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Welcome to All-Ages Storytime!!

All students in grades 6-12 are welcome to attend a special outdoor Teen Xchange with Seton Hall University students on Thursday, October 22 from 3-4:30 p.m. Social distancing and a face mask are required. See flyer for details!

The Village is teaming with MEND (Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity) Food Pantry for a food drive through November 13, and the library is one of the collection spots. See flyer for details!

Tonight at 7!

SOPL librarians Keisha and Michael were happy to talk with Dustin Dumas on her new What's Up Around Town program about upcoming events at SOPL, including tomorrow's Library Adventure Festival!

The Digital Citizenry Project, which is funded by a grant by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, is sponsoring this digital event on Monday, October 19. The DCP aims to foster virtual conversations across four neighboring towns -- South Orange, Maplewood, Orange, and East Orange -- about what it means to be an engaged citizen in the 21st century. Click here to join this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82327893693

Check out the latest edition of the SOPL e-newsletter, which includes information about this weekend's Library Adventure Festival and a special LGBTQ+ awareness program on Monday. Be sure to subscribe to get future issues delivered right to you! https://us9.campaign-archive.com/

Coming up on Monday! Join us for a discussion with Jeannie Gainsburg, the author of a new guidebook for being an ally to the LGBTQ+ communities. She will talk about her inspiration for writing the book, share some common LGBTQ+ etiquette bloopers to avoid, and offer some savvy ally tips for us to take out into the world.

Every Friday at 10, Seton Hall students read stories on Zoom...sometimes there's even some singing! Check our online calendar for log-in details. Here's last week's storytime:

Check out the new issue of Matters Magazine for some book recommendations from the library: http://mattersmagazineissues.com/Fall2020/index.html?page=18

Tomorrow at 3, this timely program for teens & young adults. Registration here: http://ow.ly/Li4P50BK1TN

What's the library staff of SOPL reading? Let's check in with 4 familiar faces in this month's edition of What We're Reading, a new video series! Let us know in the comments what you're reading!

Big news! We've just confirmed Isabel Wilkerson as our closing speaker to #mapsobookfest2020, Saturday, October 24th at 7:30pm. Ticket info coming soon!