Spring is here and with the new season, we welcome change and growth. Join us on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:00 pm via ZOOM for our annual Friends Board Meeting, when we elect our new slate of officers for the coming year. Join us as we bring back some of our most popular in-person offerings, including Spring Museum Night and our Annual Book Sale. Look for us around town at community events and help us celebrate the growth of our Member-Merchant program by shopping locally and showing your Friends card. 

Fireside Book Club April

The Paris Dressmaker

By Kristy Cambron

Monday, April 4, 7:00 PM

Zoom Meeting

There’s still time to register to join us on Zoom for our next Fireside Book Club meeting on Monday, April 4 at 7:00 pm.

Amy Ipp will moderate a discussion of Kristy Cambron’s The Paris Dressmaker. 

Registration is required to receive the zoom link.

Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event.

Create a Monarch Way Station in Your Own Backyard 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

7:00 p- 8:30 pm  

VIRTUAL / ONLINE

Recommended for Adults

Rene Paparian, of the Millburn Township Green Team, will present "Creating a Monarch Way Station in Your Own Backyard" for Friends of the Millburn Library. 

Join us over zoom and learn the importance of native plantings and pollinator pathways to attract butterflies.  

Registration is required to receive the zoom link.

Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event.

Why Do We Plant Seeds? 

Saturday, April 23, 3:00-4:00 pm

535 Millburn Avenue

(Annie Sez Location)

Recommended for Children Ages 5 - 9 years

Join us for an in-person presentation of Why Do We Plant Seeds? 

Rene Paparian of the Millburn Township Green Team will read The Curious Garden to our participants, who then will enjoy planting their very own seed in an eco-friendly pot.

Registration is required to attend the event. Space is limited.

Little Free Seed Library:

Seeds Exchange Program

How better to celebrate native plant month and Earth Day than a little seed library? That’s exactly what we thought!

For one week in April, the Taylor Park Little Free Library will be transformed into a Little Free Seed Library.

Grab a packet of seeds, leave a packet of seeds or make a swap and let’s start planting! 

Millburn Street Fair



Sunday, April 24, 1:00-5:00 pm

Millburn Avenue, Between Main and Spring Streets

South Mountain Block Party

Sunday, May 22, 1:00-4:00 pm

Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 30, 11:00 am

Fireside Book Club May 

Klara and the Sun 

By Kazuo Ishiguro

Monday, May 2, 7:00 PM

Zoom Meeting

Join us for our last Fireside Book Club meeting of the season on Monday, May 2 at 7:00 pm as Sara Sherman moderates a discussion of Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary masterpiece, Klara and the Sun. Books are on reserve at the Millburn Free Public Library. 

Registration is required to receive the zoom link.

Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event.

My Life with Dogs: Personal Anecdotes from a Therapy Dog Handler



Monday, May 16

4:00-5:00 pm

In-Person

Millburn Free Public Library Auditorium

Patti Betz, a therapy dog handler, will share from her experiences with her own therapy dogs. She will talk about the distinction between therapy dogs and service dogs, what is involved in the training and licensing of pets, the benefits of owning a therapy dog, and personal anecdotes.

Registration is required to attend the event.

Spring Museum Night: 

Matisse’s Universe:

Uncover the Secrets of The Red Studio

Thursday, May 19 at 7:00 pm

Millburn Library Auditorium

In-Person

Join Larissa Bailiff, long-time lecturer at the 

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), as she examines

Henri Matisse’s masterpiece, The Red Studio. 

Registration is required to attend.

Book Sale and Collection Period

The event of the year is BACK!

Friends of the Millburn Library is thrilled to bring back our Annual Book Sale on June 2, 4 and 5

Help us get ready by clearing off your bookshelves and making room for new titles.

Book collection is from May 9-21

Millburn Free Public Library

200 Glen Ave.

Millburn, NJ 07041

Want to get in on the action?

Email us at friends@millburnlibrary.org if you are interested in volunteering to help with sorting and set up. 



Member Merchant Program

Did you know that we have two new additions to the Friends Member Merchant Program? Bagel Panty and Taste Buddy have joined our growing list of local businesses, who are offering discounts to Friends of the Millburn Library Members.

Renew your membership or join to receive your card, so you can benefit from this wonderful partnership.

Membership

Joining Friends has never been easier. We offer an online membership option and payment by credit card or Paypal.

If you love your Library, you should be a Friend!

Click the link below to become a member or renew and learn about what Friends are all about.