In addition to our list of recurring events, the library now hosts a mix of in-person and online special events and programs that you can attend from home! Click here for our full calendar of events, which also includes young adult and children’s programs.
How to Read a Painting – Wednesday, 7/12 at 6pm. DeMott Lane Branch.
Have you ever looked at a painting and wished you could understand it more? This lecture serves as a guide to basic visual analysis. We will review some of the more common symbols and tropes seen in western painting. This lecture provides examples and practice in visual and contextual analysis while examining a variety of artworks. Click here to register.
Summer Book Club: Writers and Lovers by Lily King – Saturday, 7/15 at 11am via Zoon.
Join us for our first meeting of the Summer Virtual Book Club, where we will read (or listen to the audiobook version) of Writers & Lovers by Lily King. The book is available as an eBook and eAudiobook through Hoopla.
This book club will meet virtually over Zoom, so you can join us from wherever the summer takes you! Click here to register.
Summer Concert Series: Paul Elwood Quartet – Wednesday, 7/26 at 6pm. DeMott Lane Branch.
Enjoy a performance by the Paul Elwood Quartet, whose repertoire includes jazz standards from the Great American Songbook and an eclectic mix of classic and current Americana, popular, blues and rock tunes. Click here to register.
Death Cafe – Thursday, 7/27 at 6pm. DeMott Lane Branch.
Death is universal but how different people and cultures deal with death is unique. A Death Cafe is an an event where people come together in a safe and friendly environment to bring up a taboo subject—death! Have you been wanting to talk about it but thought it was too weird? Or have you had an experience you’d like to share? A Death Café is not necessarily a support group or grief counseling, it is a neutral space to show up together to chat with a death doula and other participants. No registration required.
Computer Classes
Computer Basics – Monday, 7/10 at 10:30am. DeMott Lane Branch.
Students will learn the basics of using a computer.
Bring your own laptop or device or borrow one of ours. No registration necessary but limited space is available; patrons will be admitted into the program on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Internet Basics – Monday, 7/24 at 10:30am. DeMott Lane Branch.
This class will include a brief history and description of what the internet is and how to navigate it using a web browser. We will do some basic searching and learn what makes up a good website. You are expected to know how to use a mouse before taking this class.
Bring your own laptop or device or borrow one of ours. No registration necessary but limited space is available; patrons will be admitted into the program on a first-come-first-serve basis.
NEW Recurring Events
Alzheimer’s New Jersey Family Support Group – Tuesday, 7/11 at 1pm. DeMott Lane Branch.
Held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, Alzheimer’s New Jersey Family Support Groups provide families and caregivers with the emotional support and education they need.
Alzheimer’s New Jersey Family Support Groups are always free and open to the community. Support groups provide families and caregivers with the emotional support and education they need to better understand Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Our volunteer support group facilitators receive specialized training about Alzheimer’s disease and group facilitation techniques, as well as ongoing support and evaluation.
No registration required, and walk-ins welcome.
For any questions about upcoming library events, please call the reference desk at 732-873-8700 opt. 3 or leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading,
George, FTPL
