Week of Events
Lapsit @ Dorothy Henry
Lapsit @ Dorothy Henry
Join us for an interactive program for babies ages 0-18 months and their parents/caregivers. Enjoy 30 minutes of books, songs, rhymes, fingerplay, toys, and socialization. Parents/caregivers will be introduced to early literacy tips and things to try at home. This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Franklin
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Franklin
Join us at any of the Sussex County libraries for 6 weeks of toddler storytime. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities. Separate registration required for each week you plan to attend. Recommended for children 18 months-3 years old. Registration begins 2 weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks…
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Dennis
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Dennis
Join us at any of the Sussex County libraries for 6 weeks of toddler storytime. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities. Separate registration required for each week you plan to attend. Recommended for children 18 months-3 years old. Registration begins 2 weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks…
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Franklin
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Franklin
Weekly preschool storytime runs through October 23. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities each week. Recommended for children ages 3-5 years old. Registration begins two weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Earth, Fall/Halloween
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Dennis
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Dennis
Weekly preschool storytime runs through October 23. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities each week. Recommended for children ages 3-5 years old. Registration begins two weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Earth, Fall/Halloween
Monday Fun Days – Game On! @ Main Library
Monday Fun Days – Game On! @ Main Library
Enjoy a mental challenge and play nicely with your peers! Join our core group of gamesters to play cards and chat. Board games also available. Just bring your competitive nature and sense of fun! The group meets every Monday the library is open, and new players are always welcome. This is a drop-in game time…
Fall Homeschool Book Club @ Dorothy Henry
Fall Homeschool Book Club @ Dorothy Henry
Join Ms. Savannah on Mondays for the fall session of our Homeschool Book Club featuring Lloyd Alexander’s Time Cat! Each week we will revisit what we learned the week before, read a chapter together, then discuss the plot development and literary devices of the story. Participants will talk about things like narration, plot and character development. This…
STEM Storytime at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
STEM Storytime at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
Join us at the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge for a fun and educational storytime! Miss Savannah from the Dorothy Henry Library, in collaboration with Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge volunteer Donna Provost, will lead a discussion about forest animals and read a story. Donna will then take us on a nature walk around the…
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Sussex-Wantage
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Sussex-Wantage
Weekly Toddler Storytime runs through October 24. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities. Separate registration required for each week you plan to attend. Recommended for children 18 months-3 years old. Registration begins 2 weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween
A Little Music for Little Ears @ Franklin
A Little Music for Little Ears @ Franklin
Storytime regulars and new friends are welcome for a relaxed music program at the library! Join Ms. Cara for a half hour of music, dancing, and songs; followed by playtime so the adults can chat. Due to popular demand, we are offering two sessions. Please register for either 10am or 11am. Program Dates and Time:…
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Sussex-Wantage
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Sussex-Wantage
Weekly preschool storytime runs through October 24. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities each week. Recommended for children ages 3-5 years old. Registration begins two weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween
A Little Music for Little Ears @ Franklin
A Little Music for Little Ears @ Franklin
Storytime regulars and new friends are welcome for a relaxed music program at the library! Join Ms. Cara for a half hour of music, dancing, and songs; followed by playtime so the adults can chat. Due to popular demand, we are offering two sessions. Please register for either 10am or 11am. Program Dates and Time:…
Mah Jongg for Everyone @ Main Library
Mah Jongg for Everyone @ Main Library
Mah Jongg is complex, compelling and fun! Do you know how to play? Would you like to learn? Players of all levels are invited to the Community Room at Main Library to learn, play or even teach this complicated game. The most experienced players in the room facilitate the game and new faces are always…
Homeschool S.T.E.A.M. Club @ Dorothy Henry
Homeschool S.T.E.A.M. Club @ Dorothy Henry
Homeschooled children ages 6-10 are invited to join Miss Savannah for an hour of fun and educational STEAM activities! Each week will feature a new topic, ranging from biology to technology and everything between and beyond! STEAM Club meets each Tuesday through October 31. Please register children only for each week you plan to attend. Participating…
Knot A Problem @ Dennis
Knot A Problem @ Dennis
Calling all adult crafters: do you Crochet, knit, cross-stitch or embroider? Perhaps needlepoint is your forte. A brand new group focusing on the art of needlework crafts is forming. Join branch librarian Sara Branagan and share projects you are currently working on or those you’d like to complete in the future. Learn new stitches or…
Be-TWEEN the Pages Book Club @ Main Library
Be-TWEEN the Pages Book Club @ Main Library
Join Miss Kim for a fun and relaxing time reading aloud together after school! From September to October, we will be reading the first book in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, entitled “The Bad Beginning” (books provided). Full of dark humor, mystery, and adventure, “The Bad Beginning” is a perfect spooky read for…
Teen Movie Night @ Main Library
Teen Movie Night @ Main Library
Get in the spooky spirit with Ms. Kim on Tuesday, October 3rd at 6:00pm for Teen Movie Night at the Main Library! Corpse Bride (2005, Rated PG, 75 minutes) Returning to the painstaking stop-motion animation he employed with amazing success in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton presents a hair-raising legend based on a 19th-century…
Solar Eclipse: Viewing, Imaging, and the Wonders of the Universe @ Dorothy Henry
Solar Eclipse: Viewing, Imaging, and the Wonders of the Universe @ Dorothy Henry
Brian Deis – local astronomer, and President of MrStarGuy, LLC – will give a talk on how to safely view and photograph the two upcoming solar eclipses. Brian has been a lifetime astronomer and eclipse chaser, traveling the world to photograph solar eclipses. He currently resides in Wantage and makes good use of his home…
Medicare Annual Enrollment Informational Seminar @ Franklin
Medicare Annual Enrollment Informational Seminar @ Franklin
If you are currently enrolled in Medicare, or turning 65 within the next two years, this program is for you. Learn about: * how and when to enroll * annual changes * available insurance options Presented by Megan Brady of Senior Insurance Associates. Registration begins September 19.
