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Did you know that you can now download all kinds of outstanding movies for FREE – ANYTIME – ANYWHERE directly from the Westfield Memorial Library’s website http://www.wmlnj.org/? Just click on the MY LIBRARYDV icon and follow the easy to use instructions. The MY LIBRARYDV website has an astonishing selection:
FOOD — If you’re bored with same old meals, tune in to the world’s premier chefs, the most spectacular kitchens and the finest selection of mouthwatering recipes. Curl up with “Comfort Food” or try “Salmon and Salad Days.” Join “Julia and Jacques Cooking At Home” or even “America’s Test Kitchen.” Spice up your own meals or learn from watching the great chefs.
HEALTH AND FITNESS — What a healthy selection of movies! From maintaining a fit lifestyle to combating illness to making difficult health-care choices. For inspiration and support view “In Sickness and In Health: Helping Loved Ones Cope with Illness.” Work out with films like “Strengthening Your Abs” or Yoga. Learn all about Alternative Medicine, Healthy Living, Disease Management, and Children’s Health.
HOW-TO — Now is the time for Do-It-Yourselfers to tackle home-improvement projects or change their life-styles. View “Today’s Home-owner” and “Antiques Road Show,” or start planning your garden with “Gardening Tips.” Unravel the world of Finance with titles like “Inside the Tax Implications of Estate Management.”
TRAVEL — It’s not too late totake a winter vacation or start planning for the summer!Sample “The Best Beaches,” and visit “National Historic Sites.” Or, pamper yourself with “Resort and Spa Travel” and become a savvy traveler with “Globe Trekker” and “Rick Steven’s Europe.”
LITERATURE — If you’ve always wanted to explore the classics or attend lively interviews with award-winning authors such as Jane Smiley or John McPhee, then this is the section for you! Rocketbook guides provide presentations of classics from Shakespearian plays, to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, to George Orwell’s 1984, while Library Journal examines literary trends.
KIDS — You’ll always know what your kids are watching with 30-minute episodes of Caillou, Liberty’s Kids (based on American history), or Cyberspace. Parents can also get pressing questions answered with movies such as “Learning Disabilities: A Complex Journey” or “ADHD: What It Is and What It Isn’t.”
MOVIES — What would any film website be without highly rated feature length films? Explore Cinema Classics, which presents Academy Award winners, or Independent and Foreign Films from such top film festivals as Sundance, Cannes and Toronto. Kick back with the block-busters “On Golden Pond,” “Men in Black,” “Air Force One” and classic TV shows like the “The Prisoner” and “Inspector Morse.”
THE MY LIBRARY DV SITE answers frequently asked questions like: When and how can programs be viewed? How many programs can be checked out at once? If you have an attachment from your computer to your TV, you may watch these movies on your very own TV. For more information, please see a Librarian. |
Author Dr. Craig Eisendrath Presents
The State of the World
Wednesday, April 2 at 7:00 pm
Dr. Eisendrath will review the international scene and U.S. policy, as well as nuclear weapons, the Middle East, Pakistan, North Korea, our relations with Russia and China, and the problem of world poverty. He is a former diplomat with the Department of State, a former college dean, head of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and co-founder of the National Constitution Center. He has written numerous books on foreign affairs, most recently War in Heaven: The Arms Race in Outer Space (with Helen Caldicott). His latest novel, To Enter Jerusalem, will be published April 2008.
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Literature and Medicine:A Community Dialogue
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant."
Thoreau
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- Date January – June 2008
- Time Wednesdays 6:45-8:45pm
1/23; 2/27; 3/26; 4/23; 5/28; 6/25
- Place Westfield Memorial Library
- Materials Books and lunch provided
- Registration 800.247.9580
- Fee $35
- More Information
Nancy Gross 908.522.2894
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Overlook Hospital invites our neighbors in and around Westfield to join a ‘book club’ offering monthly reading and discussion of literary works that will enhance understanding of the human condition. The intellectual environment will be engaging, educative and convivial. It will serve as a nexus for community members to have early access to pertinent information about health and wellness, medical care, and medical decision making that is so important for making good choices for healthy living, during times of illness and at the end of life.
