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Registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/R8zslzE0SuCrHX4ii90JrQ Pearl S. Buck was born in 1892 to American missionary parents. She spent much of the first four decades of her life in China, giving her a deep and rare familiarity with Chinese language, culture, and daily life. In this program, discover the rare and intriguing story of Pearl Buck's early life. […] |
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New York Times Bestselling and Award-Winning Author of The God of the Woods and Long Bright River Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Power of Habit See More and Register We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller […] |
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Tune in to local Sergeantsville, NJ radio station, WDVR 89.7 FM on Monday, February 2, 2026 from 3-5 PM for Let's Talk with DJ's Andy Kin and Kendra Rex and special guests Pennington Library Director, Kim Ha, and Adult Services Specialist, Nazli Rex! Learn all about the upcoming programming for our community initiative, Beyond the […] |
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Registration: PenningtonLibrary.org/PoetryWorkshop Join us for an online program that offers an insider's look at the poetic process. We will closely examine several poems, including those by the presenter, to explore the genesis of a poem—from the simple source of inspiration that sparked the idea to the final draft. We'll then analyze how structure, rhythm, and diction […] |
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First Thursday of the month @ 2:00 p.m. (Unless otherwise noted) Drop by our long-running, monthly book discussion group for lively and stimulating conversation. Some of our previous titles include Love and Summer by William Trevor, Molokai by Alan Brennert, and Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. This book club now meets via Zoom. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqd-6upjIsGNwwg5pHnVpuAiOidErmaLBM Titles for 2025-26 SEPT 11 […] |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7 PM via Zoom The Winter Garden Presenter: Rosalind Doremus of My Backyard at Nectars Registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/b_xtf0GpQ_uDSv5eGr6POg Join Rosalind Doremus as she celebrates The Winter Garden through her own eyes. In this talk, she will cover many facets to the Winter garden: plants of interest, Winter garden maintenance, projects to keep us […] Second Tuesday of the month @ 7:30 p.m. (Unless otherwise noted) Designed for people who barely find enough time to breathe, this book club reads only one short work per month. The group meets from September through June. Please e-mail kha@penningtonlibrary.org if you are interested in joining. Titles for 2025-26 September 9: The Ghost and […] |
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Wednesdays* @ 10:30 am *except the last week of each month Join us in the children's area for our family story time, where we enjoy stories, music and more! No registration required. Please check our website for updates. Visit our page featuring a curated list of Virtual Story Times and Crafts |
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Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart Award-Winning Author and Professor of Philosophy See More and Register Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and […] |
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Frederick Douglass Day Friday, February 13th, 2026 from 1-3 PM Drop-in Location: Borough Hall We are excited to share that the Pennington Public Library is joining forces with our neighboring libraries to host a Frederick Douglass Day event on Friday, February 13, 2026! What is Douglass Day? It is a "transcribe-a-thon" held every year to celebrate Frederick Douglass’s birthday […] |
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Marcel Duchamp: The Alchemist of the Avant-Garde Presenter: Janet Mandel Tuesday, February 17th, 2026, 7:00-8:15 PM, via Zoom Registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GbNa2McoSbG2BVF5xJaf_g Open the dictionary to the word “iconoclast,” and you will see a picture of Marcel Duchamp. He challenged the standards and beliefs of the art world and ushered in a new era of creative license—the reverberations […] |
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Wednesdays* @ 10:30 am *except the last week of each month Join us in the children's area for our family story time, where we enjoy stories, music and more! No registration required. Please check our website for updates. Visit our page featuring a curated list of Virtual Story Times and Crafts |
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Cooks & Books: Miss Frizzle's Birthday Cake! Saturday, February 21, 2026 @ 1pm Location: Pennington United Methodist Church 60 S Main Street, Pennington, NJ 08534 Registration required: https://stickyfingerscooking.com/school-programs/central%20new%20jersey/pennington-public-library-cooks-books-february-21-2026 Spark the imagination of your favorite young chef in this hands-on literary and culinary experience! First, we will read one of our old favorites, The Magic School […] |
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Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration See More and Register Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble. Follow […] |
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Presenter: Dr. Nathan C. Walker Location: Wesley Forum of the Kenneth Kai Tai Yen Humanities Building, The Pennington School (Directions) Registration required: https://BoundedFreedom.Eventbrite.com “Civilization now depends on self-deception, perhaps it always has,” writes novelist Ted Chiang in the bestseller Exhalation: Stories. Is generative artificial intelligence giving birth to a new era of self-deception, where anyone […] |