We are pleased to announce that

the library will be reopening on

Monday, December 12 at 10:00 am. 

December News

We're so happy to be back in the library now that our heat and insulation repairs are completed. Boxes of newly arrived books have been piling up during our closure, and we can't wait to put them out on the shelves for you. We hope you will stop by to check out a new book, or perhaps attend one of the holiday events we have planned!

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Holiday Closing

The library will be closed Saturday, December 24, Monday, December 26, and Saturday, December 31.

We wish you a peaceful and joyous holiday season!

Operating Hours

Monday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm 

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:30 pm

Thursday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Friday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Saturday:  10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Adult Special Events

Watercolor Class

With Carol Bruno

Wednesday, December 14 from 1:00-3:00 pm OR

Thursday, December 15 from 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Little Silver artist Carol Bruno returns with a gnome-themed holiday watercolor painting class. Please call the library at 732-747-9649 to sign up for either session. Registration is required, and all supplies will be provided. No experience is necessary.

Children's Programming

Tuesday is Children's Day at the Library!

Registration Required for All Events  

Call us at 732-747-9649 to reserve your spot! Storytime reservations can be made the prior Thursday. 

Join Ms. Danya for stories, songs and fingerplays! Take 'N Make craft kits will be distributed at the end of each program.

December Storytime Schedule

Baby Storytime: Ages 6-24 month (with parent/caregiver)

• 9:30-9:50 am, Tuesday December 13, 20 and 27

Toddler Tales: Ages 18 months - 3-1/2 years (with parent/caregiver)

• 10:30-11:00 am, Tuesday, December 13, 20 and 27

Family Fun Storytime: All ages welcome (with parent/caregiver)

• 11:30 am - 12:00pm, Tuesday, December 13, 20, 27

Family Story/Craftime: All ages welcome (with parent/caregiver)

• 3:30 -4:00pm, Tuesday, December 20 (Reindeer Craft) and December 27 (Bubble Wrap Winter Tree Art).

Children's Special Events 

Join Kit's Interactive Theatre for a very special, interactive holiday performance! All ages are welcome. No registration is required. Join us at the Little Silver Woman's Club!

Tween Program

Holiday Craft

Thursday, December 15, After school

Grades 5 and up 

Stop by after school to make a cheery snowman decoration. Grades 5 and up are welcome, and no prior registration is necessary.

Take 'N Make Crafts!

We've created "Take 'N Make Craft" kits for our littlest patrons to enjoy! They will be available in the Children's section of the library! Available while supplies last!

Looking for a good book to read? Here are our latest books (in no particular order) that are sure to be favorites of our staff and patrons this month!

• "Surrender," by Bono
• "The Perfect Assassin," by James Patterson
• "Desert Star" by Michael Connelly
• "The Light We Carry," by Michelle Obama
• "Number One is Walking" by Steve Martin
• "Hunting Time," by Jeffery Deaver
• "The Whittiers," by Danielle Steel
• "Live Wire," by Kelly Ripa
• "The Queen: Her Life," by Andrew Morton
• "Blood Moon," by Heather Graham and Jon Land

Non-Fiction/History Book Club

Monday, January 23 at 6:30 PM

The Non-Fiction/History Book Club will be reading "The Gulag Archipelago"

by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn. The group will meet on Monday, January 23 at 6:30 pm to discuss the book. You may contact the library at 732-747-9649 to borrow a copy of the book!

Contact the library at 732-747-9649 to take advantage of our memberships! For more information on these programs, click here. 

We recommend checking the museum website before you go to see if timed-entry reservations are required.

Here are the museums and their websites:

American Museum of Natural History: https://www.amnh.org

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/

The Frick Collection: Currently in a temporary location https://www.frick.org/

The Historic Village at Allaire: https://allairevillage.org/

Monmouth Museum: https://www.monmouthmuseum.org/

Museum of the American Revolution: https://www.amrevmuseum.org

New-York Historical Society: https://www.nyhistory.org

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