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HPL Programs Are Canceled Until Further Notice

Dinner with Friends Fundraiser - POSTPONED
         [Monday, March 23] -- Nomad Pizza and Aunt Chubby's Luncheonette
             Seatings at 5, 6, and 7 pm - Purchase tickets online or at the Library
             Proceeds to benefit the Hopewell Public Library

The Friends of Hopewell Public Library invite you to a Dinner with Friends on Monday March 23, 2020. Dinner will start at Nomad Pizza for a pizza buffet and salad, followed by a dessert of freshly baked cookies, bent spoon ice cream, tea and coffee at Aunt Chubby’s. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for children 10 and under and are available online or at the front desk of the Hopewell Public Library.  Guests may choose a seating at Nomad at 5:00PM, 6:00PM or 7:00PM.

Thanks so much to our friends at Schulte Restorations, Nomad Pizza, Aunt Chubby's Luncheonette and the bent spoon for supporting this event. And thanks to Emily Muschinske for lending her beautiful library illustration.  Guests will receive a mini library button featuring her painting of the library.

The Friends of the Hopewell Public Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the Hopewell Public Library as a valuable community resource. Nearly every book, CD, DVD, magazine, and newspaper in the library was purchased with donations from the community through the Friends of the Hopewell Public Library. The Friends also pay for library WiFi access, and building upkeep. Our little gem of a library could not do it without you.
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Image by Emily Muschinske
HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- April
Seeing the Sourlands: A Photo and Essay Celebration
         Wednesday, April 22,  7 pm -- at the Hopewell Theater
             5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell NJ
             Free and open to the public

To kick off the Hopewell Public Library and Hopewell Borough Shade Tree Commission 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Celebration, Jim Amon will talk on Seeing the Sourlands: A Photo and Essay Celebration.

Jim Amon, a resident of Lambertville, has a deep and long connection with the Sourlands. In the 1980’s he and three others founded the D&R Greenway Land Trust, who now have nature preserves extending over several hundred acres in the Sourland Region. Then, in 2005, upon retiring after thirty years as Executive Director of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission, he became the Director of Stewardship for the D&R Greenway. In that capacity, he did ecological restoration on the Greenway’s nature preserves and built about twenty miles of recreational trails. Upon retiring from the Greenway he served on the Board of Directors for the Sourland Conservancy.  His monthly photo/essays on the plants and animals of the Sourlands are collected in his book, Seeing the Sourlands.

See article in the U.S. 1 Newspaper - Book Looks Past Pretty Pictures to Everyday Wonders
50th Anniversary of Earth Day Celebration
         Wednesday, April 22 - Sunday, April 26

The Hopewell Public Library and Hopewell Borough Shade Tree Commission 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Celebration. Five days of events to mark this special occasion, including walks led by Jeff Hoagland of the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed, planting of trees to mark the anniversary, and clean up of Gazebo Park and other areas.
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John McConnell Earth flag, 1969
HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- May
Women Win the Vote!
         Wednesday, May 6,  7 pm -- at the Hopewell Theater
             5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell NJ
             Free and open to the public

Join local author Nancy Kennedy to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment. Her new book, Women Win the Vote!, maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through compact, readable biographies of nineteen women who helped pave the way.
 
Discover what the woman’s suffrage fight was all about on the national, state and local level. Learn where the suffragists met in Hopewell, and where the anti-suffragists met. It was like West Side Story in this town! The talk is accompanied by news clippings and archival photos.
 
Nancy B. Kennedy is a journalist and the author of seven previous books. She was born in Rochester, New York, the home of suffragist Susan B. Anthony and an epicenter of reform activity. She began writing books after a long career in newspapers and magazines, including at Dow Jones. Her books include the Miracles & Moments of Grace series, with inspiring stories of survival and from moms, doctors, and military chaplains.

Find out more at www.nancybkennedy.com
Hopewell Valley Heritage Weekend
         Memorial Day Weekend - Monday, May 18 - Monday May 25

Hopewell Valley Heritage Weekend, May 18 - 25, 2020, celebrates the rich heritage of the Hopewell Valley with a full week of public events.

HPL Hopewell Boro Historic Walking Tour
         Saturday, May 23 - Details TBA
HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- June
The 12 Theories of Lindbergh Conspiracies
         Wednesday, June 3,  7 pm -- at the Hopewell Theater
             5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell NJ
             Free and open to the public

Historian Jim Davidson continues his Lindbergh lecture series. 

Jim Davidson was president of the East Amwell Historical Society, a member of the township’s Preservation Committee, and a driving force behind the new East Amwell Museum. He also served 15 years on the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Committee. A lifetime Hunterdon County resident, Jim is a former history teacher and an avid collector of Lindbergh memorabilia.
HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- August
100 Anniversary of the Women's Right to Vote Celebration
         Wednesday, August 5,  7 pm -- at the Hopewell Theater
             5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell NJ
             Free and open to the public

Celebration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted on August 26, 1920, and prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
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The Nineteenth Amendment in the National Archives
HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- October
The History of the Trolley Lines from Trenton, Lawrence, Hopewell and Princeton
         Wednesday, October 7,  7 pm -- at the Hopewell Theater
             5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell NJ
             Free and open to the public

In the early decades of the 20th century, more than one million passengers each year rode the two trolley lines that connected Trenton with Princeton. Trolley tracks also extended as far as Pennington and Hopewell. This was a time when the roads were bad, the automobile was not yet dominant, and for a few cents the trolley was the cheapest, fastest, and generally safest way to get from point A to point B in Mercer County.  

Dennis Waters is a retired Internet publisher. He recently stepped down after twelve years of service as Lawrence Township Historian. Currently he is a visiting scientist at the Chrysler Herbarium at Rutgers University, where he studies the lichens of central New Jersey. Dennis serves as a trustee of the Lawrence Township Community Foundation and the Friends of the Lawrence Nature Center. Previously he served on the Lawrence Township Planning Board and as a trustee of the Lawrence Historical Society, the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail, and Sustainable Lawrence. He also represents Lawrence on the Mercer County Library Commission. He received a Ph.D. in advanced technology from the Watson Engineering School at Binghamton University.
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Broad Street, Hopewell Boro
Sticks ‘n String Social Club - Ongoing
         Meets twice a month: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6 to 8 pm - at the Library
         Free and open to the public; Registration not required

Sticks 'n Strings Social Club -- Hopewell Public Library's congenial and creative knitting group for intermediate and experienced knitters -- will have its inaugural session on Tuesday, September 3 from 6pm to 8pm. The group will continue to meet every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays to share projects in progress, knitting techniques, ideas, patterns and yarn, and good conversation. No advanced registration required, no charge, and no need to be a member of the library! Drop in or stay all evening.
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  Mon.  10 am - 8 pm
  Tue.  12 pm - 8 pm
  Wed.  12 pm - 8 pm
  Thu.  12 pm - 8 pm
  Fri.  12 pm - 5 pm
  Sat.  10 am - 2 pm
  Sun.  Closed
Address
  13 East Broad Street
  Hopewell, NJ 08525
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