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Friday, December 1, 2023

More Lockers, More Convenience

Dear Hoboken,

As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing your library experience, we have doubled up on the number of book lockers available at the Main Library!

This expansion grants you even more convenient and contactless access to library materials. Our book locker service allows you to reserve and pick up your favorite reads at a time that suits your schedule — even when the library is closed — providing a seamless and efficient borrowing experience.

How It Works:

Place your items on hold through our online catalog or the BCCLS app.
Wait for a pick-up notification via text or email.
Retrieve your items from your selected locker location!

Book lockers are also available at our Grand Street Branch, located at 124 Grand Street, and will soon be available at the Hoboken Historical Museum. As always, we are thrilled to provide a convenient method for everyone to access the library's materials and resources!

Regards,

Jennie Pu

Library Director

Upcoming Events

Maker Space Creations

Tuesday, December 6 @ 3:30 pm

Unleash your creativity this holiday season in our new Maker Space Room! Join us for a tech-filled holiday adventure as we engrave dazzling ornaments with our Glowforge Laser Cutter.

This program is for adults and teens.

Details and Registration here

Gingerbread House Decorating

Thursday, December 7 @ 3 pm

Grand Street Branch, 124 Grand St.

Meet Ms. Alex at the Grand Street Branch to decorate your own gingerbread house!

Gingerbreads houses will be given out on a first come, first served basis. This program is for all ages!

Details here

Learn ASL Through Song: Student Showcase

Monday, December 11 @ 6 pm

Join us for our end-of-session celebration and student showcase! Watch as our talented students sign the lyrics to popular songs they've learned over the weeks.

Let's celebrate the beauty of language through the universal arts of music and sign!

Food and drinks will be served.

Details and Registration here

Ending the Silence on Mental Health

Wednesday, December 13 @ 6 pm

Join NAMI Hudson County at the Library for a free, special ETS presentation by Loraina London Calderon. This presentation will cover facts about mental health, resources, and lived experience.

Open and free to all teens and adults ages 12 and up.

Details and Registration here

Recent Releases

Fiction for Adults

Featured Title

Land of Milk and Honey: A Novel

by C Pam Zhang

"About a Chinese American chef who, lured to a decadent, enigmatic colony of the superrich in a near future in which food is disappearing, discovers the meaning of pleasure and the ethics of who gets to enjoy it, altering her life and, indirectly, the world."

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Fake It Till You Bake It: A Novel

by Jamie Wesley

"A reality star and a cupcake-baking football player pretend to be a couple in order to save his bakery in this sweet and sexy romance from Jamie Wesley, Fake It Till You Bake It. Jada Townsend-Matthews is the most reviled woman in America after turning down a proposal on a reality dating show. When she comes home to lick her wounds, Jada finds herself working at San Diego's newest cupcake bakery, Sugar Blitz, alongside the uptight owner and professional football player Donovan Dell. When a reporter mistakenly believes Jada and Donovan are an item, they realize they can use the misunderstanding to their advantage to help the bakery and rehabilitate Jada's image. Faking a relationship should be simple, but sometimes love is the most unexpected ingredient. Fake it Till You Bake It is a sweet confection of a novel, the perfect story to curl up with and enjoy with a cupcake on the side."

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Non Fiction