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Library Events

Join us for upcoming events, classes and programs at Harding Library! All events are free and open to the public. Registration required where noted.

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Move With Me Dance Class
10:15 a.m.
 Move With Me Dance Class
Thursday, Apr. 2, 10:15 a.m.
(Thursdays 10:15 a.m.)

19 Blue Mill Road
Move with Me Dance Classes are a special partnership with the Madison Area YMCA School of Performing Arts.We welcome Professional Dancer Jennifer Gregory will lead this parent or caregiver/child class. Jennifer holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Modern Dance and Choreography from Sarah Lawrence C...read more

Virtual Author Event: On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal (online)
2:00p.m.
Virtual Author Event: On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal (online)
Thursday, Apr. 2, 2:00p.m.Virtual Author Event
online
REGISTER HEREJoin us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.Sally Ride became a household name as the first American woman in space, but scores ...read more
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Read to a Dog
4:00 p.m.
 Read to a Dog
Monday, Apr. 6, 4:00 p.m.Read to a Dog
19 Blue Mill Road
As it provides a safe, judgment-free space to practice their reading skills, children can read to a dog without the fear of being corrected or critiqued. A dog is simply a supportive, patient companion, who offers undivided attention. This stress-free environment allows children ...read more

Read to a Dog
4:15 p.m.
 Read to a Dog
Monday, Apr. 6, 4:15 p.m.Read to a Dog
19 Blue Mill Road
As it provides a safe, judgment-free space to practice their reading skills, children can read to a dog without the fear of being corrected or critiqued. A dog is simply a supportive, patient companion, who offers undivided attention. This stress-free environment allows children ...read more
Read to a Dog
4:30 p.m.
 Read to a Dog
Monday, Apr. 6, 4:30 p.m.Read to a Dog
19 Blue Mill Road
As it provides a safe, judgment-free space to practice their reading skills, children can read to a dog without the fear of being corrected or critiqued. A dog is simply a supportive, patient companion, who offers undivided attention. This stress-free environment allows children ...read more

Read to a Dog
4:45 p.m.
 Read to a Dog
Monday, Apr. 6, 4:45 p.m.Read to a Dog
19 Blue Mill Road
As it provides a safe, judgment-free space to practice their reading skills, children can read to a dog without the fear of being corrected or critiqued. A dog is simply a supportive, patient companion, who offers undivided attention. This stress-free environment allows children ...read more

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Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris (on zoom)
7:00p.m.
Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris (on zoom)
Wednesday, Apr. 8, 7:00p.m.Mary Cassatt: An Ame
on zoom
Celebrating Mary Cassatt, a pioneering American Impressionist on the 100th anniversary of her death. She is one of the three grand dames of Impressionism and often compared to Degas. It is through the influence of Mary Cassatt that the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a rich Impressioni...read more
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Move With Me Dance Class
10:15 a.m.
 Move With Me Dance Class
Thursday, Apr. 9, 10:15 a.m.
(Thursdays 10:15 a.m.)

19 Blue Mill Road
Move with Me Dance Classes are a special partnership with the Madison Area YMCA School of Performing Arts.We welcome Professional Dancer Jennifer Gregory will lead this parent or caregiver/child class. Jennifer holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Modern Dance and Choreography from Sarah Lawrence C...read more

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Revolutionary Roots: Benjamin Franklin Impersonation and Lecture
2 pm
Revolutionary Roots: Benjamin Franklin Impersonation and Lecture
Saturday, Apr. 11, 2 pm
19 Blue Mill Road
Join us for a lively lecture from Benjamin Franklin himself!

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Sky Stories - Constellation Chronicles: Adventure, Mischief and Mayhem
4:00 p.m.
Sky Stories - Constellation Chronicles: Adventure, Mischief and Mayhem
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 4:00 p.m.Sky Stories - Conste
19 Blue Mill Road
Shelley Shaffery will be joining us once again from Amateur Astronomy to take part in recreating the adventures and excitement that were so great they became written in the night skies. Learn about Greek heroes, villains and mythical beasts.  Children will become part of the action and create t...read more

Baseball in 9 Innings (on zoom)
7:00p.m.
 Baseball in 9 Innings (on zoom)
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 7:00p.m.Baseball in 9 Inning
on zoom
Learn fun facts about the interesting and varied background and history of America’s game, from its inception to strange superstitions, to the “seventh inning stretch.” Participants are encouraged to recall and talk about their baseball memories.
Virtual Author Event: On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor (online)
7:00p.m.
Virtual Author Event: On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor (online)
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 7:00p.m.Virtual Author Event
online
REGISTER HEREJoin us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series. After its proxies are devastated and its offensive capability pummeled in the latest war in the midd...read more
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Move With Me Dance Class
10:15 a.m.
 Move With Me Dance Class
Thursday, Apr. 16, 10:15 a.m.
(Thursdays 10:15 a.m.)

