Note: All programs are free. Children under age ten must be accompanied by an adult at all programs. Most children's programs are drop-in, but advance sign-up is required for some as noted. Advance registration is requested for adult programs unless otherwise indicated. Register online at www.bernardsvillelibrary.org or call the library at 908-766-0118 to sign up.
March Art Exhibition
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Photographs by students of Bernards High School. Opening reception, Tuesday, March 11, 6:00-8:00 pm.
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Saturday, March 1
Saturday Story Time--10:30 am. Meets every Saturday morning. Free family program. No sign-up is needed.
Saturday Samplers--3:30 pm. Book discussion group for adults. The book under discussion will be "Unknown Man No. 89" by Elmore Leonard. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Monday, March 3
Story Time Sessions Begin. Story times for children from birth to Grade 3. Check the library website for more information. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Tuesday, March 4
Home School Parent Panel--1:30 pm. Parents who home school their children will discuss their techniques and share their knowledge of curricula, home school cooperatives and scheduling practices. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Pre-Teen Crafters--6:30 pm. Children in Grades 4-6, earn community service doing craft projects. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Wednesday, March 5
Chess Lessons for Children: Classes run on Wednesdays through March 26. Beginners at 4:15 pm; players with experience at 5:30 pm. Free. Advance registration is required.
Friday, March 7
Splendid Life Meditation--10:00 am. Enjoy guided meditation led by Fauzia Burke. Learn to manage stress, be more creative, and generally happier. Free. No sign-up is needed.
First Friday Fun--10:30 am. Nutrition facts with Kaitlyn McGowan. Free family program. No sign-up is needed.
Saturday, March 8
Self-Published Authors Day--2:00-4:00 pm: Stop by to listen to local self-published authors read from their fiction and non-fiction work. The authors are Gary Eddey (Weather House), Keith Hirshland (Cover Me Boys, I’m Going In), Cheryl Larkin and Kate Kurelja (Savoring the Shore), Rebecca Parkinson (The Mystery of Pocomo Meadows) and Alan Winter (Savior’s Day). They’ll also tell us what inspired them, about their writing process and the path to publication. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Free. Advance sign-up is requested.
Pre-Teen Meeting--3:00 pm: Grades 4-6. Snacks and a surprise. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Sunday, March 9
Sundays at Three, Colonial Music in America--3:00 pm: Anne and Ridley Enslow recreate the music of American history. Dressed in historically accurate clothing, they will play music of the American colonial period, using instruments appropriate to the period—an 18th-century violin for Ridley and hammered dulcimer for Anne. They sing in harmony and tell stories of the times that gave rise to the music. This is a free concert funded by the Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library. Children aged ten and up are also welcome. No sign-up is needed. Just come! Doors open at 2:45 pm.
Tuesday, March 11
Yoga Basics--1:00 pm. Six classes for $30 with Julie Shaw of Lotus Mind and Body. March 11-April 22 (no class on April 8). Sign up through Bernardsville Recreation’s Community Pass portal: https://register.communitypass.net/Bernardsville.
Teen Advisory Council--7:00 pm: Planning meeting. Grades 7-12. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Friday, March 14
F.A.S.T. Story Time--10:30 am: Sensory sensitive story time for children of all abilities and all ages. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Extreme Origami--3:00 pm: Grades 5-8. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Saturday, March 15
St. Patrick's Day Craft--3:00 pm: Free family craft program. No sign-up is needed.
Saturday Crafters--3:00 pm: Bring your own projects and chat with the group. For adults. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Sunday, March 16
Sunday Science--2:00 pm: Great experiments with scientist John Lyga. Grades 2 and up with accompanying adult. Free. Advance sign-up is required.
Thursday, March 20
Teen Book Club--7:00 pm: Grades 7-12. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Friday, March 21
Teen Maker Friday!--3:00 pm: Grades 7-12. Stop by and get creative! Free. No sign-up is needed.
Sunday, March 23
Tea and Conversation with Novelist Jayne Anne Phillips--2:00 pm: Julie Maloney, Director of Women Reading Aloud, will conduct an up-close and personal interview with the author of the new novel sensation, "Quiet Dell." Books will be available for purchase and signing. Free. Advance sign-up is requested.
Tuesday, March 25
Memoirs and Coffee--10:30 am: Book discussion group for adults. This month, the book under discussion will be “Son of a Gun” by Justin St. Germain. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Pre-Teen Maker Tuesday!--7:00 pm: Grades 4-6. Bring a project or use library materials to get creative. Free. No sign-up is needed.
Tech Update: PowerPoint II--6:30 pm: Zoom, flash, fade! Add sound, movement and automation to your presentations! Learn some super easy shortcuts and bring your slides alive with animated effects, both graphic and textual. Lots of tips and tricks will be included in this hands-on training seminar. Prerequisite: Basic familiarity with PowerPoint. Taught by Programs Plus, a software training company. Free. Advance sign-up is required.
Wednesday, March 26
The “Can-Do” Connection--7:00 pm. Do you have a dream that you gave up on long ago or so many times that you fear you can’t get it back? Well, you can! Come to this workshop and let Professional Inspirer Andrea Mastrobattista show you how to reclaim your dream. Free. Advance sign-up is requested.
Saturday, March 29
A Royal Event--2:00 pm: Enjoy this free presentation by Annie’s Playhouse. Learn to dance like royalty, proper poise befitting a Prince or Princess, and the correct etiquette for a royal tea party. Free family program. Advance registration is required.
Sunday, March 30
Blairsden/Ravine Lake—1:30 pm: Author and lecturer W. Barry Thomson will discuss the creation in the 1890s of Ravine Lake and the construction there of the first home of the Somerset Hills Country Club, one of the country’s first golf clubs. He will also cover the building of the adjacent Blairsden, one of the most beautiful and architecturally significant Beaux-Arts ensembles of house and landscape in America and the site of this year’s Mansion in May. Mr. Thomson is the co-author of the 2-volume “New Jersey Country Houses: The Somerset Hills.” Free. Advance registration is requested.
Homes of Distinction--4:00-7:00 pm: The Bernardsville Library Foundation hosts this fundraiser for the library at the historic Peachcroft, courtesy of Anne and Sal Giordano, the current owners. Share food and wine, learn more about life in the Gilded Age, and bid on a wonderful silent auction item. Sitting high on the Bernardsville Mountain, Peachcroft is an imposing fieldstone estate completed in 1907 for J. William Clark, president of the Clark Thread Company of Newark. Tickets are limited and can be purchased for $100 per person. Reserve now by mailing a check to the Library, payable to the Bernardsville Library Foundation. Please include your email address to receive a confirmation and further details.
Monday, March 31
Origami Club--3:45 pm: Join friends who enjoy origami and make beautiful creations. Grades 2 and up. Free. No sign-up is needed.
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Library contact:
Madelyn English
Adult Program Manager
Bernardsville Public Library
1 Anderson Hill Road
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
908-766-0118 or 908-766-6630 (direct)
menglish@bernardsvillelibrary.org
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