Week of Events
Learn How to Play Piano with Omayra
Erica’s E.Z. Prep
Erica’s E.Z. Prep
The SAT is one of the most important tests a young adult can take, and scoring well is essential. A high score increases your chances of being admitted and makes you eligible for more scholarships -- and more scholarships mean more money in college and less debt when you graduate. Join us each week as […]
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, […]
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
Join the Jersey City Free Public Library College Readiness Team starting the week of May 24 for Health Sciences Week. We will be hosting speakers from various colleges and universities to discuss their Health Sciences Programs to prospective college-goers in Jersey City and the surrounding Hudson County. Joining us will be New Jersey City University, […]
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.
How To Create A Pitch Deck on Canva
How To Create A Pitch Deck on Canva
This program goes over how to build a pitch deck on Canva.com and be able to properly market your business idea or product. You’ll learn important aspects to include in your pitch and learn the importance of having a strong pitch deck.
Drag Queen Story Hour
Drag Queen Story Hour
Join Harmonica Sunbeam every week for a virtual story time focused on reading, music and movement!
Tech Tuesdays
Tech Tuesdays
Tech Tuesdays is a program for any Jersey City Free Public Library patron or staff member who wants to learn about the basic functions of their smartphones, e-Readers, tablets, and computers, and how those devices can be used to access library resources. Please note, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tech Tuesdays will take place virtually […]
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 […]
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
Join the Jersey City Free Public Library College Readiness Team starting the week of May 24 for Health Sciences Week. We will be hosting speakers from various colleges and universities to discuss their Health Sciences Programs to prospective college-goers in Jersey City and the surrounding Hudson County. Joining us will be New Jersey City University, […]
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.
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/.
Cooking with Heifa from Fufu’s Kitchen
Cooking with Heifa from Fufu’s Kitchen
Join Heifa from Fufu's Kitchen as she showcases delicious recipes with step by step instructions that are easy to follow. For more yummy recipes check out fufuskitchen.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 […]
Storytime with Mia the Saint Bernard
Storytime with Mia the Saint Bernard
Mia is a Saint Bernard and certified AKC therapy dog! Weighing in at over 150 pounds, Mia has provided tons of licks and love to children in autistic schools, individuals battling with sickness in hospitals and elderly seniors in nursing homes. Originally the dog of humanitarian Richard John Albero, Lucia Albero is following in her […]
Career Management and Transition Series: Creating Your Own Opportunities Workshop
Career Management and Transition Series: Creating Your Own Opportunities Workshop
This program will go over how to start creating career opportunities for yourself. We will dive deep into what this means and what strategies you can implement to start opening your own career doors.
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, […]
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
JCFPL College Readiness Presents: Health Sciences Week
Join the Jersey City Free Public Library College Readiness Team starting the week of May 24 for Health Sciences Week. We will be hosting speakers from various colleges and universities to discuss their Health Sciences Programs to prospective college-goers in Jersey City and the surrounding Hudson County. Joining us will be New Jersey City University, […]
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.
Fun Friday!
Fun Friday!
In his high-energy “Active Mic: Mental Health Through Music” presentation, Kai Roberts tells the story of his battle with panic attacks and Generalized Anxiety Disorder through interactive dialogue and hip-hop music. The audience will be engrossed in the origins of his anxiety, gradually taking the journey into his emotions through his disorder, and into his […]
Trauma Recovery for Hudson County
Trauma Recovery for Hudson County
Do you or someone you know have been negatively impacted by a recent crime in the last five years? In that case, Jersey City Medical Center, VOCA Trauma Recovery Center serves survivors of all types of violent crime. It provides comprehensive mental health and case management within a Trauma-Informed & Evidence-Based framework. Join Deborah Almonte, […]
Get Ready for Summer Reading Program
Get Ready for Summer Reading Program
Learn more about JCFPL's "Tails & Tales" Summer Reading Program and how to register. Learn more on our website, https://www.jclibrary.org/srp2021.
Heroes Are Still Super!
Heroes Are Still Super!
We are proud to promote our New Teen Comics and Graphic Novel Book Club: Heroes Are Still Super! Whether you choose to imagine yourself as a comic book character, or create something entirely fictional, feel free to craft your comic book character through: drawings, paintings, sculptures, textile arts, or costumes! (Optional)-Once you’re ready, dress up […]
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.
National Hamburger Day
National Hamburger Day
National Hamburger Day on May 28, wraps up National Burger Month and ushers in the summer grilling season. Seasoned ground beef, grilled, and placed on a bun, topped with sautéed onions, peppers, pickles, or cheese, and add condiments such as ketchup, mustard, or mayo. Any one of these combinations would create a modern American version […]
Arabic Storytime
Arabic Storytime
Aiya Fawzy, an educator and Jersey City native will host a story time twice a month. Popular children's books will be used, and read in English and translated in Arabic as well. Songs or a discussion may be included. Tune in to enjoy!