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Roseland Public Library Cardholders with an active adult account can borrow passes for the Morris Museum, Montclair Art Museum, Storm King Art Center, The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Aviation Hall of Fame NJ, Children's Museum of Manhattan, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center.
Make a reservation in person, over the phone, or click here.
Roseland Public Library Cardholders with an active adult account can borrow one (1) Hotspot for 14 days. Availability is limited and first come, first served.
Make a reservation in person, over the phone, or click here.
ART EXHIBIT BY ROSEANN TOMA - through February
We are starting off a new year of exhibits in our community room with a variety of colorful paintings by artist Roseann Toma, whose award-winning work has been exhibited in different exhibits and juried shows.
"Having worked in healthcare for most of my life, I have come to know how precious and fragile and precious each moment can be. Paintings can help focus on a particular moment, mood, or person that we had not noticed before, or offer us a new insight into the familiar," she says.
Roseann always enjoyed crafts and other creative activities, and started to seriously study painting and drawing at the Livingston Arts Association, the Yard School of Art at the Montclair Art Museum, and other workshops. She enjoys working in various styles and media including pastel, charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, and abstract, but mostly representational.
CHESS CLUB FOR ALL AGES - Thursday, January 23, at 6 pm
All levels welcome! Whether you are a beginner, seasoned player, or just want to learn how to play chess, head over to the library for an hour of chess on select Thursdays in our Quiet Room. For children, teens, and adults.
RSVP - JANUARY 23 SESSION
RSVP - FEBRUARY 6
RSVP - FEBRUARY 20
MATIINEE MONDAY - Monday, January 27, at 1 pm
Our Matinee Monday series kicks off the new year with the 2002 comedy Snow Dogs about a Miami dentist who inherits a team of snow dogs and heads to Alaska to learn how to race them. No RSVP needed, guests may bring their own snacks. Upcoming schedule:
JANUARY 27 - SNOW DOGS (PG)
FEBRUARY 3 - KING RICHARD (PG-13)
FEBRUARY 10 - VALENTINE'S DAY (PG-13)
FEBRUARY 17 - LIBRARY CLOSED - PRESIDENTS' DAY (PG-13)
FEBRUARY 24 - THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
CORRECTED PRONUNCIATION & CONVERSATION IN AMERICAN ENGLISH - Wednesday, January 29
Are you a non-native speaker who can speak English but still want to practice your conversation skills, idioms, accent reduction, and other related skills? Join language teacher Sharlene Vichness for small group practice sessions every Wednesday evening . Limited to 6 participants.
RSVP - FEBRUARY 5
RSVP - FEBRUARY 12
RSVP - FEBRUARY 26
No class on February 17
BASIC ENGLISH FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS - Mondays at 5:30-7:15 pm
Are you just learning how to speak English or want to start learning? Join us for some Basic English Practice on Mondays from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Roseland Free Public Library. Limited to six participants - click below to register:
RSVP for February 3 class
RSVP for February 10 class
RSVP for February 24 class
Hybrid Author Event
AN INSIDE LOOK AT WORKING WITH A LITERARY AGENT: A CONVERSATION WITH SETH FISHMAN - Tuesday, January 28, at 1 pm
Watch from home or at the library: You can participate in the interview virtually by registering HERE.
The library will have computers/laptops for streaming the interview within the library.
If you are writing a book or thinking of writing a book, what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process with Seth Fishman, vice president and literary agent at The Gernert Company. This publishing company represents more than 500 authors and is a full-service literary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. They represent fiction, both literary and commercial (such as Liz Moore, John Grisham, Louise Penny, Cixin Lu), as well as general nonfiction and practical nonfiction genres.
This presentation will deep dive into what happens after you have signed with a literary agent. Topics include:
- what agents are and are not looking for
- how to submit your work to an agent and when
- what to expect after you've both said "yes" to working together
- working with publishers, the revision process, and more
Hybrid Author Event
SMITHOSONIAN CURATOR SABRINA SHOLTS: HOW WE CREATE PANDEMICS, FROM OUR BODIES TO OUR BELIEFS- Tuesday, February 4, at 2 pm
Watch from home or at the library: You can participate in the interview virtually by registering HERE. The library will have computers/laptops for streaming the interview within the library.
The COVID-19 pandemic won't be our last because what makes us vulnerable to pandemics also makes us human. Join us for as we chat with Smithsonian curator/biological anthropologist Sabrina Sholts. Drawing from dozens of disciplines - medicine, epidemiology, and microbiology to anthropology, sociology, ecology, and neuroscience - as well as public education about emerging infectious diseases, learn more about the human traits and tendencies that double as pandemic liabilities.
KNITTING & CROCHET CIRCLE - Monday, February 10, at 1 pm
Do you love to knit and crochet? Bring your project and join instructor Sue Essig along with other fiber enthusiasts for two hours of knitting and crochet time. All levels welcome. RSVP HERE
DIVERSIFIED STRATEGIES - Tuesday, February 11, at 6:30 pm
DPS Advisors, LLC of Roseland will share some financial strategies to help plan for future challenges. Recommended for attendees ages 45 to 75. To learn more about DPS Advisors, LLC, visit dpsadvisors.net. To register for this event, RSVP HERE
COLLAGE TOGETHER WITH DARLENE SARDINSKY - Tuesday, February 11, at 6:30 pm
Enjoy a creative collaging session with Darlene Sardinsky, an intuitive collage artist who loves to share her passion of creating with those newbies as well as seasoned experts. Darlene feels it’s very special to collage in community, so she leads workshops that allow people to create freely and alongside one another. She will introduce a theme to guide participants through to complete one collage at each session using magazines, books and papers, along with a glue stick and some scissors. Absolutely no experience is necessary!
Library will provide materials and you can bring your own as well. RSVP HERE
Hybrid Author Event
DYSTOPIAN TROPES FROM AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE: INCONVERSATION WITH WAUBGESHIG RICE - Tuesday, February 11, at 7 pm
Watch from home or at the library: You can participate in the interview virtually by registering HERE. The library will have computers/laptops for streaming the interview within the library.
Bestelling author Waubgeshig Rice will talk about his newest book, Moon of the Turning Leaves, the much anticipated sequel to his bestelling novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow. Don't miss the continuation of this brooding tale of survival, living off the land, resillience, Indigenous identity, and rebirth.
ADULT CRAFT WITH NURIA - Wednesday, February 12, at 1 pm & Tuesday, February 18, at 6:30 pm
Come in from the cold and work on an adult craft led by instructor Nuria Grniet.
PLEASE NOTE: The instructor is leading the program and available to assist. To make it fair for all participants, your effort is a key element to this and other craft programs. By registering, you are agreeing to participate using your best efforts.
Hybrid Author Event
I AM NOBODY'S SLAVE: AUTHOR TALK WITH PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST LEE HAWKINS - Tuesday, February 18, at 2 pm
Watch from home or at the library: You can participate in the interview virtually by registering HERE. The library will have computers/laptops for streaming the interview within the library.
Join a discussion with author Lee Hawkins - his book, I Am Nobody's Slave, tells the story of one Black family's pursuit of the American Dream through the impacts of systemic racism and racial violence. It examines how trauma from enslavement and Jim Crow shaped their outlook on thriving in America, influenced each generation, and how they managed to succeed despite these challenges.
ROSELAND LIBRARY BOOK CLUB - Wednesday, February 19, at 6:30 pm
Our book club continues with a discussion about Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, a dystopian novel about a boy's search for his missing poet mother in a world of fear and censorship. Meeting will be held in the library's indoor patio.
