RED BANK - RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREES!!!

Old Christmas Trees

RED BANK GIVES BACK!

ISN'T RED BANK JUST THE JAM!

Mix, Mingle and Make a Difference

Holiday Shopping Open House

Benefits the American Cancer Society

Thursday, December 10, 2009
5:00pm to 9:00pm

Contact Angie Courtney at angie@mysweetestsin.com
or
Allie Hall at allie.hall@cancer.org

DON'T MISS THE TRAVELING SHOES!

No, this has nothing to do with the traveling pants. This is about domestic abuse - and survival.
I blogged about this exhibit on November 21st and
finally got over to Carla Gizzi's beautiful store to check out the shoes.

They are awe inspiring! The stories behind these shoes took my breath away. You have two more days...don't miss THE SHOES....
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Not everyone is safe and happy this holiday season.....

SHOULD THE LIBRARY LEND E-READERS?

Tell us what you think!

The Atlantic Magazine articles available only on a Kindle

What is the best eReader for a library?

Just food for thought and discussion - no commitments!

RED ROOM - WHAT A GREAT WEBSITE

RED ROOM

interesting stories about books and authors - and their blogs.
I think I could get lost in this website....the world I want to live in!

COOL THINGS START WITH RED! AND READ!

NYTIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2009

10 BEST BOOKS OF 2009

TAKE A WALK IN MY SHOES

180 TURNING LIVES AROUND

Take a Walk in My Shoes

A traveling exhibit of "decorated shoes" representing the lives of victims of domestic abuse is coming to Red Bank.

From December 3 - 10, 2009 -

Carla Gizzi - Jewelry & Home Decor,

169 West Front Street, Red Bank, NJ.

Don't miss an opportunity during this holiday season to experience the pain and art

of individuals who are turning their lives around.

For more information about the services 180 provides,

click to go to their website 180

Have a safe holiday, one and all

THE LITTLE LIBRARY THAT COULD

check out the youtube video link below

Tinton Falls Public Library

Support all your local libraries - they will support you!

HOLIDAY EVENTS AT THE RED BANK PL

don't forget -

concerts, children's programs and holiday safety

- all at your library!

Call us - 732 842 0690

Children's events in December

I WANT A BIGGER CHAIR

STEPHEN COLBERT reads The Story of Ferdinand to the children of Montclair Public Library.

COLBERT READS FERDINAND

Very cute!

CHILIFRESH - ONLINE REVIEWS

This is a new offering from the libraries in our consortium - ask the Reference Librarian for more information! 732 842 0690

CHILIFRESH

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY IN RED BANK

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2009.


11:00–12:00 PM at Monmouth St. & Drummond Pl.
Ceremony starts at 11:00 a.m. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held indoors at the Red Bank Elks Lodge, West Front St.

READING A BOOK - IT IS LIKE A COMPANION

I JUST FINISHED READING A JODI PICOULT NOVEL. I WOULDN'T SAY I LIKED IT - IT SEEMED TO GO ON AND ON....FIRST ON THE FARM AND THEN IN THE COURTROOM. BUT I MISS IT NOW THAT I'M FINISHED. FOR ONE WEEK IT WAS WITH ME ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I HAD A FREE MOMENT I PICKED IT UP. INSTEAD OF SURFING THE TV CHANNELS I PICKED UP MY BOOK.

I WILL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER BOOK SOON.....NOT HARD TO DO IN THE LIBRARY!

SNAKES-N-SCALES - NOVEMBER 7th

Welcome to The Strange World of Reptiles

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Presented by Snakes-N-Scales

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Saturday Nov. 7th at 2:30

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in the Avice Noblett Children's Room

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to register phone 732 842 0690

EVENING OF JAZZ AT THE LIBRARY

The Al Wright Unit jazz trio returns to the library

for an autumnal concert

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Join us for an evening of music and laughter

Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:30 - 9:00pm

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Phone the library for more information - 732 842 0690

DON'T LAUGH!

FRIEND OF LIBRARIES - PAULA POUNDSTONE

(click on above link to see Paula promoting libraries)

Paula Poundstone is the author of There’s Nothing in this Book That I Meant to Say

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CAN YOU FIND THE LIBRARY PATRON???

HE IS WELL CAMOUFLAGED!!!

OPEN HOUSE AT THE LIBRARY 10/17/09

The Red Bank Public Library will be hosting an Open House on October 17, 2009.

There will be tours, demonstrations on using the catalog, and other offerings for adults.

