Events for Kids

Jun 2025

Baby Stories and Songs
Monday, June 30,
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Baby Stories and Songs

Come and join us at  baby stories and songs every other Monday at 10:30am! For ages 6 months to 2 years. Summer session dates: June 30, July 14, July 28, and August 11.

Jul 2025

Summer Storytime
Tuesday, July 1,
10:00 am - 10:30 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.

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, July 2,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

Summer Storytime
Saturday, July 5,
11:00 am - 11:30 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.

Maker Monday: Pasta Tower
Monday, July 7,
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Maker Monday: Pasta Tower

Test your engineering skills and build an "earthquake-proof" tower using pasta and marshmallows! -- For children ages 5-9. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Summer Storytime
Tuesday, July 8,
10:00 am - 10:30 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.

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Slugfest
Tuesday, July 8,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Slugfest

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been playing on the high school’s JV sports teams. Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning…

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, July 9,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

2nd Grade Book Club: Lost and Found in the City
Wednesday, July 9,
6:00 pm
2nd Grade Book Club: Lost and Found in the City

Ratnip the rat lives in the City, where there’s always plenty of food to eat… if you know where to look. Dumpster diving isn’t just for finding food, though. It’s also for discovering knick-knacks and adventure! And tonight, Ratnip is…

Family Fun: Game Night
Wednesday, July 9,
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Family Fun: Game Night

Drop in with the family to play board games and card games! -- Family Fun is a program series for kids and their adults. For ages 5 and up. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Emily's Fortune
Thursday, July 10,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Emily's Fortune

Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When she is unexpectedly orphaned, she is left all alone except for her turtle, Rufus. What in blinkin' bloomers should Emily do? Emily's neighbors, Mrs. Ready, Mrs. Aim, and…

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Song for a Whale
Thursday, July 10,
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Song for a Whale

From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no…

Hooray for Friday: Decoupage Flower Pots
Friday, July 11,
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hooray for Friday: Decoupage Flower Pots

Make beautiful decoupage flower pots with us! -- For ages 5 -11. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Summer Storytime
Saturday, July 12,
11:00 am - 11:30 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.

Baby Stories and Songs
Monday, July 14,
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Baby Stories and Songs

Come and join us at  baby stories and songs every other Monday at 10:30am! For ages 6 months to 2 years. Summer session dates: June 30, July 14, July 28, and August 11.

2nd Grade Book Club: Going Places
Monday, July 14,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
2nd Grade Book Club: Going Places

Piper Green's class is taking a school trip to China - well, they're taking a pretend trip, on a pretend airplane. And when all the kids in the class announce they've been on a plane plenty of times, Piper says…

Summer Storytime
Tuesday, July 15,
10:00 am - 10:30 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.

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: New Dragon City
Tuesday, July 15,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: New Dragon City

No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we knew it, including New York City. Now, three years later, Noah, his hardcore survivalist father, and a ragtag group of survivors are barely scraping…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Three Tasks for a Dragon
Tuesday, July 15,
7:00 pm - 7:30 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…

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, July 16,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

2nd Grade Book Club: Fake It Till They Make It
Wednesday, July 16,
6:00 pm - 6:30 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…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: The Guardian Test
Thursday, July 17,
2:00 pm - 2:30 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…

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Framed!
Thursday, July 17,
7:00 pm - 7:30 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.…

Hooray for Friday: 3-D Pasta Art
Friday, July 18,
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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.

Summer Storytime
Saturday, July 19,
11:00 am - 11:30 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.

2nd Grade Book Club: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard
Monday, July 21,
2:00 pm - 2:30 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…

Summer Storytime
Tuesday, July 22,
10:00 am - 10:30 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.

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Ferris
Tuesday, July 22,
7:00 pm - 7:30 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…

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, July 23,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

2nd Grade Book Club: Sydney & Taylor Take a Flying Leap
Wednesday, July 23,
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
2nd Grade Book Club: Sydney & Taylor Take a Flying Leap

When Taylor decides he wants to be the World’s First Flying Hedgehog, there is little Sydney can do to stop him. Will Taylor realize his dream? Will he forgive Sydney for not believing in him? And can Sydney keep his…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Three Tasks for a Dragon
Thursday, July 24,
2:00 pm - 2:30 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…

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Iceberg
Thursday, July 24,
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Iceberg

Hazel Rothbury is traveling all alone from her home in England aboard the celebrated ship Titanic. Following the untimely death of her father, Hazel’s mother is sending her to the US to work in a factory, so that she might…

Hooray for Friday: Fungus Fun!
Friday, July 25,
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hooray for Friday: Fungus Fun!

Learn all about fascinating fungi and make your own glow-in-the-dark mushroom with air-dry clay. -- For ages 8-11. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Summer Storytime
Saturday, July 26,
11:00 am - 11:30 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.

Baby Stories and Songs
Monday, July 28,
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Baby Stories and Songs

Come and join us at  baby stories and songs every other Monday at 10:30am! For ages 6 months to 2 years. Summer session dates: June 30, July 14, July 28, and August 11.

