5 Minute Memories with My Newark Story
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 6:00 – 7:30 pm Centennial Hall, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Please join us to discuss, share, and preserve your Newark memories. We encourage you to bring photographs or other historic materials and we will scan them for you. All ages are welcome! Free and open to the public! For... Read More
Pancakes & Pajamas
Saturday, April 14, 2018 12:00 noon – 2:30 pm Newark Public Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Keep your PJs on for a special Saturday story time! Community leaders will be reading stories! Raffle for brand new bikes! Grand Prize will be given away!!! Parent MUST be present! Also includes Face Painting Zumba Free Library Card... Read More
Reading + Book Signing with Junot Díaz
Thursday, April 12, 2018 6:00 pm doors open 7:00 pm reading and book signing program 2nd Floor Reading Room, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Join us for a free family reading event! Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz will be reading and signing his new children’s book Islandborn (Lola in español), with illustrations by Leo... Read More
Youth Networking Breakfast
Saturday, March 31, 2018 9:30 – 11:30 am 2nd Floor Reading Room, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Boys to Leaders Foundation is sponsoring a Youth Networking Breakfast. For more information, email boystoleaders@gmail.com.
New Jersey Youth Poetry Slam Finals
Friday, April 6, 2018 5:00 – 9:00 pm Newark Museum 49 Washington Street, Newark The Newark Poetry Institute, the Newark Public Library, and the Newark Museum are cosponsoring the New Jersey Youth Poetry Slam Finals, a part of the Loud Project, where 16 students will compete for 6 slots to represent New Jersey at the... Read More
Old School: Collections of the Newark Public Schools Historical Preservation Committee
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:00 – 8:00 pm Centennial Hall, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Show your Newark school spirit! Wear your Newark school gear and join us for the opening reception for the new exhibit on the history of the Newark Public Schools. Marion Bolden, former superintendent of the Newark Public Schools and... Read More
The Man in Room 306
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 6:00 – 8:00 pm Centennial Hall, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark The Friends of the James Brown African American Room, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., present a reading and discussion of this critically-acclaimed portrait of Dr. King. The Man in... Read More
Timestorm – A Live Audio Drama Reading
Saturday, March 31, 2018 2:00 – 3:30 pm Centennial Hall, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Join us for a first listen of TIMESTORM, a children’s audio drama series! Hear the first episode in this live reading with music and sound effects. This event is presented in partnership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and... Read More
Celebrate Women’s History Month with My Newark Story!
Celebrate Women’s History Month with My Newark Story! Learn about some famous women from Newark and contribute to the Library’s Women’s Wall of Fame.
My Newark Story Activity Book Giveaway
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 4:00 – 5:00 pm Weequahic Branch Library 355 Osborne Terrace, Newark Wednesday, April 25, 2018 4:00 – 5:00 pm Clinton Branch Library 739 Bergen Street, Newark Wednesday, May 2, 2018 4:00 – 5:00 pm Branch Brook Branch Library 235 Clifton Avenue, Newark COMMUNITY HISTORY DAY! Saturday, May 19, 2018* 10:00 am... Read More