Join the teen librarian to watch anime in the teen zone on our Crunchyroll account and make a craft!

Ages 11+

Surely nothing bad will come of exploring some ruins after being told not to?

Register Here

For more information email: koliver@cranfordlibrary.org

Friends in grades K & above, it's time to wear our pajamas & relax as we listen to a story or two & make some fun dog crafts! This program will meet in the Teen section of the library.

Children in grades K+ are invited to join us for a cozy winter storytime. Come dressed in pajamas, listen to a story, decorate a pillowcase to take home, and sip some hot cocoa. Registration is required.

This month, we will be baking desserts from Baking Yesteryear. Please email when you choose your recipe so there are no duplicates! Stacey will be baking the Buster.

Sign up for a 15 or 30 minute session and ask one of our librarians your tech questions! Feel free to bring your phone, tablet or other device. In partnership with Cranford Community Center. Click the registration link below to sign-up.

Play video games on the library’s Nintendo Switch!

Ages 11+

Photographers of all levels are invited to connect, share their work, talk shop, and work in the darkroom. The Darkroom is located in the Arts & Crafts Room on the second floor of the Community Center, the space is wheelchair-accessible.

Made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

This program is a partnership between the Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Community Center. Ongoing funds for the darkroom are provided by the Friends of the Library.

Surely exploring an abandoned mage’s tower will only bring good things to the recruits!

Register Here

For more information email: koliver@cranfordlibrary.org

The film of the long running musical covers the musical's first act. It stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp and Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland, with Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum rounding out the principal cast. Set in the Land of Oz, before Dorothy Gale's arrival from Kansas, it follows Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, and her friendship with her classmate Galinda, who becomes Glinda the Good.

Please note: attendees are encouraged and allowed to sing along at this showing. There will be a non-singalong showing at a separate time for those who do not wish to sing along.

Join us for Romance Readers Book Club. 

Sign up for a 15 or 30 minute session and ask one of our librarians your tech questions! Feel free to bring your phone, tablet or other device. In partnership with Cranford Community Center. Click the registration link below to sign-up.

Photographers of all levels are invited to connect, share their work, talk shop, and work in the darkroom. The Darkroom is located in the Arts & Crafts Room on the second floor of the Community Center, the space is wheelchair-accessible.

Made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

This program is a partnership between the Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Community Center. Ongoing funds for the darkroom are provided by the Friends of the Library.

Every month the library will debut new popular films, as soon as they're available! Today's movie is TBD

Literary Café is a book chat program. The format is simple: Bring a few of your recent favorite books and tell the other members of the group what you like about them. If you don’t have a copy of the book you want to talk about, that’s okay, too. The books can be new or old, fiction or non-fiction, classic or contemporary. There is no required reading, and you will have the opportunity to learn about books recommended by other group members. Attend as many sessions as you’d like. Admission is free and all are welcome. Light refreshments provided by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library. Join us in person or on Zoom here

Join us each month for an International film screening. The same film will be shown at 2pm at 7pm. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library. Today's movie is TBD

Build amazing LEGO creations with friends! This program is for children ages 5+, all supplies are provided.

Join us each month for an International film screening. The same film will be shown at 2pm at 7pm. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library. Today's movie is TBD

Join us the 2nd Tuesday of the month for crafts and conversation! There will be a new project each month. All supplies will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library. Space is limited and opens up the month prior to each program. Today we are making sugar scrubs and lavender sachets.

Photographers of all levels are invited to connect, share their work, talk shop, and work in the darkroom. The Darkroom is located in the Arts & Crafts Room on the second floor of the Community Center, the space is wheelchair-accessible.

Made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

This program is a partnership between the Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Community Center. Ongoing funds for the darkroom are provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join Tanisha Mitchell—opera singer, librarian/archivist, and creator of "Opera Talks”— for this virtual program all about Marian Anderson.

Marian Anderson (1897-1993) is a cultural icon whose contralto voice broke through racial barriers in the operatic world and ultimately in American society. Her beautiful illustrious voice is most memorable through her controversial recital on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 and her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1955.

Sponsored by The Friends of the Cranford Public Library.

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83179032878?pwd=eIVi5fqfkeluvJRsGawxoLfrhxnCmm.1

Meeting ID: 831 7903 2878
Passcode: 396479

Make some messy art at the library! This program is best suited to children ages 2+ with a caregiver. Dress for a mess.

