Hello Patrons of the Hackettstown Free Public Library!
On behalf of the whole staff of the library, happy new year! Let's all look forward to a wonderful 2025.
We have some exciting changes for the new year, including a makerspace, museum passes, more reading challenges, and even a podcast. Please keep an eye out for these and other new offerings from your favorite place in town!
Of course our calendar of events is full of amazing goings-on, so please take a look and register for anything that interests you.
Come and visit us soon! We can’t wait to see you!
Hello Patrons of the Hackettstown Free Public Library!
On behalf of the whole staff of the library, happy new year! Let's all look forward to a wonderful 2025.
We have some exciting changes for the new year, including a makerspace, museum passes, more reading challenges, and even a podcast. Please keep an eye out for these and other new offerings from your favorite place in town!
Of course our calendar of events is full of amazing goings-on, so please take a look and register for anything that interests you.
Come and visit us soon! We can’t wait to see you!
NEW AT THE LIBRARY
NEW AT THE LIBRARY
ADULT EVENTS
ADULT EVENTS
Healthy Eating: New Year’s Resolutions
Join us for a lunchtime webinar with Dietitian Corina Palagruto in reviewing recommended “Healthy Eating” New Year’s resolutions. These resolutions are bite-sized changes that can make a big impact on your health. Corina explains how to set smart resolutions that actually stick, and how changes like increasing your fruit and vegetable consumption can benefit your overall health.
Join us for a lunchtime webinar with Dietitian Corina Palagruto in reviewing recommended “Healthy Eating” New Year’s resolutions. These resolutions are bite-sized changes that can make a big impact on your health. Corina explains how to set smart resolutions that actually stick, and how changes like increasing your fruit and vegetable consumption can benefit your overall health.
Join Weis Markets Registered Dietitian Kimberly Varner for a cooking demo focusing on healthy food in the new year. During the presentation, Kimberly will be making a Kale & Blueberry Salad recipe, and showing how to make a Grain Bowl. Everyone will get to sample each recipe, and we will discuss general tips for healthy eating.
Join Weis Markets Registered Dietitian Kimberly Varner for a cooking demo focusing on healthy food in the new year. During the presentation, Kimberly will be making a Kale & Blueberry Salad recipe, and showing how to make a Grain Bowl. Everyone will get to sample each recipe, and we will discuss general tips for healthy eating.
DNA Evidence: Analysis, Correlation & Interpretation
There is no doubt that the advent of DNA testing for genealogical purposes has revolutionized how people conduct their family history. DNA has provided researchers new avenues to investigate, uncovered hidden lineages, and even exposed secrets. Please join us as professional genealogist Melissa Johnson of Johnson Genealogy Services discusses how to use DNA as a genealogical source to solve difficult research problems, break through brick walls, and prove or disprove conclusions.
DNA Evidence: Analysis, Correlation & Interpretation
There is no doubt that the advent of DNA testing for genealogical purposes has revolutionized how people conduct their family history. DNA has provided researchers new avenues to investigate, uncovered hidden lineages, and even exposed secrets. Please join us as professional genealogist Melissa Johnson of Johnson Genealogy Services discusses how to use DNA as a genealogical source to solve difficult research problems, break through brick walls, and prove or disprove conclusions.
Join us for a meeting of lively discussion at the library. Each month’s book selection is determined at the previous meeting. Info will be updated when the book is chosen.
This month’s book selection will be ‘Something in the Water’ by Catherine Steadman. Please register online.
Join us for a meeting of lively discussion at the library. Each month’s book selection is determined at the previous meeting. Info will be updated when the book is chosen.
This month’s book selection will be ‘Something in the Water’ by Catherine Steadman. Please register online.
Are you looking for a place to have fun and meet new friends while keeping your mind sharp or improving your English skills? Come to the Scrabble Club! It’s the original “Words with Friends!”
Play the board game Scrabble with others and enjoy a morning at the library. Even if you have never played the game before (or not in a long time), we will teach you.
Are you looking for a place to have fun and meet new friends while keeping your mind sharp or improving your English skills? Come to the Scrabble Club! It’s the original “Words with Friends!”
Play the board game Scrabble with others and enjoy a morning at the library. Even if you have never played the game before (or not in a long time), we will teach you.
Enjoy some absent-minded fun in the new year during a viewing of the 1997 film, “Flubber” starring Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, and Christopher McDonald.
Synopsis: An absent-minded professor discovers “flubber,” a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.
Enjoy some absent-minded fun in the new year during a viewing of the 1997 film, “Flubber” starring Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, and Christopher McDonald.
Synopsis: An absent-minded professor discovers “flubber,” a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.