For children, there will be story times at 11:00 and 2:00. In addition, there will be a program at 3:00 pm. Jim Rohe, who is a musician/storyteller, will be performing. Preregistration is required for this event only.

Please call 732 842 0690 for more information.

NEW VOLUNTEER AT THE LIBRARY

Siobhan M. Woods is a student at Montclair State University. She is majoring in Family and Child Studies and plans to be a teacher in levels K - 5 when she graduates. This semester she is taking a Field Experience class and needed to find an organization that serves families and children. She chose the Red Bank Public Library - and we are so happy to have her!

She will be with us for the next few Saturdays.

MAN ON WIRE

This movie is an amazing example of someone following their dream. Even more amazing are the number of people who were willing to help Philippe Petit achieve his life long dream. He must be very persuasive!

But what struck me more than Philippe's achievement was the footage of the World Trade Center Towers. Especially today - as the one remaining steel wall returns to Ground Zero to become part of a monument to the people who perished on 9/11/01.

In this movie, you see those steel frames going up for the first time, you see the buildings emerge as two completed works of architecture - and art.

And, sadly, this movie shows how a man with a dream can get past even vigilant security when his passion is all consuming.

MAN BOOKER PRIZE - LONG LIST 2009

Author Title Publisher

Byatt, AS The Children's Book Random House - Chatto and Windus

Coetzee, J M Summertime Random House - Harvill Secker

Foulds, Adam The Quickening Maze Random House - Jonathan Cape

Hall, Sarah How to paint a dead man Faber and Faber

Harvey, Samantha The Wilderness Random House - Jonathan Cape

Lever, James Me Cheeta HarperCollins - Fourth Estate

Mantel, Hilary Wolf Hall HarperCollins - Fourth Estate

Mawer, Simon The Glass Room Little, Brown

O'Loughlin, Ed Not Untrue & Not Unkind Penguin - Ireland

Scudamore, James Heliopolis Random House - Harvill Secker

Toibin, Colm Brooklyn Penguin - Viking

Trevor, William Love and Summer Penguin - Viking

Waters, Sarah The Little Stranger Little, Brown - Virago

MOVIE REVIEWS - BEST PLACE TO LOOK?

I LIKE IMDB FOR QUICK INFORMATION - LIKE BLOOPERS.

I JUST LEARNED ABOUT MOVIE REVIEWS BUT I'M NOT SURE YET WHAT I THINK.

I ALSO LIKE METACRITIC BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO USE.

TELL US WHAT SITE YOU LIKE BEST!

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR SOME NEW BOOKS

FROM SOME AUTHORS WHO ARE OLD FAVORITES.

NEW BOOKS IN AUGUST

IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMETHING AT THE RED BANK PL,
JUST ASK. WE CAN PROBABLY GET IT FOR YOU!

SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY

El bibliotecario me ayuda encontrar

buenos libros para traer a la casa.

Just ask the librarian if you don't

know where to find them

HOT, HOT, HOT OUTSIDE!

it is cool at the library - so come on in and chill!

THIRD THURSDAYS - WHAT IS THAT????

It's new late night shopping in Red Bank on the third Thursday of the month.

First one is August 20th!

Of course, the library is open late every Thursday so feel free to stop by and say "Hi"!

ART OUTSIDE

WHAT COULD BE BETTER ON A SUMMER'S EVE?

CHECK OUT THIS LINK

http://www.redbank.com/2009/07/17/art-outside

RED BANK ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALE THIS WEEKEND

Don't miss this great shopping event - Friday, Saturday and Sunday

SUMMER IN THE CITY - RED BANK!

Summer evenings in Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank are such fun!

Tonight is Jazz in the Park.

Tomorrow night is Songwriters in the Park.

(special mention for the songwriters tomorrow night - the band Guggenheim Grotto with Joe Whyte are performing and rumor has it they are really good!!)

So bring your chairs, your family, your snacks and enjoy the show!

TWEETS ABOUT GENEALOGY AT RBPL!!!

HEY - THEY ARE TWITTERING ABOUT US!

Two genealogy programs to be held at the Red Bank Public Library as noted in The Hub. This announcement is being relayed around Twitter.com. You know you've made when you are the subject of Tweets!

Programs are July 9th and July 16th @ 7:30.
Call the library and ask for Reference to obtain more information - 732 842 0690

www.lmxac.org/redbank

READIN' ON THE RIVER BOOK CLUB

It's not too late!

RBPL book club is still taking names - the more the merrier. The book choice for July is "The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. (The book for August will be "Outliers: the story of sucess" by Malcolm Gladwell).

