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April 4th - 9th is National Library
Week!
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The NPL Shop is Now Live!
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You can show
your library love by purchasing great items from our new NPL Shop!
Check out our
selection of totes, t-shirts, mugs and more at www.npl.org
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Celebrate National Library Week With
NPL.
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Poetry Month Kickoff for Kids
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Beginning
April 4th and happening
all month long! Join in the fun at the Main Branch Children's Room.
Ages 0 - 12, all day Mondays - Saturdays.
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Storytime and Crafts for Kids
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April 5th: We love our library!
Reading and
crafts celebration in the Main Branch Children's Room. 3:30 - 5:00
p.m.
Best for ages
0 - 12 (and caregivers too!)
April
7th: Toddler Time at Vailsburg Branch
11:00 a.m. -
Noon. Ages 2 - 5
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April 5th: Raise a Glass to Newark's History!
Neil Maher,
Professor of History at NJIT and Rutgers-Newark take us on a
fascinating history of the brewery industry in Newark.
5:30 p.m.
reception and 6:00 p.m. program start. This event is presented in
partnership with the Newark History Society and NJPAC. Free parking
at the Essex County Parking Deck (Newark Bears Stadium) located at
20-54 Bridge Street.
To join via
Zoom, please register here: https://njpac-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4fkODSGeQzSHVOs1uos5Fg
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April 7th: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Join us for
the opening reception of Self Made, an
exhibition of photos of Black women business owners in Newark, with a
focus on entrepreneurs in the city’s West and South Wards. The show
celebrates their beauty, creativity, and connection to community.
Free parking
at the Essex County Parking Deck (Newark Bears Stadium) located at
20-54 Bridge Street.
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Support
Local Businesswomen
Get unique
Easter goodies and gifts from local artisans and entrepreneurs.
Special
performances by Omairy, "The Latin Diva," and Mariano Cersa
at 12 Noon.
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Saturday, April 9th, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Please join
us between 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the James Brown African American Room
for an artist talk and reception welcoming the glass sculpture,
"Makers" to NPL.
Made out of
cast and blown glass by Pittsburgh-based sculptor Dean Allison,
"Makers" tells the story of two young student
glassblowers at work in a Newark glass arts studio.
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Other April Happenings at NPL
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The Warmth of Other Suns
In partnership
with the City of Newark and the Newark Community Learning
Collaborative (NCLC), we are proud to present The Mayor's Book Club.
Isabel
Wilkerson's Pulitzer Prize winning epic chronicles the decades of
African American migration from the south to great cities of the
north to seek relief from oppression and access to economic
opportunities and a better life.
Pick up your
FREE copy at any
Newark Public
Library, branch.
Visit our website for
more details.
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April 14th, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Join us at
the Main Branch, Centennial Hall for the 30th session of Ras Heru’s "Rhythm
& Words: Creative Writing" workshop series. Themed
and titled “Poets Who Love Newark”, this workshop’s writing prompts
will center around living and growing up in Newark, similar
environments, and how the experience shapes us.
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Saturday, April 23rd
El día de los niños/El día de los libros
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(Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a
celebration of children, families, and reading. This event emphasizes
the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and
cultural backgrounds.
Join us for stories, crafts and literary fun at our
Main Branch in Centennial Hall between 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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In keeping
with community health protocols, all events at the Newark Public
Library require proof of vaccination for visitors over the age of 12
and universal masking. Let's stay safe!
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