September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World {Exhibit}
The Newark Public Library is honored to host this important exhibit from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the... Read More
2021 Latino Celebration Opening Reception
Opening Reception Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | 6:00 pm Centennial Hall Join us for the launch of the 2021 Latino Celebration’s exhibit and public program... Read More
“An Eerie Silence”: Newark Firefighters on 9/11
Thursday, September 16, 2021 • 7:00 pm Tune in on Zoom or Facebook Live The Newark Public Library marks the 20th anniversary of the September... Read More
The Philip Roth Personal Library: A Virtual Overview – Part I
Wednesday, August 11th | 5:30 PM Click here to view the recording: https://youtu.be/YM6nrYNK5W4 Who was Philip Roth? Why did he bequeath his personal library to... Read More
Black Power! 19th Century: Newark’s First African American Rebellion
Exhibit on view July 9th through August 31st. Downtown Newark Arts District Newark Public Library | 5 Washington Street 2nd Floor Gallery and James Brown... Read More
Virtual Tour: Welcome Back to Newark
Tuesday, July 6th | 7 PM Tune in on Zoom – details below Please join us for a virtual tour of Newark! See churches, parks,... Read More
Brick City Vanguard: Amiri Baraka, Black Music and Black Modernity
Wednesday, June 30th | 6:00 PM Tune in on Zoom or Facebook Live Tony Bolden (Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk, Langston Hughes Review)... Read More
She’s Not A Boy: Documentary and Q&A with Filmmakers
Saturday, July 3rd | 6PM Tune in on Zoom She’s Not a Boy is the story of Tatenda Ngwaru, an asylum-seeking intersex woman who fled... Read More
Defend Trans Kids: The Fight for Trans Healthcare
Tuesday, June 29th | 5:30 PM Join on Zoom or watch on Facebook Live! Across the country, there is a wave of legislation restricting transgender... Read More
The African Diaspora, North, Central, South American & the Caribbean: Black Lives Matter Wherever We Exist – Plátanos & Collard Greens
Wednesday, February 24th | 6:00 PM Tune in on Zoom – details below. Many Afro-descendant communities throughout the Americas lack meaningful representation in government and... Read More