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Library hosts poetry workshop for teens

“Speak Your Heart,” a workshop in poetry and spoken-word pieces for teenagers, will be held Tuesday, March 16, at the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue.

The session, taught by poet and performer Pandora Scooter, will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. For more information, call the library at (732) 572-2750.

Artists’ images show Highland Park is ‘Looking Better Than Ever’

“Bicyclists on Raritan Avenue,” a digitally treated image by photographer Bill Bonner, is part of the exhibit now on display at the Highland Park Public Library.

Local artists Rick Black and Bill Bonner will talk about their unique collaboration during an artists’ reception Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Highland Park Library, 31 North [...]

Friends of the Library meeting rescheduled

The Friends of the Library meeting has been rescheduled from Dec. 7 to Monday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue. The Dec. 7 meeting has been canceled. For more information, call (732) 572-2750.

Poetry Night: Nancy Scott

Nancy Scott, poet and managing editor of U.S. 1 Worksheets, will read her verse Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue. She is the author of the new chapbook A Siege of Raptors, and the collections Down to the Quick and One Stands Guard, One Sleeps.

Calling all Suzanne Collins fans

Fans of the Suzanne Collins novel The Hunger Games (and its sequel, Catching Fire) are invited to a Hunger Games Party set for Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. in the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue. Call (732) 572-2750 for information.

‘Frugal Foodie’ authors spice up library lineup

Alanna Kaufman and Alex Small, co-authors of The Frugal Foodie Cookbook: 200 Gourmet Recipes for Any Budget, will offer tips on living the good life on a shoestring Sunday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. in the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue. For more information call (732) 572-2750.

International film fare to be served up by library

Three critically praised foreign films will be screened on separate nights at the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue.

The monthly screenings in the Friends of the Library International Film Festival are set for Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Admission is free. All three films are subtitled.

First up is Jellyfish on Oct. 20. The [...]

Belle the Dog leads off series of library events for special-needs children

Belle the Dog, a cute canine who loves to listen to stories, is coming to the Highland Park Public Library, and parents or caretakers with special-needs children are invited to register for the visit.

Belle will lead off a series of library events for special-needs children. Registration for the programs is required, and will take place [...]

For the young’uns

Registration begins Wednesday, Sept. 23, for a series of programs for young children that start next month at the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue.

Stories, creative drama, crafts, and play for four- to five-year-olds are the focus of Monday afternoon Book Breaks, which start on Oct. 5 and continue through Nov. 23. The [...]

Poetry Night: Joan Cusack Handler

Poet, publisher, and psychologist Joan Cusack Handler will read her verse Tuesday, September 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Highland Park Public Library, 31 North Fifth Avenue. Handler, a Fort Lee resident, is the author of two collections of poems: The Red Canoe: Love in Its Making and GlOrious. She is also co-founder, with her [...]

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