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MAY 2008:

Friends' Book Sale

Immigration Workshop

Are you trying to become a United States citizen or need immigration help? Learn how to achieve that goal at a free workshop at the North Brunswick Public Library, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 7:15pm.  Debby Alter, Director of Immigrant and Refugee Services at Jewish Family and Vocational Services of Middlesex County, will discuss 
·       Citizenship eligibility and requirements
·       Where, when and how much it costs to file your application
·       Review of the citizenship application
·       How to prepare for the citizenship test
·       What to expect at the interview
·       What to do if your application is lost or delayed
·       How to advocate for yourself at the Newark Service Center
·       How to file petitions for family members abroad
·       Helping your parents naturalize
·       Answers to you immigration questions
·       Representation at INS interviews

 Attendees may bring a completed application for review.  Applications and test preparation will be available at the workshop.  For more information, please call 732-777-1940

Evening  Book Club
Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett

International Film Festival

Water

When filming began, angry fundamentalist mobs burned the sets and threatened the director's life. With what she deemed insufficient protection from the Indian government, she finally made the movie in Sri Lanka. Why the heated reaction? The film challenges ancient Hindu customs about widowhood that declare the woman half-dead after losing her husband. In 1930s India, eight year old Chuyia becomes a widow before she is even able to meet her husband. She is faced with three choices: join him in his funeral pyre, marry a younger brother, or go into an Ashram (refuge) with other widows to live a life of self-denial to atone for the sin of losing her husband. Chuyia chooses the last. Her parents shave her head and bring her to a house where women of all ages sleep on the floor and beg in the streets to earn their tiny portions of rice. Young Chuyia's energy and optimism brighten their lives and cause the women to rethink their acquiescence to accepted norms. The director asserts that such widows' houses are still in operation today. Owing to its controversial nature, the film was banned in India and Pakistan. It was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Picture and won the Freedom of Expression Award from the National Board of Review.

Directed by Deepa Mehta. Canada/India
 2005. 97 min. Drama Not Rated
In Hindi with English subtitles

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More Than Just A Cough.....Can My Teen Get High Off Cold Medicine? 

Yes!!   An alarming trend in teen drug use includes medications often easily obtained. 

Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug use is on the rise.  1 in 10 teens has admitted to getting high on cough medicine and as many as 1 in 5 have tried prescription narcotics.  Get the facts!  Know the signs!   This session will provide important information for parents, teachers, or anyone who wants to know more about these "New Party Drugs." 

Presented by: Susan Busfield, CADC, CJC; Substance Abuse Counselor, East Mountain Youth Lodge, Carrier Clinic

  Register by calling (908) 281-1513

Author signing

Meet Joyce Ann Staples

author of Cooking with a Jersey Girl

Copies of her book will be available for purchase.

 Refreshments made from recipes from her book will be served.

USS Avenger
Monthly meeting of the
Science Fiction Book Club
New members are welcome

Morning Book Club
Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson

Craft Club

new members are welcome!

JUNE 2008:

USS Avenger
Monthly meeting of the
Science Fiction Book Club
New members are welcome

Author Signing

Meet North Brunswick resident, Rutgers
professor and author, Dr. Gary Merrill, who will offer a presentation about how physiology relates to human health and disease.   There will be a question and answer period afterward.

Dr. Merrill will be signing copies of his book, Our Marvelous Bodies: An Introduction to Human Health.  Books are available at local bookstores; he will also have copies available at the presentation for $40 each.

Dr. Merrill’s book describes the basic physiology of human organ systems, e.g. central nervous system, cardiovascular system.  The book is intended for college students in the health-related sciences, but it can be read by high school students in AP biology courses, and by the general public.

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Morning Book Club
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri

Make Your Own Luxurious Lotion

La Shonda Tyree is back!  Last time, she showed us how to make our own soap.  Now she's back to show us how to make our own lotion:

Create a luxurious lotion from scratch with oils that benefit and nourish the skin. Learn about proper product labeling and product preservatives. You'll make 4 bottles to take home. Create your own custom fragrance or use one already made. Then further customize your lotion with color.

Must be 16 and older to participate.  Please bring a Pyrex measuring cup.

Registration is mandatory.  Register at the front desk.

Craft Club

new members are welcome!

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