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Coming Up In April @ PFPL April 2026 |
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 Compost This!Wednesday, April 8, 7:30pm Turn kitchen scraps into treasure and learn easy composting steps that help the planet. No experience needed – just curiosity and a desire to live greener. Call the library for more information, or register online!  Spice Club: RosemaryWednesday, April 15, 7:30pm (Remote livestream only) This month cook tender chicken cutlets with a bright, zesty rosemary lemon sauce in this fresh Italian favorite. Simple techniques, big flavor – perfect for all skill levels. Beginning April 8, cardholders can pick up a spice club kit from our front desk. Then, visit https://www.pburglib.org/library-chef/ to sign up for a Library Chef account and join the event from home! The Basics of Mindfulness with Melissa Wednesday, April 22, 7:30pm Join us after this month's Everyday Art session to l earn easy mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and improve focus. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Thursday, April 9, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Join our new Chess Club, where strategy meets community! Come and enjoy casual matches, friendly competition, and great conversation with fellow chess enthusiasts. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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 Tuesday, April 21, 11:00am Celebrate Earth Day by recycling cardboard tubes to make a cheerful spring wreath! Registration is free and space is limited. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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 Monday, April 27, 11:30am April is Financial Literacy Month and PFPL is celebrating with a Lunch & Learn with Ashley Quinn of First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union! During this presentation we will learn: What your credit report includes; What makes up a credit score; How to establish credit; Credit scoring vs FICO; How to re-establish credit; and more! Lunch will be provided. Registration is Required. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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 Sky Gazers: Tuesday, April 7 , 6:00pmEarth Explorers: Tuesday, April 28, 6:00pm Join the Nurture Nature Center as we explore the Sky and Earth each month in 2026. There’s something for all levels of interest and experience! Sky Gazers will learn about objects we can see in the night sky and will have the opportunity to complete a challenge each month to earn a stamp in their Adventure Passport. Earth Explorers will learn about land based phenomena including rocks, animals, and more, and will have monthly challenges to earn their Adventure Passport stamp. Participants can do both Sky Gazers and Earth Explorers or just choose to do one. |
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Jr Librarian for a Day
Wednesday, April 22, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Ages 8 - 12
Celebrate National Library Week by becoming a librarian for a day and learn how the library works! Registration required. See a children's librarian to fill out an application or sign up online. |
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Lego Club
Wednesday, April 1, 3:30pm Grades 1 - 5 Any day with LEGOs is a good day! Come show off your building skills! |
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Preschool Storytime
Thursday, April 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, 10:00am
Ages 2 - 5
Our Storytime programs are filled with stories, flannel boards, songs, and fun! |
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Library Chef Live: Cucumber Tea SandwichesWednesday, April 8, 6:00pm Ages 5 - 10
Calling all young chefs! Join us at the library and make your very own fresh cucumber tea sandwiches.
Registration is required. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Curious Minds: Rockets Wednesday, April 15, 4:00pm Ages 5-12 Welcome to our Kid’s Steam Club, where curious young minds explore the wonders of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics! Join us for hands-on experiments, creative projects, and exciting adventures that spark imagination and learning. Our club offers a fun and safe space for kids to discover, create, and grow together! **We will be outside!** Registration is required. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Little Movers
Monday, April 20 & 27, 10:00am Ages 6-24 months
An active program of rhymes, music, play, and stories for babies and their adult caregivers. |
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Spring StorytimeWednesday, April 22, 6:00pm Our Junior Librarians are taking over! Join us a for a very special spring storytime planned and led by our little librarians!
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Teen Lego ClubTuesday, April 14, 4:30pm-5:30pm Meet at the Teen Spot where you can choose a LEGO© set to build and then destroy once your masterpiece is complete. 5 different LEGO© sets available to build solo or with a friend.
