You choose your own books, and then join us on Zoom to share your thoughts about your latest reads. Registration is required.

Do you have memories you would like to shape into a story that you can share?   Registered participants will meet with local teacher and writer Edie Scher for a series of classes on the process of writing, editing, and compiling their stories in a supportive environment. This group is meeting for six virtual sessions…

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A vibrant Chinese community existed in Newark between the 1870s and 1940s. But when Yoland Skeete-Laessig, herself an immigrant of Chinese descent, wanted to learn about its history she could find almost no information other than old news stories focusing on crime, gambling and other negative topics. Knowing American history and having experienced the Civil…

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Barbara Brown will lead a virtual mindfulness-based guided meditation session. Registration is required.

Come learn about the exciting wildlife conservation programs taking place at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School! Environmental science students have been busy raising rainbow trout, diamondback terrapins, bobwhite quail and even building a native pollinator garden.  Environmental science teacher Zachary Rittner will focus on the life history of these charismatic creatures, their conservation status, their value…

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Craft with company! Bring your current WIP (work in progress) to the Library’s gallery space and create alongside others.

Join a librarian at Brookside Park to discuss whatever you've enjoyed reading lately. Registration is required.

Do you have memories you would like to shape into a story that you can share?   Registered participants will meet with local teacher and writer Edie Scher for a series of classes on the process of writing, editing, and compiling their stories in a supportive environment. This group is meeting for six virtual sessions…

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