Huge Book Sale And Other Events At Hoboken Library Fair On Saturday

HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken library is holding a "Pumpkins & Pages Library Fair" this Saturday, with author signings, storytime, books for sale, a theater performance for kids, pumpkin decorating, caricatures at the Teen Tent, and opening remarks by the library's new director, Jennie Pu.

The event will kick off at 11 a.m. and run until 4 p.m.

The first event will be a storytime for kids with author Jack Silbert, who frequently reads at the Hoboken Fire Museum on Sundays.

Best-selling author and former Hoboken resident Jason Pinter will give a keynote speech:

The day will also include a book sale:

"One feature of the library festival is the ever-popular Book Sale Tent, run by the Friends of the Hoboken Public Library," the library said in a release. "Proceeds from these sales underwrite the monthly Family FUNDays the Library’s Children’s Department runs. Given that the Friends had been collecting book donations, but until recently were unable to sell because of the COVID pandemic, they have a lot of great items to offer.

"In addition to the Book Sale, there are tents devoted to Local Authors & Poets, Literacy & Life Skills, Arts & Crafts, and activities for Teens. The Big Tent is where most scheduled events take place."

Events And Tents

Here are events and other features:

• Monster Story Time, with Jack Silbert, at 11 a.m.: For Children
• The Mentalist, Denny More, at 12 p.m.: For All Ages
• Harvest Show Time, by The Propbox Players, at 1 p.m.: For Children & Families
• Keynote Address by Author Jason Pinter, at 2 p.m.: For Adults
• Raffle Drawing and Kulture Kool International Dance Performance, at 3 p.m.: For All Ages

The individual tents also feature scheduled activities:

• Sign Up for a Library Card at the Welcome Tent at the park entrance at Fifth Street and Park Avenue. Here you can get information on all the events at the festival.
• The Local Authors & Poets Tent, open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., enables you to meet your favorite local writers, and chat with them about their work.
• The Arts & Crafts Tent is going to be a hit with youngsters as it hosts Pumpkin Decorating from 12 p.m. to 12:45 pm, and Candy Corn Slime from 2 pm to 2:45 p.m.
• The Teen Tent will have a Caricature Artist from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., as well as Tarot Card Readings from 2 p.m to 4 p.m.
• The History, eBooks, Downloadable Resources, and Streaming Tent is where you can learn about the many online services the Library’s launched, and browse select items from the Library’s extensive collection of Local History items. And this is where you can enter the Pumpkin & Pages Raffle for your chance to win a prize.
• The Literacy & Life Skill Tent is a one-stop information resource to pick up information about the Library’s extensive range of life-long learning programs and services — including ESL classes! — available to you free from the Hoboken Public Library.

"Pumpkins & Pages being held on the north side of Church Square Park; the Hoboken Green Fair is being held concurrently on the south side, making this a truly community-wide festival," noted the library. "A note about accessibility: We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including those with disabilities, to engage fully. Church Square Park is a generally level surface, and curb-cuts at all street intersections facilitate access to the park."

More information can be found on the library website.

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