March 8-15
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 [email protected].
March 8-11, March 13-15 – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Can you find Lucky the Leprechaun? If you see him, let the librarian staff know. Get a small prize before you go.
March 8-11, March 13-15 – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Teen Take-and-Make Bags: Diamond Painting Art Kit.
March 8 – 1-3 p.m. (half hour sessions) – Computer and tech help.
March 8 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Needle Arts Group.
March 8 – 1-3 p.m. (half hour sessions) – Computer and tech help.
March 8 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Adult story time.
March 8 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – The Inkwell Writers Group.
March 9 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Core Balance Yoga with Relax Mind and Body.
March 9 – 1-2:30 p.m. – Felt Easter Egg Craft (for adults).
March 9 – 6-7:15 p.m. – Adult Sign Language Club.
March 13 – noon to 2:30 p.m. – Lunch and a Movie: Creed (2019).
March 14 – 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (one hour sessions) – ABC Story Time.
March 14 – 6-7 p.m. – Shamrock Suncatcher.
March 15 – 1-2 p.m. – Bookworms Book Club.
March 15 – 6-8 p.m. – I wrote a book! Now What? Writing Workshop.
March 15 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Needles Arts Group.
March 15 – 7-8:30 p.m. – Library Board meeting.
Two notable upcoming library events:
April 15 – 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Friends of the Library Book Sale. There is a $5 early bird sale starting at 9 a.m. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/events/724541659230150/ or the library’s website calendar at https://monroetpl.libcal.com/event/10038868
The Friends of the Library are always looking for volunteers to help set up the sale from 3-5 p.m. April 14. Visit the library’s calendar website for volunteering details https://monroetpl.libcal.com/event/10038889Â
April 22 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Meet the Author Book Festival in the library’s back parking lot. The event is expected to feature 50 authors as well as some food trucks and craft vendors. Some of the authors will be giving brief half hour presentations in the library’s meeting rooms. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1171597980299652/ and the library’s website at https://monroetpl.libcal.com/event/10320097
March 8, 15
Happenings around Gloucester County
March 8, 15 – 1-3 p.m. – Adult Vaccine Clinic at the Gloucester County Health Department, 204 E. Holly Ave., Sewell. By appointment only.
March 13
Upcoming happenings around the township
March 13 – 7 p.m. – Council meeting at municipal building 125 Virginia Ave., Williamstown.
March 16
Happenings in the Monroe Township School District
March 16 – 7 p.m. – Monroe Township Public Schools Board of Education meeting at the Williamstown High School Theater, 700 N. Tuckahoe Road.
March is Tire Amnesty Month. Participate in Gloucester County Tire Amnesty’s program with tire drop offs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Gloucester County Solid Waste Complex, 493 Monroeville Road (Route 694), South Harrison Township. There is a special Saturday drop off from 8 a.m. to noon March 18.
Participation is limited to Gloucester County residents only. Limit 10 per residence. For more information call the GCIA/Office of Recycling at 856-478-6045.
March 25
Monroe Township Community Affairs presents 2023 Spring Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 25 at the Pfeiffer Community Center, 301 Blue Bell Road, Williamstown.
Interested vendors can contact [email protected].
April 1
Monroe Township’s Parks and Recreation Commission and Community Affairs will hold its annual East Egg Hunt April 1 at the Owens Park, 690 N. Tuckahoe Road. Enjoy pics with the Easter Bunny, special prizes and face painting.
Egg hunt for children with special needs will start at 11 a.m. on the softball field. The egg hunt for children 12 and under will begin at noon on the football and baseball fields.
Rain date is April 2.
