Evening Zoom Book Club

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Always once a month.

hipcil- Marily Gonzalez-Escobar, CEO/President is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic:
Heightened Independence & Progress Evening Book Club.

Time:
Oct 30, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Every month on the Last Fri, 36 occurrence(s)

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The Evening Book Club is a friendly, laid-back space for readers to come together to enjoy a good story and share thoughts, laughter, and conversation.

We meet on the last Friday of each month via Zoom, making it easy to join from the comfort of home.

At the end of each meeting, members help choose the book for the following month—so everyone has a voice in what we read next.

October Selection: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

NLS Book Number: DB 108427

Author: Jason Rekulak

Availability Note: Available on audio via NLS BARD and Hoopla (approx. 8 hours listening time), and as an e-book on Kindle Unlimited!
Blurb: Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job as a nanny in the affluent suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey, caring for five-year-old Teddy. Teddy is a sweet boy who loves to draw, but recently his sketches have taken a disturbing turn—shifting from cute trees and animals to a dark, detailed illustration of a man dragging a woman’s body through the forest. As Teddy’s drawings become increasingly complex, realistic, and supernatural, Mallory begins to suspect that an unsolved murder from the past is trying to reveal itself through the child, forcing her to confront her own fragile recovery and uncover the dark secrets hidden within the quiet neighborhood.
Discussion Highlights:

Discussion questions are included below. Participants are welcome to review them in advance, write down responses, or simply use them to guide conversation during the meeting.

All are welcome. Bring your curiosity, your favorite beverage, and your love of books—we look forward to reading with you!

For more information, please call Blagica at 201-996-9100 ext. 115.

Discussion questions:

🎨 Art, Medium & Storytelling

The Drawings as a Narrative Tool: Hidden Pictures relies heavily on visual art and drawings to convey supernatural elements and plot clues. How well did this transition to an audiobook/audio format for you? Did the narration or descriptions successfully build suspense?
Adult vs. Child Perspective: How does the author build horror through the innocence of a five-year-old child like Teddy? Did you find Teddy’s drawings creepy, tragic, or a mix of both?
Visual Clues vs. Written Narrative: For those who read the text version vs. listened to audio, how did seeing (or imagining) the illustrations affect your pacing and reading experience?

🔍 Character Trust & Reliability

The Unreliable Narrator: Mallory is open about her past struggles with addiction and recovery. How did her background influence whether other characters—or you as the reader—believed her theories about the drawings?
Suburban Secrets & Perfection: On the surface, the Maxwell family and their neighborhood appear picture-perfect. How does the novel explore the theme of dark secrets hidden beneath suburban perfection?
Supporting Cast Dynamic: What did you make of characters like Adrian (the neighbor/eccentric artist) or the Maxwell parents? Did your suspicions about who to trust shift throughout the story?

⚡ Mystery, Pacing & Twists

The Shift in Tone: Hidden Pictures blends paranormal ghost story elements with psychological thriller tropes. Did you anticipate the major plot twists, or did they catch you off guard?
Themes of Redemption & Protection: At its core, Mallory’s journey is about her own recovery and her strong protective instincts toward Teddy. How did her fight for Teddy parallel her own personal recovery journey?
Supernatural vs. Real-World Horror: Which aspect of the book felt more unsettling to you—the ghost/paranormal element, or the human motives and real-world actions revealed near the climax?
The Resolution: How satisfying did you find the ending? Were all the loose ends tied up neatly, or were there aspects of the climax you wished went differently?

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Caregivers Support Group

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hipcil- Marily Gonzalez-Escobar, CEO/President

is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Topic: Caregivers Support Group
Time: October 22, 2026 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Do you provide care for a loved one or neighbor?
Learn about services, support, and other helpful information.

Blagica Jankuloska is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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AVL Support Group Meetings

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AVL Group – Secaucus Public Library

Location: 1379 Paterson Plank Rd, Secaucus, NJ, 07094

Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Dates: See the Calendar

AVL Adjustment to Vision Loss Project

The Adjustment to Vision Loss program (AVL) is run for the blind and visually impaired, meeting monthly to engage and enjoy group activities in both North Arlington and Secaucus.

Please email

mmartinez@hipcil.org

If you have questions to the AVL Project

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Book Club

Calendar of Events

Always once a month.

Book Club

October 30, 2026
Time: 11 AM

The book will be discussing is entitled

Theo of Golden

The DB number is:
131887

The call-in number
for the book club is 945-218-051
access code 426-6427 #

If anyone has further questions, feel free to call
Marie at 973-777-2006

The book club is a reading group, usually consisting of a number of people who read and talk about books based on a topic or an agreed-upon reading list.

