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Learn some "not so obvious" basic features of Microsoft Word at Bernardsville Public Library on Thursday, September 19 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Those new to Word, will get into great habits right away! Those with experience using Word, will find out how to effectively handle Word when it behaves like it has a mind of its own. The instructor will teach students many ways to work smarter and faster along with covering tips, tricks and troubleshooting techniques. The class will be taught by Programs Plus, a computer software training company.
There is no charge to attend the program, but advance sign-up is required. Participants may bring their own personal computers. Register online at www.bernardsvillelibrary.org and follow the link from Adult Programs, or call the library at 908-766-0118 to sign up.
Members of the public are invited to the remembrance of the two Bernardsville residents who were lost on September 11, 2001. A short ceremony honoring Allison Horstmann Jones and Thomas Barnes Reinig will take place at the flagpole outside Bernardsville Public Library at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, September 11. Community members, children who participated in raising funds for the Memorial, and local officials will participate in the ceremony. For more information, call the library at 908-766-0118.
Join us as Marcia Ivans and Deborah Gerrish read their work at Bernardsville Public Library on Wednesday, September 18 at 7:00 pm. A book signing will follow as well as an "open mic" for members of the audience to read their own poems.
Marcia Ivans, a resident of Chatham, will read poems in her book, "Over Easy," which reflects her journal of life. She will also read excerpts from her forthcoming chapbook, "Darkness on Sunny Days." Ms. Ivans has been published in Goldfinch, M magazine and several anthologies. She has facilitated "Poetry and Pastries," an open poetry reading in Chatham, now entering its tenth year.
Deborah Gerrish will read from her latest collection of poems, "The Language of Paisley," which reflects her passion for family and life through her keen observation of people, nature, and happenings. She is also the author of the chapbook, "The Language of Rain." Her poems have appeared in Adanna, Ararat, Exit 13, The Paterson Literary Review, Lips, among others, and in various anthologies. She taught English for over thirty years in New Jersey public schools. She and her husband reside in Murray Hill in northern New Jersey where she teaches poetry writing.
There is no charge to attend the program, but advance sign-up is requested. Register online at www.bernardsvillelibrary.org and follow the link from Adult Programs, or call the library at 908-766-0118 to sign up.
Bernardsville Library's Teen Group will host a Halloween costume sale on Wednesday, September 18 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm and Saturday, September 21 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Inspired by the “Green” movement which is sweeping Bernardsville, the teens are collecting gently used costumes and accessories in a box in the library's foyer. "What better way to reuse and recycle than to give old costumes new life?" said Librarian Intern Felicia Ballard.
Teens are excited about organizing the sale and plan on dressing up in costumes for the event. They have created the flyers as well as the signage for the collection boxes, and they will be making the pricing decisions and creating the sales displays. All proceeds from the sale will go toward teen events at the library.
Teens will hold their own Halloween party at the library on October 18 at 6:00 pm. It's all free and no sign-up is needed. For further information, call the library at 908-766-0118.
Bernardsville Public Library’s next session of English-As-A-Second-Language (ESL) classes will begin on Monday, September 16. Classes will be offered on Mondays and Thursdays at both 3:00 pm and 7:15 pm and will run for ten sessions (through November 21). There is no charge to attend and students may sign up for more than one timeslot if they wish. Limited childcare for children aged three and up is available during the evening sessions.
At the first session, students will be divided into small groups based on their native language and their facility with English. Lessons will include practicing conversation and role playing daily tasks that have to be executed in English. Trained volunteers teach the classes. Community members who would like to volunteer as teachers are encouraged to call the library at 908-766-0118.
There is no charge to attend the program, but advance sign-up is requested. Register online at www.bernardsvillelibrary.org and follow the link under Adult Programs, or call the library at 908-766-0118 to sign up.
Annie and Dan Shannon, the authors of "Betty Goes Vegan," a comprehensive guide to creating delicious vegan meals for today's family, will be at Bernardsville Public Library on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00 pm for a book signing and discussion of their book.
"Betty Goes Vegan" is a cookbook which features recipes inspired by The Betty Crocker Cookbook, as well as hundreds of original, never-before-seen recipes sure to please even meat-eaters. It also offers insight into why Betty Crocker has been an icon in American cooking for so long--and why she still represents a certain style of the modern super-woman nearly 100 years after we first met her. With new classics for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, including omelets, stews, casseroles, and brownies, "Betty Goes Vegan" is an essential handbook for every family trying to maintain a healthy, as well as an interesting and appealing diet. There will be food samples!
Dan and Annie Shannon live in Brooklyn, NY. Mrs. Shannon has worked at the animal advocacy organization In Defense of Animals and as the Fashion Industry Liaison for the Humane Society of the United States. She does most of the cooking. Mr. Shannon was previously the Director of Youth Outreach & Campaigns for PETA and is now a Senior Strategist for the social movement strategy consulting company Purpose. He does the dishes.
There is no charge to attend the program, but advance sign-up is requested. Register online at www.bernardsvillelibrary.org and follow the link from Adult Programs, or call the library at 908-766-0118 to sign up.
Bernardsville Public Library’s book discussion group, Saturday Samplers, will meet on Saturday, September 7 at 3:30 pm to discuss “Confederates in the Attic” (1998) by Tony Horwitz. [The author will not be present.]
In the book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes readers on a ten-state adventure from Gettysburg to Vicksburg, from Charleston graveyards to Tennessee taverns, probing both the history of the Civil War and its potent echo in the present. Propelled by his boyhood passion for the Civil War, Mr. Horwitz embarks on a search for places and people still held in thrall by America's greatest conflict. The result is an adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where the ghosts of the Lost Cause are resurrected through ritual and remembrance. The reviewer Kurt Jensen of USA Today wrote of the book: "In this sparkling book, Tony Horwitz freshens our culture of remembrance with humor and a sharpshooter's eye, exploding myths with the irreverence of a small boy hurling snowballs at a beaver hat.... An important contribution to understanding how echoes of the Civil War have never stopped."
Tony Horwitz worked for many years as a newspaper reporter, first in Indiana and then during a decade overseas in Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, mainly covering wars and conflicts as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. After returning to the U.S., he won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting and wrote for The New Yorker before becoming a full-time author. His books include the national and New York Times bestsellers, "Confederates in the Attic," "Blue Latitudes," "Baghdad Without a Map," and "A Voyage Long and Strange." His latest book, "Midnight Rising," was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2011; one of the year’s ten best books by Library Journal; and won the 2012 William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography.
Led by Evelyn Fischel, Saturday Samplers is a book discussion group dedicated to sampling various kinds of literature, including short stories, nonfiction, new and old novels, and even teen fiction. Its goal is to search out interesting, noteworthy, and sometimes overlooked books. Readers can find information about the group and about the books and authors on the reading list at http://saturdaysamplers.blogspot.com. No sign-up is needed to join the discussion. Call the library at 766-0118 for more information.
