Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library

06/09/2026

🦖 Get ready for a DINO-mite adventure! Join us at the Bernardsville Library’s Summer Reading Kick-Off on Saturday, June 13, from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. Enjoy games, crafts, popsicles, and more as we launch our “Unearth a Story” summer reading program. Plus, be among the first to collect a special-edition Summer Reading Brag Tag! All ages welcome. 🦕📚☀️

05/25/2026

Please join us for the next installment in our Sundays at 3 Concert Series on June 7th! 🎶
This month, we welcome the Thomas Reilly Jazz Quartet — featuring 2 BHS alumni! Enjoy an afternoon of live jazz on Sunday, June 7 at 3 PM in the Community Room.
FREE admission • No registration required • All ages welcome
Sponsored by The Friends of the Bernardsville Library.

05/20/2026

Join us for the Annual Senior Brunch on June 5th, sponsored by the Friends of the Bernardsville Library! Enjoy a wonderful morning of community, conversation, and connection over brunch. Be sure to let your senior friends and neighbors know — we’d love to see everyone there! ☕🥐📚

05/03/2026

We’re so excited to welcome back fan favorites Coo Coo Cachoo 🎶✨ as the next performance in our Sundays at 3 Concert Series!

Please join us on Sunday, May 17 from 3-4 PM in the Community Room for a special Simon & Garfunkel tribute concert. This FREE, in-person program is open to all ages, no registration required!

Sponsored by The Friends of the Bernardsville Library. Come enjoy an afternoon of classic sounds with us! 🎤

04/16/2026

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-summer-lunches-for-our-community

The Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library would like to make simple lunches available to youth again this summer who may need them.

Last summer we were able to provide hundreds of free lunches to the community!

More than 250 children in the Somerset Hill School District are eligible for free and reduced lunches. Unfortunately the library is ineligible for the USDA summer lunch program, as it requires a 50% student need. As these children and others may be facing greater food insecurity during the summer months, the Friends of the Library would like to fill this gap.

Based on participation in other public libraries’ lunch programs, we plan to provide 20 lunches per day. We will not ask for any documentation from recipients, and The Food Bank Network of Somerset County is once again willing to facilitate bulk purchasing assistance for this program to assist with overall costs.

The bagged lunches will include a simple sandwich, a fruit item, a napkin, and a water. This will cost about $63.00 per day.

Can you help us raise $4,600 to provide this option for six days per week over ten weeks?

Thank you for your generosity last summer and thank you in advance for any support you are able to offer.

04/13/2026

Join us this Sunday (4/19) at 3 PM for the next installment in our Sundays at 3 Concert Series! 🎶
We’re excited to welcome the Ralph James Project, bringing your favorite rock hits to life with an acoustic twist.
Free and open to all—just show up and enjoy!

04/01/2026

Today is the day!!!

⭐️TODAY is the Day! Happy Library Giving Day!

And that's no April Fool's Day Joke!

Our library is truly one of Bernardsville’s most valued community assets—recent results from the Borough’s Quality-of-Life survey showed that more than 80% of respondents identified the library as one of the community amenities they value most.

Donations of any size help sustain the programs, services, and welcoming spaces that benefit residents of all ages!

As an added incentive, all donations received for Library Giving Day, up to $11,500, will be matched 100% by a Community Matching Grant from 23 generous Bernardsville Library Foundation supporters.

For more information and to donate: https://www.bernardsvillelibraryfoundation.org

Bernardsville Public Library
Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library

03/27/2026

📖Library Giving Day 2026 is just ONE week away! 📖

Did you know that all donations made now-April 1st will count towards our goal??

We are SO excited to announce that an added incentive, all donations received for Library Giving Day, up to $8,500, will be matched 100% by a Community Matching Grant from 17 generous Bernardsville Library Foundation supporters:

Donna Baier Stein, Karen Brodsky, Jack and Michelle Burke, Joan Contess, Tom and Patrice Cummings, Wolf and Debbie Heimerl, Drs. Neill and Julia Johnson, Mark and Therese Krook, John and Polly La Duc, Ernest and Veronica Larini, Ken and Shikha Mayer, Dan and Janet George Murnick, Peter and Kathleen Palmer, Gregory and Wendy Supron, Craig and Nancy Verduin, Richard and Pat Vieser, and one family who wishes to remain anonymous.

Thank you!

For more information and to make a donation:
https://www.bernardsvillelibraryfoundation.org

Thank you for your continued support!! 💚
Bernardsville Public Library
Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library

03/20/2026

Library giving day is less than 2 weeks away!!! Check it out! 📚😊📖

What is Library Giving Day?​​​​​

Library Giving Day is an annual, national, one-day online fundraising event held in April that encourages patrons to donate to their local public libraries. The Bernardsville Library Foundation will once again be sponsoring in this most important one-day fundraiser to support our outstanding Bernardsville Public Library!

Please consider making an online donation for Library Giving Day You don’t have to wait until April 1st. Our Library Giving Day donation page is open now! https://tinyurl.com/y2udyyha

03/16/2026

📚 Did you know… the Friends of the Bernardsville Library contribute approximately **$50,000 every year** to support programs, resources, and experiences for our community?

Your support helps fund:
✨ Children’s programming and the popular **Summer Reading Program**
✨ Wellness programs, senior luncheons, and seminars
✨ **Sundays at Three** concerts, and other community-wide events
✨ Museum passes, large-print books, and welcome bags for new patrons
✨ Technology, computers, furniture, and other library improvements

And the impact goes beyond the building.

💛 Through initiatives like **Summer Lunches for Bernardsville Youth**, the Friends have helped raise money to provide lunches for local children who may face food insecurity when school is out, filling an important gap when federal programs aren’t available.

📖 The Friends help make it possible for the Bernardsville Library to be more than a place for books - it’s a place for learning, connection, culture, and community.

💙 Learn more today: https://bernardsvillelibrary.org/friends/