The Library Is Open...Come Back and Say Hi!

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July 29, 2020 No. 54 www.sopl.org Library Calendar Email us

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The building is open at 25% capacity.

Public Hours
Monday 9-12 ; 2-6
Tuesday 9-12; 2-5; 6-8
Wednesday 9-12 ; 2-6
Thursday 9-12 ; 2-5 ; 6-8
Friday 9-12 (seniors only) ; 2-5

For the health and safety of everyone and in compliance with all state and local regulations, we respectfully require:

Face coverings (nose and mouth must be covered) and social distancing required outdoors and in the building.
Wifi is available inside and outside of the building.
For building entry temperature check is required: taken by kiosks at each entrance.

Library Programs & More
Attend online or call in. Ask us for log-in details.

Call the Library 973-762-0230
Speak to a staff member Mon/Wed 9-6, Tues/Thurs 9-8, and Fri 9-5.

Summer Reading 2020
Mondays 7 pm Monday Night Fun
With thanks to Friends of SOPL for their support
August 3 Pet Party! All pets welcome!
Tuesdays 12 pm Virtual Chess Club
Thursdays 12 pm Messy Art
July 30 Tie-dye

Storytimes
Mondays 11 am & Wednesdays 5 pm Reading Buddies
Tuesdays Stories w/ Ms Keisha on Facebook Live
Wednesdays 10am Zoom Storytime w/Ms. Beth and Ms. Meti
Fridays 12 pm Read-Alouds w/Ms. Beth

Discussions & more
Wednesdays 1pm Writing Group (online or call in)
Thursdays 2pm Book/Movie Group (online or call in)
Fridays 1pm Special Conversations w/ Special Guests (online or call in)
July 31: Ken Bain, Author, Historian, and President of Best Teachers Institute

Meet the Author
A new video series on our YouTube page featuring local authors talking about their new books and how they feel being part of the SOMA literary community!

Featuring:
Melanie Conklin, author of Every Missing Piece
Margo Orlando Littell, author of The Distance From Four Points
Christopher Healy, author of A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem trilogy

More episodes coming soon!

Behind the Scenes with John Colombo

Welcome back, John! What were you doing behind the scenes while the building was closed?
I was taking library phone calls from home. I helped answer different questions from our patrons. From inside the closed building, I watered plants, processed the mail, and returned books.

What have you missed the most?
Serving the public in person and working with my wonderful co-workers.

What did working from home teach you?
That it could still be a rewarding experience.

What are you looking forward to now that the building is back open?
Just getting back to to a normal routine!

The New Jersey State Library has announced the availability of more than 4,000 comics, graphic novels, and children’s materials as part of an innovative program to make this content free to all residents of New Jersey throughout the summer.

All e-books are available without wait-list until August 31.

Click here to get started!

Dear Library supporter,
Please join us to help South Orange Public Library continue its services to our community!

No Friends Book Sale This Year

The Friends Book Sale is our main fundraising event for the Library each year. But the 2020 sale had to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 crisis. Due to the same crisis, providing support for the South Orange Public Library is more critical than ever.

You Can Help

Since we can’t hold the book sale this year, we need your donation to help raise $10,000 for Library programs and books in 2020-2021.

Your donation will help the Friends of the South Orange Public Library fund new books, the film series, the children’s summer reading program, and museum passes, among other Library programs and activities, responsive to the community’s current needs.
Want to support the Friends?
Please click here and then on Donate.
Thank you for supporting your Library—and your community!
Tonia Moore – President, Friends of SOPL

Copyright © 2020 South Orange Public Library, All rights reserved.
Edited by Michael Pucci and Melissa Kopecky

South Orange Public Library
65 Scotland Rd.
South Orange, NJ 07079
(973) 762-0230
librarian@sopl.org

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