Library News & Events
September 2024
 
Library Hours
M - Th: 10 - 9 | Fri - 10 - 5 | Sat: 10 - 5 | Sun: 1 - 4
 
Visit www.dillonlibrary.org for inclement weather, closings or delay announcements.
 
 

 
Closed Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.
 
Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in
the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. President Grover Cleveland signed a law on June 28, 1894 making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday.
 
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NEW IN SEPTEMBER!!
 
VISIT OUR STORYWALK! ®
 
Our new StoryWalk is located at our Community Garden.  A StoryWalk is an interactive outdoor activity that combines reading a children's book with physical activity.  Our StoryWalk book is THE BUGLIEST BUG written by Carol Diggory Shields and illustrated by Scott Nash. Come to the library and find out who wins the Bugliest Bug Contest.  Publishers Weekly called it "A rollicking, tongue-in-cheek entree to the entomological world."  A StoryWalk is perfect for the whole family and kids of any age.  Please stop by and visit.
 
StoryWalk® was created in 2007 by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, in collaboration with former staff member Rachel Senechal, and is a registered service mark of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library
 
 
 
September Special Programs


MIKE NORRIS ON MONET (WHEN HE WAS YOUNG)

Our favorite art lecturer focuses on the great Impressionist's early years when Monet learned to use bright colors in broken brush strokes to brilliantly capture everyday life, especially the outdoors with its changing light. "Monet is only an eye, but by God what an eye!" exclaimed Cezanne, Monet's fellow artist.
 
Sun, Sept 29 @ 2pm
 
In Person | Register Here
BUS TRIP TO NYC MET MUSEUM

Mon, Sept 23

Leave 9am, return 3pm. Cost is $40, payable on bus
 
In Person | Register Here
 
 
CAFE NOONER ON SOMERSET COUNTY'S AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES

Joshua O'Neal will offer counsel and detail on the county's available resources for such senior issues as medication management, emergency preparedness, end of life considerations.
 
Thur, Sept 19 @ Noon (In the Cafe)
 
Attendance is limited | Register Here
Upcoming Live Virtual Author Talks with Bestselling Authors
This is a virtual live event on the computer and you are able to submit your questions to the authors!!  Can't make the virtual live event? All author talks are recorded and  can be viewed at a later date of your choosing.
 
 
 ***Coming in October - Dr. Rachel Page, Dr. Dina Dechmann, and Dr. Teague O’Mara; Silvia Moreno-Garcia; Lori Gottlieb***
 
Capturing the Human Drama Through History with Garrett Graff
 
September 10 @ 2PM EST
 
Don’t forget to register for this incredibly moving virtual chat with New York Times bestselling author Garrett Graff! An expert at capturing the human drama, Graff will speak about his body of work with particular focus on his oral histories, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 and When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day. 
 
See More and Register
 


 
Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World–with Nate Klemp, PhD

September 18 @ 2PM EDT
 
Join us as New York Times bestselling author and philosopher Nate Klemp helps us explore pathways back to openminded living when he talks to us about the core tenets in his new book Open: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World. 
 
With the avalanche of information we get every day, closing down our minds and hearts seems to be the only way to survive. We close off to ourselves by compulsively checking our devices. We close to each other by getting caught in echo chambers of outrage. But what if there’s another way? In this climate of distraction and division, Nate Klemp’s Open offers a path back to a way of living that is expansive, creative, and filled with wonder.
 
See More and Register
 
A Deep Dive in Character Development with Global Sensation Liane Moriarty

September 21 @ 7PM EDT
 
If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny? Join us as we chat with mega-bestselling author Liane Moriarty about her newest novel Here One Moment. Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world.  
 
See More and Register
 
Webinars Provided By The New Jersey State Library
(webinars are not recorded)
WEBINAR – Sports Safety
 
Tues, Sept 10 @ 12PM - 1PM
 
Millions of adults and children engage in sports every year, with some suffering brain injuries. In fact, each year, between 1.7 and 3.3 million sports- and recreation-related concussions happen each year according to the University of Pittsburg Medical Center. In addition, 2 in 10 high school athletes will suffer a concussion each year. Sports safety, especially as it relates to children, is an important topic so please join us as Kim Myers from the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey discusses the importance of helmet and wheeled sport safety and the prevention of sports-related concussions. This workshop aims to empower children and families to make informed decisions and protect their brains during various activities and sports.

Kim Myers is a community outreach specialist with the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. She holds bachelor’s degrees in health science and public health from Stockton University and has gained experience in developing and facilitating community programming on a wide variety of health topics. Through her work, she strives to empower individuals of all ages to lead healthy, fulfilling lives and create a better, more connected community.
 
Register Here
 
 
 
WEBINAR – Get the OFFER!: A Killer Interview Technique that Works
 
Fri, Sept 13 @ 12PM - 1PM
 
The workshop will cover a baker’s dozen of tips for interview success. It focuses on “The 4-Step Interview Process” © that has garnered success in getting a job offer in over 90% of the interviews where it has been used. You will learn how to create success stories that answer all the interviewer’s questions. Leave with a specific process that will give you control over the interview including questions to end the interview leaving little doubt as to your future candidacy. All attendees will receive a template to use in preparing for and conducting the interview.
 
