MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Memorial Library is set for an educational and memorable Black History Month with a month of events planned. The Main Library is located at 51 Baker St. and can be reached at 973-762-1622; the Hilton Branch is located at 1688 Springfield Ave. and can be reached at 973-762-1688. For more information, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Memorial Library’s Hilton branch, 1688 Springfield Ave. in Maplewood, will host chef Jesse Jones on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 6 to 7 p.m. In this unique program, Jones will demonstrate how to make Edna Lewis’ famous “She-Crab” soup and “Herb Hoe” cakes. A tasting will follow the demonstration. This event is […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Garden Club will meet Monday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., to hear Marc Montefusco discuss “The Natives Are Restless; Outstanding Forms of Woody Native Plants.” The tremendous interest in native plants for residential gardens is very sound from an ecological standpoint; however, some […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friends of Maplewood Library are holding a one-day children, tweens and young adult bag-of-books sale on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Memorial Hall, Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. For $8 someone can fill a bag — supplied by Friends — with their mix of hardbacks or […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friends of Maplewood Library are holding a one-day bag-of-books book sale on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall, Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. For just $8 someone can fill a bag — supplied by Friends — with their mix of hardbacks or paperbacks. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood will hold several free health screenings throughout the year. These screenings, performed by Maplewood Health Department nurses, include medication, weight and health counseling; blood pressure screening; carotid bruit screening; and diabetes risk assessment. Screenings will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Maplewood Memorial Library’s main branch, 51 Baker St., […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood residents came together Jan. 7 at Maplewood Memorial Library’s Hilton Branch to open a time capsule buried in the 1890s. The time capsule was rescued from the former Hilton United Methodist Church at the corner of Boyden Avenue and Tuscan Road when the church was demolished last year to make way […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Timothy Tilghman, horticulturalist and head gardener at Untermyer Gardens, will introduce the Maplewood Garden Club to this garden, which is also a public park in Yonkers, N.Y., at the club’s meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. in Maplewood. In 1899 Samuel Untermyer purchased the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to present the museum-quality traveling exhibition “Thinking Money: a Financial Expedition.” Maplewood is the only New Jersey location where the 1,000-square-foot exhibit will be seen. It will be on view at the Main Library at 51 Baker St. from Dec. 17 through Jan. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Midtown Direct Rep performers Ed Bolin and Allison Posner will help craft a Winter Wonderland Library Foundation event at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Join your neighbors in the Maplewood Library Children’s Room for an afternoon of storytelling, singing and fun. Storytime […]