Events

November 2023 Events

purple star for childrens eventSongs & Stories for Littles @ Zone 6

storytime for babies & toddlers
Wed, November 29, 2023, 10:30 am

Stories, songs, movement, and rhymes for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers! This storytime takes place in the Zone 6 Teen Center located at 600 Benner Street, Highland Park, NJ 

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green star for adult eventNovember Writers Circle

Thu, November 30, 2023, 7:00 pm

Join a group of writers that meet on Zoom to discuss poems and write first drafts. Receive prompts to help begin writing. Email vweidmann@hpplnj.org to receive Zoom link, poem and prompts for the meeting. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 829 6598 1384 Passcode: 023985

December 2023 Events

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green star for adult eventRainbow Reads Book Group

The Town of Babylon, by Alejandro Varela
Mon, December 4, 2023, 7:00 pm

Join the Adult Services department and the Pride Center of NJ for Rainbow Reads! We will be discussing The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela. This program will take place at the Pride Center of New Jersey, 85 Raritan Ave #100, Highland Park. Book description: In this contemporary debut novel—an intimate portrait of queer, racial, […]

purple star for childrens eventSongs & Stories for Littles @ Zone 6

storytime for babies & toddlers
Wed, December 6, 2023, 10:30 am

Stories, songs, movement, and rhymes for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers! This storytime takes place in the Zone 6 Teen Center located at 600 Benner Street, Highland Park, NJ 

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green star for adult eventCrafterDark at Pino’s: Greeting Cards

Mon, December 11, 2023, 6:30 pm

Drop by Pino’s anytime between 6:30 and 8:30 for a fun & easy craft project – this week, we’ll be making greeting cards.  With the winter holidays around the corner, get crafty and create unique greeting cards to give to your loved ones this season! We will provide supplies. This event will take place at […]

Highland Park Public Library

HPPL Board of Trustees Meeting

Mon, December 18, 2023, 7:00 pm

HPPL’s regular Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Monday December 18, 2023 at 7 pm at the Library. Please also see https://www.hpplnj.org/about/board/ for meeting dates and locations.

Highland Park Public Library

We are Closed

Sun, December 24, 2023
Highland Park Public Library

We are Closed

Mon, December 25, 2023
Highland Park Public Library

We are Closed

Sun, December 31, 2023

January 2024 Events

Highland Park Public Library

HPPL Board of Trustees Reorganization Meeting

Mon, January 15, 2024, 7:00 pm

HPPL’s regular Board of Trustees meeting will be held on Monday January 15, 2024 at 7 pm at the Library. Please also see https://www.hpplnj.org/about/board/ for meeting dates and locations.

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green star for adult event“Stories of Exile” Reading Groups

In the Land of the Postscript: Short Stories by Chava Rosenfarb, translated by Goldie Morgentaler
Mon, January 22, 2024, 6:30 pm

Join us for a discussion of In the Land of the Postscript: Short Stories by Chava Rosenfarb, translated by Goldie Morgentaler. Check back to find out which stories we will be focusing on! Advance registration is appreciated, though not required. Click here to register. Place a hold on the book, or borrow it at HPPL […]

February 2024 Events

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green star for adult eventRESCHEDULED: Rainbow Reads Book Group

Fairest: A Memoir, by Meredith Talusan
Mon, February 5, 2024, 7:00 pm

This program has been rescheduled from November. Join the Adult Services department and the Pride Center of NJ for Rainbow Reads! We will be discussing Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan. This program will take place at the Pride Center of New Jersey, 85 Raritan Ave #100, Highland Park. “Talusan sails past the conventions of […]

March 2024 Events

Yellow background with illustration of a goat wearing glasses reading a book. Text: "Stories of Exile Reading Groups for Public Libraries 2023, A Program of the Yiddish Book Center"

green star for adult event“Stories of Exile” Reading Groups

Welcome to the New World, by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan
Mon, March 11, 2024, 6:30 pm

Join us for a discussion of Welcome to the New World, by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan. Advance registration is appreciated, though not required. Click here to register. Place a hold on the book, or borrow it at HPPL Express! This program will take place at the Reformed Church of Highland Park (19 S. 2nd […]

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