“What’s with you men? Would hair stop growing on your chest if you asked directions somewhere?”
Erma Bombeck (February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996)
The Liberty States Fiction Writers meets at:
Edison Public Library
Main Library
340 Plainfield Avenue,
Edison, New Jersey 08817
(732) 287-2298
Parking at the library is accessible from Plainfield Avenue via the driveway on the North side of the building or directly off Division Street. The library has also arranged for us to have access to the school parking lot. If at all possible, please park in the school lot so that the library patrons may use the library lot.
The main entrance to the library is at the back of the library and accessible from the parking lot. The meeting room is on the second floor of the library.
Directions:
- Route 27 Northbound: Left on Division St. or left onto Plainfield Ave. The Library is approximately three blocks North of the Plainfield Ave. and Route 27 intersection.
- Route 27 Southbound: Right onto Plainfield Ave. or Division St. The Library is approximately three blocks North of the Plainfield Ave. and Route 27 intersection.
- Route 1 Northbound: Exit at the intersection of Route 1 and Plainfield Ave. Follow the jug handle and cross Route 1 on Plainfield Ave. The Library is on the left approximately 1.5 miles from the intersection of Route 1 and Plainfield Ave.
- Route 1 Southbound: Just prior to Route 1 and Plainfield Ave. intersection, exit Route 1 onto Plainfield Ave. (the Wicks Shopping Center will be on the right). The Library is on the left approximately 1.5 miles North of the Route 1 and Plainfield Ave. intersection.
- NJ Turnpike (North & Southbound): Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 9. After you go through the tolls, follow directions for Route 18 toward New Brunswick (You bear to the right after the tolls). Stay to the right on the ramp because you are going to get right off onto Route 1 North toward New Brunswick. Once you get on Route 1 North, you will find yourself going over a bridge. Travel on Route 1 North to the first traffic light. You will need to bear to the right slightly (not a right turn – You will go in between the gas station and Walgreens.) Make the first right and then another right to get back to Plainfield Avenue. At the stop sign, make another right onto Plainfield Avenue and continue on this road for 2 lights (About 1.5 miles). The library will be on the left right before the train station. If you pass the train station, turn around.
- Route 287:Take the Stelton Road Exit – # 5. Take it toward Edison (which is toward Middlesex Mall). If you’re traveling on 287 South, you will bear right off the ramp. If you’re traveling on 287 North, you will make a left onto Stelton Road. Just keep on going straight up Stelton (past Middlesex Mall, Target, etc. to the left) to the library which will be on your right just past the Edison train station. The library will be about 2 miles or so from Route 287.
- Garden State Parkway (North or Southbound): Use Exit 131 onto Route 27 Southbound. Continue on Route 27 for approximately 6 miles. Right onto Plainfield Ave. or Division St. The Library is approximately three blocks North of the Plainfield Ave. and Route 27 intersection.
- Alternate Garden State Parkway (North or Southbound):Take the 287 North exit and then take the Stelton Road exit. # 5. Take it toward Edison (which is toward Middlesex Mall). You will make a left onto Stelton Road. Just keep on going straight up Stelton (past Middlesex Mall, Target, etc. to the left) to the library which will be on your right just past the Edison train station. The library will be about 2 miles or so from 287 to the library. If you don’t mind driving on Route 1 – then take the GSP exit for Route 1 South and continue on Route 1 South until Plainfield Avenue (Wicks Plaza will be to your right). Make a right on Plainfield and the library will be less than a mile up on the left.
- NJ Transit: Exit Edison Train Station. The Library is approximately two blocks South on the right. Click here for a Northeast Corridor Timetable. The approximate travel time from New York City to the Edison Train Station is 45 minutes.
To write to the Liberty States Fiction Writers
To contact the Liberty States Fiction Writers by mail, please write to:
PO Box 364
Metuchen, NJ 08840