Archiving the History of the Essex County Parks
Tuesday, October 20th 6:00 PM Tune in on Zoom Help us celebrate the 125th anniversary of the oldest county park system in the country! Essex County Parks Archivist Kathy Kauhl and the Newark Public Library’s Thomas Ankner discuss the history of the parks and the archives that document that history. A related exhibit is on... Read More
Children’s Room: Grab & Go Crafts
October 26th through October 30th | 12-2 PM The Newark Public Library, Children’s Room | 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 For more information call (973) 733-7797 Click here to view the flyer.
Film Screening: The #1 Bus Chronicles
Thursday, October 22nd | 6:00 PM Tune in on Zoom – details below “In the lives that convene at a single bus stop a whole world of stories can be found.” Join us for a screening of The #1 Bus Chronicles, a film by Joel Katz. Katz, a professor of media arts at New Jersey City... Read More
Pop Up Voter Registration Event @ Springfield Branch w/Councilwoman McIver
Tuesday, October 6th | 2:30-4:30 PM The Newark Public Library, Springfield | 50 Hayes Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Visit the Newark Public Library’s Springfield Branch for a pop-up voter registration event with Newark City Councilwoman LaMonica McIver. This will be an outdoor event. Masks and social distancing are mandatory Click here to view the flyer.
Living Your Life Like It’s Golden
Wednesday, October 7th | 6-7 PM Tune in on Zoom (details below) The Friends of The James Brown African American Room (JBAAR) Present: LIVING YOUR LIFE LIKE IT’S GOLDEN Planning, understanding, and enjoying your best health & financial well-being in your senior years Please click the following link to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/99570600419?pwd=Y0g5YVgrdmh2NjQ2YVRnVXhUUDRSZz09 | Passcode: 15145569... Read More
October Book Club
Saturday, October 17th | 2 PM Tune in on Zoom – email awhite@npl.org for details For October, we will be discussing Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma. The author of Battle of the Little Axe, Lauren Francis-Sharma, will be joining us during our meeting. Through September 28, this book is available as an... Read More
Teen Room: Grab & Go Crafts
November 23rd through November 25th | 12-3 PM The Newark Public Library, 3rd Floor Teen Room | 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Pop into the main branch 3rd floor teen room to pick up supplies to make your own Chakra bracelet! Email teenroom@npl.org to reserve your supplies. Click here to view the flyer.
Teen Room Event: National Poetry Day
Thursday, October 1st, 2020 | 12-4 PM The Newark Public Library, 3rd Floor Teen Room | 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Come grab a free copy of the Teen Room’s Poetry Journal, Where Do the Children Hide, edited by poet, Jasmine Mans. You can also make your own DIY poetry folder. Email teenroom@npl.org to... Read More
La colección de grabados y carteles puertorriqueños en la Biblioteca Pública de Newark
Nadine Sergejeff, Bibliotecaria de Colecciones Especiales, ofrece un recorrido virtual por las obras que conforman la colección puertorriqueña. Se presentará en tres partes: Introducción, Miércoles,23 de septiembre, 1:30 PM Los artistas, Miércoles, 30 de septiembre, 1:30 PM Carteles DIVEDCO y conclusión, Miércoles, 7 de octubre, 1:30 PM Véalos en Facebook Live o YouTube. Luego de... Read More
Banned Books Week 2020 – Books Behind Bars
Monday, September 28th | 7:00 PM Tune in on Zoom – details below Banned Books Week is an annual event in the last week of September highlighting issues of censorship, and emphasizing the freedom to read as a human right. This year, Newark Public Library brings light to contemporary book bans and reading restrictions in prisons which... Read More