Upcoming Events

Make up to 3 circular buttons (with pin backs) using the library's button making machine!  This is a great option for last minute, customized stocking stuffers. You have three options to choose from:

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.

Join the Haunting Chapters Book Club!

This is a virtual webinar presented by the New Jersey State Library. Registration is required.

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.  

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.

The Roma Words, Roma Worlds book group will discuss Jan Yoors' The Gypsies.  Because the group is meeting at The Cafe Luna, there is no zoom available. Please join us in the fireplace area and feel free to pull a chair up.

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.

In the 1930s, Mary Crawley finds herself at the center of a public scandal, the family faces financial trouble, and the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. This PG film was released in 2025. 

The book group will discuss Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.

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.

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination protects individuals in a variety of situations, ensuring fair treatment and equal opportunity.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

When we think of gardening, we often think of flowers for butterflies, fruits and vegetables, and even ornate gardens with inviting pathways. Yet, one of the easiest and most useful plants to grow are herbs.

Take a journey through history as we explore Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life and legacy beyond his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech.

Unlock the secret language of connection with the Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist and bestselling author of The Power of Habit.