Upcoming Programs and Concerts

February 2019 Oakland Public Library Newsletter is Available!

Click here to see our February 2019 Newsletter.

Click here to see Children's Programs on our Kids page.            

Click here to see Teen Programs on our Teens page.        

Saving Radio City Music Hall: A Dancer's True Story
Author Rosemary Novellino-Mearns
Monday, February 25 at 6:30 PM

Rosemary Novellino-Mearns reveals how Radio City Music Hall, an Art Deco Masterpiece was saved from demolition.  A modest, but determined young dancer from Glen Rock NJ, Rosie became a member of the Radio City Music Hall Ballet Company for 12 years, working as Dance Captain and Assistant to the legendary Peter Gennaro.  No one was prepared for the announcement in early 1978 that Radio City was slated to be demolished that April.  In her book, Saving Radio City, Rosie tells the honest fact-filled emotionally charged and often humorous story of how she organized the gargantuan effort to save Radio City.  Against all odds and in only 4 months she succeeded.

Please register by phone at 201-337-3742, in person or online by Clicking Here. 

Qigong for Overall Health & Well-being
Tara Farley
Mondays: February 25
March 4 & 11 at 10:00 AM
Large Meeting Room Downstairs

Qigong is a medical based practice that combines movement, breath, and intention to create a balanced state of being. Tara Farley is a certified Qigong teacher as well as a yoga teacher and energy therapist. Please bring a bottle of water and wear comfortable clothes. Registration is not necessary. 

Computer Workshop Wednesdays
Wednesdays from 1:00 - 2:30 PM 

February 27 - Microsoft Word Basics -  Learn the basics of Microsoft Word 2010.  How do I format a document?  How do I print, save, and open documents?

March 6 - Hoopla -  Hoopla is a digital media service with a collection of over 200,000 movies, music, eBooks and much more!  Come learn how to access it free with your Oakland library card. Other BCCLS libraries have purchased this for their residents as well. Check with your home library before coming to the workshop.

Please register by calling the library at 201-337-3742 xt. 7004. 

Kanopy is Here!

The Oakland Public Library is offering KANOPY, a streaming service that offers over 30,000 movies entirely free for Oakland library card holders!  Download the app to your tablet. You can also go straight to the Oakland Kanopy page here: https://oaklandnj.kanopy.com/ to get started.  Card holders are each entitled to free 10 streams per month, and Kanopy is available anywhere you have internet access.  Have questions?  Stop in and ask us how to access and enjoy Kanopy today.  

February 2019 Exhibit
Photographer Sean Brady

Indian Hills alumnus Sean Brady, has lived in Oakland for most of his 22 years. While working full time in New York City Sean found his passion for photography. Being in the city everyday gave him multiple opportunities to take pictures of the beautiful city which opened his world to Landscape photography. Sean is self taught and enjoys editing his photos. If Sean is not shooting a wedding or taking modeling photos on rooftops, he is at a Devils game.

Sean Brady "NYC"

To learn more about Sean Brady: Instagram- @SeanVisceral  www.seanvisceral.com
Please stop by the library and visit the exhibit, located on the stage on the Western side of the Reading Room.

What's the Verdict?
Professor Ian Drake
Monday, March 25 at 6:30 PM

Each year, the Supreme Court receives 9,000-10,000 case petitions for certiorari (consideration) and less than 1% are reviewed. The cases chosen are significant. This is a discussion of cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court during the current term, and how the Court approaches the varieties of legal and cultural issues that arise in the cases.

Ian Drake is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Jurisprudence at Montclair State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in American History from the University of Maryland in 2010. His teaching interests include the American judiciary and legal system, the U.S. Supreme Court and constitutional history, and the history and contemporary study of law and society. Prior to earning a Ph.D. in history, he practiced insurance and tort law.

Funded by the NJ Council for the Humanities.

Please register by phone at 201-337-3742, in person or online by Clicking Here.

Bookmanship Degree at the Oakland Public Library
Complete Your Degree by June 7
Join anytime, but complete your degree by June 7.

Complete your Bookmanship Degree by selecting 8 library books, one from 8 of the 16 listed categories.  After you finish each book, your log will be checked off and dated.  All "Course Logs" will be kept behind the Circulation Desk. Degree must be completed by June 7 in order to be eligible for a Portobello Gift Card.

Choose 8 Categories- read one LIBRARY book from each of your eight categories. 

CATEGORIES: Audio-Book; Auto or Biography of a Writer; Book that Became a Movie; Classic Children's Book; Fantasy Novel; Historical Fiction; Graphic Novel; Nonfiction Sports Story; One Day Read; One Word Title; Published the Year You Were Born; Reviewed by Book Page; Story about Travel; Takes Place in NJ; Science Fiction; Young Adult Novel.

Chess at the Oakland Public Library
Every Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 PM
All levels are welcome

Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Beginner lessons are offered to anyone who is interested in learning how to play chess. 5 sets & 1 clock will be available. Players are encouraged to bring their own equipment.

Feel free to bring other board games you enjoy to play. There will also be both XiangQi (Chinese chess) & WeiQi (Go) sets for those partial to chess variants or those curious.

This weekly program is free, registration is not required. 

Coffee & Coloring for Adults
1st & 3rd Friday of Every Month 
Friday, March 1 & Friday, March 15
1:00-2:30 PM
In the Maker's Space Downstairs

The library will provide the designs, paper, pencils, pens, crayons, and the coffee or tea!

No registration is required.

The Oakland Public Library NOW has access to
Lynda.com Online Training Library
Free with your Oakland Public Library Card

Click Here to Go to: https://www.lynda.com/portal/sip?org=oakand.bccls.org.

Donate to the Oakland Public Library while shopping on Amazon... Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to New Friends of the Oakland Public Library whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.  To donate by credit card using Amazon Smile, bookmark this link by Clicking Here.

Hoopla

The Oakland Public Library now offers the Hoopla service for Oakland residents with a library card.  Oakland patrons will receive 10 checkouts per month.

Go online to https://www.hoopladigital.com/ to access Hoopla Digital or download the Hoopla Digital app

Please call us if you need assistance with Hoopla at 201-337-3742.