New Providence Memorial Library will be celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month in September with a variety of programs, activities and special giveaways. We want to encourage all residents to come in and see what we have to offer in the way of books, movies, audiobooks, downloadable items and programs. Stop by for a program or craft or to use the wifi. Then sign up for a library card and start checking out our collection. Haven’t been to the library in awhile and just can’t find that card? No worries! We’re offering free replacement cards for the whole month of September. Just bring proof of residence with you and we will be happy to get you started. See our website for a list of events.
Thursday Evening Book Club will meet on
Thursday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m.
This month they are reading The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri.
All are welcome. Copies are available at the front desk.
Blood Drive
Monday, September 10, 2018, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will run a blood drive. Walk-ins welcome. For more information call 1-800-933-2566.
Dog Rescue Info Session
Thursday, September 13, 2018, 7 p.m.
Home for Good Dog Rescue, a dog rescue nonprofit in Berkeley Heights, will hold an information session for prospective foster families and volunteers. Established in 2010 in Summit, Home for Good Dog Rescue rescues shelter dogs in the South from euthanasia. Home for Good Dog Rescue’s network of local foster families care for the dogs while they await adoption in New Jersey. For more information, call (908) 263-7358 or go to homeforgooddogs.org.
The Knitting Club meets once this month on
Monday September 17 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 is meeting on
Monday September 17 at 7 p.m.
Anyone with an interest in baseball is welcome to come and talk about your favorite team, players or just listen.
The Thursday Morning Book Club will meet on
Thursday, September 20 at 10 a.m.
This month they are reading Carry Me by Peter Behrens.
All are welcome. Copies are available at the front desk.
Library Open House Events:
Rock Painting
Saturday, September 22, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
A rock painting craft for ages 12 and up. Please note that the paint is nonwashable acrylic paint. If you would like your rock to be weatherproofed, you can leave your rock for weatherproofing and pick it up the following week.
Free. Registration is required as space is limited. To register, call (908) 665-0311 or email npmlref@yahoo.comno later than September 20.
Edible Book Cover Art
Saturday, September 22, 10:30 a.m.
For students 12 and under.
Registration is required.
Yoga and Meditation
Saturday, September 22, 3 – 4 p.m.
The owners of Unwind Yoga and Wellness, a studio that is opening in New Providence, will speak briefly about the benefits of yoga and meditation. Shirley Fee and Aubrey Reichard-Eline will then lead a restorative yoga session, finishing with a 15 minute meditation. Participants will need to bring their own mat and blanket.
Free. Registration is required as space is limited. Call (908) 665-0311 or email npmlref@yahoo.com no later than September 20.
Drop in Bookmark Craft
Sunday, September 23, 1 – 4 p.m.
Make your own bookmark for all ages. We’ll have instructions and materials available to make an easy yarn Pom Pom bookmark. We’ll also have templates, crayons & colored pencils available to color a bookmark with easy to complex designs. Leave it with us and we’ll laminate it for you! A limit of one to laminate, please.
Orchestra Concert
Sunday, September 23, 3 – 4 p.m.
The NJ Intergenerational Orchestra will perform a concert in the Conti Room during the NPML Open House weekend. Free, all are welcome to attend.
Art Reception
Sunday, September 30, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
The Friends of the Library will have a reception for Contemporary Art Group, whose works are on display in the library through September and October.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT
NEW Story Times Starting the week of September 10
Tuesday @ 10 a.m. for 4, 5, 6 yr olds
Wednesday @ 10 a.m. for Toddlers (18 mos-3)
Wednesday @ 11 a..m – Baby Lapsit (3-18 mos)
Wednesday @ 11:30 a.m.– Playgroup
Thursday @ 2 p.m.– Drop-in Craft for “all ages” (18 mos & up)
1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN
Starting Wednesday, September 5,
you and your child can sign up for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative. The objective of this program is to promote reading to newborns, infants and toddlers as well as encourage parent and child bonding through reading. Sign up at the library for more information and to receive.
SCAVENGER HUNT!
Bunny book characters are hiding all throughout the Children’s room. Come in throughout the month (starting September 5) to find them and win a prize!
Registration is not required.
As always, there is a full schedule of movies available. This month, featured movies are Book Club, Trumbo, Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built, First Reformed, Graduation, and The Guardians. See the library calendar on our website for full dates, times and descriptions.
A full calendar of events including regular meetings of is available at newprovidencelibrary.org. Like us on Facebook at www.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 Sundays, September 2nd and Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.
New Providence Memorial Library is located at 377 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence and can be reached by phone at 908-665-0311.
