Stroll Through Hopewell House Tour 2011

Please join us on our “Stroll Through Hopewell” on Sunday, April 17, 2011, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. This community event is sponsored by The Friends of the Hopewell Public Library.

This year you will get a glimpse of Hopewell Valley’s past by visiting charming homes and historic buildings. The self-guided tour will start at the historic Hopewell Borough Train Station and will feature seven houses of various styles including Arts and Crafts, Victorian and Post-Victorian, a converted church, and the Old School Baptist Church. Light refreshments will be served at the train station throughout the afternoon.

Tickets cost $25.00 each and can be purchased in advance at by visiting the Hopewell Public Library at 13 East Broad Street or online through PayPal at the link below. Tickets can also be purchased on the day of the tour at the Hopewell Train Station.

Please note that you will pick up your tickets in person at the Hopewell Train Station on the day of the tour (Sunday, 4/17).

For more information, please call the Hopewell Public Library at (609) 466-1625. All proceeds will go to support the Hopewell Public Library.

We look forward to seeing you on our “Stroll Through Hopewell!”

Click here to purchase your tickets online.

Support Hopewell Public Library

Hello from the Friends of Hopewell Public Library. The Friends of Hopewell Public Library is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to support and strengthen our local library. We’re thankful for your generous support during this year’s annual appeal. Last year’s generous donations enabled us to provide the following:

• A brand new workstation/circulation desk
• 2 new computers, 3 bar code scanners, 15,000 labels and 2 high-speed FIOS lines to support our library automation
• 545 books including large print books and updated economics and nature sections
• Subscription to 45 periodicals including New Jersey Monthly, Organic Gardening, Bicycling, Martha Stewart’s Living, Poetry, Scientific American, Saveur, Business Week, People, Time and the daily New York Times
• 20 new DVDs, 40 new CDs, audio books and music
• Programs for toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school children
• Summer reading incentive program including the end-of-year community party and 40 gift certificates awarded to children who completed the program
• All of the delicious refreshments offered at library events

The work of the Friends is essential to the success of the library. The current budget climate in NJ makes public support of local libraries more important than ever. One hundred percent of your contribution goes toward our work for the library. You can send your tax-deductible donation to:

The Friends of Hopewell Public Library
13 East Broad Street
Hopewell, NJ  08525

Watch this space for news of upcoming events and ways to support the library in other ways.