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Sign Up For Book Page Ornament Craft Kit

All Day 11/29–12/1
Teens, Adults
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 "Adults" group
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 "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Knit Night/ Stay & Crochet

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
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

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults, Everyone
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 "Adults" group

Movie: Small Things Like These

1:00pm–2:45pm
Adults
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 "Adults" group
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 "Adults" group

Roma Words, Roma Worlds

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
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 "Adults" group
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 "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
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 "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Batter Up: Let's Talk Baseball

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults, Everyone
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!

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

NP Historical Society Mason Room Open

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults, Everyone
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 "Adults" group

Books & Bagels

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:

A book club with no assigned reading! Join us for a free bagel from NP Bagel Cafe and we'll take turns speaking about the books that we're reading/ have enjoyed recently.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Cookbook Club

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

This month’s theme is holiday appetizers and desserts! We'll take turns discussing the recipes we chose on that topic.  Terri is our moderator this month.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Alzheimer’s and other dementias cause memory, thinking, and behavior changes that interfere with daily living. Noticing these early changes and being proactive at their onset can have lasting impacts in care and quality of life. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Are you new to grant proposal writing or want a quick refresher? This class will provide you with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation, including:

This event is in the "Adults" group

Board Games at the Brewery

7:30pm–9:30pm
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Sports & Games
Event Details:

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.

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

NP Historical Society Mason Room Open

11:00am–1:00pm
Adults, Everyone
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 "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

NP Historical Society Mason Room Open

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults, Everyone
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 "Adults" group

Morning Book Club

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
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 The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully... and now they've hijacked the town Christmas pageant.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Cookie Exchange

1:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy tea and a cozy video scene on the big screen, and leave with a variety of different cookies to enjoy!

This event is in the "Adults" group

The History of Christmas Carols

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

An educator from the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison will trace the evolution of Christmas Carols from pagan solstice songs to the wide range of carols played and performed around the wintertime holidays today.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Everyone would like to retire someday, and they would like to be financially secure when they do so. Saving for retirement is an important step for a secure future, but many people put it off.

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

Knit Night/ Stay & Crochet

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
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.