Ridge, Bernardsville & Warren. Visit us on Facebook or email JWCofSH@yahoo.com. http://njsfwc.org/ MENDHAM SENIOR CLUB All local and surrounding town residents are invited to attend monthly meetings & join. Meetings held 2nd & 4th Mondays 11am Garabrant Center on Wilson St., Mendham. Upcoming Event: Bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Dec. 13. For details & deadlines call Mary Cillo 201-400-7222 or Mary.cillo@cbmoves.com NEWCOMERS AND NEIGHBORS OF SOMERSET HILLS (NNSH) Non-profit, social organization open to ALL AREA RESIDENTS offering variety of activities including wine tasting, dining out, book discussion, day trips, bridge/canasta/ Mahjong & more. Visit us at NNSHClub.org or see us at facebook.com/Newcomers & Neighbors of Somerset Hills, NJ. PEAPACK GLADSTONE HAPPY ROCKERS All local & surrounding town residents 55 years plus are invited to attend monthly meetings & join. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME. Meetings held 4th Monday of every month (except July, August, & December) at Municipal Building, 1 School St., Peapack, NJ. Refreshments served at 12:30pm, meeting 1pm. Laura Cummings, Visiting Nurse, is present at each meeting to take blood pressure & discuss health issues. Upcoming Events: The Shore Club; November 15, Spring Lake, NJ.; Cancelled for lack of interest. Questions? Call Lina Calabrese 908-234-2377. THE ROTARY CLUB OF THE SOMERSET HILLS Service Above Self - Meets every other Wednesday. For meeting dates or other information, contact Club President, Ashima Hosalker @rotaryclubofsomersethills@gmail.com. RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF SOMERSET COUNTY 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 908-526-6295 The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County has a wide variety of in-person events, classes, & programs for all ages. From virtual youth based clubs to live cooking classes, our offerings are completely FREE & open to the public. For more information, please visit somerset.njaes.rutgers.edu SPEECH MEISTERS TOASTMASTERS CLUB Worldwide non-profit organization which helps develop public speaking presentation & leadership skills. Meetings held every Wednesday at noon, Somerset Hills Lutheran Church, 350 Lake Road, Basking Ridge. For information call Ken Schaefer at 732-356-6148. WOMEN WHO WRITE, INC. Regional women writers’ organization & nonprofit corporation with writing groups that meet throughout New Jersey. Its goal is to assist women writers in every phase of the writing process – with critique groups, workshops, & discussions. To become a member, visit womenwhowrite.org/membership Upcoming Events: Check our website above for details COMMUNITY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 2022 - JANUARY 2023 NEED TO PROMOTE AN EVENT OR “LINK” YOUR ENTRY TO YOUR WEBSITE? CALL US AT 908-903-1799 BERNARDS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY 32 South Maple Street, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, 908-204-3031 www.bernardslibrary.org Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10am-9pm; Friday: 10-5pm; Saturday: 10am-5pm; Sunday: 1pm-4pm. IN PERSON & VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING Programs for Adults, Teens & Kids! Daytime & evening book discussions, lectures, cultural escapes & story time for kids! JOB SEARCH DATA BASES Find job listings & tools to help with your search. REFERENCE HELP Text a librarian at 908-365-0776. VIRTUAL LIBRARY Enjoy Virtual Access 24/7. Download eBooks, eAudio, eMagazines. Learn a new language, get homework help, or access your library account. Place holds on items, & receive courtesy emails & texts about due dates. MATERIALS AVAILABLE Downloadables - eAudio, eBooks, eMagazines, Movies, Comics, Music Large Type Books; Book Discussion Group Kits; Video Games; Materials for English Language Learners; Materials from M.A.I.N., Raritan Valley Federation Libraries, Morris Union Federation Libraries; Chinese Language Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Mobile Hotspots, Puzzles. FIND US IN THE PARK Walk in Pleasant Valley Park, read a delightful children’s book with BTL’s StoryWalk® installations. Pages from a book are attached to signs along a path, questions are posted to stimulate discussion & observation. THE FRIENDS The Friends of Bernards Township Library is a non-profit organization