Join us for a celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month

eNews 6.2.2023

Join us for LGBTQ Pride Month

Dear Hoboken,

June is PRIDE Month, a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. This year, we're thrilled to host an incredible lineup of PRIDE events for all ages, including a special edition of Cooking with Ms. Nicole, Listen, Craft, Relax, and our first ever Read Out Loud and Proud! Banned Books Read-a-thon with Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and other Special Guest Readers.

This month is full of exciting events. There is something for everyone, so don't miss out! Check out our complete calendar of PRIDE events here and come join us!

Come visit us at the City of Hoboken's First Annual SW Fest this Saturday. The BookBike will be there, with crafts, games, library cards, and books, of course! See you there!

Regards,

Jennie Pu

Library Director

Upcoming Events

Listen, Craft, Relax: PRIDE Month

Sunday, June 11 @ 12 pm

Join us in a Listen, Craft, Relax session as we celebrate PRIDE and Caribbean Heritage Month. We'll listen to the audiobook, After the Hurricane, by Leah Franqui while we sculpt and paint with air dry clay. All levels of experience are welcome and supplies will be provided. Questions about this? Please email Natalie.

Details and registration here

Cooking with Ms. Nicole

Pride Month Edition

Monday, June 12 @ 11:30 am

Come celebrate Pride Month with Ms. Nicole as she cooks up some yummy treats! Registration is required.

If you have a food allergy, or have questions about this event, please email Ms. Nicole.

Details and registration here

Romance Book Club

Thursday, June 15 @ 5:30 pm

Join us for our June meeting as we celebrate PRIDE month! We will be reading Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly!

Please email Molly to join the discussion, or if you have questions about this event. Print copies of the book will be available for pickup after you RSVP to the event.

Details here

Read Out Loud and Proud! Banned Books Read-a-thon

Saturday, June 17, 11 am - 4 pm

Church Square Park

In celebration of Pride Month, Hoboken Public Library and the City of Hoboken invite you to Read Out Loud and Proud!

Join the BookBike in Church Square Park and to hear from Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and other Special Guest Readers as we read from books that have been "banned" across the country. All are welcome!

Details here

Recent Releases

Fiction for Adults

Featured Title

The Boy with a Bird in His Chest

by Emme Lund

"Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums would call him a Terror. From the moment Gail emerged between Owen’s ribs, his mother knew that she had to hide him away from the world. After a decade spent in hiding, Owen takes a brazen trip outdoors in the middle of a forest fire, and his life is upended forever."

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Endpapers: A Novel

by Jennifer Savran Kelly

"In 2003 New York, a genderqueer book conservator who feels trapped by her gender presentation, ill-fitting relationship, and artistic block discovers a decades-old hidden queer love letter and becomes obsessed with tracking down its author."

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Non Fiction

Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays

by Jill Gutowitz

Dream Rooms

by River Halen

Books for Young Adults

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett

As You Walk On By

by Julian Winters

The Minus-One Club

by Kekla Magoon

Books for Children

Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

by Rob Sanders

ABC Pride

by Elly Barnes

Twas the Night

Before Pride

by Joanna McClintick

Visit the Library at this Saturday's

SW Fest!

Join us on Saturday, June 3 from 1-7pm at the City of Hoboken's First Annual SW Fest! The festival take place on Jackson Street between 2nd and 4th St. Come meet your neighbors, visit the HPL Bookbike, and enjoy carnival games, live performances and more! Get full details on the festival here.

Click here to see the full schedule of events at your library