Classic, International & Documentary Film Series Continue

      The Friends’ Thursday evening classic film series continues with The Ghost Breakers (1940) on September 2; A Touch of Class (1973), September 9; Somewhere in the Night (1946), September 16; A Double Life (1947), September 23; Love Affair (1939), September 30; Little Women (1933), October 7; Spellbound (1945), October 14: The Big Sleep (1946), October 21; and Lilies of the Field (1963), October 28.  Shows begin at 7:00 p.m. . . . Tour the globe via the Friends’ international film series.  Show dates are Mondays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Up next is Waiting List (Cuba, 2000) on September 27, followed by My Mother’s Castle (France, 1990) on October 18, North Face (Germany, 2008) on November 15 and I Vitelloni (Italy, 1953) on December 27. . . . The Friends’ documentary series continues on Monday, October 4, with Run Granny Run  (2006) at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  All films are shown in the Cranford Community Center.  Admission is free and all are welcome.

      Cranford resident Dr. Paul Lioy will discuss his recently published book, Dust: The Inside Story of Its Role in the September 11th Aftermath, and will have copies of the book available for purchase and for signing.  The program will take place on Tuesday, September 14, in the Cranford Community Center at 7:30 p.m.  Commenting on Dust, Dana Boyd, Professor of Environmental Health and Chemistry at Emory University, wrote "Dust is an amazing recollection of the scientific issues surrounding exposures after 9/11.  Dr. Lioy's first-hand involvement and his scientific expertise qualify him to write such a book.  But the personal aspects he brings to the writing provide much perspective into what our nation was facing at the time.  I highly recommend reading this book."  Dr. Lioy is Vice-Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.  The program is sponsored by the Friends.  Admission is free and all are welcome.

      More than a thousand water-powered mills operated in New Jersey in the 1800s.  These mills not only satisfied community needs, they were also the social centers of their day.  Over the years, many of them were abandoned.  Some were converted to other uses and others were destroyed by nature.  A few of them still function. On Wednesday, September 15, at 7:30 p.m. the Friends of the Library will welcome historian Phil Jaeger, who will present a fascinating historical slide program on the past and current state of many of New Jersey's mills.  The program will be held in the Cranford Community Center.  Admission is free and all are welcome.

      The Friends are very pleased to welcome acclaimed singer/songwriter Greg Trooper on Tuesday, September 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center.  Born in New Jersey, Trooper has been writing and performing since the early 70s, with stints in NYC, Austin and Nashville.  He has released nine albums, the most recent being The Williamsburg Affair (2009), and is currently at work on a new album entitled Upside-Down Town.  A great performer in his own right, his songs have also been recorded by the likes of Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Roseanne Cash, Billy Bragg, Maura O'Connell and Robert Earl Keen.  Admission to the program is free and all are welcome.

      The Friends are pleased to welcome back radio historian Henry L. Morse, otherwise known as the Old Time Radio Man.  Mr. Morse will present a lecture entitled “Comedy in the Golden Age of Radio” on Tuesday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center.  The program will feature actual audio clips from the period.  Admission is free and all are welcome.