New Providence Library March 2024
Math Club (Kids & Teens)
March 1, 8, 15, 29 at 3:50 – 4:45 pm
Join the NP Math Club and hone your problem-solving skills! Run by NP Teens, open to students in 2-12th grades.
Irish Dancing (Kids & Families)
March 2 at 12:00 pm
In celebration of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day, The Ridgewood Irish Dance group will perform jigs and reels. The performers will teach basic steps after their performance.
SAT Math Help (Teens)
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Tutoring sessions for students who are looking for help with the math portion of the SAT.
Family Movie: “Song of the Sea” (Kids & Families) PG
March 3 at 2:00 pm
An Irish boy discovers that his sister is a selkie in this animated award-winning film based on Irish folklore.
NP Chess Club (Kids, Teens & Adults)
March 4, 11, 18, 25 at 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Learn to play chess from the NP Chess Club! Instruction Lectures & Strategy from 4:30-5:30 followed by play from 5:30-6:30.
Knit Night (Adults)
March 4, 21 at 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Drop by the Conti Room with a knitting or crochet project and chat with this friendly group while you work.
Movie Matinee: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” (Adults)
March 5 at 1:00 – 2:30 pm
In this PG-13 comedy from 2023, the Portokalos family travels to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns.
Preparing For Your College Search (Teens)
March 5 at 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Colleen Kenny, from The Write College, and Rob Pollak from Pollak Tutors will provide helpful information about preparing for your college search, the college application process, and digital testing – including the digital SAT.
Virtual Author Talk: Nina Totenberg (Adults)
March 6 at 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Join us online for a conversation with NPR Legal Affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg as she talks about her nearly fifty-year friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her book, “Dinners With Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships.”
Creative Writing Group (Adults)
March 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 – 11:30 am
Connect with your creative peers in the community with Creative Writing, a one hour opportunity to hone your writing skills. Each week, an optional writing prompt is provided, or you may write about anything you’d like. This is a fun, nonjudgmental way of expressing yourself, not a class.
Board Games at the Brewery (Adults)
March 7 at 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Buy yourself a beer or soda and play a board game in the back room at Untied Brewing! Library volunteers Mark and Elizabeth will introduce you to board games that go beyond the usual suspects you grew up playing. We’ll play easy, quick to learn games like Otrio, Ticket to Ride, Catan, Sushi Go, Mysterium, and King of Tokyo. Ages 21+. Untied Brewing is located at 140 Spring Street in New Providence.
Let’s Craft: Paper Flowers (Adults)
March 8 at 11:00 – noon
Come make flowers out of tissue paper and coffee filters with help from our craft expert, Leslie. All supplies will be provided. Space is limited and registration is required.
Crafterday (Kids & Families)
March 9, 23 from 10:00 – 3:30 pm
Drop by the Coddington Room to use the materials and instructions that have been left on the tables. Take home what you create.
Heartfulness Meditation (Adults)
March 9, 16, 23 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
A short guided relaxation in the Conti Room, followed by a 30-minute meditation session led by certified Heartfulness Meditation practitioners, and NP residents, Sanjay Sudarshan and Sanjeevni Wanchoo. This will be followed by a short reading from the recent book “Spiritual Anatomy” by Kamlesh Patel, ending with Q&A session. Heartfulness is a volunteer-based worldwide non-profit organization focused on heart-based meditation, relaxation, yoga & spirituality.
Batter Up – Let’s Talk Baseball (All Ages)
March 11 at 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Baseball enthusiasts are invited to discuss teams, players and issues of the sport with other baseball fans. Join in person in the Conti Room or over zoom – your choice.
Books & Bagels (Adults)
March 12 at 10:30 – 11:30 am
Join us for a free bagel from NP Bagel Cafe & tell us about what you’ve been reading and which books you’ve enjoyed recently.
Teens Teaching : A Introduction to Infinity and Supertasks (Kids & Teens)
March 12 at 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Learn about infinity and supertasks from a high school student. A great opportunity for younger students to learn in a fun and interactive environment! For students in grades 3-8.
Library STEAM Club (Kids grades 1-5)
March 13 at 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Explore science and art in this hands-on after-school club. Each month, we’ll work on a special project or run experiments on our snap circuit boards.
