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October 2017 Oakland Public Library Newsletter is Available!

Click here to see our October 2017 Newsletter.

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

Pop Up DVD Sale
One for $2
Three for $5 

The Oakland Public Library is having a pop up DVD sale.  Buy one for $2 or three for $5.  From classics to creepy, must haves to musicals, Patton to Potter...  Popcorn is up to you.  Proceeds from this sale benefit the New Friends of the Oakland Public Library NFOPL - a 501(c)3 organization.  Thank you!

P90X Extreme Home Fitness
Available for Checkout ~ Oakland Public Library

The Oakland Public Library now has P90X Extreme Home Fitness available to check out for Oakland residents!  Welcome to the world of serious training!  The set includes 12 DVD's, a nutrition plan book, and a fitness guide.  The set has a 2 week loan period with 1 renewal.  Come in and check it out!  Call us at 201-337-3742 with any questions.

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 Update**

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 xt. 7004.

(Effective October 1, BCCLS will no longer offer the Hoopla service.)   

NFOPL SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES:
Ramapo Valley Chamber Ensemble Dvorak and More
Sunday, October 22nd at 4:00 PM
Presbyterian Church of New Jersey
222 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland NJ

Piano: Boston Symphony’s Jerome Rosen, Viola and Violin: Met Orchestra’s Vincent Lionti, Laura Hamilton, and Jeehae Lee Cello: American Composers Orchestra: Lanny Paykin

This is a free concert, donations are gladly accepted . NFOPL is a 501(c)3 organization.

Jewelry and Notecard Sale
Saturday, October 28th from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

To benefit a true jewel: Oakland's Newly Renovated Library.  From Adorable to Attention-getting, Everyday to Elegant, Funky to Fancy, Pre-formed to Prismatic this sale will contain many handcrafted pieces, vintage pieces and beautiful note cards. Something for every style and every budget. Get a head start on gift giving and support our gem of a Library.

Truck Day
Saturday, November 4th from 1:00-3:00 PM
Municipal Parking Lot

The Oakland Public Library will host the fourth annual “Truck Day” in the Library’s Municipal Parking Lot on Saturday, November 4th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Oakland’s own DPW, Fire Dept., First Aid Squad, and Police Dept. will bring vehicles to the event. Other vehicles may be invited. This is an opportunity for an up-close-and-personal look at vehicles seen around our community. “Truck Day” is a family program and all ages are invited to attend. The celebration will take place rain or shine! Refreshments will be served. No registration is necessary.

Cookbook Club
Monday, November 13th at 6:30 PM

What's a Cookbook Club?  Like a book club, members meet to discuss a specific book, in this case, a cookbook.  Meetings are a potluck meal as each member cooks one recipe from the cookbook and brings it to the meeting.  The library will supply the cookbooks, plates, cups and utensils.  The book for the November 13th meeting is to be determined.  Come in and pick one up when available!  For more information, please call the library at 201-337-3742.

Coffee & Coloring for Adults
1st & 3rd Friday of the month:
October 20th & November 3rd
1:00-2:00 PM
In the Staff Room Downstairs

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

New Friends of the Oakland Public Library 
2017-2018 Sunday Afternoon Concert Series
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Musicians, NY Philharmonic Musicians, Broadway Musicians
To Preform in Sunday Afternnon Free Concert Series in Oakland

This exciting season, under the Artistic Direction of the Met Orchestra's Principal Associate Concertmaster Laura Hamilton, will feature some of the world's best musicians and performers. From the Ramapo Valley Chamber Ensemble to the Met's Greg Zuber on Percussion Mix-and-Match, to the world renowned Mark Sganga Jazz Quartet.

The Concerts begin at 4:00 PM in the acoustically superb sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church of New Jersey, located at 222 Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland. These concerts are free, donations are gladly accepted and the venue is wheelchair accessible.

The Ramapo Valley Chamber Ensemble kicks off the season on October 22 with Boston Symphony's Jerome Rosen, piano; Met Orchestra's Vincent Lionti, Laura Hamilton and Jeehae Lee on viola and violin; and American Composers Orchestra's Lanny Paykin, cello.

Percussion Mix & Match on November 19 features Met Orchestra members Greg Zuber, percussion and Laura Hamilton, violin; Lanny Paykin, cello; and Pat Zuber on flute who hails from the American Symphony Orchestra, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, and Broadway.

Joyce Balint, Met Orchestra mandolinist and considered one of the foremost classical mandolinists in the USA, will perform in Magical Mandolin on February 11, with Spectrum Symphony Concertmaster and recording artist Susan Heerema on violin and viola; and Laura Hamilton and Lanny Paykin.

Mark Sganga Jazz Quartet returns to the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series on March 11. Mark Sganga has enthralled audiences from Stockholm to Kuala Lumpur to the Thredbo Jazz Festival in Australia. His dynamic guitar playing has been featured on tours and recordings with Indian violin virtuoso Dr. L. Subramaniam, alongside Larry Coryell and Herbie Hancock.A lifelong music educator, Mark has led numerous Master classes and workshops in improvisation, harmony, Latin rhythms, and arranging for solo guitar.

Met Orchestra's cellist, Sam Magill teams up with pianist Beth Levin to close out the series on April 15 with a Cello and Piano Recital. Sam Magill has appeared as soloist throughout Japan and the U.S., including performances in Tokyo's famed Suntory Hall and in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. Brooklyn-based pianist Beth Levin is celebrated as a bold interpreter of challenging works, from the Romantic canon to leading modernist composers. /The New York Times/ praised her "fire and originality," while /The New Yorker/ called her playing "revelatory."

For more information about the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series please contact the Oakland Library at 201-337-3742.

No registration is required.