Saturday, May 17
10 am to 3 pm
Hillsborough Public Library
Program Room B
379 South Branch Rd.
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Come one, come all! The Hillsborough Public Library Advisory Board is sponsoring the first ever Children's Book Festival at the Hillsborough Public Library!
Over 20 authors and illustrators of picture books, middle grade, and young adult books will be available from 10 am to 3 pm. Meet your favorite authors, buy a brand new book and have it personally autographed! Attend presentations every 20 minutes. Bring your library card (or sign up for a new one!) and receive a discount on books purchased! Any town's card will be accepted, so invite your friends and family!
Register NOW by clicking here, or just stop by. If you have questions, please call (908) 369-2200 ext.13, or visit our website at www.sclsnj.org.
The Hillsborough Library is on Facebook and Twitter! Get information on our programs and events!
The Hillsborough Library is part of the Somerset County Library System. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack and Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township, and Watchung.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Retirement Planning and Concepts
McAdam Financial Group is coming to Somerville Library, 35 West End Avenue, on April 26th at 2:30PM. They will provide an in depth seminar on how to retire comfortably. Topics such as pension and social security options and the 4 –step financial planning process to ensure a successful, worry-free retirement will be discussed.
Come join us for a very informative program, with a wealth of relevant information which will help to ensure that you have a paycheck in retirement as well as a play check!
Patrons with further questions can call Somerville Public Library at (908)725-1336 or enter the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
Come join us for a very informative program, with a wealth of relevant information which will help to ensure that you have a paycheck in retirement as well as a play check!
Patrons with further questions can call Somerville Public Library at (908)725-1336 or enter the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
May programs are in bloom at the Bridgewater Library!
Bridgewater Library
1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(908) 526-4016
Just to name a few:
The popular Friends Book Sale starts on Wednesday, April 30 (pre-sale fee this day only) and ends Sunday, May 4. Something for everyone at reasonable prices!
There will be a Friends concert on Friday, May 9 at 7:30 pm featuring Ken Lelen strumming and singing pop songs (1912 - 1955) by America's greatest composers. He also will offer amusing anecdotes on the music and play vintage acoustic guitars from the same era.
May is Mental Health Month. On Tuesday, May 13, Just Say Hello begins at 9:00 am and Mental Health Recovery and Hope begins at 11:00 am. Stigma and Mental Illness is Thursday, May 15 at 9:00 am.
Our Open Mic Night is on Thursday, May 22 from 6:45-8:30pm; please help support local artists and musicians – you don’t need to be an artist to enjoy our Open Mic Night!
Exercise at Your Library is Friday, May 23 at 10:30 am. Learn to dance the Salsa!
Tuesday's Afternoon Movie is Gloria on May 27 at 2:00 pm. The Friday Night Movie, Her, is May 30 at 7:00 pm.
The Family Night Storytime in the Children's Department is May 6 from 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm in the story well. No registration required. Wear your pj's to our all ages nighttime storytime with Miss Gretchen!
The library is located at 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ. Registration is required for most events. Patrons with further questions can call the Bridgewater Library at (908) 526-4016 or visit the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(908) 526-4016
Just to name a few:
The popular Friends Book Sale starts on Wednesday, April 30 (pre-sale fee this day only) and ends Sunday, May 4. Something for everyone at reasonable prices!
There will be a Friends concert on Friday, May 9 at 7:30 pm featuring Ken Lelen strumming and singing pop songs (1912 - 1955) by America's greatest composers. He also will offer amusing anecdotes on the music and play vintage acoustic guitars from the same era.
May is Mental Health Month. On Tuesday, May 13, Just Say Hello begins at 9:00 am and Mental Health Recovery and Hope begins at 11:00 am. Stigma and Mental Illness is Thursday, May 15 at 9:00 am.
Our Open Mic Night is on Thursday, May 22 from 6:45-8:30pm; please help support local artists and musicians – you don’t need to be an artist to enjoy our Open Mic Night!
Exercise at Your Library is Friday, May 23 at 10:30 am. Learn to dance the Salsa!
Tuesday's Afternoon Movie is Gloria on May 27 at 2:00 pm. The Friday Night Movie, Her, is May 30 at 7:00 pm.
The Family Night Storytime in the Children's Department is May 6 from 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm in the story well. No registration required. Wear your pj's to our all ages nighttime storytime with Miss Gretchen!