All meetings will be the last Wed. of the month, which means the next 2 meetings are July 29th and August 26th.

Stop by for a chat and light dessert!

NJ HISTORY GIRL

Karen Schnitzspahn gave a wonderful presentation on her new book at the Red Bank Public Library two weeks ago.

If you missed seeing her, you can find her on Twitter - NJHistoryGirl. She "tweets" where you can find her next!

JUST IN!

The HUB featured Kareh Schnitzspahn in a full page article!

http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2009/0709/arts_zest/023.html

GOOD LAUGH - AND YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK FRENCH

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT FERMENTED FRUIT?

WHAT TO KEEP, WHAT TO TOSS

How does a library manage its collection? It is a tough call, deciding which classics to keep and which classics are no longer "relevant". Read Bobbi Seidel's column from the Asbury Park Press 6/20/09 regarding just this topic....

http://bit.ly/3wKGIe

ONLY ONE RED BANK

Website for all things going on in Red Bank! No, not Red Bank Green or Red Bank Orbit which are great fun but are mainly current happenings. This new website lists restaurants (even VIA 45 which is relatively new, replacing Thyme Square on Broad Street), coupons(!) but best of all, upcoming EVENTS! So you can find out about Street Life, Movies in the Park, Sidewalk Sale....all the great stuff going on in Red Bank. And its all at only one site:

ONLYONEREDBANK

AND DON'T FORGET, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO IN RED BANK

YOU CAN USUALLY FIND THE LIBRARY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS!

SO COME VISIT!

SUMMER HOURS: M 10-9, T 10-5, W 10-9, Th 10-9, F 1-5 and S 9 -1 (yes, we're open)

JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB - A MUST SEE!

I've been struggling to find a good movie lately. They are all so sad or brutal or silly. I did enjoy Frozen River and recommend it highly. But it didn't sweep me off my feet and make me want to immediately sit through another viewing. The Jane Austen Book Club did just that for me.

The ensemble cast of JABC (forgive me but I am not just on a first name basis with the characters but even ready to give them nicknames!) is familiar from various TV programs and movies. Most of them feel like old friends. But few if any have actually acted together on the screen. By the end of this movie you feel like they are family and you hope that they just keep making movies together.

By the way, you don't have to be a Jane Austen fan to like this movie. But it does make you want to go back and reread a few of them if you are a fan!

ANOTHER BUSY DAY IN RED BANK!

Runners are milling about Red Bank after the annual George Sheehan Classic .... it was a beautiful morning for a run or a jog or a walk. Even a stroll down the center of Broad Street would be fun on a morning like this.

Post race hopefully all the spectators and runners are buying some coffee and other assorted means of sustenance. So far they aren't crowding the library but that is okay. We were busy all week during the frequent rain showers and happy to have the streets filled with sun deprived people. And happy too that people are respecting our library-only parking lot. Thanks everyone!

ALICE MUNRO WINS MAN BOOKER INTL 2009

I haven't read her short stories before but I just checked and we have quite a few of her collections in the library. Her new book comes out in a few months. I'm going to check out The View from Castle Rock and see what she is all about......

SUMMER READS FROM NPR

FABULOUS FICTION

RED BANK JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL

Even though it's cold outside, it really feels like summer when the weekend festivals and outdoor concerts start happening ALL THE TIME!

We had Pink Week, the Tri City Arts Tour, Memorial Day weekend
and now....don't sit down yet..... on June 5, 6 & 7, the

RED BANK JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

THE SOUND OF MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY?

SATURDAY MAY 30th, 2pm - 4pm

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Come and listen to music while enjoying a cup of coffee

at the Red Bank Public Library

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This is the final Saturday of music for the summer

so come and help us end this wonderful music series with a bang.

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And don't forget...we are open 9 -1 on Saturdays* all summer long so be sure to drop by on your way to the beach or drop in for a cool respite from your summer shopping.

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*Summer hours start June 19, 2009

NEW DVDS (as of 5/11/09)

1. Ace Ventura Pet Detective
2. Alexandra
3. Australia
4. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
5. Body of Lies
6. Brick Lane
7. Broken Windows
8. Cadillac Records
9. Changeling
10. Corsica, Sicily & Sardinia (Travel)
11. David Leadbetter - Simple Secrets for Great Golf
12. Doubt
13. Elegy
14. The Express - The Ernie David Story
15. Frost Nixon
16. Frozen River
17. Get Smart
18. A Good Man is Hard to Find
19. Gospel Hill
20. Hotel for Dogs
21. Man on Wire
22. Marley & Me
23. Milk
24. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
25. Nights in Rodanthe
26. Rachel Getting Married
27. The Real George Washington
28. Religulous
29. Rome (Travel)
30. Quantum of Solace
31. Slacker Uprising
32. Slumdog Millionaire
33. Songs in Ordinary Time
34. Soul Men
35. Sounder
36. Tuscany (Travel)
37. Twilight
38. Venice (Travel)
39. Weeds: Seasons 1, 2 & 3
40. The Wrestler

A NEWLY MINTED LIBRARIAN

Rutgers University, School of Communication, Information and Library Science - MLIS! Hooray!!!!!

