The Manville library is now part of the Somerset County Library System. Manville residents who have a library card should not discard it. It will be your card to use at any library within the Somerset County system. You will not be issued a new card. New cards will be created for those who do not have one.
Music program: Community musician John Ruan Fitzpatrick will present cool tunes for cold days when he leads a music immersion experience that invites participants to listen, discuss and play (not required but encouraged…hand percussion instruments provided) on Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Manville Pulbic Library, 100 So. 10th Ave. He’ll present four songs about winter.
Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
Display case: If you have a hobby or collection that you would like to exhibit, call Barbara at 908-722-9722.
Hungry Readers Book Club: The club meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. The ýPage=006 Column=001 OK,0008.00þ
next meeting will be held Jan. 14. For information, call Beverly Ball at 908-722-3057.
Chess classes: The library is offering free classes for all ages. Call the library to schedule one. All are welcome.
Crochet Club: Come and join us in the Community Room. Experienced or not, we welcome you. Bring your own needles. The next meeting will be in January on a date to be determined.
Regular hours: Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Gifts for the library: If you have DVDs and CDs that you no longer need, consider donating them to the library. IRS tax-deductible monetary contributions are accepted, too. At the present time, the library isn’t accepting books.
Cost of copies: The price has been changed to 10 cents for black-and-white copies and 40 cents for color copies.

