Select one of the provided local nature photographs and create an embroidered greeting card. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Ages 12 - 18. Please register as space is limited.
Early-Stage Memory Cafés provide opportunities for concerned persons experiencing early cognitive decline, and for those diagnosed with early-stage memory loss, and their care partner(s) to meet.
Learn essential summer safety tips from Hackensack Meridian Health, including how to recognize heat-related illness, handle stings and bites, and stay safe around water.
Ages 0-3. Open playtime in our meeting room. Babies not yet walking and their caregivers are welcome to join us in the baby area to play and talk with other caregivers. Registration Required.
Ages 6-12. Come to the Manchester Library to create a new mini garment, design a runway look, and play fashion games with other kids. Registration required.
Tweens & teens will learn to play and practice chess and checkers with one another. Ages 8 - 18. Registration is required. Please add siblings attending as guests and list each of their ages.
Ages 2-5. A short storytime for beginning listeners, followed by a craft or activity and open playtime in our children's department. Registration is required.
The Golden Age of Hollywood produced many great icons on stage and film. These patriotic celebrities used their status to voluntarily engage in dangerous counterintelligence to fight the Nazi menace.
Ages 6-12. Try out our microscope at the Manchester branch. Look through the lens and guess what you see. Drop by anytime between 2pm and 4pm. Drop ins welcome.
Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey, in partnership with the Ocean County Library, is offering a support group for caregivers and their loved ones who are experiencing memory loss.
Slavery shaped New Jersey from the 1600s through the Revolution. Learn about Lewis Morris, Colonel Tye, and others as author Rick Geffken uncovers the state?s overlooked history of enslavement.
Teens & tweens will participate in a themed escape room. Ages 10 - 16. Registration is required. Please add siblings attending as guests and list each tween/teen attending with their age.
Ages 0-3. Calling all future engineers, architects, and sculptors! Join us for playtime with modeling compound and building toys. Registration Required.
Ages 2-5. Calling all future engineers, architects, and sculptors! Join us for playtime with modeling compound and building toys. Registration is required.
Ages 0-12. For every 5 books your child reads, they will have the opportunity to win a prize. Reading logs are available in the children's department of the Manchester Library.
Carol Simon Levin portrays Catharine "Caty" Greene, the indomitable wife of Nathanael Greene, one of Gen. George Washington's most valued officers and good friend to many other revolutionary notables.
Teens & tweens will participate in different indoor beach games. Ages 12 - 18. Registration is required. Please add siblings attending as guests and list each tween/teen attending with their age.
Ages 5-12. Come to the Manchester Library and create a beautiful rainbow wreath for Pride Month. Register for a reminder, drop ins welcome while supplies last.
Ages 6-12. Join us at the Manchester Library for games, activities, and challenges related to our favorite sponge living in a pineapple under the sea. Registration required.
Registration opens Wednesday, June 10 2026 at 9:00am
Tweens will learn to play Dungeons and Dragons and experience a short campaign. Ages 13 - 18. Registration is required. Please add siblings attending as guests and list each of their ages.
Registration opens Thursday, June 11 2026 at 9:00am
Tweens & teens will make bracelets with colored beads modeled after the rainbow. Ages 8 - 18. Please add siblings attending as guests and list each teen attending with their age.
Registration opens Saturday, June 13 2026 at 9:00am
Ages 2-5. Join us at the Manchester Library for a fun party with games, activities, and snacks. Please notify staff of food allergy concerns. Registration Required.
Bring your book smart family and friends for a night of trivia hosted by Sam the Trivia Guy! Teams of 2-8 people are encouraged and all ages are welcome to play.
Family Program. For the month of July, search the children's department to find all of the images on the check-off sheet. Registration is not required.
Join Kevin McKernan of the McKernan Law Firm. He will present an easy-to-understand overview of Elder Care Law, sponsored by the NJ Bar Association Speakers Bureau.
Registration opens Wednesday, June 17 2026 at 9:00am
Early-Stage Memory Cafés provide opportunities for concerned persons experiencing early cognitive decline, and for those diagnosed with early-stage memory loss, and their care partner(s) to meet.
Family Program. Join us to make an Independence Day craft to celebrate America's 250th Anniversary in the Children's Department. Registration Required.
Registration opens Thursday, June 18 2026 at 9:00am
