Events

Rec Program

Large Meeting Room

Knitting & Crocheting Club

Westwood - Upstairs Meeting Room

Gather together and work on your current knitting and crocheting projects as you chat and socialize with fellow yarn-lovers! Bring your own supplies and trade tips and ideas, share patterns, and create beautiful pieces alongside friends. All skill levels are welcome! No registration required.This club meets weekly. (1 hr)

Shark Week Raffle

Bergenfield - Children's Room (2nd Floor)

Show us your library card and get a raffle ticket to enter into the raffle prize for your grade. Enter once per day, Mon-Fri. For Grades K - 5. Drop-in program. Bergenfield residents only. Children must belong to the appropriate age group in order to participate in a program. Please be advised that library staff may take photos during the event for promotional purposes. If you do not wish to have

English as a Second Language: Summer Session

Online

Join Ms. Donna for English as a Second Language classes! This class welcomes English students of all levels. This session goes from July 6 to August 14, 2026.

Music in the Night

Multiple locations in downtown Ridgewood

Tech Help

Want to improve your computer or tablet skills? Need a refresher on how to access the library's digital collection of e-books and e-audiobooks? Come see our technology assistant to receive one-on-one lessons. Click here to sign-up or call the Cresskill Public Library to schedule an appointment.

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 .

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!

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

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

Spanish Advanced

Fair Lawn - Level B Room

Join Socrates and learn to read, write, and speak Advanced spanish. All materials will be provided. For students who have taken Socrates' first 2 levels or have completed an Intermediate Spanish class elsewhere.

Spanish Beginner/Low Intermediate

Fair Lawn - Level B Room

Join Socrates and learn to read, write, and speak beginner/ low intermediate spanish. All materials will be provided. For students who have never taken a Spanish class, or have completed a beginning Spanish class.

CONCERT: STACHE and the 5 O'Clock Shadow

Rezvani Meeting Room

Our trio STACHE and the 5 O’Clock Shadow feature 2 lead vocalist with different styles and perform from Cape May/WildWood, Morris, Bergen and Rockland counties. Our set includes Classic & Southern Rock, Country, 50-60’s and Pop.

Garfield Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting

Garfield - Community Room

Our Friends group helps raise money through book sales and other fund-raising events. Want to join our Friends of the Library group? Click the Join the Friends button below and fill out the application and bring to our next friends meeting! JOIN THE GARFIELD FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Debra Lisovsky | President Mac Nickles | Vice President Alisha Thompson | Treasurer Donna Miller | Assistant Treasurer

Bilingual Story Time

Hackensack - Children's Room

Saturdays at 10am for ages 5 and below Join Ms. Mariel in the Children’s Room as we sing songs and read books in English and Spanish. Registration is not required but craft supplies will be handed out on a first come, first served basis. Questions? Contact Mariel at [email protected] or 201-343-4169 x14.

(R) Special Olympics Young Athletes

Hackensack - Auditorium

Saturday, July 11th at 10am for children ages 2-7 Young Athletes is for children ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. This program focuses on inclusive sports play that teaches skills like balance, jumping, kicking, walking/running, trapping/catching, throwing, striking and foundational skills. Our program is led by trained Young Athletes Coaches and Volunteers who want to share th

[Hybrid] YA Books for Adult Readers Book Club: Song of a Blackbird

Hackensack - Oritani Conference Room, Hackensack - Zoom

We'll be discussing Song of a Blackbird by Maria Van Lieshout. The book may be available digitally through Libby and Hoopla on eBook and eAudiobook. This print book will be available at our circulation desk starting on the day of the previous month's meeting. New members are always welcome! All of our meetings are hybrid so you can join us in person at the Johnson Public Library or via Zoom. Email

Clay Magnet Making for Adults-Hillsdale cardholders prioritized

Hillsdale - Meeting Room

Join artist and instructor Suzanne Augustyn of Terra Color NJ for a fun hands-on workshop where you'll transform pre-made clay shapes into colorful, one-of-a-kind refrigerator magnets. Participants will paint and decorate a selection of clay pieces using acrylic paints and creative techniques, then finish them with magnets to take home and enjoy. No experience necessary—all materials are pro

Family Game Day

Maywood - Lower Level YA area

Join us for some family gaming fun. Choose between video games on the lower YA level tv's or pick a board game to play as a family! 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

KID'S GAMES OF STRATEGY: LEARN HOW TO PLAY SETTLERS OF CATAN

Montvale - Library Activity Room

FOR AGES 10 AND OLDER Ready for a challenge? Learn how to play Settlers of Catan, a game of strategy. This game is beyond basic board games and is great for older kids who enjoy planning, solving problems, and making smart decisions. Every game is different, so there’s always a new way to play! Registration is required.