Tag: Edison Public Library

  • Audubon Society speaker to discuss bird feeders during lecture at Edison library

    Audubon Society speaker to discuss bird feeders during lecture at Edison library

    A speaker from the Audubon Society will discuss the do’s and don’ts about putting up feeders, and will also speak about the native plants that attract feathered friends, during a presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the Edison Public Library, North Edison branch, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. New members welcome.

  • Singer Mara Levine will perform the Edison Public Library March 28

    Singer Mara Levine will perform the Edison Public Library March 28

    Singer Mara Levine will perform at 7 p.m. on March 28 at the Main Edison Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Levine tours nationally often sharing shows with the trio Gathering Times, who will tour Ireland and Germany in April 2018. For more information call Gloria Dittman, Edison Arts Society president, at 732-548-9134.

  • Edison Library to hold computer classes in February and March

    Edison Library to hold computer classes in February and March

    The Edison Public Library will hold computer classes in February and March. Registration begins one week prior to each class. To register call 732-287-2298 ext. 2. The Main Library will offer classes from 2:30-4 p.m. On Feb 6, there will be a class on computer basics, Feb. 13, mouse skills, Feb. 20, how to buy…

  • Edison Library holding donation drive for veterans through Jan. 31

    Edison Library holding donation drive for veterans through Jan. 31

    The Edison Public Library has partnered with the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park to hold a donation drive through Jan. 31 to benefit New Jersey’s veterans and honor their service. The items that are currently being asked for as donations are recreation/entertainment items, personal care items, orthopedic shoes, and men’s and women’s…

  • Clara Barton Local History Day Nov. 4

    Clara Barton Local History Day Nov. 4

    The Clara Barton Public Library has partnered with the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society to bring back Clara Barton Local History Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at the library, 141 Hoover Avenue, Edison. The event will consist of a 30-minute interactive presentation at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Attendees will also have the…

  • Nine candidates seek Edison school board seats

    Nine candidates seek Edison school board seats

    EDISON — Nine candidates are vying for the three, three-year term seats available on the Board of Education in the upcoming election. Incumbents Beth Moroney and Jingwei “Jerry” Shi face seven newcomers including Carol Bodofsky, Elizabeth M. Conway, Ruchika Juneja, Falguni Patel, Aquib Virani, Sunil R. Vuppula, and Maria C. Wise. Two candidates are vying…

  • “Female Spies of World War II” program at Edison Library Nov. 1

    “Female Spies of World War II” program at Edison Library Nov. 1

    The Edison Public Library Foundation will hold a presentation on “Female Spies of World War II” with Alisa Dupuy at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the main branch of the Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Tickets are $10 and available at all branches of the library. A Kindle will be one of the…

  • Fall computer, job search classes at Edison Public Library

    Fall computer, job search classes at Edison Public Library

    Classes on computers, resume writing and job interview tips will be held at the Edison Public Library in September and October. The Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will offer classes from 2:30-4 p.m. on Thursdays. On Sept. 21, the topic will be mouse skills, on Sept. 28, the topic will be How to Buy a…

  • Amazon donates Kindles to area libraries

    Amazon donates Kindles to area libraries

    EDISON — For 13-year-old Aditya Shelke, the announcement that Amazon was donating 75 Kindles and an Echo to the Edison Public Library, brought excitement. “It’s cool that we can now explore more technology rather than the physical book in your hand,” he said, adding that now that school’s out for the summer, he will be…