Happy New Year from the Hoboken Public Library!

Friday, December 29, 2023

Look Back, Look Forward

Dear Hoboken,

As we bid farewell to 2023, we are happy to share highlights from an extraordinary year through the lens our annual report. From becoming New Jersey's first book sanctuary to opening our spectacularly restored third floor, 2023 was a year of growth and renewal for Hoboken Public Library. Thank you, as always, for your love and support of the library. We look forward to creating more memories with you in 2024!

Happy holidays and see you in the new year!

Regards,

Jennie Pu

Library Director

Upcoming Events

Learn ASL: Beginner Classes

Mondays @ 6 pm

Live on Zoom

ASL for Beginners is an interactive and immersive class for anyone age 13+ who wants to learn American Sign Language! Learn the fundamental principles of grammar & syntax, a basic vocabulary, & the conventions of conversational discourse in the Deaf community!

Students should register weekly to receive the Zoom link to join class led by instructor Thyson Halley of Deaf Advocacy Group.

Details and Registration here

ASL Movie Night

Tuesday, January 2 @ 5:30 pm

Join us for an enchanting ASL Movie Night at the library! Dive into the world of Barbie with ASL interpretation! Bring your friends, share the joy, and let's make memories as we watch and learn American Sign Language together!

Light refreshments will be served.

Details and Registration here

Free Health Screenings

Tuesday, January 9 @ 11 am

In partnership with Jersey City Medical Center's community health outreach program, we are excited to provide FREE blood pressure and blood sugar checks at the Library! The JCMC team will also provide educational pamphlets on nutrition, exercise, sleep hygiene, blood pressure, and blood sugar management.

No registration is required; walk-ins are welcome!

Details here

Homeschool Lunch & Learn

Thursday, January 11 @ 12 pm

Homeschooling in Hoboken? Join us at the Library for a Homeschool Lunch & Learn! This one hour program gives you the opportunity to meet other homeschool families and speak with Librarians about utilizing library resources!

Details and Registration here

New Year, New Reads

Fiction for Adults

Featured Title

It Ends at Midnight: A Novel

by Harriet Tyce

"It's New Year's Eve and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. The party's host, Tess, diagnosed with a terminal illness, saw this as a chance for her to make things right...in more ways than one. To organize a vow renewal with her drifting husband, Tess recruits her best friend and circuit court judge, Sylvie. Stalked by guilt, Sylvie struggles with the memory of a decade-old incident. She and Tess both know time is running out. As Sylvie seeks to give Tess the closure she needs, it becomes clear that someone else hasn't forgotten what they did. Midnight approaches and the countdown begins-but one of the guests doesn't want a resolution. They want revenge."

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Topicalia: A Novel

by Harold Rogers

"In the heady days before a New Year's Eve party on the bustling sands of Brazil's Copacabana Beach, a family reckons with a matriarch's long-awaited return, causing old secrets to come to light in this infectiously vibrant debut that explores the heartbreak and hope of what it means to be from two homes, two peoples, and two worlds."

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Non Fiction