Coffee House: Ben Cosgrove

Ben Cosgrove is a traveling composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment.

He has performed in every U.S. state except for Delaware, collaborated with groups ranging from rock bands to research scientists, contributed music to several radio and film projects including the Ken Burns documentary The American Buffalo.

September 13 at 1pm

Register for Ben Cosgrove Concert

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Organizing Thru Transitions

Join us as we learn new ways to tackle clutter with this fun and interactive workshop!

Jenna Elliott is the founder of The Naked Flower, Professional Organizers. She has been an organizer and re-designer for 22 years and works with a variety of clients, both in the office and in the home.

September 17 at 6pm

Register for Organizing Thru Transitions

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Friends' Fall Book Sale

Great Books. Great Bargains. Great Prices!

Sept. 25 from 5pm-8pm (Preview Night)*
Sept. 26 from 9am-5pm
Sept. 27 from Noon-4pm
Sept. 28 from 9am-8pm (Bargain Day)

Find More Info about Book Sale

*$20 Entrance Fee for Non-Friends of NML

What’s New

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Did you know that patrons have access to a weekly newsletter that lists the new books that were added to our collection? Get our Weekly New Book List in your email every Wednesday! Sign up for Wowbrary here.

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Our Summer Programs for Teens may be over!! But, the Summer Program page is still up. You can find the MPS Summer Reading lists on the page! And, if you’re looking for our school year Teen programs, check out our Teen Groups and Clubs page!!

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This year’s Children’s Summer Programs were a blast, and school’s around the corner. You can still Check out our Children’s Summer Program page for the Summer Reading Lists for MPS. And you can always visit our Youth Services Calendar to see what’s going on during the school year!

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The Friends ARE TAKING book donations right now! They will stop taking donations on September 9th so that they can prepare for the Fall Book Sale. Please remember that we don’t take donations of VHS, Encyclopedias, Textbooks, Magazines.

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This Month check out some of our NEWEST Reading Lists for All Ages. From Parenting Resources to High Contrast books for Preschool readers! Check them out!