Programs
Calendar of Events
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1 event,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
1 event,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
4 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
1 event,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
4 events,
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: Birdfeeders!
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: Birdfeeders!
Come join us at the library to make a super awesome craft! This week you will be making your own birdfeeder! Naturally, the birds are here for the summer, so let them know they're welcome with a special little snack! Crafting starts at 9am and goes until supplies last! This is part of our Summer [...]
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Teen Game Day
Teen Game Day
Tweens and Teens! Join us for an afternoon of games. Open to ages 9 and up. Please register online.
2 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Teen Craft: Galaxy Coasters
Teen Craft: Galaxy Coasters
Tweens and Teens! Join us for an afternoon of crafting. Open to ages 9 and up. Please register online.
3 events,
Youth Chess Club
Youth Chess Club
Are you a teen or tween who wants to learn chess? Don't know how to start? Come to the Youth Chess Club where Arif will teach you all you need to know about the game and how to win. Play against others who are just learning in order to sharpen your skills!
Library Shake Up Time
Library Shake Up Time
Join Hackettstown's own Ken Galipeau for an afternoon of interactive songs and stories to celebrate Summer Reading for the whole family. Get ready to sing, move, laugh and shake the books off the library shelves! Ken Galipeau is a collector of stories, songs, and poems that touch our hearts and funny bone. The stories and [...]
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
4 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
2 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
4 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: Firefly and Name Tag Necklace!
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: Firefly and Name Tag Necklace!
Come join us at the library to make a super awesome craft! This week you will be making your own glow in the dark firefly and a name tag necklace to match. Nothing says summer more than a cute little firefly and a summer-themed necklace to go with it! This is part of our Summer […]
Scrabble Club
Scrabble Club
Are you looking for a place to have fun and meet new friends while keeping your mind sharp or improving your English skills? Come to the Scrabble Club! It's the original "Words with Friends!" Play the board game Scrabble with others and enjoy a morning at the library. Even if you have never played the […]
3 events,
Second Saturday Comic Club
Second Saturday Comic Club
Calling all kids grades 2-5 who love comics and graphic novels! Join us for a morning of reading, drawing, and talking about cool comics and graphic novels. Bring your favorite comic or graphic novel and we'll provide the drawing supplies. No registration necessary! Just come on by!
Memory Cafe
Memory Cafe
Join us at the Hackettstown Free Public Library's "Memory Cafe" hosted by Johan Naranjo of House of the Good Shepherd. A "Memory Cafe" is a stigma-free social group for people experiencing memory loss and their families and caregivers. Each session includes a fun activity or presentation and time for attendees to socialize, relax, share, and […]
Language Exchange Cafe
Language Exchange Cafe
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! […]
1 event,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
2 events,
Youth Chess Club
Youth Chess Club
Are you a teen or tween who wants to learn chess? Don't know how to start? Come to the Youth Chess Club where Arif will teach you all you need to know about the game and how to win. Play against others who are just learning in order to sharpen your skills!
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
4 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
3 events,
Vandalia: The Rise and Fall of Major William Trent’s Proposed Colony
Vandalia: The Rise and Fall of Major William Trent’s Proposed Colony
Despite being a third generation merchant and the son of Trenton’s namesake, Major William Trent’s life has been all but forgotten in history. A veteran of three different wars and factor for the most powerful land speculating agency in the colonies, Trent’s ambitions reached new heights just as another conflict brought the world to its […]
Sensory Story Time
Sensory Story Time
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.
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
3 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: DIY Plane Glider!
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: DIY Plane Glider!
Come join us at the library to make a super awesome craft! This week you will be coloring and assembling your own plane glider! Nothing like a fun toy gliding through the air in the summer breeze. This is part of our Summer Reading Drop-In Craft series.
Zufall Health Info Session
Zufall Health Info Session
Learn about all the services offered by Zufall Health in your community. This is a drop-in event. No registration is required.
3 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Get into S.T.E.A.M.! (5 and under)
Get into S.T.E.A.M.! (5 and under)
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.
Magnet-Making Craft for Adults
Magnet-Making Craft for Adults
Have you ever wanted to express yourself through a small magnet? Well, now is your chance! Draw, design, craft, and color three original pieces of small, circular art and we will press them into magnets. You can attach them to your fridge, put them on a filing cabinet, or stick them wherever. The buttons will […]
3 events,
Youth Chess Club
Youth Chess Club
Are you a teen or tween who wants to learn chess? Don't know how to start? Come to the Youth Chess Club where Arif will teach you all you need to know about the game and how to win. Play against others who are just learning in order to sharpen your skills!
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Get into S.T.E.A.M. (5 and up)
Get into S.T.E.A.M. (5 and up)
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.
4 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
2 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Alyssa
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Alyssa can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 5pm-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
2 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Scrabble Club
Scrabble Club
Are you looking for a place to have fun and meet new friends while keeping your mind sharp or improving your English skills? Come to the Scrabble Club! It's the original "Words with Friends!" Play the board game Scrabble with others and enjoy a morning at the library. Even if you have never played the […]
1 event,
Language Exchange Cafe
Language Exchange Cafe
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! […]
1 event,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
4 events,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Wednesday Story Time
Wednesday Story Time
Join Ms. Rebecca in a fun-filled story time with an exciting new theme every week! Open to children ages 1-5. Please register for only one time slot.
Rummi-Klub
Rummi-Klub
Are you looking for a place to have fun and meet new friends while keeping your mind sharp and maintaining your competitive edge? Why not come to the library to play Rummikub? Even if you have never played the game before (or not in a long time), we will teach you.
1 event,
Sensory Story Time
Sensory Story Time
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.
1 event,
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
What the Tech? : Tech & Device Help with Burju
Do you need help with your devices? Having trouble accessing our online resources? Well, have no fear! Burju can help solve your technology issues and show you how to use your devices. No appointment necessary! Just drop in from 9am-12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays