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The Visions of Our Founding Fathers
The Visions of Our Founding Fathers
Long after the Revolutionary era, John Adams asked, “What do we mean by the American Revolution?” He said, "the Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people," that the real Revolution was a radical change in thinking — “the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people.” In honor of Presidents' Day, join [...]
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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.
Women’s Health: Menopause and Gynecological Cancers
Women’s Health: Menopause and Gynecological Cancers
Join us for our Women’s Health session with Dr. Kathleen Bornhoeft, DNP, APN-C, and Dr. Mona Saleh, MD, to demystify Peri-/Post-menopausal care and gynecological cancers. Our speakers will cover common issues that arise from perimenopause and the menopause transition and provide an overview of the symptoms and treatment options for the most prevalent gynecological cancers [...]
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Anime Club: Teen
Anime Club: Teen
Teens! Stop by the library to watch your favorite anime, discover a new series, or connect with new friends! Open to ages 12-15. Please register online.
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Cardboard Box Forts!
Cardboard Box Forts!
Head on down to the library to build a fort out of cardboard boxes! Boxes will be provided! For ages 12 and under. Please register each child separately.
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! [...]
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Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees Meeting
In 2025, 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.
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Cut N’ Paste: Kids’ Scrapbooking
Cut N’ Paste: Kids’ Scrapbooking
Join us for our monthly kids' scrapbooking program! Bring in your own photos, or use some of ours! Supplies will be provided. Please register; space is limited.
Friends of the Library Meeting
Friends of the Library Meeting
This meeting of the Friends of the Library will be held in the library conference room. This meeting can also be attended via ZOOM: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85801532260?pwd=wELE8aGC75kbk6AyWxmPl2z1AMfDBR.1 Meeting ID: 858 0153 2260 Passcode: 383787
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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.
Teen Craft Night: Valentine’s Day Cards
Teen Craft Night: Valentine’s Day Cards
Teens and Tweens! Stop by the library and make some Valentine's Day cards! Open to ages 9-18. Please register online.
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Anime Club: Teen
Anime Club: Teen
Teens! Stop by the library to watch your favorite anime, discover a new series, or connect with new friends! Open to ages 12-15. Please register online.
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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 [...]
Teen Book Club
Teen Book Club
Teens! Join us for an afternoon of lively discussions! This months book club book is Love and Olives by Jenna Evans Welch. Teen Book Club will be held every second Friday of the month. Please register online.
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Space Station Murder Mystery
Space Station Murder Mystery
Join A Group of Daring Detectives to Reveal the Killer of Our Space Station’s Honorable Captain! Please wear your most comfortable Science-Fiction-Space-Travel-Detective-Adventurer clothing to this Murder Mystery Extravaganza! Consult your local library staff for suggestions, as well as the info sheet that you will receive via email after registering for the event. Please be advised [...]
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CLOSED-HOLIDAY
In 2025, the library will be closed the following days: New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 20 President’s Day: Monday, February 17 Good Friday: Friday, April 18 Memorial Day: Monday, May 26 Juneteenth Day: Friday, June 20 Independence Day: Friday, July 4 Labor Day: Monday, September 1 Columbus [...]
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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.
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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.
Evening Book Club
Evening Book Club
Join us for a meeting of lively discussion at the library. Each month’s book selection is determined at the previous meeting. Info will be updated when the book is chosen. This month's book selection will be 'Every Summer After' by Carley Fortune. Please register online.
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The Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey
The Georgia of the North: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey
As a northern state, New Jersey and its role in African Americans’ struggles for civil rights is often overlooked or disregarded in favor of the narratives coming from southern states. However, the history of the early Black freedom struggle in New Jersey is predicated on the argument that the Civil Rights Movement began in New [...]
Anime Club: Teen
Anime Club: Teen
Teens! Stop by the library to watch your favorite anime, discover a new series, or connect with new friends! Open to ages 12-15. Please register online.
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Galaxy Bingo
Galaxy Bingo
Spend some time on a Friday morning and enjoy a friendly hour of bingo with other fans of the game. Winners will earn the respect of their peers and a small, nominal prize.
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Adult Coloring Hour
Adult Coloring Hour
Come join others looking for fun or serenity and choose a design or picture you'd like to color using crayons or colored pencils. No need to register, just drop in! This program is for adults and teens 16+
Eric Matluck Author Talk & Book Signing
Eric Matluck Author Talk & Book Signing
Hackettstown author Eric Matluck will be here to discuss and sell copies of his book What's In Hope's Back Pocket. Come and support a local author! This will be an in-person hybrid event with ZOOM details sent out to registrants on the day of. Book synopsis: From the scream of a defeated woman to the [...]
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! [...]
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Movie Night: What a Girl Wants
Movie Night: What a Girl Wants
Enjoy some girl power fun during a viewing of the 2003 film, "What a Girl Wants" starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, and Kelly Preston. Synopsis: On a whim, American teenager Daphne boards a plane to England to find the father she never met. Upon arriving there, though, she makes a startling discovery: The man she's [...]
The City Game
The City Game
Dr. Lubrecht, during the years when teaching jobs were scarce and more available to subject teachers who coached, started his teaching English and coaching basketball in a small private school in New York. He was part of the “City Game” of great players who moved on to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lubrecht learned basketball [...]
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Scams and Frauds for Seniors
Scams and Frauds for Seniors
Seniors are a growing population in the United States and becoming an increasing target for scammers and fraudster at an alarming rate. In fact, according to the FBI, seniors lost $3.4 billion to scams in 2023. Please join us as Sergeant Michael Rosati from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit highlights the alarming rise in fraud [...]
Imagine, Dragons: a Teen/Tween DnD Club
Imagine, Dragons: a Teen/Tween DnD Club
Are you interested in Dungeons and Dragons but don't know how to get started? Join us! We started our campaign set up in January but there is time to join up now! Register now to get on the team!
4 events,
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.
Tween and Teen Movie Night
Tween and Teen Movie Night
Tweens and Teens! Stop by the library for a movie and some popcorn! We will be watching Elemental. Open to ages 9-18. Please register online.
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Anime Club: Teen
Anime Club: Teen
Teens! Stop by the library to watch your favorite anime, discover a new series, or connect with new friends! Open to ages 12-15. Please register online.
Starry Story Time
Starry Story Time
Join us every other Thursday for an evening of story time fun with Miss Rebecca! There will be songs, crafts, and of course, super awesome stories! Please register each child separately, as space is limited
The Bristoe Station Campaign : Gen. Meade and Gen. Lee
The Bristoe Station Campaign : Gen. Meade and Gen. Lee
This lecture series continues with the chain of battles after the Battle of Gettysburg between Gen. George Meade and Gen. Robert E. Lee before the start of Grant’s Overland Campaign. Gen. Robert E. Lee launched a daring offensive against Maj. Gen. George Meade’s Army of the Potomac, located inside a treacherous sideways ‘V’ created by [...]
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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 [...]