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Friends of the Clarence Dillon Public Library Fundraiser - Help Support the Library! Sat., Nov. 4 6-8PM EDT
The Friends of the Clarence Dillon Public Library are proud to welcome Warren Zanes.The New York Times bestselling author will discuss his book, Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska. ***Change of Venue Notice***
Location: Clarence Dillon Public Library
Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres | $75 per person Pre-registration required | Register Here
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THE BEATLES' --SUPERSTARDOM AND SEPARATION (1963-1970)
Sun., Nov., 5 @ 2 PM EDT Extending beyond his terrific recent Beginning Beatles program at the library, John Groom covers in multi-media their "Beatles Mania" phase, in America and England: their music and adulation, and importantly, the effects of superstardom on themselves and their interpersonal relations. And finally the tensions that led to their breakup. |
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DAVID SURKS PHOTOGRAPHY Sun., Nov., 12 @ 2 PM EDT Join our photographer in residence for an unrivaled photo journey. Titled "A Celebration of America", it's a dazzling array of national icons, full of emotion and intimate moments. And as well we know, exuberant presentation by the showman himself. |
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BUS TRIP TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13th TO NYC WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Mon., Nov., 13 @ 9:30AM EDT Browse its unrivaled collection of America's greatest and most unique modern/contemporary artworks. And check out also, perhaps, the adjacent High Line Trail and close by Greenwich Village attractions. Bus leaves the library at 9:30am and brings back at 3pm from the Museum. Cost is $40 payable on the bus. Does Not include Museum admission.
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Join Us For A Program On Solar Eclipses
Fri., Nov. 17 7-8:30PM EDT Join us for a program on solar eclipses. Clair Riggs from the Department of Physics & Astrophysics at Rutgers University will be here to inform us and answer any questions about solar eclipses. On April 8, 2024 a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible in the United States. This is a truly rare and once in a lifetime event - the sky will darken and the Sun will be completrely covered by the Moon. All attendees will receive solar eclipse viewing glasses. |
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
The Peapack-Gladstone Woman’s Club is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Emanuel Cancer Center for families facing pediatric cancer.
The drop off box is in the upstairs lobby of the Library and all donations go to families in Somerset County. The deadline for donations is Sunday, Nov. 12. Thanks. |
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Hollywood, Home, Heart, and Healing: A Conversation with Actor John Stamos Nov 1 @ 8PM EDT Three-time Emmy Nominee and Full House Star |
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Get Good with Money and Reach Your Financial Goals with Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche
Nov 9 @ 2PM EDT New York Times Bestselling Author and Award-Winning Podcast Host of Brown Ambition |
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Why She Writes - An Afternoon Chat with Joy Harjo, Internationally Renowned Performer, Writer and Poet of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Nov 16 @ 4PM EDT
The 23rd United States Poet Laureate and 2023 Winner of Yale’s Bollingen Prize for American Poetry
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Power of Women in Science Fiction: Naomi Alderman on Writing Dystopian Worlds
Nov 30 @ 3PM EDT International Bestselling Author of The Power and Creator of Zombies, Run!? |
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Knitting with Eleanor Every Wednesday @ 11am
In-Person (No Registration Required) |
Meditation & Mindfulness |
Chair Yoga Every Friday @ 10:30am In-Person (No Registration Required) |
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Soup Mix by Bernard MacLaverty Tues, Nov 7 @ Noon In Person | (No Registration Required) |
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Morning Book Club "The Old Maid" by Edith Wharton Thurs, Nov 30 @ 11am Morning Book Club is on vacation in December, will return in January.
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Evening Book Club "Women Talking" by Miriam Toews Thurs, Nov 9 @ 7pm December advance notice: "The Postman Always Rings Twice" by James M. Cain
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Virtual French Conversation Group
Tues, Nov., 7 @ 7pm
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Sandy's Music
Thematic choices from assorted musical genres Fri, Nov., 10 @ Noon In-Person | No Registration Required |
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PROF KLOSS ART APPRECIATION Featured artists are the modern expressive abstractionists Jackson Pollock and Hans Hofmann.
