Events

SOAR Summer Camp July 20 - 24th: Feathered Friends Grades 4-7

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School of Rock All Stars

Debonair Music Hall

$15 Advance / $20 DOS The School of Rock AllStars Tour takes the very best students from around the world and sends them on a country-wide summer tour, playing classic and modern rock and roll hits across the United States. Less than 1% of School of Rock students are selected each year to represent School of Rock as an AllStar. Becoming an AllStar is the highest level of achievement for a School o

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

Garden in a Bag, family program (Hebrew)

Tenafly - Friends Room

Registration required. This family program will be presented in Hebrew and is designed for the family to work as a group. Families will learn everything they need to know about starting a garden of their own. Each family builds a Garden in a Bag to take home and care for.

Dig into Magic with Conrad Cologne

Allendale - Quilt Room

Join magical storyteller Conrad Cologne in a laughter-filled and interactive reading adventure. In this ALL-NEW 45-minute family magic show, we will dig into the world of dinosaurs and archaeology while discovering the real magic hidden inside books! All ages, geared towards ages 4-10. Please only register child participants (not caregivers). Please note: there is a two strike policy for all who r

Cookie Decorating Class

Allendale - Quilt Room

Join us as we learn how to decorate fun, summer themed cookies! Everyone will decorate and leave with 2 cookies. Brought to us by Mimi’s Cookies. This is a class for adults. Allendale library card holders only.

Zoophoria: Meet Live Animals

Bergenfield - Friends Meeting Room (Lower Level)

Meet the distant cousins of the world’s most ferocious dinosaurs! Join Zoophoria NJ and embark on a hands-on adventure interacting with reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. You'll even get to see a baby alligator! PLEASE REGISTER EACH CHILD SEPARATELY. Each child in your family must be registered for the event. For families. Registration is required on our online calendar and will open f

Paintings of the American Revolution (Virtual)

Online

To celebrate America's 250th birthday, we welcome Mallory Mortillaro back to discuss American art! We all know the story of the Revolutionary War, but how much of our understanding is colored by the way the war was depicted by artists? Paintings of the American Revolution have been essential in the way that the war was understood, both at the time of the conflict and for generations after. This le

Digging It! (Gr K-6)

Fair Lawn - Meeting Room

Digging It! Grades K-6 Monday, July 20 from 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Registration required. Fair Lawn residents only. The Science Heroes will help unearth your curiosity as we dig into the incredible science that’s all around us. See science in action as we create a “toilet tornado” along with other experiments and lots of audience participation.

TEEN Beaded Bracelet Making

Franklin Lakes - Tech Lab

Beat the heat by chilling inside our teen room with us and relaxing as you craft some beaded bracelets you can wear for yourself or gift to a friend! Due to limited supplies you MUST sign up for this event! GRADES 6-12 ONLY.

Maker Monday - Woven Dinosaur

Glen Rock - Quiet Room 1

Join us on Monday afternoons this summer for a new maker project each week. For students entering grades 6-12. Space is limited and registration is required. July 6 - DIY Traveler's Journal July 13 - Kinusaiga Fabric Art July 20 - Woven Dinosaur July 27 - DIY Fleece Plushie August 10 - Beaded Lizard Keychain Questions? Email [email protected] We thank the Friends of the Glen Rock

Bubbly Beats

Glen Rock - Main Area

HIGH DEMAND PROGRAM* Ages 2-7 This is a music & movement program that includes a bubble show and bubble popping fun! Miss Jolie will showcase various bubbles in all shapes & sizes plus some bubble tricks, "popping" songs, and games. At the end of the show, every child who wants to will be put inside of a huge bubble! *Registration for High Demand programs is limited to Glen Rock Library cardholder

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 These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

Kids Garden Club

Hillsdale - Meeting Room

Leaf transpiration and solar s'mores! Check in on the raised garden bed. Please register to let us know you are coming! Ages 5 and up. ________________________ The Kids Garden Club is sponsored by the Friends of the Hillsdale Free Public Library

Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Ambulance Corps Touch a Truck

Ho-Ho-Kus - Children's Room

Meet and talk to a visitor from the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Ambulance Corps and then see their ambulance! Please note: Registration is only required for children , caregivers do not also need to register.

Game Afternoon

John W. Salzig Meeting Room

Play video games and board games with your friends! For kids & teens. No registration required. Join & spin our Summer Reading Prize Wheel! Questions? Email [email protected]

African Americans During the Revolution with Dr. Lindsay Swindall

John W. Salzig Meeting Room

Join us for an exciting and informative lecture! This lecture explores the sometimes overlooked issues of how the American Revolution impacted people of African descent as well as ways that they participated in the Revolutionary movement. Individual contributions will also be examined with special attention to African Americans in New Jersey. All are welcome! Registration is suggested but not requ

Movies at the Library - National Treasure

Lodi - Upstairs

National Treasure (2004, PG, 131 minutes) © Walt Disney Pictures A modern-day fortune hunter races to find an ancient treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean

Stack of Books w/Tea Painting

Lyndhurst - 3rd Floor

This program is for adult Lyndhurst residents only. Presented by Silvana Czerwinski of Simple Creations. All supplies provided, and all participants leave with their completed masterpiece. Unfortunately, due to space constrictions, we cannot accommodate children at this event.

Adult DIY: Terrariums

Makerspace

Create your own terrarium! *Registration required 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 publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do