Caldwell Public Library Newsletter — February 18, 2026

Digital Collection Spotlight

Visited Hoopla Lately?


It's the ultimate instant gratification: material you can consume online!


With the Libby app, your library card grants you access to tons of FREE ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, movies and television shows!


Did you know...

  • One of our staff found an album on Hoopla she couldn't find on Spotify.
  • Another, a TV series on Hoopla she couldn't find anywhere else!
  • Last year, Hoopla featured a current Oscar nominated film on its app during Oscar season!
  • Hoopla offers a wide variety of material to suit any taste.

New Building UPDATE!

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The Children's Corner, Ready to Furnish!


Progress, progress, progress! We have been highlighting areas of the new library in various stages of construction, but now we can share some exciting pics of the Children's Corner, ready to be filled with furniture, books, games, and wonderful details to make kids' visit to the library a good one for everyone!


Last newsletter mentioned all of the details we have planned for this room to make it a place for all kids: manipulatives, reading nook, a hug chair, and a sensory corner. Above, we can share with you the inviting entrance and colorful space to bring kids and families in, make them comfortable and ready for an awesome library experience suited just for them.


Springtime is approaching, and with it, your new library! Once we have clearance to start the move, there will be temporary changes to services. Stay tuned for the latest info, and, as always, we are here for you!


Adult Programs

Everyone raves about Miriam Block's chair yoga sessions. Why? It's gentlefeels good, gets you out of the house—and she's awesome! You have to feel it to believe it!

 

Friday, February 20 at 10:30am

 

**Limited spots**

 

Registration is required. Email librarian@caldwellpl.org to reserve your spot.


February is Black History month, and we celebrate it with a Zoom talk with Dr. Valerie Lewis-Mosley commemorating a century of Black history. Join us, learn something new, and remember!

Monday, February 23 at 7pm


Email librarian@caldwellpl.org for Zoom link.


Virtual adult programs from NJ State Library!


If you think your library has great programming, check out what the

NJ State Library has to offer! Their virtual program offerings span topics that are cultural, informative, legal, and personal.


Featured this month:


Webinar: The 1759 Vought House: A Loyalist Homestead in Revolutionary Hunterdon County

Thursday, February 19, 12-1pm


Documentary screening: “The Price of Silence” – The Forgotten Story of New Jersey’s Enslaved People

Saturday, February 21, 12-2pm

NJ State Museum Auditorium, Trenton, NJ

Registration required


Webinar: Slavery and Emancipation Laws in 19th Century New Jersey

Tuesday, February 24, 12-1pm


Webinar: Introduction to Finding Grants

Thursday, February 26, 12-1pm


Click here for more programs, info, and to register!

Youth Programs

Help Build a Library for the Future

Be a Part of Your Library's New Chapter!


Excited about what you're seeing? With a re-imagined Children's Corner (above), a spacious Community Hall to accommodate larger programs, the Hub patron business center, an enclosed Study, and a dedicated Teen Lounge, your new library will have so much more to offer. This is a rare opportunity to fully outfit your library for the next 100 years.


Partner with us. Your investment in current technology and a warm and welcoming space can make the NEW Caldwell Public Library the place where you can find what you are looking for. Please be a part of your community's future and make a generous donation today.


Click below to donate online.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

At Caldwell Public Library, we celebrate books every dayand if you love to read, your kids will, too!


Join our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program and curate a world of reading for your child just as they are starting to experience the world around them. Books you read together count, as do each multiple reading of the same book! You'd be amazed how many books you read.


Stop by the library to learn more and get started!

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