Main Library 11 South Broad St.

(908) 354-6060 Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Friday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM- 5 :00 PM

www.elizpl.org @eplnj

Elmora Branch 740 W. Grand St. (908) 353-4820

Mon, Wed, Thurs: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Tuesday, Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

LaCorte Branch 418-424 Palmer St.

(908) 469-1866 Monday, Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, Thursday: 12:00 PM - 8 PM Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

E-Port Branch 102-110 3rd St.

(3rd St. & E. Jersey Ave.) (908) 289-9032

Monday, Wednesday: 12:00 PM -8:00 PM Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

MAY

2019

Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

New & used books – Bestsellers DVDs & CDs – and more!

$0.50 paperback $1.00 hardcover

50% OFF SALE: 6/14 & 15

ADULT SUMMER READING KICK-OFF: SATURDAY, JUNE 15 @ 2 - 4pm — WIN PRIZES!

Transportation Summit

Join Lifelong Elizabeth, City of Elizabeth Transportation Department, and City of Elizabeth Office on Aging to learn

about the many transportation options available to get around the city, and how to become a safer driver!

Older Adult Wellness Day

Join us for a fun night of intergenerational bingo where

you can win prizes!

Monday, May 20 at 6:00pm

Main Library—4th Floor Auditorium

To register: (908) 354-6060 x7209

All Ages Bingo!

May is... Older Americans Month With Lifelong Elizabeth, we are hosting three FREE events in celebration:

Join us for an afternoon of Older Adult Wellness!

Tuesday, May 21

3:00pm: Chair Yoga Kathy Jackson, Fitness Instructor

3:45pm: Physical Activity for Mature Adults

Karen Ensle, EdD, RDN, FAND, CFCS, CEDH/FCHS

Main Library—4th Floor Auditorium

Registration not required.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu

1

Film: Stan & Ollie

Main @ 10am

Citizenship Classes

Main @ 11am/6pm

Chair Yoga and Aerobics

Main @ 5:30pm

Microsoft Excel I

Elmora @ 6pm

2

How to Create a Smart Home

Main @ 10:30/2:30pm

5

Elmora Open

12pm-4pm

Check Out the

New Voting

Machines

Elmora @

12pm

6

Film: Instant Family

LaCorte @ 10am

ASK: Aging Services Kiosk

LaCorte @ 10am

Microsoft Excel I

Elmora @ 10:30am

Paradise to Parking Lot:

Exhibit Opening Reception

and Presentation

Main @ 6:30pm

7

ESL Conversation Group

Main @ 10am

Computer Basics I

Main @ 10:30/2:30pm

Film: A Star is Born

Elmora@ 11:30am

Great Stories Club (Teens)

Main @ 4pm

8

Film: Green Book

Main @ 10am

Citizenship Classes

Main @ 11am/6pm

Minecraft Club

Elmora @ 4pm

Chair Yoga and Aerobics

Main @ 5:30pm

Microsoft Excel II

Elmora @ 6pm

9

Book Discussion Group

Elmora @ 9:45am

Computer Basics II

Main @ 10:30/2:30pm

Check Out the New Voting

Machines

LaCorte @ 3pm

Caregiver Support &

Wellness

Main @ 6pm

12

Elmora Open

12pm-4pm

13

Film: Creed II

LaCorte @ 10am

Microsoft Excel II

Elmora @ 10:30am

14

Transportation Summit

Main @ 10am

ESL Conversation Group

Main @ 10am

Gmail & Cloud Storage

Main @ 10:30/2:30pm

Film: Green Book

Elmora@ 11:30am

Great Stories Club (Teens)

Main @ 4pm

15

Film: Instant Family

Main @ 10am

Blood Pressure Drop-In

Main @ 10:30am

Citizenship Classes

Main @ 11am/6pm

Minecraft Club

Elmora @ 4pm

Summer Reading Decoration (Teens)

Main @ 5pm

Chair Yoga and Aerobics

Main @ 5:30pm

16

Art Night for Adults

Main @ 7pm

19

Elmora Open

12pm-4pm

20

Film: Bookshop

LaCorte @ 10am

Microsoft Word I

Elmora @ 10:30am

Clean-Up the Garden (Teens)

Elmora @ 5:30pm

All Ages Bingo

Main @ 6pm

21

ESL Conversation Group

Main @ 10am

Film: First Man

Elmora@ 11:30am

Physical Wellness for Older

Americans Month

Main @ 3pm

Great Stories Club (Teens)

Main @ 4pm

22

Film: If Beale Street Could Talk

Main @ 10am

Blood Pressure Drop-In

Main @ 10:30am

Citizenship Classes

Main @ 11am/6pm

Small Business Workshop

Main @ 2:00pm

Put Down the Salt Shaker for Good

Health!

