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Teens: Mental Health Skills Workshop

In partnership with HiTOPS
2025-11-17 18:30:00 2025-11-17 20:00:00 America/New_York Teens: Mental Health Skills Workshop Princeton Public Library - Newsroom

Monday, November 17
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-17 18:30:00 2025-11-17 20:00:00 America/New_York Teens: Mental Health Skills Workshop HiTOPS staff lead an interactive workshop to help participants manage anxiety. For ages 11-24. Princeton Public Library - Newsroom

HiTOPS staff lead an interactive workshop to help participants manage anxiety. For ages 11-24.

The workshop will start with a group discussion about what anxiety feels like, what can trigger it and what helps us cope. Grounding strategies and breathing techniques to calm the mind and body will be learned and practiced. Supplies to create personalized sensory toolkits will be provided. To conclude the workshop, some takeaways to support ongoing emotional wellness will be shared. 

Co-sponsored by the library and HiTOPS.

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AGE GROUP: | Teens |

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Learn the foundations of digital oral history from library staff involved with the Voices of Princeton initiative. For beginners and experienced participants.
Author: Anne Hand
Wed, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
In her memoir, "Austrian Again: Reclaiming a Lost Legacy," Anne Hand recounts her family's untold Holocaust story. Timothy Nelson joins her for a conversation about identity and reclaiming lost roots.
Kids: Storytime!
Thu, Nov 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.
Fiction Book Group
Thu, Nov 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
The group discusses "Colored Television" by Danzy Senna.
Kids: Baby Storytime
Thu, Nov 13, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.
Baby Play Group
Thu, Nov 13, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and enjoy free play and socialization with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment.
Learn English at the Library (Intermediate Level)
Thu, Nov 13, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
This free, 12-week course is for English language learners at an intermediate level. Registration is required and participants are expected to attend all sessions. Registration is closed.
Kids & Teens: Homework Help
Thu, Nov 13, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - CoLab Space
Princeton University students provide after-school homework help in all academic subjects to students in elementary through high school. Registration is not required for this drop-in program.
Workshop: Patricia Smith
Thu, Nov 13, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Newsroom
Poet Patricia Smith leads a four-week workshop on the art of poetry, offered in celebration of her recent publication, "The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems." Registration requested.
This event is full
Tech: Video Editing with Final Cut Pro - For Beginners
Thu, Nov 13, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
This introductory class covers the basics of Final Cut Pro software to get attendees started creating and editing and professional quality videos. Registration required.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage/Celebre la Herencia Hispana
Thu, Nov 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
People & Stories presents an eight-week program of literature, discussion and writing in Spanish. / Gente y Cuentos presenta un programa de 8-semanas de literatura, debates y escritura en español.
This event is full
English Conversation
Thu, Nov 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Practice your English speaking skills in-person with others during conversation at the library facilitated by a volunteer.
Black Voices Book Group
Thu, Nov 13, 7:15pm - 8:30pm
Google Meet - https://meet.google.com/rra-ukco-uzt?pli=1
The group discusses "Blacktop Wasteland" by S.A. Cosby. All are welcome.
Family Matinee Series: "Alice in Wonderland"
Sat, Nov 15, 10:00am - 11:15am
Off-Site - Princeton Garden Theatre
This colorful animated adventure is based on the iconic Lewis Carroll story. Limited free tickets for library cardholders at the third floor Youth Services desk a week prior to screening.
Kids: Saturday Storytime!
Sat, Nov 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years and up, accompanied by an adult.
Kids: Portuguese Storytime
Sat, Nov 15, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Storytime in Portuguese for children and their caregivers.
Kids: Japanese Storytime
Sat, Nov 15, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Storytime in Japanese for children and their caregivers.
Mad Science presents "Wacky Science"
Sat, Nov 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Be amazed by the wacky things you can do using the magic of science! Mad Science will teach about polymers using slime and demonstrate the zany attributes of static electricity and dry ice.
Tellabration: "With Grateful Hearts Two"
Sat, Nov 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Members of the Princeton Storytelling Circle join in the worldwide Tellabration! event with tales from around the globe focused on gratitude in advance of Thanksgiving. For all ages.
Theater in the Time of Authoritarianism - Lessons From Pakistan
Sun, Nov 16, 11:00am - 12:15pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Shahid Nadeem, award-winning Pakistani playwright and director of Ajoka Theatre, is joined in conversation by Fawzia Afzal-Khan, professor of gender and sexuality studies at Princeton University.
Kids: German Storytime
Sun, Nov 16, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Storytime in German for children and their caregivers.
Workshop: Writers Room
Mon, Nov 17, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tower Room
