NJ Library programs

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To find your local library's main website, click here.
See below for children & teen pages & programs (listed by county then alphabetically by town).

Featured Library Programs

Book Buddies programs- at the Bridgewater Library; teen volunteers read to kids ages 3 to 8; click here (page 4) at the Washington Township Library; teens are paired with Little Buddies (Grades 1-2); click here
TotsLine Story Time - offered by Bernards Township Library; stories by phone for ages 2-4 and 4-8
Reading Buddies - at Piscataway Library; teens paired up with kids in Grades 1-3

Many libraries offer programs specifically for library cardholders; however, many provide programs for the general public (even if they do require registration). Most libraries are very clear about which programs for children, teens & adults require you to be a member of that library (or of the library system - i.e. county library systems); if in doubt, call the library before signing up or see how you can obtain a card.
You should also consider being a "Friend" of your local library or one you frequent. Membership is typically a nominal fee but it helps support the libraries and their programs.

Children's Library Program Pages

Atlantic County

Atlantic County Library System - search calendar of events for libraries in the system by age
Atlantic City Library - events calendar; special pages for kids and teens
Linwood Public Library (Linwood) - children's area & events
Margate Public Library (Margate) - children's page & teen

Bergen County

Bergen County Cooperative Library System offers kids and teen pages. Member libraries include:
Lee Memorial Library (Allendale) - children
Bergenfield Library (Bergenfield) - children & teens
William E. Dermody Library (Carlstadt) - children & teens
Cliffside Park (Cliffside Park) - children & teens
Closter Public Library (Closter) - click here and then click on "children" or "young adult" on the left
Dixon Homestead Library (Dumont) - children & young adult
Elmwood Park Library (Elmwood Park) - storytime, kids corner & teen zone
Emerson Library (Emerson) - youth programs
Englewood Library (Englewood) - children & teens
Maurice M. Pine Library (Fair Lawn) - children & teens
Fairview Library (Fairview) - kids & teens
Fort Lee Public Library (Fort Lee) - children & teens
Franklin Lakes Library (Franklin Lakes) - children & teens
Garfield Public Library (Garfield) - children
Glen Ridge Public Library (Glen Ridge) - children & teens
Glen Rock Public Library (Glen Rock) - children
Johnson Public Library (Hackensack) - children & teens
Hillsdale Public Library (Hillsdale) - children & teens
Hoboken Public Library (Hoboken) - children & teens
Leonia Public Library (Leonia) - kids of varying ages
Livingston Public Library (Livingston) - children & teens
Mahway Public Library (Mahway) - click here and then go to "kids' stuff"
Millburn Public Library (Millburn) - children & teens
Montvale Public Library (Montvale) - children & teens
North Arlington Library (N. Arlington) - children & teens
North Bergen Library (N. Bergen) - kids of varying ages
Northvale Library (Northvale) - kids of varying ages
Nutley Library (Nutley) - children & teens
Old Tappan Library (Old Tappan) - kids of varying ages
Oradell Library (Oradell) - children & teens
Palisades Park Library (Palisades Park) - kidstuff & teens
Paramus Library (Paramus) - click here & scroll down
Park Ridge Library (Park Ridge) - kid & teen programs
Ramsey Library (Ramsey) - children & teens
Ridgefield Park Library (Ridgefield Pk) - varying ages
Ridgewood Library (Ridgewood) - varying ages
River Vale Library (River Vale) - children & teens
Rutherford Library (Rutherford) - children & teens
Secaucus Library (Secaucus) - varying ages
Teaneck Library (Teaneck) - varying ages
Upper Saddle River (U. Saddle River) - kids & teens
Waldwick Library (Waldwick) - varying ages
Township of Washington (Twp of Washington) - kids & teens
West Caldwell Library (W. Caldwell) - varying ages
Westwood Library (Westwood) - kid s & teens
Wood-Ridge Memorial Library (Wood-Ridge) - kids & teens
Wyckoff Library (Wyckoff) - children & teens