Fall into a book… join the hip bookworms!

Good conversation, good insights into books and good friends meeting and having a good time.

We’d like to invite everybody to join the book club!

Come and have some fun, read some good books, and meet some new people.

It’s very easy, just pick up the phone dial 945-218-0051 Access 426-6427# and you are part of the group!

If anybody wants any more information about the bookclub, please contact:

Marie at 973-777-2006

Hope you’ll come and join us. Happy reading!

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2026 hipcil’s Summer Calendar Raffle!

The “In It to Win It” Summer Calendar Raffle is better than ever in 2026!

There is a drawing every Friday starting May 29th and continuing in
June, July & August!

Winners are drawn 66 times during the summer.
Each day marked on the calendar lists a different cash prize.
If you win one day, your ticket is re-entered into the raffle for more chances to win again!
It’s not unusual to win more than once!

The proceeds of the “In It to Win It” Summer Calendar Raffle will support the Independent Living programs and advocacy efforts that hipcil provides to the community.

The names of winning ticket holders will be posted every Friday on our website (www.hipcil.org) by 3 p.m.
Winners will also be notified by mail.

hipcil’s Summer Calendar Raffle.
Congratulations to the most recent winners!

Date	Amount	Winners	Ticket #	Drawing
Mon, Jun 01	$50.00	Ciccone Family	1048	Fri, May 29
Tue, Jun 02	$25.00	Ciccone Family	1047	Fri, May 29
Wed, Jun 03	$25.00	Daniel Calabrese	1035	Fri, May 29
Thu, Jun 04	$35.00	Marceline Larino	1025	Fri, May 29
Fri, Jun 05	$25.00	Stella Fellinge	1057	Fri, May 29
Sat, Jun 06
Sun, Jun 07
Mon, Jun 08	$50.00	Jeanne Laraia	1104	Fri, Jun 5
Tue, Jun 09	$25.00	Mary Shawn Hodges	1036	Fri, Jun 5
Wed, Jun 10	$75.00	Marceline Larino	1025	Fri, Jun 5
Thu, Jun 11	$35.00	Wanda Parrot-Osorio	1204	Fri, Jun 5
Fri, Jun 12	$20.00	Katherin Gabry	1109	Fri, Jun 5
Sat, Jun 13
Sun, Jun 14
Mon, Jun 15	$30.00	Van Dautruche	1091	Fri, June 12
Tue, Jun 16	$75.00	Katherine Gabry	1109	Fri, June 12
Wed, Jun 17	$25.00	Antoinette Russo	1038	Fri, June 12
Thu, Jun 18	$30.00	William Fellinger	1059	Fri, June 12
Fri, Jun 19	$25.00	Marily Gonzalez	1068	Fri, June 12
Sat, Jun 20
Sun, Jun 21
Mon, Jun 22	$25.00	Chris Russo	1100	Fri, June 19
Tue, Jun 23	$30.00	Anne Marie Prendergast	1015	Fri, June 19
Wed, Jun 24	$50.00	Thomas Bodenburg	1040	Fri, June 19
Thu, Jun 25	$25.00	Ciccone Family	1047	Fri, June 19
Fri, Jun 26	$30.00	Layla Ajdinouska	1011	Fri, June 19
Sat, Jun 27
Sun, Jun 28
Mon, Jun 29	$25.00	Marceline Larino	1025	Thu, June 25
Tue, Jun 30	$30.00	Marily Gonzalez	1062	Thu, June 25
Wed, Jul 01	$25.00	Patty Ciccone	1050	Thu, June 25
Thu, Jul 02	$30.00	Van Dautruche	1088	Thu, June 25
Fri, Jul 03	$100.00	Tanaiya Smalls	1073	Thu, June 25
Sat, Jul 04
Sun, Jul 05
Mon, Jul 06	$25.00	Marily Gonzalez	1067	Thu, July 2,
Tue, Jul 07	$50.00	Carol Bass	1154	Thu, July 2,
Wed, Jul 08	$30.00	Sioban Leahy	1013	Thu, July 2,
Thu, Jul 09	$25.00	Nancy Mazda	1009	Thu, July 2,
Fri, Jul 10	$30.00	Hyacinthe N	1032	Thu, July 2,
Sat, Jul 11
Sun, Jul 12
Mon, Jul 13	$25.00	Phil and Linda Cannerazzo	1108	Thu. July 9
Tue, Jul 14	$30.00	Bojane Heep	1097	Thu. July 9
Wed, Jul 15	$25.00	Carol Dass	1154	Thu. July 9
Thu, Jul 16	$50.00	Patricia Ebel	1046	Thu. July 9
Fri, Jul 17	$25.00	Marcella Pinckney	1201	Thu. July 9
Sat, Jul 18
Sun, Jul 19
Mon, Jul 20	$25.00	Hialita Larino	1077	Fri, July 17
Tue, Jul 21	$75.00	Louis Lee	1010	Fri, July 17
Wed, Jul 22	$35.00	Jorge Chavaria	1093	Fri, July 17
Thu, Jul 23	$25.00	William Fellinger	1060	Fri, July 17
Fri, Jul 24	$30.00	Carol Dass	1151	Fri, July 17
Sat, Jul 25
Sun, Jul 26
Mon, Jul 27	$25.00	Gloria Lieberstein	1113	Fri, July 24
Tue, Jul 28	$75.00	Jorge Chavaria	1093	Fri, July 24
Wed, Jul 29	$35.00	Tanaiya Smalls	1074	Fri, July 24
Thu, Jul 30	$50.00	Phil & Linda Cannerazzo	1107	Fri, July 24
Fri, Jul 31	$25.00	Tanaiya Smalls	1074	Fri, July 24
Sat, Aug 01
Sun, Aug 02
Mon, Aug 03	$50.00	Wanda Parrott-Osorio	1204	Fri, July 30
Tue, Aug 04	$30.00	Jeanne Laraia	1104	Fri, July 30
Wed, Aug 05	$25.00	Phil & Linda Cennerazzo	1107	Fri, July 30
Thu, Aug 06	$30.00	Gerri Kearns	1061	Fri, July 30
Fri, Aug 07	$25.00	Layla Ajdinouska	1011	Fri, July 30
Sat, Aug 08
Sun, Aug 09
Mon, Aug 10	$25.00	Carol Dass	1154	Fri, Aug 7
Tue, Aug 11	$50.00	Denise Rodriguez	1001	Fri, Aug 7
Wed, Aug 12	$30.00	Ann Marie Prendergast	1014	Fri, Aug 7
Thu, Aug 13	$25.00	Phil and Linda Cennarazo	1106	Fri, Aug 7
Fri, Aug 14	$50.00	Judith Liebman	1099	Fri, Aug 7
Sat, Aug 15
Sun, Aug 16
Mon, Aug 17	$30.00	Van Dautruche	1086	Fri, Aug 14
Tue, Aug 18	$25.00	Mark Plage	1021	Fri, Aug 14
Wed, Aug 19	$50.00	Louis Lee	1010	Fri, Aug 14
Thu, Aug 20	$25.00	Phil and Linda Cennarazo	1108	Fri, Aug 14
Fri, Aug 21	$30.00	Jovanna and John Larino	1079	Fri, Aug 14
Sat, Aug 22
Sun, Aug 23
Mon, Aug 24	$25.00	Stella Fellinger	1086	Fri, Aug 21
Tue, Aug 25	$25.00	Patricia Ebel	1021	Fri, Aug 21
Wed, Aug 26	$25.00	Judith Liebman	1010	Fri, Aug 21
Thu, Aug 27	$25.00	Marily Gonzalez	1108	Fri, Aug 21
Fri, Aug 28	$250.00	Jasmin Vals	1079	Fri, Aug 21
Sat, Aug 29
Sun, Aug 30
Mon, Aug 31






				Fri, Aug 7

hipcil’s Summer Raffles

2025 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2024 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2023 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2022 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2021 - Photo Gallery & Winners

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NJ SILC Public Forum

Jul 20, 2026 | Events, Past

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New Jersey
Statewide Independent Living Council
PUBLIC FORUM

Monday August 31, 2026 12:00-1:30pm

Join in-person:

Hilton Garden Inn 800 Rt. 130 South Hamilton, NJ 08690

Join remotely:

Zoom Link Meeting ID: 810 2491 0755 Passcode: 21361

Learn about NJ SILC and Centers for Independent Living.

Hear about their current systems advocacy activities, 1

Discuss Independent Living issues affecting people with disabilities.

Suggest concerns for SILC to address in NJ’s 2027 IL State Plan.

This Forum is Free & Open to the Public

If you wish to attend in-person or to submit comments to be read at the Forum, please contact:
Colleen, croche@njsilc.org or
Mary, meneary@njsilc.org
by 8/25.

Please see the NJSILC website to review the current IL State Plan
www.njsilc.org

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