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).

A book club with no assigned reading! Join us for a free bagel from NP Bagel Cafe and we'll take turns speaking about the books that we're reading/ have enjoyed recently.

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 for stories, songs and socialization.  And meet new friends.

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

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.

Accessory Sale

Shop for handbags, scarves, jewelry, watches, cufflinks and more in the Friends of the Library's accessory sale! Proceeds will support the library.

Gift Wrapping

Alzheimer’s and other dementias cause memory, thinking, and behavior changes that interfere with daily living. Noticing these early changes and being proactive at their onset can have lasting impacts in care and quality of life. 

Audiobook Walking Club

(a Silent Book Club Side Quest!)

Are you new to grant proposal writing or want a quick refresher? This class will provide you with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation, including:

This month’s theme is holiday appetizers and desserts! We'll take turns discussing the recipes we chose on that topic.  Terri is our moderator this month.

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

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

Vocalist Carol Erickson, who has sung in jazz clubs in the Metro NYC area, will perform songs from The American Songbook, with a hint of holiday cheer. She will be accompanied on guitar by Jim Ramundo. 

Explore arts and crafts in this hands-on after school monthly club.   

Grades 1 - 5.

For students in 4th-6th 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.

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.

Join us anytime to make a holiday craft.

Baseball enthusiasts are invited to discuss teams, players and issues of the sport with other baseball fans. Listeners are welcome too!

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.