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  growing and evolving world of resources and services.

The Tenafly Public Library card presents on-site access to over eighty-thousand books, compact discs, DVDs, videos, books on tape,  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-three member public libraries.  Items selected can then be sent to the Tenafly Public Library for convenient 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.

Always consult the Tenafly Borough Newsletter or our seasonal brochures for current activity listings.  You may also check the local papers.

The Library also offers a continuing roster of childrens programs that include storytimes, often with crafts, Summer Reading Programs and special Friends programs with music, marionettes, magicians, storytellers and more.  All of these programs are tied to reading and the love of books.

The Library offers indispensable professional reference and information assistance in both the Adult Reference and Childrens rooms.  Extensive collections of encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories and handbooks in many subject areas are kept up to date. Online reference resources are also extensive and available on-site and from home via the Web.

It takes only a few minutes to register for a free library card.

Stephen R. Wechtler, Library Director
201-568-7809

Soon Juhng, Assistant Director
201-568-8680

Latricia Batchelor Markle, Children's Librarian
201-568-8680

Barbara Rightmire, Supervising Library Assistant
201-568-8680

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

A Selection of ADULT/YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS

FRANCE - Slide Show

Tuesday, March 18 @1:00PM

"France:  The North and the Valley of the Loire" will be presented by photographer Frederick Dammont.

300 - The Actual Story - Slide Lecture

Wednesday, March 26 @1:00PM

A slide lecture on the last stand (480BC) of the Spartans against the Persian Empire will be presented by Ernest Kollitides, scientist and historian.

SUSAN GOLD - Author

Tuesday, April 8 @ 1:00PM & 7:30PM

The author will discuss The Eyes are the Same, her acclaimed memoir of the Holocaust in Poland and Ukraine.

PABLO NERUDA / Lecture

Tuesday, April 15 @ 2:00PM

Professor Dorothy Rudy, Tenafly poet, will present a lecture and reading titled “America’s Other Epic Poet: Pablo Neruda.”

MOROCCO / Slide/Lecture

Tuesday, April 22 @ 1:00PM

Photographer Lorraine Matys will present “Morocco: Imperial Cities and Elsewhere.” From the Atlas Mountains to the deserts, the program will focus on the natural beauty, historical cities, bazaars and historic mosques of the country.

SAVE THE DATES – BookSale!, BookSale!!, BookSale!!!

Bargains galore in hardcover and paperback books as well as media on many subjects for adults and children. All proceeds go to the Library book budget. Donations of books and media items in good condition from Tenafly residents are greatly appreciated. Drop-off point is the McCandless Room. Due to storage limits, donations cannot be accepted before April 22. We are sorry but old textbooks, magazines and incomplete sets of encyclopedias cannot be accepted.

JAZZ CONCERT

Sunday, May 4 @ 2:30PM

The Friends of the Library will present “Quintessence,” an acclaimed jazz quintet in concert in the Edna Kawulitzki Room.

THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL / Slide Lecture

Wednesday, May 7 @ 1:00PM

Art historian Vesna Mison will present a slide lecture “Painters of the Hudson River School” highlighting artists such as Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, Frederick Church and Albert Bierstadt.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 MINUTES / Slide Lecture

Tuesday, May 13 @ 1:00PM

Dr. James P. Kane will take his audience to the Great Wall of China, the breathtaking fjords of Norway, to the pyramids of Giza, the lovely Danube, and to many cities from Barcelona to Bangkok.

PURITAN ORIGINS / Book Talk

Tuesday, June 3 @ 1:00PM

Professor George McKenna of Tenafly will discuss his new book The Puritan Origins of American Patriotism. It received excellent reviews from Foreign Affairs, National Review, Financial Times Magazine and others. A book signing will follow.

 DISCUSSION GROUPS

The Foreign Policy Discussion Group meets on the first Monday of each month at 8:00PM.  Discussions are based upon, but not limited to, readings of the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association.

The afternoon Book Discussion Group with Selma Greco will meet in the Friends of the Library Room at 1:30PM on the following Thursdays:   March 27,  April 24, May 22 and June 26.  Please call the Library at 201-568-8680 for book titles.

The Great Books Foundation Reading Group with Dr. Everett Fergenson meets monthly on the first Thursday at 7:30PM in the Friends of the Library Room. 

For information on discussion groups and readings, please call the Library at 201-568-8680.  Admission is free to all programs. 

Presented by the Library’s Art Committee in the Edna Kawulitzki Gallery:

Feb./March:            “A Quiet Walk,” Oil Paintings by Alicia Chimento           

April/May:               Paintings and Mixed Media by Zhora Almosnino

June/July:                “Accretions and Effluvia,” Prints and Drawings by Despina Metaxatos

Sept./Oct.                 Tenafly Senior Center Art Showcase - 2008       

Nov./Dec.                Paintings by Tenn Lu

                                                         CONGRESSMAN'S MOBILE CONSTITUENT SERVICE

Congressman Scott Garrett's Mobile Constituent Service visits the Library on the first Monday of each month from 10:00AM until 12:00 noon in the Friends Room.

NEW NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS

Enjoy these popular titles:  Self, Real Simple, New Scientist, Shonen Jump, Natural Health, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Financial Times.

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 PROGRAMS

 Storytimes are presented Mondays at 6:00PM, Wednesdays at 2:00PM, and Thursdays at 11:00AM for children ages 3 to 5.

Read to Dogs Program – Four days each week school children from Tenafly come to the Library to read to trained certified therapy dogs. These dogs don’t jump or bark, but listen politely and reassuringly. The program is geared to improve children’s literary skills. It also welcomes young readers with speech impediments, those with pronunciation trouble because English is their second language, and those who are not confident readers. Please call the Children’s Department for information.

 Please call the Children's Room at 201-568-8680.

Check flyers and the Children's Room blog @ http://tenaflylibrary.blogspot.com for lots more detail and for special programs supported by the Friends of the Library.

Programs are open to all ages - free admission.

REFERENCE

      The Library is now making 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 the public computer in the Reference Room as well as on microfilm.
    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.  Before his death, longtime Tenafly resident Albert Stone donated the newspapers in their original paper format.

GRANT

        In 2006-2007 the Library  received a  NJ Department of Community Affairs Livable Communities Grant to purchase materials including books, DVDs and CDs on the cultures of countries of the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.Titles address a broad range of cultural subjects including folklore, crafts, literature, travel and etiquette, cooking and food, history, business, current events and more. All materials for both adults and children may be borrowed. Items acquired through the Grant are identified by bright yellow “Lamp of Learning” spine labels and may be located on the new book shelves. For further information, please ask the Reference Librarian.

  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 Friends of the Library Room, grows each year through the very generous bequest of Helen Miller Gould Mitchell who taught in the  Tenafly School District and died in 1983.

BCCLS CATALOG TUTORING

Tenafly residents, do you need help using the BCCLS Catalog?  Please ask the Reference Librarian to schedule a 30 minute personal appointment.

 Click on links below for more information on adult and children's services.

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