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UPCOMING
PROGRAMS MORNING BOOK CLUB
To be held on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2021 at 11 A. M. Email Information Services Librarian, if interested: linda.pabian@oradell.bccls.org. 
EVENING BOOK CLUB
To be held virtually on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 7 p. m. Email Information Services Librarian, if interested: linda.pabian@oradell.bccls.org. 
COOKBOOK CLUB
Email Moderator, if Interested: linda.van.valkenburgh@oradell.bccls.org. In addition to the two Book Clubs (Evening Book Club and Morning Book Club), Oradell Public Library offers a Cookbook Club. Read More Next Meeting Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 7 p. m. 
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays by Ree Drummond is just one of a selection of cookbooks to be chosen at the next session.
IFC Film Club
To be held on virtually MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2021 at 7 P. M. Email Director, if Interested: trause@oradell.bccls.org. 
The IFC Film Club meets every fourth Monday of the month at 7 p. m.
The film to be discussed virtually via Zoom on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 7 p. m. is Infamous (2006), an American drama film, starring Toby Jones in the titular role and written and directed by Douglas McGrath and based on George Plimpton’s book, Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career (1997), covering the period from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, during which Truman Capote researched and wrote his bestseller In Cold Blood (1966). Download Flyer Read More Free Spanish Classes
Classes are held virtually on Fridays, 1 p. m. to 2:30 p. m. Contact Library Director for more information trause@oradell.bccls.org 
George Materon of the Friends of the Library continues offers free Spanish classes at the advanced level to Oradell residents.
Registration required. Read More |
WHAT'S NEWOradell Public Library
Observes Thanksgiving 
Thanksgiving Schedule
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Closing at 5 p. m. Thursday, November 25, 2021 (Thanksgiving Day) Closed Friday, November 26, 2021 Closed Saturday, November 27, 2021 Open 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Sunday, November 28, 2021 Open 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. Remember that the BCCLS Catalog is open 24/7. Check Out Our New Binge Bags!
We are now circulating Binge Bags.
Binge Bags are brown shopping bags that have between 4 and 6 DVDs in them, grouped by either theme or TV show. The bags are located on top of the DVD shelf on the lower level. Bags will go out for 14 days, 2 renewals (if there are no holds and card in good standing). Bags will have no overdue fines. Bags must be returned inside the library – not the book drop. More will be added shortly Download Flyer Oradell Public Library Celebrates Local Author Shasta Clinch
We salute local author Shasta Clinch on the recent publication of her book Kamala Is Speaking: Vice President for the People (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2021). Shasta Clinch is also the Membership Secretary for the Friends of the Library. She and her family are frequent visitors and avid patrons of the Library.
DISPLAY CASES
Baring Our Soles Center for Hope & Safety 
On exhibition in the large and small display cases in October 2021 during Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the display “Baring Our Soles”. This exhibit showcased ornately designed footwear created by clients in the Center for Hope & Safety Art-Therapy program.
Read More Oradell Public Library Wants to Serve You Full Hours Restored Oradell Public Library is open for browsing, reference services, checkout with staff, self-checkout, Grab & Go Crafts, computer use, and more. The study areas are open. Pre-pandemic shutdown hours are back! Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. (Junior Room 10 a.m. – 7 p. m.) Friday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Reopening Policy: The safety of our patrons and staff is our highest priority at this time. Please follow these procedures: · Anyone entering the library must wear a mask for the protection of the unvaccinated, especially children, at all times and use hand sanitizer provided upon entering · Capacity is no longer limited. · There is no longer a time limit on library visits · Everyone, staff and patrons, must practice social distancing and maintain six feet apart · Congregating is not permitted · Bathrooms and drinking fountains are available. · In-person silent study visits limited to one hour (60 minutes). · Computer use limited to one hour (60 minutes). · Tutoring is not permitted anywhere in the Library at this time Junior Room Students below 4th grade MUST be accompanied by an adult! There is NO Tutoring allowed in the library at this time! Students in 4th grade to 6th grade must register with this form to be completed by student and parent / guardian. This policy augments the Behavior Policy with restrictions for this period of reopening. New Books Display
Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart: Happy Thanksgiving! 
The display in the New Books area in November 2021 is “Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart: Happy Thanksgiving!”, a selection of books on the theme of Thanksgiving, including cookbooks, as well as bake pans and molds for Thanksgiving entertaining.
