What's New?
Eclipse information - We are out of our supply of ecilpse glasses. For eclipse information and for safe viewing see NASA Eclipse 2017 and NASA Eclipse Resources
Saturday hours for June, July and August are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Best Seller's Club for Riverdale Library Patrons - Register with us to have requests placed automatically for your favorite authors for their upcoming publications. Once registered, you will be on the waiting list for all future titles. Fifteen authors are available - don't miss their next book! Register in the library or online here.
Hoopla Digital is Available!!! Hoopla is a new digital media service provided to our patrons through the generosity of the Friends of the Riverdale Library. Through hoopla, using your Riverdale Library card, you can access and enjoy nearly half a million titles from six different formats: Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks , eBooks, and Comics/Graphic Novels - all in one location, from your computer, tablet or Smartphone! Go to hoopla at https://www.hoopladigital.com/ to sign up and start listening/watching/reading!!
New database! Value Line is now available. Investment research covering 3,500 stocks across 100 industries! Available to Riverdale and other MAIN patrons.
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a Stone - Language Learning - available through the NJ State Library. Choose from 30 languages! Available for use on your computer, tablet or mobile device.
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k out our new geneology product, MyHeritage Library Edition. It is available both in the library, and remotely. MyHeritage Library Edition ™ is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind in the world. It includes billions of historical documents from over 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes and additional resources. Available in 40 languages, MyHeritage Library Edition is the industry’s most multilingual family history research database.
Children and Teen Programs
Check out the wonderful programs for children and teens by clicking on the Kids or Teen tabs above. Call the library at (973) 835-5044 or use the Event Calendar above to register for programs.
Adult Programs
Download or print our adult program brochure: Adult Programs for September through December 2017
Coming soon! Register online by clicking on the program link, or call the library to register.
Adult Summer Reading Finale - Saturday, August 26, 11:00 a.m. Join us for the conclusion of our Adult Summer Reading Program! We’ll be announcing the winners of the drawings for our summer reading prizes (including our grand prize!), sharing what we’ve read, playing games and enjoying some refreshments.
Fall Foods - Wednesday, September 6, 7:00 p.m. Danielle Colombo, ShopRite of Lincoln Park’s registered dietician, will be discussing healthy foods that are in season during the fall and how to avoid overeating as the weather begins to cool. Join us and sample a delicious fruit and grain salad with wheatberries, scallions, strawberries and crumbled feta cheese in a raspberry vinaigrette. Recipes will be provided!
Fall Book Sculpture - Saturday, September 9, 11:00 a.m. Agnes Majewska-Sydoryk returns with another great craft! Make a fall book sculpture candle to bring an autumn accent to your abode.
Cabot Cheddar Cheese Tasting - Monday, September 18, 7:00 p.m. Join Brigitte Mesa of RealFood RealSimple for a Cabot cheese tasting and recipe sampling. We'll learn how Cabot supports independent farmers, various communities, and volunteers ... and you'll get a chance to try some harder-to-find Cabot varieties, and perhaps discover a new favorite!
An Organized Student = A Less Stressed Parent …and Student Too! - Monday, October 2, 7:00 p.m. This hour-long PowerPoint program, designed for children in grades 4 – 12 and their parents, will cover time management, using a planner, long term projects, the best school supplies to choose, organizing your backpack and more! This program will be presented by Linda Anders, member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and the owner of COC Enterprises LLC.
Go to our program page, with online registration links, at Adult Fall Programs 2017.
Computer Classes
We offer a variety of computer instruction classes. Call the library or stop by to register - 973-835-5044.
Excel - Saturday, September 30, 11:00 a.m. (Prerequisite: familiarity with PC basics and Microsoft Word.) Learn how to create a simple worksheet. You will input data, create simple formulas and use basic formatting techniques. We will discuss tips to view your worksheet, and how print a presentable report.
PowerPoint - Saturday, October 28, 11:00 a.m. (Prerequisite: familiarity with PC basics and Microsoft Word.) Design a PowerPoint presentation with text, clip art, and animation. You’ll learn about formatting, the design options available, presentations views, and how to run a slide show.
Device Advice - Need help downloading our ebooks, digital magazines or music? Make an appointment and bring in your device for one-on-one assistance.
Personal Computer Tutoring - Meet with a librarian for a 30 minute individual session on email basics or for an introduction to the computer. Please call the library for an appointment.
Movies
Wednesday night at the movies: It’s popcorn, and a good movie on a 60" screen at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday night of the month. Upcoming movies:
Going in Style - Sorry! All seats taken - this program is full. Wednesday, August 16, 7:00 p.m. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty. (PG-13, 96 minutes)
New!!! Foreign films will be shown on the third Friday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Please call the library at 973-835-5044 or visit our website at http://www.riverdalelibrary.org/ to register. Refreshments will be served.
Together (2002) (China) – Friday, September 15, 1:00 p.m. The coming of age tale of a violin prodigy. (Rated PG; 114 min.)
Dagon (2001) (Spain) – Friday, October 20, 1:00 p.m. A young couple stranded in a decrepit Spanish fishing town discovers that it in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half-human offspring. Based on a HP Lovecraft short story. (Rated R; 99 min.)
Monsoon Wedding (2001) (India) – Friday, November 17, 1:00 p.m. Sparks fly when an Indian family gathers for an arranged marriage. (Rated R; 114 min.)
Amelie (2001) (French) – Friday, December 15, 1:00 p.m. A shy Parisian waitress (Audrey Tautou) secretly does good deeds for others. (Rated R; 120 min.)
E-Book News
Our patrons are really enjoying how easy it is to download e-books and audiobooks to your PC, tablet, iPad, or phone. All the content is just for MAIN patrons, with some titles priority just for Riverdale patrons. Click here to check it out! Need help getting started? Call the library to arrange a one-on-one session to help you download to your device.
Raise money for the Friends of the Library through your Amazon purchases
The Friends of the Library have created a Smile account with Amazon. When you shop at smile.amazon.com and indicate the Friends of the Riverdale Library as your charity, each purchase will send a little money to our Friends organization. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchase.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBook Library is an online collection of of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eReadAlongs, graphic novels, National Geographic videos, interactive games, and more that teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love. Picture books, chapter books, with games, puzzles and quizzes are available on your computer or device. Tumblebook library is available through the MAIN consortium. No login or password is necessary in our library, and at home, use your library barcode to access this resource.