Elmora @ 2pm

Summer Reading Decoration (Teens)

Main @ 5pm

Microsoft Word I

Elmora @ 6pm

23

Buying & Selling on eBay

Main @ 10:30/2:30pm

Guided Meditation

Main @ 7pm

26

ELMORA

CLOSED:

Memorial Day

27

LIBRARY

CLOSED:

Memorial Day

28

ESL Conversation Group

Main @ 10am

Windows 10 Tips & Tricks

Main @ 10:30/2:30pm

Film: Bohemian Rhapsody

Elmora@ 11:30am

Great Stories Club (Teens)

Main @ 4pm

29

Film: Bohemian Rhapsody

Main @ 10am

Blood Pressure Drop-In

Main @ 10:30am

Take Charge of Your Health: Eating to

Reduce Your Cancer Risks

Main @ 4pm

Plant the Garden (Teens)

Elmora @ 5:30pm

PowerPoint

Elmora @ 6pm

30

How to Strengthen Your

Facebook Page Security

Main @ 10:30/2:30pm

Check Out the New Voting

Machines

E-Port @ 12pm

Fri Sat

3

NIH All of Us

Main @ 10 am

Adult Brain Games

Main @ 2:30pm

4

Film: The Mule

Main @ 2pm

10

Adult Brain Games

Main @ 2:30pm

11

How to Find

Information on

the Web

Main @ 10:30

(Spanish)/ 2:30pm

(English)

Book Signing: M.G.

Robinson

Main @ 2:30pm

17

LIBRARY

CLOSED:

Staff Development

Day

18

24

Adult Brain Games

Main @ 2:30pm

25

LIBRARY

CLOSED:

Memorial Day

31

Adult Brain Games

Main @ 2:30pm

10:00am - 12:00pm

Come visit the Aging Services Kiosk, speak to our

specialist and get answers to your questions about:

Monday

May 6

LaCorte Branch 418 Palmer Street Elizabeth, 07202

“Just ASK” Bilingual Staff

Available!

-Pharmaceutical Assistance

-Home Energy Assistance

-Cooling Assistance

-Home Care

-Home Delivered Meals

-Medicaid Eligibility

-Social Security

-Caregiver Relief

Programs

-Transportation

-And more!

Put Down the Salt Shaker for Good Health!

When? 2:00-3:30 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Where? Elmora Branch, 740 W. Grand St., Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Speaker: Dr. Karen Ensle RDN, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County

Register: (908) 353-4820 or rbarbanell@elizpl.org

Many Americans do not realize how much sodium they are consuming, especially when it comes from pack-packaged food and meals consumed away from home.

Learn how to reduce your salt intake!

New Voting Machines

Beginning in November, all 21 municipalities within Union County will use the

new ExpressVoteXL voting machine. Elizabeth is one of nine municipalities to use

the new machine in the June primaries.

Demonstrations of the new machine will take place at the:

Elmora Branch: 740 W. Grand St. Sunday, May 5 (12pm-4pm)

LaCorte Branch: 418 Palmer St.

Thursday, May 9 (3pm-7:30pm)

E-Port Branch: 102-110 Third St. Thursday, May 30 (12pm-4pm)

Baby & Me Baby and Me is for parents,

caretakers, and babies! Learn rhymes, songs, and fingerplays together!

Book Bingo An activity the whole family can enjoy! Come play book bingo and earn books as prizes. Parents or guardians can also

participate.

Lego Hour We provide the Legos, you bring the

creativity! Come make new friends while you make something using Legos.

