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Coming Up In January @ PFPL January 2026 |
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 Sky Gazers: Tuesday, January 6, 6:00pmEarth Explorers: Tuesday, January 27, 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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 Wednesday, January 14, 6:00pm This year our adult crafts will include a series of seasonal wreaths! Join us for the first: a winter rag wreath. This program is for adults 18+ and registration is required. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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 Kids and Teen readers will compete as teams by completing fun, reading, craft, and outdoor challenges, inspired by the winter games! See the children's librarians for your reading passports starting January 10th! |
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 The Phillipsburg Free Public Library is hosting a Hygiene Supply Drive for the local community. Especially after the holiday season, there are people who are in need of some of the basics. Visit our website for a list of requested donations and drop-off locations! Donations can be dropped off from January 16th-30th. People in need may come to the library on February 5 between 10:00am and 6:30pm to pick up supplies while they last. |
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Little Movers
Monday, January 12 & 26, 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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Preschool Storytime
Thursday, January 15, 22, & 29, 10:00am
Ages 2 - 5
Our Storytime programs are filled with stories, flannel boards, songs, and fun! |
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Yoga Story AdventureWednesday, January 21, 4:00pm For ages 3-8 Breathe, Move, Read, and Imagine!
Join us for an interactive yoga adventure where stories come to life! This month's adventure is to Polar Bear Island.
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Hot Chocolate Pajama Storytime
Wednesday, January 28, 6:00pm Children of all ages and their families Snuggle up in your warmest pajamas for a sweet storytime! Listen to a winter story, visit our hot cocoa bar with fun toppings, and make a winter snow globe craft. Registration is required. Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Bad Art & Pizza: Goth Snowflakes
Thursday, January 15, 4:30pm
Create a one-of-a-kind goth snowflake decoration that's bold, imperfect, and totally your own. Think spooky, shiny, strange, and wonderfully weird! No art skills needed-just your imagination and creativity! Register online at https://forms.gle/dJHQRg2FSVEvvxm38 Plus, stay tuned for details about our Winter Glow Up for teens, coming in February! |
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PFPL Writers Group
Monday, January 5 & 19, 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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Game Day/Game Night Thursday, January 8, 1:30pm Tuesday, January 20, 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. 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, January 9 & 23, 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:The Serpent and the Wings of Night Saturday, January 10, 10:00am 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 10am-11am. This month's selection is The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent.
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Dungeons & Dragons
Monday, January 12 & 26, 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: Hector and the Search for Happiness
Monday, January 12, 5:30pm
Disillusioned with the tedium of his existence, psychiatrist Hector (Simon Pegg) confesses to his girlfriend (Rosamund Pike) that he feels he is a fraud for dispensing recommendations to patients who never seem to improve or get any happier. He considers breaking out of his lackluster routine. Summoning up some courage, Hector gives his starved curiosity free rein and embarks on an international quest to find the right formula to bring him joy and vitality. Runtime: 1hr 54 min; Rated R Film will start PROMPTLY at 5:30 pm! Call the library for more information, or register online! |
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Adult Lego ClubThursday, January 22, 6:30pm Join us on our building adventures as we explore the world through the library and Legos. This is an adult Lego program, for 18 years and up. Registration is strongly recommended! Call the library for more information, or register online!
