Raritan Public LibraryNewsletter

November/December Edition 2014

Regular HoursMonday 10 am to 8 pmTuesday 10 am to 6 pmWednesday 10 am to 8 pmThursday 10 am to 8 pmFriday 10 am to 5 pmSaturday 10 am to 3 pm

Exciting News!!!! Raritan Public Library has just acquired another museum pass program for its patrons to the Da Vinci Science center in Allentown, PA. The pass allows 2 adults and 4 children into the Science Center free of charge. Open daily, the Da Vinci Center shows visitors how much fun science can be with plenty of hands on exhibits. Opening October 11th, 2014 and running through January 19th, 2015, “Be the Dinosaur” a traveling exhibit will be featured. The Da Vinci Science Center is located at 3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass in Allentown, PA. For more information about the Da Vinci Science center or on the other museum pass programs offered (Grounds for Sculpture and the Morris Museum), please call the Library at (908)725-0413.

Library Board of TrusteesRon Rispoli: President, Bruce Doorly: Vice President, Linda Harwood: Treasurer, Rachel Zack: Secretary,

Sharon Forte, Susan Sappington, Justin BoyleAnn Marie Mead: Superintendent Alternate,

Jo-Ann Liptak: Mayor, Mary J. Paese: Director

Board of Trustees meeting held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.at the Library. Board meeting minutes are available to the public by request.

54 East Somerset Street - Raritan, New Jersey 08869 (908)725~0413 www.raritanlibrary.org

Adult ProgramsRegistration is required - Call the Library or Sign Up for Programs at the Circulation

Irving Berlin’s “Holiday Inn” MovieThursday, December 4th @6:30 pm

Raritan Library is showing the 1942 musical (Blu~ray version) starring screen legends Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire who sing and dance their way into your heart in one of the most timeless holiday classics ever. Featuring the Academy Award winning song “White Christmas”. Running time 100

min. Refreshments served. Registration required.

Movie Night: Heaven is for RealThursday, November 13th @6:00pm

Sign up to see this highly popular 2014 film, based on the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Book "Heaven is for Real", which recounts the story of a small-town father who must find the conviction to share his young son's extraordinary life changing experience with the world. Greg Kinnear stars as Todd Burpo, the real-life father

whose son Colton claims to have visited heaven in a near death experience. Running time: 1 hour 40 min. Refreshments served. Registration is required.

“Furniture Painting” ClassThursday, November 6th @6:00pm

Join Irene Mortko as she demonstrates a painting technique using a new product called “chalky finish” paint. Chalky finish paint has a unique chalk matte

finish that creates beautiful, vintage décor pieces. It’s a great product for painting old furniture or for flea market finds.

The paint adheres to wood, ceramics, canvas, fabrics, terra cotta, metal, glass and most plastics. Learn a new painting technique and practice it at the Library.

Register for this free and fun class!

November is Native American Month

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Raritan Public Library has set up a special display of Native American artifacts in our Library’s “museum showcase”. Stop by the Library to see an

array of beautiful authentic Indian articles most of which are loaned by Mr. Frank Tropiano.

Adult Programs

Staff PicksAdult:~ Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly~ Stars Go Blue by L. Pritchett~ De Potter’s Grand Tour by J. Scott~ Leaving Time by J. Picoult~ Jeter Unfiltered by D. Jeter~ The Lobster Kings by A. Zentner

Teens/YA:~Blue Lily, Lily Blue by M. Stiefvater~Rain by A. Sun~Four by Veronica Roth~On Two Feet And Wings by Abbas Kazerooni

Juvenile:~ Flashlight by L. Boyd ~ Brown Girl Dreaming by J.Woodson~ Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

by K. Rundell~Wild Child by Lynn Plourde

DVDs:~ Fed Up~ Fault In Our Stars~ Chef~Blended ~GMO OMG

1-on-1 Computer, Resume and E-Book ClassesThe library offers 1 on 1 classes for those who need help learning the basics of computers, writing a resume, filling out an online application, or setting up your e-reader for e-books. Scheduling is flexible and you can come back for as many classes as you need. The best part is... this is all free. The Raritan Public Library knows that technology keeps evolving and it can be hard for some people to keep up or even get started with how advanced things have become. We will

help you learn how to attach photos to e-mails, explain to you the basics of MS Word, help you write a good resume, and more. Brendan is patient and willing to walk you through this step by step at your own pace. Call the Library or stop

by to set up a class today and don't be shy.

Holiday Celebration/American Boychoir Performance December 11th, 2014@ 6:30pm

Join us for a holiday celebration at the Raritan Public Library including a special choir performance by a smaller group of 10 members from the

American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey. The Boychoir regularly performs around the country and internationally with

distinguished orchestras. Festivities begin at 6:00 pm; performance at 6:30 pm. Registration is required.

Registration is required - Call the Library or Sign Up for Programs at the Circulation

Thank you to all our patrons who voted for Raritan Public Library as "One of the Best" Libraries in the annual Courier News Reader's Choice Contest. It is

our pleasure to serve the community!