HPL Current Events
- - Sun., Dec. 2 - Hopewell Public Library Holiday Open House
- - Mon., Dec. 3 - HPL Book Club
- - Wed., Dec. 5 - Cool Holiday Tech - 2018 -- Wednesday Night Out Series
- - Thurs., Dec. 6 - Cookbook Book Club
- - Wed., Jan. 9 - Senior Memoir Class
- - Previous - HPL Past Events - 2018
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Holiday Open House at the Hopewell Public Library
Sunday, December 2, 1 - 3 pm At the Library: 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell NJ Free and open to the public Enjoy a Sunday stroll through Historic Hopewell and stop by the borough library's holiday Open House. The library has been serving the area since its founding in 1914 in a saddle shop on Mercer St, and has been in its current building since 1965. Come in to enjoy homemade goodies and friendly conversation with staff, volunteers, board members, and Friends. Help us celebrate a full and busy year at the library. Also drop by the Holiday Tea at the Hopewell Museum, from 1 to 4 pm, at 28 East Broad Street. |
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HPL Book Club
Monday, December 3, 7 pm - At the Library - All are welcome!
The December selection is The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson.
The Argonauts is a genre-bending memoir, a work of "autotheory" offering fresh, fierce, and timely thinking about desire, identity, and the limitations and possibilities of love and language. The HPL Book Club meets on the first Monday evening of each month. Updates and book lists can be found on the Book Clubs page on the HPL website under the Activities & Events menu, and on the website Calendar. Copies of the current book are available for check out.
Monday, December 3, 7 pm - At the Library - All are welcome!
The December selection is The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson.
The Argonauts is a genre-bending memoir, a work of "autotheory" offering fresh, fierce, and timely thinking about desire, identity, and the limitations and possibilities of love and language. The HPL Book Club meets on the first Monday evening of each month. Updates and book lists can be found on the Book Clubs page on the HPL website under the Activities & Events menu, and on the website Calendar. Copies of the current book are available for check out.
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HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- December
Cool Holiday Tech - 2018 Wednesday, December 5, 7 pm - at the Hopewell Train Station 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell NJ Free and open to the public Doug Dixon returns to discuss and demo this season's harvest of cool holiday tech. Come and see fun ideas for grown-ups and kids, including a heads-up on the latest new product concepts and technology, and recent advancements to promising gadgets that we've discussed in previous years. Douglas Dixon is an independent technology consultant specializing in Web technology and digital media. He has been writing and speaking on digital media for over a decade and a half, and ringing in the season with his annual holiday gadget coverage in the Princeton area since 2002. Doug was previously a product manager and software developer at Intel and Sarnoff in Princeton. He has authored four books on digital media, published hundreds of feature articles, and presented over a hundred seminars and talks. |
littleBits Base Inventor Kit
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Cookbook Book Club
Thursday, December 6, 6:30 - 8 pm - At the Library - All are welcome!
The December selection is Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan.
Feel free to add to the festivity by bringing a savory offering in addition to or instead of cookies! Each member cooks one dish from the book and brings it to the library so everyone can sit down together while discussing the book. Advance registration is requested. For more information and updates see the Book Clubs page on the HPL website under the Activities & Events menu, and the website Calendar. Copies of the current book are available for check out.
Thursday, December 6, 6:30 - 8 pm - At the Library - All are welcome!
The December selection is Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan.
Feel free to add to the festivity by bringing a savory offering in addition to or instead of cookies! Each member cooks one dish from the book and brings it to the library so everyone can sit down together while discussing the book. Advance registration is requested. For more information and updates see the Book Clubs page on the HPL website under the Activities & Events menu, and the website Calendar. Copies of the current book are available for check out.
Senior Memoir Class
With local educator Debra Liese
Starting Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 1 - 2 pm - at the Library
Open to all interested seniors.
Preregistration is requested: Stop in the Library to sign up, or call the HPL at 609-466-1625
Join a supportive, non-critical group especially for seniors who are looking to explore life experiences through writing. This is an excellent way to record memories for friends and future generations, make connections with other writers, and revisit formative experiences in a nurturing environment. All levels of experience are welcome.
The Senior Memoir Class will have a series of regular meetings to work on literary forms of autobiographical memoir, "miro" memoir, and brief personal essays. This is a non-critical workshop where students will explore the slippery nature of memory, study examples of memoirs, and experiment with imagery and symbolism to bring their stories to life. Students will write their own pieces outside of class for sharing and light workshopping during class sessions. Discussion will focus on shared resonance and helping to develop clarity in writing style.
Debra Liese (MFA) is a mother of three, publishing professional, certified educator, and occasional essayist. She has taught writing for children and adults at the Arts Council of Princeton, and started a memoir class for seniors via the Princeton Senior Resource Center. She has special interest in children's literature and therapeutic writing.
With local educator Debra Liese
Starting Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 1 - 2 pm - at the Library
Open to all interested seniors.
Preregistration is requested: Stop in the Library to sign up, or call the HPL at 609-466-1625
Join a supportive, non-critical group especially for seniors who are looking to explore life experiences through writing. This is an excellent way to record memories for friends and future generations, make connections with other writers, and revisit formative experiences in a nurturing environment. All levels of experience are welcome.
The Senior Memoir Class will have a series of regular meetings to work on literary forms of autobiographical memoir, "miro" memoir, and brief personal essays. This is a non-critical workshop where students will explore the slippery nature of memory, study examples of memoirs, and experiment with imagery and symbolism to bring their stories to life. Students will write their own pieces outside of class for sharing and light workshopping during class sessions. Discussion will focus on shared resonance and helping to develop clarity in writing style.
Debra Liese (MFA) is a mother of three, publishing professional, certified educator, and occasional essayist. She has taught writing for children and adults at the Arts Council of Princeton, and started a memoir class for seniors via the Princeton Senior Resource Center. She has special interest in children's literature and therapeutic writing.