Week of Events
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.
Black Women’s Christian Activism: Seeking Social Justice in a Northern Suburb
Black Women’s Christian Activism: Seeking Social Justice in a Northern Suburb
Women played an important role in the development of suburban communities and the Christian churches those communities revolved around during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Yet, their contributions remain hidden. In honor of Women’s History Month, please join us as scholar and retired professor Dr. Betty Livingston Adams shares the heroic and inspiring story [...]
Lucky Pot O’ Gold Craft!
Lucky Pot O’ Gold Craft!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Come to the library to create your own little leprechaun's pot o' gold! Please register each child separately; supplies are limited.
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! [...]
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.
Spring Seed Swap
Spring Seed Swap
If you love gardening but want to try some new plants or varieties, why not come to the library to share seeds and seedlings with fellow gardeners? Simply bring labeled ziplocked or enveloped seeds, small plants, or cuttings to swap with others! Even if you bought a seed packet and never used it, this is [...]
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.
NJ Makers Day: Balloon Cars!
NJ Makers Day: Balloon Cars!
NJ Makers Day is approaching! Celebrate with us by engineering your very own balloon car to race with other participants. May the fastest win! Please register each child separately, space is limited. For ages 11 and under.
Depression: Unveiling the Invisible Struggle
Depression: Unveiling the Invisible Struggle
Depression can manifest in various ways and its presentation can vary from person to person. Let’s have a look at shedding light on causes, symptoms, treatment and how it can lead to self injurious behaviors. This program is presented by the Center for Family Services.
Tween & Teen Maker’s Day: Marble Maze
Tween & Teen Maker’s Day: Marble Maze
Tweens and Teens! Stop by the library for Maker’s Day 2024! We will be making Marble Mazes. March 15th at 3:30pm. Open to ages 9 and up. Please register online.
Egg-Drop Competition (All Ages)
Egg-Drop Competition (All Ages)
Do you think you can keep a plastic egg from opening up or breaking from a second-floor fall? Now's your chance to prove you have what it takes! Using simple supplies, take a half hour to see if you can construct a device to keep your egg intact after a fall. Contestants will be grouped [...]
Popsicle Stick Wall Decor Take-and-Make
Popsicle Stick Wall Decor Take-and-Make
Be the envy of your friends this Makers Day. Make a fashionable piece of decorative art...from popsicle sticks! This take-and-make includes 28 popsicle sticks, paint, and instructions, all you need to supply is a paint brush and the hot glue.
NJ Makers Day: Take and Make: Popsicle Stick Catapults
NJ Makers Day: Take and Make: Popsicle Stick Catapults
Happy Makers Day! Stop by the library to pick up your very own take-home catapult kit! Each kit includes everything needed to defend your own castle... or attack another. Available until supplies last. For ages 11 and under.
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 [...]
Tween & Teen Maker’s Day: Leprechaun Trap Contest
Tween & Teen Maker’s Day: 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 [...]