Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Our Tiger Tech Tip helpers are here. Alex and JJ, students from Hackettstown High School, can solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 4-6pm on Tuesdays […]
Join us monthly 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! This program is for adults and […]
Learn all about the beacons of New Jersey! This program will detail lighthouse history, structure, and characteristics while also touching on the keepers, governance, and purpose of these majestic lights. This event is for adults, teens, and children ages 6 and up. Coloring and activity sheets will be provided for young learners. Marilyn Dunning and […]
Are you an adult who loves to MOVE? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to learn something new! Join our exclusive sample class and experience dance like never before. We invite you to try a little bit of everything, from gentle stretching to graceful ballet moves, and some energetic jazz moves. "Rhythm […]
Having trouble with "traditional" story times? Do you want your child to experience a more hands-on approach to storytelling? Come join us for a fun sensory play story time. Favorite toys and/or fidgets are encouraged! Please sign up each child individually, space is limited.
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Our Tiger Tech Tip helpers are here. Alex and JJ, students from Hackettstown High School, can solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 4-6pm on Tuesdays […]
Do you buy puzzles, have a wonderful time putting them together, but then leave them in the closet just to gather dust? Don't buy new ones, come to the library to swap it for one new to you! It's simple: bring a puzzle from home (please make sure they are in good condition and no [...]
Looking to learn Spanish with native speakers? At the Language Exchange Cafe, native English speakers and native Spanish speakers get together to learn each other's language and have some coffee. It is a fun, immersive, interactive way to build your second language skills. No registration necessary - just show up and have a good time! [...]
Read a super exciting story with Miss Rebecca, then make a craft all about it! This program is for ages 11 and under. Please register each child separately.
In March of 1938, Austrian Nazi Party members welcomed Adolph Hitler into Vienna as they welcomed the annexation of Austria by the German Reich. Crowds waved and screamed as "the Führer" rode triumphantly through the city. The Jews, Catholics, and the anti-Nazi faction that had demonstrated earlier in the year were in a state of [...]
Self-published Hackettstown author Eric J. Matluck will be here to discuss the art and craft of writing fiction. He has written 4 novels (2 available on Amazon, “Notes for a Eulogy” and “The Judges”) and 11 short stories. He’s been writing seriously for over 30 years, and he will discuss the inspiration behind writing in [...]
Come join us for LEGO Club twice a month! Each session will have a different theme and/or challenge to complete with your friends. For ages 5 and up. Please register each child separately, space is limited.
Are you not very good at drawing? Lack the skills for painting? Then this is the event for you! This is a freestyle craft competition in which everyone has access to a pile of ridiculous art and craft material. Participants can make as many pieces of “Bad Art” (sculptures, paintings, collages, etc.) as they want, [...]
The Transition Professionals JOBS team is holding a drop-in event at the Hackettstown Free Public Library. Job Opportunities for Building Success (JOBS) is a comprehensive program that offers free specialized training opportunities, sustainable employment acquisition, and supportive services (ie transportation, ID obtainment, food, clothing) to current justice-involved individuals facing barriers to employment. This can include: [...]
Tweens and Teens! Join us at the library for our Teen Advisory Board Meeting. Share ideas for programs or changes that you would like to see in the library. Open to ages and up. Please register online
Join Ms. Rebecca and special guest, Ms. Abbie, for a fun story time experience interpreted into American Sign Language! Please register each child separately.
Are you an adult who loves to MOVE? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to learn something new! Join our exclusive sample class and experience dance like never before. We invite you to try a little bit of everything, from gentle stretching to graceful ballet moves, and some energetic jazz moves. "Rhythm […]
Yoli will read and talk about different poems. Following the reading, participants will be invited to join in and write. There will be a brief writing session and as time allows, volunteers may read their work in progress, which encourages accepting written work without judgment. The workshop will close with participants creating a group poem, […]
Having trouble with "traditional" story times? Do you want your child to experience a more hands-on approach to storytelling? Come join us for a fun sensory play story time. Favorite toys and/or fidgets are encouraged! Please sign up each child individually, space is limited.
