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Metered parking is available in the former Mandee Parking Lots on Kearny Avenue and on Chestnut Street.
Summer Movie Classics at the library
Beat the heat at the Kearny Public Library and check out a 1950’s film classic! All Summer we will be showing cinema classics from the Golden Age of Hollywood. All films will be shown downstairs at the main branch of the Kearny Public Library, located at 318 Kearny Ave. in Kearny, New Jersey. Start times for each will be 1:00 PM. Popcorn & light refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome. The schedule is as follows:
Friday, August 6 High Noon (85 minutes)
Starring Gary Cooper & Grace Kelly
Directed by Fred ZinnemannFriday, August 20 Roman Holiday (118 minutes)
Starring Audrey Hepburn & Gregory Peck
Directed by William Wyler
Celebrate the Kearny Farmer's Market and Healthy Living
The Friends of the Kearny New Jersey Free Public Library will be participating in a healthy living promotion this summer.
- As part of the healthy living campaign, The Friends of the Library is coordinating the production of a Kearny Farmer’s Market Cookbook, available for purchase in late spring 2011. Kearny residents are invited to send their original recipes for consideration to Friends of the Library, 757 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 by August 15th 2010. Recipes should contain at least 50 to 75 percent fresh produce ingredients. Select residents will be invited to the library kitchen to prepare their dishes for a panel of judges. There will be ribbons awarded with special recognition in the cookbook and prizes awarded to 5 winning recipes. There is no limit to the number of recipes submitted.
- Visit the Kearny Library at 318 Kearny Avenue. The Library has over 30 new cookbooks available to help you prepare produce bought at the market. The Kearny Farmer’s Market is open every Thursday from 12 pm-6 pm beginning June 24, 2010 until October. It is located in the Mandee parking lot across from the Library at 318 Kearny Avenue. Four vendors will offer produce at the market this year.
Drop In and Knit
Drop in and join the Knitting Circle on Wednesdays, 6 P.M. at the main library at 318 Kearny Avenue. For Ages 15 and Up. Please bring your own supplies.
Beginner Computer Classes
Kearny Public Library offers beginner computer classes during most of the year (no summer classes). The classes cover use of the mouse, keyboard and an introduction to the internet. Classes will be held at the Main Library at 318 Kearny Avenue. You must be a Kearny resident and space is limited. To put your name on the waiting list for the next session, please call the library at 201-998-2666 ext. 4203, or come into the library at 318 Kearny Avenue. Classes run for 2 hours.
Book Discussion Group
Love to read? Love to talk about good books?
The book discussion group will be meeting on every 2nd Wednesday of the month except July and August at the Branch Library (759 Kearny Avenue) at 6:45 p.m. The group will be meeting again on Wednesday, September 8th and Peachtree Road by Anne Rivers Siddons is the summer selection. For more information, or to join the group, call the library at 201-998-2666 ext. 4209.
SCORE
Kearny Public Library has formed a partnership with SCORE* with you in mind!
SCORE volunteers offer free counseling on:
- financing a new business
- setting up a business plan
- marketing and advertising a new business
- record keeping and tax obligations
- legal requirements for a new business
Call the library for more information.
*SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business. A resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration
to be announced
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