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Library Closed

All Day 11/27 - 11/28
New Providence Memorial Library

Library Closed All Day

Closing
Branches:
New Providence Memorial Library
Description:

Library Closed All Day

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Sign Up For Book Page Ornament Craft Kit

All Day 11/29 - 12/1
Sign Up at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Sign up to pick up a craft kit that you can take home and make your own book page ornament with.  You'll need to provide your own scissors and pencil for this craft.

Library staff will email you when your kit is ready to pick up.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Sign Up
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sign up to pick up a craft kit that you can take home and make your own book page ornament with.  You'll need to provide your own scissors and pencil for this craft.

Library staff will email you when your kit is ready to pick up.

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group

Movie: Winnie the Pooh

Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12)

Pooh, Christopher Robin, Eeyore and others in The One Hundred Acre Wood have funny and warm adventures in this 2011 Disney film.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Pooh, Christopher Robin, Eeyore and others in The One Hundred Acre Wood have funny and warm adventures in this 2011 Disney film.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Register For English Classes (January-June)

All Day 12/1 - 12/3
Sign Up at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

The library offers two free English classes for non-native speakers through its partnership with Literacy New Jersey of Union County.  One of the classes meets at the library on Monday mornings.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Sign Up
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The library offers two free English classes for non-native speakers through its partnership with Literacy New Jersey of Union County.  One of the classes meets at the library on Monday mornings.

This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

NP Chess Club Lecture

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Sports & Games
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone

Learn to play chess with the NP Chess Club! 

The club will present instructional lectures & strategy in the Conti Family Room.  These presentations are open to children, teens and adults.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Sports & Games
Event Details:

Learn to play chess with the NP Chess Club! 

The club will present instructional lectures & strategy in the Conti Family Room.  These presentations are open to children, teens and adults.

This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

NP Chess Club Play

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Sports & Games
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone

Play chess with the NP Chess Club!

Weekly play every Monday night from 5:30-6:30.

All ages welcome. All children age 10 or under must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver at all times while in the building.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Sports & Games
Event Details:

Play chess with the NP Chess Club!

Weekly play every Monday night from 5:30-6:30.

All ages welcome. All children age 10 or under must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver at all times while in the building.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Knit Night/ Stay & Crochet

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Knitters, crocheters and stitchers are welcome to come work on your works-in-progress in the Conti Room.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Knitters, crocheters and stitchers are welcome to come work on your works-in-progress in the Conti Room.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

NP Historical Society Mason Room Open

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Mason Room at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

The Mason Room is the New Providence Historical Society’s climate-controlled archive of historical records pertaining to New Providence, which is located within the New Providence Memorial Library at 377 Elkwood Avenue.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Mason Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Mason Room is the New Providence Historical Society’s climate-controlled archive of historical records pertaining to New Providence, which is located within the New Providence Memorial Library at 377 Elkwood Avenue.

This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group

Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)

Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy features stories, interactive rhymes, songs, sign language and movement for ages 3-5 (preschooler - K).

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy features stories, interactive rhymes, songs, sign language and movement for ages 3-5 (preschooler - K).

This event is in the "Adults" group

Movie: Small Things Like These

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:45pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own.

This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group

Tuesday Open Play Coddington

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Sports & Games
Age Group:
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.   Meet new friends.

Open Play is closed from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)
Program Type: Sports & Games
Event Details:

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.   Meet new friends.

Open Play is closed from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Scheming Wives and High-Stakes Hilarity with Author Sue Hincenbergs

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshop/Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Buckle up for a wild ride and join us as we sit down for an online chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs to discuss her novel The Retirement Plan, in which murder is the name of the game.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Buckle up for a wild ride and join us as we sit down for an online chat with debut author Sue Hincenbergs to discuss her novel The Retirement Plan, in which murder is the name of the game.

This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Writing Wizards

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshop/Lecture
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12), Teens

Improve your skills as a writer in Writing Wizards, a creative writing workshop led by high school students. Students will learn writing through prompts and grammar lessons, and receive constructive feedback from both their peers and teachers.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Improve your skills as a writer in Writing Wizards, a creative writing workshop led by high school students. Students will learn writing through prompts and grammar lessons, and receive constructive feedback from both their peers and teachers.

This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group

Mother Goose Group with Miss Debbie

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)

Join Miss Debbie for an active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun.  (For ages 18 months - preschool but older kids welcomed!)

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join Miss Debbie for an active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun.  (For ages 18 months - preschool but older kids welcomed!)

This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group

Storytime with Miss Elizzie

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)

Bring your toddlers and babies for stories, songs and socialization.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring your toddlers and babies for stories, songs and socialization.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Roma Words, Roma Worlds

Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults

The Roma Words, Roma Worlds book group will discuss Three Songs for Roxy by Caren Gussoff Sumption at this month's meeting.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Roma Words, Roma Worlds book group will discuss Three Songs for Roxy by Caren Gussoff Sumption at this month's meeting.

This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group

Friday Open Play Coddington

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Sports & Games
Age Group:
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.  And make new friends!

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)
Program Type: Sports & Games
Event Details:

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.  And make new friends!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Rose Wippich, Author of Empress Rising: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom & Rewrite the Rules of Aging

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshop/Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Rose Wippich offers raw honesty paired with transformative practices in her newly published book Empress Rising, a soul-stirring call to every woman ready to rise from invisible to invincible, to trade shrinking for shining, and to claim

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Rose Wippich offers raw honesty paired with transformative practices in her newly published book Empress Rising, a soul-stirring call to every woman ready to rise from invisible to invincible, to trade shrinking for shining, and to claim

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group

Crafterday

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12)

Drop by the Coddington Room to make a craft using the materials and instructions left on the table.  Take home what you create.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop by the Coddington Room to make a craft using the materials and instructions left on the table.  Take home what you create.

This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teens Teaching: Math Club

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshop/Lecture
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12), Teens

For students in 4th-6th grades.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

For students in 4th-6th grades.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Concert: "The American Songbook" with a Hint of Holiday Cheer

Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Vocalist Carol Erickson, who has sung in jazz clubs in the Metro NYC area, will perform songs from The American Songbook, with a hint of holiday cheer. She will be accompanied on guitar by Jim Ramundo. 

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Vocalist Carol Erickson, who has sung in jazz clubs in the Metro NYC area, will perform songs from The American Songbook, with a hint of holiday cheer. She will be accompanied on guitar by Jim Ramundo. 

This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

NP Chess Club Lecture

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Sports & Games
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone

Learn to play chess with the NP Chess Club! 

The club will present instructional lectures & strategy in the Conti Family Room.  These presentations are open to children, teens and adults.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Sports & Games
Event Details:

Learn to play chess with the NP Chess Club! 

The club will present instructional lectures & strategy in the Conti Family Room.  These presentations are open to children, teens and adults.

This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

NP Chess Club Play

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Sports & Games
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone

Play chess with the NP Chess Club!

Weekly play every Monday night from 5:30-6:30.

All ages welcome. All children age 10 or under must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver at all times while in the building.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Sports & Games
Event Details:

Play chess with the NP Chess Club!

Weekly play every Monday night from 5:30-6:30.

All ages welcome. All children age 10 or under must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver at all times while in the building.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Batter Up: Let's Talk Baseball

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Sports & Games
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Baseball enthusiasts are invited to discuss teams, players and issues of the sport with other baseball fans. Listeners are welcome too!

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Sports & Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baseball enthusiasts are invited to discuss teams, players and issues of the sport with other baseball fans. Listeners are welcome too!