Week of Events
Good Friday
Easter “observed”
Holi Puppet Show
Holi Puppet Show
Come celebrate Holi with the Jersey City Free Public Library! In partnership with The Culture Tree, we are proud to present, Colors of Krishna’s Love, a virtual production of dance, drama, puppetry, and authentic music and songs. This epic show brings to life the story of Krisha and a popular story of Holi. It also […]
Drummer’s Program for Teens
Egyptian Style Belly Dance with Tarik Sultan
Egyptian Style Belly Dance with Tarik Sultan
This dance class series is designed to introduce students to the social folk dance of Egypt know in the West as Belly Dance. Students will be taught the cultural and historical origins of the dance as well as the movement vocabulary of the dance involving the arms, hands, torso and hips. This is a fun, […]
Author Talk with Onjali Q. Raúf
Author Talk with Onjali Q. Raúf
Join us for an author talk with the founder and CEO of Making Herstory, Onjali Rauf. Making Herstory works to end the abuse, enslavement, and trafficking of women and girls both in the UK and beyond. Onjali will discuss her award-winning book, "The Boy at the. Back of the Class." Register today: https://jclibrary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvd-6ppjgjHtEPPGYHDGR3Tgdk8GInPXWG
Young Adult Read-Aloud
Virtual Study Hall
Virtual Study Hall
The Virtual Study Hall is an educational initiative to support Jersey City high school students enrolled in our SAT Prep course as well as those who are looking to improve their school performance. This program aims to build a relationship with high school students and students from Saint Peter’s University. We believe that college tutors […]
Meditation For Older Adults
Meditation For Older Adults
Join Amy Rutledge, a meditation guide, artist, and actor living in Jersey City, every week for a guided meditation session.
Drag Queen Story Hour
Drag Queen Story Hour
Join Harmonica Sunbeam every week for a virtual story time focused on reading, music and movement!
Virtual Study Hall
Virtual Study Hall
The Virtual Study Hall is an educational initiative to support Jersey City high school students enrolled in our SAT Prep course as well as those who are looking to improve their school performance. This program aims to build a relationship with high school students and students from Saint Peter’s University. We believe that college tutors […]
Pick A Song, Any Song!
Pick A Song, Any Song!
Rachel Kaufman is an established music director and accompanist in NYC, and she has also played at piano bars and restaurants in NYC on and off for many years. In line with playing at such places, she is happy to take requests on Facebook Live, and you can sing along from the comfort of your […]
How To Play Chess: For Beginners
How To Play Chess: For Beginners
Learn how to play chess through interactive Zoom chess lessons from Bobby Stewart. In these sessions, the group will learn how to play chess and compete in chess. Register in advance for this meeting: https://jclibrary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdO6oqDguE9zju8A4KQa6CKMxQXAZHROm After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
COVID-19 and the Vaccine: What You Need to Know
COVID-19 and the Vaccine: What You Need to Know
The Jersey City Free Public Library, in partnership with the Jersey City Department of Health & Human Services, presents “COVID-19 and the Vaccine: What You Need to Know,” a series of workshops in English, Spanish, Arabic, and Hindi focusing on facts about the COVID-19 Vaccine, the NJ COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and […]
Teen Writing Workshop
Teen Writing Workshop
Learn the art of writing with award-winning author Pemi Aguda. This six week writing workshop will cover the theme of home. What is home? Is it a place? A person? Our bodies? Each week Ms. Aguda will share select reading passages that connect to that week's theme and then give you a writing prompt for […]
Bollywood Dance Lessons
Bollywood Dance Lessons
Shehnaaz Dance Academy is a Jersey City based Bollywood Indian Dance Academy teaching children and adults. Tune in for weekly Bollywood dance classes. For more information on Shehnaaz Dance Academy, visit their website: https://shehnaazdanceacademy.com/.
Self-Love Meditation for Teens
Self-Love Meditation for Teens
Join Ms. Amy as she teaches several meditation techniques to help cultivate confidence, self-love and self-worth, release stress, anxiety, and promote connection and peace to all! Meditation also helps with focus, concentration and navigating difficult emotions and release limiting beliefs and negative self-talk which really tend to hold us back as we get older in […]
Virtual Study Hall
Virtual Study Hall
The Virtual Study Hall is an educational initiative to support Jersey City high school students enrolled in our SAT Prep course as well as those who are looking to improve their school performance. This program aims to build a relationship with high school students and students from Saint Peter’s University. We believe that college tutors […]
Teen Author Talk Series
Teen Author Talk Series
More details to come! Register for upcoming Teen Author Talk Series: https://jclibrary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdumrpzkuH9YllSD7JPEl5rfwIk7VTHmh
Egyptian Style Belly Dance with Tarik Sultan
Egyptian Style Belly Dance with Tarik Sultan
This dance class series is designed to introduce students to the social folk dance of Egypt know in the West as Belly Dance. Students will be taught the cultural and historical origins of the dance as well as the movement vocabulary of the dance involving the arms, hands, torso and hips. This is a fun, […]
Young Adult Read-Aloud
Virtual Study Hall
Virtual Study Hall
The Virtual Study Hall is an educational initiative to support Jersey City high school students enrolled in our SAT Prep course as well as those who are looking to improve their school performance. This program aims to build a relationship with high school students and students from Saint Peter’s University. We believe that college tutors […]
Socially Distanced Guitar Class
Socially Distanced Guitar Class
Reena Rock will teach Guitar to 2 Volunteer Students on FB Live weekly.
How To Play Chess: For Beginners
How To Play Chess: For Beginners
Learn how to play chess through interactive Zoom chess lessons from Bobby Stewart. In these sessions, the group will learn how to play chess and compete in chess. Register in advance for this meeting: https://jclibrary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdO6oqDguE9zju8A4KQa6CKMxQXAZHROm After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
If We Focus Fitness
If We Focus Fitness
This program is created to help others refocus on the connection of their mind body and soul through fitness instruction.
Civics For The Emerging Activist
Civics For The Emerging Activist
This program intends to empower and inform citizens on the various topic of civic discourse and governance, including issues on the significance of the bill of rights, voter registration, and more.
Jam Night for Teens with Midnite The DJ
Jam Night for Teens with Midnite The DJ
Midnite The DJ is a professional disc jockey that has been in this industry for 19 years. His service/program consist of him playing good, clean music, entertaining his audience with dance music and sing-a-long songs, and showing people what being a pro DJ is all about.