Let's strengthen your science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math skills once a month! Your child will be able to participate in an engaging engineering activity to test their S.T.E.A.M. skills. This event is for ages 5 and under. Please register each child separately.
Have you heard the buzz about electric vehicles (EV) but don't know if they are right for you? Interested in making the switch to electric but are unsure about it? Let Jerry explain the basics of EVs and the details of ownership.
So much of our life revolves around money and as our life changes, so should our financial priorities and goals. This presentation will focus on financial planning during various life stages. Gerard Raho from Edward Jones will touch on a Roth IRA and 529 college saving accounts for people early in their career. He will […]
Let's strengthen your science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math skills once a month! Your child will be able to participate in an engaging engineering activity to test their S.T.E.A.M. skills. This event is for ages 5 and over. Please register each child separately.
Looking to learn Spanish with native speakers? At the Language Exchange Cafe, native English speakers and native Spanish speakers get together to learn each other's language and have some coffee. It is a fun, immersive, interactive way to build your second language skills. No registration necessary - just show up and have a good time! […]
Join Monmouth University Professor and oral historian Melissa Ziobro as she offers a retrospective of the devastating EF-3 tornado that swept through Mullica Hill and surrounding areas in September of 2021. How widespread was the destruction? What was it like to be in the eye of the storm? How did the community come together to […]
Join us for a meeting of lively discussion at the library. This month’s book selection is ‘Mad Honey' by Jodi Picoult. Register online and we’ll see you there!
Come join us for LEGO Club twice a month! Each session will have a different theme and/or challenge to complete with your friends. 9/21 ONLY: Time changed from 5pm-6pm due to library closure. For ages 5 and up. Please register each child separately, space is limited.
Looking to learn Spanish with native speakers? At the Language Exchange Cafe, native English speakers and native Spanish speakers get together to learn each other's language and have some coffee. It is a fun, immersive, interactive way to build your second language skills. No registration necessary - just show up and have a good time! […]
Tweens and Teens! Join us for a night of book discussion and snacks! We will choose the book at this first meeting. Book club will meet every 4th Monday of the month at 5pm. Open to ages 9 and up. Please register online.
Join us monthly 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! This program is for adults and […]
Join Prerna for an hour of kid's crafting time! She will teach drawing, painting, and paper crafts. Please wear clothes that you do not mind getting dirty...just in case! Space is limited so please register each child separately.
Are you a high schooler or the parent of one? We have a program for you! Join Centenary University's Nick Ferrelli as he explains to high schoolers and their parents what to expect from college, how to make the most of their time and money, and how to thrive in the university setting. He will […]
Teens and Tweens! Join us for a night of engineering challenges with supplies that you can find at home. We'll use the 6 steps of Engineering to tackle problems. Will we be successful or will we find fun in failure? Let's find out! This Event Will Be Held in the Children's Department.
Artist, musician, and Centenary professor Joseph Coco will discuss his “Full Moon Series,” wherein for the last half-century he has painted a synopsis of the concluding year during the full moon of December. Since 2000, Professor Coco has also been including January full moons, with an image that anticipates what the year ahead will […]
There’s an old adage when it comes to finding a job, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” According to recent studies, up to 85% of jobs are filled by “who you know.” Networking is a crucial and possibly the most important part of finding a job, intimidating as it might be. Please […]
Having trouble with "traditional" story times? Do you want your child to experience a more hands-on approach to storytelling? Come join us for a fun sensory play story time. Favorite toys and/or fidgets are encouraged! Please sign up each child individually, space is limited.
General Ulysses S. Grant is remembered today as a war-winning general, and he certainly deserves credit for his efforts in behalf of the Union. But has he gotten too much credit, at the expense of other men? In an earlier book, General Grant and the Rewriting of History, Dr. Varney looked at the tempestuous relationship […]
Join the talented performers of Girl Scout Troop 97744 as they act out the tale of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" for young audiences! Come and hear the story like you never have before! Space is limited. Please register each child separately.