Dec
2016
Isaac Halsted Williamson Comes Home
Main library
11 South Broad Street,
(908-354-6060)
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM-9:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM- 5 :00 PM
During the Second Annual Snyder Academy Awards, held on October 20, 2016, a restored portrait of Isaac Halsted Williamson,
8th Governor of NJ and 13th Mayor of Elizabeth, was unveiled. The portrait, whose provenance is unknown, was found in the
collections of the Monmouth County Archives and transferred to the city of Elizabeth in November 2014. Restoration work, which
was performed by Snyder Academy Artist-in-Residence, Rafael Rodriguez, began in the winter of 2015. The portrait has been
added to the collection of the Local History and Special Collections Department of the Elizabeth Public Library and plans are in
place for permanent exhibition.
Isaac H. Williamson was born in Elizabethtown (Elizabeth), N.J. on September 27, 1767. He studied with his brother, Matthias
Williamson, one of the leading lawyers in the state, and was admitted to the bar in 1791. He advanced to counselor in 1796 and
to sergeant-at-law in 1804. It was during this time that Isaac became involved in politics, and as a Democrat was elected to
represent Essex County in the New Jersey State Assembly in 1815. When Governor Dickerson resigned, Williamson was elected
Governor of New Jersey and was re-elected for 12 consecutive years. After leaving the office of Governor in 1829, Williamson
would go on to be Mayor of Elizabethtown from 1830 to 1833. He also was a member of the New Jersey State Senate from
1831 to 1833; and served as president of the 1844 State Constitutional Convention. Governor Isaac H. Williamson passed away
on July 10, 1844 in Elizabeth.
The portrait now owned by the Library is deemed a ‘copy,’ with an additional ‘copy’ owned by Princeton University. The original
now hangs in the State Capitol in Trenton.
Elmora Branch
740 W. Grand St.
(908- 353-4820)
Monday, Wednesday: 9:00 AM-9:00 PM
Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LaCorte Branch
418-424 Palmer St.
(908-469-1866)
Monday, Wednesday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Tuesday, Thursday, : 12:00 AM - 8PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
E-Port Branch
102-110 3rd ST
(3rd ST & E Jersey Ave.)
(908-289-9032)
Monday, Wednesday: 12:00 - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
4
Elmora Open
12pm-4pm
5
Film: Genius
LaCorte @ 10am
Film: BFG
Main @ 2pm
Planned Parenthood/ Obamacare
Enrollment
Main @ 3pm
6
MS Excel 1
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
7
Film: Holiday Inn
Main @ 10am
Tips & Strategies for
Main @ 9:30am/ 6pm
Citizenship Class
Main @ 11am/6pm
Curious George Stor
Elmora @ 2pm
Great Stories Club W
Main @ 6pm
Immigration Q&A
Main @ 6:30pm
11
Elmora Open
12pm-4pm
Book Sale
12:30pm-3:30pm
12
Film: The Meddler
LaCorte @ 10am
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am Planned Parenthood/ Obamacare
Enrollment
Main @ 3pm
Film: Through the Looking Glass
Main @ 6pm
13
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am
Computer Basics 1
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
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14
Film: Die Hard
Main @ 10am
Tips & Strategies for
Main @ 9:30am/ 6pm
Elmora Book Sale 9:3
Citizenship Class
Main @ 11am/6pm
Lego Time
Main @ 6pm
18
Elmora Open
12pm-4pm
Book Sale
12:30pm-3:30pm
19
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am Film: Central Intelligence
LaCorte @ 10am
Planned Parenthood/ Obamacare
Enrollment
Main @ 3pm
STEM Club: Paper Toys
Elmora @ 6pm
20
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am MS Word 1
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
Board of Trustees Meeting
Main @ 5:30pm
21
Film: Miracle on 34th
Main @ 10am
Tips & Strategies for
Main @ 9:30am/ 6pm
Elmora Book Sale 9:3
Citizenship Class
Main @ 11am/6pm
Curious George Stor
E-Port @ 6pm
25
Closed
Christmas Day
26
Closed
Christmas Day Observed
27
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am Keep in touch using Email
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
Winter Stories & Craft
E-Port @ 11am
Meet an Archaeologist
Main @ 2pm
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Tips & Strategies for
Main @ 9:30am/ 6pm
Elmora Book Sale 9:3
Citizenship Class
Main @ 11am/6pm
Zoom Balloons: Time
Using Technology
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Welcome to the Web 1
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
2
Adult Brain Games
Main @ 2:30pm
3
Bilingual Lapsit
Main @ 10am
Book Lovers
Main @ 10am
Film: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vac.
