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Adult Program: Carers Need Caring Too (New Date!)
6:00PM-7:00PM Adult Program: Carers Need Caring Too (New Date!) Tuesday, Jun. 2, 6:00PM-7:00PM Main Library *This program has been rescheduled from April 16 due to low sign ups.*In this compassionate and empowering talk, Furzana Hayat explores what it truly means to care for yourself without guilt and without taking away from others. Rather than pushing for big changes, this session invites gentle reflect...read more
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Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig
2:00PM-3:00PM Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig Wednesday, Jun. 3, 2:00PM-3:00PM Virtual Click Here to RegisterJoin us for a fascinating discussion with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig on the history and significance of craft at state fairs—from blue-ribbon quilts to sculpted butter cows, and so much more!A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A button quilt. State...read more
Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft
3:15PM-5:15PM Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft Wednesday, Jun. 3, 3:15PM-5:15PMHibernia Branch Join us for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books & fun! Crafts are appropriate for ages 4 and up, but all are welcome with parental supervision! Any questions? Please call the Hibernia Library on Mon or Wed at 973-627-6872.No registration is required.
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Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
6:00PM-7:30PM Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club Thursday, Jun. 4, 6:00PM-7:30PMMain Library Come play chess! For more information please email Erik at rockawaychess1@gmail.com
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Meeting Room: PAL
6:30PM-7:30PM Meeting Room: PAL Tuesday, Jun. 9, 6:30PM-7:30PMMain Library *Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft
3:15PM-5:15PM Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft Wednesday, Jun. 10, 3:15PM-5:15PMHibernia Branch Join us for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books & fun! Crafts are appropriate for ages 4 and up, but all are welcome with parental supervision! Any questions? Please call the Hibernia Library on Mon or Wed at 973-627-6872.No registration is required.
Meeting Room: Girl Scout Troop 98663
3:45PM-4:45PM Meeting Room: Girl Scout Troop 98663 Wednesday, Jun. 10, 3:45PM-4:45PMMain Library Monthly Meeting*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Matt Dinniman
7:00PM-8:00PM Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Matt Dinniman Thursday, Jun. 11, 7:00PM-8:00PMVirtual Click Here to RegisterHold onto your heart-patterned boxers! Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of Horribles. About the Author:Matt Dinniman is a writer and ar...read more
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Virtual Adult Program: *250th* Art History with Mallory Mortillaro - From Sea to Shining Sea
7:00PM-8:00PM Virtual Adult Program: *250th* Art History with Mallory Mortillaro - From Sea to Shining Sea Tuesday, Jun. 16, 7:00PM-8:00PMVirtual via Zoom From Sea to Shining Sea: A Celebration of American Landscape Painting Travel through the country, enjoying its history and majestic beauty, via some of America’s finest landscape paintings. This lecture explores the way in which American landscape painting helped establish a national ide...read more
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Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft
3:15PM-5:15PM Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft Wednesday, Jun. 17, 3:15PM-5:15PMHibernia Branch Join us for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books & fun! Crafts are appropriate for ages 4 and up, but all are welcome with parental supervision! Any questions? Please call the Hibernia Library on Mon or Wed at 973-627-6872.No registration is required.
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Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Ted Page
2:00PM-3:00PM Virtual Adult Program: Author Talk with Ted Page Thursday, Jun. 18, 2:00PM-3:00PMVirtual Click Here to RegisterJoin us in virtual conversation with storyteller and popular blogger Ted Page as we chat about his book Good Grandpa: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood. This heartfelt book highlights his journey to bring together the stories and wisdom of grandfathers from al...read more
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FOL Fundraiser: Afternoon Trivia
1:00PM-2:00PM FOL Fundraiser: Afternoon Trivia Friday, Jun. 19, 1:00PM-2:00PMMain Library Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
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Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
11:30AM-1:30PM Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club Saturday, Jun. 20, 11:30AM-1:30PMMain Library Come play chess! For more information please email Erik at rockawaychess1@gmail.com
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Virtual Adult Program: The Impressionists: Imagining the Modern
7:00PM-8:00PM Virtual Adult Program: The Impressionists: Imagining the Modern Monday, Jun. 22, 7:00PM-8:00PMVirtual via Zoom Join Janet Mandel for an art history program! Everyone loves the Impressionists, but many don’t know that the artists and their works were initially reviled by the critics and rejected by the public. The Impressionists: Imagining the Modern will tell the story of how this beloved art move...read more
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Children’s Summer Reading Program
10:00 - 10:30 Children’s Summer Reading Program Tuesday, Jun. 23, 10:00 - 10:30Main Library details to follow
Children’s Summer Reading Program
10:30 - 11:00 Children’s Summer Reading Program Tuesday, Jun. 23, 10:30 - 11:00Main Library details to follow
Virtual Adult Program: Cookbook Authors Talk with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy
2:00PM-3:00PM Virtual Adult Program: Cookbook Authors Talk with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2:00PM-3:00PMVirtual Click Here to RegisterJoin us as we chat with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy about The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, which celebrates beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.About the Author:Sana Javeri Kadri is the fo...read more
children’s summer reading program
4:00 - 4:45 pm children’s summer reading program Tuesday, Jun. 23, 4:00 - 4:45 pmMain Library details to follow
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Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft
3:15PM-5:15PM Hibernia Library: Drop-In Craft Wednesday, Jun. 24, 3:15PM-5:15PMHibernia Branch Join us for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books & fun! Crafts are appropriate for ages 4 and up, but all are welcome with parental supervision! Any questions? Please call the Hibernia Library on Mon or Wed at 973-627-6872.No registration is required.
Teen Summer Reading Program
4:00-5:00 Teen Summer Reading Program Wednesday, Jun. 24, 4:00-5:00Rockaway Township Free Public Library - Rockaway, NJ
Children’s Summer Reading Program
6:00 pm Children’s Summer Reading Program Wednesday, Jun. 24, 6:00 pmMain Library details to follow
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NEW DATE Adult Program: Afoot in Morris County, Book Talk with the Authors!
6:00PM-7:00PM NEW DATE Adult Program: Afoot in Morris County, Book Talk with the Authors! Thursday, Jun. 25, 6:00PM-7:00PMMain Library This program was originally scheduled for April 23 but was rescheduled.While perhaps not often featured as a top hiking destination, Morris County actually offers a wealth of open space and interesting hiking opportunities. More than 400 miles of trails traverse the wide variety of federal, state, c...read more
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children’s summer reading program
4:00 - 4:45 pm children’s summer reading program Monday, Jun. 29, 4:00 - 4:45 pmMain Library details to follow
Teen Advisory Board
4:00-5:00 Teen Advisory Board Monday, Jun. 29, 4:00-5:00Main Library The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meets on the last Monday of the month in the Teen Area. Teens aged 13-18 are invited to meet with our teen librarian Savannah to discuss programs, outreach and events for teens. We'll go over the upcoming month's calendar and discuss opportunities for teens to g...read more
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Children’s Summer Reading Program
11:00 am Children’s Summer Reading Program Tuesday, Jun. 30, 11:00 amMain Library details to follow
children’s summer reading program
4:00 - 4:45 pm children’s summer reading program Tuesday, Jun. 30, 4:00 - 4:45 pmMain Library details to follow
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