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Afternoon Movie - Jaws (1975)

Oradell Public Library

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Wednesday Afternoon Movies

Bergenfield Public Library

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Math Bingo

Bergenfield Public Library

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Crochet Club

Bogota Public Library

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Beginner American Mah-Jongg Open Play

Demarest Public Library

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Wednesday, August 5

Kids & Family

Family Care Pavilion Maternity Hospital Tour

4 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652

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Kids & Family

American Heart Association - Family & Friends

KRAFT, Classroom B

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Kids & Family

2026 Summer Reading

Dumont's Dixon Homestead Library

Sign up for Summer Reading and be entered to win prizes! We offer Summer Reading options for all ages, registration required! ADULT SUMMER READING: Register here Track a book here For more info: https://www.dumontlibrary.org/adultsummerreading YOUTH SUMMER READING: Register here For more info and to access the reading logs, click here

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Kids & Family

Outdoor Summer Storytime

Harrington Park - Storytime Garden

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Kids & Family

Adult Summer Reading Challenge

Paramus Public Library

Adult Summer Reading Challenge June 12- September 7 We want you to read, we want you to log, we want you to win! Log books you read to yourself, books you read to your partner, books you read to your children, log books you read to your goldfish. Each title you log and review you write will enter you into a virtual weekly raffle for gift cards to movie tickets to AMC theaters. Participants will re

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Kids & Family

High School Summer Reading Challenge

Paramus Public Library

High School Summer Reading Challenge June 12-September 7 Log the books you read and earn rewards. Receive a gift card after you read and log your 3rd book. Every participant who meets the challenge requirements gets entered into our Grand Prize raffle—winner announced September 15th during school hours! Log books on beanstack. Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking pa

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Fitness & Wellness

Chair Yoga

Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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Thursday, August 6

Arts & Culture

Michael Winslow & Morgan Preston

Debonair Music Hall

Michael Winslow is an unparalleled artist renowned for his comedy, acting, and remarkable impressions. With over 75 film and TV credits, he is best known for his unforgettable roles in all seven Police Academy films and Spaceballs. His career reached new audiences when he became a semi-finalist on America's Got Talent in 2021.

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Kids & Family

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.

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Kids & Family

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

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Arts & Culture

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

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Kids & Family

Tasty Tales

Oradell - Junior Room

Sink your teeth into a good book! Listen to a story, then make your own snack-craft. All snacks will be nut free. Not recommended for children below age 5. Registration required.

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Kids & Family

Dino Fingerprint Art and Animal Visit with Zoophoria

Allendale - Quilt Room

Ages 2-4 Our friend Samantha from Zoophoria will be visiting with her animal friends (including library favorite Tripod, the three-legged tortoise!). We will meet these "living dinosaurs" and then we will be making our own fingerprint art dinosaurs! Please register ONLY for (child) participants. Do not register adults/caregivers. Please note: there is a two strike policy for all who register for p

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Kids & Family

Dinosaur Terrariums and Animal Visit with Zoophoria

Allendale - Quilt Room

Ages 5-10 Our friend Samantha from Zoophoria will be visiting with her animal friends (including library favorite Tripod, the three-legged tortoise!). After we learn about dinosaur habitats, we will meet Samantha's "living dinosaurs" and then we will be using what we learned to make our own dinosaur terrariums. Please register ONLY for (child) participants. Do not register adults/caregivers. Pleas

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Kids & Family

Make an Edible Dino Dirt Cup

Bergenfield - Children's Activity Room (2nd Floor)

Create an edible dinosaur dirt cup. For Grades K - 5. Registration is required on our online calendar and will open four weeks before the event. Children must belong to the appropriate age group in order to register for a program. Only one adult per registered child. Adults must register each child attending the program separately. Please be advised that library staff may take photos during the ev

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Books & Learning

Yarntwisters (Hybrid)

Bogota - Lounger & Online

All adult knitters, crocheters, and other needlework crafters should come join this fun stitching social event! Bring your projects and compare notes with other fiber enthusiasts! This event will be held both in person (in the lounge room in the back of the library) as well as virtual for those that do not want to attend in person.

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Arts & Culture

Dino Discovery - Fizzy Eggs

Demarest - Program Room

Participate in dinosaur activities, crafts, and experiments! Best for ages 4+ Let's see what happens with dinosaur eggs and the reaction with some different solutions..

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Fitness & Wellness

Yoga Nidra Meditation and Crystal Bowl Sound Bath

Demarest - Community Room

Yoga nidra is a method of helping people experience profound relaxation of the body and mind. It is a guided meditation that helps one to relax all the cells of the body, something which has been attributed to initiating deep healing in the body. Please join Lorig for this healing experience! The meditation will be followed by a crystal bowl sound bath, another method of relaxation and healing. To

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Kids & Family

JUV Creating with Clay Jurassic Friends (Entering 3rd - 5th Grade) REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Dumont - Auditorium

Children will follow an instructor to create a clay dinosaur friend. This program is for children entering 3rd - 5th Grade. Registration is required and space is limited. DUMONT RESIDENTS ONLY! If you have multiple children, each child must be registered individually.

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Kids & Family

Miss Jolie: Dinosaur Stomp Move & Groove! Ages 1-6

Emerson - Meeting Room

In this musical program suitable for ages 1-6, we will sing and dance with Miss Jolie! Registration required for each child. The Families of Emerson have priority to register first. Registration June 1st 10am! Monday, August 6th at 1pm. Registration for Non-Emerson residents opens June 22nd. *Failure to comply will result in registration cancellation.* Join the waiting list if fully booked. Please

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