Adult Summer Reading Club Don't forget to turn in your reading logs at the Welcome desk for a chance to win a gas gift card from Larry's Sunoco.So far, our count indicates that you've read 110 books. We know there are more of you who have read something this summer.Why not let us know about it?June 16 – September 7
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Around the Globe A quiet revolution : the first Palestinian Intifada and nonviolent resistance / by Mary Elizabeth King ; introduction by President Jimmy Carter. New Books, Non-Fiction 956.94 Kin Reconciliation : Islam, democracy, and the West / Benazir Bhutto. New Books, Non-Fiction 954.9105 BHU Sustainable planet : solutions for the twenty-first century / edited by Juliet B. Schor and Betsy Taylor. Non-Fiction 306 Sus Gardening Time-saving gardener; tips and essential tasks season by season / Carolyn Hutchinson. New Books, Non-Fiction 635 Hut How does your garden grow? / Chris Beardshaw. New Books, Non-Fiction 635 Bea
The education of a gardener / Russell Page; preface by Robin Lane Fox. New Books, Non-Fiction 712 Pag Home, Health and Personal Time
Lighter Fare The ha-ha : a novel / Dave King. The third angel : a novel / Alice Hoffman.
A version of the truth / Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack.
Local Living Farewell, my Subaru : an epic adventure in local living / Doug Fine. New Books, Non-Fiction 333.72 Fin In defense of food : an eater's manifesto / Michael Pollan. New Books, Non-Fiction 613 Pol Plenty: one man, one woman, and a raucous year of eating locally / Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon. New Books, Non-Fiction 641.5 SMI
Seeds of Change Monday Night Programming has concluded.
Jim Murphy & The Pine Barons Sounds of the Garden State Musical Series Summer Reading Kick-Off Event for All Ages! Jim Murphy & The Pine Barons delight thousands of fans in the tri-state area with their unique bland of Traditional Country Music and stories about the evolution of this native American genre. Jim Murphy’s illustrious music career started back in 1963 with radio program on WJLK, Asbury Park. He formed The Pine Barons in 1969 and has been performing his style of traditional country and bluegrass music ever since. Jim Murphy became the first inductee from New Jersey into “America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame” in August 2007. Join us for an evening of music, refreshments, door prizes and lots of fun for the whole family as the library kicks-off summer reading with a band that will be sure to delight all ages. Monday June 16, 7 pm Albert E. Hinds Community Plaza, weather permitting, or the library’s Community Room
Mischief and Mayhem in The Garden Monday June 23, Community Room, 7 pm Across the Universe Seeds of Change Film Series, PG-13; 131 minutes. Directed by Julie Taymor. Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy, T.V. Carpio, Spencer Liff. In this psychedelic musical film that rolls along to the beat of many Beatles hits, a young dock worker travels to America in the 60s amidst our greatest social upheaval and falls in love with a sheltered teenager named Lucy. When her brother Max is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, the two join the anti-war movement, the struggle for free speech and civil rights. Monday, June 30, Community Room, 7pm
The Lives of Others Seeds of Change Film Series, R; 137 mins. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Cast: Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck Monday, July 7, Community Room, 7pm Jeff and Karen present Jersey Fresh Sounds of the Garden State Musical Series New Jersey residents, signer/songwriter Jeff Penque & songstress Karen Fairweather will be performing original music from their debut CD, Jersey Fresh. Jersey Fresh features (11) original songs written by Jeff and are performed in brilliant harmony with driving acoustic guitar arrangements. They achieve an overall retro 60s/70s sound - mixed with todays musical influences. Jeff & Karen have been performing their special blend of folky/pop originals along with other favorites from the psychedelic 60's & sensational 70's throughout the state of New Jersey. Venues have included eclectic coffee houses, chic eateries and lounges, private soirees, and of course libraries. They are also both soloists at Holy Trinity Church in Fort Lee, New Jersey. For more information regarding Jeff & Karen, please visit them online at www.jeffkaren.com. Monday July 14, Community Room, 7 pm “Tales From the Critt” presents The All Evanovich Night in tribute to the Garden State Cable Ace Winner and Audie Nominee, CJ Critt, has narrated over 150 titles of popular fiction, including seventeen books for NY Times #1 Best-selling Author, Janet Evanovich. CJ will share a behind the scenes peak at the world of audio book performance and several excerpts from the zany world of Stephanie Plum and her special universe of wacky characters. From her family's misguided attempts to play cupid to a near riot in a Vegas Showroom, CJ will bring to life the Jersey characters that have made Ms. Evanovich and her creations a hilarious guilty pleasure from coast to coast! Monday July 21, Community Room, 7 pm A Good Year Seeds of Change Film Series, PG-13; 118 min. Directed by Ridley Scott. Cast: Albert Finney, Russell Crowe, Freddie Highmore, Rafe Spall, Archie Panjabi, Richard Coyle. Max Skinner is a ruthless, successful English investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in the south of France where he grew up, but is then meets a potential rival to the inheritance, a young American who claims to be his illegitimate cousin. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but while spending time in Provence, Max "finds his soul when he loses his heart to a French beauty." Monday, July 28, Community Room, 7pm Seeds of Change Jim Amon is the Director of Stewardship for the D&R Greenway Land Trust. Prior to that he served for thirty years as Executive Director of the D&R Canal Commission. Monday August 4, Community Room, 7 pm Bradford Hayes Quintet Sounds of the Garden State Musical Series Enjoy an evening of cool jazz with saxophonist Bradford Hayes and his quintet. Hayes, a native of Petersburg, Virginia, has been a force on the jazz scene in the Northeastern U.S. for several years now, having performed at a number of club, colleges and concert halls that include Birdland (NYC), Tavern on the Green (NYC), and the Beacon Theater (NYC). Mr. Hayes has also been a successful music educator in the Newark, New Jersey Public Schools for 24 years. Songs from The Jazz Life, the Bradford Hayes Quintet’s latest recording, will be featured – an album that has been hailed as “some of the finest straight ahead & smooth jazz you have ever heard”. Monday August 11, Community Room, 7 pm Akeelah and the Bee Seeds of Change Film Series, PG; 112 minutes. Written and directed by Doug Atchison. Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett. In this heart-warming film, precocious eleven-year-old Akeelah from south Los Angeles is found to have an affinity for spelling. Despite her mother’s objections, Akeelah enters a contest and eventually finds herself at the National Spelling Bee. A mysterious teacher and a cast of colorful characters from her neighborhood help her along her journey. Monday, August 18, Community Room, 7pm
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