Tag: Metuchen Public Library
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Tech help at Metuchen Library Sept. 9
The Metuchen Library will hold free one-on-one tech help sessions from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 9, at the library, 480 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, for anyone who just got a new tablet or smartphone or who needs a refresher course on how to use some of its functions or apps. The sessions will be…
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Metuchen Library to reopen on Sundays
METUCHEN — Starting Sept. 10, Sunday hours are back at the Metuchen Public Library. “This was due to the hard work by the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Library and our new Director John Arthur,” said Councilwoman Allison Inserro. Arthur said due to the library budget continuing to bounce back after…
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Metuchen graduates 152 students
METUCHEN — Just as her brother was named three years ago, Siri Uppuluri was named valedictorian of her Metuchen High School class. “It is an honor,” she said. “My brother [Aditya] was valedictorian in 2014. It’s nice to keep the legacy.” Siri was named valedictorian and Siya Zhang was named salutatorian during a convocation held…
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Metuchen budget won’t fund library Sundays
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Mayor Peter Cammarano said the hardest part of putting together the municipal budget is balancing priorities as department heads make out their requests every budget cycle. Unfortunately this year, the mayor said borough officials could not honor the Metuchen Public Library’s request for $8,000 to provide staffing on…
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Metuchen library director to hold meet and greet
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The new Metuchen Public Library director has hit the ground running with the goal of keeping the library a vital component in the community. Mayor Peter Cammarano and the Township Council invited John Arthur to the Township Council at a meeting on Feb. 6 to officially welcome him…
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Painting brightens up children’s room at library
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A new painting that sits above the fireplace in the children’s room at the Metuchen Public Library fits right in. Bears on bears on bears are reading “How to Save the Bees” in the painting by Lauren Rabinowitz, who goes by her artist name Lauren the Cartoon Goddess.…
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Metuchen library exhibiting ’70s artwork from high school
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Aside from maybe the wardrobe and the motor vehicles of the 1970s, the artwork displayed this month in the art gallery at the Metuchen Public Library has stood the test of time. Art students at Metuchen High School in the 1970s worked to create seven large, realistic paintings…
