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Community Engagement

The Matawan Aberdeen Public Library’s new Community Engagement Services initiative hopes to build stronger connections between the library and the people it serves. Through inclusive programs, outreach, and local partnerships, MAPL is making library resources more accessible, relevant, and community-driven.

We believe libraries are vital community hubs—places to learn, share ideas, and build relationships. By bringing the library into the community and the community into the library, MAPL continues to grow as a welcoming space for connection, creativity, and lifelong learning.

Would you like to request a possible outreach program or visit, at your location or at the library? Fill out the form below and someone will contact you.

Questions? Contact Community Engagement Librarian Laurie Floyd, lfloyd@mapl.org

732-583-9100, ext. 108 (Tues & Wed 10am-6pm)

Past Engagements

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Book Distribution

Community teachers were welcomed into the library to pick out discarded books for their classroom libraries.

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Trunk or Treat

Board member, Connie Kelley, and our director, Kimberly, ready to hand out candy at the Aberdeen PBA’s “Trunk or Treat”.

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Matawan Day

Our Director, Kimberly, and our Engagement Librarian, Laurie, meeting with patrons and residents at this year’s Matawan Day.

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Learning Experience

Our Director, Kimberly, visiting with families at The Learning Experience in Matawan.

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Aberdeen Day

Our Social Worker, James, engaging with patrons and residents at this year’s Aberdeen Day.

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MAPL’s Social Worker, James, was able to meet with patrons and community members of all ages at this year’s Aberdeen Day on September 20, 2025. James shared information about his free services available at the library through appointment and drop-in that include things like referrals, support with paperwork, and connections to local providers.
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MAPL’s Library Director, Kimberly, attended the Fall Festival at The Learning Experience here in Matawan. She was able to connect with some of our youngest patrons and their parents in order to share with them how to sign up for library cards, as well as how to partake in the myriad of children’s activities that we have each month here at the library.
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MAPL’s Library Director, Kimberly, and our Engagement Librarian, Laurie, met patrons and community members at this year’s Matawan Day on October 4, 2025 at Terhune Park. They handed out monthly activity calendars, brochures about our clubs and electronic resources and apps, and quite a few lollipops and bookmarks
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One of MAPL’s Board members, Connie Kelley, and our Director, Kimberly, decorated her appropriately orange car for the Aberdeen PBA’s “Trunk or Treat” that took place on October 19, 2025 at Matawan Regional High School. They handed out candy and bookmarks to over 400 little “ghosts and goblins” that day!
One difficult task for librarians is that sometimes we have to remove or “weed” books from our shelves to make room for new ones coming in. As you can imagine, it pains us to do this, so something that makes us feel better about that process is knowing when those books are going to “good homes”. In October, we invited local teachers to our book giveaway; with a teacher ID and a bag or a box, they were invited to take as many books as they would like for their classrooms.
~24 hour online request turnaround

If you don't already have a library card, stop by the library to register - or you can complete our online form and we will provide you with a card number and PIN within about 24 hours.