Things To Do in Tenafly, NJ

Get Swinging with Mobility Clubs, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration required. Register once for the entire series of 4 classes. You may not have heard of them before but clubs in one form or an other have been used as an exercise tool for centuries. Mobility Club practice offers a low-impact, functional workout alternative to yoga and tai chi, suitable for all fitness levels. Watch this short video to learn more. Benefits of Mobility Clubs: Gentle on

Toddler Tales, Ages 2 to 5

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Fall session runs Tuesday, September 22 through November 17, 2026. Get ready for this active and interactive story time! You'll hear stories, sing songs, and play games. These activities help toddlers expand their vocabulary while they begin to understand the link between speech and the written word. You'll have fun with your toddler while they practice their language and gross mo

ESL Book Club, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration required. Wednesday, October 7 thru Wednesday, December 9. No class Wednesday, November 11 or Wednesday, November 25. Participants should be able to read at an intermediate English level (book is written in English at approximately 6th grade reading level). Preference given to Tenafly residents who are not already enrolled in our ESL program. We will provide the books and you will be

Tech Support Appointment, adults

Tenafly - Space TBD

One-on-one online or in-person appointment for help using your electronic device. Choose from: Hoopla Digital - for ebooks, audiobooks, comics, movies and music Kanopy - movie streaming - documentaries, foreign language films, Great Courses Libby - for ebooks, audiobooks and magazines Zoom, Webex or Google Meet - for online conferences Other Email [email protected] for more information.

Teen Advisory Group

Tenafly - Teen Space

Teen Advisory Group TAG You can make a difference to your community! FACT: During 2025 Summer Reading, teen volunteers contributed 100+ hours of their time to help the library community. The Teen Advisory Group (TAG) meets monthly in person. Ways TAG members can earn volunteer time for school: Adopt a Shelf Reading Buddies Program Assistants *** If you are under the age of 13, parental or legal gu

Baby Time, Ages 0 to 2

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Fall session runs Thursday, September 24 through November 19, 2026. Your baby will hear stories, sing songs and move to fingerplays in this active and interactive story and play time. Activities are designed to expose your baby to a large vocabulary as well as encourage social interaction.

Reading Buddies, Ages 5+

Tenafly - Children's Room

Each reader shares one-on-one reading time with a teen volunteer from Tenafly Middle School or Tenafly High School. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or they can select one from our collection. Teen volunteers can also read to children not quite ready to read on their own. Reading with a teen buddy helps new and emerging readers gain confidence and independence while practicing read

Belly Play for Infants & Caregivers, ages birth - 12 months

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Open play time for infants and pre-crawlers with their caregivers. Babies play with toys designed to encourage their physical and intellectual growth while caregivers socialize with each other. Supervised belly play is important because it helps to: Strengthen baby’s neck, shoulder, and arm muscles so the baby can start to sit up, crawl, and eventually walk on their own Impr

Knitting Club, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

No registration required. Usually meets every 1st Monday. Beginners and experts welcome. Bring your own project or start a new one. We have a limited supply of yarns and needles to help beginners get started. Instruction & advice provided by experienced knitters. Crocheters welcome Contact Marcia Literati at [email protected] for more information. Never miss any Knitting Club meeti

Read to Dogs, Ages 5+

Tenafly - Children's Room

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. For reluctant and emerging readers. Read to Dogs is held in cooperation with Therapy Dogs of Tenafly. Children read one-on-one to a dog/trainer team for a 20 minute session. This program takes place on select Mondays through the school year with a break during the summer months. Why Read to a Dog? Learning to read is often less about intellectual limitation than about ove

Yarn Time, ages 10+ (Adults welcome)

Tenafly - Teen Space

No registration. Miss Tish loves to knit, crochet, and play with yarn! Join her for an hour or two to work on your own projects or explore a new art form. Miss Tish will help you with your own project to the best of her ability. You will also find an interesting mix of fiber art books to look at for inspiration or borrowing. The library has knitting needles, crochet hooks, and other supplies you c

Toddler Tales, Ages 2 to 5

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Fall session runs Tuesday, September 22 through November 17, 2026. Get ready for this active and interactive story time! You'll hear stories, sing songs, and play games. These activities help toddlers expand their vocabulary while they begin to understand the link between speech and the written word. You'll have fun with your toddler while they practice their language and gross mo

ESL Book Club, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration required. Wednesday, October 7 thru Wednesday, December 9. No class Wednesday, November 11 or Wednesday, November 25. Participants should be able to read at an intermediate English level (book is written in English at approximately 6th grade reading level). Preference given to Tenafly residents who are not already enrolled in our ESL program. We will provide the books and you will be

Musical Storytime with Mr. Corbitt, ages 6 Mos - 4 Yrs.

Tenafly - Edna Kawulitzki Gallery

No registration. Corbitt Williams is an energetic performer and music lover. He traveled with Disney Cruise lines as a performer and worked as a cabaret singer in New York before discovering his love of teaching and performing for families. Mr. Corbitt will share books of contemporary songs from the realms of jazz, reggae, pop, rock, and R&B. Along with these musical stories, Mr. Corbitt shares ch

Hands-On Tech: Mango Languages Workshop

Tenafly - Friends Room

*Registration required. Learn to set up and use Mango Languages provided by the Tenafly Public Library. Have over 70 languages at your fingertips with the highest-rated language-learning app designed for the real world by real people! Hands-On Tech is a program that will focus on the installation and use of different apps and devices. *Participants are required to bring their own devices. *This wo

