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Mahjong Club

1:30pm–4:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
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".

Knitting and Crocheting

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
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.

Take A Seat: Chair Yoga With Dana

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
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.** 

Attendees must arrive five minutes before the start of the class. Please understand latecomers will not be admitted.

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! 

Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring, Relax, Refresh, and Recolor

6:30pm–8:00pm
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:

Take a break from the hustle and bustle! Join us for Color Me Calm, and adult coloring program designed to help you relax, unwind, and tap into your creativity-no experience required. Refreshments and all supplies will be provided.

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 Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 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".

Tai Chi Chih: Joy Thru Movement

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

T'ai Chi Chih is a gentle moving mediation meant to activate, circulate, and balance the body's energy. It promotes peace and well-being. Join certified instructor Candy Moraczewski for a relaxing session of T'ai Chi Chih.

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: Hunger by Roxane Gay

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 Hunger by Roxane Gay.

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. Adutl Services Liberian Jenn will offer drop-in assistance at Small Study Room A. No appointment is necessary.

Knitting and Crocheting

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
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.

Take A Seat: Chair Yoga With Dana

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
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.** 

Attendees must arrive five minutes before the start of the class. Please understand latecomers will not be admitted.

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.

Presidents' Day

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

The library will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day.

Friends of the Library

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

This is the monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library. Everyone is welcome.  Join us to see how you can support the library.

Celebrate Black History Month with Daisy Century as Mary Fields-Cowgirl, Stagecoach Driver, and Mail Carrier

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

When one thinks of the wild west, cowboys and cowgirls, the vision of a big Black woman is not usually thought of, well think again folks.  Mary Fields, Black Mary, Stagecoach Mary was 6'2", 200 pounds of pure meanest if you cross her.

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.

Zine Studio

3:30pm–4:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration Required
Location: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to create zines and connect with local artists! Blank zines, as well as collaging and drawing materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies too. Printing and copy services available for your zine creations.

Drum2BFit Cardio Drumming

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

Join us for a fun, high-energy workout! No experience or equipment is needed and all fitness levels are welcome. This class is led by a certified cardio drumming instructor.

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.