Week of Events
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Games Day Celebration
Games Day Celebration
Come to Five Corners and play games with staff and friends in celebration of Games Day. There will be some games to play in the branch, some to take home, and suggestions for apps you can download and play on your devices. We are open to your recommendations too!
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, […]
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.
Holiday Celebration at Five Corners Library
Holiday Celebration at Five Corners Library
Join the Five Corners staff for some fun holiday activities, crafts and spread some joy!
Build A Body’s Chair Workout With Kathy Jackson
Build A Body’s Chair Workout With Kathy Jackson
Join Kathy Jackson for Build A Body's Chair Workout featuring chair aerobics and yoga.
Drag Queen Story Hour
Drag Queen Story Hour
Join Harmonica Sunbeam every week for a virtual story time focused on reading, music and movement!
Holiday Story Time
Holiday Story Time
Be a part of the magic of the holidays every Tuesday in December with Issac Green for Holiday Story Time.
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 […]
Liberated Success Presents “Succeeding in the Workplace: A Workshop Series”
Liberated Success Presents “Succeeding in the Workplace: A Workshop Series”
Liberated Success, Inc.'s mission is to empower Gen Z'ers in the building of their career toolkit with techniques to succeed in any work environment. This 5 part workshop series will cover: Communication & Workplace Culture, Workplace Technology, Teamwork & Collaboration, Maintaining a Positive Attitude, Receiving Praise, Criticism and Feedback. Participants will leave this workshop series […]
Garden State Jazz Greats
Garden State Jazz Greats
Join Jazz scholar Ben Young as he explores the majesty, style, and genius of New Jersey’s jazz greats. You may already know many of these names, and all of them you should know as each of these innovators has left their indelible imprint on world culture through the incredible African American creation of Jazz. Ben […]
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
This program has been canceled today, 12/22. Storytime with Mia the Saint Bernard, will resume on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. 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 […]
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, […]
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.