Upcoming Events

Age Group
Age Group
Program Type
Library Branch
Ongoing Events
Event Type
Registration Type

Primary tabs

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: favorite spring dishes, to get ready for Springtime! Our moderator this month is Nancy.

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 "Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

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:

You are registering for Jan - March 2026. 

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: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:

The Haunting Chapters Book Club will discuss Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, a novel in which Mexico City is an oasis in a sea of vampires.

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!

This event is in the "Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Practicing healthy habits can have a positive impact on our overall health, including prolonging the onset of age-related brain issues, like dementia.

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

Lego Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
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: Sports & Games
Event Details:

Come to the monthly Lego Club and build your best replica of historic or patriotic structures! March theme is the Washington Monument! Themed creations will be on display in the children's room until the next meeting.

This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Sign Up
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The sign up form will open on March 26 for April boxes.

April boxes will be available for pickup on April 30.

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

Storytime with Miss Elizzie

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:

Bring your toddlers and babies for songs, stories, fun and socialization with Miss Elizzie.

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

Knitting Workshop

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

Learn to knit from seasoned knitters.  Space is limited and registration is required.

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

Mother Goose Group Saturday

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:

Join Miss Debbie for fingerplays, dancing and fun.  

Meant for toddlers through preschoolers but older children always welcomed!

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

Crafterday

11:15am–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 to use the materials and instructions to make a craft.  Take home your creation!

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 "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Workshop/Lecture
Event Details:

Storyteller Alice Avrutin-Yellin will retell her mother's stories (fictionalized in the classic book Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse).

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

NP Chess Club Lecture

4:30pm–5:30pm
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
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.