Program Descriptions

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3

Baby & Me 10:30am @ Main

4

5 6

7 8

9

Mother’s Day Story & Craft 6pm @ Main

10

Baby & Me 10:30am @ Main Book Bingo 2:30pm @ LaCorte

11

Elephant & Piggie Storytime & Craft 2:30pm @ Main

12 13

14 15

Lego Hour 6pm @ Elmora

16

Lego Hour 6:30pm @ LaCorte

17

Staff Development Day Library Closed

18

19 20

All Ages Bingo 6pm @ Main

21

22

Story & Craft 6pm @ Main

23

Lego Hour 6pm @ Main

24

25

Memorial Day Library Closed

26

Memorial Day Library Closed

27

Memorial Day Library Closed

28 29 30 31

Registration begins June 17th!

(Registración comienza el 17 de Junio)

Tuesday, May 7th 4pm—5pm

Anger is a Gift Finish reading “Anger is a Gift”

Tuesday, May 14th 4pm—5pm

Piecing Me Together Read up to pg. 132 or, ch. 34

Tuesday, May 21st 4pm—5pm

Piecing Me Together Finish reading “Piecing Me Together”

Tuesday, May 28th 4pm—5:30pm

Story Exchange No reading assignment. Meet on 4th Fl.

Clean-Up the Garden: Monday, May 20th @ 5:30-7pm Plant the Garden Wednesday, May 29th @ 5:30-7pm Maintain & Harvest the Garden: Wednesdays in June @ 5:30-7pm

Summer Reading

Kick-Off:

OPEN MIC!

Kick off the summer with music, poetry, comedy, & more!

Ages 12-19. No registration.

4th Fl. Auditorium

May 28, 2019 | 4:00pm-5:30pm

Racial Healing Circle

Ages 12-19. 4th Fl. Auditorium

Join us for Story Circles about our shared humanity, group activities, and snacks

Need Community Service Hours? Come help us decorate for summer!

Add a little bit of YOU to the Teen Space. Wednesdays: May 15th and 22nd

5:00pm -

8:00pm

Ages 12-19.

3rd Fl. Large Classroom.

No

registration.

Caregiver Support and Wellness Presented by Mental Health Association in New Jersey

Thursday, May 9 at 6:00pm Main Library—4th floor Auditorium

Presenter: Laverne S. Williams, CSW Director of Promoting Emotional Wellness and Spirituality (PEWS) and

Community Wellness Services

Wednesdays May 1, 8,

and 15

Main Library 4th Floor

Auditorium

Registration not

required.

Kathy Jackson, Gateway Family YMCA Fitness

Instructor, leads this FREE and FUN exercise class!

Chair Aerobics: 5:30-6:00pm

Chair Yoga: 6:15-6:45pm

Opening Reception & Presentation on the prominent Runyon Family &

architect C. Godfrey Poggi Curated by Daphnie Manzione &

Paula Borenstein

Join Shaping Elizabeth Nutritionist Corey Wu-Jung to try free samples, learn recipes, and find out ways that the food we eat

can reduce our risk of developing cancer.

Wednesday, May 29

4:00-5:00pm

Main Library—4th Floor Auditorium

Take Charge of Your Health: Eating to Reduce Your Cancer Risks

BOOK SIGNING! M.G. Robinson, author of OVERSEER

Saturday, May 11 2:30-4:00pm

Main Library—4th fl. Auditorium

About the Author: M.G. Robinson is a major crimes detective for an urban city in New Jersey. His arrests and casework are directly responsible for taking hundreds of the most violent

offenders off the streets. M.G. is also a certified police academy teacher and instructor.

About the Book: This is the true journey of a poor black boy, raised in poverty and whose life was littered with crime, substance abuse, physical abuse, murder and tragic loss. But through the storm, he rose to become a well-known and respected Major Crimes Detective. Join the journey

and hear the action-packed stories of car chases, foot pursuits, gun battles and life-saving

moments that help shape this PROTECTOR OF THE PEOPLE.

Adult Programs

Free Guided Meditation Thursday, May 23rd, 7-8pm

Main Library—4th Floor Auditorium

Join us at the library for a peaceful hour of guided meditation on our meditation

cushions and yoga mats!

