Berkeley Heights Public Library October 2024
29 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
Phone # 908-608-8603 / https://bhplnj.org – check the library’s website for more information and any program changes or additions
Family Programs
Family Fun Friday: Friday, October 18 at 3:30 pm – Color a canvas Trick or Treat bag.
Pumpkin Palooza: Sunday, October 20 at 2:30 – 4:30pm – Pumpkin bowing, pumpkin painting, pumpkin art and more!
Trunk or Treat: Saturday, October 26 – Visit our booth in the Municipal Parking Lot.
Family Movie Matinee: Inside Out 2: Sunday, October 27 at 2:30pm.
Haunted House: Wednesday, October 30, 9am – 5pm – Halloween decorations and crafts.
Halloween Storytime: Thursday, October 31 at 10am – Come in costume for a special holiday storytime!:
Trick or Treat: Thursday, October 31, 9am – 8pm – Come to the library in your costume and get a treat!
Halloween Movie Night: Hocus Pocus: Thursday, October 31 at 7pm.
Children’s Storytimes and Programs
Lego Play: Friday, October 4 at 3:30 pm
Good Time String Band: Tuesday, October 8 at 10:30am – A fiddle and banjo sing-along.
Read to a Dog: Wednesday, October 16 at 3:30pm – Kids practice their reading with a furry listener.
Yoga Storytime: Monday, October 21 at 9:45am – Interactive storytime with yoga poses.
Weekly Drop-In Programs:
Crafternoon: for ages 4-7 with caregiver: Mondays, October 7, 14 & 21 at 3:30 pm
Toddler Explorations: Tuesdays, October 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 at 10 am – Early literacy experiences for toddlers with caregiver.
Toddler Storytime: Wednesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 10 am
Baby Playtime: Wednesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 1:30 pm
Block Party: Thursdays, October 3, 10, 17 & 24 at 10 am – Build and play with blocks.
Play Pals: Fridays, October 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 10 am
Saturday Hangouts at 10am: October 5 (free play), October 12 (craft), October 19 (storytime).
Tweens & Teens Programs (For ages 10 and up)
Tinker Tuesday Crafts:
October 15 at 7pm – Creepy Mason Jar Painting (Registration required at bhplprograms@bhplnj.org)
October 22 at 7pm – Teen Haunted House Painting
October 24 at 6:30pm – DIY Popcorn Bar
Switch It Up: Monday, October 10/21 at 1:30 pm – Play video games on the big screen.
Interactive Movie: Beetlejuice – Monday, October 28 at 1:30pm
Teen Book Club: A Monster Calls – Tuesday, October 29 at 6:30pm
Adult Programs
Tinker Tuesday Crafts at 7pm: October 1 (Fall Potpourri) & October 8 (Family Tree Shadow Boxes).
Spooky Wine Glass Painting: Monday, October 7 at 7pm. For ages 18 and up. (Registration required at bhplprograms@bhplnj.org)
Coffee & Conversation Group: Wednesdays, October 9 & 23 at 1pm
Tech Help: Saturday October 12, 10am-12pm and Sunday, October 13 at 2pm-4pm
Pins & Needles Crafting Group: Sunday, October 13 at 2:30 pm
Ancestry Program: Wednesday, October 16 at 7pm
Armchair Traveler – Offbeat Travels in Italy: Tuesday, October 22 at 7 pm
Friday Movie Matinee: A Haunting in Venice: Friday, October 25 at 1pm
Jazz Concert: Sunday, October 27 at 3pm – Jazz trio with Trumpeter James Gibbs.
Book Groups:
Morning Book Group: Friday, October 4 at 10:30 am – Have You Seen Luis Velez?
Mayor’s Book Club: Thursday, October 10 at 7pm – You Are a Badass
Evening Book Group: Tuesday, October 15 at 7 pm – Breathing Lessons
Books Speak Volumes: Thursday, October 17 at 7 pm – A Fever in the Heartland
Joy of Cookbooking: Monday, October 21 at 6:30 pm – Celebrity Chefs
Silent Reads: Sunday, October 6 at 2:30pm; Friday, October 11 at 11am; Monday, October 28 at 7pm.
Virtual Author Talks – register at libraryc.org/bhplnj
A Journey into the World of Tropical Bats with Scientists for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute – Wednesday, October 2 at 2pm.
Liberating Latin American Fiction: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Wednesday, October 9 at 7pm.
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone – Tuesday, October 22 at 2pm.
