NUTRITION FOR
THE HOLIDAYS



Tuesday, December 3
11 am - 12 pm 

Stay healthy and on track this holiday season with tips from a registered dietitian from St. Peter’s University Hospital! 
 

FIRESIDE STORYTELLING



Tuesdays,
December 3, 10 & 17
3:30-4:30 pm 

For generations, human beings passed the winter months by sharing tales in front of fires. Sit by the Dowdell’s own roaring hearth—well, a visual approximation of one.  Listen to an amazing story from Norse mythology, Ashanti folklore, or Nahuatl legend, then spin your own favorite yarn!




 3D PENS
Friday, December 13
3-4:30 pm 
Nightmare Before Christmas 3D Pens 

Monday, December 23
3:30-4:30 pm 
Holiday Creations
 


GIANT TWISTER
Friday, December 20
1-3 pm

Left foot on yellow, right hand on red. Join in on the fun as we play a GIANT sized version of this twisty, fun, game! 

Prizes for best girl and best boy winners! 

STORYTIME

For Toddlers 
Wednesdays
1-2 pm 

All Ages
Tuesdays
3:30-4:30 pm 
Thursdays
1-2 pm


DIGITAL CAFÉ



Monday through Friday
12 - 2 pm

Thursdays 
6:30 - 8 pm

 Stop by with your tech questions and
become savvy using your device! 


ADULT TECH CORNER
Hoopla Holiday Season 

Thursdays
December 5, 12, 19 & 26 
6-7:30 pm

MIY Make it Yourself Technology
Handcrafts & Creative Kits
Culinary Studio





COCOA PEPPERMINT COOKIES



Monday, December 9
11 am - 12 pm 

Unwind from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and decorate cocoa cookies while listening to holiday tunes. 
 

Stop by and work on your knitting projects,
or get help starting a project!

Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.
6 - 8 pm  

DECEMBER 

IS...






This Month's Exhibit





A visual display of students and faculty's wonderful ceramics as well as digital animations, photography, and paintings through December.

Support the Library Foundation

Ongoing Fundraiser:
#StartWithaSmile when Amazon donates to the Dowdell Library Foundation Inc. This is a great way to donate to the Dowdell Library Foundation! Amazon will donate .5% of all purchases to the Foundation. Help support the Library! 
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-3176682 
 

We accomplish our mission through fundraising and your contributions, which enable us to increase library capabilities, resources and services for the community. The Dowdell Library Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and all gifts are tax deductible and qualify for matching grants from many employers. 

http://dowdellfoundation.org/
 

Join the Friends
of the Dowdell Library

Meet Your Neighbors! 

New Jersey Digital Highway 

Oil Painting of South Amboy NJ Train Station by local artist John Vona. 

Click on the image above to visit New Jersey Digital Highway.

The NJ Digital Highway is a place for New Jersey and culture, from the collections of cultural heritage institutions. Dowdell Library is part of the
NJ Digital Highway and has shared many of its historical artifacts and memorabilia online. 

Use the search term "South Amboy" to bring up the results page, which is full of fun and fascinating South Amboy history!  

Search The Historical Archives


The Sadie Pope Dowdell Library is excited to present digital versions of the South Amboy Citizen and South Amboy-Sayreville Times. 

Click here to access the archives.

HERITAGE QUEST



Click on the flyer above to start your heritage search! 

CHINESE NEW YEAR
ADULT CULINARY
Monday, January 27
11 am - 12 pm 



Sample some Asian cuisine! 

 Hours
 

Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday 
10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Wednesday, Friday 
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Holiday Closings
Tuesday, December 24
Wednesday, December 25
Tuesday, December 31
Wednesday, January 1


Happy New Year! 

 

Do you have a unique collection? If so, please consider sharing it with us! 

The Dowdell Library has a great area for display: The Davidoff Exhibition Area. We also have two display cases that can accommodate smaller items. 

Please contact the
Dowdell Library 
732-721-6060
comments@dowdell.org
for more information. 

 

Stories and fun!
 

Magformer's 
Construction 
Challenge

Challenge yourself to create a design based on a chosen theme each month!
 

Explora is easy-to-use and provides reliable online content for
elementary and secondary
school students.

Elementary School

Secondary School 

 

Rosetta Stone 


 

Click on the image above to access Rosetta Stone.
 

Consumer Reports




Click on the image above and enter your 9 digit library card number to begin searching!
 

With more then 200,000 streaming and downloadable movies, TV shows, complete music albums, audiobooks, comics, eBooks, and more, Hoopla is a wonderful digital service that you can access on your computer
or download to a
portable device.

Music can be borrowed
for 7 days.

Audiobooks can be borrowed
for 21 days.

eBooks can be borrowed
for 21 days.

Comics can be borrowed
for 21 days.

 

Looking For
 Job Resources? 

local labor market data and projections.

NJCAN also includes information on:

• Job interview preparation
• Resume and cover letter creation
• How to keep a job
• Self-employment
• Military occupations

NJCAN is designed to support lifelong career exploration, and career planning and decision-making through easy to use, straightforward search and sorting utilities, and an online portfolio for saving information from all system components.



Job and Career Accelerator allows you to create resumes and cover letters, learn interviewing techniques, and prepare for related exams. Access millions of job listings.

 

Downloadable content, 
24 hours / 7 days a week.

Latest Overdrive Advantage
eBook Additions

Final Option - Cussler, Clive
Deserter - DeMille, Nelson
Guardians - Grisham, John
Silent Patient - Michaelides, Alex
Tattooist of Auschwitz
Morris, Heather

Advantage titles provides South Amboy residents additional access to New eBooks added every month! 
 

New Issues - The online version of our magazines show up for checkout the same day that the print copies are delivered.

No Waiting List - Unlike the print magazine, if we carry the digital version then it’s available to you. 

No Due Date - Once it’s checked out to your account, it will stay there unless you wish to delete it.