Things To Do in Glen Rock, NJ

Pokemon Party

Glen Rock - Children's Room

Ages 4-7 It's time for young Pokemon fans to have fun at the library! Dress up as a pokemon trainer or your favorite pokemon and play games, trade cards, make a craft, and talk with other Pokemon fans. Costumes are optional, but encouraged. Registration is required.

Python I

Glen Rock - Teen Room

**ONE REGISTRATION IS GOOD FOR ALL EIGHT SESSIONS** please note: the start date has been pushed back one week to Monday, October 5 For grades 5-8 Learn the fundamentals of Python in this class! You will learn various concepts such as print statements, comments, if-statements, loops, functions, lists and so much more. Additionally, we will make and go through fun projects such as Tic-Tac-Toe, Hangm

Yak, Snack & Read Meeting

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

Love the idea of a book club, but don't want to read deep literary works? This book club is for you! This month's book is

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

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

Join our Teen ATC Club! We will meet monthly on the 3rd Tuesday at 3:30pm. Each month 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 trade

Sound Bath Session

Glen Rock - Main Area

Join us after hours at the Glen Rock Public Library for a relaxing sound bath experience. A sound bath is a deeply immersive, full body listening experience that intentionally uses sound to invite gentle yet powerful therapeutic and restorative processes to nurture your mind and body. Please wear cozy clothing and bring a yoga mat, or blanket, small pillow, and whatever will support your warmth an

Free Play!

Glen Rock - Children's Room

18 months - 4 years Wednesday morning is playtime at the library! The Children's Room will become a free play social hour for toddlers Wednesday mornings in September. No need to register, just come to the library and play!

Knit & Crochet Club (Adults)

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

Adults are invited to join us at the Glen Rock Public Library for the Knit & Crochet Club! Bring your project (supplies not provided by the Library) and join with others who also love to knit and crochet and craft together. This is a drop-in event; registration is not required.

Sunset Crafts

Glen Rock - Children's Room

For Pre-K-Grade 3 Come to the library Wednesday evening for a fun drop-in craft project! There is no registration for this program, but supplies are limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. This program is kindly sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library.

Explore Machine Learning with NodeLab: A No-Code AI Workshop

Glen Rock - Teen Room

Explore Machine Learning with NodeLab: A No-Code AI Workshop Ever wondered how machine learning works? In this 5 week hands-on workshop, middle and high school students will explore the ideas behind artificial intelligence by experimenting with NodeLab, a no-code machine learning platform. Participants will work with simple models, test how changing inputs and parameters affects results, and creat

Small but Mighty: How NJ turned the tide of the Revolutionary War

Glen Rock - Main Area

Join Barbara Ferrante, art historian and tour guide extraordinaire, for an interesting talk on New Jersey and their role in the Revolutionary War. Go on a journey from the state's early beginnings through the pivotal revolutionary battles that led to victory. Registration is required.

Successfully Navigating College Admissions This Fall

Glen Rock - Off-site & Online

VIRTUAL PROGRAM REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS THROUGH STAND OUT FOR COLLEGE VIA ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/_ 7NGg5OQRvaHuMztM22xxQ For an email reminder on the day of the event, you can also register here through LibCal . The email reminder will contain the Zoom link, meeting ID, and passcode. Successfully Navigating College Admissions This Fall Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper

Architecture Design Lab

Glen Rock - Teen Room

Build Your Own Tiny Home! Calling all future architects, designers, and builders! Ever wondered what it takes to design a home? Join us for a fun, hands-on architecture workshop where you’ll become the architect! Take on a real-world design challenge: create a functional 400-square-foot tiny home for a unique client. Sketch your floor plan, think creatively about how to use space, and bring

Little Hands Crafts

Glen Rock - Children's Room

Ages 18m - 4 Bring your little ones to the library for a drop-in craft! The projects will be simple enough for little hands to do. No registration required, while supplies last. This program is kindly sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Library.

