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BERNARDS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY, BASKING RIDGE 32 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge, 908-204-3031. Open Mon.-Thur. 9:30am- 9pm, Fri. 9:30am-5pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 1pm-4pm, e- mail Rlufkin@bernards.org. For further information on all programs & to register, ple ase visit our website at www.bernardslibrary.org or call 908-204-3038. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS: Registration required unless otherwise noted. Nina’s Music “Sing, Sign & Dance”: (3 years & under w/caregiver) Thursday, September 10, 10am. Preschool Yoga Story Time: (5 years & under w/caregiver) September 11, 10am. Junior Explorers: (4-6 years) Mondays, September 14, October 5, November 9, 4:15pm. Fun science! Fall Early Literacy Story Time Registration: 10 week session: September 15-November 20. Check www.BernardsLibrary.org for details & sign up instructions. Book Buddies: (Grades K, 1 & 2) Wednesdays, September 16, October 14, November 11, 4pm. Stories & S.T.E.A.M activity. Baby Time: (Birth-15 months) Every Thursday, September 17-November 19, 9:30am. Songs, rhymes & stories. Legos @ your Library: (4 years & up w/adult) Sundays, September 27, October 25, November 29, 2pm. Tweens Fun!: (Grades 5 & 6) Thursdays, October 1, November 12, 7pm. 3rd Grade Reading Adventures: Tuesdays, October 13, November 10, 4pm. Tween Reads: (Grades 4-6) Tuesdays, October 20, November 12, 4pm. Tween book club. The Great Swamp’s “Be Bear Aware”: (5 years & up) Friday, November 6, 10:30am. Storytime with the Nutritionist: (3-6 years w/caregiver) Monday, November 23, 10:30am. Book-to-Movie Film Festival: (All ages) September 3, 4, 2pm. No registration required. Chess & Checkers Sundays: (All ages) September 13, October 11, November 8, 1:30pm. No registration required. Saturday Drop In Craft: (All ages) September 26, November 21, 10:30am. All materials provided. Touch the Music-‘Peter and the Wolf’: (All ages) Sunday, October 18, 2pm. Hands-on musical instrument experience. No registration required. FAMILY PROGRAMS: No registration required. Twilight Tales: Every Tuesday, September 8-November 24, 6:30pm. Meet on story steps. Big Jeff Music - Songs & Fun for Young Children: Saturday, September 12, 10:30am, Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month. Friday, October 30, 10am, Halloween Fun. Throwback Thursday Storytime: September 17, October 15, November 19, 6:30pm. Wear pajamas & bring stuffed animal. Saturday Stories: September 19, October 3, 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 28, 10:30am. Meet on story steps. Somerset Hills Kennel Club: Saturday, October 3. “The Magic Conductor’s Reading Adventures”: Saturday, October 10, 10:30am. Interactive storytelling & magic program. Halloween Drop In Crafts: Saturday, October 24, 1pm. Costume optional. All materials provided. Scienceteller’s “Potions”: (5 years & up w/caregiver) Monday, October 26, 7pm. Costume optional. Flow Circus ‘Read Yourself Silly’: Wednesday, November 4, 6:30pm. Juggling & magic show. TEEN PROGRAMS: Teen Advisory Board: Wednesdays, September 9, October 14, November 11, 7pm. Earn volunteer time. ACT/SAT Practice Test: Saturday, September 19, 10am-2:30pm. Free. Registration requested. Teen Volunteer Fair: Wednesday, September 30, 5pm. Anime Club: Wednesdays, October 7, November 4, 7pm. Movie Night - Mockingjay Part I: Thursday, November 5, 6:30pm. (PG-13). New SAT Practice Test: Saturday, November 7, 9:30am. Free. Registration requested. ADULT PROGRAMS: Registration requested unless otherwise noted. Evening Book Discussion: Tuesdays, 7:30pm; October 6 - Edgar Allan Poe: The Dover Collection, by Edgar Allan Poe. November 3 - Fathers and Sons, by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev. Daytime Book Discussion: Wednesdays, 10am; September 16 - Just Kids, by Patti Smith. October 21 - Therese Raquin, by Emile Zola. November 18 - Doubt, by John Patrick Shanley. How to Choose a Financial Advisor: Thursday, September 10, 7pm. Adult Chair Yoga: Friday, September 11, 10:30am. Knit & Crochet Circle: Tuesdays, September 15, October 6, 20, November 3, 17, 10am. Bring your current project. No registration required. Go, van Gogh! - An Armchair Art Tour: Wednesday, September 9, 7pm. Photo lecture. Adult Game Day: Fridays, September 11, October 9, November 13, 1pm. Drop in