Submitted by Rachel Wood
The New Providence Memorial Library is located at 377 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence. For more information call: 908-665-0311. Visit the library’s website at: newprovidencelibrary.org. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/NewProvLibrary for updates. All events are FREE and open to the public.
Memoir Writing Workshops.
Please join local author and educator JoAnn Jackovino for a three-session workshop on memoir writing. Sessions are free, but we ask that you bring a notebook, a pen, and your imaginations. All are welcome to attend. Please sign up at the Reference Desk.
Workshop Dates: May 12 and 19: from 2 to 4 p.m.
The Knitting Club meets two times this month
on May 7 and 21 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.
Finding the right college can be stressful.
Join us on May 8 at 7 p.m.
as Collegewise Counselor Nikayla Loy teaches families how to identify the schools at which their student will be happiest and most successful. This seminar will teach attendees how to be savvy college shoppers. Seating is limited. This event is free, but registration is required. Please call Collegewise at 201-632-3308 or email nikaylal@collegewise.com.
join us in the Coddington Room for a special Mandarin & Spanish Storytime
On May 12 at 11 a.m.
presented by The Hudson Way Immersion School. Children and their parents are invited to experience an immersion school foreign language story time and learn more about their new school opening in the area this fall.
The Baseball Club holds its regular monthly meeting
on May 14 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 May 17 at 10 a.m.
to discuss Madame Picasso by Anne Girard, a story that brings to life the mesmerizing and untold story of Eva Gouel, the unforgettable woman who stole the heart of the greatest artist of our time. When Eva Gouel moves to Paris from the countryside, she is full of ambition and dreams of stardom. Though young and inexperienced, she manages to find work as a costumer at the famous Moulin Rouge, and it is here that she first catches the attention of Pablo Picasso, a rising star in the art world. All are welcome. Copies of the book are available at the front desk.
Come and celebrate May with another wonderful Sunday Concert.
Laura George, flutist & Eric Olson, pianist, will perform classic and popular music at 3 p.m. on May 20.
As always, there is a full schedule of movies available.
This month, featured movies are “The Mountain Between Us,” “Goodbye Christopher Robin,” “Thank You for Your Service,” “Dunkirk,” and “Fatima.” 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. ages 4, 5, and 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. and LEGO meets on the fourth 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.
And just a reminder, the New Providence Memorial Library will be closed on May 27, 28, and 30.
