Old Bridge, NJ – Jan. 21, 2019 – The Old Bridge Public Library will celebrate the Seventh Annual “National Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Sat. Feb. 2nd with a range of engaging activities which will also highlight the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Crafts and activities to commemorate the day will be available from 11am-4pm. Program highlights include a Take your Child to the Library storytime at 11am, and a craft session at 11:30am where families can make dragon crafts and masks to prepare for the Lunar New Year parade. Then, at noon, there will be a dragon parade around the Library, celebrating the New Year.
“National Take Your Child to the Library Day continues to grow in popularity each year, and we hope many come in to enjoy the festivities and gain a better understanding of all the wonderful resources available to the community,” noted Youth Services Supervisor Pham Condello. “Our Youth Librarians are anxious to welcome new children and sign them up for their own library cards and help ensure they become active, involved patrons for life.”
The Old Bridge Public Library has consistently been voted one of the three Best Public Libraries in Middlesex County by the readers of the Home News Tribune. The Library is open seven-days-a-week and is located at 1 Old Bridge Plaza at the corner of Rt. 516 and Cottrell Road in the Municipal Center. More information about this and other Library programs is available at www.oldbridgelibrary.org or by calling 732-721-5600 x5033. The satellite Laurence Harbor branch is located at 277 Shoreland Circle; phone: 732-566-2227.
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