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The Doctors Stories;
First Do No Harm;
Elegy for Iris;
The Death of Ivan Illyich;
A Very Easy Death;
Too Soon to Say Goodbye;
Harold and Maude [film] |
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This program is provided through a generous grant from
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
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About the Technology/Reference Librarian
On December 11, 2007, Jeffrey Bennett began to update the website on a daily basis and to help patrons at the Reference Desk. He grew up in Verona, New Jersey and has experience in both the library field and teaching.
Tell us about your educational background.
I earned a Master’s degree in Library Science from Rutgers University in 2006, and I also have a Master’s in Teaching from Montclair State University. I went to the University of Chicago for a BA in History.
How long have you worked in the library field?
I’ve worked in the library field since summer 2005. During graduate school I had part-time jobs as a Library Assistant/Circulation person in South Orange and as a Reference Librarian in East Orange. I also coordinated web site material for Seton Hall University, and I worked as a Reference Librarian for Kean University.
What attracted you to the library field?
I liked teaching because it’s good to share your knowledge, but it’s good to share your knowledge as a librarian, too. I enjoy helping the middle school, high school and college kids very much.
What do you hope to accomplish in your role as Technology/Reference Librarian?
I want to keep the website current, neat, tidy and aesthetically pleasing. I update it daily, and I even update it from home. As far as research goes, I didn’t even consider research and reading to be homework back when I was a child.
Considering how fast technology changes, how do you keep up with it?
I read PC Magazine and I attend library technology circles. There’s also a lot of information on the web about web design, so I do the research myself.
What are some of your favorite books?
Primarily I read non-fiction, urban and ethnic history, and political science. When I occasionally read a novel, it’s usually a sweeping family epic.
You’ve worked at libraries on the local and college level. As a library, how does Westfield compare?
Westfield has a good relationship with the students. They come here for studying and tutoring, which are appropriate uses for the library. It’s very heartening to see because not every library is like that.
What do you do
in your free time?
I’ve put together a website about Newark, newarkhistory.com. Newark has a rich history that I like to share with the world.
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Join the Memoir Book Club
The Westfield Library is starting a new book club focusing on memoirs.
We will meet every other month on Wednesday evening at 7pm.
Please call 908-789-4090 x4140 to register, or stop by the circulation desk.
May 21 at 7pm The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
"Being homeless is an adventure," Walls’s mom used to say. In her extraordinary memoir, Walls recalls her nomadic life with surprising affection—though she would not want to relive it. The title, which derives from her father’s dream house, serves as an apt metaphor for the Walls’ fragility. Yet Walls sheds no tears nor succumbs to self-pity—she probably learned early on they would get her nowhere. Instead of condemning her parents’ foibles, she unblinkingly examines how they transformed hardship into family romance and adventure. Sharing incredible, painful experiences in no-nonsense prose, Walls has, as The New York Times Book Review notes, " succeeded in doing what most writers set out to do—to write the kind of book they themselves most want to read."
From Bookmarks Magazine
Read about these upcoming memoirs in our next newsletter:
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Jesus Land: A Memoir |
By Julia Scheers |
| September 17th, 7pm |
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. |
By Marjane Satrapi |
| November 11th, 7pm |
Read a biography of your choice about Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
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An Irish Odyssey
 
Award winning songwriter, virtuoso flutist and
multi-instrumentalist performing at the
Westfield Memorial Library, Wednesday, March 12 7:00 pm
Open to Westfield Memorial Library and MURAL cardholders.
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Rosewood and Rhythm
Wednesday, April 30
7:00 - 8:15 pm
Come and experience the exotic music of this international jazz trio.
We guarantee you won’t be able to sit still listening to their Spanish and Brazilian music. The ensemble is known for cutting loose with driving, eclectic improvisations set to Spanish rumbas and boleros, Brazilian sambas and choros, Spanish flamenco nuevo and Argentine tangos.
Songs sung in English and Spanish.
 Guitar, cello, percussion and bongos!
Open to Westfield Memorial Library and MURAL cardholders.
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Domestic Green
Helping the Environment Starts
 At Home
Wednesday March 19, 2008
7:00—9:00 PM
Join architect Lynn Gaffney as she discusses integrating environmental responsibility into home building. She’ll cover topics such as Passive Energy Solutions, Types of Construction, Water Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality.
Dwell Magazine, The New York Times and Metropolitan Home have written about projects produced by Lynn’s Manhattan firm, Iga. Come and learn how to “think green!”
