What's Happening @ Middletown Township Public Library 8/5-11/18

IN THE MTPL GALLERY: Ed Hicks. SPECIAL EVENT: Ed Hicks discusses his art display on Tuesday, August 7th @ 7:00 pm.

ELVIS IN THE 60s performed by Rubin Castillo. Saturday, August 11th @ 2:00 pm

ROCK'N MUSIC ACADEMY student house bands will perform a variety of song selections from classic rock to pop to jazz. A Drop-In family event on Thursday, August 9th @ 7:00 pm.

MOVIE MONDAYS presents Game Night on August 6th @ 2:30 pm. Rated R.

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS, a peer-led volunteer local job serarch support and networking group, meets on Monday, August 6th @ 7:00 pm.

Medicare Counseling is a free program by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call the SHIP office at (732) 728-1331. Thursday, August 9th @ 12:00 pm.

GROUPS:

SCRABBLE Group meets Tuesday, August 7th @ 12:30 pm in the Community Room.

Group Knitting meets Tuesday, August 7th @ 12:30 pm in the Community Room.

Film Discussion Group views and discusses Notorious. Film @ 12:00 pm; discussion @ 2:00 pm.

WRITING GROUPS:

Red Bank Writer’s Group meets Monday, August 6th @ 7:00 pm.

The Noble Writers meets Wednesday, August 8th @ 10:00 am.

Writing Critique Group meets Wednesday, August 8th @ 7:00 pm.

Picture Book Writing Group meets Thursday, August 9th @ 7:00 pm.

BOOK GROUPS:

Mystery Book Club discusses The Cairo Affair by Olen Steinhauer on Wednesday, August 8th @ 10:00 am.

Science Fiction Book and Movie Group meets on Thursday, August 9th @ 5:30 pm.

TEEN ZONE: Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

Creative Writing: Start with a writing exercise, work on personal writing projects, and share for constructive feedback. Monday, August 6th @ 3:30 pm.

Creative Expressions: Enjoy art forms and create something of your own. Teen volunteers will provide guidance and a bit of instruction. Monday, August 6th @ 6:00 pm.

Google CS First Club - Music and Sound: Use the computer to play musical notes, create a music video, and build an interactive music display while learning how programming is used to create music. This is an 8-part class. Tuesday, August 7th, Friday, August 10th @ 3:30 pm.

LGBTQ+ Support Group meets on Wednesday, August 8th @ 4:00 pm.

Chess and Table Top Games: If you haven’t played before, we will teach you. Planning, confidence, patience and discipline are all benefits of playing chess. We just think it’s fun. No registration required. Friday, August 10th @ 3:30 pm.

JUST FOR TWEENS: Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

Creative Writing: Start with a writing exercise, work on personal writing projects, and share for constructive feedback. Monday, August 6th @ 3:30 pm.

Creative Expressions: Enjoy art forms and create something of your own. Teen volunteers will provide guidance and a bit of instruction. Monday, August 6th @ 6:00 pm.

Google CS First Club - Music and Sound: Use the computer to play musical notes, create a music video, and build an interactive music display while learning how programming is used to create music. This is an 8-part class. Tuesday, August 7th, Friday, August 10th @ 3:30 pm.

Chess and Table Top Games: If you haven’t played before, we will teach you. Planning, confidence, patience and discipline are all benefits of playing chess. We just think it’s fun. No registration required. Friday, August 10th @ 3:30 pm.

CHILDREN’S ROOM:

Simply Storytime: Foster early literacy skills and prepare children for learning to read. A Drop-In program. Tuesday, August 7th @ 10:00 am.

Space Heroes PopDown Craft Event: David and Susan Udovic will present their animated storytime characters, Boom and Zoom, two superhero robots who were sent to Crater Moon to plant a rainbow forest. Storytime will include information about our real astronaut heroes and their contribution to space exploration. David and Susan will lead children in coloring and assembling a “blast-off” paper craft. Ages 5+. Wednesday, August 8th @ 10:00 am.

Dress for Mess – Glue Painting: For ages 2-6. Thursday, august 9th @ 4:00 pm.

Chess and Table Top Games: If you haven’t played before, we will teach you. Planning, confidence, patience and discipline are all benefits of playing chess. We just think it’s fun. No registration required. Friday, August 10th @ 3:30 pm.

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