Featured Activities
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“Page Turners” Children’s Book Group
Join us for our Children’s Book Club. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 13th at 4 p.m. in our meeting room. The book we will be discussing is Summer According to Humphrey.
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“Bookworms” Children’s Book Club
Grade 2 | Wednesday, May 6 @ 4 p.m. | Join us for our book club discussion of Good Dog: Fireworks Night by Cam Higgins. Registration is required.
Featured Services
Libby by Overdrive. eBooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines in one app.
Foreign movies, documentaries, the Great Courses, and more.
More eBooks, audiobooks, and music
American Museum of Natural History, Intrepid, Newark Museum, and Storm King
Literacy Volunteers of Pascack Valley teach English as a second language
Take and grow or save and share
Try the Seed Library
Adult & Teen Programs
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Laughter Is the Best Medicine – May 20 @ 12 PM
Laugh your way to better health! Join us at the Hillsdale Library to learn more about the benefits of laughter.
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Wine Tasting and Education – May 18 @ 6:30 PM
Learn about wine with oenophile Michael Bajdechi for a wine tasting event.
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Meet the Mayor! – May 9 @ 10:30 AM
Do you have a question about Hillsdale? Mayor Michael Sheinfield will be at the library for a meet and greet to answer your questions.
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Therapeutic Pottery Class for Adults – May 11 @ 6:30 PM
Tap into your creative side while having fun at this therapeutic pottery program at the Hillsdale Library.
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Mobility Clubs – May Sessions Start on May 5 @ 11 AM
The Hillsdale Library invites you to join Jon from A Club in Motion for mobility club programs. May sessions will be held 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, and 5/29.
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Blood Pressure Screening @ HFPL
Get your blood pressure checked at the Hillsdale Free Public Library, with screening conducted by the Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission. The next screening is scheduled for May 6.
Children’s Programs
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Bottle Cap Mosaic Board
Have fun making a design on our Bottle Cap Mosaic Board when you’re visiting the library!
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@ HFPL | Activities | Children | Programs | Teens
2026 Bingo Challenge
Play Get to Know Your “Shelf” Bingo, earn prizes, and help celebrate the Hillsdale Free Public Library’s 90th anniversary.
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Spring Storytime 2026
Come join us for our Spring Storytimes. | Toddler Time on 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, and 5/13 from 10: 30 – 11 a.m. | Tales for Tykes on 4/7, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, and 5/12 from 1:30 – 2 p.m. | Registration required.
Think It, Make It, Share It
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Try It! Toolshed Tuesdays
Learn about the various tools that are available for public use in the Hillsdale Free Public Library’s TMS Toolshed. Each class focuses on one piece of equipment. Check the calendar for these Tuesday evening sessions.
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NJ Makers Day 2026 – March 21
We seek to celebrate the artists, crafters, and makers in our local community. Please consider sharing your time and talent at this one-day public exhibition….
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Design Our Bookmark 2026
The Hillsdale Free Public Library seeks creative folk to submit bookmark designs. Select designs will be professionally printed and made available for all library patrons at the 2nd-floor circulation desk.
Bookshelves & Recommendations
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Staff Recommendations
Need a book recommendation? Here are some favorites of Hillsdale Free Public Library staff.
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The American Legion Label
American Legion Post 162 generously donates funds to the Hillsdale Free Public Library toward the purchase of books.
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Themed Book Tables
Looking for a book? Check out our themed book tables, imagined and curated by the library assistants at the Hillsdale Free Public Library each month.
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On Exhibit in April – More Winter’s Work by Lois Fonde
Watercolor and colored-pencil paintings by artist Lois Fonde are on exhibit in the Meeting Room Gallery. And her handmade greeting cards are showcased in the lobby’s Glass Display Cases.
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American Flag Retirement Drop-Off
The Hillsdale Library is a drop-off location for faded and worn American flags for disposal by American Legion Post 162.
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Library Sign Archive
While at the library (or just driving by) … look for our signboard. You’ll get some library news, reading inspiration, and often something to make you smile.
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90th Anniversary Mugs
Celebrate the Hillsdale Free Public Library’s anniversary while drinking a cup of coffee or tea! Stop by the circulation desk to buy your mug today.
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