The library is located at 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ. Registration is required for most events. Patrons with further questions can call the Bridgewater Library at (908) 526-4016 or visit the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
The Bound Brook Library presents...Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income
Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Bound Brook Library
402 E. High St.
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
(732) 356-0043
Directions: http://www.somerset.lib.nj.us/boundbrook.htm
Social Security is far more complicated than most people realize. The decisions baby boomers make now can have a tremendous impact on the total amount of benefits they stand to receive over their lifetime.
Questions boomers are asking include:
• Will Social Security be there for me?
• How much can I expect to receive?
• When should I apply for Social Security?
• How can I maximize my benefits?
• Will Social Security be enough to live on in retirement?
To help baby boomers better understand the Social Security system, this workshop will cover:
• 5 factors to consider when deciding when to apply for benefits
• When it makes sense to delay benefits -- and when it does not
• Why you should always check your earnings record for accuracy
• How to estimate your benefits
• How to coordinate benefits with your spouse
• How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits
• How to coordinate Social Security with your other sources of retirement income
Presented by Michael Aloi, Certified Financial Planner™
Not-for-profit, The Society of Financial Awareness
This program is free and open to the public. Call (732) 356-0043 to sign up or click on http://www.libraryinsight.net/eventdetails.asp?jx=jbp&lmx=379404&v=3 to register online.
Patrons with further questions can call the Bound Brook Library at (732) 356-0043 or enter the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
Bound Brook Library
402 E. High St.
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
(732) 356-0043
Directions: http://www.somerset.lib.nj.us/boundbrook.htm
Social Security is far more complicated than most people realize. The decisions baby boomers make now can have a tremendous impact on the total amount of benefits they stand to receive over their lifetime.
Questions boomers are asking include:
• Will Social Security be there for me?
• How much can I expect to receive?
• When should I apply for Social Security?
• How can I maximize my benefits?
• Will Social Security be enough to live on in retirement?
To help baby boomers better understand the Social Security system, this workshop will cover:
• 5 factors to consider when deciding when to apply for benefits
• When it makes sense to delay benefits -- and when it does not
• Why you should always check your earnings record for accuracy
• How to estimate your benefits
• How to coordinate benefits with your spouse
• How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits
• How to coordinate Social Security with your other sources of retirement income
Presented by Michael Aloi, Certified Financial Planner™
Not-for-profit, The Society of Financial Awareness
This program is free and open to the public. Call (732) 356-0043 to sign up or click on http://www.libraryinsight.net/eventdetails.asp?jx=jbp&lmx=379404&v=3 to register online.
Patrons with further questions can call the Bound Brook Library at (732) 356-0043 or enter the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Free Equipment Helps Digitize Historic Materials at SCLS
Making material available for internet audiences is a must for research, and wider access to historical documents is a special challenge. Creating those web based documents, however, can often be a drawn out and expensive process.
At a recent American Library Association Conference, Somerset County Library System (SCLS) Assistant Director Keith McCoy helped to make the process much quicker and more affordable. After speaking with salespeople from Digital Library Systems Group about a color book scanner made specifically for libraries, McCoy entered his name into a drawing and promptly forgot about it.
A phone call at the beginning of March alerted McCoy and SCLS that his name had been drawn in the contest. The prize: scanning equipment and software worth approximately $6,600 would be awarded to the library for free. The machine was set up in mid-March and is already being used to digitize photos and other materials that are a part of the project to capture local Somerset County history: www.mysomersetcounty.org.
SCLS branches also have extensive research materials – photos, letters, rare books, newspaper and magazine articles – that are only available with an appointment in the location where they are stored. However, the scanning equipment will allow SCLS to scan these often fragile documents and put them on the web, reaching a far wider audience more easily.
“This is a very exciting opportunity for SCLS to help the County tell its history to a much wider audience through the internet,” said McCoy. “That we are able to have such sophisticated equipment now in-house for free is a real win for everyone throughout the region.”
Electronic Services Librarian Richard Loomis heads up the My Somerset County Project, which is a joint venture with the Somerset County Office of Freeholders. Residents wishing to add their documents to the collection should contact Loomis at (908) 526-4016 ext. 171 or rloomis@sclibnj.org. He will also be leading the project to digitize SCLS historic documents.
Patrons with further questions can call SCLS at (908) 526-4016 or visit the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
At a recent American Library Association Conference, Somerset County Library System (SCLS) Assistant Director Keith McCoy helped to make the process much quicker and more affordable. After speaking with salespeople from Digital Library Systems Group about a color book scanner made specifically for libraries, McCoy entered his name into a drawing and promptly forgot about it.
