This week, the City of Hoboken joined Hoboken Public Library in becoming the first municipality in New Jersey to be a Book Sanctuary! We are proud to join the Book Sanctuary movement, along with thousands of libraries across North America as dedicated spaces that collect and protect endangered books, make those books broadly accessible, and educate others on the importance of intellectual freedom. Watch the videobelow to hear from Library Board President Jerome Abernathy and City Council President Emily Jabbour on this historic declaration.
Did you know that September is Library Card Sign-Up Month? There’s never been a better time to join the Hoboken Public Library! If you have a library card already, let your friends and families know how much the library has to offer – from museum passes and reading challenges, to access to over 5 million books and media through our catalog – there’s something for everyone! Stop by to see us at any library location, visit the BookBike, or sign up for a card online!
Regards,
Jennie Pu
Library Director
Upcoming Events
National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, September 19
Visit the Library on Tuesday, September 19 to pick up your free voter registration form (English & Spanish available)! Register to vote at any library location - and wherever you catch the BookBike!
September is National Deaf Awareness Month! Local organization Deaf Advocacy welcomes you to an Open House to learn about our upcoming FREE 10-week class: Learning American Sign Language (ASL) Through Song here at Hoboken Public Library!
Join us for this weekly mindfulness mediation practice. Beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome.
Each week we will explore a new subject as we deepen awareness and capacity for a steadfast presence during all of life's unfolding. Registration is required.
Looking for a fun and artistic way to spend your afternoon? Join us in Columbus Park every two weeks for live sketching with the Hoboken Public Library Book Bike! We'll teach you how to use different mediums to capture the beauty of the world around us.
"Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery are finding that each day is a critical adjustment to their new lives and new missions in an Alpha Quadrant more than nine hundred years in the future. Discovery is reconnecting with various worlds where the cataclysmic event known as "the Burn" has decimated Starfleet and, with it, the United Federation of Planets. As the crew struggles to come to terms with their present reality, their devotion to duty hides the emotional stress that could impact their effectiveness-- and even threaten themselves or others. Then Discovery picks up a distress signal located in a nearby star: a plea that harbors roots from their past lives in the 23rd century. The signal leads to an entirely new crisis, plunging them all into mortal danger."
"When an experimental shuttlecraft fails, Captain Christopher Pike suspects a mechanical malfunction--only to discover the very principles on which Starfleet bases its technology have simply stopped functioning. He and his crewmates are forced to abandon ship in a dangerous maneuver that scatters their party across the strangest new world they've ever encountered."
