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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, 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 ADULT PROGRAMS – SPRING 2007
Join Ernest A. Kollitides, scientist and historian, in a slide-illustrated lecture titled “The Byzantine Empire: The Unrivaled 1000 Year History of an Empire.”
JEAN COCTEAU, THE GREAT GENIUS / Lecture |
Tuesday, April 17 @ 2:00PM | Professor Dorothy Belle Pollack will lecture on Cocteau, a genius in so many fields. He was a poet, a dramatist, a designer, an artist, an illustrator and a musician.
ROAD TO BULGARIA / Slide Talk |
Wednesday, April 25 @ 1:00PM | “Road to Bulgaria” – a slide talk by photographer Lorraine Matys – will focus on her 3,500 kilometer drive through Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and back to Hungary as she visited the ruins of medieval fortified towns, ancient rock monasteries and so much more.
THE GHOSTS OF CAPE MAY / Lecture |
Wednesday, May 16 @ 1:00PM | Author and medium Craig McManus will talk about the ghosts of Cape May and his years of paranormal research in America’s oldest and most haunted seaside resort, Cape May, NJ.
LEONARDO DA VINCI / Slide Lecture |
Tuesday, May 22 @ 1:00PM | Join art historian Vesna Mison as she focuses on the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo, who painted himself into many of his paintings, also communicated messages in them. The lecture will consider his rivalry with Michelangelo, his work for the French King Francois I and much more. SAVE THE DATES – BookSale!, BookSale!!, BookSale!!!
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12 Noon to 4:00PM | Bargains galore in hardcover and paperback books 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 May 1. We are sorry but old textbooks, magazines and incomplete sets of encyclopedias cannot be accepted. BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
The afternoon Book Discussion Group with Selma Greco will meet in the Friends of the Library Room at 1:30PM on the following Thursdays: February 22, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28.
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. Please call the Library for the readings. LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Presented by the Library’s Art Committee in the Edna Kawulitzki Room: February/March: Still Life and Landscape Oil Paintings by Lynn Tobias April/May: Mixed Media by Sung Ho Choi June/July: Oil, Tempura, Acrylic on Canvas by Michael Gaspar HELPFUL MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS Enjoy these popular titles: Signature Kitchens and Baths, Taste of Home’s Light & Tasty, Antiques Roadshow Insider, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, Health After 50, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, Morningstar (mutual funds), Value Line (stocks), Health and Nutrition Letter, and Outlook(stocks). ANNOUNCING 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.Check flyers and our website 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 The Library has received a 2005 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 – SPRING For A New Author 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 TUTORINGTenafly 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.Links |