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Knit and Crochet

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults (18+)
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

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults (18+)
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

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults (18+)
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.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.), School age (5-10 yrs.)
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.), School age (5-10 yrs.)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us every other Saturday for stories, songs, rhymes, and fun! This storytime helps kids build early literacy skills and a love of reading! 

Best for ages 18 months and up. No registration required. Join us after storytime for playtime, a craft, and gardening!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Community Trivia

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Everyone
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Come in for a game of Community Trivia, run by volunteers from Burlington County MENSA.  Form teams, answer tricky trivia questions, and compete for a high score!  Please register so that the organizers know how many teams to expect.

Concert: Sea Dogs

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: In Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

 The Sea Dogs will perform traditional sea chanties, which are work-songs used on boats and ships, foc’sle songs, sung for entertainment by sailors, and instrumental pieces, played for dancing.

LIBRARY CLOSED - Columbus Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Mount Laurel Library

Beginners' Mah Jong Class

10:00am - 12:30pm
Adults (18+)
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Craft Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games
Registration 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.

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.)
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes as we explore a new theme every week! 

This storytime helps kids build early literacy skills and a love of reading!

Best for ages 18 months - 3 years. No registration required. Join us after storytime for playtime, a craft, and gardening!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Mah Jong

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults (18+)
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 Poetry Meetup

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens (13-18 yrs.), Adults (18+)
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 Bowl Sound Bath Meditation: Sounds by a Lake

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens & Tweens, Adults (18+)
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Teens & Tweens, Adults (18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration 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

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (18+)
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes as we explore a new theme every week! 

This storytime helps kids build early literacy skills and a love of reading! 

Best for ages 3 and up. No registration required. Join us after storytime for playtime, a craft, and gardening!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Knit and Crochet

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults (18+)
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. 

Phil Bruschi Sings: As Time Goes By: A Tribute to Movie Songs

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults (18+)
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

 Phil returns to the library to sing and discuss famous movie tunes. Further details soon. No registration required. 

Tai Chi for Health

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults (18+)
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration 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

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (18+)
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+).

Movie Club: Series We Know and Love

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (18+)
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss the best film series in movie history. Which have stayed consistently solid? Which have flopped, after the first entry? What has been the secret behind keeping a film franchise going?

Tumblin' Tots

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Join Miss Amy of Tumblin' Tots for a fun and energetic movement class designed especially for ages 2.5 - 5 years. Registration with a current Mount Laurel Library card is required. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Tumblin' Tots

11:15am - 11:45am
Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4

Join Miss Amy of Tumblin' Tots for a fun and energetic movement class designed especially for ages 2.5 - 5 years. Registration with a current Mount Laurel Library card is required. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Dungeons & Dragons Groups 1 and 2

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults (18+)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Combined
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Games
Registration 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.

Baby Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies (0-18 mos.)
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Babies (0-18 mos.)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us for stories, songs, and movement! 

This storytime helps prepare babies for early literacy skills and a love of reading!

For ages 0-18 months only (siblings are always welcome!) No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

La Hora del Cuento en Español (Storytime in Spanish)

11:30am - 12:00pm
Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Library Branch: Mount Laurel Library
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Toddlers (18 mos. - 3 yrs.), Preschool (3-5 yrs.)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Ven y disfruta de la  Hora del Cuento en Español, un espacio para aprender a través de la imitación de canciones, versos y juegos mientras nos sumergimos en una nueva cultura y lengua.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.