Friends of the Middlesex Library

FRIENDS OF THE MIDDLESEX LIBRARY

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

  JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2020 PROGRAMS

 For a copy of our 2020 Winter/Spring Newsletter, click here.

Please note: In case we have to cancel a program for bad weather or other emergency, there will be a message on the Library's answering machine        (732-356-6602) as well as a posting on our Facebook page. 

A CONCERT BY THE PLAINFIELD MUSICAL CLUB 

Sunday, January 26, at 3:00 P.M.                                      

     The Plainfield Musical Club was founded in 1893. It is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement of music making in the community, and providing support and scholarships for students (several from Middlesex) who are music majors in college. Come hear professional vocalists and instrumentalists perform a selection of classical pieces. 

For more information, click here.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BUSINESS MEETING     

Monday, February 3, at 2:30 P.M.    

     The Friends are busier than ever and need your help! Friends President, Susen Edwards, asks anyone interested in helping with Friends activities, events, and fundraisers to attend this meeting. We’re looking for energetic, positive people who want to make a difference in our community, make friends, and have fun.

For more information, click here.

DINE TO DONATE FUNDRAISING NIGHT: TEXAS ROADHOUSE

Tuesday, February 4, from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M.

     Support the Friends of the Middlesex Public Library by joining us at Texas Roadhouse (1258 US Highway 22 East, North Plainfield) on Tuesday February 4, any time between 4:00 and 8:00 P.M. Texas Roadhouse will donate 15% of your total food purchases to The Friends of the Middlesex Public Library! 

For more information, click here.

LET’S FALL IN LOVE: THE BRYNN STANLEY DUO 

Sunday, February 9, at 3:00 P.M.

     Brynn Stanley has been charming audiences from New Jersey to Los Angeles with her smooth, silky voice reminiscent of classic vocalist Ella Fitzgerald and modern stars like Norah Jones and Diana Krall. Brynn will entertain you with a selection of love songs from the Great American Songbook. Her style has been described as “warm, classic, timeless, inspiring and sincere.” Listen to Brynn at www.BrynnStanley.com. Not to be missed! 

For more information, click here.

CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD ROMANCE: ON SCREEN AND OFF   

Wednesday, February 19, at 2:00 P.M.

     Walter Choroszewski returns to take us to the roots of American Cinema from the Silent Screen era through the Golden Age. He reviews some of the best Romantic Movies ever made with stories of the on-screen celebrity couples and their off-screen love lives. He’ll also showcase Hollywood's longest marriages and contrast with some of the shortest and most unusual romances.

For more information, click here.

Join the Friends for 2020!

Your membership fee of $10 per household

will support future programs and your hometown library.

To download a membership form, click here.

Thank you!



The Friends of the Middlesex Library now participate

 in the Amazon Smile program.

It's easy!

Just select the Friends of the Middlesex Library

as your designated charity at AmazonSmile.

     For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization.

Click on this link to get started:

http://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-3797504

HELP WANTED!!

     The Friends of the Middlesex Public Library are looking for energetic volunteers to join our Fundraising Efforts.  If you have experience in Fundraising and want to make a difference in your community, we need you! For more information, please email us: info@middlesexfol.org



Remember, everybody needs more friends!

     An Adult Book Discussion Group meets at the library the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M.

     For further information about the book group, call Beverly Weber at 732-356-3536.

All events are free of charge and are held in the Community Room of the Library.



Please note: Some of our programs take place during the hours the Library is closed. Their hours of operation do not affect our performances.

MIDDLESEX PUBLIC LIBRARY

1300 MOUNTAIN AVE.

MIDDLESEX, NJ 08846

732-356-6602

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If advance registration for an event is necessary, it will be noted in the event description.



The Friends rely on donations from our community to fund our programs.

Your generous support has made us the success we are. Thank you, everyone!