Mendham Township Library – 2 West Main St. Brookside, New Jersey 07926

Wine With Friends – Tickets On Sale Now

Join us as we unveil plans for our new space

Wine Tasting by Cambridge Wines – Valley Shepherd Creamery Cheese Pairings – Live Music
Thanks to our sponsors Cambridge Wines & Lakeland Bank

Purchase your tickets today – limited availability

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Please do not Venmo – it it not working properly

Back again this year! In partnership with Cambridge Wines, the library will receive 20% of the proceeds when a case or half a case of wine is purchased. Can’t make the event? You can still order wine – download form and either return to the library or call us 973 543 4018.

Free Family Pass Historic Sites of Morris County

We are excited to now offer our patrons the opportunity to borrow a free family pass for up to 2 adults and 3 children to the Historic Sites of Morris County Park Commission, which include Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Wednesday through Saturday 10-4pm, Historic Speedwell, Thursdays & Saturdays 10-4pm, and Cooper Gristmill Fridays & Sundays 10-4pm.

Knitting with Neighbors

Registration required. Call — or Register Online.
Join our knitting teacher, Margaret Hope for our new “Knitting with Neighbors” group.
The group will meet the 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesday of the month at 1pm. Bring your own project, or Margaret will show you how to knit. All supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own size 5 or 5.5 needles and yarn.
Register Once and you will be on our “Knitting Club ” mailing list and will receive program updates and weather related cancellations.

Hooked on Crochet

Meets the third Wednesday of the month.
Registration required. Register Online.
All levels of crochet experience welcome! Bring your own project to work on. Get Help from more experienced crocheters.
These meetings will be held in Scialla Hall, Brookside Community Church
Register Once and you will be on our “Crochet” mailing list and will receive program updates and weather related cancellations.

Adult Yoga

Thursdays
9:00-10:00am
Scialla Hall, Brookside Community Church
Registration Required: Register Online

Join certified yoga teacher and Mendham-local, Sarah Whitman for a morning class of stretches and poses.
Everyone can benefit from yoga – stretch your body and calm your mind.
Bring a mat.
Adults Only.
* Please note that from February 1st, our yoga classes will operate on a donation basis *
Sarah (our teacher) has generously donated her time weekly to the library up to this point, and we would like to compensate her for her time going forward. The amount you donate will be up to you – we are suggesting a donation of up to $5 per class. You will be able to donate via cash or via venmo directly to Sarah
Participants will be asked to sign a waiver.

Mah Jongg

Scialla Hall, Brookside Community Church
Every Thursday, 1:30pm

Register Online
Join our active Mah Jongg group for weekly in-person play.
Register Once and you will be on our “Mah Jongg” mailing list and will receive program updates and weather related cancellations

Chess Club for Adults

Meets Every Other Thursday 6:30-8:00pm
Registration required: Register online
Do you like playing chess but have no opponent?
What to improve your skills and meet neighbors?
Register once and you will be on our “Chess Club” mailing list, and will receive program updates and weather related cancellations.

Adult Evening Yoga

Scialla Hall,

Wednesdays, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Registration Required: Register Online

Join certified yoga teacher and Mendham-local, Sarah Whitman for an early evening class of stretches and poses.
Everyone can benefit from yoga – stretch your body and calm your mind.
Bring a mat. Adults Only.
* Please note that our yoga classes will operate on a donation basis *
Sarah (our teacher) has generously donated her time weekly to the library , and we would like to compensate her for her time. The amount you donate will be up to you – we are suggesting a donation of up to $5 per class. You will be able to donate via cash or via venmo directly to Sarah
Participants will be asked to sign a waiver.

Non Fiction Book Club

Wednesday April 10th
1pm
Register Online
Book Club meets the second Wednesday of each month.
Read new titles and come ready for a lively discussion.
Register Once and you will be on “Non Fiction Book Club” mailing list and will receive program updates and weather related cancellations.

Sound Bath Experience

Scialla Hall

Tuesday, April 23rd 6:30pm
Registration Required: Register Online
A sound bath is meditative experience that “baths” those in attendance in soothing sound waves. Since half of the human body is made up of water and water is an excellent conductor of sound, Sound Baths are relaxing, immersive experiences that help reduce stress and induce sleep, creativity and relaxation. Genevieve will lead participants through this unique experience. Genevieve will infuse sound frequencies with Reiki as she hosts this gentle healing session.There is very little effort on a participant’s part to experience recalibration and healing through the sound frequencies Genevieve offers. Just sit back, pop on your headphones if you desire and relax. Participants can be in a seated position or can bring a yoga mat, blanket and pillow and lay down on their back.

PLEASE NOTE: Priority is given to Mendham Township Residents. Registration is currently open to Mendham Township Residents. Non-resident registration will open Tuesday, April 16th.

The Queen of Comedy – Lucille Ball

Virtual Program

Wednesday, April 24th, 7pm
Registration Required: Register Online
Celebrate the life and career of Lucille Ball. From humble origins, she rose to become one of the most powerful women in Hollywood and the first woman to run a major studio. She also entertained us, and remains one of the best comediennes ever seen. I Love Lucy has virtually never been off the air since it began in 1951 and established Lucille Ball as a major television star. Join us as we discover why we still love Lucy!
Sponsored by Kemmerer Library.

Book Club

Wednesday, April 24th, 1.30pm
Registration required. Register Online
Book Club Meets the last Wednesday of the month
Read the book and come ready for a lively discussion
Register Once and you will be on our “Book Club” mailing list and will receive program updates and weather related cancellations.

Virtual Author Visit With Allison Pataki

Virtual Zoom

Thursday, April 25th, 7pm
Registration Required: Register Online
Join celebrated author, Allison Pataki as she discusses her new book, Finding Margaret Fuller. In Finding Margaret Fuller, Pataki takes readers on a trans-Atlantic journey in this winning fictional biography of Transcendentalist writer Margaret Fuller (1810–1850). Pataki’s star-studded and gripping account is full of lush details about the life of an overlooked contributor to Transcendentalism and women’s rights. This is one to savor.

Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor’s Wife, The Accidental Empress, Sisi, The Queen’s Fortune, and The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, as well as the nonfiction memoir Beauty in the Broken Places. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former news writer and producer, Pataki has written for The New York Times, USA Today, and other outlets. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, Good Day New York, and MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Sponsored by Kemmerer Library.

Dorothea Lange Pioneering Photo Journalist

Virtual Zoom

Monday, April 29th, 7pm
Registration Required: Register Online
Join art historian, Sylvia Laudien-Meo, for a presentation & discussion about Dorothea Lange’s photography, with a special focus on its relationship to language – writing found in the environment, but also captions or descriptions added in various publications. After an early career as portrait photographer Lange dedicated her life to documenting life during the Great Depression and WWII. She very carefully composed her thought provoking images while always being dedicated to being truthful.
Sponsored by Kemmerer Library.