If you’re participating in this year’s Read Harder Challenge and need a good book to fill your horror spot, look no further than this week’s staff pick Bird Box by Josh Malerman. What would you do if you lived in a world where you could no longer open your eyes […]
Monthly Archives: April 2016
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Teen Gaming Saturday April 30th @ 1pm Join us for a day of Wii Gaming!!! The library will provide the Wii console and several Wii games including the original Super Smash Bros Brawl. Participants are encouraged to bring their own games to share. No registration required.
Come celebrate the release of the Library’s Native American artifact collection, while learning more about how to identify the artifacts you may discover on your property or during a hike or walk in the Central New Jersey area. The Library’s collection contains items that were discovered on Franklin Township farms […]
It’s National Poetry Month and we wanted to share another one of our favorite poets. This week’s staff pick is the the works of Gwendolyn Brooks. Author of more than twenty books of poetry, Brooks is a multi-award winning, critically-acclaimed poet. She is the first African-American female author to win […]
Today marks the annual, global celebration of supporting environmental protection. Inspired by the antiwar protests of the 1960s, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day in 1970 as a “national teach-in on the environment”. Nelson hoped to bring national attention to environmental issues, such as pollution, clean water, loss […]
Teen Potluck Sunday April 24th @ 2pm Do you like to cook? Do you have a new recipe you’re just dying to share? Do you just like to eat? Then come to our first ever Teen Potluck!!! We ask that each participant bring at least 1 dish to share (dessert, […]
Does Spring fever have you ready to polish off your hiking books and set off on a local adventure? This program will arm you with an itinerary of hikes throughout New Jersey and Southern New York serving a broad range of abilities and interests. Hiking enthusiast and author Daniel Chazin […]
Stress Down Day! Thursday April 21st @ 7pm Stressed? Us too! Come chill out at the library! April is Stress Awareness Month and we want to help you de-stress. Wear your most comfortable clothes and bring your blankets and pillows. There will be relaxing music, refreshing food and drinks, coloring, […]
As National Library Week comes to an end, we thought we’d celebrate librarians one more time. This week’s staff pick is the dark comedy, Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen. It’s the story of Cynthia, her best friend Annie and the new high-school librarian, Mr. Gabriel. Horror, humor and romance…this one has […]
If you haven’t filed your taxes yet, no need to panic! Instead of the usual 15th, the tax deadline this year is Monday, April 18th. Why the change? Today is Emancipation Day, an official holiday in Washington D.C. If you still need federal forms and instructions, including an […]