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| Add your own event ›Screening of "A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School"
- Where: Caldwell Public Library, 268 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006
- Date: February 2, 2010
- Time: 6:30pm–9:00pm
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Join us for a screening of "A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School" Dr. Leslie Wilson, Professor of History at Montclair State University, and filmmaker Dave Davidson will introduce the film and lead a discussion following the screening.
This film, narrated by Ruby Dee, tells the story of this school in Bordentown, New Jersey, which was an educational utopia and cultural oasis for African-Americans for more than 70 years. Founded in 1886, and forced to close in 1955 after the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The demise of the Bordentown School was an unexpected casualty of the fight for social and educational justice in the Civil Rights Movement. The film features remarkable archival footage and interviews with historians and Bordentown School alumni.
"A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown Schoo"l will be featured on the award-winning PBS documentary series P.O.V. and has been screened at numerous New Jersey film festivals, including the Newark Black Film Festival.
This program is being offered through the New Jersey Council for the Humanities' "Justice: A Dialogue Through Film." It is free and open to the public.
For more information on this marvelous program, as well as this compelling documentary, go to http://www.njch.org. - Features: Families, Free, Open to All, Seniors, Teens
- Website: http://www.caldwellpl.org
- Phone: 973.226.2837
- Email: librarian@caldwellpl.org
- Price: free
About This Location
Caldwell Public Library
The Caldwell Public Library's resources are available to the general public, but only registered patrons may borrow library materials.
North Caldwell residents can borrow materials from the Caldwell Public Library upon payment of an annual fee. The library card is valid for one year from the date of registration for North Caldwell residents.
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Children, kindergarten age and older and young adults are eligible for a library card. For children under the age of 18, the youth's parent/guardian must provide proof of identification. The parent/guardian must sign the child's registration card. Potential patrons must present personal identification with proof of current address to obtain a library card.
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- Toddler Time (Session Two) Every Wednesday until Wed, Mar 24, 10:45am–11:15am
- Wee Time On the 18th of every month until Tomorrow, Mar 18, 9:45am
- Keep Your Gut in Good Order Fri, Mar 26, 10:00am–11:00am
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- Marcia Ivans and Margaret Brisco Take on Longfellow Tue, Apr 13, 6:30pm–8:00pm
- Greenwood Gardens Tour/Poetry Reading Wed, Apr 21, 10:00am
- Open Mic Night Wed, Apr 21, 6:00pm–8:00pm
- Library Board of Trustees Meeting Thu, Apr 22, 7:30pm
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