National Library Week Event: Improve Your Heart Health
Monday, April 9, 7:00 pm
Main Library Meeting Room

April 8 through 14 is  National Library Week ! Celebrate this year’s theme, “Libraries Lead,” by visiting the Woodbridge Main Library, April 9 at 7pm. The Main Library hopes to lead you to a healthy heart through a community lecture called Improve Your Heart Health brought to you by Summit Medical Group . Attendees will hear from  Dr. Liana M. Spano-Brennan , DO, FACC, as she provides healthy choices to improve heart health, warning signs of heart disease, and the difference between heart attack symptoms in men and women. 

All are welcomed to attend this free event! Registration is required and can be done by calling 908-277-8889 or registering at  summitmedicalgroup.com/events
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iPad Lunch 'n Learn!
Friday, April 13, 12:30 pm
Main Library Meeting Room

Stop in for lunch (Woodbridge Deli) and a hands-on opportunity to learn about iPads with some of our gifted and talented Woodbridge High School Students who will provide iPads and their expertise. Don't miss this golden opportunity to learn--even if you already work on an iPad, tablet or Kindle. Please e-mail the Main Office, director@woodbridgelibrary.org, for more information or to reserve a place. Registration is not required.
The Iselin Branch Library is being refurbished to prepare for a celebration of 50 years of service to the community. Watch this space for updates on the progress, and by all means, plan to join us for the ribbon cutting!
News from Friends
With our thanks for your generosity in donating books that will make this year's sale a success, the Friends have requested that book donations be held until after the Spring Book Sale.
Save the Date:
Thursday, April 26 - 29
Main Library Meeting Room

Paperbacks, hard covers, fiction, non-fiction, and children's books can all be had for bargain prices! The first day, April 26 is a private sale for Friends Members. ( Membership information is available here! ) The sale is then open to the public for three days.

The Friends of the Library manage the sale and relocation of a large portion of library book donations and discards to raise funds that supply the libraries with useful materials and equipment. The Museum Pass program, movie licenses for all locations, children's summer reading program supplies and prizes, craft equipment, special books and magazines including a Flipster edition of Consumer Reports are just a few of the annual, supportive contributions that are made by the Friends of Woodbridge Township Libraries.

Click here for information about membership in the Friends of Woodbridge Public Library.
Museum Pass of the Week:

Each week, we will offer a description of a museum which the Friends of the Library have selected to offer our patrons as part of their Museum Pass Program .
The mission of the LSC is To inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and excite learners of all ages about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology. 
Liberty Science Center (LSC.org) is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. The Science Center houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live simulcast surgeries, hurricane- and tornado-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, teacher-development programs, and the Western Hemisphere's largest and most technologically advanced planetarium—the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater.

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Pass Information
  • No museum pass required for this discount.
  • Save $3.00 on a ticket to Liberty Science Center when you show your Library Card at the box office. 
The Friends of the Library donate a service called " Dear Reader ," which will deliver a book review every day. Have a taste before you read right from your e-mail courtesy of the Friends of the Library.
Broaden your horizon-- take a computer class at Woodbridge Public Library . Classes will be offered on a rotating basis, and include a choice of morning, afternoon or evening for your convenience.
Movies @ Main
A Dog's Purpose
Friday, April 13, 2:00 pm
Main Library Meeting Room

A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.

This program is provided with the generous support of the Friends of the Library.

PG | 1h 40min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
April is Financial Literacy Month at WPL
What's the Best Legal Structure for Your Business?
This free seminar cover the following topics:
• Business formation documents you need.
• Legal structure choices.
• Immediate steps to take once you form your business.
• Management responsibilities.
• Tax responsibilities and advantages.
Tuesday, April 17 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Woodbridge Main Meeting Room

Do you want to better understand the variety of business legal structures out there, such as LLC, corporation, partnership, etc.? Come to the Woodbridge Main Library on Tuesday, April 17 @ 7:00 PM to hear legal expert  Peter Greenbaum , Esq., of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. discuss your options and how to navigate these structures.  
 
This program is free but requires registration. Please register  here
Money Smart Week is April 21 - 27
Each program will be presented by  New York Life  Insurance Financial Service Professional,  Sherin Elashry,  M.A. Elashry will provide insight and guidelines on how to navigate your financial future.
Join us for Money Smart Week, April 21 through 28 is ! For more information about Money Smart Week, visit  moneysmartweek.org .
Monday, April 30, 7:00 pm
Woodbridge Main Library Meeting Room

Join us as we welcome journalist  Roseann Lake who will share her new book,  Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World’s Next Superpower . Lake is a Colonia native! She is also The Economist 's Cuba correspondent. Lake was previously based in Beijing, where she spent five years working as a television reporter and journalist. Her coverage of China has appeared in Foreign Policy , Time , The Atlantic , Salon and Vice , among other publications. All are welcomed to attend this free event!
For more information on Roseann Lake, visit her website,  www.roseannlake.com for more information.
Fords Branch Library Meeting Room
Thursdays, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Practice your English language skills with FREE interactive databases Rosetta Stone and Mango Languages during our weekly Digital Drop-In! 

No registration, just drop in on Thursdays anytime between 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM @ our Fords Branch Library Meeting Room! An ESL / LiteracyNJ tutor will be available to help. 
Volunteer Hours for
Young Adult Book Reviews

You asked, we listened. For those in need of more community service hours, you now have another option! Here’s how it works:

  • You read a book at least 100 pages in length.
  • You fill out the form we provide in the library, which includes information about the book, and a 1.5-page review (I.e., Half of the front and the entire back of the page) of the book. 
  • Turn the form in--we give you one hour of community service for every 100 pages read. So if you read a 374-page book, you get three hours.

That’s it. It’s easy!  
Click on the link above for Youth Month Programs this week at Fords Branch Library.


Special Notice for our Iselin patrons: The Iselin Branch renovation has begun to prepare to celebrate 50 years of service to the community. Please register for programs whenever possible so the library can contact you if there are any schedule changes due to the renovation.
More Opportunities for Lifelong Learning
Woodbridge Garden Club Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, April 10, 6:45 pm
Iselin Branch Library

Clare Minick will speak on the topic of "Getting Rid of the Bad Boys and Finding the Plants You Love" - Clare is a garden designer and owner of Minick Smart Gardening in Mountainside NJ.

Visit the Woodbridge Garden Club for more information on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/woodbridgegardenclub/ .
Woodbridge Libraries Are Now Members of
Reciprocal Borrowing Group MURAL
Woodbridge Township library cards are accepted in nearly fifty Middlesex and Union County libraries to borrow materials. Municipal libraries are generally open to public use, but through the  MUtual Reciprocity Among Libraries Agreement (MURAL), a Woodbridge Township Library card will be welcomed for lending and additional services determined by each library.  More details and contact information are available on the WPL home page.
This e-mail newsletter is a service of Woodbridge Public Library.

Monica F. Eppinger 
Director@woodbridgelibrary.org
Woodbridge Township, NJ

April 8, 2018