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Life Sized Candy Land
Life Sized Candy Land
Escape the winter blues and join us for fun and games at the Hackettstown Public Library! Beginning February 7th, the Children’s Room will be transformed into a life size version of the classic Candy Land board game! Bring a friend and move yourself along the Candy Land path through the children’s room. You can play […]
Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Tweens and Teens! Have suggestions that you would like to see at the library? Stop by for our Teen Advisory Board! February 27th at 5pm. Open to ages 9 and up. Please register online.
Booking & Cooking Cookbook Club (CANCELLED)
Booking & Cooking Cookbook Club (CANCELLED)
Join us monthly (the last Monday of every month) for an evening of sharing and sampling delicious culinary creations. Browse our collection of cookbooks to find a recipe based on the monthly theme. Then bring your tasty treat along with the recipe to share. Who knows? You may go home with a new favorite recipe! […]
4 events,
Life Sized Candy Land
Life Sized Candy Land
Escape the winter blues and join us for fun and games at the Hackettstown Public Library! Beginning February 7th, the Children’s Room will be transformed into a life size version of the classic Candy Land board game! Bring a friend and move yourself along the Candy Land path through the children’s room. You can play […]
Playdough Club
Playdough Club
Children ages 2-5 are invited to join Ms. Megan for a story and playdough sensory play! All materials will be provided, but playdough cannot be taken home. This program is approximately 45 minutes. Register online!
(Virtual!) Family Supper Club
(Virtual!) Family Supper Club
Join Hackettstown Public Library and your friendly, neighborhood Weis Dieticians as we explore flavors around the globe! We’ll gather once a month on zoom and make a delicious meal together. Dinner will be on the table by 5:30! Recipes and shopping lists will be sent out a week in advance. This program is for all […]
4 events,
Life Sized Candy Land
Life Sized Candy Land
Escape the winter blues and join us for fun and games at the Hackettstown Public Library! Beginning February 7th, the Children’s Room will be transformed into a life size version of the classic Candy Land board game! Bring a friend and move yourself along the Candy Land path through the children’s room. You can play […]
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
3 events,
Life Sized Candy Land
Life Sized Candy Land
Escape the winter blues and join us for fun and games at the Hackettstown Public Library! Beginning February 7th, the Children’s Room will be transformed into a life size version of the classic Candy Land board game! Bring a friend and move yourself along the Candy Land path through the children’s room. You can play […]
Lego Club
Lego Club
Join us for Lego Club once a week during the month of March in celebration of new Jersey Maker's Day, March 24th-26th! Each week we'll begin with a Storytime Lego building challenge and end with an open play session. This program is recommended for ages 6 and up, but younger siblings are welcome to join […]
Self-Publishing 101
Self-Publishing 101
Are you looking to publish a book? Join local author Eric J. Matluck as he discusses the ins and outs of self-publishing. He will explain why he chose that route, how much time is involved, and what costs you may encounter.
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Life Sized Candy Land
Life Sized Candy Land
Escape the winter blues and join us for fun and games at the Hackettstown Public Library! Beginning February 7th, the Children’s Room will be transformed into a life size version of the classic Candy Land board game! Bring a friend and move yourself along the Candy Land path through the children’s room. You can play […]
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Saturday Storytime
Saturday Storytime
This month, join Mrs. Lobby for a celebration of Harold and his Purple crayon! All ages are welcome, please register online!
Life Sized Candy Land
Life Sized Candy Land
Escape the winter blues and join us for fun and games at the Hackettstown Public Library! Beginning February 7th, the Children’s Room will be transformed into a life size version of the classic Candy Land board game! Bring a friend and move yourself along the Candy Land path through the children’s room. You can play […]
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Leprechaun Trap Contest
Leprechaun Trap Contest
Tweens and Teens! Stop by the library to create your own leprechaun trap! Traps will be displayed and voted on. The winner will get a prize! Materials will be provided by the library. However, if you have any other supplies or decorations feel free to bring them in. Please register online. Open to ages 9 […]
2 events,
Playdough Club
Playdough Club
Children ages 2-5 are invited to join Ms. Megan for a story and playdough sensory play! All materials will be provided, but playdough cannot be taken home. This program is approximately 45 minutes. Register online!
Read Aloud Book Club
Read Aloud Book Club
Join us for a special Read-Aloud Book Club with Ms. Megan. We'll be reading Clementine by Sara PennyPacker which is on the 3rd and 4th grade reading list for Battle of the Books! We’ll talk about the book, ask questions and expand our vocabulary. This program is recommended for children ages 8-12. Children can join […]
4 events,
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Book Buddies Reading Program
Book Buddies Reading Program
This program is for emerging readers entering 1st grade through 4th grade who would like to practice their reading fluency. Participants will have 20 minutes to read one-on-one with a youth volunteer from the Hackettstown Key Club. Volunteers will encourage children to practice reading aloud and help them with difficult words. Volunteers may also read […]
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Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Our Tiger Tech Tip helpers are here. Students from the Hackettstown High School Key Club can solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary, just drop in from 4-6pm on Thursdays!
