Monroe’s 2^nd Annual Christmas on the Plaza is on Saturday, December 13^th, 2008 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. 

Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program

The Monroe Lending Library will host its first monthly Quarter Raffle on Friday, February 15th at 7:00 (note time change) p.m. at the Monroe Presbyterian Church at 57 Elm Street in Monroe. Doors will open at 6:30 for viewing the items to be raffled.

Door admission is $1 per person. Quality items will be raffled from Avon, Tastefully Simple, Home Interiors, Pampered Chef, Gold Canyon Candles, Park Lane Jewelry, Stampin Up, Tupperware, Discovery Toys, Mary Kay, and Home Interiors.

Childdren's Library: No Storytime on Sat. December 8th Saturday,December 15th 11 a.m. Storytime/Craft Books are BLUE BUG'S CHRISTMAS by Virginia Poulet and JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS by Louise Borden. Craft will be making COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS CHAIN. Adult Library: Needlecraft Group will not meet. Will resume on January 9, 2008. The Library will be closed Monday, December 24th and Monday, December 31st. The Book Review Group will not meet until January 26, 2008. The book will be THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeanette Walls.

Saturday, October 13th 11 a.m., Storytime and Craft
Books are TRICK OR TREAT DANNY by Edith Kunhardt and THE BIGGEST PUMPKIN by Steven Kroll.
Craft - Owl Handprint.

Saturday, October 20th 11 a.m., Storytime
HAUNTED HOUSE by Jan Pienkowski and EVERYTIME AUTUMN COMES THE BEAR by Jim Arnosky

Adult Library

Wednesday, October 17th 7 p.m.
Needlecraft Group
Join us if you enjoy needlecrafts or wish to learn.

Monday, October 22nd 7 p.m.
Book Review Group

The library  will be having a book sale on Saturday, September 15th from 10:00  a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Monroe Kroger's.   

Hardback books will be $1.00 each; paperbacks $0.50 each or 3 for  $1.00.   

Proceeds will go to purchase new books for the library.  

Children's Library
 
Sat. Sept. 8dth 11 am  Storytime & Craft
Books are FRANKLIN GOES TO SCHOOL by Paulette Vouregois, MR. MERLIN AND THE TURTLE by Seymour Churast and THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE.
Craft will be TURTLE RACERS
 
Sat. Sept 15th 11 am  Storytime
Books are BEAR OF MY HEART by Joane Rider and DO LIKA A DUCK by Judy Hinley
 
Adult Library
 
Wed. Sept 19th 7 pm Needlecraft Group. 
Calling all knitters, crochers, beaders, quilters and all who want to learn.
 

Saturday, August 11th 11 a.m. Story Hour and Craft Time
Books: Berenstain Bears Too Much Vacation by Stan & Jan Berenstain and Fourteen Bears In Summer by Evelyn Scott.
Craft: “Create Own Snapshot of Summer Activity”

Saturday, August 18th 11 a.m.
Story Hour

Monroe Sophomore Amy Platt (flute) and friend Jessica Parker (piano)
entertained at the Library’s Dessert and Coffee Series on June 18.

The Library will participate in the Fourth of July parade honoring our top student volunteer, Krista House with over 100 volunteer hours and the top three mid-season Read-a-Book Contest winners, Velia Brock, Vitoria Wolff and Billy Brock.
The Library will also have a booth in the Community Park and will be selling memberships to the library (single $5.00 and family $10.00), hardback and paper books and homemade cookies.
The Library has recently added 24 new books on the best seller lists and by popular authors.