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Blue geometric logo with three stylized white birds flying. A circular emblem in the lower right corner reads "Friends of the Library, Parsippany NJ."

Friends of the Library Annual Holiday Sale

11/21/2025 @ 12:00pm to 12/26/2025 @ 4:00pm
Living Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library, Special Events
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family

Get into the holiday spirit while supporting the Parsippany Library! The Friends of the Library Holiday Sale returns with a wonderful selection of children’s books, holiday reads, stocking stuffers, giftable items, and more.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Living Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Friends of the Library, Special Events
Event Details:

Get into the holiday spirit while supporting the Parsippany Library! The Friends of the Library Holiday Sale returns with a wonderful selection of children’s books, holiday reads, stocking stuffers, giftable items, and more.

AARP Tax Aide Training

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Meeting Rooms A & B at Main Library
Program Type:
Outside Group
Age Group:
Adults

AARP Tax Training

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

AARP Tax Training

Blood Drive: American Red Cross with Parsippany Lions

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 9:00am - 2:00pm
Meeting Rooms A & B at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Community Sponsored, Outside Group, Special Events
Age Group:
Adults

Every 2 seconds in the U.S., someone needs blood. That’s a parent, a child, a neighbor -maybe even someone you know. One donation can save up to 3 lives.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Community Sponsored, Outside Group, Special Events
Event Details:

Every 2 seconds in the U.S., someone needs blood. That’s a parent, a child, a neighbor -maybe even someone you know. One donation can save up to 3 lives.

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Holiday Gift Wrapping

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Program Area at Mount Tabor
Program Type:
Adult
Age Group:
Adults

Join the Mount Tabor library for a holiday gift wrapping session.

Library Branch: Mount Tabor
Room: Program Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult
Event Details:

Join the Mount Tabor library for a holiday gift wrapping session.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

gift tag

Make Your Own Watercolor Gift Tags Workshop

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room at Lake Hiawatha
Program Type:
Adult, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Give your gifts this holiday season an extra personal touch by making some watercolor gift tags. Each attendee will paint and take home some gift tags to make your gifts really stand out this year. Presented by Susan Sopira.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lake Hiawatha
Room: Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Give your gifts this holiday season an extra personal touch by making some watercolor gift tags. Each attendee will paint and take home some gift tags to make your gifts really stand out this year. Presented by Susan Sopira.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Excel Logo-two green blocks of different sizes. The small one has a white X on it.

Excel 2024: Get Started

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Tech Lab at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Want to learn more about spreadsheets?  This class will help!  We'll look at how Excel works and enter data, format text and numbers, write some basic formulas, and add borders and shading.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to learn more about spreadsheets?  This class will help!  We'll look at how Excel works and enter data, format text and numbers, write some basic formulas, and add borders and shading.

Festive cookies on a blue background, including Santa, gingerbread, and snowmen designs. Text reads "Annual Cookie Exchange" in bold white letters.

Evening Cookbook Club

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Book Group
Age Group:
Adults

Cook up something sweet and join us for our Cookbook Club Annual Cookie Sharing Night! 🍪✨ Bring a batch of your favorite homemade cookies and a copy of the recipe to share with fellow bakers.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Book Group
Event Details:

Cook up something sweet and join us for our Cookbook Club Annual Cookie Sharing Night! 🍪✨ Bring a batch of your favorite homemade cookies and a copy of the recipe to share with fellow bakers.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Hacklebarney Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A at Main Library
Program Type:
Outside Group
Age Group:
Adults

Fly Tying Classes

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

Fly Tying Classes

Women practicing gentle yoga. Header reads ‘Gentle Yoga.’ Class meets Tuesdays 10 AM – 11 AM. Note: $5 fee.

Gentle Yoga

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Rooms A & B at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Yoga:

This is a paid program $5.00 a class.In gentle yoga, the movement is slow, each movement is linked with breath, and we enter into the postures gradually—moving in and out of each p...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Health & Wellness

This is a paid program $5.00 a class.

In gentle yoga, the movement is slow, each movement is linked with breath, and we enter into the postures gradually—moving in and out of each pose first, and then finding a holding position.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Excel Logo-two green blocks of different sizes. The small one has a white X on it.

Excel 2024: Do More

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Tech Lab at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Continuing from yesterday, we'll learn how to do more in Excel!  We'll add sheets to our workbook, explore how to consolidate the data, and create some great looking charts to enhance our final report.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Continuing from yesterday, we'll learn how to do more in Excel!  We'll add sheets to our workbook, explore how to consolidate the data, and create some great looking charts to enhance our final report.

Two hands hold a cellphone over a cutting board there is a knife resting on the board and garlic and an onion nearby.

