Past Events

Stories, songs and crafts for 2-3 year olds accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. Please sign up for only one session. » More for Children

Tina Weishaus, a certified psychotherapist will talk about eating strategies for use with children. This is a program for parents with children. Children are welcome to attend.

Eadie Allen (Alice Faye) is a chorus girl who dreams of becoming a star. While working at a New York nightclub, she meets Sergeant Andy Mason (James Ellison); they fall in love but he is shipped off to war. As Eadie becomes the headliner at the nightclub, Andy comes home a war hero. But complications arise when Eadie finds out Andy is unofficially engaged to another woman. It's up to Eadie's friend and nightclub co-star Dorita (Carmen Miranda) to set things straight. The Gang's All Here is filled with leggy chorus dancers and lavish musical production numbers including Faye's flashy neon finale "The Polka Dot Polka." Introduced and discussion led by Dr. Robert Knoll 1 hour, 43 minutes.

Enjoy a storytime for four - five year olds. Stories, songs and craft. Please register. » More for Children

Confused about the college admission process? Rana Slosberg from Slosberg College Solutions, LLC will discuss the intricacies of applying to college. » More for Teens

Belle is a therapy dog who is eager to listen to children read stories. Each child accompanied by an adult gets 10 minutes to meet with Belle and read to her.
This is a great way to practice reading in a non-threatening atmosphere. Belle is truly a library dog. Registration is required and space is limited. » More for Children

A very special first story time, with songs and rhynes, for babies and toddlers 6-23 months old accompanied by an adult. » More for Children

Stories, songs and crafts for 2-3 year olds accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. Please sign up for only one session. » More for Children

Stories, songs and crafts for 2-3 year olds accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. Please sign up for only one session. » More for Children

Enjoy a storytime for four - five year olds. Stories, songs and craft. Please register. » More for Children

Enjoy a slice of pizza and discuss what you are reading. Only those registered will be guaranteed pizza. » More for Teens

Learn new chess strategies from Daniel Zhu and then play them with other chess club members. Join us every Friday in January. » More for Teens

Belle is a therapy dog who is eager to listen to children read stories. Each child accompanied by an adult gets 10 minutes to meet with Belle and read to her.
This is a great way to practice reading in a non-threatening atmosphere. Belle is truly a library dog. Registration is required and space is limited. » More for Children

A very special first story time, with songs and rhymes, for babies and toddlers 6-23 months old accompanied by an adult. Please register. » More for Children

Stories, songs and crafts for 2-3 year olds accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. Please sign up for only one session. » More for Children

Stories, songs and crafts for 2-3 year olds accompanied by an adult.Registration is required. Please sign up for only one session.

Enjoy a storytime for four - five year olds. Stories, songs and craft. Please register. » More for Children

Lorena Edenbaum, certified Spanish teacher and native of Columbia will tell stories entirely in Spanish. For ages 3 - 6 years. Reigistration is required. » More for Children

Learn new chess strategies from Daniel Zhu and then play them with other chess club members. Join us every Friday in January. » More for Teens

Musicians from the Taalim School of Indian Music will perform Indian Classical Music and Dance and will include informative introductions. This program is for all ages.

Enjoy snacks and a different craft each session. Next Crafternoon will be on February 15 at 3:00PM » More for Teens

Learn new chess strategies from Daniel Zhu and then play them with other chess club members. Join us every Friday in January. » More for Teens

Bag It the Movie: Is Your Life Too Plastic?, is a touching and flat out funny film about how our crazy for plastic world has finally caught up to us and what we can do about it. We follow everyman Jeb Berrier as he decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastic. After the film there will be a discussion with members of the Highland Park Environmental Commission and the New Jersey Environmental Lobby.What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation about plastic, its effect on our waterways, oceans, and even our own bodies.

Discuss the films you are working on for this year's Teen Film Festival or even make a short film at the library! » More for Teens

Learn new chess strategies from Daniel Zhu and then enjoy trying them out with other members of the chess club. Join us for Fridays throughout January! » More for Teens

Jackie DiSalvo, one of the leaders of the labor outreach for Occupy Wall Street, will talk about the movement, its goals and future direction. She was formerly an English professor at Rutgers University Livingston College and at CUNY Graduate School, and has been a union activist in the faculty and staff union at CUNY. She is a fascinating speaker and teacher and will bring us up to date. We will also have for the panel from Occupy Oakland, Eve Weissman, graduate of HPHS, who is now attending University of California Berkley Law School. Members from Occupy New Brunswick and Occupy Central New Jersey will also be on hand.

A conniving father and daughter meet up with the heir to a brewery fortune-a wealthy but naïve snake enthusiast-and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table. Their plan is quickly abandoned when the daughter falls in love with their prey. But when the heir gets wise to her gold-digging ways, she must plot to re-conquer his heart. One of Sturges' most clever and beloved romantic comedies, The Lady Eve balances broad slapstick and sophisticated sexiness with perfect grace. Introduction and discussion by Dr. Robert Knoll. 1 hour 34 minutes.

