June 2019
Summer Reading Kickoff: Reach for the Moon with Mad Science (Ages 4-11)
11 a.m., and again at 2 p.m. Auditorium No registration required. Summer reading is here and the theme is “A Universe of Stories.” Explore space as Mad Science takes kids on a voyage of discovery. Travel 239,800 miles above the Earth as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Participants will help conduct a space race as we investigate Newton’s Laws of Motion and create a kitchen comet. After the show go to the 3rd floor Children’s Department…
Find out more »Summer Reading Kickoff: Reach for the Moon with Mad Science (Ages 4-11)
11 a.m., and again at 2 p.m. Auditorium No registration required. Summer reading is here and the theme is “A Universe of Stories.” Explore space as Mad Science takes kids on a voyage of discovery. Travel 239,800 miles above the Earth as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Participants will help conduct a space race as we investigate Newton’s Laws of Motion and create a kitchen comet. After the show go to the 3rd floor Children’s Department…
Find out more »July 2019
Play Go! (Board Game for All Ages)
Players of all ages (adults, teens, kids) and levels are welcome to come play at this monthly event hosted by the Montclair chapter of the American Go Association. Boards and stones are provided.
Find out more »Roaming Readers – A Walking, Talking Book Club
Join the club! Adults are invited to meet at one (or all!) of the following locations for a walk around the area while discussing a great read. July 9 – 10 a.m. at Montclair Public Library July 18 – 10 a.m. at Glen Ridge Public Library July 30 – 10 am at Bloomfield Public Library July’s book: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. Also available on Libby as an eBook and eAudiobook. The Roaming Readers Book Club is part of our Summer Reading series. Register, log books, and win prizes: montclairpubliclibrary.beanstack.org.
Find out more »One Small Step for (a) Man: The Golden Anniversary of Apollo XI
Fifty years ago, human beings - including Montclair's own Buzz Aldrin - set foot on a world not our own, forever changing our view of the cosmos. We'll look back to that momentous event and the scientific and historical context in which it occurred; and look ahead to the possibilities of returning to the Moon and what role that may play in the future for us all.
Find out more »John Singer Sargent: More Than the Portraits
Learn about the art of John Singer Sargent beyond the painted portraits for which he is most famous. We will also touch on the countless watercolors he produced based on his travels, from countries around the Mediterranean to Florida. And finally, we will examine the vivid charcoal portrait sketches which are part of an exhibition at the Morgan Library this coming fall.
Find out more »Best Years Book Club Meeting
Join us for a discussion of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick. “In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex – an event as mythic in its own century as the Titanic disaster in ours, and the inspiration for the climax of Moby-Dick. In a harrowing page-turner, Nathaniel Philbrick restores this epic story to its rightful place in American history.” –publisher All…
Find out more »Gnomeo And Juliet
In Stratford-Upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, Miss Capulet and Mr. Montague feud over whose garden is the better. Garden gnomes that decorate each neighbor’s flower beds continue the rivalry when the humans aren’t looking, and gnomes from the Red Gardens don’t get along with those of the Blue Gardens. Then Gnomeo (James McAvoy), a Blue, and Juliet (Emily Blunt), a Red, fall in love, leaving many obstacles to overcome. Genre Comedy, Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family Runtime 84 min Release Year…
Find out more »August 2019
Play Go! (Board Game for All Ages)
Players of all ages (adults, teens, kids) and levels are welcome to come play at this monthly event hosted by the Montclair chapter of the American Go Association. Boards and stones are provided.
Find out more »September 2019
Play Go! (Board Game for All Ages)
Players of all ages (adults, teens, kids) and levels are welcome to come play at this monthly event hosted by the Montclair chapter of the American Go Association. Boards and stones are provided.
Find out more »October 2019
Play Go! (Board Game for All Ages)
Players of all ages (adults, teens, kids) and levels are welcome to come play at this monthly event hosted by the Montclair chapter of the American Go Association. Boards and stones are provided.
Find out more »November 2019
Play Go! (Board Game for All Ages)
Players of all ages (adults, teens, kids) and levels are welcome to come play at this monthly event hosted by the Montclair chapter of the American Go Association. Boards and stones are provided.
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