Events

Mah-Jongg Meet Up

Hackbarth Auditorium

Drop in to play! 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, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed duri

Kids Craft: Sensory Bottles

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

Paint a Sunset Beach Wall Art

Palisades Park - Meeting Room

Come paint a sunset beach wall art perfect for summer decor! Adults only. Required registration opens a week prior to event at 5pm. Questions or not a Palisades Park resident and want to be added to the waitlist? Contact Jacqueline at [email protected]

Oceanside Felting Framed Picture

Paramus - Main - 116 E. Century Road

Oceanside Felting Framed Picture July 30, 6:30- 8:30pm Robin from Garden Arts will teach us the art of felting with soft wool and felting tools. Hues of calming blues and sun shiny yellows captured in a frame, creates a view making you long for the warm ocean breeze! This program will be filled by lottery. This program is for Paramus residents over the age of 18. Registration begins on July 5 thro

Battle of the Books

Paramus - Main - 116 E. Century Road

Battle of the Books Thursday, July 30 7-8:15 pm Entering grades 4-8 Join us for a team trivia book battle. There will be prizes and ice cream! The four books we will be reading are: One Crazy Summer , Rita Williams-Garcia No Purchase Necessary , Maria Marianayagam Pizza Face, Rex Ogle Chickenpox , Remy Lai Register and pick up your books at the Youth Services desk beginning June 18. Photographs an

Dinosaur Arise

Ramsey - Meeting Room

In-Person Program For grades K - 5 Thursday, July 30th 6:00pm - 7:00pm Experience the Ultimate Dinosaur Adventure with DinosaursArise!​ We bring the prehistoric world to life! Sign-ups required - Register online **Please register each child individually** Questions? Contact Ms. Maggie at [email protected]

Arts & Craft for Children Ages 7-12

Large Meeting Room

Pop-Up Storytelling Workshop (Ages 7–12) Children will bring their imagination to life by creating their own pop-up books through storytelling and hands-on art. This creative session supports fine motor skills, imagination, and problem-solving as they discover how pop-up mechanisms work and bring their ideas to life . Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library of River Edge

D&D Adventure Club

River Vale - Community Room

For Grades 3 - 5 Registration is required. Have you ever wanted to star in your own fantasy adventure? Well now you can with one of the most popular games on the planet, Dungeons and Dragons! If you have fun, consider coming back next month to go on our next DnD Adventure together! We will be meeting the last available Tuesday of every month. SEATING IS LIMITED!!! Things you need to know before pl

Community Service Club

Rutherford - Mezzanine Chestnut

Need community service time? Never fear! Stop by the library on Thursday, July 1, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 3 - 4:30pm to earn volunteer time. We will be making cards for lonely elderly folks or coloring for the library display. All supplies will be provided; bring your creativity! Registration is requested, but walk-ins are welcome.

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 RSVP for weather updates.

Teen/YA Craft Cafe

USDR Powers Room

Do you love leftovers? If so, join us for a fun evening of crafts and snacks! We will have an assortment of craft projects that are leftover from our programs during the past year. Snacks will be provided. Registration required . For USR card holders entering grades 5 through 12 Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event, you grant the Upper Saddle River Libr

CHILDREN'S HENNA PROGRAM

Wallington - Meeting Room

Children ages 5-10 are invited to come and have beautiful henna patterns drawn on their hands! Henna is a plant based natural dye. It’s made out of dried leaves. Leaves are ground into a fine powder then mixed with essential eucalyptus oil and water to make a paste which is applied with the help of cones to make beautiful patterns. The finished pattern has a rich brown color upon drying and

ADULT HENNA PROGRAM

Wallington - Meeting Room

Adults are invited to come and have beautiful henna patterns drawn on their hands! Henna is a plant based natural dye. It’s made out of dried leaves. Leaves are ground into a fine powder then mixed with essential eucalyptus oil and water to make a paste which is applied with the help of cones to make beautiful patterns. The finished pattern has a rich brown color upon drying and stays well f

DIY Clay Magnets (Grades 3-5)

Westwood - Upstairs Meeting Room

Get creative and make your own clay magnets! Use mini cookie cutters to shape your designs, then paint and decorate them to create unique magnets perfect for your fridge, locker, or any magnetic surface. All materials will be provided.

Tons of Toys Adult Board Game Night

Westwood - Downstairs Meeting Room

Tons of Toys will be back to host a game night featuring some of your favorite boardgames! Games will be supplied by Tons of Toys, or feel free to bring your own! While this event is intended for adults 18+, anyone under the age of 18 has the opportunity to join if accompanied by an adult.

Yarn Monster Craft

Wyckoff - Rizzo Children's Library

Unleash your inner monster by creating a scary little friend out of yarn! This event is hosted by Robyn from Maker Space. This event is for Wyckoff children entering grades 1-5.

The Lost Cities of the Mayans

Wyckoff - Monroe Room

Hidden beneath the dense jungles of Central America, ancient Mayan cities like Tikal and El Mirador reveal towering temples and complex structures built centuries ago. Join Chris McCormack for an engaging program exploring how these sites were discovered, what archaeologists have learned from them, and why the stories of the Maya continue to captivate and inspire us today.

Breastfeeding Support Group In-Person

140 E. Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, Suite 501N

Dr. K's Motown Revue

Amphitheater at Overpeck County Park, Ridgefield Park

1960s Motown. Free outdoor concert at 7:00pm. Bergen County Concerts in the Park 2026 series.

Oradell Summer Concert: The Chiclettes

Memorial Field, Oradell

Oradell 2026 Summer Concert Series. The Chiclettes perform at 7 PM. Free outdoor concert at Memorial Field. Info: 201-261-8200 ext. 8.