Upcoming Events

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 month’s theme: healthy eating, to honor New Year's resolutions! Our moderator this month is Sangeeta.

The horror book club will discuss The Fervor by Alma Katsu, a psychological and supernatural twist on the horrors of the Japanese American internment camps in World War II. Copies of the book are available at the front desk.

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to a virtual interview about her latest book, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlights.

Among the many benefits of a gentle yoga practice, yoga can enhance focus and concentration and lift the mood.

The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA celebrates Yiddish literature and culture to advance a fuller understanding of Jewish history and identity.

The cold weather is a great time for handicrafts!  Join us anytime for a variety of winter crafts.  We supply the materials and instructions and you make the crafts.  Take home your creations.

The Friends of the Library are hosting a public reception to celebrate the opening of the Mixed Media art exhibit by Kat Block, Alicia Cotter, and Virginia Carroll in the Conti Room and on the walls of the quiet reading area.

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.

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.

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

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.

Freakier Friday, the sequel to Freaky Friday, will be screened in the Conti Room.  

Intimidated by networking? Not sure what to do or how to start? This workshop will provide simple, actionable ways you can get started networking or boost your existing networking for added results.

This virtual program explores the history of a variety of different candies, including some that have been around for well over 100 years and some that are quite new.

Madeline Potter, author of The Roma: a Traveling History, will join the Roma Words, Roma Worlds book club via zoom to speak about her latest book.

Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, based on the folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.

Buy yourself a beer or soda and play a board game in the back room at United Brewing! Mark and Elizabeth will introduce you to board games that go beyond the usual suspects you grew up playing.

As individual artists, they have more than made their mark in music. As a duo, they have created something extra, engaging and extremely entertaining.

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.

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.