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Reader's Place: April 2026
Reader's Place: April 2026

Celebrate National Library Week April 19-25 with the theme “Find Your Joy” by checking out these library-themed books! 

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Reader's Place: March 2026
Reader's Place: March 2026

March is Women’s History Month. There are so many great books, new and older, fiction and non-fiction, to recommend; here are just a few to get you started. Enjoy!

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Ideas Festival 2026
Ideas Festival 2026

All programs will be held at the Main Library, and are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Friends of the Maplewood Library, Maplewood Memorial Library Foundation, Maplewood Woman’s Club and [Words]

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Ideas Festival Photos
Ideas Festival Photos

To view photos of the 2026 Ideas Festival events please visit our Flickr page.

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Library Grand Opening!
Library Grand Opening!

On, Saturday, July 5 at 11:00 am, Maplewoodians came out in force to celebrate and experience their newly renovated and expanded building!

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2026 Ideas Festival Presents BRUCE ERIC KAPLAN: Recipient of the Maplewood Literary Award⁠ ⁠ 📅 Thursday, May 21⁠ 🕖️ 7:00PM - 8:00PM⁠ 📍 Maplewood Memorial Library⁠ ⁠ We are thrilled to present this year's Maplewood Literary Award to Maplewood nativ
Check out Hilton Branch's Storytime schedule this month, and note the new SATURDAY storytime for babies & toddlers on May 16th! ⁠ ⁠ For storytimes at Main Library and other programs happening this month check out our online calendar at www.maplew
Maplewood Library is hiring a full-time Systems Administrator (Department Head); the application deadline for this position is May 15, 2026. ⁠ ⁠ For more information about position requirements and application instruction, visit www.maplewoodlibrary.
Happy retirement day to our beloved Information Desk colleagues Joanne and Robyn! 💐💐 Between the two of them, Joanne and Robyn have a combined 44 years of service to the Maplewood Library community! We will miss them very much, and we invite the co
AAPI Month Author Talk with Scott Kurashige⁠ 📅 Monday, May 04⁠ 🕡️ 6:30PM - 7:30PM⁠ 📍 Maplewood Memorial Library⁠ ⁠ Scott Kurashige is the President of the Boggs Foundation and author of American Peril: the Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism; thi
Art & Music Reception: Painters in the Park 🖼️🎶⁠ 📅 Saturday, May 2, 2026⁠ 🕥️ 10:30AM - 11:30AM⁠ 📍 Maplewood Memorial Library⁠ ⁠ Join us for an Art Reception featuring works created by local artists during the Memorial Park Conservancy's annu