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Join the 2026 BCCLS Scavenger Hunt - a fun-filled journey to discover the BCCLS logo hidden in participating libraries.
Here’s how it works:
- Pick up your scavenger hunt form at either Hoboken Public Library location starting June 15.
- Visit at least 3 libraries between June 15 and August 15, 2026, and find the hidden BCCLS logo.
- Get your form stamped with each library’s property stamp as proof of your discovery!
- Return your form to any BCCLS library by August 29, 2026.
Visit at least 3 libraries (hint: the Main Library and Grand Street Branch are listed as two separate locations) and you may win a $50 Visa Gift Card!
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Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 PM
Main Library, Large Program Room
Are you considering applying for U.S. citizenship? Join the Hoboken Public Library for a free Naturalization Workshop presented by the experienced legal team from Northeast New Jersey Legal Services.
This informative workshop will provide an overview of the naturalization process, including eligibility requirements, application procedures, required documentation, and what to expect throughout the citizenship journey. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about common challenges applicants face, receive guidance on preparing for the process, and ask questions in a supportive environment.
This program is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged.
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Saturday, June 27 at 11:00 AM
Main Library, Large Program Room
The Library is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Human Services Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to offer free vision screenings for community members ages 3 and older.
Trained professionals will conduct screenings to help identify potential vision concerns. Based on screening results, participants may receive referrals to affordable optometrists and information about obtaining low-cost eyeglasses or lenses when needed.
Registration is required.
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Saturday, June 27 at 2:00 PM
Grand Street Branch
School's out, and it's time to celebrate!
The Grand Street Branch is throwing a Beach Bash to kick off summer in style, complete with bingo, special prizes, and beach-themed crafts. It's also the perfect time to sign up for Summer Reading and make a splash with your reading goals this season.
No actual sand required, just good vibes, great company, and the very well-earned feeling of a school year behind you. Perfect for kids and families ready to dive headfirst into summer.
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Monday, June 29 at 6:00 PM
Main Library, Small Program Room & Garden
Some stories need to be spoken out loud, and some nights are made exactly for that.
This Open Mic Night, hosted in partnership with Hudson Speaks, is a dedicated safe space for survivors to share, listen, and heal together. Whether you come to perform spoken word, poetry, music, or prose, or simply to sit in the audience and offer your quiet support, you are welcome here.
Compassionate advocates and counselors will be present throughout the evening, and the night will close with a guided journaling session offering everyone a grounded, peaceful moment to reflect. Journals and pens will be provided.
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Tuesday, June 30 at 6:00 PM
Main Library, Small Program Room & Garden
Dust off your record collection and bring your favorite pressing to the library.
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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Free Health Screenings
Wednesday, June 24 at 1:00 PM
Main Library, Reference Books Room
Join us for a free community health outreach event hosted by representatives from Jersey City Medical Center’s Community Health Outreach Program. The team will be available to provide blood pressure screenings, blood sugar checks, and a variety of health-related resources and information.
This is a great opportunity to connect with healthcare professionals, learn more about your health, and access helpful community resources in a welcoming and informal setting. No registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome and encouraged.
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Baby Music Class
Thursday, June 25 at 12:00 PM
Columbus Park
Ms. Dana of Musicology4Kids is returning for a special Baby Music Class designed especially for little ones and their caregivers. Enjoy singing, dancing, rhythm games, instrument play, and interactive musical activities that help encourage early learning, coordination, and social development in a fun and welcoming environment.
We’ll be gathering outdoors at Columbus Park, so bring a blanket or towel and get ready to clap, wiggle, and sing along together!
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Thursday, June 25 at 6:00 PM
Main Library, Reference Books Room
Grab your yarn, thread, or favorite handcraft and work on your own projects while enjoying the company of other makers in a relaxed, social setting.
This is a self-guided club. We do not provide instruction or lessons, so this is not a program for learning how to stitch or knit. Supplies are not included, so please bring your own materials.
Whether you are an experienced crafter or just starting out, all are welcome.
Come craft, connect, and have fun.
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Monthly Matinee
Friday, June 26 at 11:00 AM
Main Library, Large Program Room
This month's matinee screening brings a true classic to the library.
Carol, based on Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt, is a stunning portrait of two women who find an unexpected and transformative connection in 1950s New York, one a young department store employee, the other an elegant woman navigating the collapse of her marriage. Visually gorgeous and emotionally precise, it's a film about love, identity, and the quiet, radical act of choosing yourself.
Light refreshments will be served.
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Two Women Living Together
by Kim Hana & Hwang Sunwoo
What does a life well-shared actually look like?
A tender, thought-provoking memoir about two women who spent their thirties savoring independence and solitude, only to find themselves in their forties quietly, unexpectedly lonely. Rather than accepting the traditional binary of marriage or isolation, Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo did something genuinely radical: they bought a home together and built a chosen family on their own terms, two women, four cats, and a shared life defined entirely by love and intention rather than convention.
Warm, funny, and deeply humane, this is a book for anyone who has ever wondered whether the life they were handed is really the only one available to them.
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Bad Like Us
by Gabriella Lepore
A private beach lodge. A group of classmates with secrets. And an anonymous letter that sets everything on fire.
Gabriella Lepore's novel is a propulsive YA thriller that wastes no time pulling you under. When Eva teams up with Colton to figure out what really happened, every answer leads to a more unsettling question, and the people she thought she knew start looking very different in the light.
Perfect for readers who like their spring break stories with a body count and a twist they didn't see coming.
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Me and My Fear
by Francesca Sanna
Starting over is hard, especially when Fear is whispering in your ear to stay small and stay alone.
In Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna, a young girl moves to a new country and a new school where nothing feels familiar, and her Fear grows bigger with every passing day. But what she discovers is something quietly wonderful: everyone is carrying a fear of their own, and that shared vulnerability might be the very thing that brings them together.
Warm, visually rich, and deeply reassuring, this is a perfect book for any child navigating a big change and wondering if they'll ever find their place.
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