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Sewing Sunday

Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Makerspace at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Tweens (10-13 yrs.), Teens (13-18 yrs.), Adults (18+), Everyone
Sewing Sunday:

Please join us for Sewing Sunday in the Maker Space. This is NOT a class with formal instruction. Please feel free to bring a project that you are currently working on, start a new...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens & Tweens, Tweens (10-13 yrs.), Teens (13-18 yrs.), Adults (18+), Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Please join us for Sewing Sunday in the Maker Space. This is NOT a class with formal instruction. Please feel free to bring a project that you are currently working on, start a new one here, or simply learn how to use our machines. You will have access to one of our four heavy-duty Singer machines, serge machine and our shared supplies. If you require specific supplies, including fabric, you are encouraged to bring them with you. Registration is required to hold your spot.

Foreign Film: Mississippi Masala

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

From Mira Nair, director of “Monsoon Wedding,” comes this compelling romantic drama centered on two families of immigrants, one from India, the other from Uganda, both now living i...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

From Mira Nair, director of “Monsoon Wedding,” comes this compelling romantic drama centered on two families of immigrants, one from India, the other from Uganda, both now living in Mississippi. Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhoury star. 1991.

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Knit and Crochet

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Craft Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Knit & Crochet:

Like to Knit or Crochet? Come and join this friendly group. Beginners to experts are welcome. Please bring your own materials. No registration required. 

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Like to Knit or Crochet? Come and join this friendly group. Beginners to experts are welcome. Please bring your own materials. No registration required. 

Music: Polka Madness

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

In honor of Oktoberfest, a celebration of polka music.  We’ll trace its history, from its origins in Bohemian folk music, to the dance craze in Parisian ballrooms, to US immig...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

In honor of Oktoberfest, a celebration of polka music.  We’ll trace its history, from its origins in Bohemian folk music, to the dance craze in Parisian ballrooms, to US immigrant cultures. Hosted by Paul Howe. Registration required.

Arts and Crafts for Adults with Disabilities

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Craft Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Arts and Crafts for Adults with Disabilities:

Join us for a fun arts & crafts class designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We may be using materials such as clay and paint that can get messy,...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 19

Join us for a fun arts & crafts class designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We may be using materials such as clay and paint that can get messy, so please wear appropriate clothing! 

Ages 18+ only. Please note that the library does not provide respite care; caregivers are required to stay with adults who need them. Adults who do not require a caregiver are also welcome to attend. 

Registration required (please register participants only; no need to register caregivers).

Mah Jong

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Mahjong:

Mahjong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. Some experience recommended. Bring your National Mahjong League 2024 card and a mahjong set (if y...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games

Mahjong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. Some experience recommended. Bring your National Mahjong League 2024 card and a mahjong set (if you have one). No registration required.

Mindful Meditation

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Mindful Meditation:

Join an experienced meditation instructor and relax your mind and body. This program will be conducted on Zoom. Registration required. You will receive a link to the meeting a day ...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 58

Join an experienced meditation instructor and relax your mind and body. This program will be conducted on Zoom. Registration required. You will receive a link to the meeting a day prior to the event.

Beginners' Mah Jong Class

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Craft Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

A Mah Jong class for new players. Mah Jong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. You MUST attend first two classes. Registration required. ...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

A Mah Jong class for new players. Mah Jong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. You MUST attend first two classes. Registration required.
 

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Knit and Crochet

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Craft Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Knit & Crochet:

Like to Knit or Crochet? Come and join this friendly group. Beginners to experts are welcome. Please bring your own materials. No registration required. 

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Like to Knit or Crochet? Come and join this friendly group. Beginners to experts are welcome. Please bring your own materials. No registration required. 

Tai Chi for Health

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Virtual at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Tai Chi:

Certified instructor Bob Stanton teaches tai chi, a gentle exercise that can improve muscle tone, flexibility, and coordination. It can be done seated or standing. Registration req...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 30

Certified instructor Bob Stanton teaches tai chi, a gentle exercise that can improve muscle tone, flexibility, and coordination. It can be done seated or standing. Registration required. You will receive a Zoom link the day before the event.

ESL Conversation Class with NJ Literacy

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Mount Laurel Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
ESL
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
ESL Conversation Class:

This ESL class is for upper level beginner to lower level intermediate learners.  To register for free classes through NJ Literacy, please fill out an application on their web...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Mount Laurel Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: ESL

This ESL class is for upper level beginner to lower level intermediate learners.  To register for free classes through NJ Literacy, please fill out an application on their website at https://literacynj.org/burlington-student-application, or text them at 609-388-1506.  They will contact you and place you in an appropriate class for your learning level.  This class is for adults only (18+).

