Things To Do in Tenafly, NJ

Independence Day: TNC Facilities Closed

Crafty Critters

Tenafly Nature Center

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

Outdoor Play, ages 0-5

Tenafly - Outside

No registration. Outdoor Play is a great time for both children and caregivers to interact. Children learn about sharing while engaging with other children and caregivers make connections with other adults. Our outdoor playtime includes a variety of activities from sensory toys to water play which help young children learn about the world and explore. Sensory play is any activity that involves eng

Dig Into a Story!, all ages welcome

Tenafly - Children's Room

Registration required. Register for each class separately. Join Miss Tish for fun stories at the end of the day and maybe nosh on a yummy snack or an activity for the whole family to share. Story lovers of all ages are invited to hear stories about people and traditions from around the world and through history. Each week we will learn about someone or someplace new through stories and activities

Yarn Time, ages 10+ (Adults welcome)

Tenafly - Teen Space

PLEASE NOTE change of start time for the summer. Yarn time will start after the family story time is completed. Registration is not required . 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 fibe

Family Forest School: Summer Tuesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Toddler Tales, Ages 2 to 5

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Summer session runs Tuesday, June 23 through August 4, 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 motor sk

Teen Crafting with Decoupage, teen ages 11+

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration required. For teens ages 11+ only. Work with Ms. Florence to decorate sea shells and other objects with decoupage.

Family Forest School: Summer Wednesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

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.

Chemistry Club, Ages 8 to 10

Tenafly - Teen Space

Registration required. Register for each meeting separately. Experiments will be led by a Teen Volunteer who has been volunteering for the library since Middle School. Vivaan Busireddy, now a Sophomore at THS, will share his love of science through a couple of hands on chemistry experiments. Projects: July 1 - Self Inflating - Question/ Hypothesis: Can we blow up a balloon without breathing into i

Family Forest School: Summer Thursdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Baby Time, Ages 0 to 2

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Summer session runs Thursday, June 25 through August 6, 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.

Movie Matinee, Celebrate America 250, adults

Tenafly - Friends Room

No registration. Before Hamilton , there was 1776 ! Take a break from the summer heat with this musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence. Rated: PG, Running Time: 2 hr, 21 min

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

Open Crafting, ages 6+

Tenafly - Teen Space

No registration. Drop in for an open crafting time. We supply the space and materials & you supply the creativity. Supplies and suggested project vary from week to week. From fossils to bugs to clay or stamps, each crafting session has a theme or a special material for participants to use. We'll provide examples and guidance, of course, but participants are free to create anything they wish with t

Kids Movie Night, ages 6+

Tenafly - Friends Room

The Good Dinosaur rating: PG, running time: 1 hr, 33 min

Children's Movie Matinee, ages 3+

Tenafly - Children's Room

Join us for some of our favorite family friendly movies in the Children's Room. Friday, July 10th - The Lion King, rated G, running time 1 hr, 29 min Friday, July 24 - Rio, rated G, running time 1 hr, 36 min Friday, August 7 - Trolls Band Together, rated PG, running time 1 hr, 32 min

Seasonal Scavenger Hunt

TNC Visitor Center

Forest Defenders

Tenafly Nature Center

Seasonal Scavenger Hunt

TNC Visitor Center

Outdoor Play, ages 0-5

Tenafly - Outside

No registration. Outdoor Play is a great time for both children and caregivers to interact. Children learn about sharing while engaging with other children and caregivers make connections with other adults. Our outdoor playtime includes a variety of activities from sensory toys to water play which help young children learn about the world and explore. Sensory play is any activity that involves eng

Dig Into a Story!, all ages welcome

Tenafly - Children's Room

Registration required. Register for each class separately. Join Miss Tish for fun stories at the end of the day and maybe nosh on a yummy snack or an activity for the whole family to share. Story lovers of all ages are invited to hear stories about people and traditions from around the world and through history. Each week we will learn about someone or someplace new through stories and activities

Yarn Time, ages 10+ (Adults welcome)

Tenafly - Teen Space

PLEASE NOTE change of start time for the summer. Yarn time will start after the family story time is completed. Registration is not required . 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 fibe

Family Forest School: Summer Tuesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Toddler Tales, Ages 2 to 5

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Summer session runs Tuesday, June 23 through August 4, 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 motor sk

Root 17 Message in a Bottle Terrarium, adult

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration Required. Build your own terrarium from everyday items and create a new ecosystem in a glass jar.

Family Forest School: Summer Wednesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

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

Family Forest School: Summer Thursdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Baby Time, Ages 0 to 2

Tenafly - Children's Room

No registration. Summer session runs Thursday, June 25 through August 6, 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

Open Crafting, ages 6+

Tenafly - Teen Space

No registration. Drop in for an open crafting time. We supply the space and materials & you supply the creativity. Supplies and suggested project vary from week to week. From fossils to bugs to clay or stamps, each crafting session has a theme or a special material for participants to use. We'll provide examples and guidance, of course, but participants are free to create anything they wish with t

Teen Night, teen ages 11 - 16

Tenafly - Teen Space

Register for Reminders. Join Miss Val for an evening of social fun. AGES 11 + only PLEASE. Miss Val guides you through a night of creativity while you make your very own take-home project. A different medium or process will be explored during each session. You might paint on canvas or another material, work with resin to create jewelry or decorative objects or carve your own rubber stamp and make

Nature Story Time

TNC Visitor Center

Family Forest School: Summer Tuesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Wednesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Thursdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Forest Defenders

Tenafly Nature Center

Fireflies and Faeries House Artist

Tenafly Nature Center Trails

Family Forest School: Summer Tuesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Wednesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Thursdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Crafty Critters

Tenafly Nature Center

Family Forest School: Summer Tuesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Wednesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Thursdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Seasonal Scavenger Hunt

TNC Visitor Center

Forest Defenders

Tenafly Nature Center

Seasonal Scavenger Hunt

TNC Visitor Center

Family Forest School: Summer Tuesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Wednesdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Family Forest School: Summer Thursdays

TNC Main Trail Kiosk

Nature Story Time

TNC Visitor Center

Forest Defenders

Tenafly Nature Center

Crafty Critters

Tenafly Nature Center