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Liberty Science Center | Wild About Animals
This spring, Liberty Science Center is going a little wild! Join them for their Wild About Animals Celebration, March 27 through May 9! "Bring your family or group and experience the ultimate springtime adventure. Step inside the Butterfly House, where live butterflies flutter among some of their favorite flowering plants. Compare your strength, balance, and...
Casa Colombo | Forty Eight Views of Brownstone Brooklyn Virtual Gallery
Forty Eight Views of Brownstone Brooklyn Virtual Gallery April 4th-30th https://www.casacolombo.org/
Hudson County Tourism Development | TruMarketing Virtual Event
Hudson County Tourism Development | TruMarketing Virtual Event
TRUMARKETING VIRTUAL EVENT When: April 26th, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST Discover all the fun secrets and hidden gems of this great local getaway including a lovely introduction to the spectacular Liberty Science Center. Perfect to pair with an NYC stay with a unique vibe all its own and neverending activities that will excite everyone. REGISTER...
Author Talk with Dr. Kiernan Ryan
Author Talk with Dr. Kiernan Ryan
Join author Dr. Kiernan Ryan to discuss his recent book, "Shakespeare's Universality: Here's Fine Revolution," with Issac Green. Through close readings of a wide range of plays and poems, Kiernan Ryan's compelling polemic sets out to reclaim the idea of Shakespeare's timeless universality from reactionary and radical critics alike. Its argument is driven throughout by...
5 events,
Author Chat with Tae Keller
Author Chat with Tae Keller
Tae Keller will discuss her book, "The Science of Breakable Things." When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, she thinks it could be the perfect solution to all of her problems. With the prize money, she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids--flowers with the...
Hanuman Jayanti Celebration
Hanuman Jayanti Celebration
Hanuman Jayanti is a Hindu religious festival that celebrates Hindu God Hanuman's birth, who is immensely revered throughout India and Nepal. Lord Hanuman is worshipped as a deity with the ability to attain victory against evil and provide protection. On this auspicious day, devotees of Lord Hanuman celebrate him and seek his protection and blessings.
Career Exploration Panel
Career Exploration Panel
Explore career options with the Jersey City Free Public Library! Join us for a Zoom panel discussion as presenters share their experiences in dynamic industries including healthcare, technology, hospitality, finance, and more. Guest presenters will offer helpful insight and practical advice on how to jumpstart a career. This program is great career changers or anyone...
4 events,
A Meeting of the Minds: A Conversation between Jersey City Natives, Lewis Spears and DuQuann Sweeney
A Meeting of the Minds: A Conversation between Jersey City Natives, Lewis Spears and DuQuann Sweeney
Join a conversation between two remarkable Black Jersey City natives, Lewis Spears and DuQuann Sweeney. These impact leaders will reflect on shared experiences and lessons learned while growing and thriving within the Jersey City community. Learn how they used their uniqueness to achieve various personal and professional success levels while remaining committed to paying it...
Representations Matter: Deconstructing Bollywood’s Women Through a Feminist Lens Virtual Lecture
Representations Matter: Deconstructing Bollywood’s Women Through a Feminist Lens Virtual Lecture
Representations Matter: Deconstructing Bollywood's Women Through a Feminist Lens Virtual Lecture | Thursday, April 29 at 7:00pm EST Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Suggested donation $5. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry, produces films on an epic scale. Anchored around cinema, Bollywood has morphed into a globally popular cultural...
4 events,
Parenting on the Spectrum
Parenting on the Spectrum
Books, movies, television shows, and blogs that discuss how best to raise autistic children often come for the perspective of allistic—or, non-autistic—caregivers. But what about the perspectives of parents and guardians who are themselves autistic? To find out, join us for a live discussion with Dr. Morénike Giwa Onaiwu as we explore the gifts, insights,...
