Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library

  GREAT BOOK SALE OF 2015

MARCH 23

Children's Book Preview     5:30 - 8:30pm

open to children with a valid Glen Rock Library Card and accompanied by an adult. 

                                MARCH 25

Members' Preview                5:30 - 8:30pm

                  you can join at the door

               

Meditation on Monday Evenings

Tea @ 2 Book Club

Tuesday, April 14th @ 2pm

The Signature of All Things 

by Elizabeth Gilbert

 Thursday, April 16th at 7pm

Keep deer from destroying your property, learn to identify deer damage, and learn the plants and shrubs to plant that deer don't like to eat. You will receive hand-outs and other materials to help you through the Spring and Summer.

Register by phone or in person at the library.

Yak, Snack, and Read Book Club

for adults

Monday, April 20, 2015 @ 7:30pm

Love the idea of a book group, but don't want to read deep literary works? Hate the thought of having to clean your house in order to host a meeting?

This is the book club you've been looking for!

April Selection: MOLOKA'I by Alan Bennett

Pick up a copy at the reference desk. 

DEMENTIA: IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

Wednesday, April 22nd at 1pm

join us to find out about a growing epidemic

FirstLight Home Care and Glen Rock Public Library are continuing their monthly series of talks of special interest to seniors and their care givers. Presenter Tracey Lawrence, elder care expert and founder of Grand Family Planning, llc. will lead the discussion. Light refreshments will be served. 

Highlights include: normal aging vs. dementia, understanding what dementia is and the various types of dementia, treatment options, available care, impact of other illnesses on cognition, and more. 

Register by phone or in person at the library.

THE BRIDGES OF MANHATTAN

Thursday, April 23rd @ 7pm

Manhattan's first bridge, the wooden King's Bridge, opened in 1693. Today, 20 bridges link the island to the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx as well as to New Jersey. Learn how and why the most famous bridges were built. The program is illustrated with original photographs and historic images of Manhattan's iconic bridges and of the city they helped shape. 

Presented by Kevin Woyce, historian and author.

This program is made possible by the Friends of the Library.

Register by phone or in person at the library. 

He's WATCHING YOU:

a Nazi spy in Glen Rock

April 29, 2015 at 7pm

In 1942, the FBI investigated Carl Schiphorst, a Glen Rock resident, and the leader of the German American Bund. Schiphorst was suspected of being a Nazi spy. Join us to hear this fascinating story. Speaker: James C. Calaski

This program is a partnership between The Glen Rock Historical and Preservation Society and Glen Rock Library.

Please register by phone or in person at the library. Seating is limited.