🎉 Join us in celebrating America’s 250th anniversary in Elizabeth, NJ in 2026!  #GoElizabethNJ250 🇺🇸

Revolutionary Lives: Living the American Experiment Then and Now Exhibit American Revolutions: REV250 at the Elizabeth Public Library presents Revolutionary Lives: Living the American Experiment Then and Now, a traveling exhibit from RevolutionNJ exploring the stories of everyday people during the American Revolution in New Jersey. This 12-panel exhibit invites visitors to look beyond familiar [...]

Explore tattooing as art, history, and cultural expression through a REV250 presentation at the Elizabeth Public Library featuring Dr. Matt Lodder, a scholar of Western tattoo history.

Visit Elizabeth Public Library for a REV250 mini exhibit on the Declaration of Independence and New Jersey signers, June 2–July 31, 2026.

Join historian Rick Geffken at the Elizabeth Public Library for a Rev250 talk on Colonel Tye and Captain Huddy on May 13, 2026 at 12 PM.

Register for the Native American Heritage Program with Carla Messinger at Elizabeth Public Library on May 2, 2026. Learn about Lenape culture through exhibits & activities.

Explore May 2026 REV250 programs at Elizabeth Public Library, including exhibits, lectures, crafts, and cultural events across Elizabeth branches.

Explore the history of slavery in New Jersey with historian Rick Geffken in support of the 313+ Ancestors Speak Project Archive.

An in-depth presentation on the history of slavery in New Jersey in support of the 313+ Ancestors Speak Project Archive

Explore Indigenous history and its role in the American Revolution at this REV250 mini exhibit at Elizabeth Public Library, March 4–31, 2026.

Explore REV250 programs at Elizabeth Public Library this March including exhibits, crafts, talks, and children’s programs.

A Rev250 mini exhibit exploring how African Americans navigated loyalty, freedom, and survival during the American Revolution.

Rev250 mini exhibit exploring Paine’s Common Sense, Washington, and the Siege of Boston at EPL.

Learn African American genealogy basics at a free hybrid workshop, Nov 12, 2025.

Explore how funeral homes support genealogy research. Oct 21, 2025, 6:30–7:30 PM. Register via elizpl.org.

Discover the Continental Navy in a special October mini exhibit at Elizabeth Public Library.