Clinton Township Newsletter

1 5 f e b r u a r y 2 0 2 6 OUR ADVERTISERS SUPPORT US. PLEASE HELP US BY SUPPORTING THEM. The Garden Club of Hunterdon Hills Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Clinton Presbyterian Church, 91 Center St, Clinton NJ 08809 The Garden Club of Hunterdon Hills invites anyone in the northern Hunterdon County area who shares an interest in gardening, horticulture, agriculture and conversation to join us! GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING at 9:30 am, Coffee at 10:00 am, Business Meeting at 11:00 am. Program: Medical Plants of the Civil War. Learn the important role plants played in the battlefield. Several popular herbal remedies will be discussed. Speaker: Leslie Parnes is a garden historian/writer/speaker, and formerly the Superindendent of Horticultural Education at NJ Morris County Parks Commission. Parnes now offers lectures and hands-on workshops. For more information about our club, visit: www.GardenClubHunterdonHills.com or email us at: info@ gardenclubhunterdonhills.com. s av e t h e d at e , F O r b O O k s ! ! Friends of the Hunterdon County Library 28th Annual Book Sale is April 25 – 27! The Friends of Hunterdon County Library (FOHCL) are holding their annual used Book Sale on Saturday, April 25 through Monday, April 27. 2026 marks the 28th annual Book Sale organized by FOHCL volunteers who sponsor this major fundraiser for the purpose of supporting and enhancing the Hunterdon County Library System. What does FOHCL do? Financial support is given for programs such as Maker's Day for youths, lecture series, concerts, book kits for lending to community book clubs, general programs and activities, Museum Pass Program as well as student college scholarships and supporting the upgrade of library facilities. A new program seeded in 2025 as a result of the book sale is the "Library of Things" for lending to patrons. Book donations are needed to supply the sale. DONATIONS at North County Branch Library on Halstead Street in Clinton can be made: Tuesday April 7 and Wednesday April 8: 9:30 am until 4:30pm and Thursday, April 9:30 am until 3:30 pm. Donations at Hunterdon County Fairgrounds in Ringoes can be made: Saturdays, April 11 and April 18, between 9am – 2 pm. Additionally, books may be dropped off earlier at either the Flemington Headquarters on Rt 12 or North County Branch in Clinton. Donation guidelines can be found on the Hunterdon County Library website: www.HCLibray.us. Donations are limited during these times. Want to get involved? FOHCL needs you! There are numerous volunteer opportunities at both sites. Accepting donations and sorting books, puzzles, and media at NCB and at the main site in Ringoes from set -up, and sorting donations to organizing books at the genre tables in the weeks preceding the sale. During the sale, volunteers are needed for restocking tables, cashiers and greeters along with directing parking during the sale. Volunteers may select a schedule that works best for them; sign up for a few hours, a few days, or every day! Help is needed at NCB from Tuesday, April 7 through Thursday, April 9 and at the main site in Ringoes from Wednesday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 29. Students 13+ years old and older may volunteer and service credit will be given. For more information and questions, find The Friends at: www. hclibrary. us/friends/booksale.htm, send an email to: fohclfriends@ gmail.com, or call HCL reference desk at: 908.730.6135. Volunteer forms will be available online at the above web address or at the libraries for pick- up by mid-February. FOHCL looks forward to seeing you as a volunteer, a book donator, sale shopper, or all! A friendly group welcomes you to join us! EQUAL HOUSING LENDER | MEMBER FDIC unitybank.com/cdspecials Grow your avings with us! "February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March." ~ Dr. J.R. Stockton

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