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Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
New Providence Memorial Library
Description:

Library Closed All Day

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Finals Study Space

12:00pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Coddington Room (Small)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details.  No registration required.

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group.
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Mosaic Mondays

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Age Group: Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.

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: 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 "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.

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:

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.

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 Finding Chika: a Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Movie: The Fire Inside

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

The Fire Inside is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time.

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

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Finals Study Space

3:15pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details.  No registration required.

This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group.
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Mosaic Mondays on Tuesdays

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Age Group: Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.

This is not a library sponsored event.
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.

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 "Everyone" group.

Summer Reading 2025

All Day 6/19 - 8/9
Everyone
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Color Our World!

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.

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.

African Drum Circle

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Elem Children (6-12)
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Elem Children (6-12)
Program Type: Performance, Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

It's Juneteenth and the first day of summer - time to celebrate!  Learn to play a range of West AFrican hand drums, including the djembe and the talking drum.  Participate in an exhilarating dance and drum circle as the finale!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

June Teen Take Out Box Pickup

3:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Sign Up
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

If you registered for a June Teen Take Out Box, pick up your box beginning today at 3:00pm.

Boxes will be held for one week.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teens Teaching: Teen Coding

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Whether you’re a beginner or already coding, our club is the place to learn, build, and have fun with code.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Play Reading Group

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'll sit at the conference table in the Conti Room and read through the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar out loud, from start to finish.

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: Coddington Room (Small)
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.

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
New Providence Memorial Library
Description:

Library Closed All Day

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

Read to a Dog Saturday

10:30am - 10:45am
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