Events

Dinosaurs Rock!

Old Tappan - Children's Room

Join us for a Jurassic Journey! See and touch life-size and genuine Museum exhibit pieces up-close while learning from a DINOSAURS ROCK expert! Registration Required All Ages Adult Must Remain In the Library

Summer Adventures

Paramus - Main - 116 E. Century Road

Summer Adventures Thursdays July 9-August 6 4:00-4:45 pm Entering grades 1-4 July 9: Salt Dough Fossils July 16: Erupting Volcano July 23: Dinosaur Garden July 30: Rock Painting August 6: Dino Dirt Cups Paramus residents only. Register one week in advance. 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 fundr

Grab & Go Crafts for Kids!

Ridgefield Park - Children's Department

Stop by the children's department for a pre-cut Grab & Go craft! No registration required, but while supplies last. June 25: July 9: July 23:

Toddlertime (1.5-2.5yrs.)

Ridgefield - Multi-Purpose Room

Join Ms. Laurel for stories, songs, and crafts geared specifically for kids age 19months- 2.5yrs. and their caregivers IMPORTANT: System allows only one registration per email. if you are registering more than one child, please add them as a guest or use an alternate email.

Storytime (Ages 3-5)

Ridgefield - Multi-Purpose Room

Join Ms. Laurel for stories, songs, and crafts! IMPORTANT: System allows only one registration per email. if you are registering more than one child, please add them as a guest or use an alternate email.

Healthy Cooking

Saddle Brook - Conference Room

Read With Me

Washington Twp - Community Room

For children ages 5-7 and their adult caregiver. Helpful lessons for families on reading and literacy will be taught each week by a former teacher. Please bring your favorite picturebook to the first class. Please register.

Bubbles and Chalk

Wood-Ridge - Library Lawn: Back

Come see us on the library lawn for some outdoor fun! There will be bubbles, chalk, hula hoops and more! Ages 2-5. Siblings can register together in one spot. This event is weather permitting. In ase of rain, it will be cancelled.

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

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.

A Club in Motion - Club Swinging Exercises

Bergenfield - Friends Meeting Room (Lower Level)

Looking to fix shoulder pain? Join the club! Restore your body to its natural state using the functional movements of a Mobility Club. It will help improve your mobility, flexibility, strength, balance and posture. Suitable for everyone and all fitness levels, the class will be conducted at a gentle pace, focusing on proper form and breaking movements down step by step. Move better. Feel better. T

Unearth a Story-Storytime

Bogota - 2nd Floor Senior Center

Kids ages 3-5 can join Mr. Tommy for the summer with Unearth a Story-Storytime! The book selections will be inspired by our summer reading theme, Unearth a Story. Register one spot per child. Please note: 7/16 will be a special guest event and there will be no storytime on 7/23

Unearth a Craft at the Library!

Bogota - 2nd Floor Senior Center

Kids ages 3-7 can come make a craft inspired by our summer reading theme, Unearth a Story! Register one spot per child.

Drop-In Play Group (Ages 0 to 3)

Englewood - MacKay Room

Program for caregivers and their children ages 0 to 3 will take place on Thursdays from 10 to 11 AM, June 18 to August 13 . *Will not meet July 2* Caregivers may socialize with other families while children play with toys and books. Drop in, no registration.

Baby Lap Time

Hackensack - Children's Room

Thursdays at 10am for ages 2 and below Join Ms. Mari as we sing songs and rhymes for infants and babies! No registration is required. Questions? Contact Mari at [email protected] or 201-343-4169 x14.

TDB: Adult Movie:

Haworth - Community/Meeting Room

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Family Lego Build

Maywood - Children's Room

Family Event: Drop In to Beat the Heat and Build something Beastly! 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 r

Music & Movement - 18 months - 6 years

Old Tappan - Community Room

This class is perfect for those of you whose kids love moving and dancing, but can't always sit still for stories (or even if they can!). Thursdays at 10:15 AM This class works best when everyone has room to move, so registration will be required and enforced. Priority given to Old Tappan Residents. Registration is REQUIRED. Register for each session each week separately.

Baby Bookworms - PreWalkers (Ages Birth to 18 mos)

Old Tappan - Community Room

You and your pre-walker (Birth to 18 mos) are invited to join Miss Tracy for books, music, movement, and fun. This program suggests that babies "graduate" at 18 months, but all are welcome. Registration is REQUIRED. Register for each session each week separately. Priority registration will be given to Old Tappan residents.