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Drum2BFit Cardio Drumming

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Valerie Gouse and Judy Bonato, certified cardio drumming instructors, for a fun workout! Cardio drumming uses drumsticks, yoga balls, high-energy music, and customized choreographed routines to increase physical and mental fitness.

Mystery Book Discussion Group

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (Right Half)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions

The Mystery Book Discussion Group meets on the third Monday of each month. This discussion is open to everyone. Registration is not required.

Non Fiction Addiction: The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Road to Jonestown  by Jeff Guinn. 2018 Edgar Award Finalist-Best Fact Crime.

Jigsaw Puzzle Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Adult Reference
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required

Are you a jigsaw puzzle enthusiast? Drop in for socializing and jigsaw puzzle fun. This event is open to adults. Advance registration is encouraged.

Mahjong Club

1:30pm–4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the meeting room to learn to play the popular, fun game of Mahjong! If you have always wanted to learn, but didn't know where to start, this is the place for you to start.

Drop In Tech Time

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Small Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

If your gadgets give you fits, we'll try to get you out of the pits. Bring your devices in for help. Adult Services Librarian Jenn will offer drop-in assistance at Small Study Room A. No appointment is necessary.

Take A Seat: Chair Yoga With Dana

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Registration Required

Join us for our chair yoga class where we focus on moving, breathing, building strength & flexibility, and end with relaxation! This class is perfect for all levels of students, including those who are new to yoga, as we use the chair to help balance, support, and challenge us.  

**Please wear comfortable clothing that you will be able to move freely in.** 

This class is limited to Margaret E Heggan cardholders due to its size and popularity. The class will be held in our adult meeting room. Advance registration is required.

Mahjong Club

1:30pm–4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the meeting room to learn to play the popular, fun game of Mahjong! If you have always wanted to learn, but didn't know where to start, this is the place for you to start.

Chasing Clues: A Cozy Mystery Club: Night of the Living Deed by E. J. Copperman

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of Night of the Living Deed by E. J. Copperman.

Magic: the Gathering Commander Night

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you play Magic: The Gathering, come to the library for our Commander night! 

New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed in celebration of New Year's Day.

Take A Seat: Chair Yoga With Dana

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Registration Required

Join us for our chair yoga class where we focus on moving, breathing, building strength & flexibility, and end with relaxation! This class is perfect for all levels of students, including those who are new to yoga, as we use the chair to help balance, support, and challenge us.  

**Please wear comfortable clothing that you will be able to move freely in.** 

This class is limited to Margaret E Heggan cardholders due to its size and popularity. The class will be held in our adult meeting room. Advance registration is required.

Dungeons and Dragons

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our social club and enjoy a round of role playing adventures with some new friends! 

Tidy Workshop: Paper and Book Decluttering

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Overwhelmed by piles of paper and overflowing bookshelves? Join organizing expert, Master Level KonMari Consultant, Ana Catarrivas, for a fun and practical workshop on how to tame the chaos of books and papers at home.

Novel Mornings

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a lively book discussion.

Check out a copy of the novel All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker and get ready to share your thoughts with our discussion group. Didn’t finish the book? Feel free to join us anyway! 

Jigsaw Puzzle Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Adult Reference
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required

Are you a jigsaw puzzle enthusiast? Drop in for socializing and jigsaw puzzle fun. This event is open to adults. Advance registration is encouraged.

Songwriters Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

This group’s goal is to connect songwriters to build community and bounce ideas off one another. We will share our own music, as well as music or other art we find inspiring. Please feel welcome to bring an instrument!

Mahjong Club

1:30pm–4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the adult meeting room to learn to play the popular, fun game of Mahjong! If you have always wanted to learn, but didn't know where to start, this is the place for you to start. This is "American Mahjong".

Drop-In Tech Time

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Small Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

If your gadgets give you fits, we'll try to get you out of the pits. Bring your devices in for help. Adult Services Librarian Jenn will offer drop-in assistance at Small Study Room A. No appointment is necessary.

Tai Chi Chih

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join certified instructor Candy Moraczewski for a relaxing session of T’ai Chi Chih. T’ai Chi Chih is a gentle moving mediation meant to activate, circulate, and balance the body’s energy.

Knitting and Crocheting

2:30pm–4:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our knitting and crocheting club. If you want to learn how to knit or crochet, our volunteers will be on hand to teach you how to knit.

Magic: the Gathering Commander Night

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (Left Half)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you play Magic: The Gathering, come to the library for our Commander night! 

NJ Writers Resource Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (Right Half)
Age Group: Adults

A group of local writers meets in the library on the second Tuesday of each month. Aspiring writers ages 16 and up are invited to come and write, share, be inspired, and enjoy the company of other writers. 

Non Fiction Addiction Book Discussion

11:30am–12:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of The Spinach King by John Seabrook. The riveting saga of the Seabrook Family, by one of The New Yorker's most acclaimed storytellers.