Do you enjoy playing Mahjong and socializing with friends?  Join others who share your interest and meet every Friday at the Library.   Bring a set if you have one!

Learn About Virtual Museum Tours

Tour world famous museums from the comfort of your home! Did you know many of the world’s leading museums have been making their collections and exhibits available to view virtually? In this lecture we’ll explore some of these virtual galleries, as well as digital tools that help bring art, architecture, and history to life!

Presented online by the AARP New Jersey Speakers Bureau

Register for this in-person presentation on Virtual Museum Tours

Heartfulness Mediation

Heartfulness meditation is a simple yet profound practice that helps individuals achieve a deeper sense of relaxation, inner calm, and emotional balance. By focusing on the heart, this practice encourages self-awareness, and a connection to one’s inner self. It offers a practical approach to managing stress, reducing anxiety, and cultivating better sleep habits.

Walk-ins are welcome!

Do you enjoy playing Mahjong and socializing with friends?  Join others who share your interest and meet every Friday at the Library.   Bring a set if you have one!

Intro to Artificial Intelligence: Demystifying AI

Learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it is applied in the real world. Understand why folks are excited/concerned about it as well as the implications on society. A showcase of some of the most powerful and useful AI tools will be featured (ChatGPT, Midjourney, Sora, Perplexity ElevenLabs, Adobe Firefly, etc.)

Presented in a very engaging, informative, and easy-to-understand manner with plenty of Q&A opportunities throughout. This is a great opportunity for those who are familiar with or brand new to using AI to learn more about the different AI tools available and how it is affecting our world.

Presenter: Eddi Khaytman, MBA is a web developer and AI consultant. He is the owner of PromoAmbitions LLC and has been involved in the field of AI for many years. Eddi has completed over 250 presentations in the field of AI and is known for his easy-to-understand subject matter and captivating style.

Register for Intro to AI here

Heartfulness Mediation

Heartfulness meditation is a simple yet profound practice that helps individuals achieve a deeper sense of relaxation, inner calm, and emotional balance. By focusing on the heart, this practice encourages self-awareness, and a connection to one’s inner self. It offers a practical approach to managing stress, reducing anxiety, and cultivating better sleep habits.

Walk-ins are welcome!

Henri Matisse: Master of Color, Magician of Modernism

A Virtual Art Talk

The remarkable career of Henri Matisse, one of the most influential artists of the Twentieth Century, fundamentally altered the course of modern art. Spanning six and a half decades, his vast creative output encompassed painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic arts, and paper cutouts. This talk will examine his extraordinary life and many of his important works. His friend and sometime rival Pablo Picasso once said,” All things considered, there is only Matisse.”

Presented by Janet Mandel.

Hosted by the Kemmerer Library

Register for this online Zoom presentation of Henri Matisse.

Do you enjoy playing Mahjong and socializing with friends?  Join others who share your interest and meet every Friday at the Library.   Bring a set if you have one!

Revolutionary Lives: Living the American Experiment Then and Now

This traveling exhibit highlights the often overlooked stories of everyday New Jerseyans whose lives, labor, and choices shaped the Revolutionary era and continue to inspire civic engagement today.

The exhibit asks communities to reflect not only on the complexities and promise of the past, but on how these stories inform our ongoing pursuit of a “more perfect union.”

The exhibit will be on display from September 3-17 in the library.

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“Revolutionary Lives is one of the many ways RevolutionNJ supports communities as local leaders develop their own plans for America’s 250th,” said Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way, who oversees the New Jersey Historical Commission in her role as Secretary of State. “It offers residents a tangible connection to the values and experiences that defined the Revolution and illustrates how those ideals persist in our communities.”

“Through this exhibition, we explore how the Revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and justice shaped the live of New Jerseyans 250 years ago, and how they continue to inspire us today.,” said Sara Cureton, executive director of the New Jersey Historical Commission. “We are also providing schools and community organizations with accompanying educational materials to facilitate additional learning.”

Carrie Fellows, executive director of Crossroads of the American Revolution, added, “Revolutionary Lives gives people the opportunity to see how ordinary people who, through their everyday experiences, were caught up in making history — and ultimately contributed to creating our nation’s future. I hope visitors will be able to find commonality with these historic figures.”

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon

A Virtual Art Talk

Join Mary Vahey to discover the extraordinary story of how Frida Kahlo became one of the most influential artists of all time, a cultural phenomenon, and an internationally recognized commercial icon.

Frida Kahlo typically uses the visual symbolism of physical pain in a long-standing attempt to better understand emotional suffering. Prior to Kahlo’s efforts, the language of loss, death, and selfhood, had been relatively well investigated by some male artists (including Albrecht Dürer, Francisco Goya, and Edvard Munch), but had not yet been significantly dissected by a woman. Indeed not only did Kahlo enter into an existing language, but she also expanded it and made it her own.

Presenter: Mary Vahey.

Hosted by the Kemmerer Library

Register for this online Zoom presentation on Frida Kahlo

The Friends of the Library Meeting: Open to all

Join us for an hour of fun music and exercise. Follow our line dancing instructor Linda as she leads the class through steps and moves. Newcomers always welcome!