Minicourses at Madison Library
Current Minicourses
Summer 2024 (May-July)
The Friends of the Madison Public Library are pleased to offer two in-person minicourses for the Summer 2024 semester. We are grateful to the Florham Park Library for allowing us to use their Akhoury Room while the Madison Library is undergoing renovations.
Thank you for your continued support.
107 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
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“The Politics of Europe”
Dr. Jason Jordon, Professor and Chair of Political Science and International Relations, Drew University
5 Tuesday mornings 10 am-12 pm (2 hours)
May 28, June 4, June 11, (skip June 18), June 25, and July 2, 2024
“The Romantic Period: 1800-1865
Dr. Robert Butts, Maestro, Baroque Orchestra of NJ
5 Monday afternoons 1:30 – 3:00 pm (1 ½ hours)
June 3, 10, 17, 24, and July 1, 2024.
Spring 2024 (April-May)
Constitutional Controversies - Dr Bruce Peabody, Professor of Government and Politics and Co-Director Pre-Law and Legal Studies, and Professor Madelyn Ferrans, Lecturer in Law and Director of the Pre-law Program, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Monday afternoons, 1:30-3:30 pm
April 1, 15, 29, May 6, 13 (skipping April 8 and 22 due to other events scheduled at the library)
Art in the United States from Reconstruction to World War II - Dr. Kimberly Rhodes NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities & Professor of Art History, Drew University
Wednesday afternoons, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
April 10, 24, May 1, 8, and 22 (skipping April 17 and May 15 due to other events scheduled at the library)