2nd Grade Book Club: Lost and Found in the City
Monday, July 28,
2:00 pm
2nd Grade Book Club: Lost and Found in the City

Ratnip the rat lives in the City, where there’s always plenty of food to eat… if you know where to look. Dumpster diving isn’t just for finding food, though. It’s also for discovering knick-knacks and adventure! And tonight, Ratnip is…

Summer Storytime
Tuesday, July 29,
10:00 am - 10:30 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.

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Song for a Whale
Tuesday, July 29,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Song for a Whale

From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Tree. Table. Book.
Tuesday, July 29,
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Tree. Table. Book.

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well . . . in a little trouble of late. She’s elderly, sure, but she’s always been on her game, the…

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, July 30,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

2nd Grade Book Club: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard
Wednesday, July 30,
6:00 pm - 6:30 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…

Family Fun: Built It! Challenge
Wednesday, July 30,
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Family Fun: Built It! Challenge

Come build the tallest balloon tower and the strongest newspaper chair! -- Family Fun is a program series for kids and their adults. For ages 5 and up. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Ferris
Thursday, July 31,
2:00 pm - 2:30 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…

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Slugfest
Thursday, July 31,
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Slugfest

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been playing on the high school’s JV sports teams. Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning…

Aug 2025

Hooray for Friday: Painting Palooza
Friday, August 1,
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hooray for Friday: Painting Palooza

Try new painting techniques like scrape painting and tape resist art. -- For ages 5-11. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Summer Storytime
Saturday, August 2,
11:00 am - 11:30 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.

Maker Monday: Robotic Fun!
Monday, August 4,
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Maker Monday: Robotic Fun!

Construct a robot project and learn engineering principles in a fun, hands-on atmosphere with Dan "The Science Man"! -- For children ages 6-11. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Summer Storytime
Tuesday, August 5,
10:00 am - 10:30 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.

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Iceberg
Tuesday, August 5,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Iceberg

Hazel Rothbury is traveling all alone from her home in England aboard the celebrated ship Titanic. Following the untimely death of her father, Hazel’s mother is sending her to the US to work in a factory, so that she might…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: The Guardian Test
Tuesday, August 5,
7:00 pm - 7:30 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…

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, August 6,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

2nd Grade Book Club: Sydney & Taylor Take a Flying Leap
Wednesday, August 6,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
2nd Grade Book Club: Sydney & Taylor Take a Flying Leap

When Taylor decides he wants to be the World’s First Flying Hedgehog, there is little Sydney can do to stop him. Will Taylor realize his dream? Will he forgive Sydney for not believing in him? And can Sydney keep his…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Tree. Table. Book.
Thursday, August 7,
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Tree. Table. Book.

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well . . . in a little trouble of late. She’s elderly, sure, but she’s always been on her game, the…

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: New Dragon City
Thursday, August 7,
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
5th and 6th Grade Book Club: New Dragon City

No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we knew it, including New York City. Now, three years later, Noah, his hardcore survivalist father, and a ragtag group of survivors are barely scraping…

Hooray for Friday: Tattoo a Banana
Friday, August 8,
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hooray for Friday: Tattoo a Banana

Mix art and science by giving a banana stick-and-poke tattoos! -- For ages 8-11. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Summer Storytime
Saturday, August 9,
11:00 am - 11:30 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.

Baby Stories and Songs
Monday, August 11,
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Baby Stories and Songs

Come and join us at  baby stories and songs every other Monday at 10:30am! For ages 6 months to 2 years. Summer session dates: June 30, July 14, July 28, and August 11.

Summer Storytime
Tuesday, August 12,
10:00 am - 10:30 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.

2nd Grade Book Club: Fake It Till They Make It
Tuesday, August 12,
2:00 pm - 2:30 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…

3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Emily's Fortune
Tuesday, August 12,
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
3rd and 4th Grade Book Club: Emily's Fortune

Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When she is unexpectedly orphaned, she is left all alone except for her turtle, Rufus. What in blinkin' bloomers should Emily do? Emily's neighbors, Mrs. Ready, Mrs. Aim, and…

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, August 13,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

5th and 6th Grade Book Club: Framed!
Wednesday, August 13,
2:00 pm - 2:30 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.…

2nd Grade Book Club: Going Places
Thursday, August 14,
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
2nd Grade Book Club: Going Places

Piper Green's class is taking a school trip to China - well, they're taking a pretend trip, on a pretend airplane. And when all the kids in the class announce they've been on a plane plenty of times, Piper says…

Hooray for Friday: Zoophoria
Friday, August 15,
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Hooray for Friday: Zoophoria

Learn about reptiles as we host Miss Samantha and her scaly friends from Zoophoria! -- For ages 4-11. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or by email at childrens@mmt.mainlib.org.

Summer Storytime
Saturday, August 16,
11:00 am - 11:30 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.

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, August 20,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.

Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesday, August 27,
12:00 pm - 12:30 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.