New Providence Memorial Library is located at 377 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence, New Jersey. For more information, please call: 908-665-0311 or visit: newprovidencelibrary.org
The Thursday Evening Book Club meets this month on June 7 at 7:30 p.m.
They are reading An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer. In this tender and funny novel, award-winning author Hilma Wolitzer mines the unpredictable fallout of suddenly becoming single later in life, and the chaos and joys of falling in love the second time around. All are welcome. Copies of the book are available at the front desk.
The Knitting Club meets on June 18 at 7 p.m.
Bring a project you are working on or get instruction on a knitting or crocheting project you would like to start.
The Baseball Club holds its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 11 at 7 p.m.
Anybody with an interest in baseball is welcome to come and talk about your favorite team, players or just listen.
The Thursday Morning Book Group meets on Thursday, June 21 at 10 a.m.
to discuss Swimming in the Sink by Lynne Cox. From inspired and inspiring open-water swimmer and supreme athlete, able to endure cold water temperatures that would kill others, author of Swimming to Antarctica and Grayson, a powerful book about super athleticism and human frailty, about invincibility and the sudden mind-altering repercussions of illness, and about the triumph of spirit, surrender, and love. All are welcome. Copies of the book are available at the front desk.
Summer Reading Kick-Off on Monday, June 25.
Come sign up for our Summer Reading program at the NPML! We have weekly prizes and incentives for readers of all ages (including adults). At 10 a.m. join us for Eyes of the Wild, Animal Show. At 4 p.m. we will be showing Black Panther.
Additionally, we offer Teen Volunteer hours for seventh to 12th graders to assist in our Children’s Department with registration and ongoing check-ins. See our website for details.
As always, there is a full schedule of movies available. This month featured movies are “Phantom Thread,” “The Post,” “Only the Brave,” “The Greatest Showman,” “The Eagle Huntress,” and “Django.” See the library calendar on our website for full dates, times, and descriptions.
For the younger set, there are baby lapsits on Wednesdays. Bigger kids, i.e. 4, 5, 6 have a special story time on
Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays & Thursdays at 10 a.m.
Every Thursday at 2 p.m. there’s a drop-in craft, too.
And don’t forget about our afterschool clubs: Snap Circuits, Jr.
meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 3:30 p.m.
in the Coddington Room.
A full calendar of events including regular meetings of morning and evening book clubs, the Knitting Club, the Baseball Club, movies, and kids’ events is available at newprovidencelibrary.org. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/NewProvLibrary for updates. All events are free and open to the public.
And just a reminder, the New Providence Memorial Library will be closed on June 17.
