Join us for upcoming events, classes and programs at Rockaway Township Library! All events are free and open to the public. Registration required where noted.
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Busy Builders ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Busy Builders ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Monday, Apr. 1, 10:30 amMain Library For children 2-5 years old. We will read a construction/building themed book to start which will be followed by building free time with different types of building blocks.REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are ...read more
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Toddler Art ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Toddler Art ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Tuesday, Apr. 2, 10:30 amMain Library For children 2-5 years old. Join us for a fun art project. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are bringing more than one child to storytime you register each child separately. Infants do not need to be reg...read more
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Babytime infant to 24 months ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Babytime infant to 24 months ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Thursday, Apr. 4, 10:30 amMain Library Join us for nursery rhymes, simple board books, songs, finger plays, and a play time at the end! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are bringing more than one child to storytime you register each child separately.
Movie Matinee: The Holdovers
1:30-3:30 Movie Matinee: The Holdovers Thursday, Apr. 4, 1:30-3:30Main Library No registration required.
Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
6:00PM-7:30PM Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club Thursday, Apr. 4, 6:00PM-7:30PMMain Library Open to all ages. For more information please email Erik at rockawaychess1@gmail.com*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Munchkin Playtime ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Munchkin Playtime ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Friday, Apr. 5, 10:30 amMain Library For 6 months old to 5 years old. We provide an indivually packaged snack while your child has playtime under your supervision. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are bringing more than one child you regist...read more
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Virtual Adult Program: A Virtual Visit to Palermo
12:30PM-1:30PM Virtual Adult Program: A Virtual Visit to Palermo Saturday, Apr. 6, 12:30PM-1:30PMVirtual via Zoom Elaine Trigiani will treat participants to a virtual visit to Palermo with an art history talk and cooking lesson direct from the kitchen of her 15th century farmhouse in Tuscany. We'll explore the richly decorated monuments of Arab-Norman architecture built in the city of Palermo during Norman ...read more
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Meeting Room: PAL
6:30-7:30PM Meeting Room: PAL Monday, Apr. 8, 6:30-7:30PMMain Library *Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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CANCELED***Adult Program: Outsmart the Scammers
6:00-7:00PM CANCELED***Adult Program: Outsmart the Scammers Tuesday, Apr. 9, 6:00-7:00PMMain Library *****This program has been canceled and will be rescheduled to a different date in the future due to low sign ups! We apologize for any inconvenience.Incidents of fraud are on the rise, and scammers’ tactics are becoming more complex. Join us and we will help give you the information you need ...read more
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Babytime infant to 24 months ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Babytime infant to 24 months ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Thursday, Apr. 11, 10:30 amMain Library Join us for nursery rhymes, simple board books, songs, finger plays, and a play time at the end! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are bringing more than one child to storytime you register each child separately.
Adult Program: Home Staging Seminar
6:00-7:00PM Adult Program: Home Staging Seminar Thursday, Apr. 11, 6:00-7:00PMMain Library "How to sell your home for 10% more money and in less time."This talk will cover the basic principles of staging with photos of staged rooms to help better understand how to implement the principles in your home.Registration is required for this in-person program.
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Play-Doh Playtime ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Play-Doh Playtime ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Monday, Apr. 15, 10:30 amMain Library Join us to play with some Play-doh. We provide the Play-doh and the tools just bring your creativity! For kids ages 2-6 REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are bringing more than one child to play-doh playtime yo...read more
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Play-Doh Playtime ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Play-Doh Playtime ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Tuesday, Apr. 16, 10:30 amMain Library Join us to play with some Play-doh. We provide the Play-doh and the tools just bring your creativity! For kids ages 2-6 REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are bringing more than one child to play-doh playtime yo...read more
Meeting Room: ARC Meeting
5:30PM-7:30PM Meeting Room: ARC Meeting Tuesday, Apr. 16, 5:30PM-7:30PMMain Library Women's Club for women with developmental disabilities. For more information please contact Kira at 973-557-0687 or email kira.gumbinger@arcmorns.org*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Family Crafternoon ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Family Crafternoon ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Wednesday, Apr. 17, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmMain Library Join us to make a fun craft!Craft will take about 20 mins to make. You may come in to make your craft anytime between 4:00pm and 5:45pm. Program ends at 6:00pmPlease registered each child (that will require a craft) separately so that we make sure there is enough for every...read more
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Movie Matinee: Poor Things
1:30-3:30PM Movie Matinee: Poor Things Thursday, Apr. 18, 1:30-3:30PMMain Library No registration required.
