Friends of the Edison Public Library

The Friends of the Edison Public Library, the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society and Clara Barton Library Supporters will jointly present a program about Clara Barton history on “Clara Barton Local History Day” on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Clara Barton Branch Library at 141 Hoover Avenue from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. The library, normally closed on Saturdays in the summer, will be open for this special event.

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 [...]

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.

Erratum correcting date of Town Hall meeting. 5/4 NOT 4/4.

Town Hall meeting to discuss closing of the Clara Barton Branch Library to be held 4/4/2010 at 6:30pm

The next board meeting of Friends of the Edison Public Library will take place on Wednesday 5/5 at 7pm, in the large meeting room of Edison Main Library.

It was announced today that Clara Barton Branch Library will close its doors June 30. The Library needs the help of The Friends, and we need your support.

We are pleased to announce that our website now features a store! Items purchased from this new page will benefit The Friends. Check back often for new additions. We will include fundraising items, such as our splendid canvas tote bags, and special items like collections of books, for example. Click on the Store link at [...]