Programs & Exhibits
Current Programs
Celebrate Octoberfest in a way that only The Newark Public Library can!
t’s that time of year again! Celebrate Octoberfest in a way that only The Newark Public Library can! The 2nd Annual Norktoberfest is a party... Read More
Imágenes Sin Palabras exhibit
2023 LATINO CELEBRATION EXHIBITION Imágenes Sin Palabras Curated by Cesar Melgar ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 – DECEMBER 31, 2023 THE NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 5... Read More
NEWARK LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – SEPTEMBER
Join us for a discussion with Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, author of Big Girl. Saturday September 23rd at 2PM Est. For link to book club meeting... Read More
FLAVA IN FASHION: 50 & BEYOND
Flava in Fashion: 50 & Beyond is a free exhibition celebrating Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary. Highlighting New Jersey’s Fashion Scene during the global genre’s early beginnings and... Read More
This America of Ours
This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild A book talk by Nate Schweber Wednesday, November 15,... Read More
Public Benefits and You
What kind of assistance is available on a federal and state level? Who qualifies? How and where do you apply? Join Maria Castruita from... Read More
Black Liberation: Seeking Freedom in 18th and 19th Century Newark
The Newark History Society’s first program of the fall, Black Liberation: Seeking Freedom in 18th and 19th Century Newark, will take place on Tuesday, September 19 at 6:00pm in the James Brown African... Read More
Current Exhibits
Imágenes Sin Palabras exhibit
2023 LATINO CELEBRATION EXHIBITION Imágenes Sin Palabras Curated by Cesar Melgar ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 – DECEMBER 31, 2023 THE NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 5... Read More
September is Deaf Awareness Month!
Celebrating the Richness of Deaf Culture! Join us this September as we shine a spotlight on Deaf Awareness Month, a time dedicated to recognizing the... Read More
Rowing the Passaic: Then and Now
Come learn about the history of rowing on the Passaic with the Passaic River Rowing Association and how the tradition continues in Newark today with... Read More
Art on Paper: New Prints from the Special Collections Division
September 1 – December 30, 2023 First Floor Gallery, Main Library Click here for the flyer. The Newark Public Library’s Special Collections Division is hosting... Read More
INSPIRE! NEWARK’S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, POP-UP EXHIBITION
We are so excited to invite you to our free pop-up exhibition Inspire! Newark’s Underground Railroad. Like Harriet Tubman, Newark’s Underground Railroad activists’ courageous fight... Read More
The Black Photographer: The Jazz Photographs of Bill May
Part of the 2023 Black History celebration this exhibit showcases the photography of William M. May. We could do multiple programs revolving around Bill May... Read More
Inspire! Newark’s Underground Railroad, Pop-Up Exhibition
We are so excited to invite you to our free pop-up exhibition Inspire! Newark’s Underground Railroad. Like Harriet Tubman, Newark’s Underground Railroad activists’ courageous fight... Read More
Revered, Reviled, Restored: Newark’s Passaic River
Exhibit up through Dec 31, 2023.
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