event. Seniors Get Wired: Saturday, September 12, 10:30. Get answers to your tech questions! Bring your device or laptop. Teen volunteer will help you. Rainforest: Thursday, September 17, 7pm. A virtual trip. “One Fine Tapestry” - Carole King Tribute: Sunday, September 20, 2pm. Live musical performance by Gerard & Diane Barros. Monday Concert Series: Mondays, 1pm. Free concerts, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church. All welcome. Sept. 21- Mostly Motown featuring Rhonda Denet & SFS Trio, Sept. 28 - Wouldn’t it be Lovely? with Bill & Jean McClelland, Oct. 5 - Madison String Quartet , Oct. 19 - Claire Stadmueller’s “Sweet Peace” , Oct. 26 - Radiance Chamber Ensemble , Nov. 2 - The Jan Findlay Trio , Nov. 9 - Pianist Soyhun Ahn , Nov. 16 - Red Hot Jazz - Cool Blues & Other Hues featuring Ivory & Gold. Family History Interest Group: Tuesdays, September 22, October 27, November 24, 7pm. No registration required. Poetry Writing Workshop Series with Dianne Feula: Tuesdays, September 22- November 10, 1pm. History of Quilting in America and Modern Quilts: Thursday, September 24, 7pm. The World of Wine - An Introduction: Tuesday, September 29, 7pm. Big Screen Thursdays: Noon; October 1 - Big Eyes (PG-13), October 8 - Selma (PG- 13), October 15 - Woman in Gold (PG-13), October 22 - Wild (R), October 29 - Still Alice (PG-13). Friday Art Series with Barbara Tomlinson: Fridays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 10:30am-noon. Fall Theme: The State of the Arts in our Nation’s Capital. To register, send a check for $25/Bernards Twp. resident or $50/non-Bernards Twp. resident made out to ‘Leisure Learning’ with ‘Friday Art’ in the memo. Friday Night at the Opera - With Dr. Robert W. Butts: Fridays, 7:30pm. To register send a check for $25/5 lectures made payable to ‘Friends of the Bernards Township Library’ or pay $5/lecture at the door. Oct. 2 - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti, Oct. 9- Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi, Oct. 16 - I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Oct. 23 - Der Rosekavalier by Richard Strauss, Oct. 30 - Carmen by Georges Bizet Raconteur Radio’s ‘The Empire Strikes Back’: Sunday, October 4, 2pm. Fun filled inter- pretation of the ‘Star Wars’ series classic. Parenting Workshops: 7 pm, Monday, October 5, Let’s Talk about Bullying, Tuesday, November 10, The Positive Parent. Keep This, Toss That: Thursday, October 15, 7pm. Corpses, Coffins & Crypts - A History of Burial: Thursday, October 22, 7pm. Jack the Ripper: Thursday, October 29, 7pm. Slide-lecture. Viewer discretion advised. NOTE: NOT for children. Famous and Not-So-Famous New Jerseyans: Thursday, November 12, 7pm. Frank Sinatra’s 100th Birthday: Sunday, November 15, 2pm. Live musical tribute by Jazz singer, Maggie Wordsdale. New Jersey Owls: Tuesday, November 17, 7pm. BERNARDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville, 908-766-0118. Open Monday-Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm. All programs are FREE. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult at all programs. Most children’s programs are drop- in, but advance sign-up is required for some. Advance registration requested for adult programs unless otherwise noted. Check library website www.bernardsvillelibrary.org for more programs. Register online or call library to sign up. ART EXHIBITS: September: Paintings by Lorraine Robertson, through September 29. October: Paintings by Andrea Gianchiglia & her students, October 3-October 29. Opening reception: Sunday, October 4, 2-4pm. November: Paintings by the NJ Watercolor Society, November 2-30. Opening recep- tion: Sunday, November 8, 2-4pm. CHILDREN PROGRAMS: Visit Library website for current programs. ADULT PROGRAMS: Mums Sale-All day: Thursday-Saturday, September 10-12. Monthly Meditations: Fridays, Sept.11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, 10am. No sign-up needed. 