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Adult Mahjong Club

Adult Mahjong Club

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Discover the joy of strategy, skill, and community!

Adult Mahjong Club

Adult Mahjong Club

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Discover the joy of strategy, skill, and community!

adult book club

Book Club

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

adult book club

Book Club

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

adult book club

Book Club

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

adult book club

Book Club

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Essex Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

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Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Adult Mahjong Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Gaming
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Discover the joy of strategy, skill, and community!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Essex Public Library

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

Author Talk - Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Author Talk, Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event
Event Details:

Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging

Library Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting

4:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Other
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Library Board meets quarterly on the third Wednesday in July, October, January, and April at 4:00 p.m. The meetings are open to the public. 

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Gary Graffeo

1:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Deposition of Appeal Court

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

Author Talk - Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Author Talk, Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event
Event Details:

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlight

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

Staff Training

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Essex Public Library

Adult Mahjong Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Gaming
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Discover the joy of strategy, skill, and community!

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Connect with fellow readers for engaging monthly discussions on fiction, nonfiction, and more. All adults are welcome—just bring your thoughts and love of books!

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

Author Talk - Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Author Talk, Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event
Event Details:

Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, based on the folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.

Stitch It! Knit & Crochet Club

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to knit or crochet? Join us for a friendly, informal gathering of crafters. Get help with a project, share ideas and inspiration, or just enjoy the company of others while you knit or crochet together.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Preschool, Babies, Family
Storytime
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Babies, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Preschool Storytime

 Join Ms. Beth for a good story, fun songs, rhymes, and activities that help get little ones ready to read! For children 5 and under with an adult caregiver.

AARP Tax Aide

1:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are available to provide free tax preparation assistance by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Essex Public Library staff at 804-443-4945.

Author Talk - Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Author Talk, Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Essex Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Virtual Event
Event Details:

Feminist philosopher Dr.