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Wednesday, May 20 at 4:00 PM
Main Library, Large Program Room
The library is going wild!
NJ Snakeman is bringing live tropical birds to Hoboken Public Library for an interactive, up-close animal presentation that is equal parts educational and unforgettable. Learn about the habitats, behaviors, diets, and conservation of some of the world's most stunning bird species, watch a live feeding demonstration, and then get the chance to safely interact with the birds yourself in a supervised hands-on experience. Perfect for families, curious learners, and anyone who has ever wanted to get a little closer to the natural world.
Registration is required for all attendees, including children, so be sure to register each individual separately to secure your spot.
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Thursday, May 21 at 5:00 PM
Main Library, Large Program Room
Food is one of the most powerful ways we carry our culture with us. In celebration of both Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month, join us for a creative adult craft night where participants will paint and decorate their own recipe card box and design personalized recipe cards to take home.
It is a hands-on, meaningful way to reflect on the traditions, meals, and memories that connect us to our heritage and to each other.
All materials provided and no experience necessary, just bring your creativity and maybe a recipe or two in mind.
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Thursday, May 21 at 6:00 PM
Main Library, Small Program Room
Dust off your record collection and bring your favorite pressing to the library. Bring Your Own Vinyl is a brand new evening of music, community, and the warm crackle of a needle hitting a groove.
Host Eshrack kicks things off with an intro seminar on vinyl care and collecting before the floor opens up for listening, refreshments, and plenty of good conversation with fellow music lovers across Hoboken. Whether you have been collecting for decades or just bought your first record last week, this is your kind of night.
Free to attend, RSVP required.
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Recurring Programs
Remember to always check our website for up-to-date information.
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Wednesday, May 20 at 6:00 PM
Main Library, Small Program Room
We return to discuss Dead First by Johnny Compton, a bone-chilling blend of supernatural horror and noir mystery from the Bram Stoker award-nominated author of The Spite House. Immortality, buried secrets, and a private investigator who knows too much make for a story that is equal parts unsettling and impossible to put down. Come ready for a lively conversation about power, reckoning, and what it really means to cheat death.
Copies are on reserve on the second floor of the Main Library, and the audiobook is available on Libby.
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Tuesdays at 12:30 PM
Thursdays at 10:00 AM
Grand Street Branch, Gymnasium
Find your center twice a week with a free Tai Chi workshop led by instructor Peter in the gymnasium on the second floor of the Multi-Service Center at 124 Grand Street. A calming, low-impact practice perfect for all levels, whether you're stepping onto the mat for the first time or looking to deepen an existing practice. Drop in any Tuesday or Thursday and find your flow.
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Thursdays at 3:30 PM
Grand Street Branch, Children's Room
After school just got a whole lot more fun at the Grand Street Branch! This energetic 30-minute program is open to kids of all ages and packed with books, music, and movement to get everyone reading, dancing, and having a great time. Before you head home, be sure to stop by and check out some books to keep the fun going.
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Family Film Screening:
An American Tale
Saturday, May 23 at 2:00 PM
Grand Street Branch, Program Room
Bring the whole family to the Grand Street Branch for a special screening of An American Tail, the beloved 1986 animated classic that has moved audiences for generations.
Follow young Fievel Mousekewitz as he and his family set sail for America in search of a better life, only to be separated during the voyage and thrust into an unfamiliar world full of new friends, unexpected challenges, and an unshakeable hope of finding his way home. Funny, heartwarming, and quietly profound in its exploration of immigration, resilience, and family, this is the kind of film that means something different every time you watch it. A wonderful afternoon out for kids and the adults who love them.
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Passport Book Club
Tuesday, May 26 at 11:00 AM
Main Library, Small Program Room
The Passport Book Club is heading to Italy this month for a discussion of The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante. Giovanna's search for her true reflection pulls her between two versions of Naples, one polished and refined, one raw and unruly, and the tension between those worlds drives one of Ferrante's most psychologically rich and unsettling novels.
Come ready for a conversation about identity, family, class, and the uncomfortable truths that adolescence forces us to confront.
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Skylark
by Paula McLain
Two timelines, one city, and the enduring question of what we risk for the people we love.
In 1664, Alouette Voland dreams of creating something extraordinary within the walls of the Gobelin Tapestry Works, until her father's unjust imprisonment lands her inside the notorious Salpêtrière asylum, where she discovers that survival and solidarity can coexist in the darkest of places.
Nearly three centuries later, medical student Kristof Larson watches Nazi forces descend on Paris and finds himself the only hope for the Jewish family living next door.
McLain weaves these two stories together with her signature precision and emotional depth, building a novel about courage, confinement, and the quiet heroism of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
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Hani & Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
by Adiba Jaigirdar
Hani is popular, easygoing, and just came out as bisexual to friends who immediately decided that didn't count. In a moment of panic, she announces she is dating someone, specifically Ishu, the academic overachiever her friends cannot stand. Ishu agrees to play along, but only if Hani helps boost her popularity enough to win the head girl election. It is a perfectly transactional arrangement, right up until it isn't.
Jaigirdar writes fake dating the way it should be written, funny and swoony and emotionally honest, with two Bengali protagonists navigating identity, belonging, and the terrifying possibility of something real. A feel-good read with genuine heart.
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Soy Sauce!
by Laura G. Lee
It is salty, savory, rich, and sometimes sweet, and it has been bringing people together across cultures for centuries.
This joyful picture book follows Luan, Haru, and Yoo-mi as they each make their own version of soy sauce, a classic Chinese recipe, a traditional Japanese brewery batch, and a spicy-sweet Korean blend, celebrating the unique ingredients and deep cultural meaning behind each drop.
A delicious celebration of food, family, and the flavors that connect us all.
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