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Kids in grades 3 and higher, please join Ms. Melanie on Thursday, October 17th at 6:00 pm for Scary Stories!

We will listen to scary stories from RL Stine, the author of the Goosebumps series, while painting our own spooky masks.

Please register on the RSVP button below. Thank you!

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Denville residents and residents of neighboring communities may sign up now!

Kids in grades K-5 (and their families!) are invited to join us for our Halloween Spooktacular on Friday, October 18th at 6:00 pm … after the library closes!

Here’s the fun we have in store for you:

• Pumpkin Painting!

• Photo Booth!

• Spooky “What’s in the Box?”!

• Buttons!

• Bead-a-Necklace!

• Cotton Candy!

• Perler Beads!

• Cool Crafts!

• Music!

• Face Painting!

No registration is necessary and costumes are optional! Happy Halloween! 🎃

This program is full. Thank you!

For our young friends of all ages and abilities, we will be hosting an Inclusive Halloween Storytime on Saturday, October 19th at 10:00 am.

Please join us for a quieter storytime with lots of movement. After our stories, we will trick-or-treat throughout the library for fun non-food items.

You may bring or wear your Halloween costumes and any coping devices. Also please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make our storytime sensory friendly for your child.

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Kids in grades K-5 are invited to join us on Monday, October 21st at 6:30 pm for a special interactive play, Sleepy Hollow Halloween!

Our friend Kitty Jones (who has brought us the Fairy Godmother and Grace the Pirate) returns with another fun-filled show. We’ll be transported to Sleepy Hollow, where skeletons high-step in a graveyard dance and goblins haunt the villagers. This is a spooky — but not scary! — Halloween tale with lots of audience participation, lots of laughs, and just a little bit of spookiness.

Please register on the RSVP button below. Boo!

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Goblins, ghosts, and witches … oh my!

We are holding a special Saturday Halloween Storytime on Saturday, October 26th at 10:00 am. For ages 2 to 6, we will be reading Halloween stories, singing Halloween songs, and making a special craft to take home.

Please wear your costumes so we can trick-or-treat for non-food items in the library afterward! And please make sure to register on the RSVP button below. Happy Halloween!

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Our Build a Bear program is full. Please email maryellen.liddy@denvillelibrary.org if you’d like to be added to a waitlist. Thank you!

Kids of all ages are welcome at our Build a Halloween Bear! 🐻 program on Monday, October 28th at 6:00 pm.

We will build 16″ stuffed white teddy bears — with their own t-shirt capes! — to take home and keep. The bears have velcro closures, so no sewing is required. We’ll also share some stories and songs.

Space is limited to 24 children. When you register, please only count children who are building a bear (not caregivers) in your registration total.

*** Because of the cost associated with each stuffed friend, we are requiring a $5.00 deposit (cash or check made payable to Denville Library) to confirm your spot for this program. Your deposit must be received at the library by 5 pm on Friday, October 11th, or we will cancel your registration. We will return your deposit when you attend the program. If you cancel within 48 hours of the program or fail to attend, we will keep your deposit to reimburse the library for the unused materials. We will email all registrants with complete instructions. Thank you! ***

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Denville residents ONLY may sign up beginning  Wednesday, October 2nd.

Residents of all neighboring communities may sign up beginning Friday, October 4th. Early registrations from non-Denville residents will be canceled. Thank you for respecting our policy!

Get ready to dance the morning away!

Ages 2-6, please join us for another Preschool Dance Party on Wednesday, October 30th at 10:30 am. We will be dancing to the Monster Mash and lots of great Halloween tunes!

** Since we will be dancing, we are asking that kids please NOT wear costumes to this event. Thank you! **

Please register on the RSVP button below. See you soon!

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Denville residents and residents of neighboring communities may sign up now!