Coleen Dee Berry @cdeeberry ?

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  • ThumbnailCome immerse yourself in history at the Monmouth County Library’s “Muster in Manalapan,” an afternoon of entertaining and educational Civil War programs for the whole family, to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The Muster will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 at Library Headquarters, 125 [...]

  • ThumbnailApril is Poetry Month! Come meet local poets and hear a noted New York City slam poetry troupe at the Monmouth County Library: — On Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m., enjoy a free performance at Library Headquarters in Manalapan by The Mayhem Poets, a slam poetry and theatre troupe from New York City that has [...]

  • ThumbnailCelebrate a true cultural icon. Come hear the Bob Dylan tribute band Highway 61 Revisited in a free concert at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30. The band will be joined by a special guest — violinist Scarlett Rivera, who played on Dylan’s Desire album and toured with him on [...]

  • Coleen Dee Berry wrote a new blog post: Free Jazz Weekend at Monmouth County Library Headquarters   1 year, 5 months ago · View

    Looking for some good post-turkey entertainment that’s free and doesn’t involve football? Try the free jazz weekend at Monmouth County Library Headquarters! Join us for three timeless jazz concerts the weekend of Nov. 26 through 28 at the Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The concerts are as follows: The Steve Kuhn Trio Friday, Nov. [...]

  • Why would anyone want to live in the irradiated “dead zone” around the infamous Chernobyl nuclear reactor? Find out tonight at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, when author Irene Zabytko talks about her book “The Sky Unwashed,” and Life in the Dead Zone, the documentary film based on her book. This program is free and begin at 6:30 p.m., [...]

  • Thumbnail So you think science is boring? Let us change your mind this Sunday at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan. Talk to a NASA space shuttle astronaut, learn about rockets and robots, and find out how the science of CSI! From 1 to 5 p.m.on Sunday, Sept. 26, the New Jersey Center for the Book will sponsor [...]

  • Coleen Dee Berry wrote a new blog post: Murder on Friday the 13th at Library Hqs? Cool!   1 year, 9 months ago · View

    What better way to spend Friday the 13th than embroiled in a murder mystery? Come to the Monmouth County Library Headquarters after hours on Friday, August 13, for a Murder Mystery- Hollywood style, sponsored by the library’s Teen and Young Adult Program. From 7 to 9 p.m. participants will interact with members of Murder on Cue to solve [...]

  • Make waves at your library this summer! Find a bounty of free fun, food, live music and tie-dye at the Monmouth County Library’s Teen Vacation Reading kickoff this Saturday, June 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Library Headquarters in Manalapan, 125 Symmes Drive. The Make Waves at Your [...]

  • Coleen Dee Berry wrote a new blog post: Marlboro Library’s get well card touches injured soldier   1 year, 11 months ago · View

    Thumbnail The Marlboro Township Library staff last month received a surprise visit from a grateful soldier – and they wish him all the best in his continued recovery! When Marlboro Township Library branch librarian Robyn Miller heard that Lt. Augustine Kim had been injured in April while on patrol in Afghanistan, she wanted to do something [...]

  • Thumbnail MANALAPAN _ Come watch Emmy-nominated actress Rénee Taylor transform herself, as she presents her one-woman show about Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive. Taylor will perform “An Afternoon with Golda Meir.” This poignant and humorous play was written by Taylor, [...]

  • Whether you’re an archivist caring for a library collection, or someone who’s looking for the best way to preserve those old family photos and documents, the Monmouth County Library has some tips for you on Thursday, May 13. The Library and the Monmouth County Archives will sponsor a free, day-long program of educational films and [...]

  • Thumbnail MANALAPAN — International television and radio personality and bestselling author Rabbi Shmuley Boteach will speak about his recent meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, May 6, at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive. The free 7 p.m. lecture is part of the Library System’s month-long lineup of events to commemorate Jewish American [...]

  • Coleen Dee Berry posted an update in the group Freehold Citizen Journalists:   2 years, 2 months ago · View

    I just posted this on Freehold site – wanted to let you all in on this:

    Attention all citizen journalists! Check out the ”Openness in Government: Building Transparency” webinar at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan on Friday, March 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

    The webinar is co-sponsored by the Monmouth County League of Women Voters and the Monmouth County Library System, and is part of ”Sunshine Week,” an ongoing national nonpartisan initiative to engage in a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.

    The ”Building Transparency” webinar will focus on transparency in the Obama administration – what has changed and what remains to be done. High-level government officials – including Norm Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, and Miriam Nisbet, Director of the new Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) – will discuss the Administration’s new initiatives and their effect on the public. Panelists will also take questions from the live and viewing audience.

    Plan to join us at this webinar “Monmouth County viewing party!”

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      Colleen Curry · 2 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds awesome, Coleen! This is exactly the type of stuff we’re interested in over here at FinJ, so we hope lots of folks turn out! We will definitely try to make it!

  • Attention all citizen journalists! Check out the “Openness in Government: Building Transparency” webinar at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan on Friday, March 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The webinar is co-sponsored by the Monmouth County League of Women Voters and the Monmouth County Library System, and is part of “Sunshine Week,” an [...]

  • Walk the plank, dig for buried treasure and borrow a book at Monmouth County Library System’s 2010 Children’s Book Fair from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 20, at the Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive. This year’s theme is Pirates! Hooked on Books. A pair of swashbuckling buccaneers from Period Productions will cross swords and [...]

  • Coleen Dee Berry became a registered member   2 years, 2 months ago · View