The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

An interactive program that fosters early literacy skills through books, songs, and activities.

This interactive program is filled with brain-building rhymes, movement, songs, and stories.

Engage in early literacy with stories, singing, and socialization.

Connect with other Pokémon fans and explore Pokémon-themed games, crafts, and activities!

Make your own design using the library's Perler beads!

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Discover the joy of reading through stories, songs, and play / Descubre la alegría de leer a través de cuentos, canciones y juego Register

Connect with homeschoolers while enjoying a family-friendly activity.

Try your hand at these "impossible" Pokemon questions and see if you know it all!Register

Join us for a different fun STEM activity each week! For children in grades 3-6. Register

Discover how to paint step-by-step using watercolors. Pre-packaged snacks and drinks will be served. Register

Create a fairy figurine keepsake to decorate your bookshelf!

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a special bilingual story time!Register

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Open play for families with young children. Toys and activities will be set up for children to explore. No registration required.

Relax and paint with watercolor Pokémon in a low stress, no pressure environment.

Drop in between 4-5pm to practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog. No registration required. Register

Do you like comics or graphic novels? Get your creative juices flowing and join us to create your very own comic strip!

Join the fun if you like building with LEGO® bricks, magnetic tiles and more. Bring your creativity and prepare for a challenge.Register

Join us to learn more about artist Yayoi Kusama and then create pumpkin artwork in her signature style. Register

A group readaloud with children and their caregivers followed by a discussion and themed activity. Books will be provided during the program.Register

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

This interactive program is filled with brain-building rhymes, movement, songs, and stories.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join the fun if you like building with LEGO® bricks. Bring your creativity and prepare for a challenge.

Therapy Dogs and their owners work together as a team to improve the lives of other people. Visit to: read a story to the dog, talk to the owner, or engage in stress reduction through interaction.

An hour of informal play. All skill levels welcome. Please note that this is not an instructional program - it is recommended that participants have a basic knowledge of chess.

Learn to crochet, find inspiration, or work on your own project during these relaxed evening craft sessions.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Guitar + Pop Songs = Us singing our hearts out! With Ms. Natalie on guitar and Mx. Hannah’s high energy, join us for a mini-concert and group sing-along.Register

Join Mr. John at Castle Park for an exciting storytime!

A hands-on building program for little builders to stack, sort, and create while developing fine motor skills and problem solving.

Enjoy a fun afternoon playing games, watching movies, or creating art. Different activities each week.

Practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog!

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Start your day with this interactive program full of stories, songs, signs, and movement.Register

Find clues, solve puzzles, and lead your team to escape the room before time runs out.

Enjoy stories and songs followed by a hands-on related craft that you can take home or make at the library.

Stop by the Children's space between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to take part in a fun activity or make a craft to take home!

Find clues, solve puzzles, and lead your team to escape the room before time runs out. Join the wait list

Find clues, solve puzzles, and lead your team to escape the room before time runs out. Join the wait list

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

An interactive program that fosters early literacy skills through books, songs, and activities.

Discover songs, stories, and yoga poses in this active storytime. Taught by a yoga certified teacher and librarian.

This interactive program is filled with brain-building rhymes, movement, songs, and stories.

Build your cooking skills and socialize with other kids as we make a new recipe each session. Register

Surprise us with a creation of your own making or ask us for a special challenge!

Program entry will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

An hour of informal play. It is recommended that participants have a basic knowledge of chess. Participants will be paired with a player close in age and/or ability.Register

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Discover the joy of reading through stories, songs, and play / Descubre la alegría de leer a través de cuentos, canciones y juego Register

Music helps little ones with emotional expression, improves language and social skills, and reduces stress. Join Becca for a casual family sing-along with classic pop and rock songs!

Practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog. Registration is required by visiting the Youth Services desk or calling 908-458-8455. Registration begins September 15.

A story followed by a related hands-on craft. Program entry will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Open play for families with young children. Toys and activities will be set up for children to explore. No registration required.

Calling all little pumpkin artists ages 3 and up! Come create and color your very own paper pumpkin and give it the most ridiculous grin you can imagine, complete with candy corn teeth!Register

Make some rice crispy treats, and use food color, icing, and candies to create spooky snacks!!!