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One Book New Jersey Presents 
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
Wednesday, April 9 7:00 pm
What would life have been like for Jewish families in America if Charles Lindbergh had been elected President instead of Franklin Roosevelt? In this 2004 novel, Lindbergh publicly blames the Jews for pushing America towards a war with Nazi Germany. The author recounts what life was like for his Newark family and for millions of other families all over the country during the menacing years of the Lindbergh presidency. Lauren Ryan, head of Adult Services, will lead the discussion of this startling book.
One Book New Jersey is sponsored by the New Jersey Library Association. The goal is to bring people together by encouraging them to read and discuss the same book all over the state. |
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Documentary Film Festival
All films begin at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., except for Giuliani Time (May 15),
which will be shown at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. due to long running time. Registration for ALL films begins April 17 and is open to Westfield and MURAL cardholders.
Jesus Camp
Thursday, May 8 -- 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Rated, PG-13 84 minutes
Winner of the 2006 Silverdocs Documentary Festival Grand Jury Award and nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for BEST documentary film.
“A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leadership roles in advocating the causes of their religious movement. Jesus Camp follows Levi, Rachael, and Tory at Pastor Becky Fischer’s “Kids on Fire” summer camp in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as 6 years old are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in “god’s army.” The film follows these children at camps as they hone their “prophetic gifts” and are schooled in how to “take back America for Christ.”
Giuliani Time
Thursday, May 15 -- 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Not Rated 118 minutes
“One of the most talked-about and a controversial theatrical release of 2006 was more than five years in the making. Giuliani Time investigates the stories behind the "new" New York City that Giuliani laid claim to. From "quality of life" policing to welfare reform, and First Amendment related debacles, the feelings about the Giuliani years largely depended on where you stood. Giuliani Time is the story of the effect this former Reagan administration official and high profile federal prosecutor had on what he called the "Capital of the World." It is a wild ride of political ambition and public amnesia, alternate realities, wars of perception and dramatic, even cataclysmic, events.
Born into Brothels
Thursday, May 22 -- 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Rated: R (strong language), 83 minutes
Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Film and 2004 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award.
“Set in Calcutta's red-light district, Born into Brothels explores the lives of its most vulnerable citizens. Directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, the picture’s eight small subjects shot the still footage themselves. Briski first teaches the children how to shoot and edit film and they gain confidence in their skills as the film proceeds, yet there's always the threat that any of the girls, especially 14-year-old Suchitra, could be forced to " join the line" (work as a prostitute). For most, it's only a matter of time. Promising photographer Avijit's mother is gone and his father is a drug addict. " Without help," Briski notes, " they're doomed," so she takes matters a step further and tries to get them out of the brothels altogether.
Deliver Us from Evil
Thursday, June 5 -- 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Not Rated , 101 minutes
Winner of the 2007 Writer’s Guild of America Screenplay Award and nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for BEST documentary film.
“This documentary recounts the tragic story of sexual abuse at the hands of a revered Catholic priest, Father Oliver O’Grady. Using interviews with O’Grady himself, confessions from the victims and their families, and unsettling videotaped legal depositions of O’Grady’s superiors, director Amy Berg reveals disturbing and unforgettable portraits of sin, corruption, betrayal and innocence lost forever.
Westfield Memorial Library
550 East Broad Street, Westfield NJ 07090
908-789-4090
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Great Decisions 2008
Wednesdays
March 5, 12, 19, 26
April 2, 9, 23, 30
1 - 3 pm
Course #76 $62—8 week course
(includes the briefing book—$18 value)
Course #77 $10—Individual topic of your choice.
Briefing book not included. $18.00 (one time purchase only)
Great Decisions, established in 1954 by the Foreign Policy Association (fpa.org), is the longest running civic education program in the U.S. dedicated to foreign affairs. View PSB broadcasts and discuss global issues shaping US foreign policy and the world. Briefing books provide historical background and tabulated opinion ballots are shared with the White House, Congress, Departments of State and Defense, the press and the public.