Virtual Author Talk: Christopher Paolini (Adults, Kids & Teens)
March 14 at 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Join us online for a conversation with international bestselling author Christopher Paolini about his return to the World of Eragon with “Murtagh,” a stunning continuation of the epic fantasy. Register online.
Book Group: “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman (Adults)
March 14 at 7:30 – 8:30 pm
In a town in Sweden, a desperate parent turns to bank robbery to help pay the rent. The inept robber targets a cashless bank, but the eight people he takes hostage in the bank become unlikely friends. Ask for a copy at the front desk.
Read to a Dog (Kids)
March 16 at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Practice your new or developing skills by reading to a therapy dog.
“The Art of Ann Chernow”: Documentary & Meet the Filmmaker (Adults)
March 17 at 3 pm – 3:45 pm
This 30-minute documentary tells the fascinating story of Ann Chernow, an 87-year-old artist living in Westport, Connecticut, who has been creating prints, oil paintings, drawings and more since the 1970s. The filmmaker, Bernard Langs, will take questions from the audience after the screening.
Costa Rican Coffee Tour (Adults)
March 18 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Learn all about coffee with a virtual tour of a coffee farm in Costa Rica: the plant, the history, the production, even the chemistry of caffeine. See the process of how coffee is made, from the seed to the finished cup of coffee, made the old-fashioned way.
Book Group: “Foster” and “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan
March 19 at 10:30 am – 11:30 am
The book group will discuss Claire Keegan’s “Foster” as well as her novel “Small Things Like These,” which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022.
Movie Matinee: “Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” (Adults)
March 19 at 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
This PG-13 movie from 2023 is the prequel to the blockbuster Hunger Games series. Set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, a young Coriolanus Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray, a charming tribute from impoverished District 12.
Good Tyme String Band (Kids & Families)
March 21 at 10:30 am – 11:00 pm
Join this string band for some toe tapping fun. All music lovers welcomed!
Virtual Author Talk: Madeline Miller (Adults)
March 21 at 7 pm – 8 pm
You’re invited to a conversation online with Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, as she chats with us about her body of work and her process in retelling Greek classics into modern epics in fiction.
Kirsten Thien and Erik Boyd in Concert (All Ages)
March 24 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Kirsten and Erik will be highlighting fifteen women who left their mark on the music world, forging new paths for future stars and securing their place in music history. Part concert, part history, with a dose of behind-the-scenes stories and little-known acts, join us in our celebration of Women’s History Month. Everyone is welcome.
Read to a Dog (Kids)
March 26 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Practice your new or developing skills by reading to a therapy dog. To register your 15 minute slot.
Lego Club (Kids)
March 27 at 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Construct a scene to fit the monthly theme. Creations will be on display in the children’s room until the following month.
Sign up for April Teen Take Out Boxes (Teen)
March 28 at 3:00 pm
Teen Take Out is a monthly box of fun for NP Teens in grades 6-12, which will be ready for pick up on April 25.
Knitting Workshop (Kids, grades 3 – 8)
March 28 at 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Learn to knit from seasoned knitters. Space is limited and registration is required.
Weekly Storytime and Play at the Library in the Coddington Room:
Tuesday Signs, Songs & Stories with Miss Cathy @ 10:30 AM (preschool – K)
Featuring stories, interactive rhymes and movement with sign language!
Tuesday Open Play @ 1 PM – 8:15 PM (closed from 4-5 pm)
Anytime Stories with Miss Debbie @ 7:00 PM (all ages)
Tune in anytime to watch and hear stories from the Library’s YouTube channel. New stories posted every Tuesday.https://www.youtube.com/c/newprovlibrary. Questions? EmailNPMLChildrens@gmail.com
Wednesday Mother Goose Group with Miss Debbie @ 10:30 AM (18 months – preschool)
An active storytime with songs, fingerplays, dancing and fun for babies to preschool– But older kids are always welcome!
Thursday Storytime with Miss Anita @ 10:30 AM (0 – 3 yr olds)
Bring your babies and toddlers for stories, rhymes and socialization.
Friday Open Play @ 10:00 AM – 4:15 PM
