HAMILTON TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY | Spring 2013

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE The Friends internal audit was successfully completed in January. Id like to thank our Audit Committee, Tony Zingale, Rodney Richards and Julia Holder for their time and effort. A special Thank You to Ann Wolf, Treasurer, for so expertly managing our financials. Theresa Mundt, President The Friends now have our own phone number, 609-581-4091. Messages left at this number will only be checked on sorting days, Monday and Thursday mornings, excluding holidays. APRIL PROGRAM JOHN W. HARTMANN TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013, 7 P.M. Jacket: The Trials of a New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney This engaging, irreverent, and most unusual memoir by Trenton attorney John Hartmann puts a human face on dysfunctional Jersey justice. Hartmann's self-deprecating wit and keen eye for all things absurd and ironic reveal him as an equal-opportunity ridiculerfrom supercilious lawyers and judges to cocky cops, clueless clients, pretentious politicians, and a raft of hapless dealers, deadbeats, prisoners, and prostitutes. Free and open to the public. Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 7 p.m. Library Lower Level 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: Tuesday, April 16, 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 15, 5 p.m. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEADING A BOOK CLUB? The coordinator would hold one planning meeting a year, schedule the meeting rooms for the year and maintain contact with book club members. If interested, please contact Theresa Mundt at 609-581-8625.

FRIENDS of the

HELP WANTED Nominating Committee : Three (3) people are needed for this committee. Beginning in June, the Nominating Committee will contact current members to find those interested in one of the five (5) seats on the Executive Committee: President, VP Programs, VP Fundraising, Treasurer, Secretary. Anyone interested in participating on the Nominating Committee or the Executive Committee, please contact Theresa Mundt at 609-581-8625.

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, April 23, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 7 p.m.

SORTERS AND SELLERS 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, theres a good chance it should be looked up. All Chicken Soup books go on the "Chicken Soup" shelf. If a book is older but in good condition, it can be put on the shelf to be sent out to Better World Books. We have already received money from the sale of books sent to Better World Books, and some of those books have gone to schools in Africa. They also send books to schools here in the States. Of note, some pocket paperbacks which we do not feel will sell because of condition have gone to Ft. Dix/Maguire for use by service personnel. Thank you to everyone who volunteers and makes our books sales a successful source of support for the Library.

2013 MONTHLY BOOK SALES Monday, April 15: 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 20: 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 17: 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. 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. Contact Bonnie Tillery at 609-259-6438 if you would like to lend a hand. There is always a need for re-stockers, sellers, and movers.

WHAT WE ARE READING Code 15 by Gary Birken A medical thriller for your Must Read list. The Chief of Surgery at any large urban hospital deals with death daily. Unlike the expected deaths, what they are not trained to confront is death by evil. Death at the hands of an unknown person cleverly disguised as preventable medical errors. Avenging angel, vengeful lunatic or a career move? Whether any or all of these it presents some thrilling and terrifying moments as we ponder what drives these deadly acts.
Peggy Wood

FRIENDS OF THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

609-581-4091 President: Theresa Mundt Treasurer: Ann Wolf Membership Chairperson: Leslie Casey HamiltonFOTL@gmail.com www.hamiltonnjplfotl.wordpress.com Vice President for Fund Raising: Bonnie Tillery Publicity Chairperson: Thomas Little Liaison to the Board of Trustees: Lois Majorowitz Vice President for Programs: Dan Benson Secretary: Karen Barrows Hospitality Chairperson: Mollye Carroll

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Carl Abbott, who was a lifetime member of the Friends of the Library. Carl was an active volunteer, sorting and organizing audio/visual material weekly and restocking and greeting patrons at our monthly book sales, until his fall on the tennis courts in the fall of 2011. The following appeared in the Trenton Times on March 10.

Carl E. Abbott, 99, a lifelong resident of Hamilton, NJ, departed this world on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton. Born in Trenton, NJ, Mr. Abbott served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, retiring from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. After attending Trenton State College and receiving a bachelor's degree in business, he pursued and obtained a master's degree in education administration from Rutgers University in 1949, and received an honorary doctoral degree from the same institution in 1951. From 1946 until his reluctant retirement in 1984, Mr. Abbott was employed by the Hamilton Township Board of Education. As teacher, guidance counselor and coach in the sports of soccer and basketball, he was a highly-regarded presence in the Hamilton High West academic and athletic communities for almost 40 years. Two of his soccer teams, in 1955 and 1962, brought state championships home to the high school. Upon retirement, Mr. Abbott turned his attention and energy to tennis. Though he regarded himself a journeyman player, "Ace," as he came to be called, loved to play the sport and loved to teach it to others (without charge). Over the years, he gave so many hours to both that he earned a reserved parking spot at the Veterans' Park Tennis Complex and was honored in 1998 by Hamilton Township's dedication of that complex to him. It was only at age 98 that his tennis career ended, when a spill on the court served notice to him that he was approaching middle age. Throughout his life, Mr. Abbott was involved in many organizations and activities. Among them were the Hamilton Township Fraternal Order of Police,

Lodge 20; the Hamilton, New Jersey and National education associations; Mercer County Retired Educational Association; Mercer County Professional Councilors Association; Hamilton Township Historical Society; Friends of the Hamilton Township Library; and Hamilton Hospital 50 Plus Club, and the Nottingham Squares Senior Citizens Club. He was a founding member of the Kuser Tennis League. Mr. Abbott also received many honors over his years. Important to him were the naming of the Veterans' Tennis Complex for him, being named Soccer Coach of the Year in 1955 and 1962, having the Hamilton West soccer field named after him and his inductions into the Hamilton High West Athletic Hall of Fame, the Mercer County Soccer Hall of Fame, and the Mercer County Tennis Hall of Fame. For all of his accomplishments, Mr. Abbott will be most remembered as a true gentleman and role model for living life in service of others. Predeceased by his parents, Elmer Yardley and Clara (Briscoe) Abbott, and his beloved wife, Ann (Rodecker) Abbott, he is survived by a great friend, Augustine Perilli, and countless friends, colleagues, former students and athletes, and local tennis players of every level, all of whom felt the influence of his teachings, wisdom, honesty, humor, patience and modesty as he passed through their lives. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ, with the Reverend Roderick B. Mills officiating. Entombment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Hamilton. Family and friends may call on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Saul Colonial Home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.