Cranford Public Library December 2023
December Events for Adults
Cookbook Club Cookie Swap–Saturday, December 2, at 2pm
Join us for our very first cookbook club! Check out one of our baking cookbooks and bring in your favorite cookie recipe to share with others! Please note: if you are signing up for this event you are agreeing to bring 2 dozen cookies. It would be great if you could note any potential allergens (i.e. nuts).
Registration is required and can be done here:eventbrite.com/e/cookbook-club-cookie-swap-tickets-736727320247?aff=oddtdtcreator
Movie Night–Wednesday, December 6, at 7pm
Movies are back! Join us the first Wednesday of the month for a screening of a recently released DVD! Please visit our website or contact the library for film titles.
Literary Cafe–Saturday, December 9, at 10:15am
Literary Café is a book chat program. The format is simple: Bring a few of your recent favorite books and tell the other members of the group what you like about them. If you don’t have a copy of the book you want to talk about, that’s okay, too. The books can be new or old, fiction or non-fiction, classic or contemporary. There is no required reading, and you will have the opportunity to learn about books recommended by other group members. Attend as many sessions as you’d like. Admission is free and all are welcome. Refreshments sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library. Patrons are welcome to join us in person or online.
International Film–Monday, December 11, at 2pm and 7pm
International films are back! Join us for an International film screening. The same film will be shown at 2pm and 7pm. Please contact the library for the film title.
Readers Forum–Monday, December 18, at 7pm
All are welcome at the Readers Forum Book Discussion Group! This month’s book is Enduring Love by Ian McEwan.
December Events for Children
Families with children of all ages are invited to join us for Family Storytime on Friday, December 1 at 10:15 a.m. Children in Kindergarten and up are invited to a Winter Storytime on December 20 at 4:00 p.m. No registration is required for either event.
Readers in grades 3-5 are invited to sign up for the Cranford Public Library’s Graphic Novel Book Club. The club meets on Monday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m. Visit the library’s calendar to reserve a spot.
Young readers are invited to hone their skills by reading to certified therapy dogs. Dogs are a perfect, non-judgmental audience for children learning to read independently! This program meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19 and January 23. No registration is required, but space is available on a first come, first served basis.
Independent readers in grades 2-3 are invited to the library’s Early Readers Book Club on Wednesday, December 20 from 6:00-6:45 p.m. We’ll read the book Billy Twitters and his Blue Whale Problemtogether and create art inspired by the story. Registration is required and can be done online: eventbrite.com/e/747695586627?aff=oddtdtcreator
Make holiday creations using Lego bricks and display them in the library! This group welcomes friends in Kindergarten and up on December 21st from 6:00-6:45 p.m. This is a drop-in program; no registration is required.
Create as a family at Family Art on Friday, December 22 at 4:00 p.m. and craft some charming holiday ornaments! Registration is not required, materials are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