Writers receive constructive feedback at these twice-monthly group sessions during which participants read passages from a work in progress and members offer suggestions.
Kids: Storytime Jeff - A Special Storytime! series
Mon, Nov 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
In this six-week series, Storytime Jeff, aka Jeff Trainor, presents stories, music and songs for preschoolers.
English Conversation (in person)
Mon, Nov 17, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Practice your English speaking skills in-person with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer.
Kids & Teens: Homework Help
Mon, Nov 17, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - CoLab Space
Princeton University students provide after-school homework help in all academic subjects to students in elementary through high school. Registration is not required for this drop-in program.
Learn English at the Library (High Beginner Level)
Mon, Nov 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
This free, 13-week course is for those at a high-beginner level. Basic English skills are required and participants are expected to attend all sessions. Registration is closed.
Citizenship Test Prep Course
Mon, Nov 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
This free 12-week course, offered in partnership with Literacy New Jersey, prepares people for the Citizenship Test. Students must have a Green Card and basic English skills. Registration is required.Register
Book Discussion: "Food Rules" by Michael Pollan
Mon, Nov 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Join a discussion led by nutritionist Beth Young and public health nurse Laurie Wilson while sampling healthy and delicious food from Jammin' Crepes as part of the annual Mayors Wellness Campaign.
Teens: Mental Health Skills Workshop - In partnership with HiTOPS
Mon, Nov 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Newsroom
HiTOPS staff lead an interactive workshop to help participants manage anxiety. For ages 11-24.
Cancelled
English Conversation
Mon, Nov 17, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.
English Conversation (in person)
Tue, Nov 18, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Practice your English speaking skills in-person with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer.
Playtime Fun: Farm Friends
Tue, Nov 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.
Kids: Dinovember!
Tue, Nov 18, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - 3rd Floor Pop-up Programming Area
We're celebrating all things dinosaur with pop-up activities every Tuesday during November. Activities change weekly.
Mercer County Community ID
Tue, Nov 18, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
All Mercer County residents are eligible for this photo ID card, which provides the cardholder's personal identifying information, medical risk factors and emergency contact information.
Panel Discussion: Montaigne, The Man who Invented the Essay
Tue, Nov 18, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Newsroom
Lawrence Kritzman and Julien Stout, joined by moderator Bill Hammlett, discuss the 16th-century French intellectual who gave the essay its name. Presented as part of Essay Week.
Kids & Teens: Homework Help
Tue, Nov 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library
Princeton University students provide after-school homework help in all academic subjects to students in elementary through high school. Registration is not required for this drop-in program.
Workshop: Writers Room Online
Tue, Nov 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual - Zoom Meeting
Writers receive constructive feedback at these monthly online group sessions during which participants read passages from a work in progress and members offer suggestions.Register
Catherine Project Book Group
Tue, Nov 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Tower Room
This hybrid book group meets monthly through 2025 to examine fundamental texts in philosophy and political theory focusing upon justice. Established in partnership with the Catherine Project.Register
Author Talk: Lisa Gardiner
Tue, Nov 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
The author discusses her book, "Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival" at this special event of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival.
Drop in and Knit
Wed, Nov 19, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Bring your knitting and/or crochet project (and your own supplies) to these drop-in social gatherings. Sessions will not include instruction. Registration is not required.
Cancelled
Meet the Human Services Department
Wed, Nov 19, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library
Community members are invited to meet staff from Princeton Human Services Department and partner organizations during these "open office" hours on the third Wednesday of each month.
Kids: Storytime!
Wed, Nov 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.
Kids: Baby Storytime
Wed, Nov 19, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.
Baby Play Group
Wed, Nov 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and play with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment with other young families and continue the fun with free play and socialization.
Kids & Teens: Homework Help
Wed, Nov 19, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - CoLab Space
Princeton University students provide after-school homework help in all academic subjects to students in elementary through high school. Registration is not required for this drop-in program.
English Conversation (virtual)
Wed, Nov 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual - Google Meet
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.
Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Wed, Nov 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Newsroom
The library's Board of Trustees will meet at the Princeton Public Library.
Tech: LinkedIn for Nonprofits
Wed, Nov 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual - Zoom Meeting
