3D Modeling Program: Tinkercad – Mother's Day Design

Activity Room
Apr 25, 5:00 pm
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.

Design your own Mother’s Day decoration using Tinkercad; a fun 3D modeling program that will let you express your creative side.
Open to ages 9 - 18.

Book Bingo

Program Room
Apr 26, 3:00 p.m.

For ages 5 & up.

Come play a couple of rounds of Bingo & win free books! Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis; please take a number at the Youth Services Desk. Registration is not required.

Project Code - Coding with Scratch

Program Room
Apr 27, 1:30 pm (Saturdays: March 30, April 6th, April 13th, April 20th, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, June 1st, June 8th, June 15th)
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Interested in learning how to code? Are you between the ages of 8 and 12? Join us every Saturday from March 30th to June 15th to learn programming fundamentals by developing fun apps, games, animations and more using MIT Scratch.

No prior computer or programming knowledge is required to attend this program.
Attendees are asked to bring their own laptop computers.
The library has a limited amount of laptops for use during this program, on a first come, first served basis.

Open to ages 8 to 12.

Registration required.
 

Friend of the Library Book Sale

Meeting Room
Apr 28,

Friday, April 26 through Monday, April 29 during Library hours

Gently-used books and a limited selection of DVDs, audiobooks and CDs will be available for purchase at bargain prices during library hours. Proceeds benefit The Friends of the Library.

Geography Challenge

Apr 29, 5:30 p.m.
For ages 6-8.
Test your knowledge of the location of the 50 states, and make a craft from old maps. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Please take a number at the Youth Services Desk (numbers available 30 minutes prior to program start). Registration is not required.

Starlight Express

Program Room
Apr 30, 7:00 p.m.

An alternative to daytime storytime. For ages 3-5. Registration is not required. 

Socrates Cafe

Conference Room
May 1, 7:00 p.m.

Socrates Café are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the central theme of Socratizing; the idea that we learn more when we ask questions along with others. Join us and pose questions, listen to others, raise challenges and consider other alternatives. Monroe resident Noreen Gumnic moderates.
Register at the Welcome Desk.

Make a Balloon Trombone

Activity Room
May 2, 5:00 pm
Registration required, begins Apr 30. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Make a fun musical instrument from common household items.
Open to ages 9 - 18.
 

Music Circle

Meeting Room
May 3, 3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.

Musicians of any level are welcome to play popular songs of various decades in a campfire-style setting. Songs will be done in simple 3-4 chord arrangements and lyrics will be shown on the projector for everyone to follow along.
Registration is not required.

Project Code - Coding with Scratch

Program Room
May 4, 1:30 pm (Saturdays: March 30, April 6th, April 13th, April 20th, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, June 1st, June 8th, June 15th)
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Interested in learning how to code? Are you between the ages of 8 and 12? Join us every Saturday from March 30th to June 15th to learn programming fundamentals by developing fun apps, games, animations and more using MIT Scratch.

No prior computer or programming knowledge is required to attend this program.
Attendees are asked to bring their own laptop computers.
The library has a limited amount of laptops for use during this program, on a first come, first served basis.

Open to ages 8 to 12.

Registration required.
 

GEN X 1989

Meeting Room
May 5, 1:00 p.m.

We will shine a spotlight on the biggest events of 1989, our anniversary year. Guest speaker Krystian Milewski presents life growing up in West Berlin during the 80s to the city’s transformation to a metropolitan hotspot of the 21st century.
Registration is not required.

Make a Mother's Day Gift

May 6, 5:30 p.m.
For ages 6 & up.
Make Mother's Day themed cards and gifts to take home. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Please take a number at the Youth Services Desk (numbers available 30 minutes prior to program start). Registration is not required.
 

Starlight Express

Program Room
May 7, 7:00 p.m.

An alternative to daytime storytime. For ages 3-5. Registration is not required. 

Book Bingo

Program Room
May 8, 6:30 p.m.

For ages 5 & up.

Come play a couple of rounds of Bingo & win free books! Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis; please take a number at the Youth Services Desk. Registration is not required.

Sewing Class: Curtains

Conference Room
May 9, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.

Learn how to sew simple café curtains! Class is 2 hours.
Students must take the Meet Your Sewing Machine class or have prior machine sewing knowledge to take this class. Ages 18 and over.
**Students must bring 2 yards of fabric to class. Students must also know the size/measurement of the window for which they are making the curtains.**

Friday Afternoon Movie

Meeting Room
May 10, 2:00 p.m. (Fridays, May 10 & 31, 2:00 p.m.)

Movies are free.
Registration is not required.