JUST WHAT IS TWITTER?

TWITTER IN PLAIN ENGLISH

IF YOU WANT TO TWEET WITH US, LET US KNOW!

CHILDREN'S CONCERT AT RED BANK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Fun for all ages!!

We danced and sang and rocked and rolled!

Presley & Melody's Interactive Concert

held on May 9th @ 3:00pm

Did you miss the fun last Saturday???? Catch a glimpse here.....and don't miss the next opportunity! Children's programs at the Red Bank Public Library are a rockin' good time!

TRI CITY ARTS TOUR

OFFICIAL SITE FOR THE

TRI CITY ARTS TOUR

VISIT THE RBPL BOOTH AT THE FAIR!

LIBRARY GOES PINK!

Red Bank Public Library - in the PINK

Support Pink Bank

Check it out - Red Bank on NBC news!

WOMANS DAY AND YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY!

LIBRARIES LEND A HAND DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTURN!

How has the library helped you? Write a short essay and submit to the Womans Day magazine...you just might be featured in their upcoming article!

WD BLOG

(http://dailywd.womansday.com/blog/2009/04/daily-buzz-libraries-lend-a-hand-in-tough-economic-time.html)

FIRST SIGN OF "PINK"

I DISCOVERED MY FIRST "PINK" BUSINESS.

The Broadway Diner on Monmouth Street have painted their curb a great neon pink. I love it!

Send me a message and let me know if other businesses/homes have "pinked" out in any way. Let's recognize those who have made an effort!

Let's go Pink Bank

RED BANK CHOCOLATE SHOPPE

If you visited the library last week you may have sampled some of the best chocolate this side of Bruges.....and it came from down the block. A wide variety of different chocolates were donated to the library by the Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe. By all accounts, and smiles, the chocolate was very well received.

But, imagine, that some folks were not aware that there is a chocolate shop around the corner (or through the bank parking lot and diagonally across from the Clearview Cinemas) so run, don't walk, to get your own chocolates. And let them know you heard about them at the library. That should boost our reference statistics!

THE RESULTS ARE IN!

The Raffle was a great success!

Last week was National Library Week and to celebrate we held a raffle - the prizes were books! (who doesn't love books, I ask you?) Still we were really pleasantly surprised by the sweet responses from our winners.

The staff went to a lot of work to select a few "prize" books from our book sale room and then to try to match the books with the randomly selected winners. Well, by all accounts, each book was a perfect match!

Thank you to all involved!

PINK BANK!

PAINT THE TOWN PINK

http://www.pinkbank.org/

What a great cause - what a great town!

go pink for the week starting May 2, 2009!

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK RAFFLE

Enter to win a book (previously loved) during the National Library week - April 12 - 18, 2009.

Stop by the circulation desk and submit your name and phone number. Names will be pulled and books awarded during the week.

Come in and celebrate NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

ONLY ONE RED BANK!

Red Bank RiverCenter will be promoting all things good about Red Bank - and there is lots!

So take advantage of free parking on Saturday (or anytime) and visit the library where everything is free*. Music programs, art classes, puppet shows and other great programs.

We are looking for a few good friends - come join the Friends of the Library group and be part of making the library - and Red Bank - even better!!!!!

* library cards are free for Red Bank residents and $20 for non-residents....best deal in town.

PINK YOUR HOUSE

Sign up for Pink Your House by April 15th to show your support for
Paint the Town Pink - May 2-May 9

visit PinkBank

Winners will be announced at Paint Everything Pink event on Sunday, May 3rd from 1 - 4pm

PLAY BALL!

Each month, the circulation staff selects a topic of interest to customers and displays books, movies, music, etc. on that subject. The last topic - the Irish in America - was very well received.

The current topic is BASEBALL - so have a look!

RED BANK AS A LITERARY CAPITAL?

What a great thought!