Discover ways to leverage LinkedIn to increase your nonprofit's exposure, tell your story and develop your networking strategies. Register
Author: Fara Dabhoiwala - In Conversation with Jane Manners
Wed, Nov 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Fara Dabhoiwala, joined in conversation by Jane Manners, presents his new book, "What is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea." Registration requested, but not required.
Kids: Storytime!
Thu, Nov 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.
Kids: Baby Storytime
Thu, Nov 20, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.
Baby Play Group
Thu, Nov 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and enjoy free play and socialization with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment.
Learn English at the Library (Intermediate Level)
Thu, Nov 20, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
This free, 12-week course is for English language learners at an intermediate level. Registration is required and participants are expected to attend all sessions. Registration is closed.
Tech Help From Bloomberg’s Women in Technology
Thu, Nov 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
Members of Bloomberg’s Women in Technology group offer personalized tech assistance. Drop in at any time during the session.
Kids & Teens: Homework Help
Thu, Nov 20, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - CoLab Space
Princeton University students provide after-school homework help in all academic subjects to students in elementary through high school. Registration is not required for this drop-in program.
Workshop: Patricia Smith
Thu, Nov 20, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Newsroom
Poet Patricia Smith leads a four-week workshop on the art of poetry, offered in celebration of her recent publication, "The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems." Registration requested.
English Conversation
Thu, Nov 20, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Practice your English speaking skills in-person with others during conversation at the library facilitated by a volunteer.
Workshop: Digital Oral History Part 3 - Processing Interviews and Creating Access
Thu, Nov 20, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
Learn the foundations of digital oral history from library staff involved with the Voices of Princeton initiative. For beginners and experienced participants.
Author: Jean Hanff-Korelitz
Thu, Nov 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
The author is joined by Amy Jo Burns to discuss her most recent release, "The Sequel," which continues the story begun in her 2021 novel "The Plot." Book signing to follow.
Job Seekers: AI for the Job Seeker, Part 2
Fri, Nov 21, 9:45am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Sam Velu shares advanced techniques for using AI in your job search. Part 1 of this session will be offered at Plainsboro Public Library on Nov. 14.
Film: "A Complete Unknown"
Fri, Nov 21, 3:30pm - 5:45pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
This music biopic recounts the story behind the rise of Bob Dylan, one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history. Refreshments served starting at 3:15 pm.
Kids: Saturday Storytime!
Sat, Nov 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years and up, accompanied by an adult.
Youth: Drop-In Chess Sessions
Sat, Nov 22, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Youth in second through sixth grade, who are beginners or have some experience, are invited to drop in to play chess.
Playtime Fun: Game On!
Mon, Nov 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.
English Conversation (in person)
Mon, Nov 24, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Practice your English speaking skills in-person with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer.
Learn English at the Library (High Beginner Level)
Mon, Nov 24, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
This free, 13-week course is for those at a high-beginner level. Basic English skills are required and participants are expected to attend all sessions. Registration is closed.
Citizenship Test Prep Course
Mon, Nov 24, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
This free 12-week course, offered in partnership with Literacy New Jersey, prepares people for the Citizenship Test. Students must have a Green Card and basic English skills. Registration is required.Register
Cancelled
English Conversation
Mon, Nov 24, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.
English Conversation (in person)
Tue, Nov 25, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Practice your English speaking skills in-person with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer.
Playtime Fun: Game On!
Tue, Nov 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.
Kids: Dinovember!
Tue, Nov 25, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Princeton Public Library - 3rd Floor Pop-up Programming Area
We're celebrating all things dinosaur with pop-up activities every Tuesday during November. Activities change weekly.
Drop in and Knit
Wed, Nov 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Bring your knitting and/or crochet project (and your own supplies) to these drop-in social gatherings. Sessions will not include instruction. Registration is not required.
Kids: Storytime!
Wed, Nov 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.
Kids: Baby Storytime
Wed, Nov 26, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.
Baby Play Group
Wed, Nov 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and play with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment with other young families and continue the fun with free play and socialization.
English Conversation (virtual)
Wed, Nov 26, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual - Google Meet
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.
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