Lego Club
Lego Club
Join us for Lego Club once a week during the month of March in celebration of new Jersey Maker's Day, March 24th-26th! Each week we'll begin with a Storytime Lego building challenge and end with an open play session. This program is recommended for ages 6 and up, but younger siblings are welcome to join […]
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Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees Meeting
In 2023, meetings of the Board of Trustees will be held on the 2nd Monday of each month, except in October, when the board will meet on Tuesday due to the Columbus Day holiday.
3 events,
Playdough Club
Playdough Club
Children ages 2-5 are invited to join Ms. Megan for a story and playdough sensory play! All materials will be provided, but playdough cannot be taken home. This program is approximately 45 minutes. Register online!
Read Aloud Book Club-CANCELLED
Read Aloud Book Club-CANCELLED
Read Aloud Book Club is cancelled this week due to illness. We'll see you next week!
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Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Women of the Seas and the Stars – Virtual Author Talk
Women of the Seas and the Stars – Virtual Author Talk
In celebration of Women's History Month, the library is honored to have historian and storyteller Carol Simon Levin discussed notable women who made careers and discoveries below the waves and above the clouds. Carol portrays Mercury 13 “almost astronaut” Jerrie Cobb to tell the stories of overlooked women who sought to explore realms beyond the […]
2 events,
Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Our Tiger Tech Tip helpers are here. Students from the Hackettstown High School Key Club can solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary, just drop in from 4-6pm on Thursdays!
Lego Club
Lego Club
Join us for Lego Club once a week during the month of March in celebration of new Jersey Maker's Day, March 24th-26th! Each week we'll begin with a Storytime Lego building challenge and end with an open play session. This program is recommended for ages 6 and up, but younger siblings are welcome to join […]
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Teen Craft Night: Ireland in a Jar
Teen Craft Night: Ireland in a Jar
Tweens and Teens! Come to the library for a night of crafting. Monday March 20th at 6pm. Open to ages 9 an up. Please register online.
3 events,
Playdough Club
Playdough Club
Children ages 2-5 are invited to join Ms. Megan for a story and playdough sensory play! All materials will be provided, but playdough cannot be taken home. This program is approximately 45 minutes. Register online!
Lead Service Lines : What’s in Your Water? (CANCELLED)
Lead Service Lines : What’s in Your Water? (CANCELLED)
How does lead contamination in drinking water impact the environment and the human body? Join NJ Watershed Ambassador Laney Darmiento at this program and find out! This program is presented in-person and via Zoom by the New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program, Americorps, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Zoom details will be emailed […]
Read Aloud Book Club
Read Aloud Book Club
Join us for a special Read-Aloud Book Club with Ms. Megan. We'll be reading Clementine by Sara PennyPacker which is on the 3rd and 4th grade reading list for Battle of the Books! We’ll talk about the book, ask questions and expand our vocabulary. This program is recommended for children ages 8-12. Children can join […]
3 events,
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Book Buddies Reading Program
Book Buddies Reading Program
This program is for emerging readers entering 1st grade through 4th grade who would like to practice their reading fluency. Participants will have 20 minutes to read one-on-one with a youth volunteer from the Hackettstown Key Club. Volunteers will encourage children to practice reading aloud and help them with difficult words. Volunteers may also read […]
5 events,
Ramadan Craft
Ramadan Craft
Join us for a fun Ramadan craft and learn about this special holiday celebrated by friends in our community! Drop-in to the children's room anytime between 9:30 am and 7:30 pm to paint your own wooden Eid pendant. Please register online!
Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Our Tiger Tech Tip helpers are here. Students from the Hackettstown High School Key Club can solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary, just drop in from 4-6pm on Thursdays!
Lego Club
Lego Club
Join us for Lego Club once a week during the month of March in celebration of new Jersey Maker's Day, March 24th-26th! Each week we'll begin with a Storytime Lego building challenge and end with an open play session. This program is recommended for ages 6 and up, but younger siblings are welcome to join […]
4 events,
Adult Maker’s Day: House of Cards
Adult Maker’s Day: House of Cards
Stop in for Maker's Day and see if you can add to our House of Cards without it falling down. If it does, that's fine. Just start again from scratch. Let's see how high we can go! This is a drop-in program and you do not need to register.
