December 18, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 23 Glen Rock Roundup Library announces hours & closings The Glen Rock Public Library, located at 315 Rock Road, has announced special December hours and holiday closings. The library will open at 10 a.m. on Dec. 19 and will close at 1 p.m. on Dec. 31. The library will be closed Tues- day, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25. For more informa- tion, call (201) 670-3970. T-shirt collection in progress The Glen Rock Library, located at 315 Rock Road, is collecting T-shirts for its December teen craft. Clean white T-shirts of any size may be brought to the circulation desk during regular hours. Shirts will be accepted through Dec. 18. Demonstration set Bonnie Fitzpatrick will present “Flower Arranging for the Holidays” at the Dec. 17 meeting of the Glen Rock Garden Club. The meeting will be held at 7:45 p.m. at the Glen Rock Municipal Annex Building at 678 Maple Avenue. During the program, Fitzpatrick will create two arrangements that will be presented to a member or guest at the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting is free and guests are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Call (201) 447-6099. Programs, costume collection announced Teens are welcome to visit the Glen Rock Public Library for a variety of activities. Gaming Afternoons will be held the second Friday of the month from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Teens are invited to hang out with friends and play their favorite Wii® games, card games, and board games, including Sorry®, Battle- ship®, Connect Four®, Apples to Apples®, Risk®, Clue®, Quelf®, chess, checkers, and more. Drop-In Crafts programs will be held the third Thurs- day of the month from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to make something to take home. In December, the theme will be Christmas &Winter Decora- tions & Gifts. A Writing Lab will be available the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Students will be able to seek help with essays and research assignments from Teen Librarian Jen Lemke, who has experience working as an English teacher, writing tutor, and academic coach. Call (201) 670-3970 for additional information about library programs and activities. The library is located at 315 Rock Road in Glen Rock. Laptop lending announced The Glen Rock Public Library now has laptops for patrons to borrow. Borrowers must be 18 years of age and older and must have a valid Glen Rock Library card. High school students may borrow laptops with permission of a parent or guardian. For more information, visit http://glen- rock.bccls.org/services.html. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. Board games available The Glen Rock Public Library, located at 315 Rock Road, now lends board games. Games are available for one week with the option of one renewal. Available games now include Risk, Monopoly, Parcheesi, Munchkin, Pandemic, and Quelf. Anyone with a valid BCCLS library card may borrow a game. Games are available for pick up and return at the Glen Rock Library only. Library adds ‘Korea Daily’ to collection The Glen Rock Library, in addition to its extensive col- lection of books, CDs, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, movies, and more, now carries the “Korea Daily” newspa- per. Copies are held in the Reading Room of the library at 315 Rock Road. For details, call (201) 670-3970. BELLissimo performs BELLissimo, the adult Handbell Choir at Good Shep- herd Lutheran Church in Glen Rock, recently performed during a Sunday morning worship service. Director Linda Ryglewicz, a member of Good Shepherd, is a professional bell ringer and rings with Jersey Jubilation. The Good Shepherd ringers are using White Chapel English bells on loan from Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Passaic. The choir rehearses on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the church at 233 South Highwood Avenue. New members are welcome. The group performs once a month during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. For membership information, contact the church office at (201) 444-6598. Press releases for this column may be e-mailed to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Super Pass (continued from page 10) comfortable transportation experience across our system,” said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director James Weinstein. NJ TRANSIT is the nation’s largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 895,000 week- day trips on 261 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 com- muter rail lines, and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 165 rail stations, 62 light rail stations, and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia. NBCUA budget (continued from page 3) applied for adjusted meter flow, water use, and the number of equivalent dwelling units. According to Chewcaskie, the total amount from all user communities required to balance the 2014 budget is $11,999,923, which is a reduction of $1,454,032 from the original 2013 budget. This budget was amended in Sep- tember to reflect the approximately $1.6 million in service charge reductions for 2013. The increase in service charges is 1.2 percent over the 2013 amended budget. From its plant operating in Waldwick since 1969, the authority’s service area accommodates the sewer require- ments of 75,000 residents. Current municipal members include Allendale, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah, Midland Park, Ramsey, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, and Wyckoff. The Village of Ridgewood also has a service agreement with the NBCUA.