Classics Book Club Book Group

Monday, May 18 at 7:30 pm
Tuesday, May 19 at 10:30 am

A discussion about Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. This 1957 classic is an electrifying moral defense of capitalism and free enterprise which launched an ideology and a movement is tremendous in scope and breathtaking in its suspense. One man sets out to show what would happen to the world if all the heroes of innovation and industry went on strike. Sign up and reserve your copy at Circulation.

Director’s Cut Book Group

Thursday, May 7 at 7:30 pm

Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Czar by Robert Alexander will be discussed. The final days of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family are still a fascinating mystery. Alexander takes a very real, but forgotten and overlooked, potential witness, a young kitchen boy, and creates an amazing fictional account of what may have transpired. Sign up and reserve your copy at Circulation.

Jean & Bill McClelland Musical Performance

Saturday, May 16 at 1:00 pm

Soprano Jean McClelland and pianist Bill McClelland will perform a selection from classic Broadway musicals. Jean has performed leading roles in numerous musicals and operas including The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, and My Fair Lady. Bill is a noted composer and as a performer, he has played in the orchestra of the Broadway production of The Pirates of Penzance. FREE tickets available at Circulation beginning 4/16. Limit 2 per person.

Featured Events: Rutgers Gardens Lecture with MaryAnne McMillan

Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 am

Learn about this “living plant museum” right in our backyard with Horticultural Therapist MaryAnne McMillan. Take a virtual tour of the gardens through the seasons and learn about how you can take advantage of the wealth of information that Rutgers Gardens provides to use in your own ho

The Friends of the Library Annual Book & Media Sale

When: Beginning Saturday, April 25 through Friday, May 1, 2009

Details: The Friends of the Monroe Township Library will hold its Annual Book & Media Sale April 25-May 1, where you can purchase gently used books and media at bargain prices! The book sale offers thousands of donated items sorted into fiction hardcover and paperbacks, non-fiction, children’s books, movies, music, and audiobooks. Gift books, better editions, and coffee-table books are offered at individual bargain prices.

Donation Guidelines:

Donations of clean, lightly used books and media are accepted at the main desk during Library hours. Due to limited storage space, up to two bags of donations can be accepted per visit. For a donation receipt, please leave name, address, and a count of hardcover, paperback, and media items in each bag. Donations should not be placed in the book return slots.

We regret that we cannot accept encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, or textbooks. Business, health, and computer books should not be more than five years old. Media must be in working condition and cannot be taped or downloaded due to copyright laws. Children’s books, newer fiction, timely non-fiction, history and biography are especially welcome. Donations will be accepted through April 21st.

Book Sale Schedule:

Saturday, April 25: Preview Day, from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, with a $1.00 entry fee for all adults.

Sunday, April 26: Opening Day, from 1:00-4:00 pm

Monday, April 27: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Tuesday, April 28: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Wednesday, April 29: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Thursday, April 30: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Friday, May 1: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm...Friday is Bag Day – fill a bag for $1.00!

Pricing:

Hardcover books: $2.00 Trade paperbacks: $1.00

Mass-market paperbacks: 50 cents DVDs: $4.00

Videos and music CDs: $2.00 Audio books: $3.00

Children’s books: 50 cents

Special items in all categories will be priced as marked.

Cash and checks are accepted for payment at the Book Sale.

Magazine Sale: Concurrent with the Book Sale, back issues of magazines will be for sale.

Friends of the Library Meeting

7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 28

Coffee and a Book

7:30 p.m., Monday, April 20

10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 21

A discussion about Christine Falls by Benjamin Black. Sign up and reserve your copy at Circulation.

20th Anniversary Celebration

9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1. Patrons are invited to enjoy light refreshments in celebration of the Library providing 20 years of service to the community.

20th Anniversary Jazz Concert

7:00p.m., Friday, April 3. Join us for an evening of music featuring pianist John Bianculli, vocalist Deb Lyons, and percussionist Tom Baker. Light refreshments will be served. Free tickets will be available at the Library beginning Wednesday, March 11. Tickets will be given out on a first come, first served basis, with a limit of two tickets per person.