LEGO Club

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

Grades K-5 Come to the library and build whatever your imagination can dream up at Lego Club! This is a freeform program, no instructions needed! Registration is required.

Scratch Coding Camp: Create Games, Stories, & Animations

Glen Rock - Teen Room

Scratch Coding Camp: Create Games, Stories & Animations Learn to code by creating! In this three-session Scratch coding camp, elementary and middle school students will use Scratch’s colorful drag-and-drop blocks to design their own interactive games, animations, and stories. Students will learn core programming concepts such as sequences, loops, events, variables, conditionals, and debuggin

Nonfiction Book Club: There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America

Glen Rock - Reading Room

Join us as we discuss There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone. The working homeless. In a country where hard work and determination are supposed to lead to success, there is something scandalous about this phrase. But skyrocketing rents, low wages, and a lack of tenant rights have produced a startling phenomenon: People with full-time jobs cannot keep a roof ov

Midweek Make - DATE CHANGE

Glen Rock - Teen Room

Join us on the second* Wednesday of each month for a maker project. November will be held on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30pm and our project is Autumn Leaf Fabric Art For grades 6-12. Registration is required This program is generously funded by the Friends of the Glen Rock Library

Ship in a Bottle Collage - Session 1

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

HIGH-DEMAND PROGRAM Grades Pre-K to 2nd No tweezers needed for this fun craft incorporating different kinds of paper to capture a ship in a bottle. Registration is required. **This is a high-demand program! Glen Rock patrons have priority registration for one week, residents of other towns can sign up starting the 23rd.**

Ship in a Bottle Collage - Session 2

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

HIGH-DEMAND PROGRAM Grades Pre-K to 2nd No tweezers needed for this fun craft incorporating different kinds of paper to capture a ship in a bottle. Registration is required. **This is a high-demand program! Glen Rock patrons have priority registration for one week, residents of other towns can sign up starting the 23rd.**

Healthy Holidays

Glen Rock - Main Area

Join ShopRite dietitian, Kristiana for an informative presentation on how to balance your meals and make nutritious choices throughout the holiday season! Learn practical tips for enjoying your favorite holiday foods while maintaining a balanced diet. The presentation will conclude with a light food sampling.

Young Readers Book Club

Glen Rock - Children's Room

For 4th & 5th graders. The November book club book is Ancestor Approved by Various Authors. "Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride. Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Moth

Python I

Glen Rock - Teen Room

**ONE REGISTRATION IS GOOD FOR ALL EIGHT SESSIONS** please note: the start date has been pushed back one week to Monday, October 5 For grades 5-8 Learn the fundamentals of Python in this class! You will learn various concepts such as print statements, comments, if-statements, loops, functions, lists and so much more. Additionally, we will make and go through fun projects such as Tic-Tac-Toe, Hangm

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 Trivia Afternoon

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

Join us for an afternoon of trivia and prizes! For grades 6-12 . Registration is required Question? Email [email protected]

EARLY CLOSING

Glen Rock - Main Area

Free Play!

Glen Rock - Children's Room

18 months - 4 years Wednesday morning is playtime at the library! The Children's Room will become a free play social hour for toddlers Wednesday mornings in September. No need to register, just come to the library and play!

Folk Art Landscape - Session 1

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

Grades 3-5 Use mixed media materials to create a charming folk art-inspired landscape. Registration is required.

Folk Art Landscape - Session 2

Glen Rock Public Library

Grades 3-5 Use mixed media materials to create a charming folk art-inspired landscape. Registration is required.

Animation: When East meets West Lecture

Glen Rock - Main Area

Join Cordelia Siporin for an in-depth exploration of the differences between Japanese anime and Western cartoon animation through a look at the history of animation as it evolved as both a technology and an art form. Examining the cultural influences that have worked to shape both traditions, this talk will also explore significant aspects of Eastern and Western art history, cultural traditions, a