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Friends of the Library Annual Holiday Sale

11/21/2025 @ 12:00pm–12/26/2025 @ 4:00pm
Main Library
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
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

9:00am–4:00pm
Main Library
Adults
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

9:00am–2:00pm
Main Library
Adults
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.

Holiday Gift Wrapping

10:00am–12:00pm
Mount Tabor
Adults
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.

Make Your Own Watercolor Gift Tags Workshop

10:30am–12:00pm
Lake Hiawatha
Adults
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 2024: Get Started

10:00am–11:30am
Main Library
Adults
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.

Evening Cookbook Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Main Library
Adults
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

7:00pm–8:30pm
Main Library
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

Fly Tying Classes

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.

Excel 2024: Do More

10:00am–11:30am
Main Library
Adults
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.

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:

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

Visit with Therapy Pets for All Ages

6:00pm–7:00pm
Lake Hiawatha
Children, Teens, Adults, Family
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.

Parent Connection at Mount Tabor Branch Library

6:00pm–7:30pm
Mount Tabor
Adults
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 Fun!! (18 years and older)

7:00pm–8:30pm
Main Library
Adults
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's Legacy at 250 Years CANCELLED

7:00pm–8:30pm
Zoom
Adults
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

7:30pm–8:45pm
Main Library
Adults
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

11:30am–2:00pm
Main Library
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult, Gardening
Event Details:

Rutgers Masters Gardeners Speakers Meeting

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
Program Type: Adult, Arts & Crafts

Evening Book Club

7:00pm–8:30pm
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:

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.

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.

Gift Wrapping Open House

10:00am–7:30pm
Lake Hiawatha
Teens, Adults, Family
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.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Main Library
Adults
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

9:00am–4:00pm
Main Library
Adults
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Group
Event Details:

AARP Tax aide training