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Friday Morning Group (Fridays, 10:00 a.m. in the Library Auditorium)

The Friday Morning Group 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
May 9	"In My Mother's Kitchen" / Sue Ann Kogan / interactive presentation of authentic memorabilia from the 1940s - 1950s / video, demonstrations, talk
May 16	"Fun and Fame with Dorothy Parker / Professor Dorothy Belle Pollack / lecture
May 23	No meeting. Memorial Day Weekend.
May 30	Water Supply, Quality and Conservation / Sonja Clark / United Water NJ / talk, video & PowerPoint presentation
June 6	Trip to Highlands Mansion and Gardens and Morris Aboretum (details)
June 13	No meeting. Book sale.
June 20	"Women in Film" / Fort Lee Film Commission / lecture, film clips
June 27	"The Revolutionary War in Bergen County" / Carol Karels, Leonia historian, editor / 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
May 19, 2008	The Gathering	by Anne Enright
June 23, 2008	The Yiddish Policemen's Union	by Michael Chabon

"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 Concert Series
New Concert Series will start in September

Film Series  

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

The Friends' Foreign Film Series
May 14	Innocent Voices	Spanish w. English subtitles
May 28	Molière	French w. English subtitles

Innocent Voices: 2004 El Salvadoran drama. Rated R for violence and language. Runtime is 120 minutes.

Plot Summary: A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him. The film, based on Director Oscar Orlando Torres' memoir as an 11-year-old Salvadoran where 12-year-olds were snatched by the army from buses, schools, and villages, given guns and told to fight.

The Washington Post says "good memoirs don't emanate from the head; they spring directly from the unencumbered hearts. Without this primacy of feeling, they're worthless. Innocent Voices depicts a Salvadoran civil war of gimlet-eyed, American-funded soldiers against genial, guitar-strumming guerrillas..." as a young boy remembers it.

The descriptions don't capture the life-force qualities of this movie. I found this film rewarding viewing, full of vibrant life-force.

Molière: 2007 French comedy. French with English subtitles. Running time is 120 minutes.

Plot Summary: The playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, is thrown into debtors' prison early on in his career. Following his release from prison, there exists a gap of several months. That gap can be accounted for, according to the film's distributor, as follows:

"Released from prison, French actor-playwright Molière (Romain Duris) learns his freedom was secured by the wealthy but talentless Jourdain (Fabrice Luchini), who wants his help in putting on a play to seduce a comely young widow. Molière agrees but must pose as a priest to hide his benefactor's secret motives from the household females - including Jourdain's beautiful wife. Laura Morante co-stars in this period comedy set in 17th-century Paris."

This description, while accurate, neglects to mention the delightful plot twists, the gorgeous costumes and interiors, and the stunning French countryside.

Internet Training

Half-hour sessions 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 or 2:00 pm

ESL Conversation Group

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.