Kanopy
for Oradell Public Library 
Oradell Public Library is offering to its cardholders free access to Kanopy, the streaming service for a large variety of films and videos, many of which are not available on other streaming services.
Get Started Download Flyer for All E-Sources New Checkout Procedures
When you come to the Library to pick up and check out materials, you must present your valid library card at the circulation desks.
For those who prefer contactless checkout, the MeeScan kiosk is available on the first floor. Friends Book Sale
The Book Sale, maintained by the Friends of Oradell Public Library, has resumed. These are books in good, used condition that were donated by the public or that the Library is ready to discard. Stop in and browse.
Proceeds provide extra funding for projects, materials, and programs. We are still not accepting new donations of books at this time. 
Welcome to Brainfuse HelpNow
On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. View how easy, intuitive and engaging Brainfuse HelpNow eLearning is for all ages and levels. Oradell Library Patrons may access online help with their library cards! Live online tutoring between 2 p.m. & 11 p.m. View Tutorial 
Robust Genealogical Database
is Online from Oradell Public Library and Now from Your Home! Click Here to Access Ancestry.com For Oradell residents with library card Read More JerseyCat Available Again!
The start-up of Statewide delivery among hundreds of New Jersey libraries (and beyond) allows JerseyCat to be available to you.
We hope that you remember that Oradell Public Library is able to request materials via JerseyCat from outside of BCCLS, provided said items are not in BCCLS. The JerseyCat catalog includes the collections of almost all of New Jersey's public libraries as well as many colleges, universities, and schools. Read More Jigsaw Puzzles
for Checkout and Online 
Please remember that we have jigsaw puzzles for you to check out and we now offer online jigsaw puzzles.
Read More Late Fines Reactivated
Since the shutdown of the Library in mid-March, Oradell Public Library was pleased to deactivate the accrual of late fines through this period.
Now, once again, fines on materials returned late to the Library have started to accrue after Labor Day. Please see the fine schedule for further information. With the 72-hour quarantine of materials after they are returned and before they are checked back in, we are waiving the late fines accrued over those three days. Credit cards are preferred for payment of Library fines online: Don't stand in line... Pay online! Read More New Jersey
Wi-Fi Locator Map 
You can find access to the Wi-Fi you need by accessing the NJ Wi-Fi Locator Map, which residents can view based on location or zip code, and then click on an individual Wi-Fi icon for site details, including location and Wi-Fi information.
Read More Museum Pass Program
Museum Re-Openings 
Thanks to the Friends of Oradell Public Library, passes to the following institutions are available through the Library’s Museum Pass Loan Program.
Almost all of these institutions are now open. Check on their websites regularly for their services, programs, and visiting policies. * American Museum of Natural History
https://www.amnh.org/ Re-opened to visitors * Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey http://www.njahof.org/ Re-opened to visitors * The Frick Collection https://www.frick.org/ Re-opened to visitors * Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Re-opened to visitors https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/ * Jewish Museum Re-opened to visitors https://thejewishmuseum.org/ * Montclair Art Museum Re-opened to visitors https://www.montclairartmuseum.org/ * Newark Museum Re-opening to visitors on June 3, 2021 https://www.newarkmuseumart.org/ * The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Re-opened to visitors https://www.guggenheim.org/ * Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park Re-opened to visitors http://www.menloparkmuseum.org/ * Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center Re-opened to visitors https://yogiberramuseum.org/ Read More Korean Language Magazine
and E-Book Access Yes24 
Thanks to the generosity of Paramus Public Library, we offer these Korean digital resources for free.
Instructions for Korean Language Magazine and E-Book Access Patrons who want access must: 1. Go to Yes24 website here. 2. Create an account 3. Wait for verification email from Paramus that you have been approved 4. Log back in to start using the magazines and books Korean Digital Magazine 200 Titles
한 국 전 자 잡 지 서 비 스200종 패키지 
Thanks to the generosity of Paramus Public Library, we offer these Korean digital magazines for free.
Patrons should enter the number "12345" instead of your library card number. Start Here Library and
Coronavirus (COVID-19) The health of our patrons and staff is our highest concern. We are closely monitoring COVID-19 and the response by the State, Bergen County, the Borough of Oradell, other libraries, and state organizations in order to provide the best service and care. Out of caution, Oradell Public Library is open but with restricted services and hours until further notice. Please check our website frequently as this situation is developing.