made up of volunteers dedicated to supporting & promoting the Library. Donations enable new & exciting programs, cutting-edge technology & important resources. MORRISTOWN & MORRIS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY 1 Miller Road, Morristown, 973-538-6161, MMTLibrary. org, email: info@jfpl.org HOURS Monday-Thursday: 9am-9pm Friday & Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday 1-5pm ADULT, TEEN & CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS & BOOK CLUBS: Programs vary in-person & Zoom, all free & open to everyone. Options for all ages. Visit www.MMTLibraryorg for info on how to register. Upcoming lectures, bestselling author events, book clubs, stamp club, chess club, storytimes & more. We add new programs all the time! EMAIL NEWSLETTER: Never miss a program! Sign up for our newsletter on our homepage https://mmtlibrary.org FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALES: Our popular used book sales are every Tues. & first & third Sat. each month 10am-2pm. Cash/checks only please. Book donations accepted only inside the Library, not in book drops. More details, email the Friends: friends@mmt.mainlib.org or on our website MMTLibrary.org/about-us/friends-of-the-library/ EBOOK, EAUDIOBOOK, STREAMING VIDEO & DIGITAL MAGAZINE SERVICES: The MMT Library provides eBooks & eAudiobooks through the Libby (Overdrive) service. We have access to streaming video through Kanopy & digital magazines & newspapers through PressReader and Libby. Please see our website or ask a staff member for more info. Remotely access your local library all around the world! NORTH JERSEY HISTORY & GENEALOGY CENTER: The Library has one of the best NJ local history collections in the state! Visit us in person or online to find out more about your family, your historic home or your neighborhood. We have many digitized photos and research databases available online at https://mmtlibrary.org/nj-history-genealogy Please email marylynn.becza@mmt.mainlib.org for more info. SCLSNJ PEAPACK & GLADSTONE LIBRARY BRANCH Peapack Gladstone Municipal Complex, School Street, Peapack, 908-458-8440, sclsnj.org SCLSNJ’s Programs For complete list of programs &/or to register visit SCLSNJ. org., and on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. Note: All SCLSNJ branches will be closed: Thurs, Nov 24. All branches except Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Montgomery, & Warren Twp. will be closed Friday, November 25. Programs hosted virtually & are available to all branches. Most programs request registration. See website for full details. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Preservation and Grace, An American Legacy: November 22, 7-8pm And, Now a Word from Our Sponsor - A Look Back at the Early Days of TV Advertising: November 29, 7-8pm Merry Berry Celebration - Cooking with Berries December 1, 7-8pm Supercharged Storytimes: December 2, 1:30-2:15 pm The Great British Baking Tour - Holiday Edition: December 5, 7-8pm Creating Christmas - How a Centuries Old European Celebration Became Something Uniquely American: December 8, 7-8pm A Real Toy Story - America’s Obsession with Toy Trains in the 21st Century: December 14, 7-8pm How the The Hard Winter of 1880- 81 Became “The Long Winter”: January 3, 7-8pm Hawaii - A Photo Tour of Tropical Isles: January 10, 7-8pm The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: January 11, 7-8pm Mind Games - The Science of Perception Deception: January 18, 7-8pm Afterlives - Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art: January 26, 7-8pm Where’s My Stuff? Managing Space: January 30, 7-8pm Life in the Last Frontier – Alaska: January 31, 7-8pm Black Scientists We Should Know: February 1, 7-8:30pm The Most Fascinating, Obscure Figure in American History- Benjamin Lay, Abolitionist: February 6, 7-8pm Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune - The Link to our Past, Present, and Future: February 7, 7-8pm Bessie Coleman - Fly! Bessie, Fly!: February 8, 7-8pm The Legacy of Harry and Harriette Moore: February 9, 7-8pm Chocolate Lover’s Desserts - A Virtual Bake-Along: February 13, 7-8:30pm Advanced Care Planning - Wills and Healthcare Proxies Made Simple: February 15, 7-8pm Motown - Music That Moved the World: February 16, 7-8pm LIBRARIES theconnectionsnj.com PAGE 71
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