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SPECIAL ALERT : COVID-19 and Vaccination Updates

April 2021

Browsing and borrowing in person are now available at all locations. The Fords, Iselin and Henry Inman library staff offer curbside pick-up of materials for WPL cardholders, print jobs and information assistance by telephone during hours of operation. Contactless Library Card applications and renewals are available as well. Call us at 732-634-4450, ext. 5, or visit our Chat Service during open hours (or e-mail us at Ask-A-Librarian) for more information.

We look forward to providing library services through these extraordinary times and appreciate your assistance in all efforts to maintain public health and safety in our libraries.

Concerning Library Hours:  Please check our hours for up to date information regarding library schedules.

Visitor Guidelines

  • Masks are required and must be worn covering the nose and mouth at all times
  • Refreshments must be consumed outside
  • Practice proper hygiene
  • Maintain a 6-foot social distance
  • Visits are restricted to one hour in length
  • Whenever possible, please make payments for fines and fees using our online account system
  • Returned items are quarantined for 3 days, with no late fees charged for the quarantine period.

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Check out the new Hoopla Bonus Borrows, back through May 31

Bonus Borrows are Back until May 31!

Titles in these collections do not count against your borrowing limit! Haven't signed up for hoopla yet? It's free with your library card! Check out more info on accessing hoopla over on the Woodbridge Public Digital Library!

Or read more to access the collections, just click on the banner below for the collection that interests you!

Woodbridge Public Library now offers Brainfuse HelpNow™, online tutoring and resources

Woodbridge Public Library is pleased to announce the launch of Brainfuse HelpNow™ – on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels.

Brainfuse HelpNow™ provides learning solutions for users of all needs and abilities. Students can communicate with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.

HelpNow™ will be available to all library patrons from the public computers at their local library or from any computer with internet connection from March 30th through June 15th, with live tutors available from 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm.

Medicare Workshop

Join the Woodbridge Public Library virtually May 12 at 7PM as Michael Salum of Medicare Planning Services gives us some current information on Medicare. 
 
Registration is required. Please register at here or call 732-634-4450.

Natural and Organic Gardening

Join us virtually May 17 at 7PM to learn how to manage your flower bed, shrubs, trees, lawn, and vegetable gardens with minimal, if any, use of synthetic chemical additives. By taking an inventory of your yard; analyzing its sunlight, soil, and water; and selecting native plants, you can transform your outside space into a healthy environment.
 
Registration is required. Please register here or call 732-634-4450.

Henry Inman Mystery/Thriller Book Club

May 21st, 2021 @ 3pm

Henry Inman Branch

Registration is required. Join us virtually for a discussion of The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Copies of the book are available at select branches and through the MURAL library system. Some copies are available in large print too for those who prefer it.  This event is free and open to all.

On the day before the program you will be send the Zoom meeting information by email. Please note that if you are using Zoom on a tablet or smartphone you will need to download the Zoom app.

Meet the Editor: All Worlds Wayfarer Literary Magazine

Love to write? Looking to get your short stories and flash fiction published, but don't know where to start? Interested in reading new, unique stories by up-and-coming authors?
 
All Worlds Wayfarer is an independently run literary magazine that showcases fantasy, science fiction, horror, and speculative fiction pieces submitted by writers from across the globe. Join us on May 25th 7PM via Zoom to hear editor Geri Meyers discuss what goes into making the magazine, what Geri and co-editor Rowan look for in a story, and how they published the magazine’s first anthology, Through Other Eyes.
 
Registration is required. Please register here or call 732-634-4450.

Look for the Annual Friends of the Libraries Book Sale this September!

Woodbridge Township, NJ – The Friends of Woodbridge Libraries have scheduled their Annual Book Sale for September 24th, 25th and 26th.  A variety of books - paperbacks, hard covers, fiction, non-fiction, and children's books can all be had for bargain prices.

The libraries will also begin accepting donations of books at all Township library locations with appreciation for the patience of library patrons who held on to their donations during the pandemic.

Call the library at 732-634-4450, x7120 for more information about becoming a Friend of the Library, or visit the Friends of the Library page on the library website at woodbridgelibrary.org for information and a printable membership form. 

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