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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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The Library is Closed for Labor Day
The Library is Closed for Labor Day
Monday, Sep. 1,
Main Library
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Virtual Adult Program: Lost Treasures of the Titanic
7:00PM-8:00PM
Virtual Adult Program: Lost Treasures of the Titanic
Tuesday, Sep. 2, 7:00PM-8:00PMVirtual Adult Progra
Virtual via Zoom
James Cameron’s Titanic told the invented story of the Heart of the Ocean; a fictional blue diamond necklace lost tragically in the ship’s famous sinking.  But what about the real treasures that were lost when the Titanic sank?  For over a century, the world has been ...read more
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Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
3:30PM-5:30PM
 Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 3:30PM-5:30PM
Hibernia Branch
Come join the fun at the Hibernia Branch Library EVERY Wednesday for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books and more!Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm. 
Virtual Author Talk: Nicole Maehrer On Writing Darkly Charming Villainous Love
7:00PM-8:00PM
Virtual Author Talk: Nicole Maehrer On Writing Darkly Charming Villainous Love
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 7:00PM-8:00PMVirtual Author Talk:
Main Library
Please Click Here to Register.Zoom links can be accessed during the scheduled time of the program OR after the program is over at your leisure! Embrace your dark side (and your best evil laugh) and join us in conversation with Hannah Nicole Maehrer, creator of the New York Times bests...read more
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Movie Matinee: Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy
1:30-3:30 PM
Movie Matinee: Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy
Thursday, Sep. 4, 1:30-3:30 PMMovie Matinee: Bridg
Main Library
No registration required.
Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
6:00PM-7:30PM
Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
Thursday, Sep. 4, 6:00PM-7:30PM
Main Library
Come play chess! For more information please email Erik at rockawaychess1@gmail.com*Not a Rockaway Township Library event
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Meeting Room: Admedisys-Compassionate Care Hospice
10:30AM-2:00PM
Meeting Room: Admedisys-Compassionate Care Hospice
Tuesday, Sep. 9, 10:30AM-2:00PM
Main Library
*Not a Rockaway Township Library event
Bookchat Book Club
3:00PM-4:00PM
 Bookchat Book Club
Tuesday, Sep. 9, 3:00PM-4:00PM
Main Library
Meeting Room: PAL
6:30PM-7:30 PM
 Meeting Room: PAL
Tuesday, Sep. 9, 6:30PM-7:30 PM
Main Library
*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Virtual Author Talk: Jefferson Fisher: Argue Less and Talk More with Communication Expert
2:00PM-3:00PM
Virtual Author Talk: Jefferson Fisher: Argue Less and Talk More with Communication Expert
Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2:00PM-3:00PMVirtual Author Talk:
Main Library
Please Click Here to RegisterZoom links can be accessed during the scheduled time of the program OR after the program is over at your leisure! Join us (and be ready to take notes) for an afternoon virtual conversation with communication expert Jefferson Fisher, as we chat about his book, T...read more
Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
3:30PM-5:30PM
 Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
Wednesday, Sep. 10, 3:30PM-5:30PM
Hibernia Branch
Come join the fun at the Hibernia Branch Library EVERY Wednesday for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books and more!Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm. 
Meeting Room: Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity
6:00PM-7:30PM
Meeting Room: Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity
Wednesday, Sep. 10, 6:00PM-7:30PM
Main Library
For more information contact Loretta at 973-891-1934 or email loretta.rivers@morrishabitat.org*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
Virtual Adult Program: Andrew Carnegie: From Steel to the Building of Libraries
7:00PM-8:00PM
Virtual Adult Program: Andrew Carnegie: From Steel to the Building of Libraries
Wednesday, Sep. 10, 7:00PM-8:00PM
Virtual via Zoom
Andrew Carnegie amassed an enormous fortune in the steel industry and then became a major philanthropist. During the late 19th century, when steel would be used first as railroad track, Carnegie perfected low-cost steel production. The Carnegie Steelworks, in Homestead, PA, employed men producing st...read more
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Meeting Room: La Leche League of Rockaway
10:00AM-12:00PM
Meeting Room: La Leche League of Rockaway
Saturday, Sep. 13, 10:00AM-12:00PM
Main Library
For more information contact Denise at 973-462-3795 or email montaltorook@gmail.com*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Board Meeting
6:30PM-7:30PM
 Board Meeting
Monday, Sep. 15, 6:30PM-7:30PM
Main Library
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Picatinny Kindergarten
9:15 - 11:00
 Picatinny Kindergarten
Tuesday, Sep. 16, 9:15 - 11:00
Main Library
ELL Conversation Classes
7:00PM-8:00PM
 ELL Conversation Classes
Tuesday, Sep. 16, 7:00PM-8:00PM
Main Library
Drop ins welcome, no registration required! 3rd Tuesday of every month! 
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Virtual Author Talk: Gabe Henry: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell
2:00PM-3:00PM
Virtual Author Talk: Gabe Henry: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell
Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2:00PM-3:00PMVirtual Author Talk:
Main Library
Please Click Here to RegisterZoom links can be accessed during the scheduled time of the program OR after the program is over at your leisure! Have you ever wondered why the English spelling of words is sometimes… well… just weird? Come on a surprisingly hilarious journe...read more
Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
3:30PM-5:30PM
 Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
Wednesday, Sep. 17, 3:30PM-5:30PM
Hibernia Branch
Come join the fun at the Hibernia Branch Library EVERY Wednesday for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books and more!Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm. 
Meeting Room: Mensa
5:30PM-7:30PM
 Meeting Room: Mensa
Wednesday, Sep. 17, 5:30PM-7:30PM
Main Library
Testing for new members.*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Movie Matinee: Rust
1:30-3:30 PM
 Movie Matinee: Rust
Thursday, Sep. 18, 1:30-3:30 PMMovie Matinee: Rust
Main Library
No registration required.
Adult Program: Learning Origami with Deanna Kwan
5:30PM-7:00PM
Adult Program: Learning Origami with Deanna Kwan
Thursday, Sep. 18, 5:30PM-7:00PM
Main Library
This program is for adults only! Origami promotes all of the following:--- Listening Skills --- Visual Copying --- Eye/Hand Coordination--- Fine Motor Skills --- General Vocabulary --- Math Concepts and Math Vocabulary, Especially Geometry--- Perception and Visualization of 2D & 3D Geometri...read more

