2023 Black History Celebration Opening
Join us for the opening event of our 2023 Black History Celebration! Thursday, 2.2.23 at 6PM
2023 Commemorative Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture
Please join us in the James Brown African American Room for the Library’s 2023 Commemorative Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture. Saturday, January 14, 2023 James Brown African American... 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
NEWARK LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – DECEMBER
Join us for the December book club meeting! Saturday Dec 17th, 2022 2 PM | meeting will be held on ZOOM! For the ZOOM log-in and for more... Read More
An Afternoon for the Newark Community about the Passaic River–December 17
Saturday, December 17, 2022 12:00 PM Main Library James Brown African American Room Second Floor ‘Tis the season for community conversations… The Clement A. Price... Read More
Successful Speakers Toastmasters Club
BUILD A BETTER YOU!!! Join us .. OPEN HOUSE ** TODAY ** Newark Public Library James Brown African American Room Learn how Toastmasters can help... Read More
An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
We are excited to welcome author of An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States, Kyle T. Mays Ph.D. and Amber Starks for what will be... Read More
The John Lewis Voting Rights Plenary Session
Saturday, November 5, 2022 1:00 PM Main Library James Brown African American Room Join us for The Road to the Convention, an important new forum... Read More
Exhibit Opening: Bearing Witness
Bearing Witness: A Soil Collection Project A Traveling Exhibit Memorializing the Legacy of Samuel “Mingo Jack” Johnson Newark Public Library–Main Library James Brown African American... Read More
Friends of the JBAAR Presents: The 5th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
THIS CELEBRATION WILL BE VIRTUAL. NEW TIME: Thursday, December 30th 5-7PM The Friends of the James Brown African American Room are having their 5th annual... Read More