Adult Program: Comics & Creativity
6:00PM-7:30PM Adult Program: Comics & Creativity Thursday, Apr. 18, 6:00PM-7:30PMMain Library Artist, teacher, and creativity coach Barbara Neibart brings her cartooning & creativity workshop back to the Rockaway Township Library! This fun-filled interactive workshop will open minds, erase fear of judgment, and show participants how to communicate any idea visually.Geared towards adults ...read more
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Meeting Room: FOL
10:00AM-11:00AM Meeting Room: FOL Friday, Apr. 19, 10:00AM-11:00AMMain Library Monthly Friends of the Library meeting
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Spring Festival at the Library & Book Sale!!!
12:00-4:00PM Spring Festival at the Library & Book Sale!!! Sunday, Apr. 21, 12:00-4:00PMMain Library Friends of the Library Book Sale Come Meet Bluey from 12:30-3:30 Live Music Arts & Crafts Touch a Truck Bounce Slide Food Trucks Balloon Twister Face Painter Stilt Walker Petting Zoo Free GiveawaysNo sign up or registration required!
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Move & Groove with Miss Jolie ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am Move & Groove with Miss Jolie ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** Tuesday, Apr. 23, 10:30 amMain Library Check back a few weeks before to register for this program!
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***LIBRARY OPENS AT 1:00PM****
***LIBRARY OPENS AT 1:00PM**** Wednesday, Apr. 24, Main Library The library will open today at 1:00pm due to water supply repairs.
Virtual Adult Program: The Queen of Comedy: Lucille Ball
7:00-8:00PM Virtual Adult Program: The Queen of Comedy: Lucille Ball Wednesday, Apr. 24, 7:00-8:00PMVirtual This talk will celebrate the life and career of Lucille Ball. She rose from humble origins to become one of the most powerful women in Hollywood and the first woman to run a major studio. Though she died in 1989, we still love Lucy!Hosted by Kemmerer LibraryRegistration is required.
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Meeting Room: Women’s Club of Denville/Rockaway
6:00PM-7:30PM Meeting Room: Women’s Club of Denville/Rockaway Thursday, Apr. 25, 6:00PM-7:30PMMain Library *Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
Virtual Adult Program: Civil War Round Table Program
6:55PM-8:30PM Virtual Adult Program: Civil War Round Table Program Thursday, Apr. 25, 6:55PM-8:30PMMain Library Generals George Meade & Robert E. Lee & the Battle of Bristoe Station.Historian Jeffrey William Hunt presents this 4th lecture in the Winter of Gen. Meade Series II, hosted virtually by the North Jersey Civil War Round Table. Virtual via Zoom
Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Allison Pataki
7:00PM-8:00PM Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Allison Pataki Thursday, Apr. 25, 7:00PM-8:00PMMain Library Allison Pataki has a new book coming out in March 2024, Finding Margaret Fuller has been three years in the making, ever since the life story of Margaret Fuller gripped Pataki when she first encountered her name in the pages of a book about the great Transcendentalists like Ralph...read more
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Read to Cody
10am - 12pm Read to Cody Saturday, Apr. 27, 10am - 12pm(Saturday, March 16, 2024) Main Library Drop into our Children's Room to read to Cody the therapy dog.10-12
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Virtual Adult Program: Dorothea Lange – Pioneering Photo Journalist of the mid 20th Century
7:00PM-8:00PM Virtual Adult Program: Dorothea Lange – Pioneering Photo Journalist of the mid 20th Century Monday, Apr. 29, 7:00PM-8:00PMVirtual via Zoom Join us for a presentation & discussion of this interesting and surprisingly relevant exhibition on Dorothea Lange’s photography with a special focus on its relationship to language – writing found in the environment, but also captions or descriptions added in various publications, t...read more
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