March 5 |
Iraq End Game |
March 12 |
European Union at 50 |
March 19 |
Talking to our Enemies |
March 26 |
Russia |
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U.S. Defense and Security Policy |
April 9 |
Latin America – Shift to the Left? |
April 23 |
U.S. – China Trade Policy |
April 30 |
Private Philanthropy |
Bite Size Living:
How to Balance Your To Do List
Tuesday, March 25
7:00—8:30 pm
Course #112
Cost: $25
A one night makeover for your never-ending to do list. Join Jamie Novak as she reveals the secrets to getting it all done! If you struggle with meal planning, grocery shopping, errands, appointments and laundry (and seriously, who doesn’t?) then this is the class for you.
If possible, bring your current to-do list and calendar to class.
Bite Size Living: Clear the Clutter for Good Course # 113
Wednesday, May 7
7:00—8:30pm
Course # 113
Cost: $25
Have your outgrown your home, office or car? If so this is the class for you! From papers to paper towels, organization and storage solutionswill be provided. This is a content-rich program packed with new ideas perfect for the person looking to pick up one more fantastic tip or for someone who is feeling completely overwhelmed.
Jamie Novak is a bite size living expert who serves as the resident organizer for NBC’s iVillage. She has written two best selling books and also has a product line for QVC. Traveling between her NJ and Los Angeles offices, she presents motivational programs to audiences who want to learn to live a life they love—one bite at a time.
Take her Procrastination Personality Quiz today at www.JamieNovak.com
Monday Night at the Opera
5 Mondays
March 31 — May 5 (no class 4/14)
7:00 — 8:30pm
Course # 120
Cost: $84
Opera is one of the most vital and complex art forms, combining theater, orchestra, staging, costume, acting, singing, dancing and everything else associated with musical drama. For over 400 years composers have created operatic masterpieces that have thrilled audiences around the world. Come explore the stories, characters and music of the great operas with Robert W. Butts, one of New Jersey's leading opera conductors. With video examples accompanying the lecture, study the following operas in depth: Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Beethoven's Fidelio, Verdi's Rigoletto, Wagner's Das Rheingold, and Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Robert Butts, Conductor, NJ Concert Opera & Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey. For more information visit robertbutts.com
Please register for the courses through the Westfield Adult School.
Make checks payable to:
Westfield Adult School
P.O. Box 606Westfield, NJ 07091
Questions? Call the Adult School at 908.232.4050
Courses will be held in the meeting room of the
Westfield Memorial Library 550 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ.
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Spring Fun for Kids:
Storytimes and Activities
The Turtlesinger Returns!
We thank the Friends of the Westfield Library for making it possible for trained singer and naturalist Karen Buckley to bring her favorite turtles and share her love for them and other animals. All ages are invited.
Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 10:30 a.m. and 12 noon
Registration: Advanced registration required.
Open to full-service Westfield Library card holders only.
Creative Dramatics
Listen to some tales, then have fun acting out one of the stories.
Age: Grades K-3
Dates: Wednesday, 3/19 through 4/23 (no session 4/16)
Time: 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Registration: Open to the public.
Toddler Time
Enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and movement activities.
Age: Toddlers who are walking, up to the age of 2½. Parent or caregiver attends with child.
Dates: Fridays from 4/4 through 5/9
Time: 10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
Registration: Open to full-service Westfield Library card holders only.
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Preschool Storytime
Listen to stories and do an activity.
Age: 3½ to 5
Dates: Tuesday afternoons from 3/18 through 5/6 (except 4/15)
Time: 1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Dates: OR Wednesday mornings from 3/19 through 5/7
Time: 10 – 10:30 a.m.
Registration: Open to full-service Westfield Library card holders only.
Tots’ Storytime
Listen to stories and do an activity.
Age: 2½ to 3½ years. Parent or caregiver attends with child.
Dates: Tuesdays from 3/18 through 5/6 (except 4/15)
Time: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Registration: Open to full-service Westfield Library card holders only.
Family Storytime
Come listen to stories in your pajamas!
Age: 2 ½ and older
Date: 3/25 through 5/6 (except 4/15)
Time: 7-7:30 p.m.
Registration: Open to full-service Westfield Library card holders only.
One Book New Jersey
Imagine children all over the state reading and talking about the same books at the same time! This is the goal of the One Book New Jersey program. Sponsored by the New Jersey Library Association, One Book New Jersey presents two fabulous books for elementary school age children followed by discussions.
Book One: The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
Come discuss the book, and participate in a fun activity related to the story
Age: For elementary school age children.