Drive-In Movie Night Series
Drive-In Movie Night Series
Join us for a socially distanced drive-in movie night series! This series will be taking place at 107 Morgan Street Jersey City, New Jersey 07302. You can reserve your spot for $20 per car. We only have 50 spots open so make sure to buy your tickets as soon as possible! Gates will open at 7:15 pm...
3 events,
American Dream | Kids at AD Reading Event
American Dream | Kids at AD Reading Event
3 pm - 4:30 pm - Court A, Level 1 We are partnering with Bergen Magazine for this month's free Kids at AD event, "May the Fourth be with You." Join us for a space-themed story time and activities just for kids.
Halal Hot Dog Book Launch and Author Event
Halal Hot Dog Book Launch and Author Event
Celebrate the launch of the latest book from our very own author and Youth Services Librarian, Susannah Aziz. Youth Services staff members will interview Ms. Susannah about her hilarious and heart-warming book, Halal Hot Dog. Then we'll take a sneak peek into the book and participate in some silly hot-dog-related activities.
3 events,
Opt Out Workshop
Opt Out Workshop
Is your home address visible somewhere on the Internet, even if it doesn't show up on a Google search? Is your email address lurking somewhere on the dark web? Have you been receiving robocalls and odd text messages from people you don't know? Even if you didn't post your private or identifying information online, it...
3 events,
Author Chat with Jessica Baggett
Author Chat with Jessica Baggett
Join Jessica Baggett, CEO Pro'Ta'jay Productions, as discusses her new book, "The Struggle is Real." Jessica Baggett was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1986. Even as a child, everyone knew that there was something special about her. She was apart of the media magnet program at Henry Snyder High School. She then graduated...
Coded Bias: Documentary Screening and Director Q&A
Coded Bias: Documentary Screening and Director Q&A
To finish off Choose Privacy Week, join us for a documentary Coded Bias film screening. Coded Bias explores how racial bias exists in facial recognition technology, how artificial intelligence often automates oppression, and how people are protecting civil liberties in the face of algorithms framed as neutral. The documentary has won such prestigious prizes as...
4 events,
American Dream | Mother’s Day Skate
American Dream | Mother’s Day Skate
11 am - 3 pm - DJ Performance Pamper your mom with shopping, food, and Date Skate at The Rink—for a Mother's Day Weekend celebration she won't forget.
Pacific Flea
Pacific Flea
Located in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City, our market boasts a unique shopping experience featuring fine craft, antique and vintage items, live music, curated art shows, outdoor street art and rotating food trucks. Through a vast network of dealers, vendors, collectors, crafters and artisans we guarantee the adventure will be like nothing you have experienced anywhere else in the city. 149...
2 events,
American Dream | Mother’s Day Skate
American Dream | Mother’s Day Skate
11 am - 3 pm - DJ Performance Pamper your mom with shopping, food, and Date Skate at The Rink—for a Mother's Day Weekend celebration she won't forget.
2 events,
Casa Colombo | Virtual Gallery “Opening the Doors, The Outdoors”
BREATHING BREATHING LIFE Recent works by Jacqueline Firmo-Falconi "We are stepping out of the darkness and sadness to see the light and feel warm again: smelling the ocean, hearing the waves rushing to the shore and listening to the seagulls laughing in the blue sky: feeling the sand through our toes and enjoying again the...
Career Exploration Panel
Career Exploration Panel
Explore career options with the Jersey City Free Public Library. Join us for a Zoom panel discussion as presenters share their respective industry experiences, including technology and finance. Presenters will offer insight and practical advice on how to jumpstart a career. Join us on Zoom: https://jclibrary.zoom.us/j/83233620302
2 events,
Make the Road NJ Information Session
Make the Road NJ Information Session
Founded in November 2014 in Elizabeth, Make the Road New Jersey builds the power of immigrant, working-class & Latinx communities to achieve dignity and respect through community organizing, legal, policy innovation, and transformative education. Make the Road New Jersey’s hubs in Elizabeth, Perth Amboy, Newark, and Passaic are hubs for community organizing. Every week, hundreds...
