Madison Public Library

Author, Auctioneer, Appraiser and Radio show Host Mike Ivankovich will introduce you to “What Determines Value"…and reveal what your Antiques, Collectibles, and Personal Treasures are really worth today. Each attendee is invited to bring in 1-2 items for Mike to appraise.

Local Event: What’s it Worth? Your Treasures Appraised by Mike Ivankovich

Morris County

Madison

New Jersey

What’s it Worth? Your Treasures Appraised by...

Author, Auctioneer, Appraiser and Radio show Host Mike Ivankovich will introduce you to “What Determines Value"…and reveal what...

What’s it Worth? Your Treasures Appraised by Mike Ivankovich

Join Pamela Nixon of Peace Play for chair yoga. , a gentle form of yoga that is done while seated or using a chair for balance and assistance. Chair Yoga&nbsp;is a gentle form of yoga that's done while seated or using a chair for balance, makes the practice more accessible.

Local Event: Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga

Join Pamela Nixon of Peace Play for chair yoga. , a gentle form of yoga that is done while seated or using a chair for balance...

The library is partnering up with the Westfield Regional Health Department to offer free monthly blood pressure screenings to the community.&nbsp;No registration required.&nbsp;

Local Event: Blood Pressure Screenings with Westfield Area Health Department

Blood Pressure Screenings with Westfield Area...

The library is partnering up with the Westfield Regional Health Department to offer free monthly blood pressure screenings to...

Blood Pressure Screenings with Westfield Area Health Department

New Jersey has 564 municipalities. In contrast, California has 483. Why does New Jersey have so many independent towns and subsequently so many municipal governments? Join historian and archivist Mickey DiCamillo as he explains why New Jersey has divided itself, divided itself again, and almost always refuses to erase its municipal boundaries. Does this subdivision of the state make New Jersey better or worse off? We will discover that the debate is quintessentially American and as old as Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Hosted by Mickey DiCamillo Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library

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Local Event: Explaining New Jersey’s Many, Many Municipalities

Explaining New Jersey’s Many, Many Municipalities

New Jersey has 564 municipalities.  In contrast, California has 483.  Why does New Jersey have so many independent towns and...

At nine feet tall, this impressive portrait of the sixteenth president has been praised by those who knew him as more lifelike than any other. Exhibited at the US Capitol, the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, and the Union League Club in New York, among other important places, this portrait eventually found a home in the Hartley Dodge Memorial in Madison, NJ. Mallory will share her first-hand account of researching this painting and the stories she uncovered as she leads the audience through this painting’s fascinating provenance. This portrait is currently on loan to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. This lecture will be given by Mallory Mortillaro.Mallory&nbsp;is an art historian and educator.&nbsp; She has a decade of teaching experience and has worked on various art research projects for museums and organizations in the New York metropolitan area.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Her discoveries in the art world have garnered her international attention.&nbsp; She studied at Drew University.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mallory resides in New Jersey with her husband and daughter.

Local Event: Madison's Lincoln Portrait

Madison's Lincoln Portrait

At nine feet tall, this impressive portrait of the sixteenth president has been praised by those who knew him as more lifelike...

Madison Public Library, 39 Keep St, Madison, NJ, 07940 (ZOOM)

This talk will trace the artistic career of Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), who produced over 1,000 portraits in his lifetime as he worked in eight cities: Newport, Rhode Island; Edinburgh; London; Dublin; New York; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; and Boston. Renowned for the accuracy of his facial likenesses, Stuart painted the most important Americans of his time, including presidents. One of his portraits of George Washington, for instance, is reflected in the current one-dollar bill. A charming conversationalist, to draw out his sitters’ personality (though not every story he told was true), and sometimes irascible, Stuart became the most preeminent art authority in America. Works of art from East Coast institutions will take pride of place in the talk.
This talk will be on Zoom and lead by art historian, Michael Norris.&nbsp;

Local Event: Artists’ Eyes on the American Revolution: Gilbert Stuart, Portraitist of the Founding Fathers (ON ZO

Artists’ Eyes on the American Revolution:...

This talk will trace the artistic career of Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), who produced over 1,000 portraits in his lifetime as he...

Artists’ Eyes on the American Revolution: Gilbert Stuart, Portraitist of the Founding Fathers (ON ZO

Myths and legends often have some kernel of historical truth. So, what can we make of the Jersey Devil myth? Is any part of the tale rooted in fact? Historian and archivist Mickey DiCamillo discusses the origins of Jersey's most famous mythological monster and identifies the real-life creatures (some human...some beast) that inspired the story that lives on today. From dinosaurs to witches to Benjamin Franklin…a lot goes into making a myth.