Date: Friday, March 14,
Time: 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Registration: Open to full-service
Westfield Library
card holders only.
Book Two: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel
The retelling of a traditional trickster tale that originated in Africa. Come hear the story, and then have some fun acting it out.
Age: For elementary school age children
Date: Wednesday, March 19
Time: 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Registration: Open to full-service
Westfield Library card holders only.
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Fascinated by Cheetahs?
Join us for a viewing of the 2005 feature film, Duma, and stay afterward to meet actor Hope Davis, who played Xan’s mother in the 2005 film, Duma.
Miss Davis will reveal how the movie was made on location in southern Africa, using four cheetahs.
Age: Ages 5 and older invited.
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 1-3 p.m.
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Author Visit
Sally Cook returns to read her newest book:
Hey Batta Batta Swing!
The Wild Old Days of Baseball
Age: All ages are welcome
Date: Monday, April 7
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Wear your baseball cap!
Registration: Open to the public.
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Saturday Chess
Chess sets are available for kids to play each other. Bring a friend and be challenged!
Age: No age requirement but children must already know how to move the chess pieces.
Date: Saturday mornings through June 28.
Time: 10 to noon.
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LEARN @ OUR LIBRARY
Computer and Internet Training
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Let our Reference Librarians share their in-depth knowledge on a variety of interesting and timely topics by offering the following computer and Internet related classes.
Please note that, due to space limitations, groups cannot always be accommodated at regularly scheduled classes. However, Westfield groups and organizations are invited to contact the Reference Department to schedule a training session on any of the library’s online resources or databases.
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Registration is required for ALL computer classes as space is limited. All classes are free to Westfield Library cardholders. To register, stop by the reference desk on the second floor of the Library or call (908-789-4090 ext. 4130).
All computer classes will be held in the program room on the first floor.
Microsoft Word for Beginners
Monday, March 3, 7:00— 8:30 p.m.
If you are still using your computer as a typewriter, this hands-on class will help you make the most of Microsoft Word. Learn the basics of setting up a document, formatting text, and cutting and pasting.
NEW!! Advanced Microsoft Word with Graphics
Thursday, March 6, 7:00— 8:30 p.m.
Come and learn about Word’s advanced capabilities such as editing photographs, creating eye-catching banners, and importing Excel graphs.
Travel, Travel, Travel
Tuesday, April 8, 10:00— 11:30 a.m.
This demonstration and hands-on class will cover the basics of searching Internet resources for the best prices for travel, booking your tickets online and making hotel reservations.
Genealogy Online
Tuesday, March 11, 10:00— 11:30 a.m.
This demonstration and hands-on class will cover the basics of Heritage Quest and Ancestry Plus databases available at the Westfield Memorial Library.
For parents of school-age children -- Online Databases: Homework 911
Morning and Nighttime classes!! Available Now!
Tuesday, April 1, 7:00— 8:30 p.m. OR Tuesday, April 29, 10:00— 11:30 a.m.
Parents will learn about useful online tools and database resources available through the library that provide valuable information for their children’s homework.
NEW! Government and Legal Resources
Thursday, April 24, 10:00— 11:30 a.m.
This class will demonstrate how to obtain the state and federal legal and government information from the Internet for free. Websites will include findlaw.com, EDGAR, Thomas and Justicia.com.
Business and Investment Resources Online
Tuesday, May 6, 10:00— 11:30 a.m.
This demonstration and hands-on class will cover the basics of ReferenceUSA, NetAdvantage and Hoover’s, which are comprehensive sources of business and investment information available at the Westfield Memorial Library.
New! Microsoft Publisher for Beginners
Wednesday, May 14, 10— 11:30 a.m.
Learn the basics of creating eye-catching flyers and cards.
NEW!! Back to the Basics (limited to six participants)
Tuesday, May 20, 10:00—11:30 a.m.
This hands-on beginner’s class will cover the basics of operating a computer, such as using a mouse. Knowledge of a mouse and keyboard is NOT required. Limited to 6 participants.
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LEARN @ OUR LIBRARY
TGIF! Fridays: An Exciting Series of Programs for Adults
Join us at the Library on Fridays for a series of free Programs designed to both enlighten and entertain. Light refreshments will be served.
