SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Public Library will host a virtual discussion with Jeannie Gainsburg, the author of a guidebook for being an ally to the LGBTQ+ communities, on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. on Zoom. To access this event, either call 929-205-6099 or download the Zoom app to your device, then […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On a normal Saturday, the staff at the Maplewood Public Library checks out about 500 items to patrons. But normal Saturdays aren’t normal anymore. The COVID-19 pandemic is still keeping the doors of nonessential businesses and services closed, and that includes public libraries. Maplewood and South Orange, having both […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Public Library has announced the creation of two new book groups to complement its Fourth Monday of the Month Evening Book Discussion, which has run successfully for 20 years. Literary Bites: A Culinary Book Group will meet the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Ray Kienzle suspects he became Essex County’s lamplighter because he’s tall. An employee of PSE&G since 1988, Kienzle has been doing maintenance and upkeep on all 1,453 of South Orange’s gas lamps since 1990, in addition to the rest of the county’s 2,500 lamps. He repairs, repaints and restores the lights […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange and Maplewood have set their sights on making 2,000 luminary bags for the towns’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in January, and the road to that goal started Dec. 5 at the South Orange Public Library as residents gathered to put the paper bag and candle kits […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Historical and Preservation Society will hold its holiday party, open to members and the public, on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. in a South Orange Public Library meeting room, 65 Scotland Road in South Orange. Admission is free. A featured part of the party will be meeting […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library, 65 Scotland Road, will present “Our Stories,” a two-part workshop for all ages, this December. On Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m., attend “Graphics & Words” with Elly Lonon, the local author of “Amongst the Liberal Elite,” a graphic novel satire. On Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Gifting Days are here again! South Orange Rotary and the South Orange Public Library will be working with Wynona’s House, Isaiah House, M.E.N.D. and Diller Teen Fellows to collect items for donation. The collection will run through Dec. 16 and all items can be dropped off at the SOPL, 65 Scotland […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Civic Engagement Committee of the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will hold a Community Engagement Schools Showcase on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at the South Orange Public Library Library, 65 Scotland Road. The objective of this showcase is to inform and inspire SOMA residents, especially […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Jackie Herships, Joel Levin and Jason Martinek represented the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society on Sept. 22 at the annual South Orange Newcomers Day. Approximately 100 adults and children were welcomed by village officials and a number of civic organizations at the event held at the South Orange Public Library.