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Coming Up In July @ PFPL July 2025 |
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 Entries Accepted: July 1 – July 31Entries Displayed: August 1 – 31 Adult Summer reading participants - Show off your artistic talent and your community spirit in our tiny art show! Check out a 3″x3″ canvas and paint set in July, create a painting inspired by this year’s theme of “Color Our World”, and return it to our front desk by July 31. During the month of August, we’ll put all entries in our lobby display case! |
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Thursday, July 10 & 17, 6:00pm Join us for a two-part workshop to make your own handcrafted journal! During the first session, we will design a cover. During the second session we will sew the pages together and assemble the journal. For ages 18+. Space is limited! Registration is required. C all the library to sign up, or register online! |
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 Wednesday, July 23, 1:00pm - 3:00pm Bring the whole family out for a fun-filled day of art and creativity where you can explore different art techniques, create sand art, and participate in field games and contests. Light refreshments will be served. |
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Art Adventures Wednesday, July 2, 9, & 16, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
For ages 3-12 Drop in and get creative! Each week we'll dive into a new art technique-from painting and collage, to sculpture and edible art. Come anytime during the session and explore, experiment, and make your very own masterpiece. All materials provided. No registration required-just bring your imagination! July 2 - Fireworks July 9 - Nailed It! July 16 - Edible Art |
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Preschool Storytime & Art Adventure Thursdays, July 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31, 10:00am For ages 2 - 5 Our Storytime programs are filled with stories, flannel boards, songs, and fun! This summer we will be adding a hands-on art craft each week. |
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Little MoversMondays, July 7, 14, 21, & 28, 10:00am For ages 6-24 months An active program of rhymes, music, play, and stories for babies and their adult caregivers.
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Storytime with a Therapy Dog: Colorful Bug Hunt
Saturday, July 12, 10:00am
Join us for a special storytime with our friendly therapy dog, Marc, as we explore the exciting world of bugs! Listen to a story, go on a colorful bug hunt, create a garden of flowers, and give Ranger Marc a high five! |
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Pride Create Teen Night
Thursday, July 3, 3:00pm A safe and inclusive environment where teens can come to explore identities, find their voices, and celebrate their uniqueness through art, poetry, and community. For ages 12-18. Food provided. No registration required! |
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Picnic & Art
Monday, July 14, 3:30pm
Come out for a picnic in the field where we will learn graffiti techniques from a member of the Phillipsburg Art Association. No registration required, free refreshments for all participants!
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Bad Art & Pizza
Thursday, July 17, 4:30pm
This month we'll be creating some bad art using graffiti techniques, meet us outside to participate in this session. No registration required, free pizza for all participants!
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SAVE THE DATE: Ice Cream Social
August 4, 5:00pm
Close out summer reading with a sweet treat at our end of summer Ice Cream Social. This day will also be the last day to submit art pieces for the art show so be sure to bring in your canvases!
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Dungeons & Dragons
Monday, July 7 & 21, 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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PFPL Writers Group
Monday, July 7 & 21, 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 Night/Game DayThursday, July 10, 1:30pm Tuesday, July 15, 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, the featured game will be Labyrinth. If you have your own copy of Labyrinth, please feel free to bring it in to share. 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, July 11 & 25, 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:Mistakes Were Made Saturday, July 12, 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 selected is Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young.
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EveryDay Art Wednesday, July 23, 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: It Can't Happen Here Wednesday, July 23, 7:00pm
It Can’t Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis’s later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America.
Multiple copies of the book are available for reserve. See
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Adult Lego ClubThursday, July 24, 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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Summer has definitely arrived. And even I don’t want to be in a hot kitchen cooking. So, a salad it is for July. This is one I came across several years ago and it quickly became a summer staple at our house. I appreciate the homemade dressing because I can control the spiciness, you can use a store-bought dressing for convenience. Feel free to use rotisserie chicken as a way to help keep your kitchen cool. This salad offers so many flavors and colors that work so well together. It’s something different to fix when you’re looking for dinner that hopefully everyone can enjoy together. |
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Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank FigliuzziBased on his own on-the-ground research and drawing on his 25-year career as an FBI special agent, the author takes us along America's highways and interstates where at least 850 homicides have been linked to long-haul truck drivers, which caused the FBI to open a special unit, the Highway Serial Killings initiative. Selected by Carly, Library Assistant
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Fear the Flames: A Novel by Olivia Rose DarlingAn exiled princess stripped of her dragons, Elwoen Atarah, establishes a secret kingdom of her own and plans vengeance against her father, King Garrick of Imirath, with the help of the most feared, dangerous man in Ravaryn. Selected by Norah, Library Assistant
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Anathema is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the first book in The Eating Woods. Perfect for readers who enjoy a plot-heavy and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance, and a touch of horror. Selected by Shannon, Library Associate |
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Insignificant Others: A Novel by Sarah JioLena Westbrook, a perfectionist and workaholic, has carefully planned and orchestrated every detail of her life. So when her boyfriend of two years breaks up with her on the night she expects him to propose, she's heartbroken and confused. Lena flees to her beloved aunt's home on Seattle's picturesque Bainbridge Island to lick her wounds but when she awakens the next morning, she is shocked to find herself in Paris--in bed with a handsome French man who seems to think that Lena is his wife. Selected by Lori, Supervising Library Assistant
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