Friends of the Wyckoff Library

FOWL - Book Sale in the lower level of the Wyckoff Library in the Monroe Room

August newsletter: https://conta.cc/2KaFEmd

A new digital camera for our library purchased with your generous donations to The Friends of the Wyckoff Library. Presenting to Library Director Laura Leonard is Carol Raff and Liz Sytsma

There is still space in Wednesday night's workshop. Start documenting your history! https://bccls.libcal.com/event/5434570

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Native Plant Silver Award In this video, girlscouts Natalie and Catherine talk to some experts about native plants.

Adults: https://bit.ly/2I8zRfy
Children: https://bit.ly/2R8kIhf

Museum Madness - Catch it Over the Summer

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Still time to register for our Annual Holiday Concert featuring the Gabrieli Brass Quintet

Fun Stuff for the Kids in August

Okra Dance: Africa to Broadway
Wednesday, August 1
2:00-2:45 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages will explore how American dance evolved from its African roots and European influences into the popular stage and social dances that we see today. Two versatile performers take you from classical court dances and the Irish reel, to vaudeville, tap, and even the cultural impact of Michael Jackson - all of this and more is packed into this highly entertaining and informative perspective on American history.
Online Registration begins July 25

Bedtime Movie
Monday, August 6
6:00-7:30 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages get comfy in your pajamas and come on over to watch a bedtime movie!

Online Registration begins July 30

Education Explorers: Wacky Weather
Tuesday, August 7
3:00-3:45 pm

Our "Explorers" will go through the scientific method and conduct two meteorology based experiments. First, they will discover how rain clouds make rain. Then they will create their very own "tornado in a bottle." In this fun and hands on class, our "Explorers" will come to understand how "Wacky" weather can truly be!
Online Registration begins July 31

Outragehisss Pets
Wednesday, August 8
2:00-2:45 pm

Wyckoff children and adults will be captivated as they have a close encounter on the wild side. We will meet and learn about animals from all over the world and even get to touch some amazing creatures!
Online Registration begins August 1

Readers' Theater
Thursday, August 9
2:00-2:45 pm

Wyckoff children in grades 1 - 5 join us as we perform the Wide-Mouthed Frog using percussion instruments for the characters.
Online Registration begins August 2

Casey Carle's Bubblemania
Wednesday, August 15
2:00-2:50 pm

An extremely unique program combining high energy entertainment with artistic achievement, BubbleMania is loaded with visual comedy, quick wit, big band swing music and the untamed, often unbelievable qualities and beauty of spherical liquids. Casey's creations grow from intricate and imaginative bubble artforms to "trapping" people inside bubbles! Online Registration begins August 8

Uncle Louie G's Italian Ice Drop In
Thursday, August 30
1:30-3:30 pm

Wyckoff children can celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Club by enjoying an italian ice! No registration required.

Wyckoff Library Friends Book Group Meeting
Tuesday, September 25, 7-8:30 pm

Please join your friends and neighbors Tuesday September 25, 7-8:30 pm to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.

Please pick up a copy of this book at the Reference Desk.

The Artful Easel- Paint and Socialize
Thursday, August 16, 4-6 pm

No art experience necessary!

Discover your inner artist while creating a work of art while using acrylic paints on a canvas that you will take home.

All supplies provided, no cost to participate.

Preregistration is required and is limited to 15 participants.

Please register on the event calendar at Wyckofflibrary.org, at the Reference Desk or by calling the library at 201-891-4866, option 2.

Board Games for Grownups
Tuesday, August 14, 6:30 pm

Do you love playing board games? Have you heard about games such as Pandemic, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Seven Wonders, Small World, or Carcassonne and wondered what they are all about? We will have a selection of board games and card games on hand to demonstrate and play. Experienced gamers will help you learn the rules.

Please register online at wyckofflibrary.org, at the Reference Desk, or by phone at 201-891-4866.

2018 Mah Jongg Nights
Second and Fourth Mondays, August, 6:30-8:30 pm

All players must buy the 2018 scoring card
($8) from the National Mah Jongg League.

Upcoming Dates:
August 13 & 27

For more information or to add your name to the contact list, please call Diane Ulrich of the Friends of the Wyckoff Library at 201-891-8275 or email her at [email protected].

Knitting Group At The Library
Second Friday of each month - August 10 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Join us for a relaxing and social afternoon of knitting. Beginner and advanced knitters welcome!

Feel free to bring your current project. Registration is required and limited.

Go to the event calendar at wyckofflibrary.org, stop by the Reference desk or by call the library at 201 891-4866, option 2.

Summer Tech Classes

Thursday, August 9 from 3:30-5:00 (with Armen)
Thursday, August 16 from 3:30-5:00 (with Armen)
Monday, August 20 from 10-11:30 (with Veronica)

Get personalized help with your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

Call or email Veronica (201-891-4866, ext. 206/ veronica.potenza@wyckoff. bccls.org) to sign up for a one-on-one half hour session. One class per person a month.

