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Adult Board Game

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17

Enjoy board and card games with some new friends in our board game social club! The library will provide a number of different board and card games to choose from, but feel free to bring your own. This program is open to all adults.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

NJ Native Plant Society

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 37
Event Details:

Join the New Jersey Native Plant Society Southwest Chapter for a presentation on the beautiful flora and ecosystems across New Jersey.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Board Game Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16

Enjoy board and card games with some new friends in our board game social club! The library will provide a number of different board and card games to choose from, but feel free to bring your own. This program is open to all adults.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Art at the Library: Acrylics

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Program Filled
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come join us for a relaxing session of painting at the library. We will be practicing techniques with an exercise following a brief instruction on the basics of painting with acrylics. We will provide the paints, brushes, and paper. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Line Dancing

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness, Instruction, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us in the adult meeting room for fun, fitness, and learn some new dance steps, with Candy. Line dancing can improve balance, confidence and muscle tone. It can help burn calories and support mental balance.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knitting and Crocheting

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafting, Instruction, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Do you want to learn how to knit or crochet?  Join us for a beginner's class with volunteer Flora Bacchues.  Please bring a skein of yarn, and a set of size 8 knitting needles and/or an H or I crochet hook.  This program is open to everyone ages 18 and up.  Advance online or phone registration is required.   

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Take A Seat: Chair Yoga With Dana

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dungeons and Dragons

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7

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

Bring your own character, create a new one, or embody an adventurer prepared for you in advance. New and veteran players welcome alike! Adventures are episodic, jump in at any time!

Curious about our adventurers’ previous quests? Read the adventure logs!

This program is open to all adult card holders; priority registration will be given to Heggan card holders.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Jigsaw Puzzle Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Are you a jigsaw enthusiast? Drop in for socializing and jigsaw puzzle fun. This event is free and open to adults. Advance phone or online registration is required. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Art at the Library: Acrylics

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Come join us for a relaxing session of painting at the library. We will be practicing techniques with an exercise following a brief instruction on the basics of painting with acrylics. We will provide the paints, brushes, and paper. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker, Instruction, Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 41
Event Details:

Neil Diamond continues to endure in the world of pop music as a solo artist. This program focuses on his legendary career as a singer and songwriter, highlighting more than 45 years of struggles and successes.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Take a Seat: Chair Yoga with Dana

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Fitness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dungeons and Dragons

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

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

Bring your own character, create a new one, or embody an adventurer prepared for you in advance. New and veteran players welcome alike! Adventures are episodic, jump in at any time!

Curious about our adventurers’ previous quests? Read the adventure logs!

This program is open to all adult card holders; priority registration will be given to Heggan card holders.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

NJ Writers Resource Group

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room (Right Half)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop

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. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Novel Mornings

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Groups
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for a lively book discussion.

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Jigsaw Puzzle Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Are you a jigsaw enthusiast? Drop in for socializing and jigsaw puzzle fun. This event is free and open to adults. Advance phone or online registration is required. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Art at the Library: Watercolor

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art Instruction
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Come join us for a relaxing session of painting at the library. We will be practicing techniques with an exercise following a brief instruction on the basics of painting with watercolor. We will provide the paints, brushes, and paper. 

This event is in the "Teens (age 13-18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Federal Student Aid ID Drop-In Workshop

11:00am - 1:00pm
Teens (age 13-18 years), Adults
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Small Study Room A
Age Group: Teens (age 13-18 years), Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Did you know that all NJ students graduating from public high schools and charter schools will be required to complete a financial aid application in order to graduate per

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knitting and Crocheting

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafting, Instruction, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14

Do you want to learn how to knit or crochet?  Join us for a beginner's class with volunteer Flora Bacchues.  Please bring a skein of yarn, and a set of size 8 knitting needles and/or an H or I crochet hook.  This program is open to everyone ages 18 and up.  Advance online or phone registration is required.   

Branches:
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Columbus/ Indigenous Peoples' Day.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Friends of the Library

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Board Game Club

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Program Open
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Gaming, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19

Enjoy board and card games with some new friends in our board game social club! The library will provide a number of different board and card games to choose from, but feel free to bring your own. This program is open to all adults.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Groups, Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us in the adult meeting room for a discussion of A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen. This book was an instant New York Times Bestseller.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker, Health & Fitness, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Join us for an immersive sound bath meditation in an hour of harmonic crystal bowl sound frequencies for mind, body, and soul healing as we blend in nature's soothing forest sounds with the singing crystal bowls.