Events

Little Explorers: Sensory Play, Stories & Crafts

Westwood - Downstairs Meeting Room

Join us for a morning of discovery! Designed for children ages 18 months–4 years old, this interactive program combines hands-on sensory bin play, an engaging storytime, and a simple craft. Little ones will explore different textures, colors, and materials while building early literacy, fine motor, and social skills in a fun and supportive setting.

Family Outdoor Movie Night: Lilo & Stitch (All ages)

Westwood - Outdoor Patio

Join us on our outdoor patio for a movie night for all ages! We'll be outside in our beautiful Shy Touba Memorial Garden with comfy bean bags and blankets, and lots of snacks to choose from! (PG, 1h 48m)

Westwood Library Garden Club

Westwood - Upstairs Meeting Room

Friends of the Library: Executive Board

Wood-Ridge - Conference Room

Movers and Shakers Drop In

Wyckoff - Rizzo Children's Library

Wyckoff residents ages 2-3, with a caregiver, will enjoy moving and grooving as we dance, sing, make music and listen to stories!

Dinosaur Science Drop In

Wyckoff - Rizzo Children's Library

Wyckoff children of all ages create dinosaur fossils with salt dough.

Tai Chi & Qigong

Ridgefield - Main Conference Room

Ridgefield adults. Registration required.

America 250: George Washington and the Founding of the Country, Our Founding Documents, and How our New Government was Formed

Ridgefield - Main Conference Room

Registration encouraged - not required. Adults only, please.

Parenting Classes (online)

Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Reader Leader 1

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

Drop-in to this fun reading circle to practice reading aloud. You’ll learn new words, gain confidence in reading and make new friends. The group is led by a teen volunteer. For Grades K - 1. Drop-in program. Children must belong to the appropriate age group in order to participate in a program. Please be advised that library staff may take photos during the event for promotional purposes. If

Wiggle & Giggle (Ages 0 to 5)

Englewood - Meeting Room 2

Wiggle and Giggle with Miss Bee of Explorer's Playgroup for children ages 0 to 5 will take place on Tuesday, July 7 at 10 AM. Please fill out a separate registration form for each child. Due to space restrictions, one caregiver per family please. *Please cancel your registration if you cannot attend a program. **Attendees will not be admitted to the program if arrival is 10 minutes after start tim

Crafty Together (Ages 2-4 w/Adult)

Fair Lawn - Meeting Room

Crafty Together Ages 2-4* w/Adult Tuesdays from 10:30 am - 11:00 am Registration required. Fair Lawn residents only. Bring out the inner creativity in your little one as you both assemble a fun project together. *4 year olds choose one program based on maturity (Crafty Together OR Let's Get Crafty).

Opportunity Center

Fair Lawn - Meeting Room

Let's Get Crafty (Ages 4 - Gr 1)

Fair Lawn - Meeting Room

Let’s Get Crafty Age 4* - Grade 1 Tuesdays from 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Registration required. Fair Lawn residents only. Budding artists work independently with our teen volunteers to create wonderful crafts. *4 year olds choose one program based on maturity (Crafty Together OR Let's Get Crafty).

Amazing Art (Gr 2-6)

Fair Lawn - Meeting Room

Amazing Art Grades 2-6 Tuesdays from 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Registration required. Fair Lawn residents only. Come and create fabulous projects. You provide the creativity and we provide the supplies.

Character Club (Gr 1-2)

Fair Lawn - Meeting Room

Character Club Grades 1-2* Tuesdays from 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Registration required. Fair Lawn residents only. Boost your reading skills with stories and activities featuring your favorite book characters like Pete the Cat. * 2nd graders choose one program based on reading ability (Character Club OR Chapter Champs)

Chapter Champs (Gr 2-3)

Fair Lawn - Meeting Room

Chapter Champs Grades 2*-3 Tuesdays from 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Registration required. Fair Lawn residents only. Chit chat with other early chapter book enthusiasts and charge-up your reading skills with fun read-alouds & activities, featuring favorites like the Magic Tree House.* 2nd graders choose one program based on reading ability (Character Club OR Chapter Champs)

Teen Tuesday's

Garfield - Community Room

Teen Summer Reading Program

(YA) Comics and Cuisine Book Club

Hackensack - Oritani Conference Room

We’ll discuss Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang while eating a tasty snack. The book will be available for check out when you sign up for summer reading or at any teen summer reading event. Teen Summer Reading Programs are FREE and open to all students entering Grades 7-12 in Fall 2026 (and 2026 grads). Advanced sign up for this event is not required, although registering the summe

Yoga Story Time

Hackbarth Auditorium

Come in for some stories and stretching! For ages 2-5. 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 y