Staying on Track: Strategies for Investing in Any Market
Investing should be viewed as a long-term commitment. Staying invested generally brings better results than chasing performance. This workshop will address systematic investing and help you balance your portfolio. You will learn how to allocate investments among asset classes for optimum diversification and ultimate financial return.
This seminar will be presented by a representative of an investment bank, but there will be no soliciting.
Monday, July 13
7:00 pm in the Durand Room
Free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

How to Write a Dynamite Business Plan
A business plan helps you think through all the steps and details of starting a business. You will need a business plan in order to get a business loan. The speaker will present an actual plan and discuss all the elements. Attendees can also have their existing business plans reviewed. The SCORE speaker, Dr. Edward Buchanan, is a local resident who has founded two successful businesses. To register, email PROGRAMS@maplewoodlibrary.org
Thursday, July 23
7 p.m. at Hilton Branch

Feeding the Community
Maplewood Memorial Library is collecting non-perishable food and personal care items for the Township Welfare Department. All items collected will be distributed to local residents in need of assistance. Donations may be brought to either branch during normal operating hours. For a list of suggested items, see our website: http://www.maplewoodlibrary.org/Food%20Drive.pdf

Maplewood/South Orange Professionals in Transition
Are you currently unemployed? Looking for new career opportunities?
Network with other professionals in the same situation. Share job hunting experiences, ideas and leads. The group provides support and a forum for sharing ideas and leads for people who are seeking new employment. Guest speakers have included human resource, coaching, psychology and social media experts..
10:15-11:30 am on the following Mondays:
July 13 and 27
August 3

New! Two Towns Library Card “Student Stickers”

Maplewood and South Orange Libraries are pleased to announce a new cooperative effort that will benefit students in the SOMa school district. All students in grades K-12 are now entitled to borrow materials from both the Maplewood and South Orange Public Libraries. This initiative effectively doubles the amount of library material available to them to borrow. When students get a library card from their home library, they can also ask for a Student Sticker, which allows them to borrow in both towns. If they already have a card, they’ll need to pay any existing fines before they can get a Sticker. Student Stickers can be obtained at any time throughout the year, and will need to be renewed yearly. Each library has its own rules as to what materials can borrowed with the Sticker. For more information, contact South Orange Library or Maplewood Library

Display Spaces Available

Do you have:

• A special collection?

• Original artwork?

• Information about your organization?

Maplewood Library has two display cases available for use on a monthly basis.
One case is in the adult room at the Main Library, and the other, larger case is in the Springfield Avenue lobby at Hilton Branch.
If you are interested in doing a display in one of the cases, please contact PROGRAMS@maplewoodlibrary.org.