Masks are required for unvaccinated visitors and strongly encouraged for all.
Masks are required for all in the Children's Center. More information here.
Employment opportunity: PT Library Assistant, Children's Dept.
Request for Proposals for Digital Outreach Website Development Design & Maintenance
19th Annual Reel Voices Film Festival
Award-winning documentaries and speakers
Sept 2021-Aug 2022
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Info: Roberta Panjwani, Reel Voices Coordinator
rpanjwani@ridgewoodlibrary.org
(201) 670-5600, ext. 132
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Wednesday, Sept 29
6:30pm: Screening, Library Auditorium
8:25pm Q&A with Singer/Soulwriter ADAM FALCON, Library Auditorium OR on Zoom (link below)
(2021; US; PG-13; 1h58m) Summer of Soul is part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Featuring Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.
Film's Official Website
Zoom link for Q&A: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=5615&EventID=440735&PK=
The Mole Agent
Wednesday, October 13
6:30pm (VIRTUAL)
(2020; Chile; NR; 1h24m; Italian with subtitles)
When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s wellbeing in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83 year-old man who becomes a new resident–and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents..
2021 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary
The Mole Agent Official Website
Speaker: Maite Alberdi, Director of The Mole Agent
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Wednesday, Nov 10,
at 7:00pm
(Library Auditorium)
(2021; US; PG; 1h47m).
Go inside the hearts and minds of the Sesame Street creators, artists and educators who established one of the most influential, socially conscious and enduring children's series in television history. With exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and more than 20 original interviews, we are introduced audiences to a gang of visionaries who set out to entertain and educate young minds by harnessing the power of television with furry characters, catchy songs and a diverse cast. With Jim Henson, Jon Stone, Joan Ganz Cooney.
Film's Official Website