Burlington County

Burlington County Library System - has a search feature to find kid and teen activities & events by library branch location
Moorestown Library (Moorestown) - kids page & teen page & events
Mount Laurel Library (Mount Laurel) - events calendar; teen zone & teen programs

Cape May County

Avalon Free Public Library (Avalon) - kids/teen page for storytimes, events, etc
Cape May County Library (Cape May Court House) - several branches; kids & teen pages that include library programs & events for kids & teens
The Ocean City Free Public Library (Ocean City) - kids' page & young adult with events, services & more

Camden County

Audubon Free Public Library (Audubon) - library calendar & fun sites for kids
Marie Fleche Memorial Library (Berlin) - part of town website; has events listed
Camden County Library System - kids' world & teen zone & events; some libraries in the system below:
Bellmawr library - kid events & tween/teen
Gloucester Library - kid events & tween/teen
Haddon Library - kid events & tween/teen
Merchantville Library - kid events
South County Library - kid events & tween/teen
Voorhees Library - kid events & tween/teen

Essex County

Belleville Library (Belleville) - children & teens
Bloomfield Library (Bloomfield) - varying ages
Caldwell Public Library (Caldwell) - events & kids & teen pages
East Orange Public Library (East Orange) - kids & teen pages
Fairfield Free Public Library (Fairfield) - kids' programs
Glen Ridge Public Library (Glen Ridge) - kids & teen pages
Irvington Public Library (Irvington) - Kiddie Avenue & Teen Talk
Livingston Public Library (Livingston) - children's & teen services
Maplewood Memorial Library (Maplewood) - kids & teen pages
Millburn Free Public Library (Millburn) - events; kids page & ya! (for teens)
Montclair Public Library (Montclair) - kids & teen pages
Newark Public Library (Newark) - kids' place
Nutley Public Library (Nutley) - children's & teen pages
Orange Public Library (Orange) - children's services
South Orange Public Library (S. Orange) - children's room & teen page
Verona Public Library (Verona) - kids' calendar & kids' & teen pages
West Caldwell Public Library (W. Caldwell) - events calendar;
West Orange Public Library (West Orange) - children's place has story times, events & other kid stuff

Cumberland County

Cumberland County Library system - varying ages
Bridgeton Library (Bridgeton) - children & teens
Millville Public Library (Millville) - events section includes kids' programs
Vineland Library (Vineland) - children & teens

Hudson County

Bayonne Public Library (Bayonne City) - varying ages
Harrison Public Library (Harrison) - Kids' Place
Hoboken Public Library (Hoboken) - kids & teen pages
Jersey City Free Public Library (Jersey City) - kids' dept
Kearny Public Library (Kearny) - kids' programs tab on left
North Bergen Free Public Library (N. Bergen) - children's programs
Secaucus Public Library (Secaucus) - children's central & teen services
Union City Public Library (Union City) - event calendar
Weehawken Free Public Library (Weehawken) - services

Gloucester County

Gloucester County Library System - programs for children, tweens & teens at all branch locations including:
East Greenwich Library - children's programs
Glassboro - children's programs
Greenwich Township - children's programs
Logan Township - children's programs
Mullica Hill - children's programs
Swedesboro - children's programs

Deptford Public Library (Deptford) - children's programs
Franklin Township Library (Franklinville) - children's & teen pages
The Free Public Library of Monroe Township (Williamstown) - kids/teen pages coming soon
Gill Memorial Library (Paulsboro)
McCowan Memorial Library (Pitman) - kids' page
Margaret E. Heggan Library (Washington Twp) - kids' corner & teen zone
Wenonah Free Public Library (Wenonah) - services & events
West Deptford Public Library (W. Deptford) - children's & teen services (including preschool storytimes)
Westville Public Library (Westville) - events on home page
Woodbury Public Library (Woodbury) - just for kids

