Tag: Friends of the East Brunswick Library

  • East Brunswick Library to hold ‘Understanding America’ program series

    East Brunswick Library to hold ‘Understanding America’ program series

    The East Brunswick Public Library will offer the “Understanding America” program series to give the community the opportunity to learn about and discuss some of the biggest issues of the day. The series begins with the program “Special Interests in Politics: Draining the Swamp or Cultivating the Wetlands?” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26. This program…

  • East Brunswick Library ‘serves up’ the history of liquor

    East Brunswick Library ‘serves up’ the history of liquor

    Historian Greg Caggiano will discuss the history of liquor at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Civic Center Dr. Caggiano will chronicle adult beverages. Particular focus will examine the Prohibition Era, the Absinthe scare of the 20th century, and why there are so many different types of whiskey on the market.…

  • Mentalist Flavian Petrulio to perform in East Brunswick

    Mentalist Flavian Petrulio to perform in East Brunswick

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will be the host to mentalist and mindreader Flavian Petrulio at 7:30 p.m. on May 17 at the East Brunswick VFW Hall, 485 Cranbury Road. Tickets cost $25 and include dessert. They can be purchased at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick;…

  • East Brunswick Friends of the Library to hold 45th annual book and media sale

    East Brunswick Friends of the Library to hold 45th annual book and media sale

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will host its 45th annual Book and Media Sale March 25-31 at the JCPenney Court in the Brunswick Square Mall, 755 Route 18, East Brunswick. The sale is open to the public during the mall’s regular hours of operation, which are 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. from March…

  • Tanglewood Marionettes to perform ‘Sleeping Beauty’ on March 3

    Tanglewood Marionettes to perform ‘Sleeping Beauty’ on March 3

    The Tanglewood Marionettes will perform “Sleeping Beauty” at 2 p.m. on March 3. Before the performance, the puppeteers will demonstrate how marionettes work. “Sleeping Beauty” is for children ages 2 and up. The 20th annual Phyllis Noar Puppetry Festival is sponsored by the Phyllis Noar Memorial Fund of the Friends of the East Brunswick Library…

  • East Brunswick Friends of the Library will hold Bunco Night in February

    East Brunswick Friends of the Library will hold Bunco Night in February

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will hold a Bunco Night fundraiser event at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 at East Brunswick VFW Post 133, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The event is for Bunco players of all experience levels. There will be prizes. Attendees can bring their own appetizers. A cash bar will…

  • Puppetry festival returns to East Brunswick on Feb. 24

    Puppetry festival returns to East Brunswick on Feb. 24

    The East Brunswick Library will offer a shadow puppet making workshop at 2 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the library, Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. The program is for children, ages 5 and up only. The Tanglewood Marionettes will then perform “Sleeping Beauty” at 2 p.m. on March 3. They recreate the classic fairy tale with…

  • East Brunswick Library will hold Tech Week program series

    East Brunswick Library will hold Tech Week program series

    The East Brunswick Library will celebrate its annual Tech Week Dec. 9-15 at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Dr., East Brunswick. The highlight of Tech Week is the library’s fifth annual Hour of Code program from 5-9 p.m on Dec. 15. At this after-hours program for teens, the library is partnering up with the…

  • Concert at East Brunswick Library to feature ‘Strings of the World’

    Concert at East Brunswick Library to feature ‘Strings of the World’

    The East Brunswick Library will sponsor “Strings of the World” at 2 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, featuring several unique stringed instruments. Max Wei will play the er-hu, a bowed and two-stringed Chinese instrument. He has played it for more than 15 years, and is currently an…