Friends of the Edison Public Library

NOTE: Unfortunately, due to poor registration numbers, this program has been canceled. We may reschedule it at a later date. The Friends of the Edison Public Library will present Terry Antoniewicz’s program, “Beyond the Horizon,” on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the North Edison Branch, located at 777 Grove Avenue, Edison. Terry [...]

The Friends of the Edison Library will present Terry Antoniewicz’s program on “New Year Resolutions: How to Effectively Choose and Keep Your Goals” on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 7:00 p.m at the North Edison Branch, located at 777 Grove Avenue, Edison.

The Friends of the Edison Library will present the Dapper Dans of Harmony on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at Clara Barton Branch Library, 141 Hoover Ave., Edison. The public as well as Friends members are welcome to attend.

This is a free program presented by The Friends of the Edison Library, and advanced registration is required. Reserve your seat by calling 732-738-0096, ext. 1, going on-line at http://www.lmxac.org/edisonlib (clicking on Programs and Displays), or signing up at the library circulation desk.

The Friends of the Edison Library will present the Dapper Dans of Harmony at its annual meeting Saturday, October 16, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Avenue, Edison. The public as well as Friends members are welcome to attend.

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.

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.

Do you love the wonderful music of George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein? If so you will enjoy Skip Ungar’s program, The American Musical Comedy, at Clara Barton Branch Library, 141 Hoover Avenue, Edison at 2pm on Wednesday April 14. Ungar plays the music of these musicians and other [...]

Eva Abreu, a professional organizer, is in the process of presenting a series of three workshops on de-cluttering and organizing.