Tag: Monroe Township Library

  • Children can make 3D Valentine’s Day cards, learn to germ bust at Monroe Township Library in February

    Children can make 3D Valentine’s Day cards, learn to germ bust at Monroe Township Library in February

    A number of children activities will be held in February at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Some of the activities include a perler bead workshop at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 4 for children ages 6 and up; a 3D modeling program: Tinkercad Valentine’s Day decoration at 5 p.m. Feb. 7 for children 9…

  • Have lunch with friends, view artwork at Monroe Township Library in February

    Have lunch with friends, view artwork at Monroe Township Library in February

    The Monroe Township Library will hold a number of events in February at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Some of the events include Lunch with Friends at noon on Feb. 17. Patti Pinho will demonstrate the art of napkin folding with step-by-step instructions for festive holiday tablescapes. A George Ivers Display case of student artwork…

  • Monroe library to accept food instead of fines

    Monroe library to accept food instead of fines

    The Monroe Township Public Library will offer amnesty for overdue materials in exchange for non-perishable food donations from Jan. 2-31 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. All donations will benefit the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS), which collects and distributes non-perishable items at no cost to over 80 local food pantries…

  • Monroe police collecting toys for children hospitalized at Bristol-Myers Squibb

    Monroe police collecting toys for children hospitalized at Bristol-Myers Squibb

    The Monroe Township Police Department will hold its fifth annual toy drive to benefit the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Drop off an unwrapped toy or non-monetary donation for children of all ages at the Monroe Township Police Department, 3 Municipal Plaza, through Dec. 3. Additional dropoff locations…

  • Children’s events at Monroe Library include chickpea cookie dough making class

    Children’s events at Monroe Library include chickpea cookie dough making class

    The Monroe Township Public Library will hold a number of children’s events in November at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Some of the events include a Diwali craft at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 for children ages 6 and up, a pickle party at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 for children ages 5 and…

  • Monroe Township Green Fair will be held Sept. 29

    Monroe Township Green Fair will be held Sept. 29

    The annual Monroe Township Green Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 29 at Monroe Township High School, 200 Schoolhouse Road, Monroe. The purpose of the Green Fair is to educate the community about healthy and sustainable living, as well as how to become responsible environmental stewards. Vendors in categories…

  • Political campaign operative shares experiences with Indivisible of Monroe

    Political campaign operative shares experiences with Indivisible of Monroe

    PHOTO COURTESY OF DAYLE LEHR Kyle Aldrich, Indivisible regional organizer for the mid-Atlantic region, addresses members of Indivisible of Monroe at its June 27 meeting, held at the Monroe Township Public Library.  More than 150 people listened to Aldrich share his experiences as a political campaign operative and offer strategies for turning over key seats…

  • Monroe Library assistant director named president of New Jersey Library Association

    Monroe Library assistant director named president of New Jersey Library Association

    Leah Wagner, center, assistant director of the Monroe Township Library, was named president of the New Jersey Library Association during a conference in Atlantic City on May 31. Her role will consist of representing the state at conferences, promoting legislative advocacy and continuing education, along with other duties required by the post.

  • Program at Monroe Library will address effects of early childhood education

    Program at Monroe Library will address effects of early childhood education

    United Way of Central Jersey will hold a talk about the beneficial effects of early childhood education from 1-3 p.m. on April 19 at the Monroe Township Library, 1 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Steven Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, will educate the public about the…