The New Jersey State Button Society (NJSBS) is set to celebrate the start of its 75th anniversary year with a free program, “The Button Sampler,” on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 2 p.m. The event will take place at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System located at 2751 Brunswick Pike in Lawrenceville
The program honors the book “The Button Sampler,” co-written by the late Lillian Smith Albert. A Hightstown resident, she founded the NJSBS in 1941, when interest in button collecting began to surge. Through her research and study Albert helped make button collecting the important hobby it is today. The members of the state society share an interest in studying, collecting and preserving clothing buttons, both old and new.
To share their enthusiasm and knowledge, NJSBS members will share stories about their own favorite buttons and offer help to new collectors. Attendants are welcome to bring up to a dozen clothing buttons for NJSBS members to analyze.
Register by calling (609) 989-6920 or email lawprogs@mcl.org.
