New Providence Memorial Library

10:00am-5:00pm

377 Elkwood Ave
New Providence, NJ 07974
United States

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Sun-Mon: Closed

Tue: 10:00am-8:30pm

Wed: 10:00am-5:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-8:30pm

Fri-Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (6/15)	Mon (6/16)	Tue (6/17)	Wed (6/18)	Thu (6/19)	Fri (6/20)	Sat (6/21)
All Day	This event is in the "Teens" group. Summer Reading Teen Volunteer Sign Up All Day 6/1 - 6/18 Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Sign Up Age Group: Teens Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Summer Reading 2025 will kick off on June 19 and we need teen volunteers to help! NP teens going into grades 8-12 next year can sign up to work 2-hour shifts inside the library at our Summer Reading table.				This event is in the "Everyone" group. Summer Reading 2025 All Day 6/19 - 8/9 Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Other Event Details: Color Our World!
	Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: New Providence Memorial Library Description: Library Closed All Day					Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: New Providence Memorial Library Description: Library Closed All Day
10 am			This event is in the "Adults" group. NP Historical Society Mason Room Open 10:00am - 12:00pm Adults 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) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group. This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy features stories, interactive rhymes, songs, sign language and movement for ages 3-5 (preschooler - K). This event is in the "Adults" group. Morning Book Club 10:30am - 11:30am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. 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 Finding Chika: a Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom.	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) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group. This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group. 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 with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun. (For ages 18 months - preschool but older kids welcomed!)	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 "Everyone" group. Good Tyme String Band 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Everyone 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 "Everyone" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Everyone Program Type: Performance Event Details: Join this string band for some toe tapping fun. All music lovers welcomed!		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 This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Read to a Dog Saturday 10:45am - 11:00am Elem Children (6-12) Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12) Program Type: Other Registration Required
11 am							This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Read to a Dog Saturday 11:00am - 11:15am Elem Children (6-12) Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Read to a Dog Saturday 11:15am - 11:30am Elem Children (6-12) Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Read to a Dog Saturday 11:30am - 11:45am Elem Children (6-12) Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. 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 "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Read to a Dog Saturday 11:45am - 12:00pm Elem Children (6-12) Registration Required This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12) Program Type: Other Registration Required
12 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group. Finals Study Space 12:00pm - 5:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Teens Program Type: Other Event Details: The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details. No registration required.
1 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Movie: The Fire Inside 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movie Event Details: The Fire Inside is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time. This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group. This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group. Tuesday Open Play Coddington 1:00pm - 8:00pm Toddlers (0-2), Preschool (3-5) This event is in the "Toddlers (0-2)" group. This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group. 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. Meet new friends. Open Play is closed from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.
2 pm							This event is in the "Preschool (3-5)" group. This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Mufasa: The Lion King - Family Movie 2:00pm - 4:00pm 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. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12) Program Type: Movie Event Details: This live-action movie is the story of an orphan cub named Mufasa who became the Lion King.
3 pm		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. Mosaic Mondays 3:00pm - 4:30pm Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens 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. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Age Group: Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.	This event is in the "Teens" group. Finals Study Space 3:15pm - 6:00pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Teens Program Type: Other Event Details: The Conti & Coddington Rooms will be reserved for High School students to study for finals over the next few weeks. See schedule below for details. No registration required.		This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. African Drum Circle 3:00pm - 3:45pm Elem Children (6-12) This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12) Program Type: Performance, Workshop/Lecture Event Details: It's Juneteenth and the first day of summer - time to celebrate! Learn to play a range of West AFrican hand drums, including the djembe and the talking drum. Participate in an exhilarating dance and drum circle as the finale! This event is in the "Teens" group. June Teen Take Out Box Pickup 3:00pm - 8:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Sign Up Age Group: Teens Program Type: Other Event Details: If you registered for a June Teen Take Out Box, pick up your box beginning today at 3:00pm. Boxes will be held for one week.
4 pm		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 Lecture 4:30pm - 5:30pm 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. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Elem Children (6-12), Teens, Adults, Everyone 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 "Teens" group. Teens Teaching: Teen Coding 4:30pm - 6:00pm Teens Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Teens Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required Event Details: Whether you’re a beginner or already coding, our club is the place to learn, build, and have fun with code.
5 pm		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 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. 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 "Preschool (3-5)" group. This event is in the "Elem Children (6-12)" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Mosaic Mondays on Tuesdays 5:00pm - 7:30pm Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens 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. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Age Group: Preschool (3-5), Elem Children (6-12), Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Help us to create a beautiful new mosaic for the children's room hallway.
6 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group. Play Reading Group 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adults Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: We'll sit at the conference table in the Conti Room and read through the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar out loud, from start to finish.
7 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Silent Book Club 7:00pm - 7:45pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. 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.	Reservation Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00pm - 8:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Conti Room (Large)		This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Knit Night/ Stay & Crochet 7:00pm - 8:30pm Teens, Adults This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: New Providence Memorial Library Room: Coddington Room (Small) Age Group: Teens, 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.