Montclair Public Library

06/02/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🥳 Check out new book displays and tell us what pride means to you at the main branch! 🌈

06/01/2026

Get ready to party with your friends, because our favorite bingo hostess with the mostest is back for another night of fabulous fun! Registration required: https://buff.ly/VXiLvdv Co-presented with our friends at Out Montclair and Pride Center of Montclair!

06/01/2026

You won't want to miss our Juneteenth Block Party this year!

Hosted by MPL, Friends of the Howe House, and Montclair Township, this community celebration of freedom will have food, fun, and activities for the whole family! Join us for games, performances, dancing and more. We can't wait to see you there!

06/01/2026

Are you someone who wants to share your culture through storytelling? Ana Cristina Coura & Sabina Wasonga-Gitau, master storytellers of Portuguese & Swahili storytimes, lead a hands-on workshop for adults interested in conducting children’s storytimes in other languages and cultures. Engage in this interactive session designed to bring forth your inner storyteller with confidence! Registration is required:
https://bccls.libcal.com/event/16682427

06/01/2026

June is National CPR and AED Awareness Month! 🫀 Come take a free basic CPR training class with Div, Andrea and Jada from Beat to Breathe CPR. Whether you're brushing up on your skills or a complete newbie, take the time to gain life-saving skills and feel confident and prepared to respond effectively in emergencies!

Register: https://buff.ly/WMXCuew

📅 Thursday, June 25
⏲️ 5-6pm
📍 Main Library, 50 South Fullerton Ave

06/01/2026

Drop in for a quick storytime celebrating LGBTQ+ families (allies are also welcome of course)!

06/01/2026

that duck walk may be chopped but this class on RuPaul won't be!✨️ 🏁 Learn your herstory on June 18th! Out Montclair

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

There’s nothing like families cooking together! Which is why we’re inviting children and their families to take up the Juneteenth Cookbook Family Challenge from June 1-30. Alliah L. Agostini & The Quarto Group Books have graciously granted permission to share recipes from The Juneteenth Cookbook. Kids, families, are invited to cook up any or all of the recipe items in celebration of Juneteenth. Just click the recipe links (available at the registration link for Alliah Agostini's June 7 author visit) or ask for printed recipes at the Main Library's Children's Department or Bellevue Avenue Branch. Get cooking, and have your grownups share your creation on social media. Be sure to tag and to join our virtual cookout!

05/29/2026

Alliah L. Agostini reads from The Juneteenth Cookbook! She’ll go over African-American culinary traditions and why great cuisine and Juneteenth go hand-in-hand. Kids will also make 90’s inspired African medallion necklaces! Sunday, 6/7 (haha!), 4-5 pm. (Visit between 3-4 pm for a special visit from Tobias the Horse on the Plymouth Street side of the Main Library!) Registration required: Registration required: https://buff.ly/M9WWTA1 #67