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Readers, here is your Saturday plan. The Jersey City Free Public Library hosts Local Authors, Limitless Stories on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Priscilla Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, in Hudson County, NJ. It is a free fair where you can meet local self-published authors, browse their books and hear them talk about their work.
Our team confirmed the schedule, location and details on the library’s official Local Authors, Limitless Stories event page.
Photo: ajay_suresh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (Priscilla Gardner Main Library on Jersey Avenue)
When and where
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Location: Fourth Floor Multipurpose Room, Priscilla Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302
- Cost: Free and open to all, per the library
- Library phone: (201) 547-4526
The schedule, hour by hour
The library splits the day so families and adult readers each get their own block. Here is the lineup as posted:
- 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Children’s and YA authors at meet-the-author tables
- 11:00 a.m.: Story Time
- 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Adult fiction and nonfiction authors at meet-the-author tables
- 3:30 p.m.: Author Talk #1
- 4:00 p.m.: Author Talk #2
If you have kids, the morning is your window: come for the children’s and YA tables and stay for Story Time at 11. If you read mostly adult fiction or nonfiction, aim for the afternoon so you can browse the tables and catch both author talks before the fair wraps up at 5.
Why this one is worth a stop
Self-published writers rarely get shelf space at big chain stores, so a fair like this is one of the easiest ways to find books written by your neighbors. The library tags the event under National Authors Day and National Young Readers Week, which runs Nov. 11 to 17 on its calendar, so it is a nice way to get kids excited about reading.
Bring a tote bag if you plan to buy, and bring questions. Meet-the-author tables are your chance to ask how a book got made, where the idea came from and what the writer is working on next.
Registration
The event page lists registration as required, with 64 seats showing as available when our team checked on Nov. 8. Sign up through the library’s registration form so you are counted. For general library questions, see the Jersey City Free Public Library website or call (201) 547-4526.
Make a day of it in Jersey City
The Main Library sits at Van Vorst Park in downtown Jersey City, so it is easy to pair the fair with a walk or a coffee nearby. For more on the library system, see our guide to public libraries in Hudson County. Planning the rest of the weekend? Check our roundup of things to do in Jersey City this weekend and the full list of things to do in Hudson County in November.
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