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

Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Evening Book Club

7:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:

The Book Club will discuss Little by Edward Carey, the wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud.

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 "Teens" group

Finals Study Space

1:00pm–4:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Conti Room will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next week. See schedule below for details. No registration required.

As always, all are welcome to use our tables and study bar anytime.

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

Crafterday

10:00am–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 "Teens" group

Finals Study Space

10:00am–4:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Conti Room will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next week. See schedule below for details. No registration required.

As always, all are welcome to use our tables and study bar anytime.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

NP Historical Society Mason Room Open

11:00am–1:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Mason Room
Age Group: Teens, 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 "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: 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 "Teens" group

Finals Study Space

1:00pm–4:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Conti Room will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next week. See schedule below for details. No registration required.

As always, all are welcome to use our tables and study bar anytime.

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.

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
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:

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

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: America 250, Book Groups
Event Details:

Those who have read 1776 by David McCullough as part of our America 250 Community Read in New Providence are invited to join the members of the morning book club for a discussion of the book. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Movie: Title TBD

1:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Title TBD.

Film screenings are made possible by the Friends of New Providence Memorial Library and are free. Everyone is welcome.

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

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 "Adults" group

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

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 "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 "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Summer Reading - READ, White & Blue!!

All Day
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:

Welcome to Summer Reading 2026 - READ, White and Blue!!

Come to the library to register for this year's Summer Reading program.

Pick up your reading logs, renew your library cards and get ready for some fun!

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

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 "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 "Teens" group

Zoophoria

3:00pm–4:00pm
Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

This exciting hands-on wildlife program, led by professional handler Samantha Slevens, will keep you on the edge of your seat.  Learn about some very special animals, their behaviors and habitats, and how the right environment can h

This event is in the "Adults" group

Knit Night/ Stay & Crochet

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library
Room: Conti Room (Large)
Age Group: 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:

June 19 - LIBRARY CLOSED in observation of Juneteenth

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