4 events,
The Importance of Hudson Milestones
The Importance of Hudson Milestones
Join us for a program that highlights and important organization in Hudson County, Hudson Milestones. Hudson Milestones administers a variety of programs to serve people from our community who are Intellectually/Developmentally Disabled (I/DD) at all stages of their life cycle. Victoria Loehwing will share how this organization supports the learning disabled community and what services...
Author Chat with Shirley R. Vernick
Author Chat with Shirley R. Vernick
Shirley R. Vernick is a young adult writer. She will be talking about her book, "Remember Dippy." Johnny's plans fly out the window when he finds out his single mother leaves town for the summer. She has a breakthrough job in upstate New York. He can live with his Aunt Collette but only on the...
3 events,
Career Management and Transition Series: Identifying Your Next Career Step
Career Management and Transition Series: Identifying Your Next Career Step
This program will focus on mindset barriers and strategies to shift your point of view. This program will include some exercises to help you identify your next career and what you can do to transition. Watch on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/JCFPLnj
Parenting in a Pandemic: Supporting Children with Diverse Learning Needs
Parenting in a Pandemic: Supporting Children with Diverse Learning Needs
In this discussion, Dr. Bell will explore the unique learning needs of children with diverse neurocognitive profiles as it relates to virtual learning. Parents will learn strategies to help children during a time of increased stress, less support, social isolation, and emotional uncertainty. Join us: https://meetu.ps/e/JVnMP/9rrys/a
4 events,
Pushing Up the Daisies Festival
Pushing Up the Daisies Festival
THE 10TH ANNUAL PUSHING UP THE DAISIES FESTIVAL: A Fundraiser for and at The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery Saturday, May 15th : The Historic JC & Harsimus Cemetery, 435 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302 with live performances by Day Session $20 adults / $10 teens / $5 children / FREE children under 5 years old. CHILDREN...
Bridge Arts Gallery | Comix Art Exhibition
Bridge Arts Gallery | Comix Art Exhibition
New Exhibition Alert Comix Art - This exhibition is the fine art remix of the comic book genre. Participating Artists: -xplorefreedom -Commodore-Christopher Mack -Akil Roper **Link in Bio to Attend Opening Reception on Sat. May 15th | 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Bridge Art Gallery Bayonne, NJ
4 events,
Main Street Pops | Monthly Outdoor Artisan Market
Main Street Pops | Monthly Outdoor Artisan Market
We’ve rounded up a varied collection of local makers & artists offering their unique, hand-crafted creations! Our Outdoor Artisan Market provides a public venue in Hoboken for high quality artisans and makers to to sell their handmade goods as well as for local residents to enjoy their neighborhood, shop , and engage with each other . The...
Culture Tree Storytime Series: Bilingual Storytime in Hindi/Urdu
Culture Tree Storytime Series: Bilingual Storytime in Hindi/Urdu
Join us for bilingual storytime. In partnership with The Culture Tree, JCFPL is proud to present a special color-themed storytime in Hindu, Urdu, and English. This storytime features book readings from Indigrow Kids and Purple Jojo by Sameera Zia Qureshi.
Casa Colombo | Book Presentation by author Jennifer Anton
Casa Colombo | Book Presentation by author Jennifer Anton
A promise keeps them apart until WWII threatens to destroy their love forever Fonzaso Italy, between two wars Nina Argenta doesn't want the traditional life of a rural Italian woman. The daughter of a strong-willed midwife, she is determined to define her own destiny. But when her brother emigrates to America, she promises her mother...
4 events,
Canva 101
Canva 101
This program goes over the basics of using Canva.com and how to create your own social media content to help you market your personal or professional events. This program will help participants better understand how to use the free plan on Canva.com. Watch on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/JCFPLnj
Do You Know What Makes A Man?, Book Reading with Author Del’Shawn Taylor
Do You Know What Makes A Man?, Book Reading with Author Del’Shawn Taylor
Join the JCFPL for a special book reading with Del'Shawn Taylor! Mr. Taylor is an award-winning composer, pianist, educator, and art equity activist. He recently released a children's book, "Do You Know What Makes a Man," an enlightening story of a young boy's quest to uncover what it means to be a man. All are...
Let’s Get Covered!
Let’s Get Covered!
It's not too late to get covered in 2021. Join Kevin Jones, Healthcare Navigator for GetCoveredNJ and Urban League of Hudson County learns the steps to sign up under NJ's health insurance marketplace. It may be free for you. Join us every month: Tuesday, May 18, 6:00 p.m.: https://tinyurl.com/jcacamay Thursday, June 17, 2:00 p.m.: https://tinyurl.com/jcacajun...
4 events,
The Struggle Continues: Honoring Malcolm X
The Struggle Continues: Honoring Malcolm X
Community Awareness Series Presents its Annual Malcom X Tribute. In honor of the legacy of Malcolm X, join us for the continuation of The Struggle Continues, a panel discussion on the movement for social justice with activists, artists, and academics. Join us on Zoom: https://jclibrary.zoom.us/j/82173937073?pwd=cXhzUU84eERuWmE1YlhGM3h3M1VwZz09 Meeting ID: 821 7393 7073 Passcode: 632437
Garden State Jazz Greats Series
Garden State Jazz Greats Series
Join us each month as jazz scholar Ben Young highlights and explores the majesty, style, and genius of New Jersey's jazz greats. Ben will discuss each of these home state heroes' lives and contributions, providing a musical and historical context. Along with a plentiful helping of their music, it will help illustrate what made each...
5 events,
Career Management and Transition Series: Preparing for a Career Change
Career Management and Transition Series: Preparing for a Career Change
This program will go over the important foundational materials that will help you with your career transition. This program will include the importance of having a strong resume, cover letter, and additional materials to add to your portfolio. Watch on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/JCFPLnj
Resume Writing Workshop
Resume Writing Workshop
Join the Jersey City Free Public Library College Readiness Team to learn how to create a dynamic resume that will set you apart from the rest of the crowd. Attendees will learn how to create and update their resume using Microsoft Word and crucial resume writing tips to make sure your resume gets noticed. The...
Book Talk with Arlene Stein, Author of Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity
Book Talk with Arlene Stein, Author of Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity
Join author Arlene Stein as she discusses her book Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity. Join us on Zoom: https://jclibrary.zoom.us/j/82025382880?pwd=NEZGaTRNS1ZwRGRJNTN0Qk5BSGozdz09 Meeting ID: 820 2538 2880 Password: 340718
2 events,
Rock the Haus @ Pilsener Haus & Biergarten
Live music festival at the Pilsener Haus & Biergarten in Hoboken! For tickets and info please visit https://www.rockthehaushoboken.com/ Friday, May 21 | 6PM to 10PM Welcome ceremony: 6:00PM-6:30PM Evening session: 6:30PM-10PM Saturday, May 22 | 11AM to 10PM Early session: 11AM-2PM Mid-day session: 2pAM-6PM Evening session: 6PM-10PM Sunday, May 23 | 11AM to 8PM Early session: 11AM-1:30PM Mid-day...
11 events,
Liberty Science Center | “SUE: The T.rex Experience” Opening Day
May 22nd, 2021 - Jan. 9th, 2022 Step into the world of SUE: The T. rex Experience, beginning May 22, 2021! This interactive, engaging, and hands-on exhibition features an exact replica of SUE’s skeleton measuring 40 feet long and 13 feet tall at the hip. The skeleton faces off against a full-scale replica of a Triceratops, one of T....
Hoboken Citywide Art Walk & Craft Market
Hoboken Citywide Art Walk & Craft Market
Self-guided walking tour. Check out the work of artists crafters and photographers. Visit galleries. View public art murals. Art displays will take place in parks, plazas, galleries and more throughout Hoboken. Artists, artisans, photographers & crafters will be displaying / selling their work. Some locations include: Sinatra Drive walkway bet. 1st & 4th St....
