Tag: Jamesburg Public Library
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Jamesburg Library to hold spooky storytime, lesson on Code Talkers during October
The Jamesburg Public Library will host a presentation on the World War II Code Talkers, who were recruited by the U.S. Marine Corp to use their knowledge of Native American languages as a basis to transmit coded messages as a means of secret communication during wartime, at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 11. Spooky Storytime will be held from…
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Next round of ESL classes at Jamesburg Library begins Sept. 20
The Jamesburg Public Library will continue its ESL (English as a Second Language) program from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 20-Dec. 6, at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. There will be no class on Nov. 22 in observance of Thanksgiving. The style of the program is educational and instructional, including one-on-one and small group tutoring. The…
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Bus trip from Jamesburg to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse set for Sept. 18
The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library are running a bus trip on Sept. 18 to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse to see the comedy “Run for Your Wife.” The bus will leave the Jamesburg Library at 10 a.m., returning to the library by 5 p.m. The cost is $85 per person and includes the show, transportation, driver gratuity and a three-course gourmet…
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Jamesburg Library to hold book sale June 13-25
The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library will hold the Summer Beach Book Sale from June 13-25 at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. Purchase a grocery bag size of books for only $5. Includes fiction, non-fiction and children’s books.
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Author to talk about author Agatha Christie during presentation at Jamesburg Library
Retired teacher Irene Curran will talk about author Agatha Christie and her struggles with divorce, the death of her parents and her own disappearance for 11 days. The talk will take place at 2 p.m. on May 17 at the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. Light refreshments will be served. The program is presented…
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Jamesburg Library opens educational nature project
JAMESBURG – The Jamesburg Garden Club is launching the Jamesburg Public Library Bookworms project to educate children about planting seedlings and following them through to pollination. The Bookworms is a collaboration with Library Director Cortney Frank and Jamesburg Garden Club member Linda Newton, according to the club’s co-founder and president, Shannon Spillane. “The Bookworms is…
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Jamesburg Library introduces ‘Bookworms’ program for children
The Jamesburg Library has begun a new children’s program offered jointly with the Jamesburg Garden Club. The Jamesburg Library Bookworms is geared toward children age 10 and under, and will take place from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April 21-June 9, at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg. The children will plant seedlings and watch…
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Jamesburg Library seeks volunteer ESL tutors
The Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave, is seeking adult volunteers to serve as tutors for its ongoing English-as-a-Second-Language program. The current classes take place from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays. Summer dates have not been announced. No teaching certification is required, but conversational Spanish is necessary. To volunteer, call 732-521-0440.
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Rouge et Noir to perform concert on Nov. 4
The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library will hold a free concert given by Rouge et Noir, a group of Rutgers alumni, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 4 at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg.