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Tea, Scones and the Brit Lady - Enjoy afternoon tea while learning how to make scones

Thu, Jan 23, 6:30pm - 7:45pm

An hour of meditation following the principles of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation based in California. New attendees are asked to go to the group's first meeting of the month to learn more.

Story Time @ the Lake

Fri, Jan 24, 11:00am - 11:30am

An outdoor (or indoor in bad weather) story time at Horseshoe Lake for all ages!

Sensory Play

Sat, Jan 25, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Teen Center

Sensory play is play that stimulates your child's senses - they will enjoy experiencing the world through smell, hearing, and touch.

Read to Rusty

Sat, Jan 25, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Children's Room

Sign up for a time to read to Rusty the therapy dog! Register

Mon, Jan 27, 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Afternoon tea with scones is a quintessential part of British culture. Learn how to make traditional English scones, all while enjoying afternoon tea. Register

S.H.I.P. - State Health Insurance Assistance Program

Mon, Jan 27, 6:15pm - 8:00pm

Wolfe Room

Beading, stitchers and fiber artists are invited to work on their own projects together in this craft circle.

Tue, Jan 28, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Wolfe Room

State Health Insurance Assistance Program- counseling on Medicare for NJ residents.

Tue, Jan 28, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 0-24 months.

Tue, Jan 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

A weekly science, technology, engineering, arts, and/or math activity recommended for ages 4 and up.

Preschool Fair

Tue, Jan 28, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Children's Room

Join us for our third annual Roxbury Area Preschool Fair!

Preschool Fair

Wed, Jan 29, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Children's Room

Join us for our third annual Roxbury Area Preschool Fair!

Wed, Jan 29, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 35 months and younger.

Wed, Jan 29, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 3 years and older.

Wed, Jan 29, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

All are welcome to learn and play Mah Jongg.

Wills, Estate Planning and Probate: - Experts Tell All

Wed, Jan 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Talmage Quiet Room

Learn strategies and techniques from advanced chess players, for kindergarten - 6th graders.

Wed, Jan 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

What you need to know about wills and directives, powers of attorney and executors

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Wed, Jan 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Wolfe Room

Monthly Meeting

AARP TaxAide - Training

Thu, Jan 30, 10:00am - 3:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Training for volunteers for AARP tax assistance program.

Walking Talking Book Club - On the move book discussion -- all are welcome!

Thu, Jan 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Join us at Horseshoe Lake near the restrooms / Imagination Station playground for a walking and talking book club experience.

Zumba with Kelley - Come dance away the calories to Zumba

Thu, Jan 30, 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Wolfe Room

An hour of meditation following the principles of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation based in California. New attendees are asked to go to the group's first meeting of the month to learn more.

Fri, Jan 31, 10:15am - 11:15am

Large Meeting Room

Come dance away the calories to Zumba! Every Fourth Friday (usually...) of the month at 10:15am. There is a $5 fee payable in cash at the door.

At The Movies - The Kitchen - Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss

Fri, Jan 31, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Come check out our latest movie screening. Only thing you need to bring is popcorn!

Yoga and Meditation for All - No Experience Necessary

Sat, Feb 01, 10:30am - 11:30am

Large Meeting Room

A yoga and meditation expert from the Isha Foundation will host a guided yoga and meditation workshop for beginners. Ages 7 through 107 are welcome!

Mon, Feb 03, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Free tax assistance for low and moderate income individuals by volunteer preparers with I.R.S. sponsored training. To make an appointment, call or stop by the Library.

Rubik's Cube Club

Mon, Feb 03, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Wolfe Room

Learn strategies and techniques from an experienced Rubik's Cuber for kindergarten - 6th graders.

S.H.I.P. - State Health Insurance Assistance Program

Mon, Feb 03, 6:15pm - 8:00pm

Wolfe Room

Beading, stitchers and fiber artists are invited to work on their own projects together in this craft circle.

Tue, Feb 04, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Wolfe Room

State Health Insurance Assistance Program- counseling on Medicare for NJ residents.

Women's Heart Health - Learn about women's heart health, symptoms and prevention.

Tue, Feb 04, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 0-24 months.

Tue, Feb 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Large Meeting Room

February is Heart Month -- come learn how you -- or a special woman in your life -- can best care for herself!

Tue, Feb 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

A weekly science, technology, engineering, arts, and/or math activity recommended for ages 4 and up.

Teen Advisory Board

Tue, Feb 04, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Create, plan, and host programs for teens in the library. Snacks are provided!

Wed, Feb 05, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 35 months and younger.

Literary Horizons - New members ALWAYS welcome!

Wed, Feb 05, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 3 years and older.

Wed, Feb 05, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Talmage Quiet Room

Join us for some good contemporary reads.

Wed, Feb 05, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

All are welcome to learn and play Mah Jongg.

Winter Solitude - Winter Landscape Photography

Wed, Feb 05, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Talmage Quiet Room

Learn strategies and techniques from advanced chess players, for kindergarten - 6th graders.

Wed, Feb 05, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Join nature photographer David DesRochers as he explores and photographs the winter landscape in some of the coldest places on earth.

Thu, Feb 06, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Free tax assistance for low and moderate income individuals by volunteer preparers with I.R.S. sponsored training. To make an appointment, call or stop by the Library.

Qi Gong / Chair Yoga - with Steve Guttman of Mind Body Dynamics

Thu, Feb 06, 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Wolfe Room

An hour of meditation following the principles of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation based in California.

Fri, Feb 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Treat yourself to an hour of Qi Gong and Chair Yoga. the First Friday of the month at noon.