“청소하자 (cheong-so-ha-ja) Let’s Clean Up” Korean-English Storytime
“청소하자 (cheong-so-ha-ja) Let’s Clean Up” Korean-English Storytime
Join us in Hamilton Park (located by the gazebo) on Saturday, May 22 at 1:30 p.m. for an author talk with Katie Cadamatre, as she reads her new book, "청소하자 (cheong-so-ha-ja) Let’s Clean Up." Discover all the ways you can clean up together in this Korean-English bilingual book that brings the entire family together. Katie...
2 events,
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
Join the Jersey City Free Public Library College Readiness Team starting the week of May 24 for Health Sciences Week. We will be hosting speakers from various colleges and universities to discuss their Health Sciences Programs to prospective college-goers in Jersey City and the surrounding Hudson County. Joining us will be New Jersey City University,...
2 events,
How To Create A Pitch Deck on Canva
How To Create A Pitch Deck on Canva
This program goes over how to build a pitch deck on Canva.com and be able to properly market your business idea or product. You’ll learn important aspects to include in your pitch and learn the importance of having a strong pitch deck. Watch on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/JCFPLnj
4 events,
Career Management and Transition Series: Creating Your Own Opportunities Workshop
Career Management and Transition Series: Creating Your Own Opportunities Workshop
This program will go over how to start creating career opportunities for yourself. We will dive deep into what this means and what strategies you can implement to start opening your own career doors. Watch on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/JCFPLnj
#JCLibraryLove Reena Rock’s Socially Distanced Guitar Class at Canco Park
#JCLibraryLove Reena Rock’s Socially Distanced Guitar Class at Canco Park
On May 27, at 5 p.m., join Reena Rock for a socially distanced beginner guitar class in Canco Park for ages ten and up. Bring a picnic blanket and a guitar. Weather permitting, this event will happen weekly at Canco Park. Join in person or tune in on Facebook! Canco Park, 47 Dey St, Jersey...
LGBTQ+ Short Story Club
LGBTQ+ Short Story Club
LGBTQ Services Librarian Rachel and Leslie from Hudson Pride invite you to their virtual LGBTQ+ themed short story group. Access May's short story selection at: https://tinyurl.com/queerjcfpl Register for the Zoom link at: https://tinyurl.com/JCFPLss
2 events,
Trauma Recovery for Hudson County
Trauma Recovery for Hudson County
Do you or someone you know have been negatively impacted by a recent crime in the last five years? In that case, Jersey City Medical Center, VOCA Trauma Recovery Center serves survivors of all types of violent crime. It provides comprehensive mental health and case management within a Trauma-Informed & Evidence-Based framework. Join Deborah Almonte,...
3 events,
Liberty Science Center | “Hot Wheels: Race to Win” Exhibit Opening
May 29, 2021 – Sept. 6, 2021 Speed, power, performance! Beginning May 29, buckle up and race with the most famous toy vehicles on the planet—Hot Wheels®! In this interactive adventure for everyone in the family, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the thrilling world of racing and discover the scientific processes for designing super-fast...
2 events,
Culture Tree Storytime Series: Kite Festivals in India
Culture Tree Storytime Series: Kite Festivals in India
Springtime breezes are perfect for flying kites, so soar into this program and learn all about India's colorful Kite Festival. This program will include readings by authors Mona Sehgal and Shweta Aggarwal, who present their Kite Festival-inspired stories. In addition to a talk with NYC-based illustrator Kavita Rajput who shares ideas about becoming an artist....
3 events,
Memorial Day 2021: Master Sergeant Jonathan V. Taylor and Issac Green
Memorial Day 2021: Master Sergeant Jonathan V. Taylor and Issac Green
On Monday, May 31, join us with Master Sergeant Jonathan V. Taylor and JCFPL'S Mr. Issac Green to pay tribute and honor to the military men and women who lost their lives in service. Master Sergeant Jonathan V. Taylor is the Wing Integrated Resilience Manager, assigned to the 552 Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force...