Friends of the Edison Public Library

We have just heard the news from our volunteer handling registration for the Spelling Bee that we now reached our limit of 100 applicants for Division 2 (Grades 4-5). We had previously announced that Division 1 was full. This unfortunately means that if you have not already applied for your child to take part, it is now too late.

If your child’s application has been successful, you will soon be receiving confirmation. If your child’s application has been unsuccessful, we will soon be returning your check/s.

Thank you all for applying to take part, good luck to those who will be participating, and sorry to those who did not get in this time.

We have just heard the news from our volunteer handling registration for the Spelling Bee that we have already exceeded our limit of 100 applicants for Division 1 (Grades 2-3). This unfortunately means that if you have not already applied for your 2nd or 3rd grader to take part, it is now too late. As of this time (Thursday evening), there are still some spaces available for Division 2 (Grades 4-5).

If your child’s application has been successful, you will soon be receiving confirmation. If your child’s application has been unsuccessful, we will soon be returning your check/s.

Friends of the Edison Public Library Is Proud To Announce:

Edison Town-Wide Spelling Bee 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
J.P. Stevens High School

Snow Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012

Join us for our Spelling Bee for Grades 2-5

For more details, please see our Spelling Bee page.

The Friends of the Edison Public Library will hold its monthly board meeting this Wednesday, January 11th, in the large meeting room of the Edison Main Library on Plainfield Ave., Edison, NJ

Meeting starts at 7pm ET.

This is an open meeting. All members or prospective members welcome. We would love your input!

Contact foledisonnj@gmail.com or call 732-738-4586 for more details.

(Note: This meeting was rescheduled from last week, due to date conflicts.)

UPDATE: A draft agenda for the meeting is available here (PDF).

December 24, 2011

The Friends of the Edison Public Library would like to express our thanks for your support in 2011. You have volunteered, donated books and shopped at our annual book sale in November and volunteered at or attended our first extremely successful spelling bee last April. You have attended our free programs about New Year’s resolutions, handwriting analysis, belly dancing, the art of flamenco, and a book signing with author Lynne Klemens. You have supported our efforts by being valued members of the Friends of the Library. We give you our heartfelt appreciation for your participation in these challenging times.

For 2012 we have already planned programs on decorated silk scarf making led by Nancy Leary (February), rose gardening with Chris Rose (May) and our annual meeting with a presentation by Rick Busciglio (October). Our next spelling bee is Saturday, March 31st, and annual book sale November 3rd and 4th.

Our membership drive also began this month. For those of you who are Friends members, we thank you again for your support. We would appreciate your membership renewal for 2012. For those who are not already members, please consider joining. You can find a membership application form at any Edison Library branch, on the Friends’ pages in every copy of “The Edison Library Letter,” or on the Membership page on our website.

Another way to help us is by volunteering for our spelling bee in March. We have positions available for registration, ticket takers, and classroom pronouncers, scorers and timekeepers. If you can volunteer, please contact our President, Graham Gudgin, by Friday, January 28, 2012 at foledisonnj@gmail.com. The Edison Public Library and the Friends appreciate your assistance.

Finally, our board would like to wish all of you a joyful holiday season. May you all have a healthy and happy 2012.

Friends of the Edison Library Board Officers—Graham, Becky, Chris and Pam

The Friends of the Edison Public Library will hold its monthly board meeting this Wednesday, December 7th, in the large meeting room of the Edison Main Library on Plainfield Ave., Edison, NJ

Meeting starts at 7pm ET.

This is an open meeting. All members or prospective members welcome. We would love your input!

Contact FOLEdisonNJ@gmail.com or call 732-738-4586 for more details.

UPDATE: Here is a draft agenda for the meeting (PDF).

Another Fall Booksale has been and gone, and we’re pleased to announce that it was a success! Despite fears that fewer donations, the poor economy, more people reading e-books, families going away for Fall recess and the lack of coverage by the local press would result in a very disappointing bottom-line, we were heartened by the comparatively good turnout. People seemed to be buying more books at a time too. Having fewer donations meant that we could concentrate on the quality, and give people more room to browse.

Of course, we couldn’t run this sale every year, if it wasn’t for a great team of dedicated volunteers. In alphabetical order, thanks go to the following people for their help with the sale and its preparation:

Mary Assenat, Preethi Balasubramanian, Allison Champer, Lalitha Chittapragada, Carolyn Cullum, Evan Davis, Becky Gudgin, Molly Gudgin, Tookie Harris, Pam Hartkopf, Dixie Hirner, Marylou Kjelle, Lynne Leitner, Dorie Levin, Judy Mansbach, Jeana Mari, Joel Matthew (& Joshua), Chris Rose, Allen Solomon, Martha Stewart, Ed Thomas, Padmini Tirupati and Enid Weiss.

We also are indebted to Advanced Stor-Edge Self Storage on Woodbridge Ave., Edison who donate a climate-controlled storage unit year-round; also to Harris Structural Steel, who donate the use of a truck together with workers to help move the books to and from the North Edison Branch Library.

Thanks also to all the people who donated books and other media, and of course to all of you who supported us with your purchases.

Here’s a collection of photos from before, during and after the sale:

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The Friends of the Edison Public Library will hold its monthly board meeting this Wednesday, November 2nd, in the large meeting room of the Edison Main Library on Plainfield Ave., Edison, NJ

Meeting starts at 7pm ET.

This is an open meeting. All members or prospective members welcome. We would love your input!

Contact foledisonnj@gmail.com or call 732-738-4586 for more details.

Print this flyer (PDF Format) for our forthcoming booksale (Sat/Sun November 5/6), cut out the included coupon for 50 cents off your purchase (only 1 per customer) and put the information on your refrigerator so you don’t forget. There are two on a page, so keep one and give one to a friend. See you at the sale, and enjoy your purchases!

Fall 2011 Booksale Flyer with money-off coupon(PDF)

Our Fall Book Sale will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th, 2011. Here are the basic details:

Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 6, 12 noon – 4 p.m.
North Edison Branch Library
777 Grove Avenue, Edison (directions)

Thousands of books in many categories – fiction & nonfiction, hardcover & paperback, including children’s books & large print. Also DVD, VHS, Audiobooks, games, etc.

Most books 50¢-$1.50.

More details can be found on our Calendar page.

Here’s a little tip: Based on our previous sales, the first hour or two of the sale on Saturday is usually VERY busy, so if you’re uncomfortable with crowds or are bringing children, we recommend coming a little later on Saturday or any time on Sunday for a more relaxed shopping experience.

We are still seeking book donations and volunteers to help with set-up and break-down of the sale (set-up is on the morning of Friday November 4, break-down is Sunday November 6 from 4pm-6pm and on the morning of Monday November 7) and with the sale itself. Please contact us at foledisonnj@gmail.com if you have books to donate or you wish to volunteer.

Hope to see you at the sale!

To put you in the mood, here’s a selection of photographs from the last year’s booksale, and its set-up:

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