BLOOD DRIVE TODAY!

Thursday, August 2, 3:30-6:30 pm

All donors will receive the following free health screenings: Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Temp, Iron, Pulse and Blood Type.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!! WALK-INS WELCOME!

Donor Guidelines: Weigh at least 110 lbs; eat before donation and bring ID

Movie Sing-along July, 16 at 6:30 PM

Please register on the event calendar at Wyckofflibrary.org, at the Reference Desk or by calling the library at 201-891-4866, option 2.

Museum Pass Program

Need to entertain your kids or grandkids this summer? Why not check out Art, Artists & You
a new interactive experience aimed at encouraging children and their families to explore self-expression and identity through art-making. This dynamic, hands-on environment offers visitors unique opportunities to watch, follow, collaborate with, and take inspiration from working contemporary artists in studio workspaces created especially for this exhibit at the Children's Museum of Manhattan.

Free and highly subsidized passes are also available to the Museum of Natural History, The Intrepid, The Museum of the City of New York, The Montclair Art Museum, The Children's Museum of Manhattan, the Newark Museum & The New-York Historical Society Museum and Library.

Click here for more information.

Mondays at the Movies

Monday July 9, Shotmeyer Room, 2 pm:
Once (2007, R, 86 min) drama starring Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Bill Hodnett.

"Once" is a modern-day musical set on the streets of Dublin. Featuring Glen Hansard and his Irish band The Frames, "Once" tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story.
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Monday July 16, Shotmeyer Room, 2 pm:
Lost in America (1985, R, 91 min) comedy starring Julie Hagerty, Albert Brooks, Sylvia Farrel, Tina Kincaid

A hopeless and depressed businessman sells everything he owns and buys a Winnebago to travel across the country, in hopes of finding something important to do with his life.
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Monday July 23, Shotmeyer Room, 2 pm:
Book of Henry (2017, PG-13, 104 min) drama starring Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Dean Norris.

A single mother discovers a scheme in her son's book to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather and sets out to execute the plan at any cost.
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Monday July 30, Shotmeyer Room, 2 pm:
That Thing You Do! (2007, PG, 108 min) comedy starring Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry.

Tom Hanks made his directorial debut in this bright comedy set in the mid-1960's about a rock group and their brief fling with fame. A local Pennsylvania band scores a one hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from its manager.

Fun Stuff for the Kids in July

Wizard of Oz
Thursday, July 5
2:00-2:45 pm

Wyckoff children entering Pre-K - grade 5
Follow comic duo Lenny and Mabel down the yellow brick road the Land of Oz and meet all your favorite characters along the way! Gain courage with the Cowardly Lion, take heart with the Tin Man, and find your wits with the Scarecrow in this fun interactive retelling of the L. Frank Baum classic!
Online registration begins June 28

Rhyme Time
Monday, July 9
10:00-10:30 am

Wyckoff children ages infants to 30 months with a caregiver enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays.

Online Registration begins July 2


Mystery Project Drop In
Monday, July 9
5:00 - 7:00 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages be surprised by our mystery craft projects!
No registration required.

Rhyme Time
Tuesday. July 10
10-00-10:30 a.m.

Wyckoff children ages infants to 30 months with a caregiver enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays.

Online Registration begins July 3


Smartboard Music Games Drop In
Tuesday, July 10
3:00-4:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering grades
Pre-K-grade 3

No registration required

Marian and Friends Ventriloquist
Wednesday, July 11
3:00-3:45 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages and their caregivers will love this interactive, rib-tickling show featuring Marian, her daughter Jenny, and their cast of memorable puppet characters!

Online Registration begins July 4

Art Kids Academy Watercolor Sheet Music
Wednesday, July 11
6:00-7:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering grades 1-5 will learn about sheet music, notes, bars and staff as they create an artwork of a singing bird on Sheet Music Paper.

Online Registration begins July 4

Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Thursday, July 12
2:00-2:45 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages will enjoy learning the basics of rocks and the various types that exist. Learn about how different rocks form and how come rocks vary so drastically. The highlight of the presentation will be the discussion of natural fluorescent minerals.

Online Registration begins July 5

Mini Lid Banjos Drop In
Saturday, July 14
10:30-1:30 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages!
No registration required.

Sensory Story Time
Monday, July 16
10:00-10:30 am

A story time for Wyckoff children ages 2-5 years and their caregiver designed especially for children who may have difficulty sitting through one of our other story times. Sensory story time includes sensory and movement activities as well as themed stories and songs.

Online Registration begins July 9

Challenger Learning Center
We-Do Robotics
Monday, July 16
6:00-7:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering grades 1-3
Using easy-to-use intuitive drag and drop software, the participants will learn to build and program models of toys and animals that can move and make sounds.

