Jul 2025

Tuesday, July 15, 7:00 PM
3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Three Tasks for a Dragon
Studious Prince Lir is next in line to become the Wolfhound King, but he can’t ride a horse, lift a sword, or summon the fabled wolfhounds. So his stepmother decrees that her own son will inherit the crown instead, sending…

Tuesday, July 15, 7:00 PM
Evening Book Club: "The Night Watchman"
This month our featured book will be "The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich About "The Night Watchman" WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as…

Wednesday, July 16, 12:00 PM
Lunch with the Librarian
Join us at 45 Macculloch Ave at noon on Wednesdays from July 2 to August 27. You bring lunch and a blanket to sit on, and we'll bring the stories! For ages 2-6, all families welcome.

Wednesday, July 16, 5:00 PM
7th-9th Grade Book Club: Fever 1793
It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook…

Wednesday, July 16, 6:00 PM
2nd Grade Book Club: Fake It Till They Make It
Crime is on the rise in Dogtown, and it’s all thanks to a mysterious art forger! They’ve stolen one of Puplo Picasso’s masterpieces out of a museum and swapped it with a fake. Such a big case would normally go…

Thursday, July 17, 10:00 AM
Morning Yoga
Join us in the upstairs Gallery for some much-needed relaxation and gentle exercise!

Thursday, July 17, 2:00 PM
3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: The Guardian Test
Young Plum is shocked to discover that she’s been accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, an elite school where kids learn how to transform into Guardians, magical creatures who are sworn to protect the natural world. The Guardian…

Thursday, July 17, 5:30 PM
Chess Club
Looking for some friendly competition or to practice your chess skills? Our Chess Club takes place 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month—all skill levels welcome.

Thursday, July 17, 7:00 PM
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Framed!
So you’re only halfway through your homework and the Director of the FBI keeps texting you for help…What do you do? Save your grade? Or save the country? If you’re Florian Bates, you figure out a way to do both.…

Friday, July 18, 11:00 AM
Hooray for Friday: 3-D Pasta Art
Come put together colorful pasta art and make pasta accessories! -- For ages 5 -9. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Saturday, July 19, 11:00 AM
Summer Storytime
Come listen to some stories and make a craft to take home with you! Join us on Saturdays at 11:00am from July 5 to August 16. For ages 2-8.

Monday, July 21, 2:00 PM
2nd Grade Book Club: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard
This is a story about magic, if you like that kind of thing. It is also a story about a ghost with amnesia, an unpopular fairy, an ungrateful town, and a wise and helpful raven (who happens to be a…

Monday, July 21, 3:00 PM
Crochet Camp
This summer, teens entering 6th-12th grade can join us on Mondays in July to learn to crochet! Ms. Abbi will teach you basic stitches, how to read patterns, where to find resources, and more! Starter supplies will be provided by…

Monday, July 21, 6:00 PM
Bilingual Evening Yoga
Join us for some much-needed relaxation and gentle exercise! We will be holding our Monday evening yoga classes in the upstairs Gallery.

Monday, July 21, 7:00 PM
10th-12th Grade Book Club: I'll Tell You No Lies
New York, 1955. Eighteen-year-old Shelby Blaine and her father, an Air Force intelligence officer, have just been wrenched away from their old life in West Germany to New York's Griffiss Air Force Base, where he has been summoned to lead…

Tuesday, July 22, 10:00 AM
Summer Storytime
Come listen to some stories and make a craft to take home with you! Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00am from July 1 to August 12. For ages 2-8.

Tuesday, July 22, 10:00 AM
Tuesday Friends Book Sale
Our book sale offers a large selection of paperback and hardcover books. All proceeds benefit the Library.

Tuesday, July 22, 7:00 PM
3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Ferris
It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris’s mother’s chagrin, is holed…

Wednesday, July 23, 12:00 PM
Lunch with the Librarian
Join us at 45 Macculloch Ave at noon on Wednesdays from July 2 to August 27. You bring lunch and a blanket to sit on, and we'll bring the stories! For ages 2-6, all families welcome.

Wednesday, July 23, 5:00 PM
7th-9th Grade Book Club: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s…