Monthly Archives: December 2019

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Free Movie Screenings in January

Here are the movies we’ll be screening this month (January 2020) at the Main Branch for our Friday Movie Matinees! As always, movies are screened for free and no registration is required. Movies are always shown with English subtitles. The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) – Friday, 1/3/20 at 2pm. A young […]

Movies Based on Famous Books in 2019 & 2020

From horror to drama to comedy, 2019 was a big year for book-to-movie adaptions! Here are some of the most popular film adaptations released in the past year: Five Feet Apart The Movie Release Date: 3/15/19. Starring: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse. “A pair of teenagers with cystic fibrosis meet […]

Van Doren Scholarships

The Van Doren Scholarships is now accepting applications. For over 20 years, the Van Doren Scholarship Fund has awarded over $1,000,000 to Somerset County residents only! Do you consider yourself someone with a passion for lifelong learning, exemplary character, and compassion? If so, you may qualify. Full information is at https://www.vandorenscholars.com/ […]

This Day in History: The Great Halifax Explosion

On the morning of December 6, 1917, two ships collided off of the Harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, creating the largest man-made explosion before the atomic age. The Norwegian vessel SS Imo collided with the French cargo ship SS Mont Blanc, which was filled to capacity with munitions and explosive […]