Adult & Family Programs

General
performance program
policies

These programs are free. No ticket or registration is necessary. Seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors are closed when the program begins. Latecomers will be seated at first possible convenience. In case of inclement weather, call the library at 201-529-7323 and choose menu option 6 for emergency closing information. Programs cancelled for inclement weather will be rescheduled.
Book Discussion Groups
Morning: Third Monday of each month at 10:30 am. Evening: Fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Writing Workshop Adult writing group that meets September through May,
every Tuesday evening 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
New members are welcome!

November 2009
December 2009
January 2010
Mark your calendar for future programs ...

 


November 2009
Morning Book Discussion:
Evening Book Discussion:
Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis
Exhibits:
Artist: Photographs by Irene Voce
Exhibit: Woodcarving by the Mahwah Seniors

Movie Theme:
On Broadway

Every Thursday at 1:30 pm during November, The Great White Winter Room features films based on productions currently on Broadway.
Date & Time
Event type
Details
Sunday, Nov.1
2:00 pm
Concert
Vocalist Marlene Ver Planck, with piano and bass
Monday, Nov. 2
7:00 pm
Program
Designing Kids’ Bedrooms on a Budget
with Linda Areh-Oshodi
Tuesday, Nov. 3
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Thursday, Nov. 5
1:30 pm
Movie
Mamma Mia
Sunday, Nov. 8
2:00 pm
Movie
Family Movie Matinee: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Popcorn, lemonade, and candy provided
Monday, Nov. 9
7:00 pm
Program
The Few, the Proud, the Marines, with Dr. James Kane
Celebrate Veterans’ Day and the 234th birthday of the Corps.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Holiday
5 pm Library Closing
Thursday, Nov. 12
1:30 pm
Movie
Bye Bye Birdie
Sunday, Nov. 15
2:00 pm
Performance
The Good Doctor: Performance of scenes from Neil Simon plays
by M&M Productions
Monday, Nov. 16
10:30 am
Meeting
Morning Book Discussion
Tuesday, Nov. 17
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Nov. 18
7:00 pm
Meeting
Evening Book Discussion (Library closes at 2 pm 11/25)
Wednesday, Nov. 18
7:30 pm
Meeting
Library Board Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 19
1:30 pm
Movie
South Pacific
Sunday, Nov. 22
2:00 pm
Concert
Music of the 1960s and 1970s
with The Kootz
Tuesday, Nov. 24
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Nov. 25
Holiday
2 pm Library Closing
Thursday, Nov. 26
Holiday
CLOSED
Sunday, Nov. 29
2:00 pm
Concert
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado
with the Ridgewood Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company

 

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December 2009
Morning Book Discussion:
Evening Book Discussion:
Maya Angelou: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Exhibits:
Artist: Photographs by Irene Voce
Exhibit: Woodcarving by the Mahwah Seniors

Movie Theme:
A Christmas Carol

The first two Thursdays at 1:30 pm during December, enjoy different film versions of Charles Dickens’s holiday ghost story.
Date & Time
Event type
Details
Tuesday, Dec. 1
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Dec. 2
7:00 pm
Craft
Jewelry Making Workshop (pre-registration required!)
Glenn Arkin, Strawtown Jewelry, New City, NY
Thursday, Dec. 3
1:30 pm
Movie
Scrooge
Albert Finney, musical version (1970)
Sunday, Dec. 6
2:00 pm
Concert
A Victorian Christmas: poems, folklore, recipes, and carols
Linda Russell, hammered and mountain dulcimers
Monday, Dec. 7
7:00 pm
Program
Happy Holidays 1950: Interactive, nostalgic collectibles show
Sue Ann & Marty Kogan
Tuesday, Dec. 8
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Dec. 9
7:00 pm
Program
Coping With Holiday Stress
Maia M. Rahill, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCADC, LMFC
Thursday, Dec. 10
1:30 pm
Movie
A Christmas Carol
George C. Scott, made-for-TV (1984)
Sunday, Dec. 13
2:00 pm
Movie
Family matinee:
Disney PIXAR’s UP
Monday, Dec. 14
12:30 pm
Program
Networking: A lunchtime jobs workshop
Barbara Brandes, career counselor and executive coach
Tuesday, Dec. 15
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Monday, Dec. 21
10:30 am
Meeting
Morning Book Discussion
Tuesday, Dec. 22
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Dec. 23
7:00 pm
Meeting
Evening Book Discussion
Wednesday, Dec. 23
7:30 pm
Meeting
Library Board Meeting

 

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January 2010
Morning Book Discussion:
Evening Book Discussion:
T. Coraghessan Boyle: The Tortilla Curtain
Exhibits:
Artist: Nicki Robibero (age 13), pastels and watercolors
Exhibit: Glenda Haas’s Homemade Valentines, various media

Movie Theme:
What’s New

Every Thursday at 1:30 pm during January, check out our showings of recent movie releases.
Date & Time
Event type
Details
Sunday, Jan. 3
2:00 pm
Movie
Family matinee:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Tuesday, Jan. 5
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Jan. 6
7:00 pm
Note date change!
Program

Quilt Connections: Art and history of quilts in culture
Speaker, the Morris County Museum

Thursday, Jan. 7
1:30 pm
Movie
Angels & Demons
Sunday, Jan. 10
2:00 pm
Concert
Jazz vocalist Shirley Crabbe
Jim West, piano
Tuesday, Jan. 12
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Jan. 13
7:00 pm
Program
Mathew Brady: Cameraman of the Civil War
Charles McSorley, New Jersey Couuncil for the Humanities
Thursday, Jan. 14
1:30 pm
Movie
Julie & Julia
Sunday, Jan. 17
2:00 pm
Concert
Adelphi Chamber Ensemble
Monday, Jan. 18
10:30 am
Meeting
Morning Book Discussion
Early Close: 5 pm
Tuesday, Jan. 19
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Jan. 20
7:00 pm
Program
For parents of 10th and 11th graders:
Finding a College in Challenging Times
Martha Ecker
Wednesday, Jan. 20
7:30 pm
Meeting
Library Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 21
1:30 pm
Movie
My Sister’s Keeper
Sunday, Jan. 24
2:00 pm
Concert
Musical monologue: Play in Concert
with Mary Greenberg, Westminster Conservatory, Rider University
Monday, Jan. 25
7:00 pm
Program

Quilt Connections: Rescheduled to Jan. 6

Tuesday, Jan. 26
6:30 pm
Meeting
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, Jan. 27
Meeting
Evening Book Discussion
Thursday, Jan. 28
Movie
Brothers Bloom
Sunday, Jan. 31
2:00 pm
Concert
The Lady Swings Sinatra
Francine Zelnick, vocals, and Joel Zelnick, piano

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