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Stories of Slavery in NJ – with Rick Geffken
New Jersey Room - Priscilla Gardner Main Library 472 Jersey Ave., Jersey CitySlavery was “baked into” New Jersey from its very beginnings. In the 1664-65 Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea, or New Jersey, Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret granted prospective colonists 75 acres of land “for every weaker servant, or slave, male or female, exceeding the age […]
Walking the Old Boonton Line – From Montclair to Jersey City
New Jersey Room - Priscilla Gardner Main Library 472 Jersey Ave., Jersey CityThe Old Boonton Line of the Erie Railroad is the proposed route of a paved bike path that will stretch from Montclair to Jersey City. Wheeler Antabanez (Writer, Photographer, Weird NJ Correspondent) walked the rails one last time before the tracks disappear. After reaching the Hudson River Waterfront, Wheeler took to the sky in a […]
Book Talk & Q&A with Children’s Author Preeti Chhibber
ZoomJoin the JCFPL Staff on Zoom for an Book Talk & Q&A with children's author Preeti Chhibber. Preeti Chhibber is an author, speaker, and freelancer. She's written for SYFY, Polygon, and Elle, among others. In 2022, she is releasing the first book in an all-new original Spider-Man trilogy, Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma. She’s appeared on panels […]