Tag: Monmouth County Library
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Music and history will be featured at library headquarters
A celebration of American music and heroes of New Jersey will take place at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, on May 7. The May 7 presentation at the library will coincide with the Weekend in Old Monmouth tour of historic sites in Monmouth County. “The first weekends in spring are always…
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Manalapan library to present concerts in February
Two-time Grammy award winner Alan Broadbent and Trio featuring Harvie S will appear at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, at 2 p.m. Feb. 19 for a jazz concert featuring music from Broadbent and other composers and arrangers of jazz. Broadbent, a composer and arranger as well as a jazz artist and…
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Author to present Pearl Harbor programs at library
SHREWSBURY — To commemorate the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago on Dec. 7, noted historian and World War II expert Paul Zigo will present the programs, “The Attack on Pearl Harbor,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 and “Could the Attack Have Been Avoided?” at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch,…
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Andrews, Griswold to greet fans at library headquarters
Outstanding athletes who have competed on the international stage will be honored at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, on Oct 23 during a Monmouth County Salute to the Olympians beginning at 1:30 p.m. Manalapan High School graduate Robby Andrews and Freehold Township High School graduate Robert Griswold will be saluted by local…
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Survivor will relate story of ‘Shanghai Ghetto’ at library
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The story of Jews who survived World War II by living in what was known as the Shanghai Ghetto will be told by one of those survivors at the Marlboro Library on Sept. 22. Henry Meisel, 85, is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. He will describe his…
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Library will waive fines for food donations
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer Administrators of the Monmouth County Library System will waive fines owed by by library patrons who donate food during National Library Week, April 10-16. The library system is holding a food drive that will run through April. Donations will be sent to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Food…