19 Blue Mill Road
Move with Me Dance Classes are a special partnership with the Madison Area YMCA School of Performing Arts.We welcome Professional Dancer Jennifer Gregory will lead this parent or caregiver/child class. Jennifer holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Modern Dance and Choreography from Sarah Lawrence C...read more

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Gilded Age Photography (on zoom)
7:00p.m.
Gilded Age Photography (on zoom)
Tuesday, Apr. 21, 7:00p.m.Gilded Age Photograp
on zoom
Photography was officially invented in 1839 and 1840 already Samuel Morse imported it into the US. From this moment on people made it their tool, not only to record the incredibly fast changing city, but also trying to capture portraits to express their identity…to promote themselves…a...read more
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Virtual Author Event: Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller (online)
2:00p.m.
Virtual Author Event: Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller (online)
Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2:00p.m.Virtual Author Event
online
REGISTER HEREAward-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction.&nb...read more
Eyes of the Wild
4:00 p.m.
 Eyes of the Wild
Wednesday, Apr. 22, 4:00 p.m.Eyes of the Wild
19 Blue Mill Road
We won't know for sure which animals will make an appearance until showtime - it's an exciting surprise for everyone! The following are just some of the possible attendees: Wallaby, Chinchilla, Hedgehog, Australian Sugar Glider, Roller Pigeon, Dove, Prehensile Tailed Porcupine or a...read more

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Move With Me Dance Class
10:15 a.m.
 Move With Me Dance Class
Thursday, Apr. 23, 10:15 a.m.
(Thursdays 10:15 a.m.)

19 Blue Mill Road
Move with Me Dance Classes are a special partnership with the Madison Area YMCA School of Performing Arts.We welcome Professional Dancer Jennifer Gregory will lead this parent or caregiver/child class. Jennifer holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Modern Dance and Choreography from Sarah Lawrence C...read more

Wildflower or Weed – Friend or Foe? Master Gardener: Gail Di Domenico (on zoom)
7:00p.m.
Wildflower or Weed – Friend or Foe? Master Gardener: Gail Di Domenico (on zoom)
Thursday, Apr. 23, 7:00p.m.Wildflower or Weed –
on zoom
There are thousands of wildflowers, many with “weed” in their name that are the most  beneficial to our native environment. You may already have some great native  wildflowers in your garden and you might discover plants that you thought were good are  actually aliens, inv...read more
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Marcel Duchamp: The Alchemist of the Avant-Garde (on zoom)
7:00p.m.
Marcel Duchamp: The Alchemist of the Avant-Garde (on zoom)
Tuesday, Apr. 28, 7:00p.m.Marcel Duchamp: The
on zoom
Open the dictionary to the word “iconoclast,” and you will see a picture of Marcel Duchamp. He challenged the standards and beliefs of the art world and ushered in a new era of creative license—the reverberations of which are still felt in contemporary art today. Duchamp’s im...read more
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Move With Me Dance Class
10:15 a.m.
 Move With Me Dance Class
Thursday, Apr. 30, 10:15 a.m.
(Thursdays 10:15 a.m.)

19 Blue Mill Road
Move with Me Dance Classes are a special partnership with the Madison Area YMCA School of Performing Arts.We welcome Professional Dancer Jennifer Gregory will lead this parent or caregiver/child class. Jennifer holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Modern Dance and Choreography from Sarah Lawrence C...read more

Afoot in Morris
7 p.m.
 Afoot in Morris
Thursday, Apr. 30, 7 p.m.Afoot in Morris
19 Blue Mill Road
Join Daniel Chazin and Jim Simpson of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference to learn about Morris County's wealth of open space and interesting hiking opportunities. More than 400 miles of trails traverse the wide variety of federal, state, county, and local parks and preserves in this New Je...read more

Virtual Author Event: On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience with Jason Reynolds (online)
7:00p.m.
Virtual Author Event: On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience with Jason Reynolds (online)
Thursday, Apr. 30, 7:00p.m.Virtual Author Event
online
REGISTER HEREJoin us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny, it’s finally time for Coach...read more
  
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