Tech Tuesday

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tech Lab at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Want to know how to send evites to Thanksgiving dinner or how to clear your phone of selfies so you can take some turkey photos? Do you need help accessing an Amazon Wishlist or sharing baby's first Christmas on Facebook? We're here to h

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Technology
Event Details:

Want to know how to send evites to Thanksgiving dinner or how to clear your phone of selfies so you can take some turkey photos? Do you need help accessing an Amazon Wishlist or sharing baby's first Christmas on Facebook? We're here to h

Therapy Pets

Visit with Therapy Pets for All Ages

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room at Lake Hiawatha
Program Type:
Adult, Children, Outside Group, Teen
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
LKH KIDS: Visit with Therapy Dogs:

A little self-care with therapy dogs goes a long way. Come by the library and pet a dog to create a little calm and relaxation in your day-to-day.

Library Branch: Lake Hiawatha
Room: Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Adult, Children, Outside Group, Teen

A little self-care with therapy dogs goes a long way. Come by the library and pet a dog to create a little calm and relaxation in your day-to-day.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Paper cutout figures of diverse children, including some in wheelchairs, holding hands in a circle to represent inclusion and community.

Parent Connection at Mount Tabor Branch Library

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children Corner in the Library at Mount Tabor
Program Type:
Adult, Education
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at the Mount Tabor Branch Library for a welcoming social gathering designed for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and special needs.

Library Branch: Mount Tabor
Room: Children Corner in the Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Education
Event Details:

Join us at the Mount Tabor Branch Library for a welcoming social gathering designed for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and special needs.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Book Bedazzling

Book Bedazzling Fun!! (18 years and older)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
MAIN ADULT:

Book bedazzling is the art of decorating a book’s cover (or sometimes its pages) using gems, glitter, stickers, paint, and other embellishments.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Book bedazzling is the art of decorating a book’s cover (or sometimes its pages) using gems, glitter, stickers, paint, and other embellishments.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen's Legacy at 250 Years CANCELLED

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Zoom
Program Type:
Adult, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Main Library:

Two hundred and fifty years after her birth, Jane Austen is a crossover artist: She is revered by scholars, who consider her a giant of English literature, and adored by fans, who treasure her novels and the many movies, TV series, and fanfictions

Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Zoom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Two hundred and fifty years after her birth, Jane Austen is a crossover artist: She is revered by scholars, who consider her a giant of English literature, and adored by fans, who treasure her novels and the many movies, TV series, and fanfictions

Sedgefield Civic Association

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Meeting Room B at Main Library
Program Type:
Outside Group
Age Group:
Adults

 Sedgefield Civic Association

Neighborhood Board  Meeting

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

 Sedgefield Civic Association

Neighborhood Board  Meeting

Rutgers Masters Gardeners Speakers Meeting

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 11:30am - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Gardening
Age Group:
Adults

Rutgers Masters Gardeners Speakers Meeting

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Gardening
Event Details:

Rutgers Masters Gardeners Speakers Meeting

Playing Mah Jongg

Mah Jongg

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Games
Age Group:
Adults

Typically, there are four players seated around a table, although two or three people can also play.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Games
Event Details:

Typically, there are four players seated around a table, although two or three people can also play.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Purls of Wisdom/Jersey Knitters

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Group Study Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Group Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Arts & Crafts
The Tiger's Wife

Evening Book Club

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Book Group
Age Group:
Adults
Evening Book Group:

Wind down with a great read and lively conversation during this evening book club.

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Wind down with a great read and lively conversation during this evening book club.

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

Healthy Bones

PROGRAM FULL: Healthy Bones

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 9:45am - 11:00am
Meeting Rooms A & B at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Healthy Bones presented by the Parsippany Library and Norwescap. This exercise class is to help keep our bones strong, with gentle stretching and movement.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Healthy Bones presented by the Parsippany Library and Norwescap. This exercise class is to help keep our bones strong, with gentle stretching and movement.

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

gift

Gift Wrapping Open House

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 7:30pm
Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room at Lake Hiawatha
Program Type:
Adult
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Family

Need some extra space to wrap your holiday gifts or a private area where the children or other loved ones cannot see? 

Library Branch: Lake Hiawatha
Room: Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Adult
Event Details:

Need some extra space to wrap your holiday gifts or a private area where the children or other loved ones cannot see? 

Disclaimer(s)

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed during this event, please inform a library staff member.

The Dark is Rising Book cover. A black horse rears menacingly over a small boy in snowy woods.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Adult, Book Group
Age Group:
Adults
SciFi & Fantasy Book Club:

Step into new worlds each month with thought-provoking science fiction and fantasy reads, from timeless classics to fresh new adventures.

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step into new worlds each month with thought-provoking science fiction and fantasy reads, from timeless classics to fresh new adventures.

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper.

AARP Tax Aide Training

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A at Main Library
Program Type:
Outside Group
Age Group:
Adults

AARP Tax aide training

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

AARP Tax aide training