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Upcoming Events
December 2025
December 1, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 amChildren's Storytime
December 2, 2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmHoliday Ceramics Afternoon Session
December 2, 2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmTextile Time
December 2, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmHoliday Ceramics Evening Session
December 2, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmHPL Board Meeting
December 2, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmHPL Book Club
December 6, 2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmHoliday Open House
December 8, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 amChildren's Storytime
December 9, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmCookbook club
December 15, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 amChildren's Storytime
December 22, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 amChildren's Storytime
December 24, 2025, 12:00 amLibrary Closed - Christmas Eve
December 25, 2025, 12:00 amLibrary Closed - Christmas Day
December 26, 2025 - December 27, 2025, 12:00 amLibrary Closed - Christmas Weekend
December 29, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 amChildren's Storytime
December 31, 2025, 3:00 pm - 8:00 pmLibrary Closing Early - New Year's Eve
January 2026
January 1, 2026, 12:00 amLibrary Closed - New Year's Day
January 5, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:00 amChildren's Storytime
January 6, 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmTextile Time
January 6, 2026, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmHPL Board Meeting
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