Friends of the Metuchen Library
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NEWS AND UPDATES!
Library Improvements Public Meeting - Tuesday, July 23, 2019 from 7 PM – 8:30 PM at the Library The Metuchen Library Trustees are holding a public meeting on July 23, regarding the plans for the library renovation of both the main floor and the basement. Please come out and let the Trustees and the Friends know what your thoughts are about this major improvements being planned to the library. As mentioned by President Sharon Taylor at the Town Council meeting on June 10, 2019, FOTML needs your support and a way to do that is to join the Friends. You can join at the library or through the "Donate" button at the bottom of this page. Your membership is greatly appreciated. Check out all the great programs that the Friends are funding in the new quarterly newsletter (July, August and September, 2019) that have been sponsored by Metuchen Savings Bank. Click here for the flyer. |
PLEASE NOTE: the Library is now CLOSED on Sundays and will reopen on September 8, 2019. The next Friends monthly meeting is on Monday, August 26, 2019 in the Library Gallery on the second floor. Fundraising Events! Lets Go Yankees! There is still time to get your tickets. On July 31, 2019, we are off to a ballgame. It's the Yankees vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks. Please see the attached flyer here for more information. Events at the Library........ Mind Reading Game Show presented by Flavian Thursday, 7/18, 7pm. Registration is encouraged. Flavian “Fever” is setting the world on fire with mental marvels! Open to all. Where Were You for the Landing? Saturday, 7/20, 12:30pm A screening of the 2019 documentary, Apollo 11, followed by a discussion about the moon landing at 2 p.m. All are invited. We are looking for stories of where you were for the landing. Please see the website for details. Sun/Solar Program Saturday, 8/3 at 1pm Registration encouraged. David Nelson of the NJ Astronomical Association will present a short program about our nearest star, the sun. He will then lead an outdoor viewing of the sun through a safely-filtered telescope. Open to grade 6 - adult. Grandparent Playdate Sunday, 9/8 at 2pm Come celebrate grandparent’s day by bringing a loved one to the library to join in games, a light snack, coloring and more. Open to all. What's Happening at the Gallery......... June and July - Curators Corner. Curators of local galleries are hanging their own work. August - See the work of the students who took part in the 13 art classes provided by the Middlesex County Board Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. |
