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Anime Club: Adults
Anime Club: Adults
Come join our new anime club! We will meet once or twice a month to watch your favorite shows! This club is open to adults/teens aged 16+ Please register online.
Patriots by a Different Name: A History of the NJ Volunteers
Patriots by a Different Name: A History of the NJ Volunteers
The Rebellion in the American Colonies took many different forms with much of New Jersey descended into civil war. Patriots of the British Crown suffered mercilessly at the hand of their rebellious counterparts, many giving their lives in armed service for the King. Often referred to as Loyalists, these men fought with a zeal and […]
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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 […]
2 events,
Anime Club: Teens
Anime Club: Teens
Come join our new anime club! We will meet once or twice a month to watch your favorite shows! This club is open to teens aged 12-15. Please register online.
Disco Ball Plate Craft
Disco Ball Plate Craft
Come to the library to make a nifty glittery plate suitable for Times Square in December. Use old CD pieces as mosaic tiles that will catch the light and shimmer and shine. This program is intended for adults and older teens. Supplies are limited so you must register in order to participate.
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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.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees Meeting
In 2024, meetings of the Board of Trustees will be held on the 2nd Monday of each month, except in October & November, when the board will meet on Tuesdays due to the Columbus Day and Veteran's Day holidays.
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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.
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
Test Your ESP Abilities
Test Your ESP Abilities
Join Jerry as he uses Zener cards to test your ESP abilities. Can you determine if the card is a plus, a square, or wavy lines? If you can, you may have the second sight! The one who has the most matches wins a prize! For ages 12+ This program is for entertainment purposes only.
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CLOSED-HOLIDAY
In 2024, the library will be closed the following days: New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 15 President’s Day: Monday, February 19 Good Friday: Friday, March 29 Memorial Day: Monday, May 27 Juneteenth Day: Wednesday, June 19 Independence Day: Thursday, July 4 Labor Day: Monday, September 2 Columbus […]
Betsey Stockton’s Neighbors: Princeton’s Black Community in the Era of the Civil War
Betsey Stockton’s Neighbors: Princeton’s Black Community in the Era of the Civil War
Princeton, New Jersey, has long had the reputation of being a pretty and prosperous college town, an almost bucolic stop midway between Philadelphia and New York. Yet despite being in the North, Princeton had strong ties to the South throughout the antebellum era, largely because the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) had a […]
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The Evolving Employment Model: Managing Your Career in the Rapidly Changing Economy
The Evolving Employment Model: Managing Your Career in the Rapidly Changing Economy
The employment landscape is changing. Consulting and gig jobs, health passports, major disrupters, Work-From-Home, and more seem to dominate that landscape. Understanding what the changing employment model is and how to fit into it is essential to work success. Please join Paul Cecala of Cecala Career Consultants for this highly interactive session that explores what […]
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
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
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.
Teen Tie Dye
Teen Tie Dye
Kick off Summer Reading at the library with some Tie-Dye! Please being your own pre-washed t-shirt or whatever else you would like to tie-dye. Open to ages 9 and up.
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Candle Making with Kom-Yoon Designs
Candle Making with Kom-Yoon Designs
Join Kom-Yoon Designs as you create handmade candles together in their first candle making class with the Hackettstown Free Public Library! Kom-Yoon Designs workers will walk you through the candle making process step by step as you make your own personal candles. All materials will be included. Kom-Yoon Designs is a small family-owned business located […]
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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
Fairy Fun Day at the Library!
Fairy Fun Day at the Library!
Calling all fairies and fairy enthusiasts! June 24th is International Fairy Day, and what's better than coming to the library to read a fantastic fairy-themed story and do a magical fairy-themed craft? (Hint: nothing!!!) Bring your fairy wings and wands, as we will celebrate this special day the right way: with a lot of fun! […]
Teen Craft: Fairy Houses
Teen Craft: Fairy Houses
Tweens and Teens! Join us for an afternoon of crafting. Open to ages 9 and up. Please register online.
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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
Mario Kart Tournament
Mario Kart Tournament
Can you survive the blue shell and win it all? Come down to the library and find out as we partner with Hackettstown's own Oasis Online Arcade to find out who rules the raceways. Race against your friends (and your enemies) and claw your way to the top of the leaderboards in order to win […]
7 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.
3 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
Lincoln’s Emergence as a Military Realist
Lincoln’s Emergence as a Military Realist
No one, least of all the incoming President, could foresee what the future portended as he took the oath of office in March, 1861. In fact, he would be the only President (with the exception of FDR's 3rd term) to begin and end his tenure with the imminence if not actuality of military conflict. In […]
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: Canvas Bags!
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: Canvas Bags!
Come join us at the library to make a super awesome craft! This week you can color your own canvas bag, which you can use to carry all of the heavy books to and from the library this summer! Crafting starts at 9am and goes until supplies last! This is part of our Summer Reading […]
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 […]
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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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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,
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!
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,
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: Visor and Patch!
Summer Reading Craft Drop-in: Visor and Patch!
Come join us at the library to make a super awesome craft! This week you can decorate your own visor and color your own summer-themed patch. Cool off while also looking cool. Crafting starts at 9am and goes until supplies last! This is part of our Summer Reading Drop-In Craft series.
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.
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Story Craft Club
Story Craft Club
Join us one Saturday a month for a super creative craft-focused story time! Open to children of all ages! Please register; space is limited!