This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 20 2026 Mon Creating a Beautiful Home Garden with Native Plants 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 20 2026 Mon Creating a Beautiful Home Garden with Native Plants 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Workshop/Lecture Event Details: Do you want to brighten up your yard with flowers that return year after year? It's easy, if you know a few "secrets" about gardening which we will cover in this presentation!
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue NP Historical Society Mason Room Open 10:00am–12:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue NP Historical Society Mason Room Open 10:00am–12:00pm Adults 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 Apr 21 2026 Tue Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 21 2026 Tue 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 Apr 21 2026 Tue Morning Book Club 10:30am–11:30am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue 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 The Art Thief by Michael Finkel. The Art Thief chronicles one of the most outrageous crime sprees in history.
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue NJSL Presents: The First Indonesians in the Tri-State Area: A Hidden History of Migration & Survival 12:00pm–1:00pm Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue NJSL Presents: The First Indonesians in the Tri-State Area: A Hidden History of Migration & Survival 12:00pm–1:00pm Adults Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults Program Type: Workshop/Lecture Event Details: Did you know one of the first documented Indonesian families in the US lived in Elizabeth, NJ, before WWII?
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Movie: Hamnet 1:00pm–3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Movie: Hamnet 1:00pm–3:00pm Adults Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movie Event Details: After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) grapple with grief in 16th-century England.
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Open Play Tuesdays 1:00pm–8:15pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Open Play Tuesdays 1:00pm–8:15pm 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Teens Teaching : Writing Wizards 4:00pm–5:00pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Teens Teaching : Writing Wizards 4:00pm–5:00pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens 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 April 14 - June 9 2026.
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Mtg 7:00pm–8:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 21 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Mtg 7:00pm–8:30pm Adults Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults Event Details: Monthly Library Board of Trustees meeting. Open to the public.
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 22 2026 Wed Mother Goose Group with Miss Debbie 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 22 2026 Wed 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 "Preschool (3-5)" group This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Apr 22 2026 Wed Lego Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12) This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Apr 22 2026 Wed 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: Construct a scene to fit the monthly theme. Themed creations will be on display in the children's room until the next meeting.
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 23 2026 Thu Good Tyme String Band 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 23 2026 Thu Good Tyme String Band 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) Program Type: Performance Event Details: Join us for some toe tapping fun with our favorite string band. All ages welcome!
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Apr 23 2026 Thu Knitting Workshop 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Apr 23 2026 Thu Knitting Workshop 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens 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 Apr 24 2026 Fri Open Play Fridays 10:00am–4:30pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 24 2026 Fri 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 Apr 25 2026 Sat Mother Goose Group Saturday 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 25 2026 Sat 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 Apr 25 2026 Sat Crafterday 11:15am–3:00pm Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12) This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group Apr 25 2026 Sat 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 Apr 25 2026 Sat Teens Teaching : Math Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group Apr 25 2026 Sat Teens Teaching : Math Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens Program Type: Workshop/Lecture Registration Required Event Details: You are registering for April - June 2026.For students in 4th-6th grades.
This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 26 2026 Sun Concert: The Concord Singers 3:00pm–4:00pm Adults, Everyone This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 26 2026 Sun Concert: The Concord Singers 3:00pm–4:00pm Adults, Everyone Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Performance Event Details: Under the direction of Matthew Zabiegala since 2022, The Concord Singers will perform its spring concert, The Heart's Compass.
This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 27 2026 Mon NP Chess Club Lecture 4:30pm–5:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, 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 Apr 27 2026 Mon 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.
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 Apr 27 2026 Mon NP Chess Club Play 5:30pm–6:30pm Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults, Everyone 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 Apr 27 2026 Mon 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 Apr 27 2026 Mon Silent Book Club 7:00pm–7:45pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 27 2026 Mon 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 "Teens" group Apr 27 2026 Mon Teen Craft : Beaded Bag Charms 7:00pm–8:00pm Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Apr 27 2026 Mon Teen Craft : Beaded Bag Charms 7:00pm–8:00pm Teens Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Join us to make your own beaded bag charm. Registration required.
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 28 2026 Tue NP Historical Society Mason Room Open 10:00am–12:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 28 2026 Tue NP Historical Society Mason Room Open 10:00am–12:00pm Adults 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 Apr 28 2026 Tue Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy 10:30am–11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group Apr 28 2026 Tue 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.
