FRIENDS OF THE MIDDLESEX LIBRARY

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

     AS OF MONDAY, MARCH 16, THE MIDDLESEX PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR VISIT THE LIBRARY WEBSITE: WWW.MIDDLESEXLIBRARY.NJ.ORG 

     WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE. IN THE MEANTIME, STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY AND REMEMBER TO WASH YOUR HANDS!

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.

And, just so you know...

Our programs are open to everyone, not only Middlesex residents!

Enjoy a Wednesday jazz concert on us! Amani, a local jazz group has generously offered to share their concerts with us. This week, Amani performs at the Salem Roadhouse Cafe. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tggPhQ1NK0k&feature=youtu.be

This week, Amani performs the music of Nat King Cole at the Bickford Theatre in Morristown, NJ.  Calypso Blues, written by Nat King Cole is performed by Stephen Fullerand Vern Mobley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fs6iWT0Cu8&feature=youtu.be



This week we feature Amani at the Salem Roadhouse Café, Union, NJ.  Featuring Fred Fischer, vocals and piano. Click on the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JrMF-k4gG4&feature=youtu.be

Enjoy a concert on us! Amani plays the music of Nat King Cole at the Bickford Theatre in Morristown! Click on the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91njkz2idmY&feature=youtu.be

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.

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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



The decision to close the Middlesex Public Library is not one that leadership takes lightly. We understand that now, more than ever, our patrons need accessibility to legitimate and factual information and sources. The Library is, and always has been, the trusted institution to bring that reliable information to an uncertain world.  The physical and emotional health of our patrons, staff, and community is our highest priority. Therefore, due to the increasingly rapid transmission of the novel Coronavirus/COVID-19, it is the decision of Library Director Chrissy George and the Middlesex Library Board of Trustees to close the Middlesex Public Library to its staff and the public, starting Monday, March 16.   The Director and the Board will reevaluate this on a weekly basis.  As previously mentioned in our Preparedness Plan, it’s important to remember that cancelling programs and limiting certain services does not give in to panic.  Removing opportunities for large groups of people in confined spaces results in a variety of indirect and direct ways of managing the spread of this virus - keeps the number of infected people lower, prevents medical systems from becoming overwhelmed, and buys time to allow the medical community to distribute and examine options. As the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), WHO (World Health Organization), and all of our national and statewide leaders, scientists, and epidemiologists have reported, “Social Distancing” is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of this virus, and the Middlesex Public Library intends to do our part in that as well.

 

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Amani performs the music of Nat King Cole at the Bickford Theatre in Morristown, NJ. Calypso Blues, written by Nat King Cole is performed by Stephen Fuller and Vern Mobley.

 

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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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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!