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Local Event:  Origins of a Legend: The New Jersey Devil

 Origins of a Legend: The New Jersey Devil

Myths and legends often have some kernel of historical truth.  So, what can we make of the Jersey Devil myth?  Is any part of...

Adult Services Librarian

New York City Metropolitan Area

Chatham

East Hanover-Florham Park

Union County

Summit

 Jack Slocum

Morristown

Morris Township-Morris Plains

Essex County

Eric Kiefer

Livingston

Millburn-Short Hills

Springfield

New Providence-Berkeley Heights

Parsippany

Morris County Library

As we just honored Earth Day and as we are watching catastrophic actions of military and empire in the Middle East and around the world, here is an urgent and timely film for all of us who care about the environment, about peace, about clean food and water, about toxic chemicals and pesticides, about humanity and hope for future generations. All of our struggles are connected, so let's come together to figure out how to deal with them all in a connected way.

"Exempt from international climate agreements and rarely scrutinized in mainstream reporting, the Pentagon is the world’s single largest institutional polluter. Combining investigative journalism, striking visuals, and stories from impacted communities, this film challenges audiences to rethink the hidden costs of a global military empire and its planetary consequences."

"Earth’s Greatest Enemy", the second feature film project by Abby Martin, is a groundbreaking anti-imperialist environmental documentary. With the increasing rhetoric that "might makes right", we have to remember that the future of humanity is contingent on ending the use of force by powerful nations to push their agendas. We must unite and decide peacefully how to share this world and its resources, or we will have none left for our children and future generations.

Please come and watch this film with us and then join the conversation and learn how to take action.

Send questions or let us know if you're coming by email to info@mutualmorris.com

Mutual Morris is a mutual aid group started in 2020 to respond to immediate crises in our community and to find ways to build long-term alternatives to the harmful parts of our way of life. We have provided food, diapers, help with housing and transportation and other needs to thousands of families all across Morris County and we know that the root systemic causes of poverty, homelessness, loneliness, and hopelessness must also be dealt with, not just the symptoms. We believe another world is possible, and we are working to bring it to life.

This event is a Mutual Morris event, not hosted, organized, or endorsed by the Morris County Library.

Local Event: Free film screening "Earth's Greatest Enemy"

Free film screening "Earth's Greatest Enemy"

As we just honored Earth Day and as we are watching catastrophic actions of military and empire in the Middle East and around...

Chatham United Methodist Church

The Suburban Music Study Club will host a free recital of classical piano music with pianists: Luba Vasilyeva, Olivia Hua, Eric Feng, and Sophia Agranovich on Thursday morning of May 17th at 10:30 a.m. at the Chatham United Methodist Church. Olivia Hua and&nbsp;Eric Feng are winners in the SMSC's 2025 Grace Gimbel Scholarship Competition playing alongside two accomplished pianists, Luba Vasilyeva and Sophia Agranovich. Come to hear piano music from the gentle to the raucous! Refreshments will follow the recital. For more information go to: www.suburbanmusicstudyclub.com.&nbsp;

Local Event: Classical Piano Program: Piano-Fest!

Classical Piano Program: Piano-Fest!

The Suburban Music Study Club will host a free recital of classical piano music with pianists: Luba Vasilyeva, Olivia Hua, Eric...

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What’s it Worth? Your Treasures Appraised by Mike Ivankovich

MAY

13

6:00 PM

Madison Public Library, 39 Keep St, Madison, NJ

Chair Yoga

MAY

15

11:15 AM

Madison Public Library, 39 Keep St, Madison, NJ

Blood Pressure Screenings with Westfield Area Health Department

MAY

18

10:00 AM

Madison Public Library, 39 Keep St, Madison, NJ

Explaining New Jersey’s Many, Many Municipalities

JUN

10

7:00 PM

39 Keep St, Madison, NJ

Madison's Lincoln Portrait

JUN

17

7:00 PM

Madison Public Library, 39 Keep St, Madison, NJ

Artists’ Eyes on the American Revolution: Gilbert Stuart, Portraitist of the Founding Fathers (ON ZO

JUL

8

9:00 AM

Madison, NJ

Origins of a Legend: The New Jersey Devil

OCT

14

7:00 PM

39 Keep St, Madison, NJ

Free film screening "Earth's Greatest Enemy"

Classical Piano Program: Piano-Fest!