Tag: East Brunswick Public Library
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East Brunswick Library ‘Country Club’ teaches about the world
EAST BRUNSWICK–Helping children take a closer look at different nations and cultures, the East Brunswick Library sponsors a monthly “Country Club” program. “I started the club to increase the children’s exposure to geography and learning about other countries,” Youth Services Librarian Alison McGreevey said. Country Club is a monthly program for children in first grade and up,…
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Doctors discuss ways to combat ‘white coat syndrome’
EAST BRUNSWICK – Hoping to rid residents of “white coat syndrome,” Dr. Farrah Fong and Dr. Karen Lin served as the co-hosts to the “Get Over the Fear of the Doctor” discussion event. “Both [Fong] and myself, we are family doctors so as family doctors we take care of [patients] from, as we say, from ‘cradle…
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East Brunswick Library offers free seeds, encouraging more plants
EAST BRUNSWICK – In an effort to motivate residents to develop their “green thumbs,” the East Brunswick Public Library has launched EB Grow. “EB Grow is a seed library [where] members of the community, not just East Brunswick [Library] cardholders, can peruse our catalog of seeds, and ‘check out’ the ones they would like to…
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Designer Handbag Bingo set for May 11
The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will sponsor Designer Handbag Bingo on May 11 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. First game will be called at 7:30 p.m. Bingo prizes include bags by Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Dooney & Burke and others. There will also be…
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Expert discusses butterflies and moths native to East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK – Environmental Commission Chairman David Moskowitz discussed “East Brunswick’s Butterflies: From Azure to Zabulon” to showcase some of nature’s most famous four-winged insects. Moskowitz holds a Ph.D. in entomology from the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and works as an environmental consultant. He is chairman of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission…
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Library Journal names East Brunswick librarian a ‘Mover and Shaker’
EAST BRUNSWICK–East Brunswick Public Library Information Manager Karen Parry was named one of the Library Journal‘s 50 “Movers and Shakers” for its March issue. Parry, an East Brunswick resident, has been part of the library since 2001. She was named a “Mover and Shaker” for starting the library’s “Just for the Health of It” consumer…
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Acclaimed creator of ‘Arthur’ tells children about his life
EAST BRUNSWICK – What began as curiosity about an aardvark’s nose turned into author and illustrator Marc Brown’s creation of the iconic “Arthur” character. Almost 100 residents attended a meet-and-greet with Brown on March 1 at the East Brunswick Library, sponsored by the East Brunswick Public Library Foundation in honor of Read Across America. Before he became…
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Library president asks patrons to be patient during closure for renovations
If you recently visited the East Brunswick Public Library, you have noticed there are several changes. As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we are also completing long overdue and much-needed renovations to our beloved library. You might be surprised to know that our library still has many of the original furnishings, fixtures and floorings. With…
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East Brunswick will celebrate 50 years of reading
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK An established educational pillar for the past five decades, the East Brunswick Public Library will kick off its 50th anniversary celebration by hosting its first event in May. To begin the library’s series of celebratory events, the Friends of the Library will sponsor a ceremony at 12:30 p.m. May…