Events

Tween Time: Chess Lessons

Lyndhurst - Staff Room

For ages 9 to 14.

Jurassic Park Mini Garden

New Milford - Large Meeting Room

Move over fairy gardens. We’re building our own Jurassic Park (mini-garden version)! Using plants and seedlings, you’ll create and take home a mini-Jurassic Park garden just big enough for a small plastic tiny dino to call home. Learn about the different dinosaur eras and which dinosaurs roamed the earth during each timeframe. Coducted by Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey. Registratio

Mini Series Monday- John Adams starring Paul Giamatti

Paramus - Main - 116 E. Century Road

Mini Series Monday- John Adams starring Paul Giamatti July 6- July 20 1:30-3:30pm Join us each week to watch two episodes of the acclaimed John Adams miniseries. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning biography by David McCullough, this powerful HBO production chronicles the life and legacy of Founding Father John Adams. This series is intended for adults ages 18 and over. Popcorn and water will be p

Mobility Clubs

River Vale - Community Room

Join Jon from A Club In Motion and restore your body with authentic natural movements from an ancient art. What should you expect from a class? It doesn’t matter your age, experience or fitness level, you will start training with a single club, which can be adjusted from 1kg to 3kg to match your requirements. It might not seem heavy but you will soon find out technique, stability and repetit

Jiggly Wiggly

Washington Twp - Community Room

For ages 0-6 with a caregiver. Get moving and grooving with this wonderfully engaging music program.

Teen Open Crafting

Washington Twp - Community Room

7/6, 7/13, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 Hang out with friends and utilize our craft supplies to get creative! We will have snacks! Please click here to register for your dates.

Mini Paleontologists Story time and Craft

Westwood - Downstairs Meeting Room

Unearth stories and adventures at Mini Paleontologists Story time! Children ages 18 months–4 years will enjoy dinosaur stories and other fun themed tales, along with crafts and fossil-making activities. Children will explore colors, shapes, and textures while building early art skills and having fun.

LVPV Intermediate/Advanced Beginner English Class

Westwood - Downstairs Meeting Room

Toddler Tales

Wyckoff - Children's Program Room

Wyckoff children ages 2-3 years and a caregiver will enjoy stories, crafts and songs! Please register each child separately.

Chair Pilates

Ridgefield - Main Conference Room

Ridgefield adults. Registration required.

1,2,3 Come and Read With Me

Bogota - Children's Area

Join us for an afternoon of interactive literacy including Spanish and English stories and songs. Ven a disfrutar con nosotros de una tarde de cuentos y canciones en español e inglés. Se requiere registro / Registration Required There will be no storytime on the following dates/ No habrá cuentos en las siguientes fechas: 7/20, 7/27, 8/24, 8/31

Craft Specials (Ages 5 to 9)

Englewood - Children's Room

Craft Specials: Dinosaur Terrarium for ages 5 to 9 will take place on Monday, July 13 at 4:00 PM . Please fill out one registration form per child. *Please cancel your registration if you cannot attend a program. **Attendees will not be admitted to the program if arrival is 10 minutes after start time.

Dig Into Crafts - Session 1

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

**HIGH-DEMAND PROGRAM** Ages 4-7 Get crafty at the Glen Rock Public Library this summer! Kids can make a different craft every week during summer reading. Please note that you must sign up for each week separately and only one session per week. This program is kindly sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Library. **This is a high-demand program! Glen Rock patrons have priority registration for

Dig Into Crafts - Session 2

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

**HIGH-DEMAND PROGRAM** Ages 4-7 Get crafty at the Glen Rock Public Library this summer! Kids can make a different craft every week during summer reading. Please note that you must sign up for each week separately and only one session per week. This program is kindly sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Library. **This is a high-demand program! Glen Rock patrons have priority registration for

Kids' Summer Reading Club

Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library

June 29th - August 8th for incoming grade 6 and below Kids are welcome to join our annual Summer Reading Club by registering at tinyurl.com/JPLKids2026 . For every five books read and logged, kids will receive a special JPL Summer Reading brag tag. Keep track of the books read on paper logs available for pickup in the Children’s Room. Logs can be submitted to Children’s staff any time

Young Writers Competition 2026

Hackensack's Johnson Free Public Library

From June 29th - August 7th for incoming grades K-6 Do you have a budding author at home or in the classroom? Do you know a young developing artist that is looking for the opportunity to express themselves? Students are welcome to enter the third annual Johnson Public Library Young Writers Competition! From June 30th to August 8th, JPL’s Children’s Department will be accepting original

Nintendo Switch Club

Oakland - Meeting Room

Come play Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Switch Sports and more! Play on the library's Switch 2 or bring your own games and console to play. Open to teens in 6-12 grade, no registration required.

Babytime

Paramus - Main - 116 E. Century Road

Babytime Mondays June 29-August 3 10:00-10:20 am Birth-1½ with parent/caregiver Paramus Residents Only 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 pub

Book Donations Accepted

Rutherford Free Public Library

The Friends of the Library accept donations of gently used books each month for inclusion in their semiannual used book sales. All proceeds benefit library programs and services. Please place donations on the shelves in the designated collection area during regular business hours. Donations may not be left outside or in the book drop. No CDs, VHS, or DVDs. Books must be in good condition and free

Creekside Adventures Storytime

Teaneck - Offsite

Explore, create, and discover at Teaneck Creek Conservancy! (Fycke Ln entrance)