Kids at the Merchantville Public Library kicked off the library’s 2014 summer reading program with “indoor” campfire fun that included snacks and stories on Wednesday, June 4. Here they sport tee shirts they hand painted the week before as a Memorial Day activity while they yell out the 2014 summer reading theme, “Fizz, Boom, Read!” that reflects a focus on science. Programs for kids throughout the summer are planned at Merchantville and at seven other branch libraries in the Camden County Library System.

Fun abounds Wednesdays at Merchantville's Public Library. Registration is still open for the "Lego Workshop 4 Kidz" on 1/29 at 3:30 p.m. If you're longing to escape the winter doldrums with a luau party put away your winter coats, get out your shorts and flip flops, say “Aloha” and join us for crafts and fun at "Hula in the Cooler" on Wednesday, 2/5 at 3:30 p.m.

Merchantville Public Library has been part of the Camden County Library system since 1928. It is located on the first floor of the Merchantville Public School and has been a joint project between the Merchantville Board of Education and the Camden County Library system since 1998.

Kids Kits are a new service offered by the Camden County Library System at Merchantville and its seven other branches throughout the county. Each pack contains four or five books with a common theme, a list of related songs, rhymes and a suggestion for a simple craft. Members of the library can check out Kids’ Kits for a three-week period

With the start of another school year, it’s useful to know how much reliable information  younger students and parents can find to do homework from a home Internet connection through services offered by the Camden County Library System. New this year, the library is providing library card holders free access on its website to the services of Tutor.com. Students and adult learners can get one-on-one online tutoring to help with their homework questions athttp://www.camdencountylibrary.org/tutor.

Summer for your child can quickly become an endless stream of television, sleeping in, and video games. A high level of literacy and reading comprehension is one of the best skills a child can develop in our information-rich world. Additionally, summer reading combats “Summer Slide”, a phenomenon that affects children who stop reading over the summer.