The Mountainside Public Library is located at 1 Constitution Plaza, Mountainside, NJ. To register for these programs, stop into the library or call 908-233-0115.
The Mountainside Public Library has scheduled the following programs for April and early May. The Library will be closed on Friday, April 14 in observance of Good Friday.
“Book Sale”
The Friends of the Library will be conducting their annual Spring Book Sale in the Library’s Community Room this month. Donation drop off begins on Saturday, April 22 and continues until Wednesday, April 26 during the Library’s open hours. There will be a preview sale for Mountainside residents on Thursday, April 27 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM. The Book Sale runs on Friday, April 28 and Saturday April 29, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a “Bag Day” sale on Monday, May 1. Donations of new and gently used books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, puzzles and games are requested.
Tuesday Night Movies.
Light between the Oceans (2016, PG-13) will be shown on April 11. On April 18, we will screen Hacksaw Ridge (2016, R). Due to the Book Sale, there will be no movie shown on April 25. Showtime is 6:00 PM for each movie.
Brown Bag Academy.
“A Virtual Stroll through the Medieval Masterpieces of the Met Cloisters”, with Mike Norris,
Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 PM.
Why a medieval art museum in North Manhattan? Discover the answer within the origins of the Met Cloisters as well as its unique collection of medieval architecture and individual works of art. Mike Norris, Ph.D., spent twenty years at the Cloisters Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and has lectured on trips all over the world.
“Guided Meditation for Inner Peace”
Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 PM.
Join Sally Younghans each month as we explore the most talked about evidence based meditation techniques for inner peace, overall well-being and stress reduction. This month’s topic is “Meet your Wisdom Keeper”, a guided meditation technique to tap into your inner wisdom and peace.
“Opera on Film Series”
Friday, April 21 at 1:00 PM.
Friday Operas on Film series, sponsored by the T. Robel Hill Foundation and presented by Mena Clemson. This month we will present Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky. Filmed on location in St. Petersburg in 1958, this motion picture was directed by Roman Tikhomiron. The roles of Tatiana and Levsky were sung by Galina Vishnevskaya and Anton Grigoriev, respectively. The Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre was conducted by Boris Khaikin.
“Saturday Musical Getaways: Folk Songs of World War I”
with Adam Miller, Saturday, May 6 at 2:00 PM. One of the premier autoharpists in the world, Adam Miller has distinguished himself as a master of non-fiction storytelling and as one of the great interpreters of American folksongs. A performer who enlightens as well as entertains, he points out fascinating connections between events in history and the songs that survived them, emphasizing the importance of history as a story well told. His family concerts are as enjoyable for children as they are for parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. In a return engagement at the Library, his concert is about the 70 million military personnel who participated in the First World War (1914-1918) – “The War to End All Wars” and the songs they sung. Many of the songs from this conflict have become part of the English-language oral tradition.
To register for these programs, stop into the library or call 908-233-0116.
