New Jersey Council for the Humanities

06/06/2026

There are at least 15 organizations working in the Middletown area to preserve and present its history! 👀

Get to know them and see how you can get involved with their work at the second annual Community History Fair, hosted by our Community History Program past participant Middletown Township Public Library on June 13.

Plus: learn about the library's "Engaging with Middletown History" project, meet local authors, and create a square for the Community Quilt w/ Rebeccas Reel Quilt Guild

🆓 June 13 • 1-4 PM

06/05/2026

An event for our friends in and around Allentown commemorating Juneteenth and , featuring past NJCH grantee and public scholar Sue Kozel.

Her deep research into historic documents shines a light on the practice of slavery in the area, including statistics of enslavement and the names of several Free Black families and individuals emerging out of slavery into freedom in Allentown and Upper Freehold.

Full info & RSVP for this enlightening and powerful program is available at https://www.allentownvinj.org/say-our-names-program.html.

06/05/2026

Reminder to NJ arts organizations planning to apply for a FY27 IFS Arts grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust: If you are not currently qualified, or if your qualification status will expire before January 2027, you must apply for qualification by June 8 at noon.

PLEASE NOTE: The qualification application is now an online form with required attachments. Paper qualification applications will no longer be accepted.

06/04/2026

Two grant deadlines of interest to NJ cultural organizations!

You can have this kind of info emailed to you monthly in our Resource Roundup. Just subscribe at https://njhumanities.org/email-list/.

🔶 Find info on the opportunities below at: https://mailchi.mp/njhumanities/nj-humanities-resource-roundup-may-2026

06/04/2026

Records indicate that 36 Carnegie libraries were built in New Jersey between 1900 and 1917. How many remain?

Visit one of them, New Brunswick Free Public Library, on Saturday to find out.📍

Historian Rick Feingold will discuss how the wealthiest businessman of his time became the largest philanthropist, funding more than 2,500 libraries in the U.S. and beyond.

It's the kickoff of the library's Speaker Series, featuring several events happening this summer through October.

06/03/2026

To our beloved community college humanities professionals: Want a free field trip to Princeton University Art Museum (lunch included!)? 🎨

It's happening June 24, and all you need to do to join in is become a member (for free!) of our Community of Practice for Community College Humanities Professionals.

How? Just register for the COP at njhumanities.org/cop, then RSVP using the link in the members-only portal.

Communities of Practice NJCH currently hosts three communities of practice (COP) for members of the humanities community in New Jersey: COP for community college humanities professionals COP for oral history and story-gathering practitioners COP for librarians, family and ESL literacy educators, and...

06/03/2026

A great look inside our Prime Time Family Reading program at South Plainfield Public Library! It's a privilege to help bring the power of reading, community, and the humanities to New Jersey.

📰 Thanks TAPinto South Plainfield for their reporting!

Prime Time Family Reading was a huge hit at the South Plainfield Public Library
Read https://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-plainfield/sections/giving-back/articles/south-plainfield-public-library-s-prime-time-family-reading-a-huge-page-turner or visit TAPinto South Plainfield to read more https://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-plainfield

06/03/2026

We're hungry for this Thursday's journey through 19th century cooking techniques at Piscataway Public Library using utensils and artifacts from the education collection of past NJCH grantee Museum of Early Trades & Crafts.

It's just one part of the library's NJCH-supported Food for Thought series. American food at 250? Roasted Tomato Salsa? The history of chocolate?!

🤌 https://www.piscatawaylibrary.org/events/upcoming?keywords=food%20for%20thought

06/02/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 📚✊🏽🇺🇸

In honor of Juneteenth, for this month’s gathering, our Books & Reading Community of Practice will discuss how reading and literacy are important parts of civic engagement, understanding of multiple perspectives, and identity formation (both for groups and for individuals).

June 8 • 3:30-4:30 • Zoom

The Books & Reading COP is open to anyone who works to promote literature and/or literacy…or anyone who just loves books and reading!

Not a member? No worries! Join the COP (for free), then log in to view the Zoom meeting info: https://njhumanities.org/cop/books-reading/

06/02/2026

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