Alphabits Storytime
Alphabits Storytime
Alphabits Storytime is a Letter of the Day Storytime for children ages 3 – 5. This is a 26 week program beginning with letter A on September 23rd and ending with letter Z on April 28th. Each week we will share stories and activities aimed at learning to identify the letter of the day. Please […]
New Jersey Maker’s Day – Inventor’s Box
New Jersey Maker’s Day – Inventor’s Box
What will you do with an idea? Stop by the library on New Jersey Maker's Day to find out with our Inventors Boxes! Each inventor's box will contain a variety of materials and supplies for open ended play, design and tinkering. The possibilities are endless and the inventions will be as unique as the person […]
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Tween and Teen Maker’s Day: Take & Make Chevron Bookmarks
Tween and Teen Maker’s Day: Take & Make Chevron Bookmarks
Tweens and Teens! Stop during library hours to pick up supplies to create your own chevron bookmarks for Maker's Day 2023!
Adult Maker’s Day: Make Your Own Autobiography Cover
Adult Maker’s Day: Make Your Own Autobiography Cover
Stop in for Maker’s Day and design the cover to your autobiography. Colored pencils will be provided. Hand it to staff when you're done and the one voted best by our staff will win a prize! Prize will be awarded based on title, creativity, and artistry. This is a drop-in program and you do not […]
New Jersey Maker’s Day – Inventor’s Bag
New Jersey Maker’s Day – Inventor’s Bag
What will you do with an idea? Stop by the library during New Jersey Maker’s Day weekend to find out with our Inventors Bag! Each inventor’s bag will contain a variety of materials and supplies for open ended play, design and tinkering at home! The possibilities are endless and the inventions will be as unique […]
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1 event,
Booking & Cooking Cookbook Club
Booking & Cooking Cookbook Club
Join us monthly (the last Monday of every month) for an evening of sharing and sampling delicious culinary creations. Browse our collection of cookbooks to find a recipe based on the monthly theme. Then bring your tasty treat along with the recipe to share. Who knows? You may go home with a new favorite recipe! […]
3 events,
Playdough Club
Playdough Club
Children ages 2-5 are invited to join Ms. Megan for a story and playdough sensory play! All materials will be provided, but playdough cannot be taken home. This program is approximately 45 minutes. Register online!
(Virtual!) Family Supper Club
(Virtual!) Family Supper Club
Join Hackettstown Public Library and your friendly, neighborhood Weis Dieticians as we explore flavors around the globe! We’ll gather once a month on zoom and make a delicious meal together. Dinner will be on the table by 5:30! Recipes and shopping lists will be sent out a week in advance. This program is for all […]
From Grain to Glass: The Inside Scoop from Your Local Brewer
From Grain to Glass: The Inside Scoop from Your Local Brewer
Join Joe Fisher of Man Skirt Brewing for a night of all things beer. He will start off by explaining what beer is, the ingredients it's made from, and the basic process of how it is brewed. He will also detail how beer can be made at home. Finally, he will go deeper into what […]
4 events,
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Wiggly Wednesday
Wiggly Wednesday
Children ages 1-5 years and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Megan every Wednesday for early literacy activities designed to develop fine and gross motor skills and improve listening skills. Perfect for little ones who are not quite ready for a traditional storytime setting! Please register each child attending storyime. Wiggly Wednesday will be […]
Book Buddies Reading Program
Book Buddies Reading Program
This program is for emerging readers entering 1st grade through 4th grade who would like to practice their reading fluency. Participants will have 20 minutes to read one-on-one with a youth volunteer from the Hackettstown Key Club. Volunteers will encourage children to practice reading aloud and help them with difficult words. Volunteers may also read […]
2 events,
Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Tiger Tech Tips : Help With Your Devices
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Our Tiger Tech Tip helpers are here. Students from the Hackettstown High School Key Club can solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary, just drop in from 4-6pm on Thursdays!
Birding as Bloodsport: The Politics of Birding in Israel/Palestine
Birding as Bloodsport: The Politics of Birding in Israel/Palestine
As both an academic and a birder, Noah explores the politics underlying the seemingly innocuous hobby of birding in Israel/Palestine where nothing can be apolitical. Noah’s talk will include a bit of research, a few first-hand stories, highlights from some relevant current events, and a healthy dose of conflict-politics. Noah developed a passion for birding […]
2 events,
Alphabits Storytime
Alphabits Storytime
Alphabits Storytime is a Letter of the Day Storytime for children ages 3 – 5. This is a 26 week program beginning with letter A on September 23rd and ending with letter Z on April 28th. Each week we will share stories and activities aimed at learning to identify the letter of the day. Please […]
Fall Asleep, Stay Asleep (Final Fridays Seminar)
Fall Asleep, Stay Asleep (Final Fridays Seminar)
Sleep is a basic human need—just like food and water—but many people don’t get enough. Practicing good sleep hygiene may be your ticket to better rest. This program is geared towards senior citizens and is part of our "Final Fridays Seminar Series" which will take place on the last Friday of each month and cover […]
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Saturday Storytime
Saturday Storytime
This month, join Mrs. Lobby for a celebration of Harold and his Purple crayon! All ages are welcome, please register online!