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Thursday, July 2

Kids & Family

Sound Stage Music - 250th Anniversary Event!

Oakland - Library

Join Sound Stage Music for their "Voices of America: 250 Years of Song" program! Oakland children, ages 2 & up, will enjoy a live guitar performance featuring classic American folk, patriotic, and family-friendly songs.

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Music & Movement - 18 months - 6 years

Old Tappan - Community Room

This class is perfect for those of you whose kids love moving and dancing, but can't always sit still for stories (or even if they can!). Thursdays at 10:15 AM This class works best when everyone has room to move, so registration will be required and enforced. Priority given to Old Tappan Residents. Registration is REQUIRED. Register for each session each week separately.

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Baby Bookworms - PreWalkers (Ages Birth to 18 mos)

Old Tappan - Community Room

You and your pre-walker (Birth to 18 mos) are invited to join Miss Tracy for books, music, movement, and fun. This program suggests that babies "graduate" at 18 months, but all are welcome. Registration is REQUIRED. Register for each session each week separately. Priority registration will be given to Old Tappan residents.

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Hello Friends Storytime

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 Thursday? Join us for Goodnight Friends Storytime on Tuesdays at 5:00 PM!

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Children's Program

Palisades Park - Meeting Room

More information coming soon!

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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

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High School Summer Reading Challenge

Paramus Public Library

High School Summer Reading Challenge June 12-September 7 Log the books you read and earn rewards. Receive a gift card after you read and log your 3rd book. Every participant who meets the challenge requirements gets entered into our Grand Prize raffle—winner announced September 15th during school hours! Log books on beanstack. Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking pa

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Unearth A Story Summer Reading Club 2026

Paramus - Reid Branch - 239 W. Midland Avenue

Unearth A Story Summer Reading Club 2026 June 26-August 7 All ages. Register June 25. Online logging and the Summer Reading Clubhouse open June 26. Log your books at paramuslibrary.beanstack.org .

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Tell Me a Story

Paramus - Main - 116 E. Century Road

Tell Me a Story Thursdays July 2-August 6 10:00-10:45 am 2 ½-5 with parent/caregiver Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the library full rights to use the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in the library’s printed and online publicity, website, s

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STORY TIME W/MISS RENEE

Park Ridge - Library

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Children's & Teen Summer Reading Begins today! Click here to register!

Ridgefield Park - Children's Department, Ridgefield Park - Reference Room

We have three different summer reading programs this year. They are: Early Literacy Program (Infants to Entering Kindergarten) School-Age Children (Entering 1st - 6th grade) Teens (Entering 7th grade - 12th grade) After you register, please stop by the library and pickup your reading log.

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Kids' Craft

Rochelle Park - Meeting Room

Join us on Thursdays at 4:30 PM to make a kids' craft!

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Pre-School Storytime

Saddle Brook - Children's Program Room

Ages 3.5 to 5. Located in the storytime room. Doors open at 10am. No registration.

Saddle Brook Free Public LibraryMore info →
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Books & Bubbles

Teaneck - Children's Reading Garden

Join us for an interactive storytime designed especially for our youngest library friends! We’ll share simple stories, songs, and rhymes that build early literacy skills- all while having fun with bubbles, shakers, and movement. This program will take place in the Children’s Reading Garden. Please R.S.V.P. for weather updates.

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Magic Show (all ages)

USDR Powers Room

Program Details Unearth a magical story with magician Steve Woyce! The library will become a magic dinosaur museum where the audience helps bring a dinosaur book to life with magic, build a dinosaur skeleton, and even see Steve face off in a Who Would Win? Dino vs. Magician challenge! Age Range This program is for all ages . Registration Required Each family must register to attend . Family progra

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Teen Cupcake Decorating Competition: Red, White, & Blue Edition (Gr 6-12)

Westwood - Downstairs Meeting Room

Use your cupcake decorating skills to create the best design using only red, white, and blue icing, sprinkles, candy, and other toppings. Cupcakes will be judged on creativity and overall design, and the top scorer will win a prize! Please list any allergies when registering.

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Friday, July 3

Kids & Family

2026 Summer Reading

Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library

Sign up for Summer Reading and be entered to win prizes! We offer Summer Reading options for all ages, registration required! Go to dumontlibrary.org for more information and sign up!

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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

Paramus Public LibraryMore info →
Kids & Family

High School Summer Reading Challenge

Paramus Public Library

High School Summer Reading Challenge June 12-September 7 Log the books you read and earn rewards. Receive a gift card after you read and log your 3rd book. Every participant who meets the challenge requirements gets entered into our Grand Prize raffle—winner announced September 15th during school hours! Log books on beanstack. Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking pa

Paramus Public LibraryMore info →
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Unearth A Story Summer Reading Club 2026

Paramus - Reid Branch - 239 W. Midland Avenue

Unearth A Story Summer Reading Club 2026 June 26-August 7 All ages. Register June 25. Online logging and the Summer Reading Clubhouse open June 26. Log your books at paramuslibrary.beanstack.org .

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