Upcoming Events

Monday, July 7, 3:00 pm - 4:00 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 7, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
10th-12th Grade Book Club: This Book Kills
All Jess Choudhary wants is to keep her head down, do her work, and make it through high school without any problems. As a scholarship student—and one of only two students of Indian heritage—her future at the elite school depends...
Tuesday, July 8, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Teen Crafternoon: Retro Beaded Keychains
Come make retro beaded keychains with lanyard string and pony beads! -- For teens entering seventh through twelfth grade in the fall. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or online.
Wednesday, July 9, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
7th-9th Grade Book Club: Genius the Game
The Game: Get ready for Zero Hour as 200 geniuses from around the world go head to head in a competition hand-devised by India's youngest CEO and visionary. The Players: Rex- One of the best programmers/hackers in the world, this...
Monday, July 14, 3:00 pm - 4:00 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 14, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
10th-12th Grade Book Club: Nettle & Bone
After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from a powerful...
Wednesday, July 16, 5:00 pm - 6:00 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...
Monday, July 21, 3:00 pm - 4:00 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, 7:00 pm - 7:30 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...
Wednesday, July 23, 5:00 pm - 6:00 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...
Thursday, July 24, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Your Freedom to Read: Banned Books and Zines
Learn about book challenges and bans in New Jersey, then make a zine on a cause you're passionate about! -- For teens entering seventh through twelfth grade in the fall. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or online.
Monday, July 28, 3:00 pm - 4:00 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 28, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
10th-12th Grade Book Club: Highly Illogical Behavior
Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left the house in three years, which is fine by him. Ambitious Lisa desperately wants to get into the second-best psychology program for college (she’s being realistic). But is ambition alone enough to get...
Wednesday, July 30, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
7th-9th Grade Book Club: Girl in the Blue Coat
Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on...
Monday, August 4, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
10th-12th Grade Book Club: Shiver
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of...
Tuesday, August 5, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Teen Crafternoon: Retro Beaded Keychains
Use Mod Podge and recycled picture book pages to make glass magnets and decorate candy tins! -- For teens entering seventh through twelfth grade in the fall. Registration is required. Register by phone at 973-538-6161 or online.
Wednesday, August 6, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
7th-9th Grade Book Club: The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Hoodie Rosen's life isn't that bad. Sure, his entire Orthodox Jewish community has just picked up and moved to the quiet, mostly non-Jewish town of Tregaron, but Hoodie's world hasn't changed that much. He's got basketball to play, studies to...