Events

Yoga Storytime with Miss Jenn

For preschoolers and their caregivers

No registration required

Practice yoga poses to go with yoga stories.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library

Blood Pressure Screening

No appointment necessary, just stop by the library between 11 am and noon.

ESL (English as a Second Language)

For those wanting to improve their English language skills, this series of classes spans 8 weeks from September 13 to November 1.  The program will be conducted by Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) and volunteer tutors.  Students will be divided into small groups by skill level.  The program is free – all you need is a commitment to learn!  Register online, in person, or call 973-635-0603.

Comic Book Creation Workshop with Comic Book Artist Doug Baron

Grades 6 to 12

Limit: 20 students      Registration required

Learn the basics of telling a story through a series of pictures. You will begin to think of each drawing as being viewed through an imaginary camera using different camera angles. Lighting, word balloons, sound effects and inking will be demonstrated as well. Doug will help you create and design your own characters.

Sponsored by Friends of the Library

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop at the library, or sign up online right here.

Video Game Club

Grades 6 to 12

Stop by to play Super Smash Bros. on the big screen!

Drop-In Storytime

All Ages (Families)

No Registration Required

Art Show with Ed Schuh

Chatham resident, Ed Schuh will hold a show of his watercolor, oil, and mixed media landscape and nature paintings here through October. Mr. Schuh has been a professional artist for over 35 years and is a graduate of Seton Hall University, and the Newark School for Fine and Industrial Art. He is the past president of The Chatham Art League, and a member of the Drew Art Association, and the Essex Water Color Club. An opening reception, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, will be held on Sunday, October 7 from 2:15 to 4 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Babies Storytime

24 months and younger

Registration required

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop in the Children’s Room, or sign up online right here