Great Courses: Turning Points in Modern History

Thursday, October 29

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Thursday, October 15th and October 29th at 10:00 am. Turning Points in Modern History takes you on a far-reaching journey around the globe to shed light on how two dozen of the top discoveries, inventions, political upheavals, and ideas since 1400 have shaped the modern world. Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius Ph.D. will be our guide. View each episode on your own prior to our online discussion of the topics. These episodes are available for viewing using the library’s streaming service Kanopy.

October 15th 1433—The Great Voyages of Admiral Zheng He (Episode 1) 1453—The Fall of Constantinople (Episode 2) 1455—Gutenberg’s Print Revolution (Episode 3)

October 29th 1492—The Columbian Exchange (Episode 4) 1600—The British East India Company (Episode 5) 1648—The Treaty of Westphalia (Episode 6)

If you have not previously created an account with Kanopy, first set up your account through the library’s website so you have a free subscription.

To join Reference Librarian June Hesler for these live online discussions through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE. If you have previously signed up for a Great Courses program you do not need to request an invite. You are already invited.

QiGong with Steve Goldstein live on Zoom

QiGong with Steve Goldstein live on Zoom

Tuesday, September 28

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

SPANISH CONVERSATIONS with María-Cristina Sánchez on Zoom - EVENT FULL

SPANISH CONVERSATIONS with María-Cristina Sánchez on Zoom – EVENT FULL

Wednesday, September 29

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Wednesday, September 1st, 15th, 29th. October 13th & 27th at 9:30 am. Join María-Cristina Sánchez and hone your Spanish skills. Ms Sánchez will propose discussion topics in Spanish for each session, providing participants with the opportunity to clarify pronunciation and meaning of words and expressions in an informal and relaxed environment. Participants should speak Spanish at an intermediate to advanced level and not be native speakers of Spanish. Ms. Sánchez is a native Spanish-speaker originally from Ecuador and has studied languages in Quito, Boston, Paris and Vienna.*By signing up you are committing to all sessions.

A Younger Matisse at the Met, 1869-1906 with Michael Norris on Zoom

A Younger Matisse at the Met, 1869-1906 with Michael Norris on Zoom

Thursday, September 30

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursday, September 30th at 7:00 pm. Henri Emile Benoît Matisse (1869-1954), an artist famed for his original use of line and color, compared his artistic development to the growth of a seed. We will trace that growth in Matisse’s life story until his mid-thirties, especially through art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He came by the seed metaphor naturally, he was the son of a seed merchant in a northern French town. Despite his conservative appearance and work habits, Matisse continually absorbed new ideas as he worked in Paris and the South of France. We will leave Matisse as he becomes a leader of the “Fauves” or “Wild Beasts” (whose paintings expressed emotion in wild, often dissonant colors), wishing him well for the remaining 48 years of his career.

Mike got his BA in classics from the University of California at San Diego and his MA in classics and Ph.D. in art history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He spent twenty years at the Cloisters Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and has lectured all over the world. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.

To join Michael Norris for this live online discussion through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE

QiGong with Steve Goldstein live on Zoom

QiGong with Steve Goldstein live on Zoom

Saturday, October 2

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 am. No registration required. Join certified QiGong teacher Steve Goldstein and learn about the ancient Chinese form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times and can be performed by just about anyone. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Steve has trained with some of the leading experts in the fields of Energy Medicine, Reiki, Shamanism, Qigong, and Acupressure.

To join Steve Goldstein for this live event through Zoom, request an invite by clicking HERE.

Take-Home Craft of the Week: Moon & Stars

Take-Home Craft of the Week: Moon & Stars

Monday, September 20 - September 27

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ages 3 and up. From Monday, September 20th until we run out. Make a shiny night sky with foil. Materials needed at home: glue or tape, and scissors. Take home craft kits will be available for pick-up inside the Children’s room entrance on a first come, first serve basis from 10am-4pm Monday until we run out.

Take-Home Craft of the Week: Hamster Wheel

Take-Home Craft of the Week: Hamster Wheel

Monday, September 27 - October 4

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ages 3 and up. From Monday September 27th until we run out. Color in an adorable hamster and build their wheel. Materials need at home: crayons or colored pencils, glue, scissors. Take home craft kits will be available for pick-up inside the Children’s room entrance on a first come, first serve basis from 10am-4pm Monday until we run out.

Very Berry Storytime in Constitution Park

Very Berry Storytime in Constitution Park

Monday, September 27

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Registration required. Ages 3-4 with adult. Monday, September 27th at 3:45 pm. From Jamberry by Bruce Degen to Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, we’ll explore the best berry literature out there, enjoy some berries and do a craft.

Click here to register

Silly Stories with Linnea In Constitution Park

Silly Stories with Linnea In Constitution Park

Tuesday, September 28

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Registration required. Ages 5-7. Tuesday, September 21 and 28th at 3:45 pm (Weather Permitting).

September 21 – Bake a Cake Storyime Register here

September 28 – Pizza Party Storytime! Register here

Banned Book in a Bottle

Banned Book in a Bottle

Sunday, September 26 - October 2

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Month of September. Banned Books Week (Sept 26 – Oct 2) draws attention to the harms of censorship. We are celebrating the freedom to read with a book-in-a-bottle contest. A popular YA book has been shredded and put into a bottle. Teens are invited to stop by The Loft, take a look at the shreds, and guess which book it is. All correct entries will be entered into a raffle for a $25 Bango Bowls gift card!

National Chocolate Milk Day

National Chocolate Milk Day

Monday, September 27

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Monday, September 27 at 3- 4pm. Grades 6 and up. Coming to study at the library? Stop by The Loft for a quick snack in celebration of National Chocolate Milk Day!

There are no programs at this time

There are no programs at this time

There are no programs at this time