11/13 clay pumpkin program is canceled. Wednesday, November 20th will be the first session. A new date for a second session will be announced at a later time. 

We apologize for the inconvenience. 

4th-8th Grade

REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 15TH AT 10 AM

Learn to sculpt pumpkins out of clay! This is a two part project and you must be available for both sessions.

November 13th - Sculpting
November 20th - Sculpting
Date TBA - Painting

Registration is required. You do not need to sign up for both weeks, sign up once per participant, using the link below.

Register in LibCal

This program is kindly sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library.

Ages 7-12

REGISTRATION OPENS JULY 15TH AT 10 AM

Sign up to brighten someone's day! Glen Rock High School students will lead attendees in making bracelets for residents in senior living centers or hospitals. Registration is required.

Register in LibCal

This program is kindly sponsored by the Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library.

Wednesday, July 10th at 6:30 PM

All teens & adults welcome. Whether you’re solo or a group of friends: join us! CATAN® is the original strategy board game. Embark on a quest to settle the island of Catan. Start by revealing Catan's many harbors and regions: pastures, fields, mountains, hills, forests, and desert. Guide your settlers to victory by clever trading and smart development. Gather resources (grain, wool, ore, brick, and lumber) to build roads, settlements and cities, and to buy development cards that will help you on your quest. Acquire your resources by rolling the dice and trading with others. But beware – you never know when the wily robber might steal some of your precious gains!

Let us know you’re coming. Register here with LibCal.

The Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library are hosting an Outdoor Book Sale on Saturday, June 8, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm on the Library’s front lawn. Rain Date: Sunday, June 9, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. $2 Adult Books | $1 Children's Books | $20 Fill up a bag (BYO Bag). Cash only.

Donations of Books are being accepted on Saturday, June 1, from 10am-4pm only:

Accepting: Gently used Fiction and Non-Fiction books (adult, teen, & children’s) in very good condition. Non-Fiction must be current.

Not Accepting: Media or magazines; yellowed, dirty, or damaged books, outdated non-fiction; textbooks or encyclopedias.

The Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library are accepting donations for one day only for their 2024 Outdoor Book Sale on Saturday, June 8, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Accepting: Gently used Fiction and Non-Fiction books (adult, teen, & children’s) in very good condition. Non-Fiction must be current.

Not Accepting: Media or magazines; yellowed, dirty, or damaged books, outdated non-fiction; textbooks or encyclopedias.

The Book Sale will be held on the front lawn of the library on Saturday, June 8, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Rain Date: Sunday, June 9, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. $2 Adult Books | $1 Children's Books | $20 Fill up a bag (BYO Bag). Cash only.

Saturday, May 11th at 11:00am-1:00 PM

Celebrate World Collage Day with a fun, hands-on art event! Join members of the Arts Council of Glen Rock for two hours of creating unique collages using various materials. This event is perfect for all skill levels, so come explore your creativity and be a part of this artistic celebration. Adults and teenagers are welcome. No instruction and no fee to participate.

This is a drop-in event; no registration required.

Join us as we take part in National Week of Conversation with the discussion of immigration. This is a forum to bring your passion for an issue to an environment where you can be heard. Everyone is welcome, across our many differences, into moderated conversations that can rekindle relationships and help us relearn how to be the “we” we know we can be. Register here with LibCal.

Community groups in Glen Rock, Fair Lawn and Ridgewood are joining together for our annual Community Read that explores a pressing social issue. Join us in reading How The Word Is Passed  by Clint Smith, winner of the National Book Critics Award for Nonfiction, which asks us how to confront how we approach, understand and teach about slavery.

Books are available upon request at the Library and are available to download on the Libby app. 

Register here with LibCal for the discussion group. The Zoom link is sent upon registration.

Presented by CRAN, Community Relations Advocacy Network.

For grades K-8

Registration opens September 15th at 10 AM.

Join us on the front lawn of the library to paint and decorate a real pumpkin! We will be using paint so please dress accordingly! The program will be help downstairs in the Community Room in case of inclement weather.

There are two registration links, one for grades K-5 and one for grades 6-8. Be sure to sign up for the correct age group or you may lose your spot.

Grades K-5 register online here

Grades 6-8 register online here

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

All Ages

All good things must come to an end and so goes another year of Summer Reading. Let’s send it out in style with a celebration! There will be crafts for children and teens, an underwater photo booth, snacks, a gallery show from the Summer Watercolor Class, Summer Reading certificates for those who participated, and more!

The children and teen raffle winners will be chosen at the end of the celebration so make sure to get all of your tickets submitted before 5:00 PM!

No registration required.

For ages 8+ and for residents across all BCCLS libraries. Presented by BCCLS & Microsoft.

Join us for the Beginner's Guide to Arcade Games: Code Your Own Games workshop.

In this workshop, participants will use block coding to create games with MakeCode Arcade. Participants will learn about the game design concept of sprites and the computer science concepts of coordinates and variables.

Register through LibCal

**IMPORTANT** You will receive a Microsoft registration link in your confirmation email next to where it says "To join the event visit..." Click the link that follows to register through Microsoft. You will then recieve the actual meeting link in that second confirmation email.

Questions? Please contact Kristen, Teen Librarian, at kristen.rasczyk@glenrock.bccls.org; Libby, Children's Librarian, at elizabeth.norris@glenrock.bccls.org; or give us a call at (201) 670-3970

SATURDAY, JUNE 12th at 3:00 PM

Join your neighbors outdoors for a moderated conversation about ensuring a fair and just community. Guided by the National Issues Forums (NIF), the structured afternoon offers the opportunity to talk deliberately and respectfully about a difficult issue and discover shared common values. NIF is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, organization. The event will take place at the Library under a tent with socially distanced seating. This Community Conversation is made possible by the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant awarded to the Glen Rock Public Library. Seating is limited and you must register here with LibCal.

Out of respect for our neighbors, please park in the Borough’s parking lot.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20th at 7:00 PM

The college admissions process is undergoing significant and lasting changes as many colleges and universities have gone test optional for this current admissions cycle and will evaluate their standardized testing policies going forward. In this presentation will be led by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC, explore how students can engage with colleges virtually to help them develop a preliminary list of colleges to consider visiting when campuses are fully open.

Discover how admissions officers are handling the current situation and how students can position themselves to develop a compelling narrative to increase their chances for admission. Learn about the importance of community service and how it can help a student to stand out from other applicants. Please RSVP to ron@standoutforcollege.com. You will receive a private invitation with a Zoom link in reply. There is no charge for this event.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th at 7:00 PM

The college admissions process is undergoing significant and lasting changes as many colleges and universities have gone test optional for this current admissions cycle and will evaluate their standardized testing policies going forward. In this presentation will be led by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC, explore how students can engage with colleges virtually to help them develop a preliminary list of colleges to consider visiting when campuses are fully open.

Discover how admissions officers are handling the current situation and how students can position themselves to develop a compelling narrative to increase their chances for admission. Learn about the importance of community service and how it can help a student to stand out from other applicants. Please RSVP to ron@standoutforcollege.com. You will receive a private invitation with a Zoom link in reply. There is no charge for this event.