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Bad Art & Pizza
Thursday, April 30, 4:30pm
Join us as we create some dreadful art and eat pizza. No art skills needed-just your imagination and creativity! Open to teens from 11-18 years old. Registration required for this month! Register online or in person at the teen spot. Register online at https://forms.gle/SXsYfqRY7bdDuTeo8 |
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PFPL Writers Group
Monday, April 6 & 20, 7:00pm D o you have a story to tell? Join the PFPL Writers Group! We welcome all levels of writers from beginner to published professionals. We'll discuss fiction, poetry, nonfiction (including memoir), and more. Bring your ideas, a notebook, and your magic pen! This event will be held on Zoom. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Classic Book Club: The Giver Wednesday, April 8, 7:00pm
“Classic” books are classic for a reason – their literary excellence transcends passing fads, and they continue to engage readers generation after generation. If there are classics you have always meant to read “someday,” or if you read them in school before you were ready to appreciate them, now is the time to enjoy them with other adult readers. This month we're reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. |
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Game Day/Game Night Thursday, April 9, 1:30pm Tuesday, April 21, 5:30 pm Join us for some lively game sessions where people bring their favorite games to share! Some games will also be provided for your enjoyment. This month's featured game us all versions of Uno! You are also welcome to bring any game of your choosing or select from our library-provided games. It's a fun and friendly day where new friendships are formed and old friendships are rekindled over shared games, quests, and friendly competition. Registration is strongly recommended! |
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Stitch & Sip Yarn Group Friday, April 10 & 24, 10:00am
Calling all knitters, crocheters, and other fiber artists! Join us on the second and fourth Friday of each month - Bring your latest WIP, and help yourself to a cup of tea provided by us! Call the library for more information, or register online!
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Flirty Fiction Book Club: Butcher & Blackbird Saturday, April 11, 10:30am Phillipsburg Free Public Library’s Flirty Fiction Book Club will be reading a wide variety of romance novels — ranging from second chance to romantasy to thrillers and more. If you’ve been looking for a place to discuss the many aspects of romance with other readers, this is the book club for you! We meet every second Saturday of the month from 10:30am-11:30am. This month's selection is Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. |
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Dungeons & Dragons
Monday, April 13 & 27, 5:00pm
Adults - join us for an exciting 2nd Edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in the enchanting world of the Forgotten Realms! Whether you’re a seasoned adventurer or a curious newcomer, this is the perfect opportunity to dive into a rich storytelling experience where roleplaying takes center stage over mere dice rolls. Space
is limited. Registration is required. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Movie Monday: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Monday, April 13, 5:30pm
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is intrigued by a centuries-old legend in which every generation of the wealthy Baskerville family is eventually killed by a monstrous hound. Suspecting there is more to the story than meets the eye, he sends Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) to the estate to investigate. Sir Henry (Richard Greene), the only Baskerville left, is grateful for his help. But when a crazed convict escapes and footprints from a beast are found, Baskerville wonders if Watson will be enough. Runtime: 1hr, 19 min Rating: PG Film will start PROMPTLY at 5:30 pm! Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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EveryDay Art Wednesday, April 22, 6:30pm
EveryDay Art workshops focus on mindfulness, intention, preparing a work of art with purpose; maybe to give to someone as a gift for outstanding service or just because we care or love the other person. We also can keep the artwork for ourselves! Each month usually has a topic or theme, and it is always a surprise! **Please Note** Bring your own coloring pencils or markers-some will be available. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Happy Bookers Discussion Group: IsolaWednesday, April 22, 7:00pm Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See |
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I look forward to April 1st, and all the fun it includes. Although I do not pull any pranks that are mean spirited or that will ruin a meal – no replacing the sugar with salt in my house - I look forward to coming up with fun cooking ideas for the day. The natural choice for this month is a Lemon-Blueberry Fool. And a most delicious April Fool it is. If you’re not familiar with fools (the food), it is an English dessert, typically made by folding puréed fruit into a sweet cream or custard, with the name possibly having French origins. Whoever came up with the name was definitely not a fool. If you don’t want to make your own lemon curd, feel free to use store bought curd. |
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The Mad Wife
by Meagan Church
In the 1950s, nothing is valued more than conformity, and Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the ideal housewife. But after the birth of her daughter, Lulu's carefully constructed life begins to teeter. Exhausted by expectations and haunted by tragic memories, Lulu looks to her new neighbor, Bitsy. Bitsy, always the model of a perfect housewife, is not quite what she seems and Lulu knows something dark lurks beneath Bitsy's constant smile. Increasingly fixated on Bitsy and her perfectly crafted life, Lulu's mental state begins to fracture, and memories she had suppressed long ago begin to rise to the surface. Soon, Lulu is forced to confront the possibility that she might be headed down a path much darker than she could ever foresee. Set against the backdrop of a post-war era defined by tradition and constrained femininity, The Mad Wife weaves together a coming-of-age search for identity with a psychological drama so poignant, you won't be able to put it down-- Selected by Lori, Supervising Library Assistant.