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Friends of the Library Meeting
10:00AM-11:00AM
 Friends of the Library Meeting
Friday, Sep. 19, 10:00AM-11:00AM
Main Library
Meeting Room: CARE 4 Kids Program
1:00PM-3:00PM
Meeting Room: CARE 4 Kids Program
Friday, Sep. 19, 1:00PM-3:00PM
Main Library
CarePortal Community information meeting. For more information, please contact Karen at kbowser@carecenternj.org*Not a Rockaway Township Library sponsored event
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Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
11:00AM-12:30PM
Meeting Room: Rockaway Chess Club
Saturday, Sep. 20, 11:00AM-12:30PM
Main Library
Come play chess! For more information please email Erik at rockawaychess1@gmail.com*Not a Rockaway Township Library event
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Adult Program: Pollinator Gardens: Designing for Fall and Beyond
6:00PM-7:00PM
Adult Program: Pollinator Gardens: Designing for Fall and Beyond
Monday, Sep. 22, 6:00PM-7:00PMAdult Program: Polli
Main Library
Create a vibrant, wildlife-friendly garden that supports pollinators from spring through fall. This lecture will highlight how to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds using native plants, with a special focus on extending the bloom season into autumn. Learn how to choose flowers, shrubs, and ...read more
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Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
3:30PM-5:30PM
 Hibernia Drop-In Fun Craft
Wednesday, Sep. 24, 3:30PM-5:30PM
Hibernia Branch
Come join the fun at the Hibernia Branch Library EVERY Wednesday for a craft, games, puzzles, LEGO, books and more!Drop in anytime between 3:30pm and 5:30pm. 
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Eyes Of the Wild
5:00 pm
 Eyes Of the Wild
Thursday, Sep. 25, 5:00 pm
Main Library
For children ages 5 and up: Join us at the library for an exciting animal program.  Eyes of the wild brings some amazing animals to share with us so we can learn all about them. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask ...read more

Virtual Adult Program: Civil War Round Table George Meade Takes Command
6:55PM-8:30PM
Virtual Adult Program: Civil War Round Table George Meade Takes Command
Thursday, Sep. 25, 6:55PM-8:30PMVirtual Adult Progra
Virtual via Zoom
Noted mainly as the General leading the Union forces at Gettysburg, he was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac just three days before the battle and arrived on the battlefield after the first action on July 1, 1863. He organized his forces on favorable ground to fight an effective...read more
Virtual Adult Program: Art Around the World: The Mauritshuis
7:00PM-8:00PM
Virtual Adult Program: Art Around the World: The Mauritshuis
Thursday, Sep. 25, 7:00PM-8:00PMVirtual Adult Progra
Virtual via Zoom
Join Jay Schuck for the first of three programs this fall-Art around the world!Take a trip to The Hague for a virtual tour through the Mauritshuis. Highlights include Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, “Two African Men” by Rembrandt and Fabritius’s Goldfinch.&...read more
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YS AG Meeting
9:00 - 12:00
 YS AG Meeting
Friday, Sep. 26, 9:00 - 12:00
Main Library
Friends of the Library Fundraiser: Adult Craft Gnomes for the Holidays
7:00PM-8:30PM
Friends of the Library Fundraiser: Adult Craft Gnomes for the Holidays
Friday, Sep. 26, 7:00PM-8:30PMFriends of the Libra
Main Library
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library-Decorate a gnome for any holiday-Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, New Years.We provide canvas, paint, decorations, company, laughs & a nice evening!Limited to 20 attendees. Tickets cost $20 and can be bought with cash or check at the circulati...read more
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Read to Cody!
1:00 - 3:00
 Read to Cody!
Saturday, Sep. 27, 1:00 - 3:00
Main Library
Drop in to practice your reading with Cody our volunteer therapy dog. All ages. In the children's room.
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Adult Program: Holistic Recovery for Mind, Body, Spirit
6:30PM-7:30PM
Adult Program: Holistic Recovery for Mind, Body, Spirit
Monday, Sep. 29, 6:30PM-7:30PMAdult Program: Holis
Main Library
Join Rockaway Twp Division of Health & Recovery Partners for a unique experience to restore balance, ease stress, and support your healing journey. Featured Modalities:-EFT Tapping: Release stress & shift patterns-Guided Meditation: Find Inner Peace-Sound Healing Demostration-Mindful Mo...read more
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Move & Groove w/ Miss Jolie ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
10:30 am
Move & Groove w/ Miss Jolie ***REGISTRATION REQUIRED***
Tuesday, Sep. 30, 10:30 am
Main Library
Come sing and dance with Miss JolieFor children ages 2 -6. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT SIGN UP IF YOUR CHILD IS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Due to space limitations we are requiring sign-ups for all programs. We ask that if you are bringing more than o...read more
    
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