A phone call at the beginning of March alerted McCoy and SCLS that his name had been drawn in the contest. The prize: scanning equipment and software worth approximately $6,600 would be awarded to the library for free. The machine was set up in mid-March and is already being used to digitize photos and other materials that are a part of the project to capture local Somerset County history: www.mysomersetcounty.org.
SCLS branches also have extensive research materials – photos, letters, rare books, newspaper and magazine articles – that are only available with an appointment in the location where they are stored. However, the scanning equipment will allow SCLS to scan these often fragile documents and put them on the web, reaching a far wider audience more easily.
“This is a very exciting opportunity for SCLS to help the County tell its history to a much wider audience through the internet,” said McCoy. “That we are able to have such sophisticated equipment now in-house for free is a real win for everyone throughout the region.”
Electronic Services Librarian Richard Loomis heads up the My Somerset County Project, which is a joint venture with the Somerset County Office of Freeholders. Residents wishing to add their documents to the collection should contact Loomis at (908) 526-4016 ext. 171 or rloomis@sclibnj.org. He will also be leading the project to digitize SCLS historic documents.
Patrons with further questions can call SCLS at (908) 526-4016 or visit the website at http://www.sclsnj.org. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
Shakespeare's birthday & Famous New Jerseyans this week @ Warren
The Warren Township Library presents:
Method & Madness: Shakespeare for Today– Thursday, April 24 at 7 PM.
In honor of Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Director of Education and resident director Brian B. Crowe will explore the 'method and madness' of producing the Bard's canon in the 21st century, including selecting and adapting material, developing a production concept, and inspiring a love of Shakespeare in the younger generation. 'Peek behind the curtain' as Crowe shares a unique perspective from the longest-running Shakespeare theater on the East Coast and New Jersey's largest professional theatre company dedicated to Shakespeare's canon and other classic masterworks.
Famous and Not so Famous New Jerseyans – Saturday, April 26 at 2 PM.
Charismatic History Channel commentator, historian Bill Chemerka will give a lively and entertaining presentation about Famous and Not-so-Famous New Jerseyans. There have been many famous people who have been born in New Jersey, and others who were born elsewhere but made a name for themselves while residing here. And there are still others who called New Jersey home and helped create unique moments in our history. Test your knowledge about local history and popular culture, in this program which is part of the library's celebration of the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Garden State.
Registration is required to attend these free programs. To register online please click on this link: http://www.libraryinsight.net/calendarmv.asp?jx=wt or call 908-754-5554 ext 64 for more information or assistance with registration.
The Warren Twp Library, a branch of the Somerset County Library System, is located at 42 Mountain Boulevard, Warren, NJ 07059.
Information about Library services and resources is available at the Library’s website at http://www.sclsnj.org or by calling the Warren Library at 908-754-5554. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township and Watchung.
For updates on programs, services, etc. follow the Warren Twp Library on Twitter@warrenlibrarynj and like us on Facebook/WarrenLibrary.
Monday, April 21, 2014
For the Birds!
April 23, 2014 at 7PM
Hillsborough Public Library
Program Room B
379 South Branch Rd.
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
John DeMarrais, a former board member of the NJ Audobon Society, will present 'For the Birds', which offers insights based on observations of birds in over 40 countries, and their relationship to your garden environment.
Register NOW by clicking here, or just stop by. If you have questions, please call (908) 369-2200 ext.13, or visit our website at www.sclsnj.org.
The Hillsborough Library is on Facebook and Twitter! Get information on our programs and events!
The Hillsborough Library is part of the Somerset County Library System. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack and Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township, and Watchung.
Hillsborough Public Library
Program Room B
379 South Branch Rd.
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
John DeMarrais, a former board member of the NJ Audobon Society, will present 'For the Birds', which offers insights based on observations of birds in over 40 countries, and their relationship to your garden environment.
Register NOW by clicking here, or just stop by. If you have questions, please call (908) 369-2200 ext.13, or visit our website at www.sclsnj.org.
The Hillsborough Library is on Facebook and Twitter! Get information on our programs and events!
The Hillsborough Library is part of the Somerset County Library System. The Somerset County Library System has branches in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, at the Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill, North Plainfield, Peapack and Gladstone, Somerville, Warren Township, and Watchung.
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