Belleville Library Blog

This last book in the Harry Potter series was well worth waiting for - and is worth its weight in galleons! I loved reading this book and coud not put it down! Through all the twists and turnsm J. K. Rowling managed to tie together all the lose ends from the previous book. Although there were many sad deaths, she managed to convey a necessity and a closure for every one. She came through, and the result was a wonderful, thrilling, and breathtaking book. —Roshan

Harry Potter 8?

The teen room is OPEN now. During the school year, the teen room hours are 3-5pm. During July and August, the hours are 1-5. I hope to see you guys come out.

We play Runescape in there every day, my name in it is Player20055. We also either watch TV or play Wii. Soon we will have books, graphic novels, clubs, movie days, game tournaments, book discussions, lots of stuff going on…

We also have a myspace for the library over at myspace.com/bellepl. A few of us in the teen room already joined, feel free to add us! We are nothing compared to the Wadsworth Ohio teen room myspace that I saw on the American Library Association’s myspace page, but we are trying!

Come to the library Saturday May 5th for Free Comic Book Day. The Belleville Library partnered with the NJ State Library and Comic Explosion for this event.

Hi bloggers. We have lots of programs left for National Library Week. Check out our schedule:

Tuesday April 17
1:00pm “What shall I read next” Diversify your reading using internet databases.
7:00pm Open Mic Night.

Wednesday April 18th
10:00am Baby Storytime.
11:00am Children’s Concert.
1:00pm “You’ve got to read this book” adult book discussion.
2:00pm Preschool Storytime.
7:00pm Cherry Blossom Festival Concert.

Friday April 20th
6:30pm Taste of Belleville - $10 ticket buys you a night of the food of Belleville!

Saturday April 21st
2:00pm Teddy Bear Tea at Two.

Sunday April 22nd
Check out the Library booth at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park.

Hope to see you guys at some of these programs. And remember, you can always call for more information 973.450.3434

Here’s a fun thing you can do from home for National Library Week:

go to google.com, click on maps and then click get directions from New York, NY to Paris, France. Read #23.

Our little town of Belleville shares a (rather large) park with the city of Newark. In Branch Brook Park, there’s a huge amount of Japanese cherry blossom trees, and we here in Belleville consider ourselves the “Cherry Blossom Capital of America.”

Every year there is a spring celebration of the Cherry Blossoms in Branch Brook Park, with events spanning many days. The library used to be present at the Sunday Cherry Blossom Festival event every year, and I am pleased to announce that we will be returning to the Cherry Blossom Festival this year. Check out our table on Sunday April 22nd, and enjoy the cherry blossom trees! We will have a selection of library materials celebrating Japanese-American culture at our table, and I’ll be there the whole day to chat with you and enjoy the trees as well. I hope to see you there.

We have lots of great programs coming up here at the library for National Library Week (April 16-21).

There are two that I am running that I’d really like you guys to attend:

For the older crowd (teens+up), Open Mic Night on Tuesday April 17 at 7 pm.

For the younger crowd (kids+stuffed animal) we are having our annual Teddy Bear Tea on Saturday April 21st at 2pm.

Call 973 450 3434 and ask for JP (me!) for more info on either of those.

enjoy

Hi bloggers! Last month I got some people together to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Nutley. It was a huge success; one of the largest parades I’ve seen in this area. We took photos of the event, which I posted on the library webpage: click here to view them.

Special thanks goes out to the parade commitee, specifically Danielle Carlo and Patty Santelli.

enjoy.

Here’s a clip from our wildly successful first Open Mic Night. It’s the Langston Hughes poem “I, Too, Sing America”, and it’s performed by our security guard Cliff (who is unfortunaly leaving our staff - today is his last day).

Enjoy, and don’t forget Tuesday April 17th at 7pm will be our next open mic.

http://www.youtube.com/v/bOHD5MdOJ4w