Thursday, March 28, 2013

April At the Caldwell Free Public Library

April at the Caldwell Public Library

We have a great line-up of events here at the Caldwell Public Library this April. Stop in, check us out, and enjoy some fun.


April 8, 15, 22, 29 & May 6
10:00—11:30 AM
Knitting with
Ronni Strell

The Caldwell College Life Long Learning Institute and the Caldwell Free Public Library have teamed up to once again offer a series of Knitting classes. You must call 973-618-3543 to register.

April 8, Noon
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Lunch & Learn

We’ll serve a light lunch and show the documentary Paper Clips

This provocative documentary shows that as a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis . Reservations required.


April 9, 6:30 PM
Judith Ennis
Photography Reception

We’ll have a reception to honor the work of Judith Ennis, which will be on display in the Reading Room during the Month of April. 
Red Sails at Sunset by Judith Ennis



April 10, 6:00 PM
Pizza & a Movie Night
Enchanted April

During the summer of 1922, a group of women rent a castle in Italy to escape their troubled lives in London.  This lavish film is a joy to behold. Reservations required. Please call 973-226-2837.



April 11, 6:30 PM
Poet Sandra Duguid
Caldwell College
Poetry Project

Come celebrate National Poetry Month with poet Sandra Duguid from Caldwell College. She’ll be reading from her new collection, Pails Scrubbed Silver.
Sandra Duguid


April 14—20
National Library Week


April 14-20 is National Library Week! We kick off the week with Food for Fines, where we'll accept non-perishable food for the Caldwell Food Pantry in lieu of fines. For every 1.00 in overdue fines, bring in something that can be contributed and we'll remove the fine. We'll also accept donations for the Pantry that week.



Tuesday, April 16  
6:30 PM

Stephen Baker, author of  Final Jeopardy, will speak about his New Jersey Council for the Humanities Honor Book. Come hear the amazing story of Watson, the computer that competed on Jeopardy! 

Stephen Baker


Wednesday, April 17 
6:30 PM

 

Highlights of a Century: Grover Cleveland Park at 100, presented by Richard Cummings

Thursday, April 18  
6:30 PM

 Violinist Nancie Lederer and cellist Allegra Whiting will be performing this evening. Come listen to their beautiful music and help us honor our volunteers on this Volunteer Appreciation Night. We have some dedicated people who help us behind the scenes, and we'd like to pay tribute to them with a special concert event.






April 24, 6:30 PM
Hudson River School of American Painting


 




This unique art talk and slide show, presented by Anne Cummings, will highlight the Hudson River School of painting.

For more information on these or any other programs, please visit the library or call us at 973-226-2837. You can find us on the web at www.caldwellpl.org and you can Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CaldwellPublicLibrary


Wednesday, March 6, 2013

On Tuesday, March 5th, members of the Caldwell Public Library Foundation, the Caldwell Borough Council, and the Library Board of Trustees came together to celebrate the purchase of 10 new public access computers for the Caldwell Free Public Library.


Front Row (R to L) Linda Havel – Caldwell Library Foundation, Maureen Mingle– Caldwell Library Foundation and Donor Bob Markman
Second Row (R to L) Nancy Caplan - Caldwell Library Board President,  Susan Gartland – Caldwell Library Foundation President, Sue Panzano– Caldwell Library Foundation, Adele Puccio - Caldwell Library Director, Linda Stewart– Caldwell Library Foundation, Cathy McHugh – Caldwell Library Foundation and Wendy Callaghan - Caldwell Library Board


Back Row(R to L) Caldwell Councilman Rich Hauser,  Caldwell Mayor Ann Dassing, John Donovan - Caldwell Library Board, Caldwell Councilman Frank Rodgers, Caldwell Councilman Edward Durkin, Jr., Paul Kotlewski– Caldwell Library Foundation and Edith LeChac- Caldwell Library Board.
The Foundation raised the $12,000 for the computers at the Mayors' Legacy for Literacy Gala held last November. With many budget reductions over the past 5 years, the Library has not been able to keep up with many of the necessary technology changes. Our older public computers were more than 6 years old, out of warranty, and frequently out of order. We average 700 hours of computer use a month by our patrons, and we want to be able to provide everyone with fast, up-to-date technology.
We're grateful to the Foundation, and to Mayor Dassing and the Gala Committee, for all of their hard work. Fundraising isn't easy in the best of times, and it is gratifying to see how this town came together to help the Library with our needs. 
 We invite everyone to come in and try out our new computers. Our first visitors last night were amazed at how fast they were.
Adele Puccio -  Caldwell Library Director, Nancy Caplan - Caldwell Library Board President,  Susan Gartland – Former Caldwell Mayor and Caldwell Library Foundation President and Caldwell Mayor Ann Dassing
Some of our new computers. They are Dell 9010s, custom configured for Public Library use.