NEWARK LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – JUNE
The Newark Public Library presents: A discussion with Jasmine Sealy, author of The Island of Forgetting. Saturday June 17th at 2PM on ZOOM! This book... Read More
Juneteenth Event – Exhibit Chat & Walking Tour
Be sure to join us for our Juneteenth event! Juneteenth Gallery Talk and Walking Tour Whose American Revolution? The Stories of Slavery and Indigenous... Read More
Black Baseball in America in the Era of the Color Line
A fifty-minute program offered for museums, libraries, historical societies, colleges and other venues. THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM. ON THE DAY OF THE PROGRAM CLICK... Read More
Inspire! Newark’s Underground Railroad, Pop-Up Exhibition
We are so excited to invite you to our free pop-up exhibition Inspire! Newark’s Underground Railroad. Like Harriet Tubman, Newark’s Underground Railroad activists’ courageous fight... Read More
The War is Here: Newark 1967
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 6:00 PM James Brown African American Room Main Library Second Floor The War is Here: Newark 1967 A new monograph by... Read More
NEWARK LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – MAY
The Newark Public Library presents: A discussion with Soraya Palmer author of The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts. Saturday May 20th ... Read More
The Beat, The Scene, The Sound – Book Launch
Join us Saturday June 24th at 2pm-4pm for an exciting evening celebrating the launch of the new book: The Beat, The Scene, The Sound: A... Read More
Fighting on Two Fronts: Ollie Stewart’s Reporting on Black GI’s in World War II
May 23, 2023 6:00pm Main Library James Brown African American Room Second Floor The Newark History Society’s next program, “Fighting on Two Fronts: Black GI’s in... Read More
Kids Jazz Concert Series
Newark’s Jazz radio station WBGO, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Newark Public Library present the “Kids Jazz Concert Series” on Saturday,... Read More
Newark Public Library Book Club
The Newark Public Library presents: A discussion with Lorena Hughes author of The Spanish Daughter. Saturday April 29th at 3:30PM on ZOOM! This book is... Read More