Friends of the Middlesex Public Library

Beginning January 3, 2022

The Middlesex Library

will be closed to the public

due to rising Covid 19 rates.

Material requests and reference questions can be made via phone: (732) 356-6602

or via email: reference@middlesexlibrarynj.org.

Walkup/pickup will be located in the front vestibule at the main entrance to the library. Mask are required.

No patrons will be permitted to enter the building.

Thank you.

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FAMOUS AND FORGOTTEN SHIPS AND SHIPWRECKS OF THE JERSEY SHORE, AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ODYSSEY

Sunday, February 27, 2022

3:00 PM on Zoom

The treacherous Jersey shore has been the untimely grave of thousands of seafaring vessels. This well-illustrated presentation examines a select group of New Jersey ships and shipwrecks reflecting the importance of maritime transportation to the history of the state.

An eclectic range of vessels will be examined, from Native American dugout canoes, to colonial privateers, a Durham boat, Civil War submarine, and 20th-century ocean liners.

Shipwrecks and the artifacts found in them are time capsules of history that reveal important the themes that have shaped our state and nation’s history.

For more information and a Zoom link,

visit our Shipwrecks, February 27 page.

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19th CENTURY WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS

with Gary Saretzky

Sunday, March 20, 2022

3:00 PM on Zoom

Of the approximately 3,000 different photographers who were active in New Jersey before 1900, only about 3% of them were women.

Like their male colleagues, they provided their communities with daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, cabinet cards, and other types of photographs.

Gary Saretzky will profile these pioneers and discuss them within the larger context of New Jersey photography in the Nineteenth-Century.

For more information,

visit our Photographers, March 20 page.

A Zoom link will be available soon.

HELP WANTED!!

The Friends of the Middlesex Public Library are looking for energetic volunteers to join our Fundraising Efforts.

If you have experience in Fundraising and want to make a difference in your community, we need you!

We Need Your Help.....

Contributing refreshments for events

Serving refreshments at events

Helping at scheduled events

Helping to coordinate fundraisers

Raising community awareness

And in so many other ways!

If you'd like to join us, have fun, meet interesting people, and make a difference in your community--

email us: info@middlesexfol.org

The Friends of the Middlesex Public Library believe in lifelong learning, community, sharing, and above all, the value of our town library.

In today's hectic world, your library remains a cornerstone of the community.

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All our events are free of charge and are held in the

Community Room of the Middlesex Library

1300 Mountain Ave., Middlesex, NJ 08846

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Friends of the Middlesex Library Registration Policy

On occasion, advance registration for an event is necessary. For an event that requires advance registration, please note the following:

Registration will not be open until one month prior to the scheduled event. You may stop in or call the library to register, but be aware that you may only register yourself and one other person.

Once an event is full, your name will be put on a waiting list. We will contact you should a space open up. If you find you cannot make the event, please give us the courtesy of a cancellation call as soon as possible. There may be others on the waiting list who would like to attend in your place.

Thank you!

The Friends of the Middlesex Library welcomes donations of books, CDs, and DVDs

Most donations are sold by the Friends in the lobby of the Library. The money raised helps fund Friends’ educational and musical programs. On occasion, donations are used to augment the Library's collections. The Friends and the Library are grateful for the generosity of individuals wishing to donate materials.

Please note the following guidelines pertaining to donations:

1. The Library reserves the right to use donations for the Friends of the Library Book Sales or the Library collection. If the material is determined to be inappropriate for either, the Library reserves the right to discard it.

2. The evaluation and disposition of gift materials is the responsibility of the Library staff and authorized by the Library Director.

3. Donations must be in acceptable physical condition. We cannot accept: a. Encyclopedias b. Textbooks c. Reader’s Digest Condensed Books d. Cassette tapes, LPs, 8-track tapes, or VCR tapes e. Items that are mildewed, moldy, or damp f. Books that have been written in, highlighted, underlined, or have yellowed/stained pages, or broken spines.

4. Donations of local historical materials are encouraged.

5. Receipts given to donors by the Library are limited to general acknowledgment that a gift was received. Assignment of value for income tax or other purposes is the responsibility of the donor. The Library does not appraise materials nor endorse appraisals provided by donors.

6. The donor is responsible for delivering all donations to the circulation desk of the Library. Library staff cannot provide assistance in bringing donations into the Library.

7. Monetary donations are always gratefully accepted.

Thank you!