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

Read, Clap & Tap with Miss Anita

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)
Event Details:

Bring your babies and toddlers to read, sign and have some fun with Miss Anita.  Weather permitting Miss Anita's storytime will be outside on the front lawn.    For ages 0 - 3.

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

Open Play Fridays

10:00am–4:30pm
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5)
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
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 in the Coddington Room.  Meet new friends.  Open Play closes from 12 - 1 pm.

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

Teens Teaching : Math Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

You are registering for January - March.

For students in 4th-6th grades.

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

Teens Teaching : Electrical Engineering

2:00pm–3:00pm
Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Concert: Keys 2 Success

3:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Come enjoy voice & keyboard performances by Keys 2 Success students at this recital. Keys 2 Success is a nonprofit that brings quality music education to students starting in Pre-K in the most underserved areas of Newark.

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

4:30pm–5:30pm
Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
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

5:30pm–6:30pm
Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults, Everyone
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

NP Garden Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Presentation TBA, sponsored by the New Providence Garden Club, which holds its meeting afterward. Everyone is welcome to attend.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Silent Book Club

7:00pm–7:45pm
Adults
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
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

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 Cathy for stories, interactive rhymes and movement with sign language.

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: TBD. Our moderator this month is Terri.

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

Open Play Tuesdays

1:00pm–4:00pm
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 in the Coddington Room.  Meet new friends.  Open Play closes from 4-5 pm.

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

Teens Teaching : Writing Wizards

4:00pm–5:00pm
Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

To register for Writing Wizards for September - December please register here.

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

Read to a Dog Tuesday Evenings

5:15pm–5:30pm
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
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

Read to a Dog Tuesday

5:30pm–5:45pm
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
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

Read to a Dog Tuesday

5:45pm–6:00pm
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
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

Read to a Dog Tuesday

6:00pm–6:15pm
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
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

Read to a Dog Tuesday

6:15pm–6:30pm
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
Event Details:

Practice your new or developing skills by reading to a therapy dog.

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

Read to a Dog Tuesday

6:30pm–6:45pm
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
This event is in the "Adults" group

Haunting Chapters Book Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:

This month the Haunting Chapters Book Club will be discussing Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark. Copies of each month's book are available on request at the front desk starting one month prior to the meeting.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Library Board of Trustees Mtg

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Monthly Library Board of Trustees meeting. 

Open to the public.

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

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 of songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun.  For 18 months - preschool but older kids are always welcome!