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Library Closed

All Day
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.

Finals Study Space

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 12:00pm - 5:30pm
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens

The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details.  No registration required.

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details.  No registration required.

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

Mosaic Mondays

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens

Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.

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

Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.

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

NP Chess Club Lecture

Monday, June 16, 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, Adults, 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, Adults, 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 "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

NP Chess Club Play

Monday, June 16, 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, Adults, 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, Adults, 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.

Silent Book Club

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Library Seating at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults

At Silent Book Club there's no assigned reading.  All readers are welcome—ebooks or audiobooks, poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction... it's BYOBook. We gather to read together in quiet camaraderie.  

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Library Seating
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:

At Silent Book Club there's no assigned reading.  All readers are welcome—ebooks or audiobooks, poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction... it's BYOBook. We gather to read together in quiet camaraderie.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

NP Historical Society Mason Room Open

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Mason Room at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

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
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, June 17, 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.

Morning Book Club

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults

The morning book group will discuss Finding Chika: a Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom. 

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

The morning book group will discuss Finding Chika: a Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Movie: The Fire Inside

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

The Fire Inside is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time.

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

The Fire Inside is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time.

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

Tuesday Open Play Coddington

Tuesday, June 17, 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 "Teens" group.

Finals Study Space

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 3:15pm - 6:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens

The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details.  No registration required.

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

The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details.  No registration required.

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

Mosaic Mondays on Tuesdays

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens

Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.

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

Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.

Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
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, June 18, 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 "Everyone" group.

Summer Reading 2025

All Day 6/19 - 8/9
New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone

Color Our World!

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Color Our World!

This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group.
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Good Tyme String Band

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Everyone

Join this string band for some toe tapping fun.  All music lovers welcomed!

Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Join this string band for some toe tapping fun.  All music lovers welcomed!

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

African Drum Circle

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Performance, Workshop/Lecture
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12)

It's Juneteenth and the first day of summer - time to celebrate!  Learn to play a range of West AFrican hand drums, including the djembe and the talking drum.  Participate in an exhilarating dance and drum circle as the finale!

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

It's Juneteenth and the first day of summer - time to celebrate!  Learn to play a range of West AFrican hand drums, including the djembe and the talking drum.  Participate in an exhilarating dance and drum circle as the finale!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

June Teen Take Out Box Pickup

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 8:30pm
Sign Up at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens

If you registered for a June Teen Take Out Box, pick up your box beginning today at 3:00pm.

Boxes will be held for one week.

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

If you registered for a June Teen Take Out Box, pick up your box beginning today at 3:00pm.

Boxes will be held for one week.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teens Teaching: Teen Coding

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens

Whether you’re a beginner or already coding, our club is the place to learn, build, and have fun with code.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whether you’re a beginner or already coding, our club is the place to learn, build, and have fun with code.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Play Reading Group

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Conti Room (Large) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

We'll sit at the conference table in the Conti Room and read through the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar out loud, from start to finish.

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

We'll sit at the conference table in the Conti Room and read through the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar out loud, from start to finish.

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

Knit Night/ Stay & Crochet

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Coddington Room (Small) 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: Coddington Room (Small)
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.

Library Closed

All Day
New Providence Memorial Library

Library Closed All Day

Closing
Branches:
New Providence Memorial Library
Description:

Library Closed All Day

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

Read to a Dog Saturday

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 10:45am
Coddington Room (Small) at New Providence Memorial Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Elem Children (6-12)
Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required