What's Happening Middletown Township Public Library Nov 12-18

CLASSICAL CONCERT – Joel DeWitt, violin, and Evan Schwartzman, piano, performing music of Sergei Prokofiev, Aaron Copland, Ludwig van Beethoven, and others. Saturday, November 18th @ 2:00 pm.

LOOKING AFTER ME, YOU, US: A RACIAL JUSTICE WORKSHOP – Learn what is racial justice, why it matters in Middletown, how to advance equity and justice locally and nationally. Saturday, November 18th @ 10:00 am.

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS, a peer-led volunteer local job search support and networking group, meets on Monday, November 13th @ 7:00 pm.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS – register online @ mtpl.org.

Conversational Spanish meet son Monday, November 13th @ 7:00 pm.

Russian for Beginners meets on Thursday, November 16th @ 7:00 pm.

THE GREAT COURSES presents Sustainable Living on November 17th @ 10:30 am.

MOVIE MONDAYS continues its Grace Kelly event with To Catch a Thief on Monday, November 13th @ 2:30 pm.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES meets on Wednesday, November 15th @ 7:00 pm. Open to the public.

MAKING MATH WORK – Stimulate math memories and exercise your brain. Basic Math on Thursday, November 16th @ 11:00 am.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIRECTOR Annmarie DeVito discusses the function of the Department, enforcement of the NJ Consumer Fraud Act, how to deal with auto sales, repairs, gift cards, vacation club problems, and much more. Monday, November 13th @ 11:00 am.

FRIENDS OF THE MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY meet on Tuesday, November 14th @ 6:30 pm.

Groups:

SCRABBLE Group meets Tuesday, November 14th @ 12:30 pm in the Community Room.
Group Knitting meets Tuesday, November 14th @ 12:30 pm in the Community Room.

WINGS meets on Thursday, November 16th @ 6:30 pm.

Book Clubs:

20+ Book Club will be reading The Elementals by Michael McDowell on Wednesday, November 5th @ 7:00 pm.

Writing Groups:

The Noble Writers meets Wednesday, November 15th @ 10:00 am.

Writing Critique Group meets Wednesday, November 15th @ 7:00 pm.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS: Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

Resume Writing Workshop – Learn different resume formats, what information to include/exclude, and resources to use to building a resume. Tuesday, November 14th @ 3:30 pm.

Drop-In Tech Talks - Have questions about technology that you’ve always wanted to ask? Meet with a Reference Librarian and we will try to answer all your questions. If questions are related to a device that you own, please bring the device. Wednesday, November 15th @ 3:00 pm.

Digital Estate Planning - You have a will, but have you made a list of your passwords and internet documents? Learn ways for loved ones to have access to passwords (Facebook, ebay, etc.), bank information, digital photos and more. Thursday, November 19th @ 3:00 pm.

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

Come Write In: National Novel Writing Month - Write an entire novel in one month. Each week in November we will do different writing exercises to get your creativity flowing and give you support as you write. Monday, November 13th @ 3:30 pm.

Math Tutoring - Bring your math work, textbook and/or homework. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. Half-hour tutoring sessions are 3:30-5:00 pm. Tuesday, November 14th @ 3:30 pm.

Study Skills for Success - Learn useful and effective study strategies in this weekly group. Increase confidence and study with skill! Bring your homework and notes you need to study for. Tuesday, November 14th @ 7:00 pm.

Top Ten Reading Committee meets on Wednesday, November 15th @ 7:30 pm.

AP Study Groups: Calculus, Thursday, November 16th @ 4:00 pm; Computer Science, Friday, November 17th @ 3:30 pm.

Game Bots Robotics - Learn about robotics while creating robotic games and learning to program with new coding to make them move. Learn gear ratio, sensors, programming and pulleys as you create fun games to play. Thursday, November 16th @ 6:30 pm.

Chess: 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, November 17th @ 3:30 pm.

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

Math Tutoring - Bring your math work, textbook and/or homework. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. Half-hour tutoring sessions are 3:30-5:00 pm. Tuesday, November 14th @ 3:30 pm.

Drop-In LEGO Building Session - We will have our LEGOs out for free play in our quiet reading area. Wednesday, November 15th @ 6:30 pm.

Game Bots Robotics - Learn about robotics while creating robotic games and learning to program with new coding to make them move. Learn gear ratio, sensors, programming and pulleys as you create fun games to play. Thursday, November 16th @ 6:30 pm.

Chess: 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, November 17th @ 3:30 pm.

CHILDREN’S ROOM: Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

The Rainbow Fish: drop-in crafts – The Library, in conjunction with Two River Theater, is proud to participate again this year in One Book, One Community, a program uniting the Monmouth County area in community discussion, literacy, education, and local arts events, all centered around one book, The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. Stop by the Children’s Services Desk to enter to win a free family 4-pack of tickets to Two River Theater’s production of The Rainbow Fish.. For all ages. All day, Monday, November 13th through Sunday, November 19th.
Lapsit Storytime for Pre-Walkers - Introduce your infant to the library during this gentle lapsit program for pre-walkers accompanied by an adult. Rhymes, songs, puppets, and picture books encourage language development. Adults socialize with other adults and infants get used to be around other infants. For ages up to 32 months. Monday, November 13th @ 10:00 am.

Maker Monday: Chemistry ROCKS - Explore, predict, tinker and make. Develop confidence, creativity and interest in science, technology, engineering, math, arts, and learning as a whole. For ages 7-11. Monday, November 13th @ 4:00 pm.

Kids Playgroup – A Drop-In playgroup for all ages that encourages children to explore hands-on activities and develop social skills. Tuesday, November 14th @ 10:30 am.

Math Tutoring - Bring your math work, textbook and/or homework. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. Half-hour tutoring sessions are 3:30-5:00 pm. Tuesday, November 14th @ 3:30 pm.

Literacy in Motion - No worksheets or flash cards in this story time. Each session is built around a different picture book. Every few pages we pause for an activity that reinforces the story and literacy skills. For grades PreK-1 with an adult. Tuesday, November 14th @ 4:00 pm.

Read to a Dog and Reading Buddies for Younger Siblings - A great way to improve the literacy skills of children by reading to a non-judgmental listener in our furry friends. There will be teen reading buddies for younger siblings as well as for the K-5 set to practice prior to their “dog time”. For independent readers grades K-5. Tuesday, November 14th @ 7:00 pm. Repeated on Wednesday, November 15th @ 4:00 pm.

Rainbow Fish Simply Storytime –A special storytime for all ages. Wednesday, November 15th @ 10:00 am.

Drop-In LEGO Building Session - We will have our LEGOs out for free-play in our quiet reading area. For ages 5+. Wednesday, November 15th @ 6:30 pm.

Dress for Mess: Play Dough Letters – For ages 2-6. Thursday, November 16th @ 4:00 pm.

Pokemon Trading Night - Bring your cards to trade with fellow Pokemon fans. Discuss Pokemon books and movies. Play the game. For ages 6+. Thursday, November 16th @ 7:00 pm.

Toddler Time for Walkers - Toddlers learn by playing, moving, touching, making noise, looking at books, and being loved. Each toddler should bring a favorite adult to share in the fun and learning. For ages up to 30 months. Friday, November 17th @ 10:00 am.

Chess: 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, November 17th @ 3:30 pm.

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