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9:00 - 5:00
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12:30 - 5:30


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Programs: The Isabelle & Sol Hermalyn Lecture Series Internet Training
  Film Series Music On A Sunday Afternoon
  Book Discussion Group ESL Conversation Group
     
 

Library Programs

Calendar View of Library Programs
     
The Isabelle & Sol Hermalyn Lecture Series
(Fridays, 10:00 a.m. in the Library Auditorium)

The isabelle & Sol Hermalyn Lecture Series holds meetings September through June.  The meetings are attuned to the senior citizen with an intellectual bent.  Admission is free.

Meetings start at 10 am with a thirty minute cake and coffee socializing session. This is followed by prominent lecturers in the fields of art, music, science, literature, history, and travel addressing the group.  Meetings are open to all; no registration is necessary (except for trips).

To find out the topics of each meeting, please check our Program Schedule.  

Program Schedule
Feb. 10 "Paul Robeson, A Chautauqua" / Marvin Jefferson -- actor, director, educator / first person hsitorical characterization. This program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a State partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Feb. 17 "Living With New Jersey Black Bears" / NJ Department of Environmental Protection: Division of Fish and Wildlife / screening of documentary film
Feb. 24 Exploring African Art / Newark Museum Speakers Bureau / PowerPoint slide-lecture

Book Discussion Group

The book discussion group meets on Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the library.  Books to be discussed are chosen by the group.  If you wish to register for the group or need a copy of the book, contact the Reference Department of the library at 201-837-4171.

Book Discussion for Morning Group
February 27, 2012 The Story of Lucy Gault By William Trevor
March 26, 2012 The widower's Tale By Julia Glass
April 23, 2012 The Wilderness By Samantha Harvey


"Music On A Sunday Afternoon" Concert Series

Concert Series is held from September to April each year at the auditorium of the Teaneck Public Library.  It is sponsored by The Friends of the Teaneck Public Library.  All concerts starts at 3:00 p.m.  Admission is free.

MUSIC ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
February 5, 2012 Adelphi Chamber Orchestra Players
March 18, 2012 All Seasons Chamber Players
April 22, 2012 Musical Salute to Molly Picon, Star of the Yiddish Theatre with Diane Cypkin

Film Series  

Film Series is sponsored by The Friends of the Teaneck Public Library.  Auditorium seating for each film opens at 6:30 pm on a first-come, first-served basis. The film starts at 7:00 to accommodate a short discussion afterward.  All dates are Wednesdays.  Admission is free. 

Friends of Teaneck Library Upcoming Themes and Films
Feb. 8 Me and Orson Welles English
Feb. 22 Terribly Happy Danish w. English subtitles

Internet Training

Half-hour sessions for Teaneck residents on the use of the Internet, including the Web catalog, periodical databases, job searches, email accounts, or mouse exercise, are held in the Reference Room.

Internet Training
Tuesdays 10:00 am
Saturdays 10:00 am

ESL One-on-one Tutoring and ESL Conversation Group

The Teaneck Public Library would like to inform the public that it will once again be making one-on-one English-As-A-Second Language (ESL) instruction available to its residents. Registration is required – any Teaneck residents who are interested in the program should call Carol Anderson or Tobey Weiss at the library at 201-837-4171.

An ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Group is held every Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the Library auditorium.  This practice group is open to anyone who would like to improve his or her English skills by actively participating in group conversation led by Literacy Volunteers of America trained tutors.  No pre-registration is necessary, and the group is not limited to Teaneck residents.

Programs for Children

The Children's Department of Teaneck Public Library provides various kinds of children's program.  For more information, please check our Children's Department webpages.


Teaneck Public Library
840 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel.: (201) 837-4171, Fax: (201) 837-0410