PROFESSIONALS IN TRANSITION
Monday, October 3 Hilton Branch 10:00 am to Noon
The New Start Career Network
Judy Miao is a management consultant and volunteer career coach for the New Start Career Network. She will share her perspectives and insights for making the the best use of the Network's resources, all of which are free, and many of which are offered online.
Get more info about Professionals in Transition
here.
FAFSA WORKSHOP
Hilton Branch Tues. Oct. 4 6:00-8:00 pm
The NJ Higher Education Student Assistance Authority will provide an overview of Federal and State grants, scholarships, and loan programs available through the FAFSA. This will be followed by an actual FAFSA filing workshop in a computer lab. The workshop is approximately 2 hours long and includes a presentation, materials and assistance in filing the FAFSA.
Registration is full. To be put on the waiting list, go to
http://fafsaworkshopoct4.eventbrite.com
AMERICAN CLASSICS II
Thursday, October 6 Main Library 7:00 pm
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Set on an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota, The Round House is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family.
It is at once a powerful coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a tender, moving novel of family, history, and culture.
FREE ADULT HEALTH SCREENINGS
Wednesday, October 12 Main Library 10:30-Noon
Blood pressure and carotid bruit screening, medication, weight & health counseling, Free and open to Maplewood adults 18 and over. Staffed by Health Dept. nurses. For an appointment, call 973-762-8120 ext. 4300
Drop-ins are also welcome.
READ AROUND THE WORLD: BOSNIA
Wednesday, October 19 Main Library 7:00 pm
The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
Vladimir Brik, a Bosnian writer in Chicago, becomes obsessed with Lazarus Averbuch, an immigrant murdered a century before and unjustly described as an anarchist. In this sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking narrative, Brik and his assistant endure nightmarish adventures as his story and Averbuch's become inextricably intertwined.
SPECIAL SCREENING: LEFT BANK BOOKSELLER 
A Celebration of Literary History and Freedom of Speech
Thursday, October 13 Main Library 7:00 pm
When prohibitions against obscenity were making it impossible for James Joyce to publish his revolutionary novel
Ulysses, Sylvia Beach, pioneering proprietor of the Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris, took great risks to publish it, with the encouragement and help of her lover and soul-mate, Adrienne Monnier.
The book caused a literary sensation and the first edition sold out immediately.
The film re-creates the bohemian milieu of 1920s Paris when Shakespeare and Company was a mecca for the literary elite of the era.
Q. and A. with the director, Lisa Reznick, will follow.
Watch the trailer here:
here.
ART & MUSIC RECEPTION
Saturday, October 15 Main Library 3:00-4:00 pm
A reception to celebrate our October artist,
Christine Benson Vos; painter, fiber artist and printmaker. Featuring live jazz piano with Campbell Charshee.
Artist's talk at 3:30.
INTRO TO MICROSOFT WORD 2016
Saturdays, October 15 & 22 Hilton Branch 10:00 - 11:30 am
This 2-part workshop will teach you how to create, edit and save documents in the latest version of Word. You'll learn how to use menus and toolbars and work with templates and photos. Participants must attend both sessions.
Word 2016 is installed on all Maplewood Library public computers. If you have an older version at home, the basics you'll learn will still be useful.
PROFESSIONALS IN TRANSITION
Monday, October 17 Hilton Branch 10:00 am to Noon
COMPUTER EXPLORATIONS
Tuesday, October 18 Hilton Branch 1:00 pm
Computer beginners and intermediate users can get help with:
--Using a mouse
--Creating basic documents
--Managing an email account ---
Searching the Internet
The instructor will help with your specific needs. No registration needed.
OVERLOOK VAN HEALTH SCREENINGS
Thursday, October 20 Hilton Branch 1:00-3:00 pm
Find out if you are at risk for diabetes or high blood pressure with a FREE
screening. Educational materials and individual counseling are also provided.
MAKER MEETUP
Thursday, October 20 Hilton Branch 6:30 pm
Join the Maker Movement! Help with one of our projects, or bring your own ideas. Maplewood Library's Create Space offers a variety of high-tech equipment and software for a multitude of creative applications.
COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
Saturday, October 22 Main Library 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
It takes all types of donors and the combined efforts of many every day to support the Community Blood Services' lifesaving mission. Please eat before donating, and bring ID. No appointment needed. For more info go to
www.communitybloodservices.org/
INTRO TO NANOWRIMO
Monday, October 24 Main Library 7:00 pm
Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Learn how! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel in one month.
You'll learn how to get started, where to find inspiration, and how to actually finish that novel.
Hosted by published author and playwright, Hillary DePiano, head of the Northeast NJ NaNoWriMo region. Learn more about NaNoWriMo
here.
MOMS WHO CODE
Friday, October 28 Main Library Time tbd
Check our website next week for more details and registration info about this pilot program!
YARN & FIBER ARTS GROUP
Saturday, October 29 Main Library 10:00 am to Noon
A gathering for people who knit, crochet, quilt, sew, embroider or do other creative things with yarn or fabric. Enjoy a relaxing morning working on your projects and get feedback and advice from fellow crafters. Bring your own supplies. All skill levels are welcome! Facilitated by Maplewood resident Amy Zorn.
EXPLORE WHAT'S NEW AT THE NEWARK MUSEUM
with Curator of American Art, Tricia Laughlin Bloom
Saturday, October 29 Main Library 2:00 pm
The Newark Museum has collected African-American art since 1929, and that collection has grown to more than 360 works of art.
Modern Heroics
: 75 Years of African-American Expressionism at the Newark Museum
presents highlights from this distinguished collection, bringing together painting and sculpture by 24 modern and contemporary African-American artists, spanning from Beauford Delaney to Mickalene Thomas.
Also on view: the newly reinstalled Native American galleries. Learn about this exciting reinstallation,
Native Artists of North America, which includes some 100 rarely exhibited works from the Arts of the Americas collection.
PROFESSIONALS IN TRANSITION
Monday, October 31 Hilton Branch 10:00 am to noon
Landing A Job Is An Inside Job
Participants will learn:
* the five steps to the developing a positive mental attitude
* the secret of developing laser focus on their goals
* the power to overcome all obstacles
* how to develop the will to win
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MEET AUTHOR MARINA BUDHOS
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