PRESIDENTS 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
Bonnies 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 Homers
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. Gwens books have received
positive reviews/endorsements in numerous
publications.

FRIENDS

of the
Summer 2013
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY |

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.
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 Masters 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 novela 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
storytellingand 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