Upcoming Events

The Pretty Committee will show you how to create a beautiful paper peony bouquet.  Please bring your own scissors!

This program is for adults and older teens.

Join other enthusiasts for a fun-filled, lively afternoon!  Space is limited to 8 players.  Registration not required.

Join the Library's new Walking with Books walking group.  Join other walkers every Saturday morning for a stroll around the Library grounds and adjacent areas. Group will meet outside the Library near the front door.

Drop-in Saturday Morning Storytime- Stop by for stories, songs and a craft. Ages 2-7.

History's greatest playwright was also one heck of a gardener. The age of Elizabeth I provided William Shakespeare with a rich and varied plant palette, both from England' s considerable bounty as well as foreign introductions.  These he "planted" in his prolific contributions to English literature, and they still bloom today in language filled with plant lore and flower symbolism.  Learn Elizabeth I's role in the advancement of English horticulture and peruse Elizabethan garden elements including mounts and mazes, spouting sundials, fantastical topiary and the pleached bower to add to your garden.  Explore some Tudor and Shakespearean gardens in the UK and the USA to visit for inspiration. Turns out, the world's not only a stage, it's also a garden!

Lesley Parness has worked in public gardens in America and abroad for the past four decades. She is a founding member and past president of Garden State Gardens, a non-profit consortium of New Jersey’s public gardens, and a member of the Herb Society of America and the Council on Botanic and Horticultural Libraries. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum’s Annual and Arbor Day Awards, The Friends of Berry Lane Park’s Annual Award and The North Jersey Civil War Roundtable’s Special Achievement Award.

Funded by a generous gift to the AWPL Foundation by Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes.

Every TAB Meeting earns 1 hour of volunteer credit!

Join Pat Foxx for an afternoon of watercolor painting!  At this session, participants will recreate Henri Matisse's The Goldfish, 1912.

All materials will be provided.  Space is limited; registration required.