Hunterdon County

Bunnvale Library (Califon) - events on main page
North County Library (Clinton) - events on main page
Hunterdon County Library (Flemington) - kids & teen pages; includes branch libraries in Frenchtown, High Bridge, Holland Township & Tewksbury Township
Flemington Free Public Library (Flemington) - children's programs
Frenchtown Public Library (Frenchtown) - events on main page
High Bridge Public Library (High Bridge) - events on main page
Lambertville Free Public Library (Lambertville) - kids' programs & events
Holland Alexandria Free Public Library (Milford) - events on main page
Milford Public Library (Milford) - events on main page
South County Branch Library (Ringoes) - events on main page
Tewksbury Township Library (Tewksbury) - events on main page
Three Bridges Library (Three Bridges) - events on main page
Readington Townshp Library (Whitehouse Station) - events on main page

Mercer County

Mercer County Library System offers a youth services page & lists programs for various ages for its different branches
Hickory Corner (East Windsor) - scroll down
Twin Rivers Library (East Windsor) - scroll down
Ewing Branch Library (Ewing) - scroll down
Hamilton Township Free Public Library (Hamilton) - children's services
Hightstown Memorial Branch (Hightstown) - scroll down
Hopewell Public Library (Hopewell) - children's programs
Lawrence Headquarters (Lawrenceville) - scroll down
Pennington Public Library (Pennington) - just for kids & tween/teen pages
Cotsen Children's Library (Princeton) - part of Princeton University
Princeton Library (Princeton) - children & teen pages
West Windsor Library (Princeton Junction) - scroll down
Robbinsville Library (Robbinsville) - scroll down
Hollowbrook Branch Library (Trenton) - scroll down
Trenton Library (Trenton) - events & teen page

Monmouth County

Asbury Park Public Library (Asbury Park) - Kidz Space & Teen Scene
Atlantic Highlands Public Library (Atlantic Highlands) - children's programs
Avon Public Library (Avon-by-the Sea)
Belmar Library (Belmar) - go here & scroll down
Bradley Beach Public Library (Bradley Beach) - children's & teen areas
Brielle Public Library (Brielle) - children's programming; events
Fair Haven Public Library (Fair Haven) - children's programs
Freehold Public Library (Freehold)
Monmouth County Library ( system has event listings for children & teens for its branches including: Allentown, Colts Neck, Eatontown, Hazlet, Holmdel, Howell, Little Silver, Manasquan, Marlboro, Monmouth Beach, Ocean Twp, Oceanport & Wall
Long Branch Free Public Library (Long Branch) - children's room & teen zone
Matawan-Aberdeen Library (Matawan) - children's & teen services
Middletown Public Library (Middletown) - kids' & teen programs
Neptune Public Library (Neptune) - children & teens
Red Bank Public Library (Red Bank) - just for kids
Oceanic Free Library (Rumson) - kids' web & teen web
Sea Bright Library (Sea Bright) - children's events
Sea Girt Library (Sea Girt)
Spring Lake Public Library (Spring Lake) - kids' programs
Tinton Falls Public Library (Tinton Falls) - children's & teen programs

Morris County

Boonton Holmes Public Library (Boonton) - children
Mendham Township Library (Brookside) - kids' programs
Butler Library (Butler) - children & teens
Library of the Chathams (Chatham) - children's & teen events
Chester Library (Chester) - youth services
Denville Public Library (Denville) - children, tweens & teens
Dover Free Public Library (Dover)
East Hanover Public Library (E. Hanover) - children's services
Mt. Olive Library (Flanders) - children & teens
Florham Park Public Library (Florham Park) - just for kids & just for teens
Long Hill Township Public Library (Gillette) - teens
Kinnelon Public Library (Kinnelon) - children's & teen pages
Lincoln Park Public Library (Lincoln Park) - children's programs
Washington Township Public Library (Long Valley) - children's & teen activities
Madison Public Library (Madison) - kids' & teen pages
Montville Township Public Library (Montville) - children's & teen programs
Morristown & Morris Township Library (Morristown) - kids plus
Mountain Lakes Library (Mountain Lakes) - events
Mount Arlington Library (Mount Arlington)
Kemmerer Library Harding Township (New Vernon) - events
Jefferson Township Public Library (Oak Ridge) - youth services
Parsippany-Troy Hills Library (Parsippany) - kids' & teen pages
Pequannock Township Public Library (Pompton Plains) - kids' programs
Randolph Township Free Public Library (Randolph) - children's room & teen zone
Riverdale Public Library (Riverdale) - children's & teen programs
Rockaway Borough Free Public Library (Rockaway)
Rockaway Township Free Public Library (Rockaway) - kids' & teen pages
Roxbury Public Library (Succasunna) - children's & teen pages
Wharton Public Library (Wharton) - kids' stuff
Whippanong Library (Whippany) - children's programs
Morris County Library (Whippany) - kids & teens

