Tocks Island: Dammed if you Do @ Main Library & via Zoom

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

In the early 1960s more than 7,000 families in New Jersey and Pennsylvania were forced to sell their homes or businesses to make way for a dam and reservoir that were never built. Award-winning journalist David Pierce tells the story of the families displaced by the ill-fated Tocks Island Dam Project, the squatters who illegally…

Every Which Way Book Club @ Main Library OR via Zoom OR on Facebook

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

If you enjoy book discussions but have limited availability to meet – this may be the book club for you! Join Every Which Way in the way that suits you best – in person, on Zoom, or through our Facebook group. Meetings are held one Tuesday evening each month, at 6:30 p.m. Click on the…

Free

Medicare Annual Enrollment Informational Seminar via Zoom

All Virtual Events

If you are currently enrolled in Medicare, or turning 65 within the next two years, this program is for you. Learn about: * how and when to enroll * annual changes * available insurance options Presented by Megan Brady of Senior Insurance Associates. Register below beginning June 17  and virtual meeting details will be emailed…

Free

Every Which Way Book Club @ Main Library OR via Zoom OR on Facebook

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

If you enjoy book discussions but have limited availability to meet – this may be the book club for you! Join Every Which Way in the way that suits you best – in person, on Zoom, or through our Facebook group. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month, at 6:30 p.m. To request…

Free

Renters Rights via Zoom

All Virtual Events

What can you do if your landlord won’t make repairs? Landlord/tenant disputes can be difficult to navigate. Legal Services of New Jersey will provide a brief overview of tenant habitability rights, and provide free legal assistance to low-income tenants in New Jersey. This presentation will also explore the Housing Eviction prevention and Legal assistance Project…

Free

Virtual Book Buddies through Louise Childs

Louise Childs Branch 21 Stanhope Sparta Rd, Stanhope, NJ, United States

One-on-one summer reading support for children of all abilities, ages 2-17. Each participant is teamed with Miss Derenda or a teen volunteer to read age-appropriate material they select (on their own or with a parent/guardian). Read or be read to, you choose! A small prize will be awarded at the end of each session which…

Free

Virtual Book Buddies through Louise Childs

Louise Childs Branch 21 Stanhope Sparta Rd, Stanhope, NJ, United States

One-on-one summer reading support for children of all abilities, ages 2-17. Each participant is teamed with Miss Derenda or a teen volunteer to read age-appropriate material they select (on their own or with a parent/guardian). Read or be read to, you choose! A small prize will be awarded at the end of each session which…

Free

Virtual Book Buddies through Louise Childs

Louise Childs Branch 21 Stanhope Sparta Rd, Stanhope, NJ, United States

One-on-one summer reading support for children of all abilities, ages 2-17. Each participant is teamed with Miss Derenda or a teen volunteer to read age-appropriate material they select (on their own or with a parent/guardian). Read or be read to, you choose! A small prize will be awarded at the end of each session which…

Free

Medicare Annual Enrollment Informational Seminar via Zoom

All Virtual Events

If you are currently enrolled in Medicare, or turning 65 within the next two years, this program is for you. Learn about: * how and when to enroll * annual changes * available insurance options Presented by Megan Brady of Senior Insurance Associates. Register below beginning August 19  and virtual meeting details will be emailed…

Free

Flatbrookville: The Village that Disappeared @ Main Library & via Zoom

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

Flatbrookville, a once thriving village with a population of 150 in 1860, now has only one residence. Join Sharon Spangenberg of the Walpack Historical Society for a presentation about Flatbrookville over the years as she shares photos and newspaper clippings documenting what happened to this village that disappeared. Registration begins November 16. Please indicate whether…

Free

Historical Fiction Book Club @ Main Library or via Zoom

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

The Historical Fiction Book Club will meet in person at Main Library and via Zoom the 4th Monday of most months at 6:00 p.m. The title for January is A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline, available in regular and large print, on audio CD, and as a downloadable audio book. Click on the…

Free

Historical Fiction Book Club @ Main Library and via Zoom

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

The Historical Fiction Book Club will meet in person at Main Library and via Zoom the 4th Monday of most months at 6:00 p.m. The title for February is The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott, available in regular and large print, and as a downloadable audio book. Click on the title to reserve a copy in…

Free

Historical Fiction Book Club @ Main Library and via Zoom

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

The Historical Fiction Book Club will meet in person at Main Library and via Zoom the 4th Monday of most months at 6:00 p.m. The title for March is this year’s winner of the America Library Association’s Best In Genre (Historic Fiction) for Adult Readers – Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See. Tan Yunxian spends much…

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