Have a Whale of a Time Contest @ Long Hill Library

Enter our "Have a Whale of a Time On Us" Contest!


Are you a Long Hill Township resident with a LHT Library Card? Then enter our contest to try to win tickets to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC!

Thanks to a generous gift from the Gates Avenue Knitters, the Long Hill Township Library has 30 tickets to give away for the American Museum of Natural History.

Here's how to enter:

• Must be Long Hill resident with Long Hill Library card (in good standing)
• Fill out an entry form with your name, address, phone, email and number of tickets requested (up to 4 max) and drop in our drawing box at the library.
• Entries will be accepted until Wed, July 3. 
• Winners will be selected at random on Friday, July 5. 30 tickets will be given away. One winner per address.

Good Luck!

Long Hill Township Library

917 Valley Rd.

Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088

www.longhilllibrary.org

Life Along the Passaic River @ Long Hill Library

Life Along the Passaic River - Wed, June 19 @ 7pm

Life in Our Passaic River with Dorothy Smullen

Wed, June 19 @ 7pm

The Passaic River, meanders through our area and supplies water for over a million people. In its 80 mile length, it passes through 7 counties from its source in Mendham to its end in Newark Bay. 

Learn how the bottom dwelling macro-invertebrates indicate the health of the river. Hands on activity included.

Long Hill Library, 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ, 07933

908-647-2088 www.longhilllibrary.org

 

Movies @ Long Hill Library In June

Keep Calm & Stay Cool @ the Movies

• Warm Bodies, Mon, Jun 10 @ 7pm  A funny new twist on a classic love story, 'Warm Bodies' is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.


• Snitch, Wed, June 12 @ 2pm 
  In the fast-paced action thriller 'Snitch', Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel on a dangerous mission -- risking everything, including his family and his own life.
• Under the Tuscan Sun, Thurs, June 13 @ 2pm 

  Frances Mayes (Lane) is a 35 year-old writer from San Francisco who has just gone through a divorce that has left her with terminal writer’s block. In a drastic step, she buys a house in the Tuscan countryside after a visit to Italy. A new life includes a new love that gives her the fresh start she was looking for.
• Identity Thief, Mon, Jun 17 @ 6pm 
  Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy lead the cast of 'Identity Thief', an all-star comedy in which a regular guy is forced to extreme measures to clear his name. With everything to lose after his identity is stolen, he'll find out how crazed you can get trying to settle a bad credit score.
• Quartet, Wed, Jun 19 @ 2pm 
  At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Billy Connolly star.
• The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Thurs, Jun 20 @ 2pm 
  
  Down-on-his-luck Las Vegas magician Burt Wonderstone reunites with his old partner Anton Marvelton to take on hip illusionist Steve Gray in this comedy. Partners for 30 years, illusionists Burt and Anton made the Las Vegas Strip a magical place to be. But lately Burt and Anton's ticket sales have plummeted right alongside their once-strong partnership, allowing gritty street wizard Steve Gray an opportunity to steal their runic thunder. Now, in order for old dogs Burt and Anton to reclaim their rightful status as the best magicians on the Strip, they must learn some dazzling new tricks, and patch up their fractured friendship in the process. .
• Quartet, Mon, Jun 24 @ 6pm
  At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Billy Connolly star.
• Into the White, Wed, Jun 26 @ 2pm  
  At the beginning of World War II a hostile chance encounter in the skies above the harsh Norwegian wilderness leaves two aircraft - one British, one German - shot down in a remote and isolated region. By strange coincidence  the crews seek shelter in the same cabin. They must battle to survive the brutal winter in order to get back to the war - and to fighting one another. Although war has made them enemies, as the days go by animosity proves  hard to maintain. Mutual need leads to unlikely friendships, and the rules of war must be put aside.


• Oz - the Great and Powerful, Thurs, Jun 27 @ 2pm 
  When Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora, Evanora and Glinda, who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz™ but into a better man as well.
  Long Hill Township Library, 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933
  908-647-2088 www.longhilllibrary.org

World Wide Knit in Public Day @ Long Hill Library

Celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day

 Sat, June 15 -  Noon & 2pm

Every summer, knitters in Long Hill Township gather at the Long Hill Library on a June Saturday to commemorate World Wide Knit in Public Day (WWKIP).

World Wide Knit in Public Day was started in 2005 and began as a way for knitters to come together and enjoy each other's company. Since many knitters knit at home,  WWKIP Day is a day to get out of your house and go to a local event with your knitting in tow.  Who knows who you might  bump into! 

The Gates Avenue Knitters, who meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7:00 PM at the Long Hill Library, are meeting to knit, socialize and have fun for Knit in Public Day.

You're invited to join them at the Long Hill Township Library this Saturday, June 15, between noon and 2pm.  New knitters are always welcome and beginners will be taught! So grab a lawn chair, your yarn and needles, and join us for  lots of fun & laughter on WWKIP Day!

Long Hill Township Library, 917 Valley Rd., Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088 www.longhilllibrary.org

Learn to Juggle at the Long Hill Library

World Juggling Day is Saturday, June 15! Learn to Juggle!

The Long Hill Library is celebrating World Juggling Day to help spread the fun of juggling! 

Are you between the ages of 12 and 112? Then please join us on Sat, June 15, from 11:30 to 1:30. 

Juggling enthusiast Dennis Soldati will teach us how to juggle! 

Dennis, a Long Hill Township resident, was president of the International Jugglers' Association and was the organization's national historian for five years. 

In the past 40 years, he has literally taught hundreds of people to juggle, and has performed as a juggler and "heavyweight" juggler. His activities in juggling are included in an article about him in the book, " Book of Buffs, Masters, Mavens and other Uncommon Experts", from World Almanac Publications.

Give juggling a try on Sat, June 15, at the Long Hill LIbrary!

Long Hill LIbrary, 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088

www.longhilllibrary.org