Where are the Encyclopedias?

The Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book Encyclopedia are located at the back of the Library near the Reference Desk. Reference volumes of the World Book Encyclopedia are also available in the Children's Department. Volumes of the 2006 World Book Encyclopedia are available to check out.

The following encyclopedias are also available online through our Research & Databases page:

World Book Online

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (part of EbscoHost)

Grolier Online including:

• The Encyclopedia Americana
• The New Book of Knowledge
• The New Book of Popular Science
• Land and Peoples
• America the Beautiful
• Dictionaries and Atlases

If you are logging in from home, you must enter your entire 14 digit library barcode number. If you need assistance using these resources, our reference department would be happy to help you.

Spring is Here! Time to Think About Gardening

Here are some websites that may help
you with your gardening endeavors:



GardenWeb
garden forums, articles on gardening, directories of nurseries, gardens and gardening organizations.

Better Homes & Gardens Gardening Page

New Jersey Gardening Calendar

Rutgers Gardens Spring Flower Fair
May 9-11

Books on gardening can be found in the Library under Dewey Decimal number 635 (aisle 12) and landscaping books are filed under Dewey Decimal number 747 (aisle 13).

We're Wireless!

Did you know that the Library is a wireless hotspot? Just bring your laptop and connect to the Internet from any location within the Library.

Love Movies?

The Internet Movie Database- www.imdb.com
is a great resource for movie and television
fans.

• Type in the names of movie titles, television series titles, actor or actress names, or keywords in the white search box at the top of the page and click the yellow "Go" button to access information on plots, casts and crews, and more.
  
• Choose "Showtimes and Tickets" on the blue bar on the top of the page to check movie listings at your local theater.
  
• Click "IMDB Tv" on the blue bar on the top of the page for local television listings.

This is just a small taste of what you can do at www.imdb.com. Check it our for yourself!

It's Tax Time

It is that time of year again.
Here are links to reproducible State and Federal tax forms.


Federal Tax Forms 1-800-829-3676
State Tax Forms1-800-323-4000 OR 609-826-4000

We have copies of forms available inside of the Library. Binders of reproducible forms are available at the Reference Desk and reference staff would be happy to ocate forms for you at the State and Federal tax sites.

For tax assistance, copies of J. K. Lasser's your income tax are available at the Reference Desk and to check out.

Monroe Township Library February Calendar of Events for Adults

Cabin Fever Winter Reading Club

Through Tuesday, February 26. Warm up with a good book

this winter and you could win prizes!  Enter the book titles that

you read weekly and become eligible for prizes.  Prizes drawn

every Wednesday. Pick up your registration bookmark at Circulation

and begin your winter reading today!




Free Walk-In Movies

2:00 p.m., Thursdays, February 7, 14, &21.  Come and warm

up with various comedies.




Let’s Talk About It!:  Jewish Literature Book Group

1:30 p.m., Sunday, February 10.  A discussion led by

Mildred Goodwin about The Mind-Body Problem by

Rebecca Goldstein.  Sign up and reserve your copy at Circulation.




Knit Lit Book Group

12:00 p.m., Thursday, February 21.  Bring your knitting

project to work on while we discuss Cane River by

Lalita Tademy.  Sign up at Circulation.



Coffee & a Book  

10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 28.  A discussion about Up from

Orchard Street by Eleanor Widmer.  Sign up and reserve your

copy at Circulation.


Library Closings:

Monday, February 18:  Presidents’ Day


All events are open to the public. 

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