Madison Public Library March 2024
All lecture programs are online via Zoom unless stated otherwise. You will receive Zoom instructions and online meeting information in your registration confirmation email in addition to a reminder email prior to the date of the program. Please register at madisonnjlibrary.org.
Adult Open Craft Night
Monday, March 4th 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Held at Madison Community Art Center, 10 Kings Road
Have no time or space to finish up all those craft projects? Take n Makes waiting to be assembled? You are not alone! Join us for some quiet time away from the kids and the dirty dishes. Relax with friends and fellow crafters. Bring along anything you want to work on or enjoy doing the craft I will provide, just in case.
Mary Todd Lincoln: Her Life, Times, and Tragedies
Tuesday, March 5th @ 7 p.m.
Join historian Greg Caggiano for an examination of the life, times, and tragedies of Mary Todd Lincoln. Participants will learn about her early life, marriage to Abraham Lincoln and her effects on his presidency, as well as a focus on reevaluating popular misconceptions about her mental health following his assassination and other deaths throughout her life.
How To Read a Painting with Art Historian Mallory Mortillaro
Thursday, March 7th @ 7 p.m.
Have you ever looked at a painting and wished you could understand it more? This lecture serves as a guide to basic visual analysis. We will review some of the more common symbols and tropes seen in western painting. This lecture provides examples and practice in visual and contextual analysis while examining a variety of artworks. Join us in unpacking these paintings, improving our visual literacy, and increasing our appreciation of art!
Empowering Women Through Financial Empowerment
Thursday, March 14th @ 7 p.m.
Statistics show that women generally live longer than men, women are more likely than men to live alone and there are more older women than men. What should women be aware of concerning their investments, safe investing and how to avoid fraud? Learn this and much more from Arlene.
This talk will be lead by Arlene Ferris-Waks, Director, Complaints and Investor Outreach of the New Jersey Bureau of Securities in the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General.
New Jersey State Parks with Photographer Kevin Woyce
Tuesday, March 19th @ 7 p.m.
Some of New Jersey’s most exciting history can be found in our more than two dozen State Parks.
Old names such as Wawayanda and Hopatcong remind us of the Lenni Lenape, or “Original People.” Historic battlefields recall New Jersey’s perilous years as “the Crossroads of the American Revolution.” Abandoned forges still speak of our first great industry, and we can trace the beginnings of our transportation network in the paths of the Morris and the Delaware & Raritan Canals.
The slide show includes original photographs of many of New Jersey’s beautiful state parks, plus vintage images of historic people, places, and events.
