Friends of the Edison Public Library

Notice of next Friends of the Edison Public Library board meeting, Wednesday 6/2 at 7pm at Main Library.

On Thursday, June 17 at 7pm, award-winning author Chris Grabenstein will be coming to the North Edison Branch Library to talk about his personal background, his writing experiences, and his novels. Grabenstein is the author of screenplays, made-for-TV movies, Muppet scripts and has written the Christopher Miller Holiday thrillers and a series of ghost stories [...]

If you haven’t booked your seat yet, don’t forget that this Wednesday evening at 7pm, Paul Israel presents his free program, Thomas Edison: The Menlo Park Years at Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Paul is an authority on our most famous resident, and an engaging speaker. There are still some seats left; reserve yours by [...]

You will probably know, either from reading it here on this website, or from the local media, that an announcement was made recently by the Library Board of Trustees that the Clara Barton Branch Library would be closed as of June 30th. A Town Hall meeting regarding the announcement was well attended by people from [...]

Dr. Paul Israel, Director and Editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, will present insights into Thomas Alva Edison’s life and work at his Menlo Park laboratory. This free program is sponsored by The Friends of the Edison Public Library and The Edison Memorial Tower Corporation and will take place on Wednesday, May 26 at 7pm at Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Avenue.