Fri, Nov., 17 @ Noon
In Person | No Registration Required
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ESL - English as a Second Language We now have two classes on two separate dates. Beginning ESL is on Mondays Advanced ESL is on Tuesdays (CLOSED/FULL) Both at 7:15 in the local history room |
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MAHJONGG CLOSED/FULL Tuesdays from 12:30-3:30 pm. (CLOSED/FULL)
Wednesdays from 12:30-3:30pm. (CLOSED/FULL) |
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Bridge Mondays from 11:30-4pm. In person | Walk-in
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Bridge Lessons for Beginners with Chris Regan
Mondays @ 2pm There is a $10 fee which is paid to the instructor. The bridge tables are back up on Mondays at 11:30am for interested players. Informal format. The library has a limited supply of decks and experienced players are welcome to bring their own cards and supplies. If interested in attending the 2pm beginning learning session please call the instructor at 908-334-7885 |
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Drop in Computer Help Weekly on Tuesdays from 3-4pm. (No Registration Required) |
Nov 7 (1940) (92 min.) Not Rated (Wade’s Pick) Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant star in this remake of “The Front Page.” A newspaper editor tries to entice one of his reporters (and ex-wife) to put off her impending marriage to cover a hot story. A stellar screwball comedy. |
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Nov 14 (1987) (98 min.) Rated PG (Marie’s Pick) Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, and Robin Wright star in this enormously entertaining adventure film. There’s a princess, a pirate, sword fighting, revenge and much more in one of the funniest movies ever made. It is INCONCEIVABLE that you won’t have a good time. Directed by Rob Reiner, this film also features Billy Crystal, Andre the Giant, Chris Sarandon, and Wallace Shawn. |
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The Prince and The Pauper Nov 21 (1937) (118 min.) Not Rated (Wade’s Pick) This film is an excellent version of Mark Twain’s classic story of a young king and a beggar switching identities. It is up to our hero, played by Errol Flynn to thwart an evil conspirator played by Claude Rains to set everything right. This is a delightful film starring real-life twins Billy and Bobby Mauch. |
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Casablanca Nov 28 (1942) (102 min.) (Not Rated) (Marie’s Pick) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid star in this timeless romantic lovers’ triangle set during World War II in Casablanca. One of the best movies ever made, this film features some of the usual suspects including, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, and Sidney Greenstreet. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve seen it, it is timeless. |
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Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning (Part One) Nov 3 (2023) (163 min.) Rated PG Tom Cruise is back with his IMF team as they must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands. Also starring Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, and Ving Rhames. This film contains some of the most stunning stunts and action sequences ever. |
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Barbie Nov 10 (2023) (114 min.) Rated PG-13 THINK PINK! Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in their perfect world of Barbie Land. What happens when they go to the Real World? Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and directed by Greta Gerwig. |
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Theater Camp
Nov 17
(2023) (92 min.) Rated PG-13 Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star as staff at a rundown theater camo in upstate New York who must figure out how to keep the camp afloat. This film is a heartfelt musical comedy is for anyone who loved summer camo and/or the theater. |
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Letters to Vets - Drop In Event Wed., Nov 8 - All Day Stop by and make a card to Thank a Vet.
Kids, teens, and parents are invited to come in costume for this fun event!
In Person | No Registration Required |
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Watercolor Class with Miss Pat
Thurs., Nov 16 @ 4:30PM Have some fun creating a watercolor masterpiece in this new class! For kids in grades 2nd - 8th |
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Native American Heritage Month
Tue., Nov 14 @ 4:30PM Family Program for 3rd graders and up. Join the Morris County Park Commission for this informative program of our own Native Americans, The Lenape.
Learn how New Jersey’s native people lived, see their artifacts, and learn about their culture.
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Read To A Dog
Mon., Nov 20 @ 4:30PM Did you know the library has a monthly program to help children build confidence with reading? With our Read to a Dog program, children from grades 2 and up can practice reading aloud to some very special listeners. Hesitant readers are paired up with certified (and friendly) therapy animals for a fifteen minute reading session. The animals offer children the engagement of an audience without the fear of judgment. |
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Red Cross Blood Drive
Tues., Nov 28, 11am - 4pm
Please contact the Red Cross at www.redcrossblood.org for more information
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