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Library News & Events August 2022 Library Hours M - Th: 10 - 9 | Fri - Sat: 10 - 3 | Sun: Closed Visit www.dillonlibrary.org for inclement weather, closings or delay announcements.
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Author Talk With Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Dr. Marcia Chatelain Aug 3rd @ 2PM EDT Marcia Chatelain - Author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
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Long Bright River: Author Talk with Liz Moore Aug 9th @ 9PM EDT Liz Moore - NYT Bestselling Author and NPR Best Book of 2020
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The Beauty in Breaking: Author Talk with Michele Harper
Aug 22nd @ 9PM EDT Michele Harper - NYT Bestselling Author and NYT Notable Book
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Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger and Multiply Your Impact - Author Talk with Liz Wiseman Aug 25th @ 1PM EDT New York Times Best Selling Author
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Knitting with Eleanor Every Wednesday @ 11am In-Person (No Registration Required)
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Meditation & Mindfulness
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Yoga
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Morning Book Club No August Meeting September Advance Notice: A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
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Evening Book Club No August Meeting September Advance Notice: Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
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Paola's French Conversation Group
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Sandy's Music Sandy's Music is on vacation in August and will return in September.
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MAHJONG Every Wednesday from 12:30-3:30pm. In Person | Walk-in Beginner or need a refresher? Contact the library at 908-234-2325 ext. 0.
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Bridge Every Monday, 11:30-2:30pm. In person | Walk-in
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DROP-IN COMPUTER HELP Weekly on Tuesdays from 3-4pm. No registration required.
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THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS Aug 2 (2020) (84 min.) Rated PG-13 (DOCUMENTARY) Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy a small group of elderly men hunt for the rate white Alba truffle. A warm and beautiful movie featuring dogs, adventure, Italy and food. IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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Aug 9(2009) (75 min.) Not Rated This film is a charming tale of great food, friendship, feisty ladies set during an Italian summer holiday. A Rome bachelor must look after four elderly ladies in order to get his mounting debts forgives. IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS Aug 16 (2003) (99 min.) Rated R Roger Ebert hailed this film as a masterpiece. A narrow-minded professor tries to reconcile with his estranged son, ex-wife, and old friends in his final days. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
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MINARI Aug 23 (2020) (115 min.) Rated PG-13 This film is a story of the American Dream. A Korean-American family moves to a farm in Arkansas to be able to own their own land. There are hopes, triumphs, disasters, and all about the resilience of family and what it means to make a home. IN KOREAN AND ENGLISH
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ANOTHER ROUND Aug 30 (2020) (117 min.) Not Rated This film is an excellent drama about a group of friends who are teachers who try an experiment to see if constant levels of alcohol in their bloodstream helps them reach greater levels of happiness. IN DANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
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THE LOST CITY Aug 5 (2022) (112 min.) Rated PG-13 Sandra Bullock stars as a romance novelist who is on a book tour with her cover model played by Channing Tatum. They get swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them in the jungle trying to survive. Also starring Daniel Radcliffe.
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SPIDERMAN: NO WAY HOME Aug 12 (2021) (150 min.) Rated PG-13 Spiderman is now unmasked and is known to the world so he asks Dr. Strange to help him perform a time-altering ritual. There is plenty of action and things don’t always go as planned. Starring Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN Aug 19
(2021) (113 min.) Rated PG-13 Michael B. Jordan stars as a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Based on a true story, this film was directed by Denzel Washington and also features Chante Adams.
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THE CONTRACTOR Aug 26 (2021) (111 min.) Rated R Chris Pine stars as an ex-marine who takes up arms in a paramilitary unit as he scrambles to make ends meet for his family. On a covert mission abroad, he soon finds himself caught up in a violent feud. Also featuring Gillian Jacobs, Kiefer Sutherland, and Ben Foster.
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Bedminster Farmers' Market Saturdays, 9am to 1pm River Road Park (located at the corner of route 206 and River Road)
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Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, Aug 23rd, 11am - 4pm Please contact the Red Cross at www.redcrossblood.org for more information
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