9/11 Remembrance: September 11, 6pm. Meet at flagpole in parking lot. No sign-up needed. Walk, Jog, Run!: (All ages) (Beginners-Intermediate Levels). Wednesday, September 16, 7pm. Get in physical shape without injury. Interactive workshop. Saturday Crafters: Saturdays, September 19, October 17, November 21, 3pm. Work on your own projects, get tips & chat. No sign-up needed. Memoirs & Coffee: Tuesdays, 10:30am.Book discussion group. September 22, Daring: My Passages by Gail Sheehy; October 27, The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken; November 17. No sign-up needed. Olcott Avenue Historic District Walking Tour: Sunday, September 27, 1-2:30pm. (In case of rain, skip walk & meet at library, 1pm.) Luncheon with Acclaimed Author Mary Norris, The Comma Queen: Tuesday, September 29, 11:30am-2pm, Hamilton Farms Golf Club, 1040 Pottersville Road, Gladstone, NJ. Tickets $75/person. Books available for purchase & signing.Purchase tick- ets at library or by mailing check, payable to “Friends of the Bernardsville Library” to 1 Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924. Checks must be received by September 19. Live Your Most Fulfilling Life: Wednesdays, September 30, October 21, November 18, 7pm. Monthly thought-provoking conversations about the life path that is meant for you. The Full Ride - Tales from the Road: Friday, October 2, 7pm. Hear about 25,000 mile motorcycle odyssey that occurred during the spring & summer of 2015. Saturday Samplers: Saturdays, 3:30pm. September 12, Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman & Paul Clark Newell, Jr., October 3, First event of One Book Bernardsville!, The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken by Laura Schenone, November 7, Doubt: A Parable, 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley. Book discussion group. No sign-up needed. Sundays at Three - A Celebration of Frank Sinatra: October 11, 3pm. With jazz singer Maggie Worsdale. Doors open 2:45 pm. FREE. No sign-up needed. Book Discussion of T he Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: Tuesday, October 13, 7pm. No sign-up needed. Meet Author of Our One Book Bernardsville Book: Wednesday, October 14, 7pm. Laura Schenone, author of “The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken”. 50 Book Challenge: Saturday, October 17, 3pm. Read fifty books a year. Group meets quarterly. FREE. No sign-up needed. Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Friends!: Sunday, October 18, 5-7pm, Vine Restaurant, 95 Morristown Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. Guided tasting of five New Jersey beers. $100 per ticket. Advance ticket purchase required. Mail checks, payable to Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924. Checks must be received by October 1. Ravioli Making & Tasting: Saturday, October 24, 3pm. Musical Notes - From Italy with Love: Sunday, October 25, 2pm. Tenor Salvatore Chiarelli, will sing a variety of Italian/American songs. Tea and Conversation: Sunday, November 1, 2pm. Interview with author Kamy Wikoff. The Schley Family: Saturday, November 7, 2pm. Presentation about prominent family who established country estate in Somerset Hills. Practical Advice for Writing a Screenplay: Tuesday, November 10, 7pm. Affordable Healthcare - Tips and Tricks: Wednesday, November 11, 7pm. The Pyne Family: Saturday, November 14, 2pm. Presentation about prominent family who established country estate in Somerset Hills. CLARENCE DILLON PUBLIC LIBRARY 2336 Lamington Rd,, Bedminster Township, 908-234-2325. Please call library or visit our website www2.youseemore.com/clarencedillon/ for program information & registration. SCLSNJ PEAPACK & GLADSTONE LIBRARY BRANCH Peapack & Gladstone Municipal Complex, School St., Peapack, 908- 234-0598, www.sclsnj.org Program dates & times subject to change. All programs are FREE. Registration required unless otherwise indi- cated. Visit website or call library for more information & to register. NOTE: New Hours effective September 14 - Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-9pm, Friday- Saturday, 9:30am-5pm. Library will be closed Labor Day, Sept. 7, Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, 27 & Christmas, Dec. 24-26, 31. All library branches will open at 12pm, December 3. ALL AGES: Family Movie Night: The Book of Life, September 22, 6:30-8pm. Day of the Dead Celebration: October 24, 10:30-11:30am. