Thursday, May 28th | 1PM Tune in on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube How was The Newark Public Library’s NJ Hispanic Research & Information Center created? Please join us for an overview of the NJHRIC’s establishment and its three components with archivist, Juber Ayala. Click here to view the flyer.

Friday, May 29th | 1:00 PM Tune in on Zoom Steve Niforatos, Barringer High ’66, shares his photos of growing up in Newark in the 1950s and 60s. He reminisces with the Newark Public Library’s Thomas Ankner. Click here to view the flyer.

Wednesday, May 27th | 7PM Tune in on Facebook Live Join the Newark Public Library for a live exercise exploring some common fears about college and ways to tackle them. Click here to view the flyer.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 | 7:00 PM Tune in on Zoom Register at On June 16, 2020, The North, City of Newark, NJ – City Hall, and New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the election of Ken Gibson as Newark’s first African American Mayor. “The Gibson Virtual Teach-In” will look at... Read More

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 | 4-5 PM Join us for A Reading and Conservation with Benjamin Taylor. Taylor will discuss his new memoir Here We Are: My Friendship with Philip Roth. Benjamin Taylor’s memoir is a deeply felt, beautifully crafted meditation on friendship and loss, and a touching portrait of Philip Roth from one of... Read More

Friday, May 22 | 1:00 PM Tune in on Zoom Mary Lish has devoted years to preserving the records of area cemeteries and funeral homes. She talks to the Newark Public Library’s Thomas Ankner about her work with the New Jersey Records Preservation Group. Learn how to preserve these important records before they disappear. Click... Read More

Thursday, May 21st | 3:30 PM Tune in on Facebook Live! Newark Public Library and The Greater Newark Conservancy are pleased to offer a Leap into Science Wind Workshop for children ages 3-10 their families. Leap into Science is a nationwide program from The Franklin Institute Science Museum that integrates open-ended science activities with children’s... Read More

Wednesday, May 20th | 7 PM Tune in on Zoom Author Gordon Bond discusses his book To Cast a Freedman’s Vote, the story of the first African American voter after the Civil War under the Fifteenth Amendment. Thomas Mundy Peterson was awarded a medal for casting his vote in Perth Amboy, NJ, an event which... Read More

Monday, May 18th | 1 PM Tune in on Facebook or YouTube What are artists’ books and why are they so unique? Please join us for an overview of the Artists’ Book Collection at the Newark Public Library with Special Collections Librarian, Nadine Sergejeff. Click here to view the flyer.

Play anytime from Friday, May 22nd @ 12pm to Sunday, May 24th @ 8pm Join the game here Join us for a fun trivia game for kids and adults of all ages. This week’s topic will be: animals! Winners will get a digital shoutout on the Newark Public Library’s social media pages. Click here to... Read More