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EveryDay Art Wednesday, January 28, 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: MusicophiliaWednesday, January 28, 7:00pm Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. Dr. Sacks describes how music can animate people with Parkinson’s disease who cannot otherwise move, give words to stroke patients who cannot otherwise speak, and calm and organize people who are deeply disoriented by Alzheimer’s or schizophrenia. Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See |
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SAVE THE DATE: Classic Book Club Wednesday, February 11, 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 Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers. |
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A new year and another new soup recipe. Because who doesn’t want a bowl of melted cheese topped with more melted cheese?! Topping the soup with the nachos makes for a fun presentation. Be sure to have enough nachos on hand so you can replace them as you eat them. I recommend taking the time to grate the cheese yourself, especially for the soup. The packaged cheese won’t melt as nicely. The nice thing about this soup is that everyone can customize it to their taste, so everyone is happy. Happy New Year! |
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brings us this autobiographical collection of stories, reflections, and life advice on how he's maintained a zest for life. Selected by Cindy, Senior Library Assistant |
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There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby QntmThey're all around us, hiding in plain sight. One could be in the room with you now, just to your left. You could be seeing it right now--but from this second to the next, you'll forget that you did. If you managed to jot down a note, the paper would look blank to you afterward. These entities can feed on your most cherished memories, the things that make you you--and you'll never even know anything changed. And they aren't just feeding on us. They're invading. But how do you fight an enemy when you can never even know that you're at war? How do you contain something you can't record or remember? Welcome to the Antimemetics Division. No, this is not your first day. Selected by Elana, Library Associate |
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Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan CobenMaggie McCabe is teetering on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned Army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge, where she could make the most impact. And it was all going to plan... until it wasn't. Upside down after a devastating series of tragedies leads to her medical license being revoked, Maggie has lost her purpose, but not her nerve or her passion. At her lowest point, she is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite plastic surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy, as well as absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe, sequestered in the lap of luxury and cutting-edge technology, one of the world's most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfills her end of the agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself. Selected by Lori, Supervising Library Assistant |
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Spectacular Things: Reese's Book Clubby Beck Dorey-SteinMia and Cricket have always been close. The gifted daughters of a young single mother, the Lowe girls are well-known in the small Maine town they call home. Each sister has a role to fill: The responsible and academically minded Mia assumes the position of caregiver far too young, while Cricket, a bouncing ball of energy and talent, seems born for soccer stardom. But the cost of achieving athletic greatness comes at a steep price. As Mia and Cricket grow up, they must grapple with the legacy of their mother's secret past while navigating their own precarious future. Can Mia allow herself to fall in love at the risk of repeating a terrible history? Will Cricket's relentless chase of a lifelong goal drive her sister away? When does loyalty become self-sabotage?--Provided by publisher. Selected by Kim, Senior Library Assistant
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Cookie School: Recipes, Tips and Techniques for Perfectly Baked Treats by Amanda PowellYou've found it: the schoolwide cheat sheet of cookie recipes. Never again will you get started on a cookie recipe just to find yourself in over your head with mysterious baker's lingo and complex techniques. With Cookie School, you'll learn foundational methods in easy-to-understand steps, and enjoy recipes that build onto themselves to ensure your next cookie adventure is well within reach. Working off of her years of baking experience, Amanda shortcuts the baking process so you can master every technique with ease. Selected by Rosemary, Library Assistant
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Hello, Cruel World!: Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Timesby Melinda Wenner MoyerIn the blink of an eye, our kids will be adults facing countless serious threats--climate change, gun violence, political polarization, and disinformation, to name but a few. We're not going to be able to solve all these intractable problems before our kids grow up--so how are we to prepare them for an impossibly complex and scary future? Plagued by this question, award-winning science journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer interviewed parenting experts and researchers across multiple fields--psychology, education, information literacy, technology, business, and even addiction. What she discovered: even in these uncertain times, we can still teach our kids how to take care of themselves, fight for what they believe in, and bridge divides in ways most adults aren't equipped to do. Selected by Shannon, Library Associate
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We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony HopkinsBorn and raised in a small Welsh steelworks town amid war and depression, Sir Anthony Hopkins grew up around men who eschewed all forms of emotional vulnerability in favor of alcoholism and brutality. A struggling student in school, he was deemed a failure with no future ahead of him. But, on a fateful Saturday night, the disregarded Welsh boy watched the 1948 adaptation of Hamlet, sparking a passion for acting that would lead him on a path that no one could have predicted. This is a raw and passionate memoir from a complex, iconic man who has inspired audiences with performances for over sixty years. Selected by Stephanie, Reference Librarian
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