"Friends of the Library Present Annual Sale"

Stock your shelves with inexpensive books, music and videos for the summer and help your local Library at the same time. The Friends of the Old Bridge Library present their annual Books and More Sale of gently used books, videos, DVD's, LP's & CD's to benefit the Library's materials collection and cultural programs.

The sale will take place during regular Library hours from Saturday, May 30 through Saturday, June 6 in the Central Branch Library. Money raised by the Friends goes to support concerts, workshops, the children's summer reading group and other fantastic programs. For more information, please call the Library's Information Desk, (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033.

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Double Header!

On Saturday, March 14, The Old Bridge Public Library will be presenting a double header series of programs with something for everyone. First, at 1:30 p.m. certified public accountant Richard Price presents a topical and timely program called Top Ten Tax Tips for Troubled Times. Mr. Price will offer strategies people can use to maximize their tax deductions for this year and next.

After an interlude of snacks and soda provided by the Friends of the Old Bridge Library, the Library will present a free concert at 3:00 p.m. by up and coming local singer-songwriter Michael Brett.

There is no registration for either program. The Old Bridge Public Library is located in the Old Bridge Municipal complex, Rt. 516 and Cottrell Road. For more information, please contact the Library's Information Desk, (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033.

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Today is a big day at the Library with new releases from four of our most popular authors coming out:

Danielle Steel - One Day at a Time: Follows the lives and fortunes of Coco Barrington and her mother, a best-selling author, and her sister, Jane, a successful Hollywood producer, as they approach new relationships and important changes in their lives.

Lincoln Child - Terminal Freeze: When a scientific expedition discovers a giant cat frozen in the Alaskan wilderness, the media conglomerate sponsoring the trip makes plans to thaw out the creature on live television, unaware that it is an ancient killing machine that may not be dead.

Robert B. Parker - Night and Day: Investigating allegations of lewd conduct on the part of the local junior high principal, police chief Jesse Stone finds efforts to bring the woman to justice thwarted by a high-powered attorney.

J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) - Promises in Death: Determined to capture whomever is responsible for murdering an experienced colleague who recently transferred to New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the victim's life in her former precinct and uncovers unsettling links to her own painful past.

To reserve any of these titles, call the Information Desk, (732) 721-5600 ext. 5033 or click to our web site.

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