Upcoming Events

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.

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.  

Come look through telescopes at the night sky, thanks to volunteers from the Morris Museum Astronomical Society.

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 is Asian cuisine. We'll take turns discussing the recipes we chose on that topic.  

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

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

Choose a craft kit and make it at home. One per child please.

Tell a joke to the children's librarian and get a bonus treat!

Learn basic sign language from Miss Cathy.  Learning a new language can improve memory, ability to focus and self-confidence.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!)

Often called the “queen of British historical fiction,” Philippa Gregory returns to the infamous Tudor Court with a tale that is both timely and timeless.

Choose a craft kit and make it at home. One per child please.

Tell a joke to the children's librarian and get a bonus treat!

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

Choose a craft kit and make it at home. One per child please.

Tell a joke to the children's librarian and get a bonus treat!

Dress your little ones in their Halloween best!   We'll listen to some Halloween stories, sing songs,  have a costume parade and trick or treat around the library.  

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