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

This interactive program is filled with brain-building rhymes, movement, songs, and stories.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join the fun if you like building with LEGO® bricks. Bring your creativity and prepare for a challenge.

Enjoy an evening storytime that is equal parts silly and spooky!

A spooky two-part event with an indoor lantern making craft followed by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark outside near the cemetery.Register

Learn to crochet, find inspiration, or work on your own project during these relaxed evening craft sessions.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Enjoy a Halloween-themed bubble dance party with music, fun lights, and balloons!

A hands-on building program for little builders to stack, sort, and create while developing fine motor skills and problem solving.

Enjoy a fun afternoon playing games, watching movies, or creating art. Different activities each week.

Drop in between 3:30-4:30 pm to practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog. No registration required.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Hear familiar stories and songs retold in Mandarin Chinese and introduce your little one to cultural diversity.

Join the fun if you like building with LEGO® bricks. Bring your creativity and prepare for a challenge.

Stop by the Children's space between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to take part in a fun activity or make a craft to take home!

Don't just talk about change - create it! Through engaging and collaborative activities, this program series will empower individuals, inspire action, and drive measurable impact.Register

Celebrate Halloween with a variety of spooky activities, including stories, games, crafts, and a photobooth. Come in costume!

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

An interactive program that fosters early literacy skills through books, songs, and activities.

This interactive program is filled with brain-building rhymes, movement, songs, and stories.

Engage in early literacy with stories, singing, and socialization.

Decorate a pumpkin during this drop-in craft. Register

What genre will we discover today? Come join a fun storytime to learn about genres followed by a themed craft.

Grab your goggles and enter the candy laboratory! Experiment with sweet treats, create bubbling reactions, and bring gummy creations to life through hands-on science fun.Register

A hands-on culinary program with a slice of storytime to learn food handling skills and explore new reads.Register

Get ready to turn off the lights and turn up the glow. Wear white or bright neon colors so you glow in the dark. Make creations that will glow too.Register

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Discover the joy of reading through stories, songs, and play / Descubre la alegría de leer a través de cuentos, canciones y juego Register

Join us for a different fun STEM activity each week! For children in grades 3-6. Register

Make pumpkin puffy slime. Ingredients: glue, foam shaving cream, pumpkin spice, saline solution (contact solution), and baking soda.Register

We will work together to make homemade pumpkin muffins, listen to a story while they bake, and then enjoy them fresh from the oven.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Open play for families with young children. Toys and activities will be set up for children to explore. No registration required.

Follow a template or make your own perler bead creation to take home.

Calling all little Halloween artists! Come create your very own spooky Halloween headband with fun stickers you can peel, mix, match, and stick wherever you like! Perfect for ages 3 and up.Register

Learn about the fascinating world of medicine!

Join the library in your Halloween costume at this all ages Halloween party.

"Find Chulo!" is a self-guided scavenger hunt. To participate, pick up an activity sheet with the list of Chulo's hiding places from the lobby of the SCLSNJ Bridgewater Branch OR download it below.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

This interactive program is filled with brain-building rhymes, movement, songs, and stories.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join the fun if you like building with LEGO® bricks. Bring your creativity and prepare for a challenge.

Compete with friends to see who can build the best catapult out of nothing but craft sticks and rubber bands! Who can launch a pompom the farthest?

Play bingo with other players and compete to win prizes. Register

Learn to crochet, find inspiration, or work on your own project during these relaxed evening craft sessions.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Spin the wheel for a special treat. Dress up in costume if you'd like!

A hands-on building program for little builders to stack, sort, and create while developing fine motor skills and problem solving.

Enjoy a fun afternoon playing games, watching movies, or creating art. Different activities each week.

Children of all ages are welcome to this interactive program full of stories, songs, and movement.Register

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Kids, starting October 1, pick up your coloring sheet at the library. Read a book, color in a picture and letter on your sheet! Starting October 26th, bring back your completed sheet for a prize!

Play Halloween themed Bingo for small prizes.

