Adult Programs
All Library programs are postponed or held virtually (i. e. online) until further notice
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 AT 7 P. M. HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
Mallory Mortillaro with “The Discovery of a Masterpiece”
Mallory Rockefeller Mortillaro, Curator of Collections for the Hartley Dodge Foundation in Madison, N. J., is invited to the Library virtually via Zoom to make a presentation, “The Discovery of a Masterpiece”, on how, while cataloging the artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial, she discovered a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) by French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917) at Madison Town Hall and how it came to reside there.
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John J. Trause is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Mallory Mortillaro with “The Discovery of a Masterpiece”
Time: May 13, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Mallory Mortillaro with “The Discovery of a Masterpiece”
Mallory Rockefeller Mortillaro, Curator of Collections for the Hartley Dodge Foundation in Madison, N. J., is invited to the Library virtually via Zoom to make a presentation, “The Discovery of a Masterpiece”, on how, while cataloging the artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial, she discovered a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) by French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917) at Madison Town Hall and how it came to reside there.
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John J. Trause is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Mallory Mortillaro with “The Discovery of a Masterpiece”
Time: May 13, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87640132881
Meeting ID: 876 4013 2881
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,87640132881# US (Washington DC)
+13126266799,,87640132881# US (Chicago)
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 876 4013 2881
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kctMyXm2VS
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2021 AT 7 P. M. HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
IFC Film Club
Oradell Public Library hosts a film discussion group, modeled on our two successful book discussion groups, the Morning Book Club and the Evening Book Club. The IFC (Independent * Foreign * Classic) Film Club meets on fourth Mondays of the month.
The film chosen for the next session (virtual via Zoom) on Monday, May 24, 2021 is The Haunting (1963), the frightening and atmospheric adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic Gothic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House (1959) about a small group staying in a supposedly haunted mansion in New England to investigate psychic phenomenon.
There is also an opportunity to help decide with your fellow cineastes (film buffs) what independent, foreign, or classic films you would like to choose to discuss.
The program is free and open to anyone interested, so join us online for now and come to the North Reading Room for the next meeting after reopening.
If you wish to receive the IFC Film Club email newsletter, please contact Library Director and IFC Film Club Co-Moderator John J. Trause at trause@oradell.bccls.org.
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IFC Film Club
Oradell Public Library hosts a film discussion group, modeled on our two successful book discussion groups, the Morning Book Club and the Evening Book Club. The IFC (Independent * Foreign * Classic) Film Club meets on fourth Mondays of the month.
The film chosen for the next session (virtual via Zoom) on Monday, May 24, 2021 is The Haunting (1963), the frightening and atmospheric adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic Gothic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House (1959) about a small group staying in a supposedly haunted mansion in New England to investigate psychic phenomenon.
There is also an opportunity to help decide with your fellow cineastes (film buffs) what independent, foreign, or classic films you would like to choose to discuss.
The program is free and open to anyone interested, so join us online for now and come to the North Reading Room for the next meeting after reopening.
If you wish to receive the IFC Film Club email newsletter, please contact Library Director and IFC Film Club Co-Moderator John J. Trause at trause@oradell.bccls.org.
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MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2021 AT 7 P. M. HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
The Donner Party: An Exciting lecture by Marian Calabro
Local author Marian Calabro will present via Zoom a virtual version of her program on the Donner Party, the subject of one of her Young Adult – Adult books, The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party (New York : Clarion Books, 1999). Marian Calabro was a regular participant in the biennial book festival BCCLS BooksNJ (2009 - 2017) behind the Paramus Public Library and is also a member of the Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow Poets (William Carlos William Poetry Cooperative) of which Oradell Public Library Director John J. Trause is a co-founder. This program will fill in the details and explore some perspectives missed by many accounts.
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The Donner Party: An Exciting lecture by Marian Calabro
Local author Marian Calabro will present via Zoom a virtual version of her program on the Donner Party, the subject of one of her Young Adult – Adult books, The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party (New York : Clarion Books, 1999). Marian Calabro was a regular participant in the biennial book festival BCCLS BooksNJ (2009 - 2017) behind the Paramus Public Library and is also a member of the Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow Poets (William Carlos William Poetry Cooperative) of which Oradell Public Library Director John J. Trause is a co-founder. This program will fill in the details and explore some perspectives missed by many accounts.
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FRIDAYS, FROM 3 P. M. TO 5 P. M. HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
Free Spanish Classes
George Materon of the Friends of the Library continues to offer free Spanish classes at the advanced level to Oradell residents virtually via Zoom.
Registration required. For more information, please email the Library Director at trause@oradell.bccls.org.
Free Spanish Classes
George Materon of the Friends of the Library continues to offer free Spanish classes at the advanced level to Oradell residents virtually via Zoom.
Registration required. For more information, please email the Library Director at trause@oradell.bccls.org.
RECORDINGS AVAILABLE - HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
ReferenceUSA Virtual Live Seminar
Oradell Public Library co-hosted via Zoom the three-day program ReferenceUSA Virtual Live Seminar, co-sponsored with New Milford Public Library and River Edge Public Library. ReferenceUSA is a business and job-growth database provided free by the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) to library card holders. The seminar topics covered on the successive days are respectively:
Business Expansion
Jobs & Internships
For more information, please Download Flyer.
ReferenceUSA Virtual Live Seminar
Oradell Public Library co-hosted via Zoom the three-day program ReferenceUSA Virtual Live Seminar, co-sponsored with New Milford Public Library and River Edge Public Library. ReferenceUSA is a business and job-growth database provided free by the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) to library card holders. The seminar topics covered on the successive days are respectively:
Business Expansion
Jobs & Internships
For more information, please Download Flyer.
THURSDAYS AT 7 P. M.
American Civil War Discussion Club
American Civil War Discussion Club
THURSDAYS FROM 10:30 A. M. TO 12 NOON
Adult Coloring Club Meets Every Thursday
Every Thursday, the newest addition to our various clubs for adults, the Adult Coloring Club, meets to engage in this relaxing and meditative artistic endeavor in the Library's Junior Room Craft Area. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. This new club is sponsored by the Friends of the Oradell Public Library.
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Adult Coloring Club Meets Every Thursday
Every Thursday, the newest addition to our various clubs for adults, the Adult Coloring Club, meets to engage in this relaxing and meditative artistic endeavor in the Library's Junior Room Craft Area. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. This new club is sponsored by the Friends of the Oradell Public Library.
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