Disclaimer: These are books we loved. We all have different tastes and interests. Nobody likes Dave’s books… But you might like Debbie’s, or Michele’s, or… If you have a favorite book recommendation let us know! info@hfpl.org. Debbie Recommends… Michele Recommends… Dave Recommends…

Join Public Health Nurse Lois Kohan for an ageless workout. Please register-space is limited. Register here

Ed Alstrom just finished his 20th season as the Weekend Organist at Yankee Stadium. In this presentation, he will talk about that job, demonstrate how it gets done, and tell stories about his experiences at the stadium. Reserve your seat today!

Thursday, May 16 – 7:00 pm For May, the Thursday Evening Book Group will be discussing Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See. Copies of the book are available at the main desk.  The Thursday Evening Book Group meets 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

Join The Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission for an informational presentation about how to identify and prevent phone scams. Register here

Grade 3 & 4 Tuesday, May 14th at 4:00 pm Join us for our Children’s Book Club. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 14th 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.

New student Cady Heron navigates the thorny jungles of teenage and high school drama. Led by Regina George, the elite clique The Plastics welcomes Cady into their exclusive group. When she falls for Regina’s ex, Aaron Samuels, Cady risks her social status and faces Regina’s wrath. With the help of her socially shunned friends Janis and Damian, Cady must survive high school, the most dangerous mission of her life. The film is a remake of the 2004 comedy of the same name. Registration is not required.

The Chanteurs, a vocal ensemble of the New Jersey Choral Society, will be preforming at the Hillsdale Library! The Program will feature popular hits from Gershwin to Billy Joel. Registration is not required. Bring a friend and enjoy the music.

This class will be lead by Levi Meyers. Levi is a fifth grade student at Dorchester School who is passionate about using Canva to its full potential. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops/Chromebooks. The library only has four (4) Chromebooks for use in this class. Register here

Monday, May 13 –12:30 PM. The Monday Book Club will be discussing The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 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

This class is for NEW ATTENDEES ONLY. Please register only if you have not taken this class before. New attendees click here to register

Friday, May 3 at 8:00 pm no registration required! Dave Kopec leads the DKNJ Allstars with a career spanning live tribute to the music of Eric Clapton. Doors open at 7:30 pm Dave Kopec is a Mahwah, NJ – based vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist fluent in guitar, slide guitar, mandolin and five string banjo. With over 30 years of professional experience, Dave has toured the entire Eastern US and shared the stage with the likes of Levon Helm, Jorma Kaukonen, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Les Paul, Susan Tedeschi, and Derek Trucks to name a few. His band Franklin…

Grade 2 Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 Join us for our Children’s Book Club. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 7th at 4:00 pm in our meeting room. The book we will be discussing is The book is available for pickup in the children’s room. Snacks will be provided at the meeting. Registration is required. Pleas call the children’s room at 201-358-5073 to register.

In this engaging and informative presentation, professional traveler Chris McCormack will share the beauty, adventure, and cost-saving tips forexploring our most breathtaking national parks in the United States. Register today-space is limited

Let Ellen teach you how to knit! Please bring your own materials. Please register-space is limited. Reserve your seat here

Join us for a fun class. This class is for 7th-12th grade. Space is limited and registration is required. Click here to sign up!

Visit the meeting room to view the latest exhibit “Winter’s Work: Watercolors by Lois Fonde,” through April 30. Please join Lois at an informal reception on Saturday, April 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Although she still hesitates to call herself an artist, Lois Rusch-Fonde of Hillsdale, has studied watercolor and drawing with George Miller, John Ahern, Roberta Rosenthal, among others. Saul Raskin, a noted Yiddish artist whose studio was in the building Lois and her family lived in on the outskirts of Greenwich Village in NYC, thrust the first paintbrush into her hands when she was about age 5….

Saturday, March 16, 2024 – 10am to 4pm The Hillsdale Free Public Library invited local artists, crafters, makers, and inventors for a one-day exhibition of creativity and craft. There were $50 prizes offered in 7 Categories. Other activities included a Seed Starting station run by volunteers and members of the Pascack Valley HS Environmental Club, Twisty Balloon sculpture station, tri-pendulum harmonograph, and Hillsdale’s largest Kaleidoscope. NJ Makers Day at the Hillsdale Free Public Library is sponsored by the Friends of the Hillsdale Free Public Library. “Think It, Make It, Share It” is the ongoing creativity initiative at the library.

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Past Lives- Rated PG-13. Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, get separated after her family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they reunite in New York City for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love and life choices.