Author: Kristyn Friedlich

Robotics Workshop for Families, 3/14/26 @ 1pm

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Robotics Workshop for Families
Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 1pm
Registration opens 2/21/26: https://RoboticsWorkshop26.eventbrite.com

Meet student leaders from the Hopewell Valley CHS Robotics Team! They’ll introduce us to their robot and share how the group uses electrical engineering and applied AI technology to design, create and compete in the world of robotics.

Student leaders will guide participants as they create electrical circuits and use machine learning to teach robots to detect objects. Participants will even get the chance to drive a robot!

Recommended for ages 8+. Registration required.

About our presenters: Hopewell Valley’s CHS First Robotics Team is a student-run club. Members learn valuable engineering and entrepreneurship skills through collaboration and competition. They participate in the First Robotics Competition (FRC). To learn more, visit www.293SPIKE.com.

This event is part of our 2026 Beyond the Page –
an initiative designed to broaden our imaginations and understanding of our world, our neighbors, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. The featured book Exhalation contains nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, where author Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions, along with new quandaries only he could imagine. 
Please visit www.PenningtonLibrary.org/2026BeyondThePage
for a full calendar of events and more information.

Paws to Read- Read to a Cat! Wednesday, 4/15/26 @ 4 PM

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Pennington Public Library (30 N Main Street, Pennington, NJ 08534)
Presented in partnership with Tabby’s Place

Registration required. Opens 3.25.26: https://PawsToReadApril2026.eventbrite.com

The adorable cats from Tabby’s Place, a cage-free haven for cats from desperate circumstances, are visiting the Pennington Public Library! Young readers can sign up for a 15-minute time slot to read to a cat. Studies show that children who read aloud to animals on a regular basis become more confident, skilled readers. Bring your own book or borrow one of ours- this is the perfect opportunity to practice your reading skills with a furry friend by your side.

Recommended for ages 5-10. Please register for one 15-minute reading session per family or friend group.

Cats in the Aged to Purrfection program are regularly examined by the Tabby’s Place veterinary staff and have all received current vaccines and disease screenings.

FREE Music Together demo class! Wednesday, 1.21.26 @ 10:30AM

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FREE Music Together demo class
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 @ 10:30 AM
Location:  Pennington Public Library

Experience the fun of Music Together during a FREE demo class! We will sing, dance and play our way through this very special story time. For more information on Music Together, please visit www.MusicTogether.com.

Recommended for ages 0-5. No registration required.

NOTE: There will be no regular story time on this day.

Story Stroll, Sept. – Oct., 2024

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Story Stroll: Big Bear Hug by Nicholas Oldland
September – October, 2024
Kunkel Park, King George Road, Pennington, NJ

Let’s go on a Story Stroll! Exercise your body and your imagination as you follow the pages of Big Bear Hug through Kunkel Park. No registration necessary.

Sponsored by the Friends of Pennington Library. 

In Conversation with Author Victoria Weisfeld, Recording Available

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In Conversation with Author Victoria Weisfeld, Architect of Courage
Thursday, February 16, 2023 @ 7:00pm via Zoom

Local author Victoria Weisfeld discusses her book, Architect of Courage, with the Pennington Public Library.

In summer 2011, the orderly life of Manhattan architect Archer Landis is upended by the murder of the woman he loves. When, to his surprise, the authorities link her to the Arab American community, their reflexive conclusion is “terrorist.” Landis sets out to prove them wrong but is hindered by additional mysterious attacks on everyone and everything he holds dear. To overcome these tragedies—and to survive—Landis must confront prejudice, self-doubt, the limits of loyalty, and a need for redemption that transcends revenge.

About the Author
Some thirty of Victoria Weisfeld’s short stories have appeared in leading mystery magazines and anthologies, winning awards from the Short Mystery Fiction Society and the Public Safety Writers Association. Her first mystery thriller, Architect of Courage, was published June 2022 by Black Opal Books to a warm reception. She’s a reviewer for the UK website, crimefictionlover.com, and blogs at www.vweisfeld.com.