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Upcoming Events
January 2026
January 12, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:00 amChildren's Storytime
January 14, 2026, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmSpeaker Series: "to be found in every house": Cider in Eighteenth-Century America
January 19, 2026, 12:00 amLibrary Closed - Martin Luther King Day
January 21, 2026, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pmPaper Bag Books
January 22, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAcrylics and Mixed Media Workshop
January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmDrawing in Black and White
January 29, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAcrylics and Mixed Media Workshop
February 2026
February 3, 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmTextile Time
February 3, 2026, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmHPL Board Meeting
February 3, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmHPL Book Club
February 4, 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmDrawing in Black and White
February 5, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAcrylics and Mixed Media Workshop
February 9, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm2-D Needle Felting 101 - Valentine’s Themed
February 10, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmCookbook club
February 11, 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmDrawing in Black and White
February 11, 2026, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmSpeaker Series - "If New England we conquer, Old England's Undone." Some Unexpected Contemporary British Views of the American Revolution
February 12, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAcrylics and Mixed Media Workshop
February 18, 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmDrawing in Black and White
February 25, 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmDrawing in Black and White
March 2026
March 3, 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmTextile Time
Recurring Programs
The Hopewell Public Library has regular monthly events for different audiences, as well as a series of annual events throughout the year.
Weekly Activities
- Children’s Story Time – Mondays at 10:30 am @ Hopewell Public Library
Monthly Activities
- HPL Adult Book Club – Meets the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Come check out the HPL Book Club book of the month at the checkout desk!
- Speaker Series – Our adult program that brings in local authors and other experts for lectures and readings. Takes place September through May, usually on a Wednesday.
- Textile Time – A crafters club that meets the first Tuesday of the month from 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Annual Events
- Seed Exchange – Held in early Spring
- Book and Bake Sale – Held annually in early June on the Saturday of the Borough-Wide Yard Sale
- Bake Sale – Held annually during Porchfest
- Summer Reading Program – Reading and crafts for children and adults, as well as weekly events in July and August!
- Halloween Extravaganza – Takes place every year immediately following the Hopewell Fire Department’s Halloween Parade
- Holiday Open House – First Sunday in December