Friends of South River Library

Friends of South River Library We provide support for the South River Library. When you join the Friends or come to a sponsored event, you support the South River Library.

We are working with the South River Historical and Preservation Society to present the film of the South River 3 Day Hom...
11/09/2016

We are working with the South River Historical and Preservation Society to present the film of the South River 3 Day Home Coming Celebration for World War II Veterans that took place in 1946. This one hour film was dedicated to the returning veterans by the South River Lions Club. It includes the Gold Star memorial service, the parade (including close-ups of the veterans and the fireworks. It is being shown in the Sivess Room at the South River Library on Saturday, November 12th at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm and Sunday, November 13th at 1:30 pm. Choose the time that works best for you and come see this film!

The Library also has a display of WWII memorabilia in the large display case.

The Friends are having their Book and Bake sale this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Great values all around. All child...
11/03/2016

The Friends are having their Book and Bake sale this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Great values all around. All children and YA books are 25 cents. Adult paperbacks are 25 cents and adult hard covers are 50 cents. DVDs/CDs/audio books are $1.00. Sets that have multiple CD/DVD discs are price as marked. The baked goods are $1.00

The library participated in the South River Trunk and Treat and one a first prize!

School's back in session and so are the Friends! First up this fall is the our sponsoring of the Community Wide Garage ...
09/06/2016

School's back in session and so are the Friends! First up this fall is the our sponsoring of the Community Wide Garage Sale is October 15. For a registration fee of $10 we will put your house or organization on the list of spots to shop for great bargins. You get to keep the profits and we do your advertising on the list and online garage sale announcements. The registration for is found on line at southriverlibrary.org. The deadline is October 10 to return the form to the South River Library.

Looking for something to do on Wednesday, June 22? I have a suggestion for you. Come to the South River Historical & P...
06/21/2016

Looking for something to do on Wednesday, June 22? I have a suggestion for you. Come to the South River Historical & Preservation Society meeting, starting at 7:00 pm. Why? They're having a Lincoln reenactor come to speak at the meeting about his life, presidency, the civil war and his funeral train. He's bring one of his colonels with him. There will also be light refreshments and there is no charge for this. The meeting is in the Sough River Museum at 64-66 Main Street (The Old School Baptist Church) - across the street from Dunkin Donuts. So spread the word to anyone you think would be interested. Hope to see you then!

Today is Ice Cream Soda Day! What better way to cool off on a hot day. I found a picture of a 7 Up add. My favorite w...
06/20/2016

Today is Ice Cream Soda Day! What better way to cool off on a hot day. I found a picture of a 7 Up add. My favorite was vanilla ice cream and root beer soda, known as a root beer float. What was your favorite?

Today is the anniversary of D Day - the largest amphibious landing in history, began in the early-morning hours as Allie...
06/06/2016

Today is the anniversary of D Day - the largest amphibious landing in history, began in the early-morning hours as Allied forces landed in Normandy on the northern coast of France. Operation Overlord took months of planning and involved 1,527,000 soldiers in 47 Allied divisions along with 4,400 ships and landing craft, and 11,000 aircraft. The Germans had about 60 divisions spread along France and the Low Countries. American forces landed on two western beaches, Utah and Omaha, while British and Canadian troops landed farther east on Gold, Juno and Sword beaches. By the end of the day 150,000 Allied soldiers and their accompanying vehicles had landed with 15,000 killed and wounded.

Lots to talk about in June. The first is that we have a new combination display case and magazine rack in the reading r...
06/06/2016

Lots to talk about in June. The first is that we have a new combination display case and magazine rack in the reading room. Currently there are minerals and geodes in display in the case.

Next, if you've wanted to learn how to quilt or take advantage of the hexagon craze, now's your chance! We're offering a two day course to make a pillow. The kit for doing this contains the hexagon templates and fabric to make the Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern and the fabric to applique it on (see below). It's a two week class: on Monday June 20 you receive the kit and learn how to piece the hexagon pattern and on Monday, June 27 you learn how to applique it onto the background fabric and turn it into a pillow. The class meets on 6:00-8:00 pm on both nights, and there's no cost for it.

Last but not least, we're doing the raffle for adults. You get a change to win a basket of goodies each time you take out one or more books. The June basket is for summer sports items and there will be a different basket for July and August. Happy Reading!

Today is Armed Forces Day and is held on the third Saturday in May. The holiday was created in August of 1949, by U.S. ...
05/21/2016

Today is Armed Forces Day and is held on the third Saturday in May. The holiday was created in August of 1949, by U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson to replace the separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. This celebration “stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department – the Department of Defense”, according to the Department of Defense.

Today is pack rat day. There's still time today to keep with the intent of Pack Rat Day by observing the following:• Do...
05/17/2016

Today is pack rat day. There's still time today to keep with the intent of Pack Rat Day by observing the following:

• Don't clean your room, basement, garage or any other area today.
• Don't discard anything today...It may be valuable.
• Don't even empty the trash today. You might have accidentally thrown out something useful.
• Do keep an eye out for useful stuff being discarded by others.
• Do go to garage and rummage sales. They can be pack rat gold mines.
• Do look around your belongings and be thankful for what you have.
• Do spend time thinking of uses for your things. Justification for saving is satisfying.

Good News! Or maybe great news, depending on how you view things. Yesterday was the only Friday the 13th of this year....
05/14/2016

Good News! Or maybe great news, depending on how you view things. Yesterday was the only Friday the 13th of this year. You're all safe from your trixadexaphobia (the fear of the number 13.) Going back to the Babylonian Code of Hammorabi (circa 1780 BC), the number 13 meant bad luck.

It's School Nurses Day! Everyone has been to see the school nurse at least once in their lives, be it for a genuine ill...
05/04/2016

It's School Nurses Day! Everyone has been to see the school nurse at least once in their lives, be it for a genuine illness or just to get a sneaky note to get out of school early. It is easy to forget, though, just how important she is to the well beings of ourselves and our fellow school friends. What would we do when we injure ourselves or are feeling unwell at school without the school nurse and her sick notes? Let your school nurse know that we don’t take her efforts for granted.

This holiday is celebrated all around the world, and pupils and teachers everywhere are given the opportunity to express their gratitude for the love and care the nurses give them on a daily basis. Here’s to those hard working nurses, and to the good health they help bring.

Nicolo Machiavelli was born today in 1469. He is well know for his blunt, realistic view of human nature and how power ...
05/03/2016

Nicolo Machiavelli was born today in 1469. He is well know for his blunt, realistic view of human nature and how power is used. His most famous book is The Prince and his most famous quote from that book is that "the ends justifies the means."

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55 Appleby Avenue
South River, NJ
08882

Opening Hours

Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

(732) 254-2488

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