Register today for our summer reading programs, Build A Better World.

There are separate programs for children, teens and adults.  All feature fun activities, reading logs, and prizes.  

Look for more information on our website or at your local branch.

For ages 9 and up.  

Have your nails done by a professional!

Suggested for ages 3 and up.
Join us for an awesome show that will help get the summer reading program off to a fun start!
There will be magic, giant bubbles and balloon tricks.
Registration is required online starting Tuesday, June 20th.

Register today for our summer reading programs, Build A Better World.

There are separate programs for children, teens and adults.  All feature fun activities, reading logs, and prizes.  

Look for more information on our website or at your local branch.

For ages 5-8

Build your Lego Car with Lego Block Kit.

Please Registered!

Space is limited for 45 Kids

For ages 12 and up.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 

Mercer County Master Gardener, Nora Sirbaugh, after many years’ experience, will share her tips on successful landscaping and gardening.

Registration suggested. Click the Register button, or call the library for information or to register. Please call if you need to cancel.

Register today for our summer reading programs, Build A Better World.

There are separate programs for children, teens and adults.  All feature fun activities, reading logs, and prizes.  

Look for more information on our website or at your local branch.

Children ages 3-5 will enjoy this hands-on workshop presented by MadScience where we explore shapes and structures. Children will make 2-D pictures, 3-D structures, & take home their own cornstarch noodle structures.

Online registration required beginning Monday, June 12. 

For children ages 2-6, with their caregivers.  

Funny, literate, and energetic, Silly Joe creates a lyrical world in which children are the heroes and everyone stars in the show.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1874, Guglielmo Marconi was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor credited with the groundbreaking work necessary for all future radio technology. Through his experiments in wireless telegraphy, Marconi developed the first effective system of radio communication. Marconi was a businessman as well as an inventor. He utilized his knowledge of business to make wireless technology a commercial success in New Jersey. Local historian Michael Hyduk will talk about Marconi and his impact. Registration suggested. 

Sahaja Yoga Meditation is good for heart, mind, body and soul. It's all about energy — Inner Energy — and everyone has it. Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a simple technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. It's easy. Anyone can do it. Class dates are: June 22 & 29 and July 6 & 13.

Registration required; space is limited.

Please register for each individual session in this four-week series.

Register today for our summer reading programs, Build A Better World.

There are separate programs for children, teens and adults.  All feature fun activities, reading logs, and prizes.  

Look for more information on our website or at your local branch.

For all Ages!

 Miniature goats, giant rabbit, bunnies, tortoise, hedgehog, rooster, giant cockroaches, lizard, chinchilla, chicks, ducks, potbelly pig, and turkey. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

 For children ages 2-5

 Flannel board story and crafts!

 Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Register today for our summer reading programs, Build A Better World.

There are separate programs for children, teens and adults.  All feature fun activities, reading logs, and prizes.  

Look for more information on our website or at your local branch.

To survive and thrive in this turbulent world we need peace and power, not just the peace that is the absence of a few worries, but real inner peace and power that comes from deep inner contentment and makes one steadfast in the face of challenge.

Let’s explore together some obstacles that we face in our everyday life, which cause us to lose our peace, and some remedies to overcome them.

Facilitated by library staff member Leena, a 10 year practitioner of Rajyoga meditation, delivers youth and adult programs on values and facilitates workshops on topics such as Harmony in Relationships, Stress Free Living, & more. She conducts classes at different Brahmakumaris locations including Piscataway New Jersey and at Peace Village Retreat Center in New York.

Please register. Click the Register button, or call the library for information or to register. Please call if you need to cancel.

This documentary film features the life of Helena Weinbrauch – a Holocaust survivor who reinvented herself as a ballroom dancer at the age of 88. Currently, Helena Weinbrauch lives in New York City and is 93 years old. Film creator Karen Goldfarb will be available to introduce the film and to facilitate a discussion after the screening. Registration is suggested. 

Sahaja Yoga Meditation is good for heart, mind, body and soul. It's all about energy — Inner Energy — and everyone has it. Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a simple technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. It's easy. Anyone can do it. Class dates are: June 22 & 29 and July 6 & 13.

Registration required; space is limited.

Please register for each individual session in this four-week series.

Join us for our annual Family Fair and Petting Zoo! 

