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Upcoming Programs
BloomsDay
Monday, June 16 2025 at 7pm
North Reading Room, Oradell Library
The Oradell Public Library is holding a Bloomsday Celebration on Monday, June 16th at 7 p.m. This will be part of a worldwide celebration honoring the publication of the immortal work of James Joyce, Ulysses.
Festivities will include readings by two of our area’s leading Library Directors, Daragh O’Connor from nearby River Edge and John Trause, the Director of the Oradell Library. Additional readers will include Michael Tubridy, author of the book An Irish Passion for Justice, and Mary Margaret Carter. Anyone interested in joining the readers please contact the Library at 201-262-2613 or contact Dianne Daniele at Sonnydeeb40@mail.com. If you are a reader or just someone who enjoys a good story, join us and be thrilled by the words of this important and wonderful book. The Supreme Court decision will also be discussed.Cookbook Club
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025, 7:00pm
Oradell Library Junior Room – Craft Area
The Art of Simple Food (2007) by Alice Waters
Email Moderator, if Interested: andrea.sisti@oradell.bccls.org
Read more about the Cookbook Club.Evening Book Club
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7 p. m.
South Reading Room, Oradell Library
Email Adult Services Librarian Orla Cassidy, if interested: orla.cassidy@oradell.bccls.org.
The book to be discussed is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Read more about the library’s Evening Book ClubFall Prevention with Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Friday, June 20, 2025 at 12:30pm
South Reading Room, Oradell Library
Join Registered Nurse Lavern Mitchell Bio to learn strategies for preventing falls. Refreshments will be served. No registration required.IFC FILM CLUB
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025 at 7 p. m.
North Reading Room, Oradell Library
The film chosen for the next meeting on Monday, June 23, 2025, is The Children’s Hour (1961), an American drama film, produced and directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the 1934 play of the same title by Lillian Hellman.Email Library Director, if interested: trause@oradell.bccls.org.
Read more about the IFC Film Club.Morning Book Club
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 11 a. m.
South Reading Room, Oradell Library
Email Adult Services Librarian Orla Cassidy, if interested: orla.cassidy@oradell.bccls.org.
The book to be discussed is The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff
Read more about the Morning Book Club.Fourth of JUly Craft Class
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7pm
North Reading Room, Oradell Library
Linda will lead a group in creating an Independence Day themed craft! All materials will be supplied. Registration is required. Register by calling the library at 201-262-2613, stopping by, or registering online.
Click here to register.Civil War Discussion Group
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 at 6 p. m. (Note earlier time)
South Reading Room, Oradell Library
The next meeting will be on Monday, July 7, 2025, starting early at 6 p. m., with the screening of the film Field of Lost Shoes (2014), based on a true story of the American Civil War, culminating at the Battle of New Market, May 1864, in which a group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world, when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.MEMOIR WRITING WORKSHOP
WEDNESDAY July 9, 2025 at 1 p. m.
North Reading Room, Oradell Library
On the second Wednesday of every month, the Library hosts a Memoir / Creative Writing Workshop in the lower level meeting room of the Library.
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Displays at the Library
New Books Area
Celebrate Pride Month with a powerful collection of books honoring LGBTQ+ history, identity, and resilience. Discover stories of struggle, joy, and pride across generations and communities.
Display Cases
Step into the pages of the past with a display of handmade books from the 1800s, on view throughout the month of May in the library’s main level display cases. Featuring sketchbooks, pattern books, music, and more, these treasures from around the world provide a glimpse into the minds of their creators. Come discover the beauty, creativity, and everyday lives recorded in these one-of-a-kind books. All items from the collection of local textile designer, Shira Kaplan.
StairCase Display
Line by Line: The Evolution of Telephones
Discover the beauty and ingenuity of vintage telephones in this special exhibit. Featuring models from the roaring ’20s to the vibrant ’70s, this collection showcases the evolution of design and technology. All phones were generously loaned by local collector Sam Tripsas.
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New: Reserve a Museum Pass Online!
The Oradell Library is excited to announce that museum passes can now be reserved online, by phone, or in person, up to 30 days in advance! Museum passes available to borrow include:
- Aviation Hall Of Fame & Museum of NJ
- The Frick Collection
- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- The Hermitage
- Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
- Montclair Art Museum
- Newark Museum of Art
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park
- Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center
We also have vouchers for the American Museum of Natural History! You’ll need your library card account number (found on the back of your library card) to reserve a pass. Follow the link below to learn more about what’s available and how it works!
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New: Mango Languages!
Now available with your library card! Mango is a personalized, adaptive language-learning experience that provides the tools and guidance you need to expand your language skills wherever and however you learn best.
Choose from over 70 world languages on desktop or mobile, from anywhere, at any time, including English as a Second Language. Enjoy native speaker audio and cultural context that will fully immerse you in the language.
You can also use Mango to learn American Sign Language (ASL)! Launch lessons right from the Mango app and get started by modeling native ASL signers.
All you need is an Oradell Library card to get started. Create an account online and learn on your computer or mobile device with the Mango Languages app.
Learn any (or many!) languages for free by clicking below.
Oradell Public Library
375 Kinderkamack Road
Oradell, NJ 07649
201-262-2613
Library Hours
Monday – Thursday
10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Monday – Thursday, Junior Room
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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Upcoming Meetings
The Friends of the Library meet the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
The Board of Trustees meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise posted.