New Books!

We recently received an order of new picture books. Here are some of my favorite titles.

The Umbrella by Ingrid & Dieter Schubert-This completely wordless book is just wonderful. A puppy dog discovers a red umbrella on a particularly windy day and a fantastic journey begins. Through the marvelous pictures, the reader will see the dog as he travels to the African savannah, continues his adventures under the sea, lands on a deserted island and rainforest and finally is rescued and returns home. Make sure to pay attention to the end papers at the beginning and end of the book. The beautiful illustrations help tell this story and will be best enjoyed one on one.

Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal-If you like Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s other picture books, you will absolutely love her new book Chopsticks. Chopsticks are best friends. They do everything together until one day an accident causes them to be separated. But they learn that they can be strong both together and apart. Look for the puns that are found throughout the book.

Lola Reads to Leo by Anna McQuinn-Lola from Lola at the Library and Lola Loves Stories returns in this new book by Anna McQuinn. Lola is going to be a big sister and she begins choosing stories the baby will like. Once her baby brother arrives, Lola finds lots of opportunities to read to her new brother. This is a great introduction for older siblings who will be welcoming a new baby into their family.

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett & Gary Rubinstein-Beatrice Bottomwell has never once made a mistake. She is so famous for not making mistakes that most people in her town don’t even know her name is Beatrice. They just call her “the Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes.” During cooking class, Beatrice experiences an “almost mistake” and begins to question her ability. She soon learns the lesson that being perfect isn’t everything, as long as you can laugh at your mistakes and move on.

Another Brother by Matthew Cordell-Davy’s first four years were glorious because he had his mom and dad all to himself. But one day things changed. Davy got a baby brother, Petey! And then eleven more little brothers. Soon, his little brothers are doing everything that Davy does and Davy just wants to be left alone. This book begs to be reread over and over again. The illustrations in this book are hilarious and you’ll only find new details with each repeated reading.

Ask the Children's Librarian for the exact location of these books.

Movie night!

Check out this 2011 movie:

• Only 3 apples high
• Blue
• Archenemies of Gargamel
• Who are they?

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Family Movie and Craft, all ages (Register – Children’s)

Like us on Facebook!

The Vineland Public Library is now on Facebook. Friend us to find out what's going on, interesting library tidbits, and how awesome the guy who updates our FB page truly is.

We also have a teen page, so check that out, too!

Pokémon!

Did you know the library has a Pokémon club? Well we do and if you're interested, you need to join!

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Pokémon Club, ages 7-16 (Register – Children’s)

Health screenings every first Monday

Sue from Bayada nurses will be here the first Monday morning of the month for FREE health screenings. She can test your blood pressure, your blood oxygen, your sugar level and your pulse reading. Keep an eye on your health status by stopping in each first Monday between 10 AM and noon.

Want to update your resume?

A quick guide to updating your resume:

1. Get rid of Objective; use Summary & write 2-3 sentences about your skills specific to the job you’re applying for.

2. Delete unrelated work experience: List only the experience related to your current application. If you have none, list jobs that most closely parallel the skills necessary for this job.

3. Don’t list personal information: It’s illegal for an employer to ask for marital status, religious preference, age, and Social Security numbers.

4. One page resume: Put in only what’s relevant to your current application.

5. Don’t include your hobbies. It’s not important to your job. Also don’t include generic terms like ‘hard worker’ or ‘dedicated’—they’re overused and mean nothing to potential employers.

6. Remove all dates from your resume. They only date you and aren’t necessary to the resume.

7. Write your resume in first person—I did...I supervised…

8. Don’t include references, and don’t use valuable page space to say references available upon request. A potential employer knows this and will ask for them if they’re interested in you.

9. Make a professional email account that includes your full name. If you have to include numbers at the end of it, that’s perfectly OK, but your very first email you created in high school isn’t going to work.

10. Don’t include current business contact information. It’s unprofessional and may just get you fired from your current job.

Library Closing

The Vineland Librar will be closed Saturday December 24, Sunday December 25, and Monday December 26, 2011 for the Christmas holiday. We will be open Tuesday December 27, 2011 at 10 am. See you then! And Happy Holidays.

Search Newspapers Through the Vineland Public Library Webpage

Vineland Public Library is now making the Daily Journal as well as national newspapers such as the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer available through its website: www.vinelandlibrary.org. The library has contracted with ProQuest to allow Vineland Public Library cardholders to search its Newsstand database and print out articles published during the last decade or even earlier. For example, the Daily Journal is available back to August 1999, while the Philadelphia Inquirer goes back to January 1983 and the New York Times to June 1980. The database covers 1309 publications including 941 newspapers and 101 trade journals.

Library patrons can access the Newsstand database from the library or remotely from their home or office computers with Internet access. The database contains national, international and leading regional newspapers that may be of interest, including NJ Business, The Press of Atlantic City, the Courier Post, USA Today, Barron’s, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and many others.

The Newsstand database can be easily searched to locate specific articles or articles on a given topic. It also includes a special search option for finding obituaries.

Contact the library Information Desk at 856-794-4244 ext. 4243 for further information or help with using the Newsstand database. Library cards can be obtained free of charge at the library’s Front Desk by showing a driver’s license with a Cumberland County address and filling out a short form.

The Vineland Public Library is located at 1058 E. Landis Avenue and is accessible to the disabled. Call 794-4244 to request special accommodations.

FREE books this week!

Our book sale ended but we still have some books. So, all this week the books in the Tripp Room are FREE. Please come and help yourself. And tell all your friends.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6: Cabin Fever is the newest in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. When asked where he came up with the idea for his series, author Jeff Kinney said he wanted to write about the fun stuff of growing up, not the serious stuff.

If you want to read the series, the first book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg's Journal. If you want to place a hold on this title, simply call the Children's Department (856) 794-4244 ext. 4246. We also have 2 copies of the movie based on this bestselling title, also located upstairs: DVD 7640 and 7641. Our DVDs can't be put on hold, but you can call the library to check if a copy is in.