Classic Book Club – Mondays 7:30 p.m. & Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.

3/23 – 3/24:
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
5/18 – 5/19:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
7/20 – 7/21:
Candide by Voltaire
9/21 – 9/22:
Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene
11/23 – 11/24:
Ethan Frome by Edith Warton

Coffee & a Book – Mondays 7:30 p.m. & Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.

2/23 – 2/24:
Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
4/20 – 4/21:
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
6/22 – 6/23:
Eye Contact by Cammie McGovern
8/24 – 8/25:
The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
10/19 – 10/20:
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
12/21 – 12/22:
Leonardo’s Swans by Karen Essex

Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 31

Details: The newly renovated and expanded Monroe Township Library will be dedicated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 31. Following the ceremony, the Library will resume services for the public from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

View New Floor Plan

Library Closings

Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 26-Friday, January 30: Construction

Monday, February 16: Presidents’ Day

Great Decisions Discussion Group

10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 28. This monthly discussion forum will be on the topic of the U.S. & Rising Powers. Since the end of the cold war, the U.S. has emerged as the world's predominant power. However, in the 21st century some rapidly developing countries have become increasingly influential. Who are these “rising powers?” Will their emergence change the global balance of power? How will the U.S. react? Sign up & reserve background information at Circulation.

Saturday Review Book Group

10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 21. A discussion about Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea. Sign up and reserve your copy at Circulation.

Library Dedication: Saturday, January 31st at 1pm

The Monroe Library is in the final stage of its renovation project. While the final work is being done the Library will be closed from Monday, January 26 through Friday, January 30.

• The Library Dedication will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, January 31.
• The Library will reopen to the public at 2pm on Saturday, January 31st.
• There will be NO fines charged from January 26-February 2.

Please visit our website at http://www.monroetwplibrary.org/ or call the Library at 732-521-5000 for construction dates.