Love the library? Get creative and show us what you got!

We are hosting a T-Shirt Design Contest – for all ages!

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CONTEST DETAILS

• There are two entry categories:
  • 14 years old and younger
  • 15 years old and older
• Designer must be a current Cherry Hill resident.
• The design must highlight the Cherry Hill Public Library as the Heart of the Community and include the library name.
• Images will be evaluated based on originality, simplicity, creativity and overall public image conveyed. 
• All designs must be original (submissions using copyrighted photos, images or slogans will be disqualified).
• The design can be no larger than 11.5 inches by 14 inches with a maximum file size of 10MB.
• Accepted file types: .AI, .EPS, .PDF, .PNG or .JPG.
• The design can only have the following four colors: red, purple, white, and black.

Winners will have their design printed on t-shirts to be purchased by the community.

Winners will also receive a $25 gift card, courtesy of the Friends of the Library.

ENTRY FORM

It's National Library Week and we are in a very forgiving mood! Donate non-perishable food items and we will forgive your fines. (not included in fine forgiveness: lost materials, DVD rental/renewal, and interlibrary loan fees).

Bring your food donation to the Circulation Desk. For each food item you will get a fine forgiven.

Food donations will be delivered to the Food Pantry at Jewish Family & Children's Services. Items needed include:

• Cold and hot cereal, granola bars, cereal bars, oatmeal
• Canned fruit
• Canned vegetables
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Soups
• Jars of prepared tomato sauce
• Pasta, noodles, spaghetti, macaroni
• Canned fish: tuna, salmon, gelfite fish
• Bottles of kosher grape juice
• Juice packs, apple and tomato juice, evaporated milk, coffee, tea
• Desserts: cookies, crackers, puddings, apple sauce
• Snacks: pretzels, nuts, Fruit Roll-ups
• Peanut butter
• Jelly
• Boxed macaroni and cheese

Support local pets in need! CHPL is collecting pet supplies for cats and dogs throughout the month of July. All supplies will be donated to the Voorhees Animal Orphanage (VAO). Please drop off only new or gently used items. No open bags of food or treats will be accepted. See below for the VAO wish list:

Help fight period and hygiene poverty by dropping off your donations in the lobby for Her Drive.. Items should be dropped off during open hours - please check our calendar before visiting. All donated items must be new (other than gently used bras). All items must be new and unopened.

Support the Jewish Family & Children's Services Personal Care Pantry in October. JFCS is looking for new/unopened items including:

November is Food Drive Month! Support Cherry Hill Township and the Cherry Hill PBA 176 and help your neighbors by donating non-perishable food. Items will be distributed by the Cherry Hill food Pantry and the JFCS Food Pantry.

The Cherry Hill Public Library is proud to be a donation site for the Stray Cat Relief Fund from January 2 - 31. Please check our winter hours when visiting our Library and scheduling a drop off of items. 

Items needed for cat supply donations include:
cat and kitten food (wet and dry)
clumping cat litter
litter trays

Donations will go directly to the Stray Cat Relief Fund. They are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides homes and care to the stray cats of New Jersey and Philadelphia. Your donations help offset the cost of caring for abandoned and neglected cats as they are prepared for a new chance to enter a loving home. Learn more online: www.straycatrelieffund.org

The Cherry Hill East Little Mentors group is in need of supplies for children in need. Please drop off donations in the lobby of the library during business hours. 

Items needed  include:

• pens and pencils
• markers and crayons
• dry erase markers
• notebooks/loose leaf paper
• folders
• backpacks

The Little Mentors empower one friend at a time and aim to put smiles on children's faces. The supplies will be going to children under the poverty line (through the Ronald McDonald House), refugee children in Syria, and orphaned children in India. 

The Cherry Hill Public Library is proud to be a Donation site for Distributing Dignity's March PADNESS event.  Distributing Dignity's mission is to distribute new bras, tampons, and pads - enhancing the dignity of women in need.

