Perry Leavell of Drew University will present a program “Thinking about the Presidency” at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, March 18, 2012. He will present his thoughts on the American Presidency past and present. The program will begin at 2:00 pm.
The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
SPRING FRIDAY MOVIE MATINEES
Our popular Friday Movie Matinees film series resumes for the Spring. All screenings begin at 1:30 pm and are free. No registration is required.
MARCH 2, 2012
ANONYMOUS (2011) (130 min.) Rated PG-13
This intriguing and exciting historical thriller stars Rhys Ifans as the Earl of Oxford who may or may not have written the plays attributed to William Shakespeare who is played by Rafe Spall. Also featuring Vanessa Redgrave and Sam Neill.
MARCH 9, 2012
MARGIN CALL (2011) (109 min.) Rated R
Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons star in this thriller set in a fictional investment firm during the 2008 financial meltdown. Also featuring Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and Demi Moore.
MARCH 16, 2012
J. EDGAR (2011) (137 min.) Rated R
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as J. Edgar Hoover in this compelling biopic. Also starring Judi Dench and Armie Hammer. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
MARCH 23, 2012
TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY (2011) (127 min.) Rated R
Gary Oldman stars as George Smiley, a disgraced British spy, who is rehired to find a double agent who has infiltrated the British Secret Intelligence Service during the Cold War. Also featuring Colin Firth and Tom Hardy.
APRIL 13, 2012
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2011 (126 min.) Rated PG
Matt Damon stars as a recent widower who tries to improve a rundown zoo with the help of a zookeeper played by Scarlett Johansson. Also featuring Elle Fanning and Thomas Haden Church. Directed by Cameron Crowe and based on a true story.
APRIL 20, 2012
CONTAGION (2011) (105 min.) Rated PG-13
Matt Damon and Kate Winslet star in this medical thriller as a team from the CDC tries to a cure and control the panic from a lethal virus. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
APRIL 27, 2012
TOWER HEIST (2011) (105 min.) Rated PG-13
Ben Stiller stars as the manger of an NYC apartment building who learns that the tenant who was entrusted with their pension fund is arrested for fraud and their money has vanished. The building employees come up with a plan to get their money back. This caper comedy also stars Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda.
MARCH 2, 2012
ANONYMOUS (2011) (130 min.) Rated PG-13
This intriguing and exciting historical thriller stars Rhys Ifans as the Earl of Oxford who may or may not have written the plays attributed to William Shakespeare who is played by Rafe Spall. Also featuring Vanessa Redgrave and Sam Neill.
MARCH 9, 2012
MARGIN CALL (2011) (109 min.) Rated R
Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons star in this thriller set in a fictional investment firm during the 2008 financial meltdown. Also featuring Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and Demi Moore.
MARCH 16, 2012
J. EDGAR (2011) (137 min.) Rated R
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as J. Edgar Hoover in this compelling biopic. Also starring Judi Dench and Armie Hammer. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
MARCH 23, 2012
TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY (2011) (127 min.) Rated R
Gary Oldman stars as George Smiley, a disgraced British spy, who is rehired to find a double agent who has infiltrated the British Secret Intelligence Service during the Cold War. Also featuring Colin Firth and Tom Hardy.
APRIL 13, 2012
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2011 (126 min.) Rated PG
Matt Damon stars as a recent widower who tries to improve a rundown zoo with the help of a zookeeper played by Scarlett Johansson. Also featuring Elle Fanning and Thomas Haden Church. Directed by Cameron Crowe and based on a true story.
APRIL 20, 2012
CONTAGION (2011) (105 min.) Rated PG-13
Matt Damon and Kate Winslet star in this medical thriller as a team from the CDC tries to a cure and control the panic from a lethal virus. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
APRIL 27, 2012
TOWER HEIST (2011) (105 min.) Rated PG-13
Ben Stiller stars as the manger of an NYC apartment building who learns that the tenant who was entrusted with their pension fund is arrested for fraud and their money has vanished. The building employees come up with a plan to get their money back. This caper comedy also stars Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
THE WAR OF 1812 LECTURE
Colorful History Channel commentator Bill Chemerka will lecture on the War of 1812 at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, February 26, 2012. The program will begin at 2:00 pm. Sometimes described as “The Second War for Independence”, the War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain mainly over British violations of U.S. maritime rights.
The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
HONG KIEW KIM PIANO RECITAL
The brilliant young international pianist Hong Kiew Kim will perform at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, February 12, 2012. He will perform a selection of classical music including pieces by Beethoven and Schubert. The recital will begin at 2:00 pm.
The recital will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
The recital will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
Monday, January 23, 2012
ARAB SPRING?
Professor Chris Taylor of Drew University will speak on the Arab Spring at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, January 29, 2012. He will present expert assessment of the recent Middle East uprisings and discuss his recent trip to Egypt. The program will begin at 2:00 pm.
The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is $5.00 which is payable at the door. Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
CLASSIC FILM SERIES RESUMES IN JANUARY
The Tuesday Night at the Movies Classic Film Series resumes on January 3, 2012. All screenings begin at 6:45 pm and refreshments are served. Join us every Tuesday evening for the best films from the 1920's through the 1970's. The schedule for January and February is listed below. No registration is required.
