Christina Baker Kline’s A Piece of the World is an easy book to review. As the selection for our March Second Saturday Book Club, it generated a great deal of discussion from those in attendance. There was much to discuss; the tormented protagonist, the simultaneously stark and beautiful tone of the […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Create String Art Tuesday March 27th @ 7pm Foam plus pins plus string equals art! Hang out in the Teen Room and make a colorful and unique piece of art. Learn to make Fondant Cupcake Decorations Thursday March 29th @ 7pm Learn to make basic (and cute!) fondant […]
Woohoo Women’s Suffrage! In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting books with feminist themes as well as some awesome ladies. Be sure to check out the display in the Teen Room for more titles! The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: […]
March is Irish-American Heritage month, and here at the library we’re celebrating the achievements, literary contributions, and music of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants. Library Event: Live Irish Music Concert: Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks. Sunday, 3/25 @ 2pm. Main Branch. Charlie Zahm is one of the most popular soloists […]
Teen Health and Wellness Information Session: Hygiene Tuesday March 20th @ 7pm
This past Saturday (3/10/18), both of our branches participated in the 4th annual NJ Makers Day. For those of you out there who attended, we’d like to sincerely thank you for coming! We hope you had as much fun as we did. Over the course of the day, we had […]
Robot Races Thursday March 15th @ 7pm Drive and code you way through various obstacle courses using our Sphero robots. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SzMGkIQtIU&w=560&h=315] Plus: Registration for our March 31st FREE SAT Practice Test are now open!
Tuesday, 3/13 @ 7pm Local genealogist Gene Armstead, Jr., will review the nature of Genealogy research, specifically for individuals of African-American descent. He will address key elements of Genealogy study and propose ways to begin an investigation into your family’s roots. Additionally, there will be tips for navigating road blocks […]
For International Women’s Day 2018, we’ve decided to highlight great women in music, or Women Who Rock. There are many different ways one can rock; standing up for social justice and the dignity of yourself and others, crafting complex, passionate symphonic music, or by creating a wall of sound with guitars […]
NJ Makers Day is happening on March 10th! We have lots of interesting stuff this year including the introduction of our new Mini Maker Kits, purchased with funding awarded by first-ever NJ Makers Day Mini Grant! This year Makers Day with take place at both our […]