Paul Cecala is a certified Global Career Development Facilitator, work search author, and founder of Cecala Career Consultants. Since 1999 he has assisted over 3000 job seekers ranging from C-Suite executives to college students. Paul specializes in creating job search project plans and is recognized for his empathetic listening skills. Paul currently facilitates job seeker networking groups for 4 different organizations. He has helmed the adult professional education programs for 2 colleges and a NJ Dept. of Labor One-Stop Career Center. Paul has his BS in Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. He has published a book and numerous articles on career coaching in a variety of publications.
 
Register Here
 
VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Puerto Rican Farmworkers in the Garden State, 1950s-1970s
 
Thur, Sept 19 @ 12PM - 1PM
 
New Jersey has a rich history of agriculture and is renowned for many types of crops, from peaches, to blueberries, to corn. Those who committed their efforts to the cultivation of those crops tell as rich a history, especially those migrants who came from Latin America and the Caribbean in the Twentieth century. Please join us for Hispanic Heritage Month as Professor Ismael García-Colón discusses the experiences of Puerto Rican farm workers in New Jersey and how those experiences inform us of the larger Hispanic experience in America in the second half of the Twentieth century.
 
Ismael García-Colón is a Professor of Anthropology at the College of Staten Island and the CUNY Graduate Center. He is a historical and political anthropologist with a focus on immigration and colonial migration, guestworkers, farm labor, U.S. empire, Puerto Rico, and U.S. ethnic and racial histories. García Colón is the author of Colonial Migrants at the Heart of Empire: Puerto Rican Workers on U.S. Farms (University of California Press, 2020), and winner of the 2020 Frank Bonilla Book Award from the Puerto Rican Studies Association. His research explores the Puerto Rican experience in U.S. farm labor and its relation to U.S. colonialism and immigration policies, and how government policies formed and transformed modern subjectivities in Puerto Rico.
 
Register Here
 
Women's Forum
   Sharing Wisdom

A PROGRAM FOR WOMEN
September 2024
 
FALL GLORIOUS FALL
 
 
On Thursday September 12 WF travels to Manhattan's Upper West Side and
its museums and other attractions. The American Museum of Natural History,
The NY Historical Society, The American Folk Art Museum, Central Park and
Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues are all options for our travelers on this
trip. Wish for good early Fall weather!
 
Departure from Dillon Library 9am. Return pick-up
at Museum of Natural History 3pm. Admission 45. Does not include entry to
museums.
 
Trip to Upper West Side Museums - Thurs., Sept. 12
 
In Person | Register Here (Waitlist Only)
 
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At a luncheon on Thursday September 26 WF celebrates the life and art of an
American treasure, Charles Schulz, creator of the iconic comic strip
PEANUTS. A fascinating study in a documentary of a complex and brilliantly
talented man who gave us life lessons through the wisdom of Charlie Brown
and all his little friends.
 
Charlie Brown Luncheon - Thurs., Sept. 26 @ Noon 
 
In Person | Admission $20 | Register Here
 
Weekly Programs
Yoga
 
Register for Monday @ 9am (Virtual)
 Register for Thursday @ 9am (Virtual)
Knitting with Eleanor
 
Every Wednesday @ 11am
In-Person (No Registration Required)
Meditation & Mindfulness
 
Every Wednesday at 7:15pm (Virtual)
Register Here
Chair Yoga
 
Every Friday @ 10:30am
In-Person (No Registration Required)
Canasta

Every Monday 9:15 - 11:15am
No Registration Required
 
Short Story Time
 
"Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor
 
Tues, Sept 10 @ Noon
 
Copies are available at the Library. No Registration Required 
Book Clubs
Morning Book Club
 
"The Art Thief" by Michael Finkel
 
Thurs, Sept 19 @ 11am
 
In Person | Register Here
 
October advance notice: "West with Giraffes" by Lynda Rutledge

 
Virtual Evening Book Club
 
"Chocolat" by Joanne Harris
 
Thurs, Sept 5 @ 7pm
 
Via Zoom | Register Here
 
For Virtual Evening Book Club advance Notice for October is The Bad Seed by William March.
 
 
There are a limited number of books available in paperback. 
 
Additional Library Programs
Origami

The Japanese art of folding paper, instructor led
 
Thurs, Sept 5 @ 10am (upstairs meeting room)
 
Attendance is limited | Register Here


 
Virtual French Conversation Group
 
Tues, Sept 3 @ 7 pm
 
Via Zoom | Register Here

 
Sandy's Music
 
Beethoven is back, plus some other guys and gals on the engaging side.
 
Fri, Sept 27 @ Noon
 
In Person (No Registration Required)
ESL - English as a Second Language
 
We now have two classes on two separate dates. 
 
