Explore the Morris County Libraries with Passport to Imagination

Explore the Morris County Libraries and you may win a prize while you're at it!

The Long Hill Township Library will participate again this September in the Morris County Library Consortium’s Passport to Imagination contest. The contest, which runs throughout the month, encourages Morris county residents to check out other libraries in the Morris county library network. 

To participate, library card holders must first obtain a MAIN “passport” from their home library and then visit five additional MAIN libraries where the passport will be stamped. Library card holders who complete this series of library visits will be entered into a contest to win an Apple  iPad 3, Google Nexus 7, or Kindle Paperwhite. The contest will be held from September 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013. 

"It's so exciting for our library to be able to offer so many materials to our patrons," said Circulation Supervisor Clarissa Wagner.  “It’s a great example of the kind of shared services New Jersey residents want to see happening.”

New for 2013 is a special children’s contest called Captain MAINia’s Adventures, an inter-library scavenger hunt open to all Passport to Imagination players under 10 years old. If they are able to find Captian MAINia’s hot air balloon in the Children’s Room of each of the six libraries they visit, they will be eligible for extra prizes. Prizes will be awarded at the county-wide Passport drawing at the Morris County Library in October.

M.A.I.N., Inc., the Morris Automated Information Network, is a consortium of 37 public libraries in northern New Jersey serving a population of over a half million residents. Through its participation in the MAIN network the Long Hill Township Library is able to offer residents more than two million items that can be checked out, including books, CD’s, videos, DVD’s and downloadable audio and e-books.   
   

Digitally Preserve Your Memories - Great Holiday Gifts!

 

The holidays are coming! Memories make a perfect gift!

Drop in on Saturday, Sept 28, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

Have you thought about having your 8mm home movies copied to DVD? Or been interested in finding out a better way to digitally preserve all your snapshots?

The library has partnered with Innovative Document Imaging (IDI) to provide digital preservation services to the community. IDI can help you preserve personal collections of print, photographs, slides and audio-visual material including VHS, 8mm and 16mm film for an affordable fee.

IDI will review your items, discuss digital preservations options with you, and give you an estimate for the work.

Twenty percent of all proceeds from the session will be donated to the library. The digital preservation session will take place on Saturday, Sept 28 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm at the library. Drop in any time!

At Long Hill Township Library
917 Valley Road
Gillette, NJ 07933
908-647-2088
www.longillibrary.org

Growing Beautiful Chrysanthemums

Sat, Sept 14 @ 11am

Did you know there are hundreds of varieties of chrysanthemums besides the mound-like plants we see every fall?  Some varieties grow up to six feet tall! 

This program will teach you how to grow some of these phenomenal beauties.  Different cultivars for the garden and/or containers will be discussed along with detailed information on planting and caring for mums and how to get the most flowers per plant. 

Once you see the gorgeous photos, you will be inspired to try some of the different chrysanthemums and might end up growing some prize winning flowers!

Presented by Morris County Master Gardener Wing-Yee Pavlosky.

At Long Hill Township Library
917 Valley Rd
Gillette, NJ 07933
908-647-2088
www.longhilllibrary.org

Music of Buddy Holly & Roy Orbison @ Long Hill Library

Rave On!

Sun, Sept 15 @ 2pm

"Rave On" with Chris Roselle features the music of Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly—the music that influenced & inspired countless other artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

Rave On! will play hits such as  "Crying," “That’ll Be The Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “Not Fade Away,” “Oh Boy,” “It’s So Easy” and “Rave On!,” along with other classic early rock & roll songs. 

Don't miss it!  Dancing in the aisles strongly encouraged!

At Long Hill Township Library

917 Valley Rd

Gillette, NJ 07933

908-647-2088

www.longhilllibrary.org

Free Hearing Screening at Long Hill Library

The library has partnered with Atlantic Healthcare/Overlook Hospital to provide a series of health care screenings to the community.

The screenings are held at the library or  the Atlantic Healthcare Van (parked at the library). Please call 1-800-247-9580 to register. All screenings from 11am til 12:30pm.

• Hearing Screening - Tues, August 6
• Cholesterol Screening - Tues, Sept 3, $10 fee
• Glucose, HbA1C, Blood Pressure Screening - Tues, Oct 1

The Long Hill Library is located at 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933

Defensive Driving Course at Long Hill Library

Defensive Driving Course at Long Hill Library

 6 hour class held over two days: 

Wed, Aug 7 & Fri, Aug 9

from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.

The Long Hill Township Library is hosting an AARP Defensive Driving Course on Wednesday, August 7 & Friday, August 9.  The course is 6 hours long and is being held  from 10:30 to 1:30. Participants must attend both days.

Why Take an AARP Driver Safety Course?

Because driving has changed since you first got your license, and doing so could save you money!

Cars have changed. So have traffic rules, driving conditions, and the roads you travel every day. Some drivers age 50+ have never looked back since they got their first driver's licenses, but even the most experienced drivers can benefit from brushing up on their driving skills.

By taking a driver safety course you'll learn the current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques, and how to operate your vehicle more safely in today's increasingly challenging driving environment. You'll learn how you can manage and accommodate common age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. You will have a greater appreciation of driving challenges and of how you can avoid potential collisions and injuries to yourself and others.

You may be eligible to receive an insurance discount upon completing the course, so consult your agent for details. Although the course is geared to drivers age 50 and older, the course is open to people of all ages.

AARP membership is not required to take the course and there are no tests to pass. The classroom course costs only $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members.

The Library is located at 917 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ. Space is limited. Please call 908-647-2088 or stop by the library to register.

See a Play This Summer at Long Hill Library

See a Play This Summer at Long Hill Library

The Long Hill Township Library is pleased to present Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”   performed by The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Next Stage Ensemble on Saturday, August 3 at Noon.  The library is located at 917 Valley Road, Gillette, NJ.

In Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” the myths of Ancient Greece come vividly to life with a collection of tales of gods and mortals, romance and revenge, hope and rebirth. From the origin of Echo to the ill-fated choices of Midas, audiences will revel in famous and lesser-known tales that have shaped a culture.

How did the world begin? Why does a voice echo back to you when you shout in a canyon? Why do you see your reflection in still water? Does someone control your destiny? These and other essential questions of humanity have been the inspiration of legends and myths for centuries.

In residence on the campus of Drew University in Madison, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is one of the 22 professional theatres in the state. One of the leading Shakespeare theatres in the nation—serving 100,000 adults and children annually—it is New Jersey's only professional theatre company dedicated to Shakespeare's canon and other classic masterworks. Through its productions and education programs, the company strives to illuminate the universal and lasting relevance of the classics.

For more information call 908-647-2088, visit the library’s website at longhilllibrary.org, like us on Facebook and sign up for the monthly e-newsletter.