Library of the Chathams February 2024
Yoga Storytime
Thursday, February 1, 2024
10:00am – 10:30am
Thursday, February 1, 2024
10:45am – 11:15am
Children’s Creative Writing Club
Thursday, February 1, 8, 15, & 22, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Dungeons & Dragons Adult Beginner Academy
Thursday, February 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2024
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dungeons & Dragons Club
Thursday, February 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2024
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Lego-palooza
Friday, February 2, 2024
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Children’s Music Theory & Vocal Technique Workshop
Friday, February 2, & 9, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Babies Storytime
Monday, February 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, & 27, 2024
10:00am – 10:30am
Toddler Storytime
Monday, February 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, & 27, 2024
10:45am – 11:15am
Preschool Storytime
Monday, February 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2024
11:30am – 12:00pm
ESL Advanced Beginners
Monday, February 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2024
10:00am – 11:00am
ESL Conversation Group
Monday, February 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm
ESL Beginners for Spanish Speakers
Monday, February 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2024
6:00pm – 7:00pm
ESL Intermediate+
Tuesday, February 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2024
9:45am – 10:45am
ESL Beginners
Wednesday, February 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2024
10:00am – 11:00am
Chess Group 1
Monday, February 5, & 12, 2024
4:00pm – 4:45pm
Chess Group 2
Monday, February 5, & 12, 2024
5:00pm – 5:45pm
Chess Group 3
Monday, February 5, & 12, 2024
6:00pm – 6:45pm
Food Is Medicine for People, Communities, and Our Planet
Monday, February 5, 2024
7:00pm – 8:00pm
There are strong connections between the food we eat, our health, and the health of our planet. Learn about the Ethos Farm Project, which transforms healthcare by developing a larger base of NextGeneration Farmers and Physicians, who will share Dr. Ron Weiss’s innovative farm-based healthcare system with others around the nation and will heal our local community, regenerate our soil, and continue to develop solutions to reduce carbon emissions around the world.
Coloring Craze
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Get ready to color! Coloring promotes mindfulness and is a great way for children (and adults!) to relieve stress. It is also a fun way to improve fine motor skills! Let your creativity shine and join us in the Children’s Room for an afternoon of coloring!
Tasty Tuesdays Tween & Teen Cooking Program
Tuesday, February 6, & 20, 2024
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Join our teen librarian for some fun cooking, baking, or decorating! This is a great time to practice cooking and baking, try it for the first time, or just make new friends. No experience necessary and recipes will be simple.
Honoring Black History Month: Public History of Slavery in Morris County
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
7:00pm – 8:00pm
In honor of Black History Month, this presentation explores the local interconnectivity of Morris County’s towns in relation to each other and the citizens who participated in enslavement. We will look at the slave owners and the enslaved, who they were, how they lived, how they were treated, the rifts slavery caused in the community, and the debate about slavery within the press. It will also explore how history is told, the marginalization of the enslaved, and the commemoration of slavery in the area.
Income Tax Assistance
Wednesday, February 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2024
10:00am – 2:00pm
Mahjong Club
Wednesday, February 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2024
1:00pm – 3:00pm
CS Base: Python for Middle School
Wednesday, February 7, & 14, 2024
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Children’s Bingo
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Crochet Club
Wednesday, February 7, & 21, 2024
6:00pm – 6:45pm
Music & Movement with Miss Susan
Thursday, February 8, 2024
10:00am – 10:30am
Thursday, February 8, 2024
10:45am – 11:15am
Virtual Author Talk: Tessa Bailey
Thursday, February 8, 2024
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Join us as the #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey talks about the launch of her new sports romance duology, Fangirl Down, about a bad boy professional athlete who falls for his biggest fan.
Mandarin Storytime
Friday, February 9, 2024
10:00am – 10:30am
Children’s Music Theory & Vocal Technique Workshop
Friday, February 9, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Valentine’s Day Craft
Friday, February 9, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Valentine’s Day is almost here! Join the library and get ready for the holiday by making Valentine’s Day cards for all your friends and family. Children will be able to choose from an array of supplies to create the perfect card for each person they love.
Collection for Book Sale Ends
Sunday, February 11, 2024
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Paper Mill Playhouse: Finding Nemo, Jr.
Monday, February 12, 2024
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo. An anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves. Performed by Paper Mill’s Children’s Theatre on Tour students.
Get What’s Yours: Tax Season Tips and Techniques
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Writing Help with Audrey
Tuesday, February 13, & 27, 2024
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Have a book report due? Need someone to proofread your paper? Don’t know how to write an intro? Audrey’s here to help! A junior at Oak Knoll and resident of Chatham, Audrey has taken creative writing courses at two universities and has a true passion for writing.
Italian Conversation Group
Wednesday, February 14, & 27, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Spanish Homework Help and Conversation Practice
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Move & Groove with Miss Jolie
Thursday, February 15, 2024
10:00am – 10:30am
Thursday, February 15, 2024
10:45am – 11:15am
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting
Thursday, February 15, 2024
3:45pm – 4:45pm
Winter Animals Craft
Friday, February 16, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Do you love penguins and polar bears? How about owls and foxes? If you do, then join the library in creating winter animals out of paper towel rolls! Each child will have the opportunity to make all four animals.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Help Session
Monday, February 19, 2024
10:00am – 12:00pm
Virtual Author Talk: Jason Mott
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
You’re invited to join us as we talk to New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott about his recent novel, Hell of a Book. This magnificent work of fiction is deeply honest, and also, at times, electrically funny. It is a book that goes to the heart of racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon Black Americans and America as a whole.
Book Group: Tom Lake
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Join us in person at the library as our book group discusses Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. Everyone is welcome to attend, and you may pick up a copy of the book at the reference desk.
Read to Therapy Dogs
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Boogie Woogie Babies
Thursday, February 22, 2024
10:00am – 10:30am
Thursday, February 22, 2024
10:45am – 11:15am
PJs & Tropical Treats with Moana
Friday, February 23, 2024
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Essex Water Color Club Art Reception
Saturday, February 24, 2024
2:00pm – 3:30pm
New Jersey’s oldest watercolor organization, the Essex Water Color Club, was founded by 27 Essex County artists in 1932 to meet, teach, share ideas, discuss techniques, and to exhibit their work. Today, its membership is over 80 and represents artists from across the entire state of New Jersey.
Virtual Author Talk: Kim Scott
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Why is feedback so difficult, and how can we make it easier? The idea is simple: You don’t have to choose between being a pushover and a jerk. Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, will explain the Radical Candor feedback framework and how you can practice it today. She’ll offer practical, tactical tips for how to solicit criticism, give praise and criticism, gauge how what you’re saying is landing, and build a culture of Radical Candor. She’ll also discuss ensuring that bias, prejudice, and bullying don’t masquerade as feedback.
