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Hoboken Library Festival!

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Greetings!


This Saturday, September 20, we’re opening our doors wide for the Hoboken Library Festival, and I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate with all of you. From live performances and author signings to crafts, story times, and our beloved used Book Sale (hosted by the Hoboken Public Library Friends & Foundation), there will be something for every member of our community to enjoy.


The festival is also our chance to share what’s new at HPL. We’re proud to launch our new Library App, which makes it easier than ever to check out materials and register for events right from your phone. You’ll also be able to join in the Fall Reading Challenge, where reading just 200 minutes earns you a special NY Red Bulls badge with the chance to claim a free ticket to an upcoming match!


Whether you come for the authors, performances, a new book to love, or simply the joy of gathering together, I hope you’ll make the library part of your Saturday. The Hoboken Library Festival is a celebration of everything we believe in: stories, creativity, and community. We can’t wait to see you there.


Regards,

Jennie Pu

Library Director

Upcoming Events
 
 

Free Health Screenings

Wednesday, September 17 at 1:00pm

📍Main Library, Reading Room

Join Us!


Representatives from Jersey City Medical Center's Community Health Outreach Program will be on-site from 1pm- 4pm on the second floor, providing:


Blood Pressure Checks

Blood Sugar Checks

Health Resources

No registration needed—walk-ins are welcome!



Details here

Everyone Can Do Yoga

Thursday, September 18 at 1:00pm

📍Main Library, Large Program Room

Kripalu yoga teacher Jane Porges leads mindful movement yoga classes. All levels are welcome! These 90-minute long classes will cover the basics including breath, alignment, balance and yoga postures.


All levels are welcome, including those who have not practiced yoga before. 


Please note that you will have to register each week for class.


Details and registration here
 

Matinee Movie: Pirate of the Caribbean

Friday, September 19 at 11:00am

📍Main Library, Large Program Room

For our next film screening of the Hoboken Public Library's Movie Group, we will be watching Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day.


Light refreshments will be served.


Details here

Fall Reading Challenge
 

Hispanic Heritage Month Picks

Fiction for Adults
Cover of the novel The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco by Diego Boneta. The design features a dramatic close up of a mans partially shadowed face lit from above with strong contrast giving a moody and mysterious feel. The title is in large bold neon-yellow letters that stretch across the cover diagonally with the authors name at the bottom in the same bold yellow font. The words A Novel are written in smaller white script near the center of the cover.

The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco

by Diego Boneta

Archive of Unknown Universes

by Ruben Reyes Jr.

The Bewitching

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Non Fiction for Adults

My Half Latinx Kitchen

by Kiera Wright-Luiz

America, America

by Greg Grandin

Desi Arnaz: the Man Who Invented Television

by Todd Purdum

Books for Young Adults
Illustrated cover of Miles Morales Shock Waves a Spider Man graphic novel. A teenage boy Miles Morales runs energetically across a rooftop holding his glowing Spider Man mask in one hand and wearing a backpack. Behind him is a water tower painted with a large white star on red and blue stripes. The title is bold in large letters at the top. At the bottom text reads Written by Justin A. Reynolds Illustrated by Pablo Leon with a small red Spider-Man face in the corner.

Miles Morales. Shock Waves

by Justin. A Reynolds
Illustrated book cover for Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo. Two kids on bicycles appear in silhouette at the top framed by a glowing red orange sun. At the bottom ghostly wolves prowl through a blue mist. A decorative circular emblem in the center contains the title in bold gold and black text with red accents alongside a stylized skull and crossed bones.

Charlie Hernandez & the League of Shadows

by Ryan Calejo
Illustrated book cover of Brownstone by Samuel Teer and Mar Julia. The art depicts a young woman with dark curly hair leaning on her hands looking wistful. She sits atop a brownstone building while more apartment buildings with balconies line the background. A U.S. flag hangs from one of the windows. Green leaves drift across the scene. At the top is a blurb from author Sara Alfageeh. In the lower right corner a shiny award medallion is featured.

Brownstone

by Samuel Teer

Kids' Reads
Illustrated book cover for Speak Up Santiago by Julio Anta and Gabi Mendez. A group of five kids walk across a crosswalk in a small-town street echoing the Beatles Abbey Road cover. Santiago in a blue shirt and jeans leads the group holding a soccer ball. Behind him are two girls and two boys all chatting and smiling. Buildings shops and mountains appear in the background under a bright sky.

Speak up, Santiago

by Julio Anta
Cover of Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol 23 Hold On To Your Heads by Andres Miedoso illustrated by Victor Rivas. The spooky cartoon style art shows Desmond and his friend running in fear as a headless figure in a jacket looms behind them. Bold red and black lettering stands out at the top.

Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Hold on to your Heads!

by Andres Miedoso
Illustrated cover of Who Is Bad Bunny by G.M. Taboas Zayas. The artwork features musician Bad Bunny in a caricature style wearing oversized pink sunglasses a pink patterned outfit and holding a microphone. He has neatly groomed facial hair and a short hairstyle. A glowing white bunny outline is visible in the background against a purple blue gradient. The book belongs to the Who HQ Now series noted in the upper right corner.

Who is Bad Bunny?

by G.M. Taboas Zayas

Upcoming Civic Engagement Series

Keep an eye on Hoboken Public Library’s socials and website for the launch of registration for our Civic Engagement Series! This is your chance to make your voice heard and get to know the candidates before Election Day on Tuesday, November 4.


Need to register to vote?

We’ll be at the Hoboken Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, September 16 in Church Square Park with voter registration forms and information. You can also register online anytime here.
 
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