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Tuesday, June 30
Children's Library Card Art Contest (PreK-Grade 5)
Franklin Lakes Public Library
The Franklin Lakes Public Library is excited to invite community members to get creative by participating in a library card design contest! The winning submissions will be printed in time for National Library Card Sign-up Month in September 2026! There will be one first place winner for each category: adults, teens, and children. Stop by the Children's Room on select dates throughout May and June
Tech Assistance Tuesdays
Garfield - Main Room
Have questions about using your devices? Your reference librarian is here to help! Stop by the reference desk anytime between 12-8pm on Tuesdays. Please come with your own device and questions. Can't make it Tuesday? Schedule a 1:1 appointment at the reference desk any time. Free Event. No Registration Required. Tech assistance includes: Operating smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and other tech de
June Teen Drop-In Craft: PRIDE Month edition
Garfield - Karen's Corner (teen Room)
🌈✨ June Teen Drop-In Craft Series ✨🌈 Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month at the Garfield Public Library! Every Tuesday in June, teens are invited to stop by and create fun wearable items to show off their pride, support, and allyship. 💖🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 📅 Tuesdays: 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23 & 6/30 🕒 3:00–5:00 PM 👥 For Teens We’ll provide materials, ideas, and instructions for a variety
Tiny Tots Storytime
Glen Rock - Children's Room
Get ready for stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement with Miss Libby! This program is designed for 1-3 years old but all ages are welcome. No registration required!
Teen ATC Club
Quiet Room 1
Join our Teen ATC Club this summer! We will meet weekly on Tuesdays at 11am. Each week we'll work based on a different theme to create sets of artist trading cards (ATCs) - mini works of art to trade with your fellow teen artists. All cards and art supplies will be provided, just bring your creativity! There are only two rules for creating ATCs - they must be 2.5"x3.5" and they are made to be trad
Afternoon Art -
Quiet Room 1
Join us on Tuesday afternoons this summer for a different art project each week. For students entering grades 6 through 12. Registration is required. June 30 - July 7 - July 14 - July 21 - July 28 - August 4 - August 11 - Questions? Email [email protected] We thank the Friends of the Glen Rock Library for their generous funding of our Summer Reading Programs!
Music & Movement
Hackensack - Auditorium
Tuesdays at 10am for ages 2-5 Sing and dance at our music and movement time for children and their caregivers! This program will take place in the auditorium. Registration is not required. Questions? Contact Mari at [email protected] or 201-343-4169 x19.
(YA) Teen Summer Reading Cupcake Kickoff
Hackensack - Auditorium
Join us for our Teen Summer Reading Kickoff, where we will be decorating cupcakes, making a summer playlist and meeting some new friends! Teen Summer Reading Programs are FREE and open to all students entering Grades 7-12 in Fall 2026 (and 2026 grads). Advanced sign up for this event is not required, although registering the summer reading program before June 30 will help you earn extra points tow
Storytime
John W. Salzig Meeting Room
Stories, songs, toys, and a craft! Best for ages 6 months to 4 years. Salzig Meeting Room. Tuesdays at 10:30 am - 11 am No registration required. With a special guest reader, Ms. Carolyn’s Dad on June 23rd for a Father’s Day Storytime! Questions? Email Carolyn at carolyn.kosten @leonia.bccls.org
Storytime with Miss Emily
Lodi - Children's Room
Join Miss Emily for stories and songs.
Legos
Lodi - Children's Room
Make your own Lego creations.
Toddler Drop-In Sensory Hour
Maywood - Children's Room
Stop by the children's room to explore books and our special collection of sensory materials. Ideal for toddler ages 2-5 years. **This program is supported by funds from LibraryLinkNJ as part of the Level Up Your Library mini-grant program. LibraryLinkNJ, the New Jersey Library Cooperative, and its services are funded by the New Jersey State Library.** Photographs and/or video may be taken at this
TEEN Nutrition Program
New Milford - Large Meeting Room
Join New Milford ShopRite Dietitian Nutritionist Lynette Hem-Lee for an informative look at summer hydration. We will have tasty healthy snacks! This event is open to students in grades 6-12 (incoming middle schoolers welcome!)
Kids Craft Drum
Northvale - Community Meeting Room: Back
Registration is required and sign ups for each craft open the week before the event. Please sign up for 1 craft day per week. Each child attending must be signed up. Please contact the library if you can no longer attend so we can let those on the waitlist have a chance
Ice Cream Truck - Summer Reading Kick-Off Event!
Oakland - Library
Pet Rock Painting
Old Tappan - Children's Room
Are you ready to rock? With outdoor paint and river stones, make a friend or a beautiful addition to your garden. Registration is REQUIRED, Old Tappan Residents only, must be ENTERING 1st GRADE. Register one child at a time.
Teen Plot Twisters Book Club: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Palisades Park - Meeting Room
Come chat about Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz with other friendly book fans. Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk prior to the event. Teens only. No registration is required for this event. Questions? Contact: [email protected]
Evening Storytime: Goodnight Friends
Palisades Park - Meeting Room
Let's read and sing together! Rachel will lead a storytime for young children. Most appropriate for ages 2-5, but all are welcome! Registration not required. Can't make it on Tuesday? Join us for Hello Friends Storytime on Thursdays at 10:30 AM!
Adult Summer Reading Challenge
Paramus Public Library
Adult Summer Reading Challenge June 12- September 7 We want you to read, we want you to log, we want you to win! Log books you read to yourself, books you read to your partner, books you read to your children, log books you read to your goldfish. Each title you log and review you write will enter you into a virtual weekly raffle for gift cards to movie tickets to AMC theaters. Participants will re