Spook Handy, the Folk Singer will perform Tales From The Road, his popular live music program. Enjoy an afternoon of American Folk music for the whole family. Sing along to the bluegrass, Appalachian, 60s and 70s pop tunes. » More for Children

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension opens with Phineas (Vincent Martella), Ferb (Thomas Sangster), Candace (Ashley Tisdale), Perry, a.k.a. Agent P (Dee Bradley Baker), and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Dan Povenmire), who have been captured by the 2nd Dimension Doofenshmirtz and in chains, being led to a large, hairy, caged monster called a "Goozim. The movie is based on the Disney Channel series. Enjoy an afternoon at the movies during winter break.

It's a half day at school, so spend your afternoon playing the popular electronic game Angry Birds LIVE! Craft your own angry birds out of yarn and try to hit the pig targets. » More for Teens

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 9th, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk and for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

The Friends of the Library International Film Series presents Bride Flight, a film in English and some Dutch (English subtitles), directed by Ben Sombogaart. Rated R. This lavish romantic drama charts the lives of three women who escape WWII Holland for whatthey hope will be a better life in New Zealand.Ada, Marjorie, and Esther become fast friends during the long flight taking them to their waiting husbands. Upon arrival, they part ways to start new lives. Their paths continue to cross with chance meetings resulting in adultery, betrayal, and near tragedy leading up to a reunion 50 years later. 2 hours, 10 minutes.

Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate while you make your own individual snowflake. » More for Teens

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 9th, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk and for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

Laura Boss will lead a poetry workshop with discussion of poems, prompts and participants will leave with a first draft of a poem. Laura Boss has received many poetry awards including a first place in Poetry Society of America's Gordon Barber Poetry Contest and three fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. In 1998, her manuscript Arms was a finalist for the Poetry Society of America's Alice Di Castagnola Award. Her newiest book, Flashlight, was published in 2010.

Considering that it is the winter cold and flu season, and many parents are confused about over the counter products, Rutgers University pharmacy students Julianne Lucas and Nitty Kuruvilla and registered pharmacist Shava Rudner will answer questions in the Children's Room at an information table with handouts. Feel free to ask them questions about cough and cold medications for children.

Enjoy classical and jazz selections from a guitar virtuoso who has been playing for more than 40 years. Francis A. Varrichio is a composer, arranger, orchestra leader, concert performer, and a producer of
sound recordings. He works for many corporations in the New York area creating sound tracks for infomercials,
tours and performs concerts for special events, live TV, and radio spots, cultural events, record labels, and love
of craft. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Discuss the films you are working on for this year's Teen Film Festival or even make a short film at the library!We will be meeting in the quiet study room. » More for Teens

Do you know that you can set up a business page (or a page for an organization) for free on Facebook? Learn the basics of how to set up a page, how to choose an avatar, and what information you need to supply for your new page. The group will talk about ways to help each other get at least 25 fans for the page. Also, publicity for new Facebook page will be covered. This workshop is for beginners, but experienced Facebook users are welcome to share their knowledge and help answer questions. » More on technology...

The Friends of the Library Holiday Concert will feature musicians from the Rutgers Concert Bureau. Enjoy classical and winter holiday favorites with the library community. A reception for the community will follow. Please join us.

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 1, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk and for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

Each month a different craft will be featured! » More for Teens

Roy 'Mad Dog' Earle is broken out of prison by an old associate who wants him to help with an upcoming robbery. When the robbery goes wrong and a man is shot and killed Earle is forced to go on the run, and with the police and an angry press hot on his tail he eventually takes refuge among the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas, where a tense siege ensues. But will the Police make him regret the attachments he formed with two women during the brief planning of the robbery. Starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart.You Must Remember These - Films of the Forties is hosted by Dr. Robert Knoll and sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

This workshop is for beginners, but experienced Twitter users are welcome to share their knowledge and help answer questions at this presentation by Leora Wenger. Before you send out your first tweet or follow anyone on Twitter, it is a good idea to work on your Twitter profile. Discussion will include choosing a user handle, writing a biography, uploading an avatar, selecting a background, and looking at examples of Twitter profiles. Basic Twitter actions such as mentions, DMs and tweets will be reviewed. The new platform of Google+ will be mentioned and compared to Twitter. There will be a question and answer session at the end. » More on technology...

-- Decades ago a group of young mothers began meeting in Highland Park and never stopped meeting. Many share an interest in art and as some are retiring, seven members are having an art show throughout the month of December. Join Marjorie Everett, E.Carol O’Neill, Jane Adas, Joyce Orenstein, Kay Tsurumi, Lynne Pitcher, and Linda Loveland for an art reception.