Klezmer music originated in the 'shtetl' (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe, where itinerant Jewish troubadours, known as 'klezmorim', performed at joyful events ('simkhes'), particularly weddings, since the early middle ages. Join us for an evening of exciting, foot-stomping, hand-clapping Eastern European Klezmer music. Instruments will include an accordion and sax/clarinet. Sponsored by Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. Please register. 

As you approach retirement, it is more important than ever to understand the role that Social Security benefits can and should play in your overall retirement plan. Learn about your Social Security benefits, Medicare and how to manage your mySocialSecurity account. Join guest speaker David Vinokurov, Social Security Administration District Manager for this informative Seminar.

IMPORTANT: Before the seminar, go to https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/ to open a My Social Security account. Then print a copy of your information and bring it with you to the seminar.

For ages 4-11 years, with a caregiver.

A fast-paced show including a combination of magic, juggling and mime.

Online registration with a valid MCLS library card is required, beginning at 7:00am on the day of the show. Those who have not registered may be admitted as space permits.

Sponosored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library.

For Teens, Wednesday,

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.  

  Ages 12 and up!

Presented by local historian Michael Hyduk. Learn the fascinating story of Guglielmo Marconi, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and inventor credited with the groundbreaking work necessary for all future radio technology. Through his efforts in wireless telegraphy, Marconi developed the first effective system of wireless communication in 1902.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration required.

  All Ages!  

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

 Ages 11 and up!

Learn to sew and learn different stitches!  

Sahaja Yoga Meditation is good for heart, mind, body and soul. It's all about energy — Inner Energy — and everyone has it. Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a simple technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. It's easy. Anyone can do it. Class dates are: June 22 & 29 and July 6 & 13.

Registration required; space is limited.

Please register for each individual session in this four-week series.

For ages 11 and up!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The short story -- short in length, but full of content! Join our newly formed discussion group, which has a focus on the short story. Each month we'll read and discuss three short stories by the same author. This month's author is Guy de Maupassant, and his short stories, "The Necklace", "My Uncle Jules", and "The Wreck".

For ages 4-10.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Presented by Randi Haas and Karen Gardiner. If your blender is collecting dust on a shelf, or you’re new to smoothies and juices and don’t know where to start, this program is for you. Adding “healthy” smoothies to your diet can actually decrease a sweet tooth, help to drop those extra pounds, assist with blood sugar control, and help eliminate that 3:00 slump! Registration required.

 Ages 6-10! 

Fun experiments!

 Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

For children in grades K-5.

 Throughout the story, volunteers from the audience will help explore the incredible science behind clouds, flash paper, air pressure, inertia, explosions and more.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

 For ages 4-10.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 

Join us for a film screening of The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman followed by a discussion with facilitators Deborah Levine, Director of Community Health at The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, and Patricia Hall – Operational Manager of the Trenton Free Public Library. This event will highlight the importance of discussing your end of life wishes with family, friends and your doctors, and is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and the Friends of the Lawrence Library.  Registration is suggested.  

Be a part of creating a Fidge Quilt!

For this event, please make 6-1/2” squares ahead of time to contribute and/or create fidget quilts.  If possible, please bring a sewing machine and extension cord.

The fidget quilts created at this event will be donated to various local nursing homes and/or the Alzheimer's Foundation.

For more information, please call the Janet Wyckoff at 609-466-2516.

What is a Fidget Quilt?

Sometimes people who have Alzheimer’s Disease or other cognitive issues may have restless hands.  Fidget Quilts are made to address this problem. Small square quilts, about 24” x 24”, are made of 6” squares that incorporate fabrics with texture, fabrics with a large motif, squares embellished with ribbons, lace, tucks, etc., and squares with something to manipulate (zippers, pockets, buttons). 

Join Cathy Forbes and learn about the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), a free statewide health benefits counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their families or caregivers. The SHIP program is administered by the New Jersey Department of Human Services with financial assistance through a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living. Registration required.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

All branches will close at 3:00pm.

All branches are closed.

All branches will close at 3:00pm.

All branches are closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

All branches are closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

All branches will close at 3:00pm.

All branches are closed.

All branches will close at 3:00pm.

All branches are closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

All branches are closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

All branches are closed.

The Ewing, Hickory Corner, Lawrence and West Windsor branches will be open for holiday hours, 9:30-5:00pm. All other branches will be closed.

All branches will close at 3:00pm.

All branches are closed.

All branches will close at 3:00pm.

All branches are closed.