Middlesex County

Carteret Free Public Library (Carteret) - calendar link on home page
Cranbury Public Library (Cranbury) - events
Dunellen Public Library (Dunellen) - children's & teen pages
East Brunswick Public Library (East Brunswick) - kids & teen pages
Edison Public Library (Edison) - children's services & teen scene
Highland Park Library (Highland Park) - children & teens
Jamesburg Public Library (Jamesburg) - activities
Metuchen Public Library (Metuchen) - children's & teen programs
Middlesex Library (Middlesex) - events & story times on home page
Milltown Public Library (Milltown) - kids' corner
Monroe Township Public Library (Monroe) - kids' & teen pages
New Brunswick Free Public Library (New Brunswick) - kids' & teen pages
North Brunswick Public Library (North Brunswick) - children's & teen pages
Old Bridge Library (Old Bridge) - children's & teen events
Perth Amboy Library (Perth Amboy) - children's page
Piscataway Library (Piscataway) - Kennedy & Westergaard locations; Kids Kapers & teen scene
Plainsboro Public Library -
Sayreville Public Library (Parlin) - events
Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library (South Amboy) - children's & teen programs
South Brunswick Public Library (South Brunswick) - children's & teen pages
South Plainfield Public Library (South Plainfield) - kid stuff & teen zone
South River Public Library (South River) - kid zone
Spotswood Public Library (Spotswood)
Woodbridge Public Library (Woodbridge) - children's & teen programs

Passaic County

Bloomingdale Library (Bloomingdale) - varying ages
Caldwell Public Library (Caldwell) - kids & teens
Cedar Grove Public Library (Cedar Grove)
Clifton Public Library (Clifton) - children & young adults
Fairfield Free Public Library (Fairfield) - children's crafts

Salem County

Elmer Public Library (Elmer) -
Penns Grove-Carney's Point Public Library (Penns Grove) - storytimes
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Library (Woodstown)

Union County

Berkeley Heights Library (Berkeley Heights) - children
Clark Public Library (Clark) - calendar & Teen Zine
The Cranford Library (Cranford) - children's room & teen page
Elizabeth Public Library (Elizabeth) - children & teen pages
Fanwood Memorial Library (Fanwood) - kid & young adult pages
Garwood Public Library (Garwood) - calendar

Ocean County

Ocean County Library (Toms River) - kid & teen pages for its various branches

Warren County

Warren County Library (Belvidere) - events calendar for its branches
Hackettstown Free Public Library (Hackettstown) - children & young adult pages
Phillipsburg Free Public Library (Phillipsburg) - kids & teen pages
Washington Public Library (Washington) - events

Sussex County

Sussex County Library System (Newton) - kid zone, teen blog & teen page for its branches
Sparta Public Library (Sparta) - children's calendar & storytimes

Somerset County

Bernards Township Library (Basking Ridge) - kids & teens
Bernardsville Library (Bernardsville) - children & teens
Franklin Township Library (Somerset)- children and teens
Somerset County Library System offers children, middle school & high school pages. Member libraries have their own event calendars listed below:
Bound Brook Memorial Library (Bound Brook) - children & teen calendars
Bridgewater Library (Bridgewater) - children & teens
Hillsborough Library (Hillsborough) - children & teens
Mary Jacobs Memorial Library(Rocky Hill) - children & teens
North Plainfield Memorial Library (N. Plainfield)- children & teens
Peapack-Gladstone Library (Peapack) - calendar
Warren Township Library (Warren) - children and teens
Watchung Library (Watchung) - children & teens