At The Movies : Joker - Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy

Fri, Feb 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Come check out our latest movie screening. Only thing you need to bring is popcorn!

Paint and Sip -- Love Birds - Limited Space -- Reserve today

Fri, Feb 07, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Take a break, get creative, and laugh with friends, old and new! Come “Paint & Sip,” and go home with your own masterpiece! Register

Family Story Time

Sat, Feb 08, 11:00am - 11:30am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for children of all ages!

Book Folding - Make and take for your Valentine!

Sun, Feb 09, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Time for adults to have some crafting fun! Learn how to fold a heart withing a book with this surprisingly easy craft.

Mon, Feb 10, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Free tax assistance for low and moderate income individuals by volunteer preparers with I.R.S. sponsored training. To make an appointment, call or stop by the Library.

Friends of the Library Meeting

Mon, Feb 10, 6:15pm - 8:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Beading, stitchers and fiber artists are invited to work on their own projects together in this craft circle.

Mon, Feb 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Wolfe Room

Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library

S.H.I.P. - State Health Insurance Assistance Program

Tue, Feb 11, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Wolfe Room

State Health Insurance Assistance Program- counseling on Medicare for NJ residents.

Tue, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 0-24 months.

Introduction to Wine - How to buy, store, serve and cook with wine

Tue, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

A weekly science, technology, engineering, arts, and/or math activity recommended for ages 4 and up.

Tue, Feb 11, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Just in time to impress a potential Valentine, come hear Mark Vogel share an overview about wine!

Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 35 months and younger.

Wed, Feb 12, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 3 years and older.

Wed, Feb 12, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

All are welcome to learn and play Mah Jongg.

Wed, Feb 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Talmage Quiet Room

Learn strategies and techniques from advanced chess players, for kindergarten - 6th graders.

Thu, Feb 13, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Free tax assistance for low and moderate income individuals by volunteer preparers with I.R.S. sponsored training. To make an appointment, call or stop by the Library.

Kids' Chocolate Olympics

Thu, Feb 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Join us for the Chocolate Olympics! We'll have challenges of all kinds with one thing in common - chocolate

At The Movies: Hustlers - Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer

Thu, Feb 13, 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Wolfe Room

An hour of meditation following the principles of the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation based in California.

Tween Chocolate Olympics

Thu, Feb 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Join us for the Chocolate Olympics! We'll have challenges of all kinds with one thing in common - chocolate.

Story Time @ the Lake

Fri, Feb 14, 11:00am - 11:30am

An outdoor (or indoor in bad weather) story time at Horseshoe Lake for all ages!

Fri, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Come check out our latest movie screening. Only thing you need to bring is popcorn!

Mon, Feb 17, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Free tax assistance for low and moderate income individuals by volunteer preparers with I.R.S. sponsored training. To make an appointment, call or stop by the Library.

Rubik's Cube Club

Mon, Feb 17, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Wolfe Room

Learn strategies and techniques from an experienced Rubik's Cuber for kindergarten - 6th graders.

Monday Evening Book Club - All Are Welcome!

Mon, Feb 17, 6:15pm - 8:00pm

Wolfe Room

Beading, stitchers and fiber artists are invited to work on their own projects together in this craft circle.

Mon, Feb 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 7pm

What's all the HOOPLA? - DOWNLOAD LIBRARY EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, MOVIES, COMICS & MAGS

Tue, Feb 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 0-24 months.

Tue, Feb 18, 11:30am - 1:00pm

Wolfe Room

Library Director Radwa Ali will demystify how to check out eBooks and eAudiobooks, or stream movies and music on digital apps Hoopla and CloudLibrary.

What's all the HOOPLA? - DOWNLOAD LIBRARY EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, MOVIES, COMICS & MAGS

Tue, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

A weekly science, technology, engineering, arts, and/or math activity recommended for ages 4 and up.

Tue, Feb 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Wolfe Room

Library Director Radwa Ali will demystify how to check out eBooks and eAudiobooks, or stream movies and music on digital apps Hoopla and CloudLibrary.

Teen Advisory Board

Tue, Feb 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Create, plan, and host programs for teens in the library. Snacks are provided!

Wed, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:00am

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 35 months and younger.

Wed, Feb 19, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Books, music, and movement for ages 3 years and older.

Wed, Feb 19, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

All are welcome to learn and play Mah Jongg.

Early - Stage Memory Cafe - Alzheimer's Association

Wed, Feb 19, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Talmage Quiet Room

Learn strategies and techniques from advanced chess players, for kindergarten - 6th graders.

Roxbury Coin Club

Wed, Feb 19, 6:30pm - 10:00pm

Monthly meeting of Roxbury Coin Club

Wed, Feb 19, 6:45pm - 7:45pm

Wolfe Room

The Memory Cafe is an opportunity for those with early-stage memory loss and their care-partner(s) to engage with peers experiencing similar changes. Register at 800.272.3900 or email rmkohn@alz.org.

Thursday Morning book Club - New members ALWAYS welcome!

Thu, Feb 20, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Large Meeting Room

Free tax assistance for low and moderate income individuals by volunteer preparers with I.R.S. sponsored training. To make an appointment, call or stop by the Library.

Thu, Feb 20, 10:00am - 11:30am

Talmage Quiet Room

Join us Thursday Mornings for these upcoming reads:

Walking Talking Book Club - On the move book discussion -- all are welcome!

Thu, Feb 20, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Talmage Quiet Room

Join us at Horseshoe Lake near the restrooms / Imagination Station playground for a walking and talking book club experience.

Little Artists

Thu, Feb 20, 5:15pm - 6:50pm

Join us for hands-on arts and crafts just for 2-4 year olds!