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May is Get Caught Reading Month
May is Get Caught Reading Month, and the Friends of the Watchung Library are making it fun. We've placed stuffed toys all around the library, just waiting to be found in our "Catch 'Em Reading" Scavenger Hunt!
Kids of all ages can participate. Just pick up a clue sheet from the circulation desk, find the animals, and answer the questions. Then turn in your answers and choose a prize from the prize bin.
Have fun!
Everyone Can Celebrate Get Caught Reading Month
While the kids are busy with the scavenger hunt, take a selfie holding a favorite book or one you're reading now at the "Caught Reading" backdrop or ask one of the staff to take your mug shot. Send your photo to watchunglibraryfriends@live.com for inclusion in our Reading Rogues Gallery.
Here's a notorious reader caught with a whole stack of books!
Ever wonder if you could do more for the library?
Do you know someone who would like to help the library? There is an opening on the Friends' of Watchung Library Board of Directors. No special skills required, just energy and commitment! E-mail watchunglibraryfriends@live.com if you'd like to get involved. Please subscribe to our mailing list and stay informed.
Our Mission
The Friends of the Watchung Library is dedicated to the growth and development of the Watchung Public Library ensuring free access to information and resources to all members of the community. The Friends raises funds for materials, programs and services that would otherwise not be provided.
The Friends endeavors to preserve and strengthen the importance of our Library in this community as a vital, irreplaceable source of information, education and culture - thereby providing everyone with opportunities and resources for lifelong learning.
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The Friends endeavors to preserve and strengthen the importance of our Library in this community as a vital, irreplaceable source of information, education and culture - thereby providing everyone with opportunities and resources for lifelong learning.
Contact us Here
Projects Funded
Money raised by the Friends supports the library in many ways, including needed equipment and supplies as well as financial support of library programs. The Friends support is in areas not funded by the County.
One of the main goals of the Friends is to foster a love of reading through library programs and services. By giving children the opportunity to read in a fun and supportive environment we hope to encourage them to become lifelong readers, lifelong learners, and lifelong library users. Our signature program funding is the children's summer reading program. We're proud to be a part of the summer reading program and its goal to advance literacy and academic performance by engaging children in reading and reading-related activities during the summer months.
In addition to providing equipment and program funding to the Watchung Library the Friends also conduct outreach to other community organizations such as the public schools and local scouting organizations. But, the Friends reach is longer than just our immediate community, we also provide outreach to neighboring communities and have even provided books to rural Chinese students. Encouraging a love for reading is a global goal.
We already do so much with so little, think of how much more will be accomplished with your support.
One of the main goals of the Friends is to foster a love of reading through library programs and services. By giving children the opportunity to read in a fun and supportive environment we hope to encourage them to become lifelong readers, lifelong learners, and lifelong library users. Our signature program funding is the children's summer reading program. We're proud to be a part of the summer reading program and its goal to advance literacy and academic performance by engaging children in reading and reading-related activities during the summer months.
In addition to providing equipment and program funding to the Watchung Library the Friends also conduct outreach to other community organizations such as the public schools and local scouting organizations. But, the Friends reach is longer than just our immediate community, we also provide outreach to neighboring communities and have even provided books to rural Chinese students. Encouraging a love for reading is a global goal.
We already do so much with so little, think of how much more will be accomplished with your support.
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