TENAFLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Tenafly Public Library is a community center for learning, culture and entertainment. Within its four walls and reaching beyond with public Internet access, the Tenafly Public Library offers a constantly growing and evolving world of resources and services.
The Tenafly Public Library card presents on-site access to over eighty-thousand books, compact discs, videos, books on tape, DVDs, CD ROMs and magazines for adults, young adults, and children. Through its membership in the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS), Tenafly cardholders may also borrow, via the Web or in-person, materials from the collections of seventy-four member public libraries. Items selected can then be sent to the Tenafly Public Library for pickup.
There is always something going on at the Library – be it a lecture, slideshow, book discussion group, art exhibit, historical display or Friends of the Library concert on our Steinway piano, originally owned by Chico Marx.
Please consult the Tenafly Borough Newsletter or our seasonal flyers for current activity listings. You may also check the local papers.
The Library also offers children’s programs that include storytimes, often with crafts, a summer reading program and Friends programs with music, puppets, magicians, storytellers and more. All of these programs are tied to reading and the love of books. Please check the Children’s Room blog @ http://tenaflylibrary.blogspot.com for more details.
The Library offers professional reference and information assistance in both the Adult Reference and Children’s Rooms. Collections of encyclopedias, dictionaries and directories in many subject areas are kept up to date. Online reference resources are also extensive and available on-site and from home through bccls.org.
It takes only a few minutes to register for a free library card.
For further information, please contact our Library Staff:
Library Director, Stephen Wechtler – 201-568-7809 – wechtler@bccls.org
Assistant Director, Soon Juhng – 201-568-8680 – juhng@bccls.org
Children’s Librarian, Latricia Batchelor Markle – 201-568-8680 – markle@bccls.org
Adult Services Librarian, Rafat Ispahany – 201-568-8680 – rafat.ispahany@bccls.org
Adult Services Librarian, Agnes Kolben - 201-568-8680 – tenfref@bccls.org
Supervising Library Assistant, Barbara Rightmire – 201-568-8680
Links: www.bccls.org/tenafly (Library)
www.bccls.org/tenafly/kids (Children’s Room)
LIBRARY HOURS
MONDAY –- 10 – 9
TUESDAY –- 10 – 9
WEDNESDAY –- 10 – 6
THURSDAY –- 10 – 9
FRIDAY – 10 – 5
SATURDAY – 10 – 4
SUNDAY – 12 – 4 (Closed Sundays in August)
LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS
7:30 p.m. the second MONDAY of the month – unless a holiday (no meetings in July & August).
January 11, 2010
February 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
April 12, 2010
May 10, 2010
June 14, 2010
September 13, 2010
October 18, 2010
November 8, 2010
December 13, 2010
ADULT PROGRAMS
Anne Bradstreet, Poet– Tuesday, January 12, @2:00 p.m.
Poet Dorothy Rudy will present a reading and lecture title "Anne Bradstreet: The Not So Shy Puritan."
Indonesia – Slide lecture - Tuesday, January 19@ 1:00 p.m.
Photographer Lorraine Matys will present a slide lecture of her trips to Indonesia including Java and Bali.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
The afternoon Book Discussion Group with Selma Greco will meet in the Friends of the Library room at 1:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays: January 28, February 25, March 25 and April 22.
The Great Books Foundation Reading Group meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Friends of the Library room.
The Foreign Policy Discussion Group meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Discussions are based upon, but not limited to, readings of the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association.
For information on discussion groups, please call the Library at 201-568-8680. Admission is free to all programs.
LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Presented by the Library’s Art Committee in the Edna Kawulitzki Gallery:
December/January – "Light and Shadows" oils and pastels by Anne Siefert Sellinger.
February/March - "Charlie and Company" - Photographs by Peter Tilgner.
April/May - Oil Paintings of Xue Mingde.
Exhibit Cases
February - "The History of Newspapers" by Ben Levinsohn.
March - "Digital Illusions: by Christie Shin.
CONGRESSMAN’S MOBILE CONSTITUENT SERVICE
Congressman Scott Garrett’s Mobile Constituent Service visits the Library on the first Monday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Friends Room.
MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS
Enjoy these popular titles: Ancestry, Body & Soul, Eating Well, Film Comment, History Ireland, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, Mother Jones, National Parks, New Jersey Monthly, Natural Health, Parenting, Poets and Writers, Sheet Music Magazine, Tea Time and Watercolor.
WIRELESS INTERNET
Wireless Internet access is now available to patrons in all public areas of the Library. Bring your laptop, find a chair or table and enjoy this new public service.
Limitations and Disclaimers
The Library’s wireless network is not secure. Information sent to and from your laptop can be captured by anyone else with a wireless device and the appropriate software.
Library staff is not able to provide technical assistance and no guarantee can be provided that you will be able to make a wireless connection.
The Library assumes no responsibility for the safety of equipment or for laptop configurations, security, or data files resulting from connection to the Library’s network.
CHILDREN’S SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Storytimes
Winter Storytimes are aimed at children from 3 to 5 years of age. They include multiple stories on a theme. A craft activity follows. Themed storytimes are held three times a week: Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday mornings at 11:30 a.m., and Thursday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. Winter sessions will begin January 11 and conclude on June 3.
Read-to-Dogs Program
Tenafly students from K to 5th grade can sign up for a 20-minute session with one of our volunteer therapy dog teams. Volunteer handlers and their dogs will be in the Library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Please call Children's Librarian Latricia Markle @201-568-8680 to schedule a session for your child.
Special Events
February 6 @ 2:00 p.m. – Making Valentines with Sharon Gross! Ages 7+. Registration starts on January 20th. Presented by the Friends.
February 17 @ 4:00 p.m. – Cupid’s Assistant and Valentine’s Magic Show with Mark the Magician. (you WILL believe in Magic!) for all ages. Presented by the Friends.
The Children’s Room blog – http://tenaflylibraryblogspot.com has up-to-date information on all programs.
Please call the Children's Room at 201-568-8680.
Admission to all programs is free.
REFERENCE
The Library makes available to the public substantial holdings of the Tenafly Record, The Bergen Record and The Northern Valley Tribune from the late 19th century into the early years of the 20th century. These resources are available on microfilm. Please request assistance from the Reference Librarian.
Of the three newspapers, the holdings of the Tenafly Record (although not complete) offer the earliest detailed glimpse into the life of the community.
These historical newspapers will be of great interest to local historians, students for their projects, government officials, interested residents and others.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Students will enjoy browsing the young adult fiction shelves for the latest titles by popular young adult authors. The collection, located in the south wing at the end of the adult fiction area, grows each year through the generous bequest of Helen Miller Gould Mitchell who taught in the Tenafly School District and died in 1983.
BCCLS CATALOG TUTORING
Tenafly residents who need assistance using the BCCLS Catalog are invited to contact the Reference Librarian to schedule an instructional session.
SUNDAY LIBRARY SERVICE
Full library service is offered on Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Library is closed Sundays in August. Click on links below for more information on adult and children's services.
http://tenaflylibrary.blogspot.com (Children’s Room)