Bedtime Storytime @ Dorothy Henry
Bedtime Storytime @ Dorothy Henry
Join Miss Savannah for an evening storytime! Bring your best teddy and comfiest jammies if you like, or just come as you are! This relaxing storytime is for the whole family, no registration required. 🙂
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Dorothy Henry
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Dorothy Henry
Weekly Toddler Storytime runs through October 25. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities. Separate registration required for each week you plan to attend. Recommended for children 18 months-3 years old. Registration begins 2 weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween
Tiny Tots Playtime @ Main Library
Tiny Tots Playtime @ Main Library
For little ones ages 0 — 3 and any caregivers and family members. Toys will be out for tots to play with while adults get a chance to chat. This is a drop-in program, no registration is required. Program Dates: Wednesdays, September through December Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 Wednesday, September 20th,…
LC Readers’ Book Discussion Group
LC Readers’ Book Discussion Group
The LC Readers meet the first Wednesday of selected months from 10:30-11:30am. Books discussed focus on thought-provoking, enjoyable, contemporary literature with the occasional discussion of classical and notable nonfiction as well. For October we’ll discuss Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano. available in regular and large print, and on audio CD. Click on the title to…
Beginner’s Yoga Club @ Main Library
Beginner’s Yoga Club @ Main Library
The Beginner’s Yoga Club meets most Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. This is gentle yoga for adults, led by volunteers. No experience is necessary and no registration required. Participation is on a first-come, first-admitted basis, until the room is full. Wear loose clothing and come prepared to relax and make new…
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Dorothy Henry
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Dorothy Henry
Weekly preschool storytime runs through October 25. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities each week. Recommended for children ages 3-5 years old. Registration begins two weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween
Sussex County Library Needlers @ Main Library
Sussex County Library Needlers @ Main Library
The Needlers are open to anyone with a love of handiwork—knitters, crocheters, embroiderers and counted cross stitchers are all welcome! Share patterns, learn new stitches and make new friends. New members always welcome. No registration required.
Hardy Boys Show Tickets @ Sussex-Wantage
Hardy Boys Show Tickets @ Sussex-Wantage
Calling all Hardy Boys fans! Join us in playing Hardy Boys themed bingo! See how many titles you recognize! Win a prize! All participants will entered into a drawing to win 1 adult and 1 child ticket to The Growing Stage Theater’s production of The Hardy Boys in the Mystery of the Haunted House which…
Autumn Leaves Placemat Weaving @ Dennis
Autumn Leaves Placemat Weaving @ Dennis
Come to the Dennis branch on October 4th at 5pm and get into the autumn sort of mood! Children ages 4-10 are invited to make an autumn leaf weaving placemat just in time for leaf peeping season. Program Date: October 4th Program Start & End Time: 5-5:30pm
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Louise Childs
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Louise Childs
Weekly Toddler Storytime runs through October 26. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities. Separate registration required for each week you plan to attend. Recommended for children 18 months-3 years old. Registration begins 2 weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween
Music and Movement @ Sussex-Wantage
Music and Movement @ Sussex-Wantage
Join us for a fun morning of music! Children will enjoy a variety of activities with instruments, finger plays, and silly songs! These activities develop motor skills, listening skills, and language skills while having fun interaction with others! Please note: attendance for this event is limited; kindly call the library if you cannot make…
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Louise Childs
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Louise Childs
Weekly preschool storytime runs through October 26. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities each week. Recommended for children ages 3-5 years old. Registration begins two weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween
Mah Jongg for Everyone @ Sussex-Wantage
Mah Jongg for Everyone @ Sussex-Wantage
Mah Jongg is complex, compelling and fun! Do you know how to play? Would you like to learn? Players of all levels are invited to the Community Room at Sussex-Wantage to learn, play or even teach this complicated game. The most experienced players in the room facilitate the game and new faces are always welcome.…
Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingue @ Louise Childs
Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingue @ Louise Childs
Join Miss Gezi and Miss Derenda at the Louise Childs library for a bilingual storytime! Enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs in English and Spanish! The program will take place on the following Thursdays from 12:00-12:45pm. The program will be geared for 3-5 year olds although younger siblings are welcome to attend! ¡Únase a Miss Gezi…
Lego Fun @ Sussex-Wantage
Lego Fun @ Sussex-Wantage
Lego enthusiasts ages 6 and up are invited to come and build with the library’s extensive LEGO collection. Expand your creativity and imagination while working with others or building on your own. LEGOs are provided so please don’t bring your own unless you are donating them to the library collection. Please note: attendance for this…
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Main Library
Fall Toddler Storytime @ Main Library
Weekly Toddler Storytime runs through October 27. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities. Separate registration required for each week you plan to attend. Recommended for children 18 months-3 years old. Registration begins 2 weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Main Library
Fall Preschool Storytime @ Main Library
Weekly preschool storytime runs through October 27. Come in for songs, rhymes, stories, and activities each week. Recommended for children ages 3-5 years old. Registration begins two weeks before each program date. Today’s theme: Cats Join us in the weeks to come for: Dragons, Earth, Fall/Halloween