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 9th, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk and for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

Jane McKinley won the 2011 Walt McDonald First-Book Prize and was published as "Vanitas" in February 2011 by Texas Tech University Press. Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review and was featured on their website last fall. Her sonnet "Mud Season" won the 2008 Patricia Dobler Award and McKinley was recently awarded the 2011 Rachel Wetzsteon Memorial Prize from the Unterberg Poetry Center at the 92nd Street Y.
She is also is a professional musician who specializes in performing music of the 17th and 18th centuries on period instruments. Open mike follows the reading. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Join your friends to watch Cars 2. The gang is back this time with international intrigue and of course some hijinks from Mater. Rated G. 106 minutes. » More for Children » More for Teens

Stories, songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers 6-23 months old accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. » More for Children

Meet Margaret Cardillo, author of the children's biography, "Just Being Audrey". The writer will talk about why Audrey Hepburn's life is so inspiring for children. She begins with a little girl growing up in Nazi occupied Europe and follows her through her career as a beloved actor. Meet the author and book signing event for all ages. » More for Children

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 9th, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk and for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

Stories, crafts and creative drama and games for grades K-2.
Registration is required. » More for Children

Stories, songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers 6-23 months old accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. » More for Children

Enjoy a storytime for four - five year olds. Stories, songs and craft. Please register. » More for Children

Unemployed, divorced, and estranged from his daughter, Frederick (Jonas Inde) is struck in Loserville with no hope of getting back on the right track. His luck changes when a botched prank gives him the idea to mold his motley crew of friends into Sweden’s only all male synchronized swimming team, with the World Cup finals in Berlin as the seemingly un attainable goal. Directed by Mans Herngren, this cute comedy will bring out the synchronized swimmer in all of us. Swedish Film, 1 hour, forty minutes.

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 9th, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk or for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

Enjoy making a cool craft and snacks. » More for Teens

Regarded as one of Alfred Hitchcock's darkest and most psychologically frightening films,the thriller is based on a Thorton Wilder story about a young woman who discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be. Charlotte 'Charlie' Newton is bored with her quiet, small town life at home with her parents and her younger sister.Imagine her delight when, out of the blue, they receive a telegram from uncle Charlie announcing that he is coming to visit them for awhile. Charlie Oakley creates quite a stir and charms the ladies club as well as the bank president where his brother-in-law works. Young Charlie begins to notice some odd behavior on his part, such as cutting out a story in the local paper about a man who marries and then murders rich widows. You might recognize, in the opening shots, the Central Ward of Newark, New Jersey and the familiar silhouette of the Pulaski Skyway.

Michael Guccione is a photographer from Laurence Harbor, NJ and is exhibiting "Nature’s Patterns and Textures: Photos" through November in the meeting room. Join him for a reception in honor of his exhibit.

Make your own interactive comic book and check out our awesome comic book and graphic novel collection. For more information contact Teen Librarian Karen Mitchell at kmitchell@hpplnj.org » More for Teens

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 9th, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk or for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

Enjoy a program of arias and duets from Carmen and Fiddler on the Roof with Capital Heights Lyrical Opera performers. A singer will perform in costume and give you details about what you will hear. The program will also feature duets and arias from The Barber of Seville, Kiss Me Kate, and Showboat. You don’t have to travel to the Met, you can stay on this side of the river to hear great opera in an intimate setting!

Stories, songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers 6-23 months old accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. » More for Children

Tim Ries, world renowned tenor sax player and Michael Bond, pianist will perform together.Tim Ries, has toured with the Rolling Stones and has also performed throughout the US, Canada and Europe. He is currently teachingsaxophone, Jazz ensembles and composition at Rutgers University.
Michael Bond started playing piano when he was four. He studied classical at this young age while discovering jazz and improvisation in his teens. He is currently a part of the New Brunswick Jazz Project and plays regularly in the area. Past venues include Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall in NYC, the Blue Note, Stop 125, the Puffin Cultural Forum, Cami Hall, Governor's Mansion in Princeton, and various other locations throughout the tri-state area.The library is featuring jazz performance students from Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts, in concerts throughout the year. The Jazz Concerts are sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Preschoolers and their parents are invited to make music with Ann. The children will be singing dancing and playing instruments in this interactive program. » More for Children

Dress up and wear a mask to the library's masquerade party. Of course there will be games, music and refreshments. » More for Children

The Library and Literacy Programs of New Jersey are hosting an ESL Conversation group for Adult English language learners from September 29 to December 22. Please join and each week you will improve conversation skills. Applicants must register for the group beginning September 9th, be over the age of 18, and be able to speak some English. Applications are available at the reference desk or for more information please contact the reference staff at 732-572-2750.

Stories, songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers 6-23 months old accompanied by an adult. Registration is required. » More for Children

Robert Rosenbloom's chapbook, Reunion was published in 2010 by Finishing Line Press. His poetry has appeared in the Paterson Literary Review, The Edison Literary Review, The Village Voice, Response, a Journal of Jewish Affairs, Big Hammer, and an e-zine, identity theory, US 1 Worksheets, and other magazines. He's co-director of the Somerset Poetry Group, which meets at the Bridgewater Public Library. His reading will be followed by an open mike.He is a civil trial lawyer and has an MA in Creative Writing from CCNY. He sold six jokes to Joan Rivers.