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SPECIAL EVENT
Blood Pressure Screening sponsored by the Westfield Regional Health Department on the 3rd Friday of each month 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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For further information about TGIF programs, please call the
Library’s Reference Department at 908-789-4090, ext. 4130
No registration necessary! All programs begin at 1:30 p.m.
March 7
Mother Teresa: Explore the life of this extraordinary woman who influenced the world with her courage, faith, and love.
March 14
Banjo Rascals: Kick up your heels and tap your feet to the music of this live banjo trio.
March 21 – (Good Friday)
NO TGIF
March 28
Hollywood’s Leading Ladies: Meet some of film’s “classic” leading ladies including Gloria Swanson, Myrna Loy, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
April 4
Ella Fitzgerald: She is known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, and is considered the most influential jazz vocalist of the 20th Century.
April 11
Heather Mulvey: Enjoy a LIVE performance of traditional Americana, Celtic and contemporary folk music by this local musician who was featured at the 2005 New Jersey Library Association Annual Artist Showcase.
Please note this week’s program will be held in the
Community Room of the Westfield Municipal Building.
April 18
T.S. Eliot: In recognition of National Poetry Month, celebrate the life and style of this renowned American poet.
Please note this week’s program will be held in the
Community Room of the
Westfield Municipal Building.
April 25
Classic Movie Week: “Born Yesterday” starring Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford.
May 2
“A Trip Down the N.J. Turnpike”: Have you ever wondered how the rest stops along the NJ Turnpike got their names? Learn many fascinating facts through this LIVE presentation.
May 9
Tchaikovsky: Celebrate the life and performances of this great Russian composer.
May 16
Ballet: Experience a collection of some of the world’s best ballet performances.
May 23
Norman Rockwell: Examine the life and works of this great “artist of the people”.
May 30
Classic Movie Week; “Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer” starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple and Harry Davenport.
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Want to be a Librarian?
In June 2008, the Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library will award our fifth annual Future Librarian scholarship in the amount of $2,000. This scholarship was established to support individuals who have chosen Library Science as a career. The Friends realize the importance and shortage of "librarians" in our society. We will consider a Westfield resident currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Library Science or college degree in Media Education. Westfield High School 2008 graduates interested in becoming librarians, who have been employed at the public library or volunteered at the high school library, are invited to apply.
Thanks to membership dollars the Friends awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Ellen Rogers, who is continuing her studies through Southern Connecticut State University's on-line library science program. In addition, the Board voted to continue last year's scholarship award in the amount of $2,000 to Molly Adams, a part-time employee at the library. Molly is working toward her Master's Degree in Library Science through the internet program at Rutgers University.
Applications will be available at the library front desk in January 2008 or please contact Mary Orlando, Scholarship Committee, at 908-233-2930 for further information.
We invite all Westfield residents to join the Friends in order to support the goals of the library and support the dreams and hard work of students of Library Science.
Join the Friends
The FRIENDS currently have over 430 members. Membership is down from last year as donations made to the renovation project were made in lieu of membership. As the 2008 membership drive begins we hope to keep all of our current FRIENDS and encourage new members.
Please renew your membership now and help us find new FRIENDS for the Library. Promote the library by telling others about the important work of our volunteers.
Volunteer activities are also vital to our success, so please sign up for those that interest you.
Dues are the same as last year and are tax deductible:
Individual $15.00
Family $25.00
Your dues make possible gifts of materials, equipment and operating systems for the Library. We also sponsor free programs for children and adults as well as book delivery to homebound patrons; book discussion groups, opera outings and the paperback swap racks at the train station.
In addition, membership entitles you to a 10% discount at the Towne Book Store and insures your admission to the preview of the annual book sale.
Friends of the Library 2008 Book Sale April 16 - 19
Your “unwanted books” may be someone else’s “treasures”
so please donate to the sale and then shop yourself
Donation Days
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April 10 |
10 AM to 3 PM |
| Friday |
April 11 |
10 AM to 3 PM |
| Saturday |
April 12 |
10 AM to 1 PM |
Sale Days
| Wednesday |
April 16 |
2 PM to 8 PM |
Friends Only Preview 9 AM to Noon |
| Thursday |
April 17 |
10 AM to 8 PM
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April 18 |
10 AM to 5 PM |
½ Price Day |
| Saturday |
April 19 |
9:30 AM to 1 PM |
Bag Day |
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