Beginning ESL is on Mondays  (beginning Sept. 9th)
Advanced ESL is on Tuesdays  (beginning Sept. 10th)
 
Both at 7:15 in the local history room
 
Click here for Spanish version.
MAHJONGG
 
Tuesdays from 12:30-3:30 pm. 
 
Wednesdays from 12:30-3:30pm. 
 
There are opening for experienced players only. If interested please call the facilitator at 480-282-7977
 
Bridge
 
Mondays from 11:30-4pm.
 
In person | Walk-in
 
Bridge Lessons for Beginners with Chris Regan

Mondays @ 2:30pm
 
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 2:30pm beginning learning session please call the instructor at 908-334-7885 
Drop in Computer Help
 
Weekly on Tuesdays from 3-4pm.
 
(No Registration Required)
 
 
Tuesday Movies - Classic
 
ALL SCREENINGS BEGIN AT 6:45PM
 
We are saluting the movies of the writer Neil Simon.
 
 
No registration required
 
Classic Movie - The Cheap Detective (1978)
 
Sept 3
(1978) (92 min.) Rated PG
 
Peter Falk stars in the legendary writer Neil Simons’ parody of hard- boiled detectives. The film takes place in 1940s San Francisco and involves murder, Nazis, a French resistance fighter and many dames. Also featured are Ann-Margret and Eileen Brennan and many other recognizable faces.
Classic Movie - The Goodbye Girl (1977)
 
Sept 10
(1977) (111 min.) Rated PG
 
Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfuss star in this charming movie about two strangers in New York who end up having to share an apartment. This film is a well-paced and funny romantic comedy which won Dreyfuss an Academy Award.
Classic Movie - The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
 
Sept 17
(1972) (106 min.) Rated PG
 
Charles Grodin stars as a man on his honeymoon who has second thoughts about his marriage and falls for another woman.  This film also stars Jeannie Berlin and Cybill Shepherd and was directed by Elaine May.
Classic Movie - Lost in Yonkers (1995)

Sept 24
(1995) (114 min.) Rated PG
 
In the summer of 1942, two young boys are sent to live with their grandmother and aunt in Yonkers, NY. This fine film stars Mercedes Ruehl, Irene Worth, and Richard Dreyfuss and is both funny and poignant. Based on the Broadway play, the film was directed by Martha Coolidge.


 
Friday Movies - Contemporary
ALL SCREENINGS BEGIN AT 1:30PM
 
 
No registration required.
 
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
 
Sept 6
(2023) (109 min.) Rated R
 
Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall who finds solace in serving justice for the oppressed.  This time he finds himself in Southern Italy and finds himself facing the Mafia.  This film contains jaw-dropping action and also stars Dakota Fanning.
Wicked Little Letters (2023)
 
Sept 13
(2023) (100 min.) Rated R
 
This film is hysterically funny and unique.  Olivia Colman and Jesse Buckley star as residents of a small English village who begin receiving crude letters.  The women in the village are determined to find the culprit.  Also featuring Timothy Spall and Gemma Jones.
Sweet Dreams (2024)
 
Sept 20
(2024) (95 min.) Rated R
 
Johnny Knoxville stars as a man who is staying as a treatment center for alcohol abuse and is forced into coaching a misfit softball team of his fellow housemates. This heartfelt comedy-drama also features Kate Upton
Unsung Hero (2024)
 
Sept 27
(2024) (113 min.) PG
 
Based on a remarkable true story, a mom's faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold on to theirs.
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
 
Sept 14th @ 1 pm 
 
Journey across the beaches and below the waves on a goofy and wacky adventure with everyone's favorite sea sponge!
 
"In this lively animated adventure, undersea oddball SpongeBob SquarePants and his starfish friend, Patrick, embark on a quest to clear the name of Mr. Krabs, the owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant, who has been framed for stealing the crown of ocean deity King Neptune. Leaving the familiar confines of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob and Patrick venture out towards Shell City, where they hope to find Neptune's crown, but numerous obstacles stand (or float) in their way."
 
In Person | No Registration Required
 
Spongebob Craft
 
Sept 24th @ 4:30 pm
 
Join the undersea fun as we celebrate 25 years of SpongeBob SquarePants with a cool craft!
Tuesday, September 24th @ 4:30 pm
 
Open to kids in grades 2nd - 6th 
 
In Person | Register Here
Watercolors with Miss Pat is BACK!

Thurs, Sept 26 @ 4:30PM
 
Back by popular demand, join Miss Pat on Thursday, September 26th for another round of fabulous art for your
2nd - 8th grader!  
 
In Person | Register Here
 
Click Here to see the entire Children's Newsletter
Local Resource Links & Information
Red Cross Blood Drive

Tues, Sept 17, 11am - 4pm
 
Please contact the Red Cross at www.redcrossblood.org for more information
Thank You Friends!


 
A special "Thank You!" and heartfelt gratitude to the Friends of the Clarence Dillon Library for their generosity and support of our excellent library programs.
 
Bedminster Township | Far Hills Borough
 
 
Clarence Dillon Public Library
2336 Lamington Rd.
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
908-234-2325

http://www.dillonlibrary.org