JANUARY 3, 2012
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) (102 min.) Not Rated
Errol Flynn stars as the dashing Robin Hood in this entertaining adventure film. Olivia de Havilland co-stars as Maid Marian and Basil Rathbone is the wicked Sir Guy of Gisbourne. Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley.
JANUARY 10, 2012
THE SMILING LIEUTENANT (1931) (89 min.) Not Rated
Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins star in this frothy musical. Maurice Chevalier is a Viennese lieutenant who has one too many women in his life. Directed by the incomparable Ernst Lubitsch.
JANUARY 17, 2012
THE KILLING (1956) (83 min.) Not Rated
Sterling Holloway stars as an ex-con who has a plan to “make a killing” on a racetrack robbery. The perfect plan goes awry in this tough and tense cinematic classic. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
JANUARY 24, 2012
I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE (1949) (105 min.) Not Rated
Cary Grant stars as a French army officer who falls in love in postwar Germany with an American WAC played by Ann Sheridan. This hilarious classic follows their efforts to get him into the United States. Directed by Howard Hawks.
JANUARY 31, 2012
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS (1937) (100 min.) Not Rated
Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford star in this film about a young aristocratic lady and her marriage prospects. Based on a story by P.G. Wodehouse, there is music by George and Ira Gershwin and Gracie Allen and George Burns to boot! Directed by George Stevens.
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) (102 min.) Not Rated
Errol Flynn stars as the dashing Robin Hood in this entertaining adventure film. Olivia de Havilland co-stars as Maid Marian and Basil Rathbone is the wicked Sir Guy of Gisbourne. Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley.
JANUARY 10, 2012
THE SMILING LIEUTENANT (1931) (89 min.) Not Rated
Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins star in this frothy musical. Maurice Chevalier is a Viennese lieutenant who has one too many women in his life. Directed by the incomparable Ernst Lubitsch.
JANUARY 17, 2012
THE KILLING (1956) (83 min.) Not Rated
Sterling Holloway stars as an ex-con who has a plan to “make a killing” on a racetrack robbery. The perfect plan goes awry in this tough and tense cinematic classic. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
JANUARY 24, 2012
I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE (1949) (105 min.) Not Rated
Cary Grant stars as a French army officer who falls in love in postwar Germany with an American WAC played by Ann Sheridan. This hilarious classic follows their efforts to get him into the United States. Directed by Howard Hawks.
JANUARY 31, 2012
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS (1937) (100 min.) Not Rated
Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford star in this film about a young aristocratic lady and her marriage prospects. Based on a story by P.G. Wodehouse, there is music by George and Ira Gershwin and Gracie Allen and George Burns to boot! Directed by George Stevens.
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
I CONFESS (1953) (94 min.) Not Rated
Montgomery Clift stars as a priest who becomes a murder suspect after hearing the confession of a murder. Anne Baxter and Karl Malden star in this first-rate mystery. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
PRIVATE LIVES (1931) (84 min.) Not Rated
Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery star as a divorced couple who can’t live with or without each other. Based on the play by Noel Coward this film is an intelligent and witty comedy. Happy Valentine’s Day!
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
ABOVE SUSPICION ( 1943) (90 min.) Not Rated *RESCHEDULED*
Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray star as British agents posing as a married couple on their honeymoon in Europe in 1939. This crackerjack spy thriller also features Basil Rathbone and Reginald Owen.
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
I REMEMBER MAMA (1948) (134 min.) Not Rated
Irene Dunne stars in this timeless tearjerker about a Norwegian family adjusting to life in America in 1910s San Francisco. Also staring Barbara Bel Geddes, Edgar Bergen, and Rudy Vallee. Directed by George Stevens.
I CONFESS (1953) (94 min.) Not Rated
Montgomery Clift stars as a priest who becomes a murder suspect after hearing the confession of a murder. Anne Baxter and Karl Malden star in this first-rate mystery. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
PRIVATE LIVES (1931) (84 min.) Not Rated
Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery star as a divorced couple who can’t live with or without each other. Based on the play by Noel Coward this film is an intelligent and witty comedy. Happy Valentine’s Day!
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
ABOVE SUSPICION ( 1943) (90 min.) Not Rated *RESCHEDULED*
Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray star as British agents posing as a married couple on their honeymoon in Europe in 1939. This crackerjack spy thriller also features Basil Rathbone and Reginald Owen.
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
I REMEMBER MAMA (1948) (134 min.) Not Rated
Irene Dunne stars in this timeless tearjerker about a Norwegian family adjusting to life in America in 1910s San Francisco. Also staring Barbara Bel Geddes, Edgar Bergen, and Rudy Vallee. Directed by George Stevens.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
TCHAIKOVSKY AND THE "NUTCRACKER SUITE"
Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his famous composition “Nutcracker Suite” will be the subject of a lecture at the Clarence Dillon Public Library on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Library Director Sandy Putnam discusses the “Nutcracker Suite” in the context of Tchaikovsky’s life and career along with film clips of the beloved holiday classic. The program will begin at 2:00 pm.
The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is free but registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
The program will take place in the downstairs meeting rooms of the library. Admission is free but registration is required. Please register by calling the library at 908-234-2325 or by email ref@dillonlibrary.org or in person at the circulation desk.
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