Online Registration begins July 9

Cupcake Liner Turtle Drop-In
Tuesday, July 17
11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Wyckoff children of all ages come and make a cute turtle using cupcake liners, googley eyes and popsicle sticks!
No registration required.

Education Explorers
Amusement Park Stem
Tuesday, July 17
3:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering grades 1-5
Our "Explorers" will be challenged to design and create their very own amusement park ride. Using physics and engineering principles and their own creativity, students will have to design, build, and test an amusement park ride. Our "Explorers" will come away with a better understanding of the basic physics concepts of energy and how they relate to amusement park ride design.

Online Registration begins July 10

Franklin Institute Science, Music & Math
Wednesday, July 18
2:00-2:45 pm

Wyckoff children will discover the science behind the making of music! This traveling science show will demonstrate how vibrations produce waves in air and how those waves are related to our sense of hearing.

Online Registration begins July 11

Dance Workshop
with teacher Jamie Sporn
Thursday, July 19
2:00-3:00 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages
Dance Rocks! Groove, Boogie and Twist the Afternoon away! All kids and dance loving adults are welcome!
Come rock the library house with a rock and roll warm up, an exploration of rockin' dance craze throughout time, and an opportunity to rock out with "our" instruments. It will be a rockin' good time for the whole family!

Online Registration begins July 12

Mary Poppins Family Singalong Drop In
Thursday, July 19
4:00 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages watch the movie and singalong!

No registration required.

Balloon Hovercraft
Thursday, July 19
6:00-7:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering grades 3-5

Link to Online Registration begins July 12

Toddler Tales
Friday, July 20
10:30 - 11:00 am

For Wyckoff children ages 30 months to 3 years with a caregiver. Come hear stories, sing songs, and do a craft.

Online Registration begins July 13

National Lollipop Day Drop In
Friday, July 20
12:00 - 3:00 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages stop into the Rizzo Children's Library and celebrate National Lollipop Day by making a lollipop craft and then enjoying the sweet treat!

No registration required.

Sunflower Egg Carton Planting
Drop In
Saturday, July 21
10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Wyckoff children of all ages come plant a sunflower and watch it grow and grow and grow!

No registration required.

Challenger Learning Center
Build a Rocket
Monday, July 23
6:00-7:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering grades 4 & 5
The participants will construct a basic model rocket that can be flown at any upcoming Challenger Center rocket launch.

Online Registration begins July 16

Music Science Drop In
Tuesday, July 24
2:00-4:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering pre-K-Grade 5

No registration required.

Rhyme Time
Wednesday, July 25
10:00-10:30 am

Wyckoff children ages infants to 30 months with a caregiver enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays.
Online Registration begins July 18

Art Kids Academy
Cubist Guitar
Wednesday, July 25
6:00-7:00 pm

Wyckoff children entering grades 1-5 will learn about Picasso's Cubism as kids create their own Cubist Guitar Collage!

Online Registration begins July 18

Digerdoo Down Under
Thursday, July 26
1:00-1:45 pm

DDU is a high-energy, Australia-themed show that combines music, culture, puppetry, comedy, character building, storytelling and audience participation. The didgeridoo, a hollow tree trunk, has been played by Aboriginal Australians for at least 1,500 years, and is known for its otherworldly sound. It's interactive, educational, motivational and super fun - perfect for kids and families.
Online Registration begins July 19

Merry Music Makers
Friday, July 27
10:30 - 11:00 am

For Wyckoff children ages 2 to 3 years with a caregiver. Can you clap up high? Sing down low? Tiptoe so quietly? Join us as we sing, play rhythm instruments, dance and laugh. Come see just how much fun music can be!
Online Registration begins July 20

Paper Plate Parrot Drop In

Saturday, July 28
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Wyckoff children of all ages come and make a colorful parrot!

No registration required.

Harry Potter Wand
Monday, July 30
2:30-3:15 p.m.

Calling all Wyckoff wizards, witches, and muggles in grades 1-5: Come and make your very own wand, and enjoy some delicious butterbeer and snacks in honor of Harry Potter's upcoming birthday. Feel free to come in costume.
Online Registration begins July 16

Fun with Baking
Tuesday, July 31
2:00-3:00 p.m.

Wyckoff children in grades 1-5 come and learn how to make a delicious meal!
Online Registration begins July 24

Summer Tech Classes

Monday, July 16 from 10:00-11:30 (with Veronica)

Get personalized help with your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

Call or email Veronica (201-891-4866, ext. 206/ veronica.potenza@wyckoff. bccls.org) to sign up for a one-on-one half hour session.

Bring Your Device Day
July 18, 6:00-7:00

Learn how to access our digital collections (including the new Libby app!) & load up your devices - perfect for summer road trips!