What's Happening at Middletown Township Public Library October 30 - November 5, 2016

Power of Attorney; Advance Health Care Directive; Wills – learn what situations each deals with and the legal requirements. Presented by Monmouth County Surrogate Rosemary Peters. Tuesday, November 1st @ 7:00 pm.

MOVIE MONDAYS presents A Hologram for the King. October 31st @ 2:30 pm.

Peanut Butter Bridges, an eclectic mix of the music of the 60s performed by highly talented local musicians. Thursday, November 3rd @ 7:00 pm.

Piano trio-Fontes: Yevgenity Dyo, violinist, Suji Kim, cellist, and Sojung Lee, pianist, in a program of classical music. Saturday, November 5th @ 2:00 pm.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a free peer-led volunteer local job search support and networking group, meets on Monday, October 31st @ 7:00 pm.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: register online at mptl.org.

Conversational Spanish meets on Monday, October 31st @ 7:00 pm.

Russian for Beginners for adults only meets on Thursday, November 3rd @ 7:00 pm.

IN THE MTPL GALLERY: Janine Ferranti – extended through November 30th.

GROUPS:

SCRABBLE Group meets Tuesday, November 1st @ 12:30 pm.

Group Knitting meets Tuesday, November 1st @ 12:30 pm.

Chess Group meets Tuesday, November 1st @ 12:30 pm.

BOOK GROUPS:

Next Chapter Book Club meets on Thursday, November 3rd @ 3:30 pm.

First Friday Book Club will discuss Mumbai Mornings by P. A. Chawla on Friday, November 4th Coffee @ 9:00 am, discussion @ 9:30 am.

Film Discussion Group will view and discuss The Crying Game (rated R) on Friday, November 4th @ noon.

Young Adult Book Club will discuss Bone Gap by Laura Ruby on Saturday, November 5th @ 2:30 pm.

Writing Groups:

Writing Critique Group meets Tuesday, November 1st @ 7:00 pm.

The Noble Writers meets Wednesday, November 2nd @ 10:00 am.

Computer Programs: Register online at mtpl.org for all programs unless otherwise designated.

Introduction to Excel: Thursday, November 3rd @ 3:30 pm.

BCUG WORD: discuss your problems with the experts. This is a drop-in discussion group, not a class. Thursday, November 3rd @ 6:30 pm.

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

Math Tutoring: Free tutoring sessions at the library in the Children’s Quiet Reading Area. Bring textbook and/or homework. Tutoring sessions are for 30 minutes and are scheduled at 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, and 4:30 pm. Upon registering, you will receive an email with your tutoring session time. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. Tutoring for Calculus and above is not available. For grades K-12. Tuesday, November 1st @ 3:30 pm.

How to Sew – A Pillow: Tuesday, November 1st @ 4:30 pm.

Table Top Gaming: Wednesday, November 2nd @ 7:00 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 4th @ 3:30 pm.

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

Math Tutoring: Free tutoring sessions at the library in the Children’s Quiet Reading Area. Bring textbook and/or homework. Tutoring sessions are for 30 minutes and are scheduled at 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, and 4:30 pm. Upon registering, you will receive an email with your tutoring session time. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. Tutoring for Calculus and above is not available. For grades K-12. Tuesday, November 1st @ 3:30 pm.

How to Sew – A Pillow: Tuesday, November 1st @ 4:30 pm.

Drop-In Lego Building: We will have our LEGOs out for free-play for ages 5+ in our quiet reading area. Parents bringing younger siblings need to be vigilant with their little ones to prevent choking. Wednesday, November 2nd @ 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 4th @ 3:30 pm.

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

Halloween Parade: Decorate a trick-or-treat bag, then parade around the library, stopping at nonfood "trick-or-treat" stations along the way.. For all ages. Monday, October 31st @ 10:00 am.

Kids Playgroup: A playgroup that encourages children to explore hands-on activities and develop social skills. Grown-ups can chat and connect with other parents/caregivers while supervising their children’s play. A Drop-In program for all ages. Tuesday, November 1st @ 10:30 am.

Math Tutoring: Free tutoring sessions at the library in the Children’s Quiet Reading Area. Bring textbook and/or homework. Tutoring sessions are for 30 minutes and are scheduled at 3:30 pm, 4:00 pm, and 4:30 pm. Upon registering, you will receive an email with your tutoring session time. Tutors are volunteer high school honors students. For grades K+. Tuesday, November 1st @ 3:30 pm.

Cookie Monster’s Birthday Party: “C” is for Cookie and Celebrate! Join us for stories, games, and treats at Cookie Monster's birthday party! Note that Cookie Monster will NOT be attending; he is very busy on Sesame Street. For ages 2-6. Wednesday, November 2nd @ 10:00 am.

Drop-In Lego Building: We will have our LEGOs out for free-play in our quiet reading area. Parents bringing younger siblings need to be vigilant with their little ones to prevent choking. For ages 5+. Wednesday, November 2nd @ 6:30 pm.

Thankful Tree: For Thanksgiving, we will make Thankful Trees! For ages 6+. Thursday, November 3rd @ 3:45 pm.

4-H SET Group: workshops on robotics, programming, health, community, leadership, public speaking and organizational components. Members of the 4-H learn life skills in addition to engineering, design and development to program robots, while developing critical thinking faculties. A drop-in program for grades K-5. Thursday, November 3rd @ 5:30 pm.

Lapsit Storytime for Prewalkers: Introduce your baby to the library during this gentle lapsit program for pre-walkers accompanied by a grown-up. Rhymes, songs, puppets, and picture books encourage language development. Grown-ups get to socialize with other adults and babies get used to be around other babies. For ages up to 32 months. Friday, November 4th @ 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. For ages 6+. Friday, November 4th @ 3:30 pm.

Reading Buddies: A child learning how to read or struggling with reading is paired with a Reading Buddy! The child chooses a book and reads aloud to their Buddy. Reading Buddies who will help with correct pronunciation, increasing vocabulary, and understanding. what they have read. Upon registration you will be contacted to determine an appointment time at 2:00 , 2:30, 3:00, or 3:30 pm. For ages 3-12. Saturday, November 5th.

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