Friday, May 10: First Man - The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong’s perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost—on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself—of one of the most dangerous missions in history. Biography/Drama/History, Rated PG-13, 2h 22m

Friday, May 31: Bohemian Rhapsody -  The story of the legendary rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).  Biography/Drama/Music, Rated PG-13, 2h 13m

Project Code - Coding with Scratch

Program Room
May 11, 1:30 pm (Saturdays: March 30, April 6th, April 13th, April 20th, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, June 1st, June 8th, June 15th)
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Interested in learning how to code? Are you between the ages of 8 and 12? Join us every Saturday from March 30th to June 15th to learn programming fundamentals by developing fun apps, games, animations and more using MIT Scratch.

No prior computer or programming knowledge is required to attend this program.
Attendees are asked to bring their own laptop computers.
The library has a limited amount of laptops for use during this program, on a first come, first served basis.

Open to ages 8 to 12.

Registration required.
 

Make Magnetic Slime

Activity Room
May 12, 1:00 PM

Make and experiment with magnetic slime; a special concoction that reacts with magnets.
No registration. This program has room for 9 attendees. First come, first served.
Open to ages 9 - 18.

'Tween Craft

Activity Room
May 13, 6:30 p.m.

For ages 9 & up.

Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis; please take a number at the Youth Services Desk. Registration is not required.

Starlight Express

Program Room
May 14, 7:00 p.m.

An alternative to daytime storytime. For ages 3-5. Registration is not required. 

Genealogy Club

Program Room
May 15, 1:30 PM (Wednesdays, May 15, June 12, 1:30 PM)
Beginning and experienced genealogists welcome to discuss research, share findings and discover resources. Registration is not required.

Make a Wooden Robo-Arm

Activity Room
May 16, 5:00 pm
Registration required, begins Apr 30. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Make a wooden robo-arm extending grabber device.
Open to ages 9 - 18.
 

English Tea Traditions and Royal Weddings

Meeting Room
May 17, 11:00 a.m.

For centuries the British have had a love affair with tea. All classes, from the aristocracy to the working class, enjoy a nice hot cup of tea. They also enjoy the excitement and fanfare of their monarchs’ royal weddings. Learn about English tea traditions and etiquette along with royal wedding customs and ceremonies. Presented by tea historian, Judith Krall-Russo.

Register at the Welcome Desk.

Project Code - Coding with Scratch

Program Room
May 18, 1:30 pm (Saturdays: March 30, April 6th, April 13th, April 20th, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, June 1st, June 8th, June 15th)
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Interested in learning how to code? Are you between the ages of 8 and 12? Join us every Saturday from March 30th to June 15th to learn programming fundamentals by developing fun apps, games, animations and more using MIT Scratch.

No prior computer or programming knowledge is required to attend this program.
Attendees are asked to bring their own laptop computers.
The library has a limited amount of laptops for use during this program, on a first come, first served basis.

Open to ages 8 to 12.

Registration required.
 

Brownies & Books

May 20, 4:30
All elementary school students are welcome to join us for storytime and refreshment.

Starlight Express

Program Room
May 21, 7:00 p.m.

An alternative to daytime storytime. For ages 3-5. Registration is not required. 

Happy Gardening Seminar

Meeting Room
May 22, 11:30-12:30 pm
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Join Dr. Karen Kondos from Pivotal Physical Therapy & Wellness Center to learn ways to reduce risk of injury whild doing yard work with the proper use of body mechanics. Register online, at the Welcome Desk, or call 732-521-5000. 

Engineering Challenge: Make a Bernoulli's Pipe Toy

Activity Room
May 23, 5:00 pm
Registration required, begins Apr 30. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Build a Bernoulli’s Pipe Toy.
Open to ages 9 - 18.
 

The Telegram

Meeting Room
May 24, 11:00 a.m.

A lecture and slide presentation entitled "The Telegram" is a little remembered story of an incident that led the United States into the Great War of 1914 and the behind scenes manipulations to bring others into the conflict. Julian Davis presents.

Registration is not required.

Project Code - Coding with Scratch

Program Room
May 25, 1:30 pm (Saturdays: March 30, April 6th, April 13th, April 20th, April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, June 1st, June 8th, June 15th)
Registration required. Call 732-521-5000 or Click to view event.
Interested in learning how to code? Are you between the ages of 8 and 12? Join us every Saturday from March 30th to June 15th to learn programming fundamentals by developing fun apps, games, animations and more using MIT Scratch.

No prior computer or programming knowledge is required to attend this program.
Attendees are asked to bring their own laptop computers.
The library has a limited amount of laptops for use during this program, on a first come, first served basis.

Open to ages 8 to 12.

Registration required.
 

Library Closed

All Locations
May 26,