Thursday, May 16, 7-8pm

JOIN US AS WE UNWIND AND TAP INTO OUR CREATIVE SIDE

-Relax to meditative music -Try adult coloring

-Bring your own project

-Connect with others

MAIN LIBRARY 3rd floor—Small Classroom

(908) 354 -6060

x7223

Complimentary Blood Pressure

Screenings & Program Presented by The Gateway Family

YMCA

Wednesdays beginning May 15 at 10:30am

Main Library—Broad Street Entrance

Participants will work with a trained Healthy Heart Ambassador to help reduce and better manage blood pressure and develop healthier eating habits. Everyone is welcome to have their blood pressure checked! For more information contact Mike Johnson at

(908) 249-4809 or mjohson@tgfymca.org

Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Small Business Program

Presented by The U.S. Small Business Administration

Wednesday, May 22 at 2:00pm Main Library—4th fl. Auditorium

This free seminar will discuss the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program for small businesses as well as the economically disadvantaged criteria, requirements to qualify, benefits, and

application process. To register: (908) 962-5639

CALLING ALL

BUSINESS OWNERS!

Construction Updates With a new Circula-

tion desk installed at

Elmora, and LaCorte

reopened with new

paint and flooring,

it’s time to take a

peek at what’s

happening at the

Elizabethport Branch.

Walls have been

painted and new

flooring laid.

Watch for our

new layout fea-

turing ‘computer

bars’ for children

and adults. A mini

-Discovery Table

for the little ones,

and a ‘classroom

space’ for com-

puter instruction!

The National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program revisits EPL on Friday, May 3, from 10 am to 4 pm. Its mission? To speed

up health research and medical breakthroughs by asking one million people to confidentially share their health info to build the

largest health database of its kind.

Eport Branch

New carpeting installed on April 29!

MaryFaith Chmiel

Library Director

Andy Luck Assistant Director

Frank Castro

Newsletter Editor

EPL Board of Trustees 2019

Eloy Delgado, President

Pearl Serratelli, Vice President Aaron Goldblatt, Treasurer &

Superintendent’s Alternate Earnestine Smith, Secretary

Bryant Cordova Ted Freedman

Kenyetta Jackson Anne Russell

Mayoral Alternate, Kristin Kelly

J. Christian Bollwage, Mayor, City of Elizabeth

Wed, May 1st 10am Stan & Ollie

Sat, May 4th 2pm The Mule

Wed, May 8th 10am Green Book

Wed, May 15th 10am Instant Family

Wed, May 22nd 10am If Beale Street Could Talk

Wed, May 29th 10am Bohemian Rhapsody

EPL Main Movies

Main Computer Classes

How to Create a Smart Home

Thu, May 2 10:30am–12:00pm

2:30–4:00pm

Computer Basics I Tue, May 7 10:30am–12:00pm

2:30–4:00pm

Computer Basics II Thu, May 9, 10:30am–12:00pm

2:30–4:00pm

How to Find Information on the Web

Sat, May 11 10:30am–12:00pm (Esp.) 2:30–4:00pm (Eng.)

Gmail & Cloud Storage Tue, May 14 10:30am–12:00pm

2:30–4:00pm

Buying & Selling on eBay Thu, May 23 10:30am–12:00pm

2:30–4:00pm

Windows 10 Tips & Tricks

Tue, May 28 10:30am–12:00pm

2:30–4:00pm

How to Strengthen Your Facebook Page Security

Thu, May 30 10:30am–12:00pm

2:30–4:00pm

Elmora Branch Movies

May 7th 11:30am A Star is Born

May 14th 11:30am Green Book

May 21st 11:30am First Man

May 28th 11:30am Bohemian Rhapsody

LaCorte Branch Movies

May 6th 10am Instant Family

May 13th 10am Creed II

May 20th 10am Bookshop

May 27th MEMORIAL DAY—LIBRARY CLOSED

Elmora Computer Classes

Microsoft Excel I Wed, May 1 6:00–7:30pm

Microsoft Excel I Mon, May 6 10:30am–12:00pm

Microsoft Excel II Wed, May 8 6:00–7:30pm

Microsoft Excel II Mon, May 13 10:30am–12:00pm

Microsoft Word I Mon, May 20 10:30am–12:00pm

Microsoft Word I Wed, May 22 6:00–7:30pm

Microsoft PowerPoint

Wed, May 29 6:00–7:30pm

All classes taught by a bilingual instructor! ~ Todas las clases impartidas por un instructor bilingüe!