Upcoming Events

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.

Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy features stories, interactive rhymes, songs, sign language and movement for ages 3-5 (preschooler - K).

This month’s theme: Fall Produce and Grains.  

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.   Meet new friends.

Open Play is closed from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Improve your skills as a writer in Writing Wizards, a creative writing workshop led by high school students. Students will learn writing through prompts and grammar lessons, and receive constructive feedback from both their peers and teachers.

Join the Haunting Chapters Book Club!

Join Miss Debbie for an active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun.  (For ages 18 months - preschool but older kids welcomed!)

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.

Bring your babies and toddlers for stories, songs and socialization.  And meet new friends.

We'll read the Tony Award-winning play Art by Yasmina Reza out loud in one evening. Art focuses on the meaning of art (in the form of a solid white painting) as well as the meaning of friendship.  The pla

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.  And make new friends!

Join this active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun for toddlers to preschoolers, especially for those unable to come during the week.

For students in 4th-6th grades.

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.

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.

Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy features stories, interactive rhymes, songs, sign language and movement for ages 3-5 (preschooler - K).

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.   Meet new friends.

Open Play is closed from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Improve your skills as a writer in Writing Wizards, a creative writing workshop led by high school students. Students will learn writing through prompts and grammar lessons, and receive constructive feedback from both their peers and teachers.

Join Miss Debbie for an active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun.  (For ages 18 months - preschool but older kids welcomed!)

The Roma Words, Roma Worlds book group discusses the work of authors of Romani descent.

Join us in person in the Conti Room or via zoom. Copies available at the front desk by request starting one month before the meeting. 

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.