The Rabbi and the Puppeteer : Rabbi Leo Baeck and “Honzo” David Ben Shalom
Rabbi Leo Baeck, ignoring his own safety and survival during the Holocaust was the savior for many refugees even from the inside of Theresienstadt concentration camp; his grandnephew Jan Baeck escaped the Czech Republic to a Palestine kibbutz and became a renown puppeteer appointed by UNESCO to promote peace among the children of Displaced Persons camps. Dr. Peter Lubrecht is Jan Baeck’s cousin who changed his name to Honzo David Ben Shalom. This presentation tells the tale of the strength and courage of these men during Holocaust Remembrance Day.
This program is open to the public and will feature refreshments. It will be taking place at the Schenk Lodge at House of the Good Shepherd – 798 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown.
The Rabbi and the Puppeteer : Rabbi Leo Baeck and “Honzo” David Ben Shalom
Rabbi Leo Baeck, ignoring his own safety and survival during the Holocaust was the savior for many refugees even from the inside of Theresienstadt concentration camp; his grandnephew Jan Baeck escaped the Czech Republic to a Palestine kibbutz and became a renown puppeteer appointed by UNESCO to promote peace among the children of Displaced Persons camps. Dr. Peter Lubrecht is Jan Baeck’s cousin who changed his name to Honzo David Ben Shalom. This presentation tells the tale of the strength and courage of these men during Holocaust Remembrance Day.
This program is open to the public and will feature refreshments. It will be taking place at the Schenk Lodge at House of the Good Shepherd – 798 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown.
At the Language Exchange Cafe, native English speakers and native Spanish speakers get together to learn each other’s language and have some coffee. It is a fun, immersive, interactive way to build your second language skills.
No registration necessary – just show up and have a good time!
This program is sponsored by PEACENJ.
¿Quieres aprender inglés?
En “Language Exchange Cafe”, los hablantes nativos de inglés y los hablantes nativos de español se reúnen para aprender el idioma del otro y tomar un cafecito. Es una forma divertida, inmersiva e interactiva de desarrollar sus habilidades en un segundo idioma.
No necesita registrarse, ¡Solamente preséntese y diviértase!
At the Language Exchange Cafe, native English speakers and native Spanish speakers get together to learn each other’s language and have some coffee. It is a fun, immersive, interactive way to build your second language skills.
No registration necessary – just show up and have a good time!
This program is sponsored by PEACENJ.
¿Quieres aprender inglés?
En “Language Exchange Cafe”, los hablantes nativos de inglés y los hablantes nativos de español se reúnen para aprender el idioma del otro y tomar un cafecito. Es una forma divertida, inmersiva e interactiva de desarrollar sus habilidades en un segundo idioma.
No necesita registrarse, ¡Solamente preséntese y diviértase!
Join Matt Palczynski, Ph.D., art historian, for an insightful exploration of the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti, often hailed as “the divine one” for his unparalleled contributions to Renaissance art. This lecture will trace Michelangelo’s remarkable career, examining his key artistic phases and the masterpieces he produced during each phase. From his towering sculptures and iconic frescoes to his architectural feats, discover how Michelangelo’s work shaped and fit into the larger Renaissance narrative. Additionally, delve into a lesser-known aspect of his genius — his poetry — and learn how his written words reveal a deeper understanding of his creative mind.
Join Matt Palczynski, Ph.D., art historian, for an insightful exploration of the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti, often hailed as “the divine one” for his unparalleled contributions to Renaissance art. This lecture will trace Michelangelo’s remarkable career, examining his key artistic phases and the masterpieces he produced during each phase. From his towering sculptures and iconic frescoes to his architectural feats, discover how Michelangelo’s work shaped and fit into the larger Renaissance narrative. Additionally, delve into a lesser-known aspect of his genius — his poetry — and learn how his written words reveal a deeper understanding of his creative mind.
Are you interested in Dungeons and Dragons but don’t know how to get started? Join us!
We are starting two campaigns, one for tweens and the other for teens who are looking to start playing Dungeons & Dragons. Please register for the session that matches your age group. There is only room for 6 players per group, so register now!
Tweens – 4:30pm
Teens – 6pm
This will be our first session, so you will be meeting your DMs, creating characters, and setting up a schedule. Don’t miss this!
Are you interested in Dungeons and Dragons but don’t know how to get started? Join us!
We are starting two campaigns, one for tweens and the other for teens who are looking to start playing Dungeons & Dragons. Please register for the session that matches your age group. There is only room for 6 players per group, so register now!
Tweens – 4:30pm
Teens – 6pm
This will be our first session, so you will be meeting your DMs, creating characters, and setting up a schedule. Don’t miss this!
Tweens and Teens! Stop by the library for a night of fun and popcorn. We will be watching The Greatest Showman. Open to ages 9 -18. Please register online.
Tweens and Teens! Stop by the library for a night of fun and popcorn. We will be watching The Greatest Showman. Open to ages 9 -18. Please register online.