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The Country Under Heaven
by Frederic S. Durbin
Set in the 1880s, the story follows Ovid Vesper, a former Union soldier who has been having enigmatic visions after surviving one of the Civil War's most gruesome battles, the Battle of Antietam. As he travels across the country following those visions, he finds himself in stranger and increasingly more dangerous encounters with other worlds hidden in the spaces of his own mind, not to mention the dangers of the Wild West. Ovid brings his steady calm and compassion as he helps the people of a broken country, rapidly changing but, like himself, still reeling and wounded from the war. He assists with matters of all sorts, from odd jobs around the house, to guiding children back to their own universe, to hunting down unnatural creatures that stalk the night -- all the while seeking his own personal resolution and peace from his visions. Ovid's epic journey across the American West with a surprising cast of characters blends elements of the classic Western with historical fantasy in a way like no other.-- Selected by Elana, Library Associate
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National Geographic National Parks Cookbook: Dishes Inspired by America's Great Outdoors
by Nina Elder
Find 100 recipes inspired by the lodges, restaurants, and ingredients of America's 63 national parks in this delicious and easy-to-use cookbook. From Acadia National Park's historic popovers--first served in the 1890s--to Grand Teton's comforting chili, this collection tells the story of the National Parks one bite after another. Bring the great outdoors home with 100 dishes inspired by the beloved lodges, fare, and mom-and-pop favorites throughout the National Park System. Filled with fascinating historical details offer a glimpse at the heritage of each dish and the parks themselves, you'll findclassic dishes such as Shenandoah's Mile-High Blackberry Ice Cream Pie to celebrated ingredients grown in and around the parks (think all things huckleberry in Glacier), each recipe pays homage to the parks' unique nature, beauty, and culinary history. Other recipes include: Great Basin's breakfast burritosCuyahoga Valley's Trapp Family roasted chickenOlympic's clam chowderZion's Navajo tacosDeath Valley's freshly baked date-nut breadThe Badlands' griddled squash saladGrand Canyon's blue corn pancakesHot Spring's beer cheese dip and smash burgersSaguaro's Sonoran hot dogs...and more You'll be craving your next trip to the parks once this cookbook is in your kitchen.
Selected by Cindy, Senior Library Assistant
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Emilio Pucci: The Astonishing Odyssey of a Fashion Icon
by Terence Ward
Graceful. --New York TimesReads like a spy novel, but in this case the truth is stranger than fiction. --VogueThe Drama of War and Postwar Italy Through the Life of One of Its Most Celebrated IconsWhen people think of fashion designer Emilio Pucci, it is of his bright, swirling colors and easy, freeing fabrics, and everyone from Sophia Loren to Jackie Kennedy donning the eye-catching dresses that personify La Dolce Vita. What few know about Pucci, however, is that before creating his world-famous fashions, he played a critical role in the war against the Nazis, risking his life to smuggle out to the Allies one of the most important documents of World War II. The authors bring to life Italy's darkest and brightest days, with the extraordinary Emilio Pucci at its center. Italy at the end of the war was broken, and Florence, which the Pucci family had called home for seven centuries, lay in ruins. Pucci returned home bruised in body and soul, having endured trials that would have broken many, but, like Italy itself, rose from the ashes, and went on to design some of the most exuberant fashion of all time. He helped usher in a new era of creativity in Italy, which again became a mecca of fashion, art, design, film, and more. A host of supporting characters--including Mussolini's daughter and Allen Dulles, and, most importantly, the timeless city of Florence and the mythic island of Capri--enrich this compelling narrative that will draw readers of all kinds, from war and history buffs, to fashionistas and fans of espionage thrillers along with the millions of readers who devour books about Italy and her many charms. Selected by Rosemary, Library Assistant
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