Nicole Zamlout is a young author who is a graduate of the English program from The College of New Jersey. She is the author of the celestial poetry and prose collection All These Little Stars and her new book Tales from the Scrapyard. She has had a fascination with storytelling and poetry for her whole life and hopes by the end you find some fascination with it as well. Click here to reserve your seat

Wednesday, February 26 – 4:00 to 4:45 pm on the main floor. Join us for the next Kids Garden Club, for ages 5 – 11. We’ll be doing seed starting for spring and winter sowing for pollinator gardens. Please register to let us know you are coming.

Thursday, February 27th at 4:00 pm For Grades K-4

Thursday, March 20 – 7:00 pm For March, the Thursday Evening Book Group will be discussing A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Copies of the book will be available at the main desk.  The Thursday Evening Book Group meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. New members are always welcome! For more information, please contact:  clubs@hfpl.org

Grade 3 Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Join us for our Children’s Book Club. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 12th at 4:00 pm in our meeting room. The book we will be discussing is The book is available for pick up in the children’s room. Snack will be provided at the meeting. Registration is required. Please call the children’s room at 201-358-5073 to register.

The Hillsdale Access for All Committee seeks original artwork for an exhibit to be held at the Hillsdale Free Public Library in May 2025. This will be the 5th Annual Art Show for People with Disabilities. Submit original artwork portraying the theme “What Does It Mean to be Included?” Online entry form deadline Friday, April 4. www.tinyurl.com/HillsdaleNJArtShow2025 Opening reception Thursday, May 1 – 6:30pm Artwork drop-off Tursday, April 24 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the library.

Wednesday, February 26 – 4:00 to 4:45 pm We will meet on the main floor in the Share Space. This month’s focus is on planting seeds for spring veggies and flowers / winter sowing for pollinators. Please let us know if you will be coming. Register Here.

Grade 2 Wednesday, March 5th at 4:00 pm Join us for our Children’s Book Club. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 5th at 4:00 pm in our meeting room. The book we will be discussing is The books are available for pick up in the children’s room. Snack will be provided at the meeting. Registration is required. Please call the children’s room at 201-358-5073 to register.

Thursday, February 20 – 7:00 pm For February, the Thursday Evening Book Group will be discussing Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung. Copies of the book are available at the main desk.  The Thursday Evening Book Group meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. New members are always welcome! For more information, please contact:  clubs@hfpl.org

March 10 -12:30pm The Monday Book Club will be discussing Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See. Copies of the book are available at the main desk. The Monday Book Club meets on the second Monday of the month at 12:30 pm in the meeting room on the first floor. For more information, please contact:  clubs@hfpl.org

Tinkering Tuesday, February 4 – 3:30 to 4:54 pm. Old Fashioned Spinners Materials: compact discs, tape, markers, string Tools: thumb tacks, scissors Connectors: knots __________________________________ Think It, Make It, Share It is an opportunity to get creative with stuff. There is no right way. There is no wrong way. There may be a better way, but you are free to find your way. Play and explore. Anyone can join. Activities run until 4:45 pm or until supplies run out.  Younger makers under 9 years of age must be accompanied by a guardian or older responsible sibling Registration is not required.  TMS is sponsored by the…

Tinkering Tuesday, February 11 – 3:30 to 4:54 pm. Bobble Heads Materials: springs, ping pong balls, corks, and more! Tools: hot glue guns, markers, scissors Connectors: glue, tape __________________________________ Think It, Make It, Share It is an opportunity to get creative with stuff. There is no right way. There is no wrong way. There may be a better way, but you are free to find your way. Play and explore. Anyone can join. Activities run until 4:45 pm or until supplies run out.  Younger makers under 9 years of age must be accompanied by a guardian or older responsible sibling Registration is not required.  TMS…

Tinkering Tuesday, February 18 – 3:30 to 4:54 pm. Perler Beads: make your own design Materials: perler beads, parchment paper Tools: your hands! iron, perler bead forms Connectors: melted plastic (sort of) __________________________________ Think It, Make It, Share It is an opportunity to get creative with stuff. There is no right way. There is no wrong way. There may be a better way, but you are free to find your way. Play and explore. Anyone can join. Activities run until 4:45 pm or until supplies run out.  Younger makers under 9 years of age must be accompanied by a guardian or older responsible sibling Registration…

Tinkering Tuesday, February 25 – 3:30 to 4:54 pm. OPEN MAKE! Make what you can with the random materials, tools, and connectors we put out. _________________________________ Think It, Make It, Share It is an opportunity to get creative with stuff. There is no right way. There is no wrong way. There may be a better way, but you are free to find your way. Play and explore. Anyone can join. Activities run until 4:45 pm or until supplies run out.  Younger makers under 9 years of age must be accompanied by a guardian or older responsible sibling Registration is not required.  TMS is sponsored by…

Back by popular demand!Tinkering Tuesday, March 4 – 3:30 to 4:45 pm Challenge: what combination of colors, viscosity, and pressure will make an awesome piece of spin art? materials: heavy cardstock, acrylic paint, water connectors: paperclips tools: the 12 year old homemade spinart machine salvaged from a compact disc player… it’s still fun. squeezy bottles BONUS: decorate a piece of corrugated cardboard for the Boardum Sculpture: Find your Piece at the Library

Barry Shiff Paintings Bring Bygone Days to Life Meet Barry at a reception he is hosting on Monday, February 3 from 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. in the library’s Meeting Room. Paintings by accomplished artist Barry Shiff will be on display at the library throughout February. Barry brings back memories of the “good old days.” His paintings of old railroad stations, towns, boardwalks, and amusement parks depict life in New Jersey and New York as it was in the early 20th century. Barry describes his style as “realistic with a hint of Impressionism” and explains, “I use traditional materials, watercolors on paper…

Christine from Woolly Pets returns to the library with another adorable project. This class will be reserved for new attendees and valid Hillsdale Library cardholders will receive priority at registration. Click here to register. Registration opens two weeks before class begins.

These workshops are a collaboration between the community group Hillsdale Access for All and the Hillsdale Free Public Library. These workshops will be led by Suzi Gerace of Dream Makers Studio in Hillsdale. Registration is required as seating is limited. Click here to register for the adult class at 11AM Click here to register for the teen class at 1PM

Join us for a classic romance-Pride and Prejudice. This is a sterling adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic about love, marriage and class distinction in 18th-century England. Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen star as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar for Best Screenplay Adaptation for her reworking of Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” did an uncredited rewrite on the script. Registration is not required.

Join us for a chat! You might learn a new fact or make a new friend. Registration is not required and all are welcome.