May 1-8
Happenings at the Free Public Library at 713 Marsha Ave., Williamstown. For more information about the events listed below contact 856-629-1212 or email info@monroetpl.org.
May 1-4, 6-8 – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Take-and-Make Bags: Wood Photo Blocks. Note time change for May 3-4 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
May 1 – 6:30-8 p.m. – Needle Arts Group.
May 2 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Fit Balance Yoga with Relax Mind and Body.
May 2 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. – Movers and Shakers.
May 2 – 1-6 p.m. – Blood Drive.
May 4 – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Star Wars Storytime.
May 4 – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – TEEN May the 4th Star Wars Movie and Lightsaber Craft.
May 4 – 1:30-2:30 p.m. – Graphic Novel Book Club.
May 6 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Homeschool Hangout.
May 6 – noon to 2:30 p.m. – Lunch and a Movie: “The Batman.”
May 6 – 2:30-3 p.m. – Friends of the Library meeting.
May 6 – 5-6 p.m. – TEEN Advisory Board.
May 7 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. – ABC Storytime.
May 7 – 6-7 p.m. – Mother’s Day Craft.
May 8 – 6:30-8 p.m. – Art Show with Gina Martucci.
May 8 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – The Inkwell Writers Group.
Gloucester County Nature Club
The Gloucester County Nature Club meets at the Holy Nativity Lutheran Church at the corner of Woodbury-Glassboro Road and Mantua Avenue, Wenonah. Meetings are scheduled for the second Thursday of the month, September through June, and are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.gcnatureclub.org. Up to date Field Trip information can be found on the Meetup website: www.meetup.com/Gloucester-County-Nature-Club
Thursday, May 2
Monroe Township Planning Board meeting at 6:30 p.m., 125 Virginia Ave.
Monroe Township Board of Education budget hearing at 7 p.m., Williamstown High School, 700 Tuckahoe Road.
Friday, May 3
The Food Pantry is open from 9:30-11:30 a.m. located on the bottom level of the Clubhouse, 408 Church St. Williamstown. For more information call (856) 728-9841.
Happenings around Gloucester County
Come celebrate the lives and memories of our veterans and fallen heroes at the South Jersey Museum. World War II was a war that defined an era in American and World History. Items include weapons, equipment, uniforms, flags and coinage. Featuring Military as well as Civilian paraphernalia. Allied and Axis powers in the Pacific as well as the European theatres are featured. Museum hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Museum address: 138 Andaloro Way, Deptford. For more information call (856) 812-1121, email sjmuseum@aol.com and visit southjerseymuseum.org.
May 3 – 10 a.m. to noon – Health Screenings – Gloucester County Store, 1750 Deptford Center Road, Deptford.
May 11 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Sheriff’s Department Child Seat Check, 1750 Deptford Center Road, Deptford.
Saturday, May 4
2024 Spring Shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon, 1040 Glassboro Road. For more information contact (856) 728-9844 or email dpwinfo@monroetownshipnj.org.
Wednesday, May 8
Monroe Township Ordinance meeting at 6:30 p.m., followed by council meeting at 7 p.m., 125 Virginia Ave.
Ongoing
Monroe Township Public Schools: Accepting applications for the preschool lottery from through Friday, May 3. The preschool lottery for the 2024-25 school year will take place Wednesday, May 8.
