Library News
6th Annual Fine Arts Festival to be held on Saturday, June 7 at the East Brunswick Municipal Pond
Festival raindate is June 8
The Visual Arts Celebration Committee will sponsor a juried show of fine art & crafts on June 7 (raindate June 8) from 10am - 5pm. Artists will exhibit their work, and offer original art and craft items for sale. This is a free event and everyone is welcome to attend.
Register Now for a Defensive Driving Course to be held on June 10 and 11
Participating motorists can be eligible for a 2-point reduction and/or 5% insurance discount
Registration begins now for the ever-popular Defensive Driving Course, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. This two-day course runs on June 10 and June 11 from 6:30-10 pm. Seating is limited and sign-up begins on May 1. Fees range from $55-$65, depending on one’s goals.
Eligible motorists can erase two points from their driver’s license and/or get a five percent discount on a portion of their auto insurance. Attendance is mandatory on both nights to receive credit. Refunds cannot be given for partial attendance. See the registration form for additional details. Forms are available at the Circulation desk and online.
Approved by the state of New Jersey, this course is taught by an experienced police detective-accident investigator. No vehicle is needed, as it is conducted entirely in a classroom setting with multimedia aids. For more information, please call 732-485-9714, email fixaticket@aol.com, or download the registration form at The Library’s website by logging on to http://www.ebpl.org and clicking on “Friends of the Library” and “Defensive Driving Classes.”
Take Charge of Your Health at our Spring Health Fair on May 18th
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon: free t-shirts, smoothies & health screenings, great prize raffles, try new and exciting healthy activities. [Printable Flyer]
Take charge of your health with a variety of exciting and fun activities while learning about the importance of eating healthy and staying fit. Everyone is invited to join us at the East Brunswick Public Library for a Spring Health Fair on Sunday, May 18 from 1-5 pm. This family-friendly program takes place rain or shine. It is free and open to the entire community. Try some new fitness activities throughout the afternoon from instructors of local health & fitness businesses. New York Sports Club will be teaching multi-impact aerobics and “Zumba,” the new fitness craze which is a fusion of body sculpting movements done to Latin music. Curves will showcase their “30 Minutes To Health Program” fitness circuit and provide information on how NOT to diet and still loose weight! Try Ballroom Dancing with Alluring Ballroom, Martial Arts with the Satori Academy and Tai Chi from Andy Lee’s Tai Chi Center. Metra Lundy will teach Manjani-fit: an exciting workout that combines the beauty of African dance with contemporary aerobic exercise. Linda McBride will teach Yoga and mats will be provided.
The event sponsor, Alpha Betic, creators of a vitamin supplement formulated especially for diabetics, will offer nutrition counseling. The NJ Department of Health and the NJ Department of Agriculture will have healthy eating information. St Peter's University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital are providing nutritionists and health educators. The St Peter’s mobile health van will be parked at the library for health screenings including blood sugar.
For more information please call 732-390-6767.
New DVD Titles Released on May 13
Come in to the Library every Tuesday morning and be the first to get your hands on the hot new DVD releases. New DVDs can be borrowed for 3 days and have $2 rental fee.
Mad Money
2008 - Rated PG-13
Starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Kaite Holmes
Untraceable
2008 - Rated R
Starring Diane Lane, Zachary Hoffman
The Great Debaters
2008-PG 13
Starring Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker
Batad
2007-Not Rated
Starring Al Cris Galura
A Matter of Taste
2000-Not Rated
Artus de Penguern, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Léaud
Stray Bullet
1960-Not Rated
Two and a Half Men-the Complete 3rd Season
Not rated
Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer
Sesame Street Dinosaurs
Not rated
The Library’s Director is Awarded New Jersey Librarian of the Year
Carol Nersinger accepted honor on April 30 at awards reception given by the New Jersey Library Association.
We are proud to announce that Carol Nersinger, Director of the East Brunswick Library, was presented with the prestigious “Librarian of the Year” Award on April 30, 2008 at the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) Spring Conference.
Her 20-plus year career in library leadership is nothing short of impressive. Carol started her tenure with the East Brunswick Library as the Interim Director, then assuming the role of Director on a permanent basis. Before coming here, she served in a Director capacity for other tri-state libraries, including the Rochester Public Library in Rochester, NY, the New Jersey State Library in Trenton, NJ and the Highlands Regional Library Cooperative in Denville, NJ.
As an outstanding role model and manager, her great strengths lie in being proactive rather than reactive, and she has a great interest in being innovative. Joanne P. Roukens, Executive Director of the Highlands Regional Library Cooperative and past NJLA Librarian of the Year, presented Carol with the award at the NJLA reception. “She is a visionary who has always worked to implement services and programs that demonstrate the value of libraries, librarians and library staff.”
In addition to her current day-to-day duties, Carol is currently supervising the Library’s renovations and implementing a new vision that will help to solidify the Library’s position as one of the premiere libraries in New Jersey.
New DVD Titles Released on May 6
Come in to the Library every Tuesday morning and be the first to get your hands on the hot new DVD releases. New DVDs can be borrowed for 3 days and have $2 rental fee.
I'm Not There
2008 - Rated R
Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchette
P.S. I Love You
2007 - Rated PG13
Starring Hillary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow
Over Her Dead Body
2008-PG 13
Starring Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd
Bella
2006-PG13
Starring Eduardo Verastegui, Tammy Blanchard
Crossing Jordan Season 1
Not rated
Starring Jill Hennessey, Miguel Ferrer