Adult Events

Lecture on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Gardens with Marta McDowell

Chatham author and gardener, Marta McDowell will speak about her recent book, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder:  The Frontier That Inspired the Little House Books on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 pm.  Marta presents Laura’s deep connection with nature and the land living on the farms she and her family settled while traveling from the Northeast to the Midwest.   Following the wagon trail of Laura’s life featured in The Little House books, we become inspired by her letters and diaries expressing her love for the landscapes that made her world.  Please join us.

Gen Y and Others Networking Group

Gen Y Networking Group is a forum dedicated to Generation Y young adults and others interested in job search, networking, and career development.  Meetings will take place on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, May 2 and 16 at 7 pm, and all are welcome to attend.

ESL - English as a Second Language

For anyone wanting to improve their English language skills, we are starting our first ever ESL program.  The program will be conducted by Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) and volunteer tutors for 8 weeks on Thursdays from May 3 through June 21.  Further sessions may be offered depending on demand.  Students will be divided into small groups by skill level.  Books and other learning materials will be provided.  The program is free – all you need is a commitment to learn!

Registration required.  Register online, in person, or call 973‑635‑0603.

Song and Dance of the Roaring Twenties with Christine DeLeon

Christine DeLeon, singer and composer, will present an educational music program featuring some of the most beloved songs of the “Jazz Age” accompanied by her ukulele here Saturday, May 5 at 2 pm.  She will also include information about American culture and significant musical icons of the decade.  Ms. DeLeon is the winner of the 2014 Recording Artists Development Singing Contest, and the 2008 New Jersey Folk Festival Songwriting Competition.  Please join us.

Art Show with George Polazzi

George Polazzi of Bloomingdale, NJ will exhibit his nature and landscape watercolor paintings here through May.  An opening reception, sponsored by the Friends of The Library, will be held on Sunday, May 6 at 2:15 pm.  The public is invited to attend.  Mr. Polazzi is a retired art teacher from Weehawken High School and is a member of the Essex Water Color Club, and the Ringwood Manor Art Association.

© George Polazzi

Lecture: Martin Luther King, Newark, and the Cool Spring of 1968

Mark Krasovic, assistant professor and Interim Director of the Clement A. Price Institute at Rutgers University in Newark, will hold a lecture featuring Newark in the late 60’s during the rise of black power and violence.  Examining events often overshadowed by great attention paid to the uprising of 1967, the first National Conference on Black Power held in Newark after the riots, Martin Luther King’s visit to Newark in March 1968, and the aftermath of his assassination, this lecture will offer new historical perspectives of Newark, black power, and the legacy of the 1960’s.  Please join us Tuesday, May 8 at 7 pm.  You may sign up online or call the library at 973-635-0603.

ESL - English as a Second Language

For anyone wanting to improve their English language skills, we are starting our first ever ESL program.  The program will be conducted by Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) and volunteer tutors for 8 weeks on Thursdays from May 3 through June 21.  Further sessions may be offered depending on demand.  Students will be divided into small groups by skill level.  Books and other learning materials will be provided.  The program is free – all you need is a commitment to learn!

Registration required.  Register online, in person, or call 973‑635‑0603.

Arcade Weekend

This great event is for all gamers out there – teenagers, children and their parents, whole families. There will be many systems set up to play, from the original Atari, Nintendo, and Sega consoles to newer systems like the Wii U. Stop by on Friday, May 11 between 3 and 5:30 pm and/or Saturday, May 12 from 9:30 am to 4 pm.

In Memory of Alexander Butta

Library of The Chathams Rules of Conduct policy prohibits leaving a child under the age of ten years unattended in the building. Click here for full policy text.

Arcade Weekend

This great event is for all gamers out there – teenagers, children and their parents, whole families. There will be many systems set up to play, from the original Atari, Nintendo, and Sega consoles to newer systems like the Wii U. Stop by on Friday, May 11 between 3 and 5:30 pm and/or Saturday, May 12 from 9:30 am to 4 pm.

In Memory of Alexander Butta

Library of The Chathams Rules of Conduct policy prohibits leaving a child under the age of ten years unattended in the building. Click here for full policy text.

Meditation Class with Jean Leigh

Jean Leigh, practiced meditation teacher, will present a guided meditation class Saturday, May 12 at 10 am.  This class will introduce walking meditation by concentrating on and experiencing deeply the feeling of lifting one’s foot, feeling the foot moving through the air, and planting one’s foot.  The process is done as slowly as possible, ignoring outside stimulation.  Those wishing to attend may sign up online or call the library at 973-635-0603.