Upcoming Events

Bling your own book!  Bring your own book and bedazzle the title or the cover artwork with rhinestones. You can bring a hardcover with a dust jacket, or a paperback.

You are registering for January - March.

For students in 4th-6th grades.

Talented children from the Applause Touring Collective present an hour version of the beloved "Mary Poppins" with singing and dancing.  Step back into 1910 in England.

An introduction to Dungeons & Dragons for students in grades 4 - 6 who are interested in learning the game.

Students must be able to attend all four sessions: March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22.

Everyone has their own tips and observations about gardening, but how many of these are actually myths? Join Debbie LaGattuta from the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Monmouth County and become a garden mythbuster!

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.

Retired science teacher Dorothy Smullen will explore the fascinating world of mushrooms—covering their life cycle with the aid of slides and educational displays. Sponsored by the New Providence Garden Club, which holds its meeting afterward.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

You are registering for Jan - March 2026. 

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Join Miss Debbie for an active storytime of songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun.  For 18 months - preschool but older kids are always welcome!

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