Hands-On Tech: Mango Languages Workshop, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration required. Learn to set up and use Mango Languages provided by the Tenafly Public Library. Have over 70 languages at your fingertips with the highest-rated language-learning app designed for the real world by real people! Hands-On Tech is a program that will focus on the installation and use of different apps and devices. *Participants are required to bring their own devices. *This wor

Teen Advisory Group

Tenafly - Teen Space

Teen Advisory Group TAG You can make a difference in your community! Did you know that during 2026 Summer Reading, teen volunteers contributed 100+ hours of their time to help the library community? Ways TAG members can earn volunteer time for school: Adopt a Shelf Reading Buddies Program Assistants. New Joiners are expected to attend at least one meeting before they are added to the volunteer cal

Baby Time, Ages 0 to 2

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Fall session runs Thursday, September 24 through November 19, 2026. Your baby will hear stories, sing songs and move to fingerplays in this active and interactive story and play time. Activities are designed to expose your baby to a large vocabulary as well as encourage social interaction.

Reading Buddies, Ages 5+

Tenafly - Children's Room

Each reader shares one-on-one reading time with a teen volunteer from Tenafly Middle School or Tenafly High School. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or they can select one from our collection. Teen volunteers can also read to children not quite ready to read on their own. Reading with a teen buddy helps new and emerging readers gain confidence and independence while practicing read

New Children's Room Celebration!, family event

Tenafly - Children's Room

Come help us celebrate the newly designed Children's Room at the Tenafly Library! We love how both the main room and the picture book room turned out and want to share it with everyone! Of course no good celebration would be complete without games, cake and other treats, and favors for the guests! Prizes for those that have saved the most with their library card. - Must check out a book in the Chi

Belly Play for Infants & Caregivers, ages birth - 12 months

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Open play time for infants and pre-crawlers with their caregivers. Babies play with toys designed to encourage their physical and intellectual growth while caregivers socialize with each other. Supervised belly play is important because it helps to: Strengthen baby’s neck, shoulder, and arm muscles so the baby can start to sit up, crawl, and eventually walk on their own Impr

Kids Kraft: Pinecone Creatures, ages 5 - 8

Tenafly - Friends Room

Marjoriet from Pupurishu Studios will be presenting a creative workshop for children ages 5 to 8. Register to ensure that your child has a place! There will be pinecones aplenty and tons of supplies to create and personalize creatures for all the crafty kids who attend! Marjoriet will be there to lend guidance, but each crafter will be using pinecones and other supplies from nature and from her st

Teen Craft - Needle Felting, ages 11+

Tenafly - Teen Space

*** Registration required for Teens ages 11+ only. Make a hedgehog-pumpkin needle felting project with Christine Hsiao from Woolly Pets! Felt is a textile that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibers such as wool together. Needle felting is a popular fiber arts craft and is widely used as a medium for expression in textile art as well as design, where it has significance as an ecolo

Yarn Time, ages 10+ (Adults welcome)

Tenafly - Teen Space

No registration. Miss Tish loves to knit, crochet, and play with yarn! Join her for an hour or two to work on your own projects or explore a new art form. Miss Tish will help you with your own project to the best of her ability. You will also find an interesting mix of fiber art books to look at for inspiration or borrowing. The library has knitting needles, crochet hooks, and other supplies you c

Tenafly Library Board of Trustees

Tenafly - Friends Room

Visiting Author for Storytime! Toddler Tales, Ages 2 to 5

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Fall session runs Tuesday, September 22 through November 17, 2026. Guest Reader for Di-NOVEMBER! The Dinosaur Marching Band Parade — Live Library Reading with Sabrina Daneva Get ready to march, count, and roar with laughter! Join local author Sabrina Daneva for a fun, interactive reading of The Dinosaur Marching Band Parade , where a colorful crew of musical dinosaurs comes

Friends Tuesday Matinee, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

No registration. Tenafly Library Friends present... Dolly Parton: Here I Am Join legend, Dolly Parton, for a moving, musical journey through the people and places that shaped her iconic career. Featuring career-spanning archival footage of the undisputed queen of country music, the film reveals the spirit, soul and hard work of an artist who has inspired countless others. Interviews include Jane F

Baby Time, Ages 0 to 2

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Fall session runs Thursday, September 24 through November 19, 2026. Your baby will hear stories, sing songs and move to fingerplays in this active and interactive story and play time. Activities are designed to expose your baby to a large vocabulary as well as encourage social interaction.

Morning Book Club, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration is not required. Participants read the book before the meeting. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk of the library. Discussion book: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel "Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She

Reading Buddies, Ages 5+

Tenafly - Children's Room

Each reader shares one-on-one reading time with a teen volunteer from Tenafly Middle School or Tenafly High School. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or they can select one from our collection. Teen volunteers can also read to children not quite ready to read on their own. Reading with a teen buddy helps new and emerging readers gain confidence and independence while practicing read

Belly Play for Infants & Caregivers, ages birth - 12 months

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Open play time for infants and pre-crawlers with their caregivers. Babies play with toys designed to encourage their physical and intellectual growth while caregivers socialize with each other. Supervised belly play is important because it helps to: Strengthen baby’s neck, shoulder, and arm muscles so the baby can start to sit up, crawl, and eventually walk on their own Impr

Hollywood and the Air Force in World War II, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

No registration. The new film Jimmy set to open in theaters November 6 will feature Hollywood actor Jimmy Stewart's real-life career as a pilot in WWII. Academy award winning actor Jimmy Stewart is known as a leading man in films such as It’s a Wonderful Life and the Glenn Miller Story. He was also nominated for an Oscar in the Army Air Force recruiting film Winning Your Wings. Stewart serve