For Immediate Release:

July 20, 2010

Mugshots is county Library System’s new teen café

Live music and refreshments makes it a cool place to be

Looking for a new place to hang out and beat the summer heat? Cool down with “Mugshots,” a new teen cafe sponsored by the Monmouth County Library System’s Teen and Young Adult Program.

The first Mugshots café will open at the Howell Township Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 22 and will run until 8:30 p.m. Listen to live acoustic music, kick back with a coffee or a cool drink and chat with your friends. There also will be an open mic for anyone who wants to perform.

The café and refreshments are free. The program is for teens entering sixth grade and older. Register at the library holding the café by either calling the library or stopping by the reference desk.

The first round of Mugshots cafes are as follows:

•  Howell Township Library, 318 Old Tavern Rd., at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 22. Contact: 732-938-2300, ext. 4.
• Hazlet Township Library, 215 Middle Rd., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. Contact: 732-264-716
• Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Dr., Manalapan, at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 29. Contact: 732-431-7222.
•  Wall Township Library, 2700 Allaire Rd., at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4. Contact: 732-449-8877.

For more information, please visit the Monmouth County Library’s website at www.monmouthcountylib.org

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