Tag: Middletown Township Public Library
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Middletown gala benefits ‘Reimagining Your Library’ campaign
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Township Public Library welcomed honorees, local officials, staff and guests to its Black & White Masquerade Gala on Oct. 28 at Jacques Reception Center. The event marked the library’s 101st year with an awards presentation, dancing and raffle drawings. All proceeds from the evening benefited the library’s “Reimagining Your Library” campaign,…
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Independent News Briefs, June 22
Middletown Township Public Library directors have announced that library staff came in third place in the 2022 @ the Table Pitch Competition from the Entrepreneurship and Libraries Conference on May 19 with their idea, “Makers Make Business: Supporting Our Community Crafter Entrepreneurs.” The idea, developed and presented by librarians Katie Jeleniewski and Kate Hammond, was…
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Middletown library announces award winners to be recognized at centennial gala
MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Township Public Library Centennial Anniversary Committee met earlier this year to review candidates for four inaugural awards. The following honorees will be recognized at the library’s 100-Year Celebration Gala on Oct. 29 at Jacques Reception Center, according to a press release. “We are very excited to acknowledge these honorees,” said Heather…
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Middletown officials salute library as community’s asset celebrates 100 years
MIDDLETOWN – A century of service to the community by the Middletown Township Public Library is being celebrated by the Township Committee, whose members passed a resolution saluting the organization. During a meeting on May 17, Mayor Tony Perry, Deputy Mayor Rick Hibell, Committeewoman Patricia Snell, Committeeman Kevin Settembrino and Committeeman Ryan Clarke honored the…
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Middletown library asks residents to share COVID-19 experiences
MIDDLETOWN – The directors of the Middletown Township Public Library have started a new program and are encouraging residents of all ages to participate. The COVID-19 Local History Archive Initiative allows residents to share their experiences of living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. “We want to maintain the history of Middletown and be able to…
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Middletown library receives National Endowment for the Arts grant
MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Township Public Library has been named the recipient of a $5,000 grant to host the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read. An Arts Endowment initiative in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens individuals’ understanding of the world, its communities and themselves through the joy of sharing a…
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American Red Cross to hold blood drive in Middletown Jan. 18
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 18 at the Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown. To make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org, download the free American Red Cross Blood Donor app, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
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Library slates children’s programs for August
The Middletown Township Public Library has scheduled children’s programs in August at 55 New Monmouth Road. “Monmouth County SPCA Therapy Dog Awareness” will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 3. The presentation will focus on the need for kindness and compassion for all animals, the importance of properly caring for family pets and information on how Monmouth…
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Library slates April programs for children
The Middletown Township Public Library has scheduled programs for children in April at 55 New Monmouth Road. Pre-registration is required. “Otto the Auto Robot” will present a talk for children about car safety at 2 p.m. April 1. “Week of the Young Child” and “National Library Week” will be celebrated from April 10-16. Special guests,…