5. New ideas from NWK
New initiative
started at NWK.
Susan hope to
have a “feel-good”
moment every
week !
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Susan
6. Displays @ Paramus
Nat’l Stress Month
Money Smart Week It's Tuesday -
so the library
is full
Photos & Captions
Submitted by Maria
7. Displays & Events @ Paramus
Cinco De Mayo Dance
Competition
Photos & Captions Cinco De Mayo Display
Submitted by Maria
8. OFF Campus Events
April 28, Darlington Park, Mahwah - Maria with
several students and associates marched for
healthier babies in the March of Dimes Walk.
Photos & Captions
Submitted by Maria
9. Displays @ Woodbridge
Health Awareness Month
Poetry Month
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Submitted by Bonnie
10. Poetry Reading Event @ MDL
Bonnie opened the event
with a "Beatles" song
celebrating the coming of
spring. This song was
especially relevant since
the event was dedicated to
the themes of spring, birth
and creation
I read a poem by the
great Russian poetess
Anna Achmatova in
Russian while Bonnie
read my translation of it
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themselves spontaneously
asked for the privilege to recite Students actively participated expressing keen
their own stuff and genuine interest in the subject. During the
Each recited poem was event we reflected on history, philosophy,
discussed by the participants of literature, sociology, politics and much more
the event. Joy Browne and since all this can be found in a condensed form
Kevin Frey often led the in the poetry we read. I enjoyed the event
Video Submitted discussion making illuminating immensely as I am sure did the majority of the
by Bonnie comments. participants.
Comments
Submitted by Eugene
11. Displays @ Westchester
We had an audiobook listening
station to promote the use of
We put up a comedy display our new audiobook collection.
featuring an "LOL" sign to
generate some interest.
We've kept it as a pretty
fixed display to feature
comedies new and old.
Surprisingly a few older
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Submitted by Matthew
12. Displays @ Westchester
The changes to our study room are underway:
the entire room was repainted; an accent wall
has been painted to match the main library
room; a new flat screen TV has been mounted
on the wall; and inspirational posters have
been framed and hung. We plan to have one
wall painted with "white board paint" so that
students and faculty can brainstorm and write
directly onto thePhotos & We hope to have a
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naming contest and let the students suggest
Submitted by Matthew
names for the new room.
13. Mental Health Month @ WST
For the first week of May we
had a brainteaser contest. Two
students solved the puzzle
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Submitted by Matthew
14. Bookmobile @ WST
In order to better serve
associates, we created a
"bookmobile" and wheeled it
through the building. We
distributed and collected
"Getting to Know You"
surveys to better build our
collection. The bookmobile
was very well received with
several items checked out
(we took a laptop to keep
track of checkouts) and
quite a few items returned
("Oh, I've been meaning to
return this but haven't
gotten upstairs yet!"). A
Photos & Captions
Submitted by Matthew
few students expressed
interest also. (Photo
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