The Information Services Librarian will gladly provide reference services by email: linda.pabian@oradell.bccls.org. The BCCLS website and e-resources will still be available during this time. Wireless Hotspots Available for Free to Oradell Residents
NEED INTERNET AT HOME?
Do you have limited or no internet service in your home? Well, now there's a way you can get connected in unconnected areas! HOTSPOTS are now available to check out at the Oradell Public Library Library! Our HOTSPOTS provide wireless internet access wherever you need it. Borrowers can connect up to 15 devices at a time to stream movies, music, audiobooks, or search the internet. To checkout a HOTSPOT, you must be an Oradell adult library card holder (at least 18 years old) in good standing (no overdue items or fees on your account). HOTSPOTS may be borrowed for 28 days and are non-renewable. Once the HOTSPOT becomes overdue, it will be deactivated. The overdue fee is $5 per day. Please make sure all contents are returned in the case. There will be a replacement fee of $75 for a missing or damaged HOTSPOT. Please return HOTSPOTS to the Oradell Library Circulation Desk; do not place it in return book drop. Thank you for your cooperation. Sponsored by The Oradell Free Public Library Foundation **NOTE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS: INTERNET CONTENT FILTERING IS NOT PROVIDED THROUGH THE WIRELESS HOTSPOTS. PARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE RESOPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ACCESS THROUGH THE MOBILE HOTSPOT. Read More Local History Collection Exhibition
125th Anniversary of Oradell 
The exhibition from the Local History Collection on the lower level stairwell display case is a selection of books and historical pamphlets, which mark the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 100th anniversaries of the founding of the Borough of Oradell in 1894.
Read More Check Out Bake Pans!
Do not forget that Oradell Public Library circulates to Oradell residents bake pans, cookie cutters, cupcake molds and more.
Read More Robert Milli Collection
of Films on DVD 
We make available to the public the Robert Milli Collection of films on DVD, which are housed in a separate shelf at the beginning of the regular first bank of DVDs on the lower level. The collection specializes in classic films, especially film noir.
Read More 
Oradell Public Library Offers Hoopla!
Five items per patron per month Get Started Download Flyer for All E-Sources Learn Foreign Languages with Rosetta Stone
Wireless Printing and Photocopying
Electronic Charging Station
The Library now has a desktop electronic charging station for use by the public. Charge your devices by the bank of computers outside the South Reference Room.
The electronic charging station is generously funded by the Oradell Public Library Foundation. OverDrive for eBooks and Audiobooks
The Friends of Oradell Public Library Seek Your Support
The Friends of Oradell Public Library welcome tax-deductible donations to help sustain and expand the Library's special collections, programs, and special events.
The Friends of the Library sent out invitations by mail to join the Friends by making a donation to them. Please consider joining the Friends through financial support. Thank you to all those who have made their donations. The Friends of the Library would also love to have more volunteers to help them in their mission. Read More |
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10 a.m. – 9 p.m. (Junior Room 10 a.m. – 7 p. m.) Friday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Summer Saturday – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (July though Labor Day) Sunday – Closed CALENDARS
375 Kinderkamack Avenue, Oradell, NJ 07649
201.262.2613 Don't stand in line... Pay online!
Credit cards accepted for payment of Library fines. Go to My Account on the left column of the BCCLS website and put in your Library card number and four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) Read More 
Bring your wireless devices and surf the Internet anywhere in the Library.
Weekly Library
Email Newsletter Please write to Director John J. Trause (trause @oradell.bccls.org) with your name and email address, if you wish to receive weekly news from the Library. Junior Room
Email Newsletter Please write to Youth Services Librarian Carol Blakeslee carol.blakeslee@oradell.bccls.org with your name and email address, if you wish to receive news from the Junior Room. UPCOMING MEETINGS
The Friends of the Library meet the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
The Board of Trustees meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise posted. THE BOOKMARK
Downloadable E-Books, Music and Spoken Word
Learn about the online eBook and audio resources available at your fingertips. Read more. Oradell Public Library
is a "Job Seeker Library" Oradell Public Library has been designated a “Job Seeker Library” by the New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association in their public relations campaign, advocacy, and lobbying efforts with the New Jersey State Legislature. Read more.
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