I took this title from the local paper, TriCity News, March 12, 2009, Vol 10 Issue 26. In this issue they published an interesting article about authors coming to Red Bank. And these authors are being brought to Red Bank by Kim Widener and Jacquie Dalton-Fiorito as part of their company "Book It".

Check out their website and their upcoming "book it" events:

http://www.bookitevents.net

Their last event was a well attended party at the Two River Theatre - Robert Wagner (yes, that Hollywood celebrity and husband of the late Natalie Wood) has written a book called "Pieces of My Heart" and he was toast and host of the evening. The price of the ticket included a copy of the book, a party and chance to chat with Robert Wagner.

Right here in Red Bank.

DIRECTOR'S CHAIR YOUTUBE CONTEST

Students!!!

click the link below and find out about QandANJ - and their video contest.

http://www.qandanj.org/contest/

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STARTS 3/8/09

did you know it is NOT Daylight Savings Time? One of the librarians corrected me today.

Anyway, it starts Sunday! Hooray! That means that it will just be getting dark around 7:pm Sunday night (weather permitting and all).

Missing an hour of sleep is worth an hour of daylight at the end of the day. At least for me.

GET HELP FROM NEW JERSEY LIBRARIES

check out this web site and see the reference librarian - we are here to help!

http://gethelp.njlibraries.org/

“IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE,”

“you don’t know who you are.”

Wallace Stegner would have been 100 years old last week. Read the nytimes blog entry by Timothy Egan about Stegner's career in writing.


http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/stegners-complaint/?8ty&emc=ty

PENNIES FOR PEACE

EVERY PENNY COUNTS

DROP YOUR PENNIES IN THE CONTAINER AS YOU WALK IN OR OUT OF THE LIBRARY. ALL MONIES COLLECTED GO TOWARDS EDUCATING GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.

EDUCATE A GIRL - CREATE A WOMAN OF PEACE!

TWO RIVERS FOOD & WINE TASTING

Don't miss the 9th Annual Two Rivers Food & Wine Tasting
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Red Bank
to benefit LunchBreak

Monday April 27, 2009

at the

Branches

123 Monmouth Road

West Long Branch

6 - 9pm

$65.00 per person

Go to the Rotary Club link above for information on

additional event sponsors and purchasing tickets

MARY'S WEDDING AT TWO RIVER THEATRE

Don't miss the latest production at the Two River Theatre Company.

FREE PARKING ON SAT. AND SUN. IN RED BANK

Confirm the details - parking fee hiatus for 2009 only - but check out the link from Red Bank Green

http://www.redbankgreen.com/redbankgreen/2009/01/menna-pretty-darn-close-to-garage-fix.html

"FRANK TALK" ARRIVES ON SHREWSBURY AVE

That is, Frank Talk Art Bistro & Books.

Gilda Rogers has managed to open her long awaited Bistro and Book store. Must have taken a lot of determination. Pictures of the new spot show an eclectic place to read, talk and hang out.

Still a work in progress, a full coffee bar hasn't arrived yet but art by local artists and a variety of books have.

Every Friday is Mix and Mingle starting at 6pm. Also, keep your eyes peeled for upcoming workshops, guests speakers .....there is a monthlong celebration of Black History Month starting Feb. 6.

Hours are Thursday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m and Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Phone number is 732 747-2572.

FUTURE DIRECTION FOR LIBRARIES?

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4696d0a9#/4696d0a9/6

AN ARTIST'S VIEW OF THE INAUGURATION

a simple but beautiful expression of happiness.....

http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/the-inauguration-at-last/?th&emc=th

THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE

This debut novel by David Wroblewski is not universally loved.

Those who read it all the way through disagreed about whether the book "ended" and whether the ending was the one they had hoped for. (some didn't get past the first few chapters)

But who could resist a Sawtelle Dog after reading Wroblewski's engaging descriptions of these amazing animals?

I think the book is beautifully written. But I was a little disappointed in the ending. The last half of the book you fly along on a journey with a boy and his dogs, just hoping it will be okay....

BOOK CLUB AT NJ REPERTORY COMPANY

The New Jersey Repertory Company invites you to participate in a book club opportunity........

You will receive 5 brand new plays prior to publication, you will see a production of each of the plays, and following the performances you will participate in a discussion with the cast.

The cost is $100 for all 5 plays.

Go to www.njrep.org or email njrep@njrep.org for more information and the names and dates of each of the plays.

MAGIC! !!!!

ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM IN THE CHILDREN'S ROOM!

FREE RESOURCES AT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY

check out Long Branch Free Public Library on youtube.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpDSo59M_Rc