Stop by the Children's space between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to take part in a fun activity or make a craft to take home!

Visit Hillsborough's Craft Studio for a brief tour of the space and the equipment available for you to use.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

An interactive program that fosters early literacy skills through books, songs, and activities.

Engage in early literacy with stories, singing, and socialization.

Surprise us with a creation of your own making or ask us for a special challenge!

Program entry will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Discover the joy of reading through stories, songs, and play / Descubre la alegría de leer a través de cuentos, canciones y juego Register

A story followed by a related hands-on craft. Program entry will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

The Raritan Public Library is collecting gently used, gift-giving-quality books, DVDs/Blu-rays, and video games for our upcoming Friends of the Library Sale!

Join Ms Alyssa for a quieter storytime. Intended for children and families who may feel overwhelmed by the noise of a typical storytime. For ages 2 and up with a caregiver.Register

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Introduce your toddler to the beginnings of storytime through songs, activities, and listening to short stories.

Open play for families with young children. Toys and activities will be set up for children to explore. No registration required.

An opportunity for caregivers and their children to play together with screen-free activities from 3:30-5 p.m. and Nintendo Switch games from 5-7 p.m.

Drop in between 4-5pm to practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog. No registration required. Register

For grades K-5. Use detective skills and creativity to search for clues in a historic artwork and then solve a mystery about the artist's life. Once the mystery is solved, make your own artwork!Register

Friends of the Library Book Sale Set Up

This interactive program is filled with brain-building rhymes, movement, songs, and stories.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

An interactive storytime followed by a messy craft. Limited spots in the program will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

Embrace your favorite fandoms and take part in fun crafts, games, and activities, all while making new friends!

Join the fun if you like building with LEGO® bricks. Bring your creativity and prepare for a challenge.

Practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog. Registration is required by visiting the Youth Services desk or calling 908-458-8415. Registration begins October 15.

Therapy Dogs and their owners work together as a team to improve the lives of other people. Visit to: read a story to the dog, talk to the owner, or engage in stress reduction through interaction.

Learn to crochet, find inspiration, or work on your own project during these relaxed evening craft sessions.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Guitar + Pop Songs = Us singing our hearts out! With Ms. Natalie on guitar and Mx. Hannah’s high energy, join us for a mini-concert and group sing-along.Register

A hands-on building program for little builders to stack, sort, and create while developing fine motor skills and problem solving.

Use your imagination to create a masterpiece out of Perler beads!

Enjoy a fun afternoon playing games, watching movies, or creating art. Different activities each week.

Practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog!

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Enjoy a guided seasonal craft!Register

Learn how fossils form, examine examples of prehistoric life, and work in small teams to excavate and reconstruct dinosaur specimens. Register

Make a simple, family friendly craft at the library.

Calling all little squirrel fans ages 3 and up! We’ll color, cut, and paste our very own silly squirrels onto a paper bag and then things get extra delicious! Next up: make your own acorns. Register

Stop by the Children's space between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to take part in a fun activity or make a craft to take home!

Don't just talk about change - create it! Through engaging and collaborative activities, this program series will empower individuals, inspire action, and drive measurable impact.Register

Friends of the Library Book Sale Clean Up

An interactive program that fosters early literacy skills through books, songs, and activities.

Engage in early literacy with stories, singing, and socialization.

Drop in between 4:30-5:30pm to practice your reading skills by reading a story to a certified therapy dog. No registration required.

Program entry will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

Explore structural engineering, spatial awareness, and creative design. Build a towering skyscraper, a sturdy bridge, or a creative masterpiece using various building materials.Register

Discover the joy of reading through stories, songs, and play / Descubre la alegría de leer a través de cuentos, canciones y juego Register

Make an autumn gnome out of a pinecone, felt, and some paint! Then, embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving by writing a thank you letter to a friend or loved one!

Celebrate Women in STEM with picture books read aloud by MHS students from Team 1403 Cougar Robotics. After storytime, join us for a robot meet-and-greet!Register

Learn to make a delicious baked good, listen to stories while it bakes, and enjoy it fresh from the oven.