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Fifth Annual Poetry Contest

All Day 4/1–4/26
Main Library
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Adult, Children, Teen
Event Details:

Help the Parsippany Library celebrate National Poetry Month. During April, the Parsippany Library invites aspiring poets to celebrate with us!

Sensory Friendly Library Session

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Children, Family
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special session exclusively for families with children and teens who experience sensory sensitivities, held before the library opens to the public.  

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.

Mark deMos

9:30am–12:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Program Type: Outside Group

Google Drive

2:00pm–3:30pm
Main Library
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Google Drive is a free cloud-based storage service that you can use to store your files online. Learn how to store your files, access them on different devices, send and receive them with Gmail, and, using Drive for Desktop, access them easil

Cheese Tasting Event

6:30pm–7:30pm
Lake Hiawatha
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lake Hiawatha
Room: Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your appetite this month, because in April we are hosting 2 food programs!

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.

Spring Wreath Craft (Ages 18 & Up)

6:30pm–8:30pm
Main Library
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults ages 18 and up are invited to design their own spring wreath to hang at home.

Attendees will each get a natural wreath to decorate with a variety of craft accessories to decorate with.

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.

Preschool Storytime (Ages 2-5)

10:00am–10:45am
Main Library
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children

Children ages 2–5, accompanied by a caregiver, are invited to join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft activity.

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.

Gentle Yoga

10:00am–11:00am
Main Library
Adults
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.

April Storytime - Spring

10:30am–11:00am
Mount Tabor
Children
Library Branch: Mount Tabor
Room: Children Corner in the Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Children's storytime is a fun way for children to build skills, explore new ideas, and make friends in a welcoming space. Caregivers and little ones are invited to attend and experience stories, songs, rhymes, and activities.

Welcome the season with a delightful spring-themed story time. 

Tech Tuesday

2:00pm–4:00pm
Main Library
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tech Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Technology
Event Details:

Spring clean your technology! Need help getting rid of the apps you don't use or organizing the ones you do? Want to clean up your hard drive and get your photo collection under control?

Mount Tabor Book Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
Mount Tabor
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mount Tabor
Room: Program Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Mount Tabor Book Club for lively monthly discussions on a wide range of books. Connect with fellow readers, share ideas, and discover your next great read. New members are welcome.

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.

Par-Troy Association Meeting

6:30pm–8:30pm
Main Library
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group

Reading Party

7:00pm–8:30pm
Main Library
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: The Den
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Book Group
Registration Required

It's not a book club, it's a reading party! Bring a book, or borrow one of ours for a cozy night out for book lovers. Enjoy a pleasant atmosphere of comfy seats, soft music, and casual book chat.

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.

Nursery Storytime (Ages Birth-2)

10:00am–10:30am
Main Library
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children

Children from birth to age 2, accompanied by a caregiver, are invited to enjoy songs, stories, fingerplays, and a coloring sheet activity!

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.

Hey, Let's Play! for Ages Up to 5 Years

11:00am–1:00pm
Lake Hiawatha
Children, Family
Library Branch: Lake Hiawatha
Room: Lake Hiawatha Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Children, Education

Stop by for this unguided program and play with the many toys that the library has—blocks, instruments, manipulatives, and more!

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.

Historical Book Club

1:30pm–3:00pm
Main Library
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Travel through time each month with a new historical fiction pick. Enjoy lively discussions that blend great storytelling with rich historical detail—perfect for history fans and book lovers alike.

There are rivers in the sky

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.

Mah Jongg

1:30pm–4:00pm
Main Library
Adults
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

2:00pm–4:00pm
Main Library
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Group Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults

Young Athletes Program (Special Olympics New Jersey)

6:00pm–6:45pm
Main Library
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children
Event Details:

Young Athletes is for children ages 2-7 with intellectual disabilities.

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.

Parsippany Toastmasters Club

7:30pm–8:30pm
Main Library
Adults
Cancelled
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

Toastmasters Meeting

Sedgefield Civic Association

7:30pm–8:45pm
Main Library
Adults
Cancelled
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

 Sedgefield Civic Association

Neighborhood Board  Meeting

PROGRAM FULL: Healthy Bones

9:45am–11:00am
Main Library
Adults
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.

Open Play (Ages 2-5)

10:00am–10:45am
Main Library
Children
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children, Games
Event Details:

Children ages 2-5 meet to play in our storytime room with games, puppets and more.  No registration required.  

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.

Mount Tabor Kids Book Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Mount Tabor
Children
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Mount Tabor
Room: Children Corner in the Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Who was Babe Ruth? by Joan Holub

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.