fingerplays and short films all related to a spring theme. After the stories, children and their caregivers can work together to create a craft related to the day’s stories. Registration for this …

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and in addition to your own card and gift shopping, your child probably has a pretty hefty list of people who deserve a little love this Valentine’s seasons. Before you head out to the store, head over to the Moorestown Library, where children can make their own one-of-a-kind Valentines for everyone on their list.Just drop into the Children’s Room between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 9, or Monday, Feb. 11, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Your children will find a smorgasbord of Valentine craft supplies, including construction paper, doilies, …

Winter reading is back at the Moorestown Library.For the third year in a row, the Moorestown Library will hold its popular Winter Reading Program for children and teens beginning Friday, Feb. 1. All month long, children and teens can read books, tell a children’s librarian about them, and get a raffle ticket for each book they read. The raffle prizes include gift cards to Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Build-A-Bear and Happy Hippo, so there’s something to entice readers of all ages and interests. The more you read, the better your chances are to win. Children who aren’t yet reading on their own can …

If the back of your closet is overflowing with piles of shoes you’ve haven’t worn in years, or if your children continually outgrow their shoes before they wear them out, the Moorestown Library has the perfect solution for cleaning out your closet and doing a good deed all at the same time. The library is hosting a shoe drive to collect new and gently used shoes in all styles and sizes for men, women and children in need. In 2010, Moorestown residents donated 576 pairs of shoes in a library shoe drive, and The Friends of the Library sent them to Soles for Souls, an organization that provides …

If winter weather puts you in the mood to warm up with a classic movie, now’s the time to join in on a longstanding Moorestown Library tradition—Jack Favorite’s Film Festival. Throughout the year, local stage actor and classic film connoisseur Jack Favorite selects his favorite films and shows them on the big screen in the library meeting room. Jack draws on his considerable knowledge of classic films to enhance each showing with a lively discussion of the film. The films are shown at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of every month. All are welcome, and no registration is required. Here’s a look…

If you’re an avid reader interested in discussing books and getting ideas for your next great read, consider coming out for the Moorestown Library’s Book Group tonight at 7. We will discuss Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Three Tenant Families, by James Agee and Walker Evans. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you’ve read the book.In 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans headed south to explore the lives of American sharecroppers. Their work resulted in an extraordinary photojournalistic collaboration hailed by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the 20th century. …

Story Time begins next week at the Moorestown Library, and we’ve got a full slate of wintery stories and crafts planned. If you haven’t registered yet, be sure to call today at 856-234-0333, ext. 5 to reserve a spot for your child to join the fun.The Moorestown Library offers free weekly story times for children from birth through kindergarten. Baby Time is offered at 9:30 a.m. Mondays for children under 2, along with their caregivers. Siblings are welcome and everyone is encouraged to join in the fun by clapping and singing along. The 30-minute program is followed by a short playtime, where …