Featured Organization: Millville Free Public Library
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Photo of Courtenay Reece by Bill Horin/ArtC. Story by Rob Laymon/ArtC.
The recently renovated & expanded Millville Library is so much more than books. Check it out! Libraries are usually quiet places, but maybe they shouldn’t be.
Maybe they should make noise about all the events and programming taking place there.
Walk into the Millville Public Library, for example, on just about any day of the week. You’re likely to see chess clubs in action, Dungeons & Dragons games, Storytime for young people, Play-Doh Play Time, and Yoga for Kids.
You’re likely to see book clubs, poetry workshops, events for seniors, and regular visits by a social worker during the library’s Family Seminar, to help parents manage children who might be on the autism spectrum.
You’ll encounter free internet access, printers, scanners, and all the tools that promote the acquisition of knowledge. This is in addition to the regular library functions like lending books, promoting reading, and assisting with research.
“The library is the most democratic institution in any community,” says Library Director Courtenay Reece. “It welcomes all people regardless of age, race, background, political leaning and any demographic you can name.”
Reece has spent 10 years with Millville library, having started at another library as an assistant at age 14. Clearly, the library has a way of getting into you.
The visually impaired will find a link to the Talking Book and Braille Center, a division of the New Jersey State Library, located in Trenton. They will even find treats for their guide dogs if they have one.
“The library asks you nothing when you come in,” she says. “It’s the only place you can go where you receive services for free.”
So, yes, maybe the library should make more noise. It certainly creates a hubbub.
Millville Public Library
210 Buck Street
856-825-7087
Hours
Monday--Thursday 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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