Coming Events

Eastern Monroe
Public
Library

Coming Events

Unless otherwise noted, events will take place in the Edinger Community Room at the Hughes Library in Stroudsburg.
Click on the underlined links below for more details.

Ongoing	Magazine Sale The Library is selling discarded magazines. The old magazines are available on shelves in the corner of the magazine section on the first floor of the Hughes Library in Stroudsburg.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Transportation Roundtable -- Do you have a disability and do you use the Monroe County Shared-ride system? Would you like to know more about the statewide Persons with Disabilities program or to make suggestions to improve the services? Come to a Transportation Roundtable sponsored by the Pennsylvania Transportation Alliance, which advocates for affordable, accessible transportation for people with disabilities across Pennsylvania. Registration is free, and a boxed lunch will be provided. For more information or to register, contact Keith Williams at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Center for Independent Living by calling (800) 344-7211, ext. 209 or send an e-mail message to: kwilliams@nepacil.org.
Thursday, July 2, 2009 3 p.m.	Note: this class will be held at the Pocono Township Branch! Beginning Internet Class -- Class participants learn how to use browser buttons, enter a website address, use hypertext links and other basic skills. Beginning Internet training is offered as a hands-on group class. You should know how to operate a computer mouse and keyboard. If you feel uncomfortable using a mouse, try this mouse tutorial. For more information please call or visit the reference desk at your local library. Registration is required. Sign up for this free class by calling (570) 421-0800 ext. 39.
Friday, July 3, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Beginning Internet Class -- Class participants learn how to use browser buttons, enter a website address, use hypertext links and other basic skills. Beginning Internet training is offered as a hands-on group class. You should know how to operate a computer mouse and keyboard. If you feel uncomfortable using a mouse, try this mouse tutorial. For more information please call or visit the reference desk at your local library. Registration is required. Sign up for this free class by calling (570) 421-0800 ext. 39.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Beginning Internet Class -- Class participants learn how to use browser buttons, enter a website address, use hypertext links and other basic skills. Beginning Internet training is offered as a hands-on group class. You should know how to operate a computer mouse and keyboard. If you feel uncomfortable using a mouse, try this mouse tutorial. For more information please call or visit the reference desk at your local library. Registration is required. Sign up for this free class by calling (570) 421-0800 ext. 39.
Thursday, July 9th @2:30 PM	POCONO TOWNSHIP LIBRARY Tannersville Municipal Building Movie Matinee: THE LETTER EMPL's Adult Summer Reading Program, From Read to Reel, celebrates books which have been adapted into movies. William Wyler's classic 1940 screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's THE LETTER, starring Bette Davis in one of her most memorable roles. FREE ADMISSION.
Thursday, July 16, 2009 3 p.m.	Note: this class will be held at the Pocono Township Branch! Beginning Internet Class -- Class participants learn how to use browser buttons, enter a website address, use hypertext links and other basic skills. Beginning Internet training is offered as a hands-on group class. You should know how to operate a computer mouse and keyboard. If you feel uncomfortable using a mouse, try this mouse tutorial. For more information please call or visit the reference desk at your local library. Registration is required. Sign up for this free class by calling (570) 421-0800 ext. 39.
Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.	Business & Books -- July’s Topic: “Commissioner’s Outlook”. Pocono Business Journal columnist and Monroe County Commissioner Suzanne F. McCool discusses Agribusiness in Northeast PA and The Tourism Industry. Open to the public, free of charge.
Friday, July 24, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Beginning Internet Class -- Class participants learn how to use browser buttons, enter a website address, use hypertext links and other basic skills. Beginning Internet training is offered as a hands-on group class. You should know how to operate a computer mouse and keyboard. If you feel uncomfortable using a mouse, try this mouse tutorial. For more information please call or visit the reference desk at your local library. Registration is required. Sign up for this free class by calling (570) 421-0800 ext. 39.
Friday, July 24th @ 2PM	EASTERN MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY Movie Matinee: CABARET EMPL's Adult Summer Reading Program, From Read to Reel, celebrates books which have been adapted into movies. Bob Fosse's electrifying screen version of the Broadway musical--which was based on the stories of Christopher Isherwood as well as a dramatic play, features Oscar-winning direction, and unforgettable, Oscar-winning performances by Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. FREE ADMISSION
Sunday July 26, 2009 1:00 PM	SAT PREP DIAG DAY sponsored by the Sylvan Learning Center Take a practice SAT Exam and receive personalized results from the staff of the Sylvan Learning Center of Monroe County. Location: Barrett Paradise Friendly Library or Eastern Monroe Public Library Fee: $20.00 ($15.00 will be benefit the Library) Call 629-6600 to register for either location by July 20, 2009.
Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.	Online Database Class -- Discover the different types of databases that the library has to offer. Learn how to use these resources to locate journal, magazine and newspaper articles as well as statistical data and other scholarly information. The class is free and open to the public. Registration is required. For additional information contact the Reference Department at 570-421-0800 ex.39.
Friday, July 31st @ 2PM	EASTERN MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY Movie Matinee: GLORY Based on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein, and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, Glory won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Denzel Washington, and tells the story of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-black unit comprising Northern freemen and escaped slaves, that fought in the U.S. Civil War. FREE ADMISSION

For other Library events and further information, please see the following pages:

Please see the BookHouse (the library's monthly series of cultural and entertainment programs) page for upcoming events.
Please see the News and Special Events page for upcoming events in the Children's Department.

Please see the Teen page for upcoming events in the Young Adults Deparment.

last updated July 2, 2009