Adult Programs & Events
6-Week ESL Class
Fridays beginning January 10th, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Adults, join us for a series of free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. As this is a very popular program, please be sure you can attend the session before registering.
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Registration is required.
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Questions? Contact Mariah at mariah.texidor@wallington.bccls.org.
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Movie Matinee for Adults: Crazy Rich Asians
Tuesday - January 7th, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Adults, join us for a Tuesday afternoon movie!
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This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
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Registration is required.
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Adult Yoga
Thursday - January 9th, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday - January 23rd, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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If you've been wanting to try yoga or get back into it, then good news! Join us for an adult yoga class in the new library! Bring a yoga mat and some water to stay hydrated.
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It is a beginners class and modifications are always available for poses.
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Karma, Attraction and Past Life Experiences
Thursday - January 16th, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Have you experienced familiarity in new places or with new people, orhad a vivid recurring dreams? Do you wounder why you attract similar individuals in your life? This exploration considers the role of karma and how your past - be it from past lives or recent years - connects to your present.
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Join us as intuitive practitioner, speaker and educator, Lois Kramer Perez takes us on this new and exciting adventure.
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Monday Afternoon Adult Book Club
Monday - January 13th, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
For the month of January we'll be discussing the mystery novel, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. Join us for a great discussion!
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A witty twist on classic whodunits... Stevenson not only 'plays fair,' he plays the mystery game very, very well. — Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post
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Copies of the book are available for pickup at our circulation desk. Call or email us to reserve a copy today! eBook and eAudiobook are available on the Libby app and the Hoopla app!
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New members are always welcome!
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Cook the Books!
Wednesday - January 15, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Enjoy cooking, chatting, and trying new recipes? Join us for Cook the Books! We'll meet once a month to try different recipes from a cookbook. This month's pick is The Happy Cookbook: A Celebration of the Food That Makes America Smile by Steve and Kathy Doocy.
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Pick up your cookbook today. Email your top 2 recipe choices you'd like to make to Risa at dangelo@wallington.bccls.org by January 3rd. She will confirm with you which of the two recipes to make.
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American Mah-Jongg Lessons for Beginners
Thursdays - January 16th - February 13th
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Come learn to play American Mah-Jongg with expert instructor Stacy Budkofsky. These lessons will be a two hour class once a week for five weeks.
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YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND ALL 5 LESSONS.
Jan 16th
Jan 23rd
Jan 30th
Feb 6th
Feb 13th
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If you have any questions, email mariah.texidor@wallington.bccls.org or call the library at 973-471-1692
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Beyond the Bookshelf Book Club
Wednesday - January 22nd, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
For the month of January we'll be discussing the coming-of-age classic, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
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“Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” — The New York Times Book Review
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Join us for a great discussion! Stop by the library to pick up a copy. eBook and eAudiobook are available on the Libby app. New members are always welcome!
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Long Term Care: Know Your Options
Tuesday - January 28th 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM​
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Long-term care involves a variety of services designed to meet a person’s health or personal care needs when they can no longer perform everyday activities on their own, to help them live as independently and safely as possible. Studies have shown that most adults do not feel prepared to handle the costs of long-term care and have not taken financial or practical steps to plan for care needs that might arise in the future.
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Join financial adviser Fred Ciccone for an informative session on long term care (LTC) planning, services and costs. This program is suitable for adults of all ages, since the earlier a person addresses LTC, the more options they have.
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Fred’s talk will begin with a section to introduce people to the way LTC needs are defined and assessed by healthcare professionals, the state of NJ and insurance companies. He will then cover the types of LTC available and strategies to pay for LTC. He will talk of the pros and cons of the different methods of financing LTC and share the advantages of planning early in life versus planning late.
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Scrabble Club
Monday - January 27th 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM​
Wednesday- January 29th 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Come to the library and test your vocabulary by playing Scrabble. Playing Scrabble can improve your memory, focus, and allows you to interact with others!
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