2023 Black History Celebration Opening Event
The Newark Public Library is proud to host our annual Black History Celebration. Join us for the opening reception! This event is a catered reception... Read More
2023 Black History Celebration Opening
Join us for the opening event of our 2023 Black History Celebration! Thursday, 2.2.23 at 6PM
Grito de Mujer
Colección Grito de Mujer by Yoel Carmona Le invita a: La presentación de su nueva colección Parqueo Gratis: 20-53 Bridge St Garage Newark, NJ 07102... Read More
NJPAC Kwanzaa Festival
Catch us at NJPAC’s Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday December 17th! Join us for stories with Children’s Librarian Sharon Owens in the spirit of Kuumba (creativity)!... Read More
FRIENDS OF JBAAR 6TH ANNUAL KWANZAA CELEBRATION
THIS CELEBRATION WILL BE IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL. SATURDAY, December 31st 1PM-3:30PM JOIN US FOR the Friends of the James Brown African American Room’s 6th... Read More
LGBTQ+ Book Club of the Month: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Telegraph, Goodreads, Tor.com, them, and more) “A deeply strange and haunting novel in the... Read More
Rhythm Man: Chick Webb and the Beat that Changed America
Please join the Institute of Jazz Studies and Newark Public Library on January 23rd at 6:30 p.m. for an engrossing book talk at the James... Read More
The Art of Vogue
New Year … New You! Kick off 2024 with the Newark Public Library LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Whether you want to try voguing for the very first time or... Read More