This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 18 2025 Sat Read to a Dog Saturday 11:45am–12:00pm Elem Children (6-12) Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 18 2025 Sat Read to a Dog Saturday 11:45am–12:00pm Elem Children (6-12) Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12) Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Practice your new or developing skills by reading to a beautiful therapy dog.
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Oct 18 2025 Sat Teens Teaching: Math Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Oct 18 2025 Sat Teens Teaching: Math Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 20 2025 Mon NP Chess Club Lecture 4:30pm–5:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 20 2025 Mon NP Chess Club Lecture 4:30pm–5:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone 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 Oct 20 2025 Mon NP Chess Club Play 5:30pm–6:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 20 2025 Mon NP Chess Club Play 5:30pm–6:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone 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 Oct 20 2025 Mon Landscape Diversity in New Jersey 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 20 2025 Mon Landscape Diversity in New Jersey 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Workshop/Lecture Event Details: George Aronson, a photographer and naturalist, will give a photographic lecture on landscape diversity in New Jersey. This presentation is sponsored by the New Providence Garden Club, which will hold its monthly meeting afterward.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 21 2025 Tue NP Historical Society Mason Room Open 10:00am–12:00pm Adults, Everyone This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 21 2025 Tue 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 "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 21 2025 Tue Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 21 2025 Tue Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) 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 Oct 21 2025 Tue Morning Book Club 10:30am–11:30am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 21 2025 Tue 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 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss.
This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 21 2025 Tue Movie: F1 1:00pm–3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 21 2025 Tue Movie: F1 1:00pm–3:30pm Adults Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movie Event Details: Dubbed "the greatest that never was," Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was Formula 1's most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 21 2025 Tue Tuesday Open Play Coddington 1:00pm–8:00pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 21 2025 Tue Tuesday Open Play Coddington 1:00pm–8:00pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) 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.
Oct 21 2025 Tue Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00pm–8:30pm Oct 21 2025 Tue Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00pm–8:30pm Use of the library's meeting room does not indicate endorsement or agreement with the group reserving the space. 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 Oct 22 2025 Wed Mother Goose Group with Miss Debbie 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 22 2025 Wed Mother Goose Group with Miss Debbie 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 22 2025 Wed Lego Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12) This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 22 2025 Wed Lego Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12) Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12) Program Type: Sports & Games Event Details: Construct a scene to fit the monthly theme or just create freely. Themed creations will be on display in the children's room all month.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 22 2025 Wed Finding My Way with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults, Everyone Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 22 2025 Wed Finding My Way with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults, Everyone Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Workshop/Lecture Event Details: Join us online and be one of the first to hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai about her astonishing memoir, Finding My Way.
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 Oct 23 2025 Thu Good Tyme String Band 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Everyone 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 Oct 23 2025 Thu Good Tyme String Band 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Everyone 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 Oct 23 2025 Thu Knitting Workshop 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12) Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 23 2025 Thu Knitting Workshop 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12) Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12) Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop/Lecture Registration Required
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 23 2025 Thu Trivia Night 6:30pm–8:00pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 23 2025 Thu Trivia Night 6:30pm–8:00pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults Program Type: Sports & Games Registration Required Event Details: Test your knowledge at trivia night, which is hosted by quizmaster Mary Piekarski. The questions in this game are geared for people 18 and older but all ages are welcome to try.
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 23 2025 Thu Bedtime Stories 7:00pm–7:30pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 23 2025 Thu Bedtime Stories 7:00pm–7:30pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Put on your PJs and bring your lovies for stories with Miss Debbie.
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 24 2025 Fri Friday Open Play Coddington 10:00am–4:30pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 24 2025 Fri Friday Open Play Coddington 10:00am–4:30pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) 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 "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 25 2025 Sat Saturday Mother Goose 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Oct 25 2025 Sat Saturday Mother Goose 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join this active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun for toddlers to preschoolers, especially for those unable to come during the week.
This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 25 2025 Sat Crafterday 11:00am–3:00pm Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12) This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 25 2025 Sat Crafterday 11:00am–3:00pm Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12) 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 Oct 25 2025 Sat Movie: How to Train Your Dragon 1:30pm–3:45pm Elem Children (6-12) This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Oct 25 2025 Sat Movie: How to Train Your Dragon 1:30pm–3:45pm Elem Children (6-12) Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12) Event Details: A friendship between Hiccup, a Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, helps to forge the future. [2025 film]
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Oct 25 2025 Sat Teens Teaching: Math Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Oct 25 2025 Sat Teens Teaching: Math Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 27 2025 Mon NP Chess Club Lecture 4:30pm–5:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Oct 27 2025 Mon NP Chess Club Lecture 4:30pm–5:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Everyone 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.
