Playtime for 3's, 4's, and 5's
Join us for an open playtime for children ages 3, 4, and 5 only.
Kids
Pee Wee Playdate
Playtime for children from 0-36 months accompanied by an adult.
For information, call Youth Services at (732) 390-6789.
Duplo Fun Time
Drop in for some fun. Listen to music and build and play with the Library's DUPLOS.
Ages 2-5 with an adult.
Reading Get Ready
Stories and songs for children ages 2 & up with an adult.
DIY Paper Dolls
Color paper dolls with the characters Ling and Ting from the popular book series by Grace Lin.
Ages 4 and up
Winter Holidays: A Time for (Word) Families
If your family has a beginning reader, here's an idea for a great way to spend some time together during the cold weather. Snuggle up with a word family book! Word families help kids learn about sounding out and rhyming as they learn to identify predictable sounds in words that sound similar. As kids learn these "chunks," they discover that they can figure out other words that have the same vowel sound and sequence of letters.
Kids, Please Vote!
Voting for the Garden State Children's Book Award is open now! Kids, don't forget to cast your ballot in one or all of the four categories of nominees. Librarians in public and school libraries throughout New Jersey have put together a list of the best books for children published in 2016. (Yes, we know it's 2018. This way you've had a few years to read some of them!) Now we need your help in choosing the best of the best.
Meet the Ponies of Ponyville
The ponies of Ponyville are excited to meet you! Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and the rest of the ponies love to make new friends.
This new My Little Pony series is from Passport to Reading, making the ponies accessible to new readers. The books in the series are on Guided Reading Levels J, K, and L. Click here to view the series in the library's catalog.
Property of the Rebel Librarian
June Harper is a rule-following, flute-playing, avid reader -- in short, a good kid. But when her parents deem a book from school "inappropriate," a massive book ban at June's school ensues. Suddenly, everything June loves is gone. Then she discovers a Little Free Library in town and with her access to contraband (books!), she begins running a secret banned books library from an empty locker and unexpectedly becomes the most popular girl in school.
Seriously, could we not feature this book on the library's website?
Time to Get Dressed!
Solomon wants to get dressed all by himself, but a little help from Dad is in order.