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS: Rhyme Time: (2.5-5 years) September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 9, 16, 10:30-11am. Storytime with Miss Jenna: (2.5-5 years) September 17, 18, 24, 25, October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, November 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 10:30-11am. Alice in PG Wonderland: September 19, 10am - 1pm. Paws for Reading: October 17, November 21, December 19, 10-11am. Stuffed Animal Sleepover: December 22, 10am-4:30pm. TEEN PROGRAMS: Guatemalan Worry-Doll Craft: October 1, 6-8pm. ADULT PROGRAMS: Book Discussion Groups: The Book of Unknown Americans, September 16; The Three, October 21; All the Light We Cannot See, November 18, 7:30-8:30pm. Movie Showing: Age of Adaline, September 17; Where Hope Grows, October 1, 1-3pm. PBS’s Latino Americans Documentary & Discussion: Empire of Dreams and The New Latinos, September 30; Prejudice and Pride and Peril and Promise, October 14, 6:30- 8:45 pm. SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION Information on all activities available at www.somersetcountyparks.org or by calling 908-722-1200. Duke Island Walkers: Meets every Wednesday, 9:30am, Duke Island Visitor’s Center. FREE. F lower & Garden Photography: (All levels of photography) Saturday, September 12, 9-11:30am, Horticulture Building, next to the Rose Garden, Colonial Park Gardens, Parking Lot A. Limit 12 people. Private Horse Hunter Pace: Sunday, September 13, 9am, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. Register in person, day of event. Horse Care Workshop 101: Learn how to groom & tack up a horse. Beginning September 19, 5 consecutive Saturdays, 1-3pm, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue Basking Ridge. Does not include riding. “Home on the Range” Introductory Horseback Ride: (Youth & adults less than 200 lbs., at least 9 years of age, 5’0” or taller - Riders 9-12 years must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian.) Western-style riding. Sundays, September 20, October 11, 1pm, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. Registration available in Stable office 9am-4pm. Introductory Horseback Ride: (At least 12 years & under 200 pounds) English-style rid- ing. Sundays, September 20, October 18, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ride. 10am. Registration available in Stable office 9am-4:30pm. Fall Nature Ride: (Little or no riding experience, Experienced English saddle riders, Junior riders 12 years of age & above with adult.) Sunday, September 27, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge, 7:30am, check-in 7am. Pre-registration required until September 12. 1770’s Festival at the Environmental Education Center: Sunday, October 4, 11:30am- 4:30pm, Lord Stirling’s estate, Lord Stirling Park, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge. Suggested donation $5. Art in the Garden - Watercolors in the Garden: (Basic drawing skills recommended) Thursday, October 15, 9:30am-3pm, Leonard J. Buck Garden, 11 Layton Road, Far Hills. Call 908-234-2677 to preregister. By the Light of the Moon: Friday, October 16, (Rain date Saturday, October 17) 6:30pm, Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge. Explore the Great Swamp under the stars. Walks depart every 15 minutes. Halloween Hullabaloo: (All ages) Sunday, October 18, 1pm, Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge. Pre-registration not required. Suggested donation $5. Flower & Landscape Photography - Autumnal Brilliance: (All levels of digital & film pho- tographers) Tuesday, October 20, 9-1:30am, Buck Garden, 11 Layton Road, Far Hills. Pre- registration required - call 908-234-2677. Mischief Night Madness - Colonial Park Putting Course: Friday, October 23 (Rain date Saturday, October 24), 4-9pm, East Millstone. Play miniature golf, wear your Halloween costume, get a free goodie bag. Adopt-A-Boulder: Saturday, November 7, 9am, Sourland Mountain Preserve, parking lot off East Mountain Road. Trail maintenance & clean up with park Rangers. Information? Call 908-231-0802, ext. 22. 20th Annual Turkey Trot - Colonial Park: Saturday, November 14, 9am. Registration in Parking Lot C. For information, call 908 722-1200 ext. 226. Thankful Lights - Floating Luminaries at Leonard J. Buck Garden: Thursday, November 19, 5 - 6:30pm, Leonard J. Buck Garden, 11 Layton Road, Far Hills. Create your own lantern to float & drift on Buck Garden’s Lower Pond. All materials supplied. Pre-registra- tion required - call 908-234-2677. Fall “Family & Friends” Introductory Trail Ride: (At least 9 years old & under 200 pounds) English-style riding. Friday, November 27, 10am, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. Registration required. “LINK” YOUR ENTRY TO YOUR WEBSITE – CALL JODY 908-903-1799 R E CR E A T I ON “Linked” Online “Linked” Online “Linked” Online “Linked” Online L I BRAR I E S “Linked” Online