New, unopened packages of pads and tampons and new bras should be dropped off in the Distributing Dignity box in the library lobby. Support Women's History Month by supporting local women in need.

Click HERE to view Distributing Dignity's Amazon wish list.

Join us to celebrate New Jersey Makers Day!

It's National Library Week and we are in a very forgiving mood! Donate non-perishable food items and we will forgive your fines. (not included in fine forgiveness: lost materials, DVD rental/renewal, and interlibrary loan fees).

Bring your food donation to the Circulation Desk. For each food item you will get a fine forgiven.

Food donations will be delivered to the Food Pantry at Jewish Family & Children's Services. Items needed include:

• Cold and hot cereal, granola bars, cereal bars, oatmeal
• Canned fruit
• Canned vegetables
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Soups
• Jars of prepared tomato sauce
• Pasta, noodles, spaghetti, macaroni
• Canned fish: tuna, salmon, gelfite fish
• Bottles of kosher grape juice
• Juice packs, apple and tomato juice, evaporated milk, coffee, tea
• Desserts: cookies, crackers, puddings, apple sauce
• Snacks: pretzels, nuts, Fruit Roll-ups
• Peanut butter
• Jelly
• Boxed macaroni and cheese

The Cherry Hill Public Library is proud to be a donation site for the Camden County Domestic Violence Center (formerly the Camden County Women's Center).

Personal care supplies are always needed! New, unopened items to donate include:

• hair products (shampoo, conditioner, styling products)
• soap/shower gel/shaving cream
• deodorant, lotion
• feminine products
• dental items (toothbrushes/toothpaste/floss)
• baby products (diapers, wipes, soaps, shampoos)
• socks for women/children 
• make-up 

Learn more about how your donation helps locally! 

At CHPL's STEM Explorers program, the Girls Who Code club of Cherry Hill High School East will host STEM-focused activities open to students in Grades 1-5. By involving kids in hands-on STEM activities and experiments at an early age, we hope to foster a love and interest in STEM as well as problem-solving skills and curiosity. 

Join us for a cluck-tastic storytime with our special guest, Gwenne Baile and her therapy chickens! We'll hear fun stories about chickens, learn interesting facts about our feathered friends, and even get to meet our chicken guest. 

Expand your knowledge of idiomatic American English through practice of everyday conversational skills. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary  enrichment, using a variety of media sources. Class is student-centered and tailored to individual needs and interests.

This class is for beginners learning to converse in English. Each lesson focuses on situations where you must have some vocabulary to ask questions, explain problems or need more information.  Examples include going to the doctor, shopping in a store or online, going to the supermarket and getting a job.  Materials will be distributed each week during class. A review of each lesson occurs the following week.  Register

 

Take a turn reading to a therapy dog! Register for a fifteen minute session between 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Presented in partnership with Tri-State K-9 Response Team.  Grades K - 5.

In this beginner grammar and writing section, examples will be sent to students before each class. During class, after going over the examples with the teacher, students will be given multiple opportunities to practice writing using the grammar. 

Develop baby’s motor, sensory, and social skills. Join us for short books, songs, movement, and more! For infants, crawlers, and walkers. 0 to 23 months. Registration required. 

Develop baby’s motor, sensory, and social skills. Join us for short books, songs, movement, and more! For infants, crawlers, and walkers. 0 to 23 months. Registration required. 

In this teacher-guided class, students will meet to read and discuss a book at a level appropriate for intermediate ESOL students. It is expected that students will read on their own between classes and look up words or phrases with which they are not familiar. The teacher welcomes questions about anything the student does not understand.  Contact Elby for participation.

This book club is for students who want to improve their oral and reading comprehension skills. Each week students will read at home a few chapter of the chosen book. Then students will meet online with other students and the teacher.  Students will read aloud and the story will be discussed for comprehension. The teacher supports the students by sending out vocabulary lists the week before. Contact Elby for participation.