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 RT Library Programs for Adults  

All events are free and held at Rockaway Township Library, 61 Mount Hope Rd., Rockaway
Registration in person, by phone or email required for most programs Call 973-627-2344
or email rockawaytwplibrary@rtlibrary.org Directions to RT Library

Date

Event Description

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Tues. Feb. 7
7:00-8:30 PM

Tuesday Trivia Tournament

An epic evening of Jeopardy-style trivia!

Contestants must be adults, but spectators are encouraged to attend as well! Registration is required to play as a contestant.

Register to play as a contestant

Thurs. Feb. 16
1:30-3:30 PM
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Thursday Matinee: 50/50
(2011, R, 100 minutes)

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick

Refreshments will be served!

Do Not Need to Register

Thurs. Feb. 23
7:00-8:30 PM
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RT Library Book Chat

Cutting for Stone
By Abraham Verghese
(2009, 541 pages, fiction)

An epic novel spanning decades that tells a story of love and betrayal beginning in India, spanning to Ethiopia and then America. Twin brothers Shiva and Marion Stone are torn apart by love for the same woman. Marion flees his homeland but will inevitably have to face his past. Though he works daily to heal others, he must struggle to heal himself.

Do Not Need to Register

Tues. Feb. 28
2:30 PM- 4:00 PM

Current Events
Join your friends and neighbors for an informal, lively discussion of news and other current topics of interest. Moderated by Jerry Frost.

Do Not Need to Register

Tues. Feb. 28
7:00-8:00 PM
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Planning Your Vegetable Garden

Get a head start on planning your vegetable garden for the Spring!

Presented by the Master Gardeners of Morris County Speakers Bureau, Rutgers Cooperative Extension


Register by February 27

Thurs. Mar. 1
1:30-4:00 PM
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Thursday Matinee: Project Nim
(2011, PG-13, 93 minutes)

This documentary tells the story of a chimpanzee taken from its mother at birth and raised like a human child by a family in a brownstone on the upper West Side in the 1970s. From the critically acclaimed director of Man on Wire.

Starring Bob Angelini, Nim Chimpsky and Bern Cohen


Refreshments will be served!

Do Not Need to Register

Thurs. Mar. 15
1:30-3:30 PM
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Thursday Matinee: Footloose
(2011, PG-13, 113 minutes)

City kid Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock 'n' roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace in this 2011 remake.

Starring Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid

Do Not Need to Register

Thurs. Mar. 22
7:00-8:30 PM
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RT Library Book Chat

Change of Heart
By Jodi Picoult
(2008, 447 pages, fiction)

This is the story of a mother’s tragic loss and one man’s final chance at finding salvation. June Nealon and Shay Bourne will both discover chances to move on and find happiness through June’s 11-year old daughter. But first they must come to terms with their own regrets, bitter memories, and painful losses.

Do Not Need to Register

Tues. Mar. 27
2:30 PM- 4:00 PM

Current Events
Join your friends and neighbors for an informal, lively discussion of news and other current topics of interest. Moderated by Jerry Frost.

Do Not Need to Register

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