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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Greetings!


This week is full of opportunities to learn, connect, and take care of yourself. Families can enjoy the joy of reading at Therapy Dog Story Time, where young readers share stories with a gentle canine friend. We are also offering free health screenings, a simple way to check in on your wellness with support from community partners.


For those raising multilingual learners, our Bilingual Story Hour continues to bring stories, songs, and movement in two languages. It is a warm and engaging way for families to celebrate language together and connect with one another.


And do not miss the staff-curated book picks for National Dog Month in the second half of this newsletter. They are a wonderful way to celebrate the pets and companions that bring so much joy to our lives.


However you join us, we are always glad to see you at the Library.


Regards,

Jennie Pu

Library Director

Upcoming Events

 
 

Stories & Stacks w/ Hoboken Silent Book Club

Thursday, August 21 at 6:00pm

📍Main Library, Small Program Room

Join Hoboken Silent Book Club for an evening of quiet reading and community connection in the Hoboken Public Library’s Small Programming Room and Garden Space.

Enjoy an hour of uninterrupted reading with ambient music, light refreshments, and the choice to bring your own book or borrow one from the library. Registration is required. 


Details and registration here

Story Time

Thursday, August 21 & Friday August 22 at 10:30am

📍Main Library, Large Program Room

This Thursday and Friday, Story Time will move indoors to the Main Library, but the fun continues as always with stories and songs to share together.


Join us inside for the same lively experience—just in a cozy, air-conditioned space.



Details here

 

Therapy Dog Story Time

Saturday, August 23 at 2:00pm

📍Main Library, Story Time Room

Come and meet Riley Maverick Mills for our Read With a Therapy Dog Program!


Geared for early readers this is a great program for kids to practice their reading skills and gain self confidence.


Books will be available for participants to choose from and a special, Riley-themed prop will be given out to take home!  


Details and registration here

Free Health Screenings

Saturday, August 23 at 2:00pm

📍Main Library, Large Program Room

Join Us!


Representatives from Jersey City Medical Center's Community Health Outreach Program will be on-site from 1pm- 4pm on the second floor, providing:


Blood Pressure Checks

Blood Sugar Checks

Health Resources

No registration needed—walk-ins are welcome!


For any questions or concerns, please contact: socialwork@hobokenlibrary.org


Details here

Bilingual Story Hour

Monday, August 25 at 3:30pm

📍Grand Street, Children's Room

We are hosting a special bilingual story hour with local author Norma Jeanet Porras, who will be reading her Spanish and English language children's book Amariz and the Cats/Amariz y los Gatos!


This is an interactive experience where we explore the importance of nature and essential values through storytelling, conversation, and a few fun drawing activities.


This program is geared toward children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade. 


Details here

 

Dog Days of Summer Reads

Fiction for Adults

Separation Anxiety

by Laura Zigman

(Staff Pick)

Ambush in the Mountains

by Mary Alford

Sympatia

by Rodrigo Blanco Calderon

Non Fiction for Adults

Three Wild Dogs and the Truth

by Makus Zusak

This Dog Will Change Your Life

by Elias Weiss Friedman

Four Thousand Paws

by Lee Morgan

Books for Young Adults

Garbage Night

by Benji Lee

Twenty-Four Seconds From Now

by Jason Reynolds

Gather

by Kenneth M. Cadow

Kids' Reads

Dogs Do a Lot

by Tiffany Ranando

Sammy and Sunny's First Day of School

by Nina LaCour

Your Pets' Secret Lives

by Eleanor Spicer Rice