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CLOSED: Staff Development Day – Friday October 16th

The library will be closed Friday October 16th for Staff Development Day. Regular hours resume Saturday October 17th at 10am.

CLOSED: Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Columbus Day

The library will be closed Monday October 12 in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Columbus Day.

Author Talk with Jonathan Santlofer

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 7-8pm

Come meet acclaimed novelist and artist Jonathan Santlofer! Following his much-praised thrillers The Last Mona Lisa and The Lost Van Gogh, he returns with a captivating new story of masterpieces, masterminds, and mystery. We invite you to join us for an in-person discussion and book signing for his newest book, Ten Perfect Guests.

Signed books will be available for purchase by cash, check or Venmo. Registration encouraged.

Take our Banned Books Week Trivia Quiz!

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Highlighting the value of free and open access to information, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek, to publish, to read, and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

Takes our Banned Books Week Trivia Quiz and be entered into a raffle for a special prize!

Take the Banned Books Trivia Quiz!

Pausing Book Donations

The Friends of the Metuchen Library are currently not accepting book donations as they prepare for the Annual Book Sale on October 3, 9am-3pm.

They will resume collecting October 26, thank you.

Resource Spotlight: Mango

National Hispanic Heritage Month begins Sept 15th!

Try Mango Languages Latin American Spanish course to learn more about the language and culture of Latin America!

Haven’t tried Mango Languages? We provide this resource for FREE to anyone with a library card! Get started today!

Get started with Mango