Jigsaw Puzzle Night

Jigsaw Puzzle Night

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1 at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens (10-13 yrs.), Teens (13-18 yrs.), Adults (18+)
Jigsaw Puzzle Night:

Mount Laurel Library is hosting a Jigsaw Puzzle Night for ages 12 to 99! We meet the second Wednesday of the month. Bring your friends or make new friends and work together to...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Tweens (10-13 yrs.), Teens (13-18 yrs.), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games

Mount Laurel Library is hosting a Jigsaw Puzzle Night for ages 12 to 99! We meet the second Wednesday of the month. Bring your friends or make new friends and work together to complete a puzzle! Looking forward to having a friendly and fun evening puzzling! No registration required. You will find people at the event to work on the puzzle together. 

Movie Club: All the Movies' Presidents

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

In which we survey the most and least memorable POTUS’s, real and fictional, in movie and TV history, from 1 through 46 and beyond. Just in case you needed more politics in your li...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Movie
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

In which we survey the most and least memorable POTUS’s, real and fictional, in movie and TV history, from 1 through 46 and beyond. Just in case you needed more politics in your life! Hosted by Irv Slifkin. Registration required.

Magic the Gathering

Magic: The Gathering Night

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Craft Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults (18+)
Magic: The Gathering:

Stop by the library and play Magic: The Gathering.  New and experienced players welcome.  Commander has been the most popular format for experienced players at these even...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Teens & Tweens, Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games

Stop by the library and play Magic: The Gathering.  New and experienced players welcome.  Commander has been the most popular format for experienced players at these events.  New players can borrow a starter deck and learn the game - a librarian will be available to teach you the rules.  Registration not required.

dungeons & dragons

Dungeons & Dragons Groups 3 and 4

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Mount Laurel Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Dungeons & Dragons:

Come and join one of the adventures in the original roleplaying game.  5E ruleset.  New and experienced players welcome.  Registration required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Mount Laurel Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 1

Come and join one of the adventures in the original roleplaying game.  5E ruleset.  New and experienced players welcome.  Registration required.

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Knit and Crochet

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Craft Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Knit & Crochet:

Like to Knit or Crochet? Come and join this friendly group. Beginners to experts are welcome. Please bring your own materials. No registration required. 

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Like to Knit or Crochet? Come and join this friendly group. Beginners to experts are welcome. Please bring your own materials. No registration required. 

Medicare Info Table

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lobby at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Representatives from SHIP (Jersey's State Health Insurance Assistance Program) visit the library to provides free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, ...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Representatives from SHIP (Jersey's State Health Insurance Assistance Program) visit the library to provides free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about, their health insurance.

Musicals: Swing Time

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

It’s easy to understand why this is considered the best of the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers efforts: There’s dazzling dance sequences, romantic comedy, and first-rate songs. Fred pla...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

It’s easy to understand why this is considered the best of the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers efforts: There’s dazzling dance sequences, romantic comedy, and first-rate songs.

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Beginners' Mah Jong Class

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Craft Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

A Mah Jong class for new players. Mah Jong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. You MUST attend first two classes. (Note: The second class is ...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

A Mah Jong class for new players. Mah Jong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. You MUST attend first two classes.

Mah Jong

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Mahjong:

Mahjong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. Some experience recommended. Bring your National Mahjong League 2024 card and a mahjong set (if y...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games

Mahjong is a fun and popular tile-based game of strategy, skill, and lots of luck. Some experience recommended. Bring your National Mahjong League 2024 card and a mahjong set (if you have one). No registration required.

Blackout poem by John Carroll.

Blackout Poetry Meetup

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Mount Laurel Room at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens (13-18 yrs.), Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to write poetry, but could not find the right words? Join our Blackout Poetry Meetup, an informal creative writing class. Blackout poetry, also known as erasur...

Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Mount Laurel Room
Age Group: Teens (13-18 yrs.), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to write poetry, but could not find the right words? Join our Blackout Poetry Meetup, an informal creative writing class.

crystal bowls

Crystal Bowl Sound Bath Meditation: Sounds by a Lake

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Join us for an immersive sound bath meditation in an hour of harmonic crystal bowl sound frequencies for mind, body, and soul healing, combined with calming sounds heard by a lake ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Teens & Tweens, Adults (18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for an immersive sound bath meditation in an hour of harmonic crystal bowl sound frequencies for mind, body, and soul healing, combined with calming sounds heard by a lake that will soothe away your stress and anxieties.  Crystal

Discussion: Edgar Allan Poe's Terrifying Tales

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Mount Laurel Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Celebrate the spooky season with a gruesome gumbo of ghastly tales by Poe. "Hop-Frog." "MS. Found in a Bottle." "The Cask of Amontillado." And: "The Masque of the Red Death." Read ...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Celebrate the spooky season with a gruesome gumbo of ghastly tales by Poe. "Hop-Frog." "MS. Found in a Bottle." "The Cask of Amontillado." And: "The Masque of the Red Death." Read them ahead of time and join up for a discussion with Paul Howe.