Week Calendar

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.

Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy features stories, interactive rhymes, songs, sign language and movement for ages 3-5 (preschooler - K).

Join Miss Debbie for an active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun.  (For ages 18 months - preschool but older kids welcomed!)

Bring your babies and toddlers to read, sign and have some fun with Miss Anita.   For ages 0 - 3.

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.  And make new friends!

Come paint a canvas with step-by-step instruction from Gunjan. Registration is required as space is limited.  This program was made possible by the Friends of the New Providence Memorial Library. 

Drop by the Coddington Room to make a craft using the materials and instructions left on the table.  Take home what you create.

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television -- and culture -- forever.

Play with our train set, dollhouse, Duplo legos and puppet theater.   Meet new friends.

Open Play is closed from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.

You’re invited to grab your family and friends and join us online as Smithsonian scientists highlight information found in the Smithsonian’s book, Extinctopedia: Discover What We Have Lost, What Is at Risk, and How We Can Preserve the Diversit

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

Grab a crayon or piece of chalk and decorate our new Summer Jeep in the Coddington Room.  The finished jeep will move to the window area of the children's room during the week of June 9th for kids to play inside.

Grab a crayon or piece of chalk and decorate our new Summer Jeep in the Coddington Room.  The jeep will move to the window area of the children's room during the week of June 9th.

Join the NP Math Club and hone your problem-solving skills! 

Run by NP Teens open to students in 2-12th grades.

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.

Improve your skills as a writer in Writing Wizards, a creative writing workshop led by high school students. Students will learn writing through prompts and grammar lessons, and receive constructive feedback from both their peers and teachers.

Grab a crayon or piece of chalk and decorate our new Summer Jeep in the Coddington Room.  The finished jeep will move to the window area of the children's room during the week of June 9th for kids to play inside.

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

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.

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

Knitters, crocheters and stitchers are welcome to come work on your works-in-progress in the Conti Room.

Ronald Lee, who died in 2020, created the first Kalderash Romani-English dictionary.  He was also an activist, model shipbuilder, coppersmith,and collector of traditional Romany folk songs.

Buy yourself a beer or soda and play a board game in the back room at United Brewing! Mark and Elizabeth will introduce you to board games that go beyond the usual suspects you grew up playing.