Main @ 2pm
Book Bingo
E-Port @ 2pm
8
MS Excel 2
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
Elizabeth Daily Journal Workshop
Main @ 10:30am
Concert: Terence C. Reilly School 7
Main @ 1pm
9
Adult Brain Games
Main @ 2:30pm
10
The Cloud & Gmail fundamentals
Main @ 2:30pm
Book Bingo
LaCorte @ 2:30pm
Board Game Mania
E-Port @ 2:30pm
15
Book Discussion: Wife 22
Elmora @ 9:30am
Computer Basics 2
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am Writer’s Café
Main @ 6:30pm
16
Library Opens at 11:30am
Elmora Book Sale 12pm Adult Brain Games
Main @ 2:30pm
17
Bilingual Lapsit
Main @ 10am
Eng. & Sign Language Storytime
Main @ 10am
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am EDJ Digital Archive Workshop
Main @ 10:30am
Hickory Tree Chorus
Main @ 2pm
STEM Fun
Main @ 11am
Book Bingo
E-Port @ 2pm
22
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am MS Word 2
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
Holiday Story & Craft
Main @ 6pm
23
Elmora Book Sale 10:30am Adult Brain Games
Main @ 2:30pm
Library closes @ 4pm
24
Closed
Christmas Eve
29
Magic Tricks with Chris
Main @ 2pm
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am LinkedIn
Main @ 10:30am/2:30pm
Lego Time
LaCorte @ 6pm
30
Elmora Book Sale 9:30am
Winter Stories & Craft
LaCorte @ 11am
Book Bingo (Children’s)
Main @ 2pm
Adult Brain Games
Main @ 2:30pm
Library closes @ 4pm
31
Closed
New Years Eve
ry & Craft
Wrap-Up Party
Using Technology
30am -
h Street
Using Technology
30am -
ries & Craft
Using Technology
30am -
es to be announced
Teen Department Programs
11 South Broad St. 3rd Floor
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
908-354-6060 x. 7237
December 19:
Dec.21st,2016
Watercolor
Painting
Mondays: 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Wednesday
December 28
6:30pm-8pm
Wrap-up Party
December 7, 6pm
Ages 12-19
Free
Girls Who Code was founded with a single mission: to close the
gender gap in technology
Girls Who Code has gone from 20 girls in New York to 10,000 girls
in 42 states. That’s the same number of girls who graduate each
year with a degree in computer science.
When girls learn to code, they become change agents in their
communities. Whether it’s a game to illustrate the experience of an
undocumented immigrant or a website to provide free college prep,
our girls create technology that makes the world a better place.
Orientation Dates:
December 14: 5:30pm-6:30pm
December 17: 1pm-2pm
The program is open to boys
and girls
in grades 6-8.
Children's Department Programs 11 South Broad St. 1st Floor, Elizabeth, NJ 07202, 908-354-6060 x. 7209
Magic Tricks with Chris
Dec 29, 2pm
Chris the Magician will
surprise kids with some
cool tricks!
Winter Story & Craft
Dec 27, E-Port @ 11am
Dec 30 LaCorte @ 6:30pm
A family Storytime and activity
perfect for the season!
STEM Club: Paper Toys
Monday, Dec 19
6pm @ Elmora Branch
STEM stands for Science,
Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics. We’ll
have stories and hands-on
activities for children 5
and up!
Lego Time
Dec 14, Main @ 6pm
Dec 29, LaCorte @ 6pm
For Children in Kindergarten
and up. Come and play with
Legos and show how
creative you can be!
Curious George Storytime
Dec 7, Elmora, 6pm
Dec 10, Main, 2pm
Dec 21, E-Port, 6pm
Come listen to a couple stories,
while learning a bit of sign
language!
Meet an Archaeologist
Tuesday, Dec 27 2pm
Main Library - 2 p.m.
11 South Broad St.
Call (908) 354-6060 x
7209 to register
Meet David Klingle in this great program about skeletons. If
the bones in a grave could talk! Stay for a quick craft.
December Art Exhibit featuring the work of students from
William F. Halloran Middle School #22
Workshops on the use of the new
database are being held on:
December 8
10:30-11:30am
December 17
10:30-11:30am
Space is limited
Registration is required for all
workshops.
All workshops are held in the 3rd
floor Computer Lab of the Main
Library.
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Contact the Local History and
Special Collections Department at
(908)354-6060 x. 7220 to
register.
The Municipal ID
Card is coming.
Appointments will
be scheduled by
phone only.
The phone number
will be announced
soon.
More details to
come.
Computer Classes for December 2016 Main Library
Welcome to the Web
December 1
10:30am/2:30pm
MS Excel 1
December 6
10:30am/2:30pm
MS Excel 2
December 8
10:30am/2:30pm
The Cloud & Gmail Fundamentals
December 10
2:30pm
Computer Basics 1
December 13
10:30am/2:30pm
Computer Basics 2
December 15
10:30am/2:30pm
MS Word 1
December 20
10:30am/2:30pm
Keep In Touch Using Email
December 27
10:30am/2:30pm
LinkedIn
December 29
10:30am/2:30pm
LaCorte Branch Movies
Dec 5, 10am
Genius
Dec 12, 10am
The Meddler
Dec 19, 10am
Central
Intelligence
Elmora Branch
Movies
No Movies Scheduled due
to 4th Annual Elmora
Branch Library Book Sale
VISIT THE BOOK SALE
OPEN DAILY
EPL Main Movies in December
Sat, Dec. 3
2pm
National Lampoon’s
Christmas
Vacation
Wed, Dec. 7
10am
Holiday Inn
Wed, Dec. 14
10am
Die Hard
Wed, Dec. 21
10am
Miracle on 34th Street
Wed, Dec. 28
10am
Ghostbusters
J. Christian Bollwage, Mayor, City of Elizabeth
MaryFaith Chmiel
Library Director
The Library will be closed on:
December 24, 25 & 26, in observance of Christmas
December 31, January 1 & 2, in observance of New Year’s
Andy Luck
Assistant Director
There will be a delayed opening (11:30 am) on Friday,
December 16, for a staff holiday event.
Frank Castro
Newsletter Editor
There will be early (4 pm) closings on Friday, December 23
and on Friday, December 30.
Happy Holidays to all!
EPL Board of
Trustees 2016
Eloy Delgado, President
Ted Freedman, Vice
President
Kevin Weaver, Treasurer
Anne Russell, Secretary
Kenyetta Jackson
Pearl Serratelli
Earnestine Smith
Mayoral Alternate,
Christian Veliz
Superintendent Alternate,
Veronica Alvero