Join us for books, songs, and a craft in honor of St. Patrick's Day! All ages welcome. No registration required.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Photographers of all levels are invited to connect, share their work, talk shop, and work in the darkroom. The Darkroom is located in the Arts & Crafts Room on the second floor of the Community Center, the space is wheelchair-accessible.

Made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

This program is a partnership between the Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Community Center. Ongoing funds for the darkroom are provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for another fun evening of trivia! This free event is hosted by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library! Join us in the Community Room on the first floor of the Community Center! Feel free to bring your own snacks and (non-alcoholic) drinks. Prizes awarded to the winning team.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Friends in grades K & above, it's time to wear our pajamas & relax as we listen to a story & make some crafts!  

Ages 11+ only can sign up for an after hours event to play Mario Kart: Live Circuit! Part of New Jersey Maker's Day at the Cranford Public Library.

Must fill out parental permission slip. Ages 11+, registration required

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for our initial Books and Brew book club at The Morning Roast! We are reading Before The Coffee Gets Cold. Books will be available through the library and Hoopla. The Morning Roast offers coffee and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase.

Join us for this 17-piece brass band and vocals concert! Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library in partnership with the Cranford Community Center.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Photographers of all levels are invited to connect, share their work, talk shop, and work in the darkroom. The Darkroom is located in the Arts & Crafts Room on the second floor of the Community Center, the space is wheelchair-accessible.

Made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

This program is a partnership between the Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Community Center. Ongoing funds for the darkroom are provided by the Friends of the Library.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to ride the runners behind a team of dogs, steering a loaded sled through mountainous terrain, crossing the vast Alaskan tundra,
hugging the shoreline of the great Bering Sea? What does it take to care for a team of Alaskan huskies? Could my dog be a sled dog, too?

2025 is the 100th Anniversary of the 1925 Diphtheria Epidemic Serum Run! Remember Balto and Togo and the many heroic huskies and mushers who carried life-saving anti-toxin to the town of Nome, Alaska? Want to learn more? Musher, Karen Land, will cover these subjects and more when she and Noggin, the Alaskan husky, visit the Cranford Community Center!

Land is a writer, public speaker, and three-time participant in the 1000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as well as many other sprint and endurance races in Alaska, Canada, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Maine. Since 2000, Land has traveled to nearly every state with her dog sled, mushing gear, Arctic clothing, and beloved dogs, giving over a thousand school and public library presentations.

This free program is made possible by the Friends of the Library and is open to participants of all ages, children and adults. Registration is not required, but space is limited and may be unavailable to latecomers. RSVP to the event on Facebook. Doors open at 9:50 a.m.

Join us for books, songs, and a craft in honor of National Crayon Day! All ages welcome. No registration required.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for books, songs, and a craft all about pollinators! All ages welcome. No registration required.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a magical cake decorating party where we will decorate enchanting fairy house cakes and make a fairy door craft. Registration is required.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join cat behaviorist, Stephen Quandt, Feline Behavior Associates, LLC, for this informative and engaging program all about cat behavior! After the presentation, there will be plenty of time for Q&A if you have questions about your own cats! Please follow the link (will be posted shortly) to register for this Zoom program. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Join us for a free eight-week writing workshop run by author Brigit Young. Workshop participants will learn what makes a story tick and how to dive into writing their own! By the end of class, children will have a completed work of writing or - in the case of much longer pieces - a plan for how to move forward with their piece. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Applications will be accepted until February 5. Participation is not guaranteed, priority will be given to Cranford residents and cardholders.

Children ages 3-5 and a caregiver are invited to join us for Storytime Yoga! This is an active class for very young learners, caregivers are expected to participate alongside their children.

Please be aware that, while this class has previously welcomed younger children, the age range for this class is firm and we ask that participants respect it.

The program mixes poses, games, storytelling, art and music to teach children to release the sillies and find the calm. We'll be using props--like balls, scarves, pinwheels, and pom-poms--to build strength, flexibility, and self-confidence through play!

While advance registration is not required, space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.

Children ages 3-5 and a caregiver are invited to join us for Storytime Yoga! This is an active class for very young learners, caregivers are expected to participate alongside their children.

Please be aware that, while this class has previously welcomed younger children, the age range for this class is firm and we ask that participants respect it.

The program mixes poses, games, storytelling, art and music to teach children to release the sillies and find the calm. We'll be using props--like balls, scarves, pinwheels, and pom-poms--to build strength, flexibility, and self-confidence through play!

While advance registration is not required, space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.

Children ages 3-5 and a caregiver are invited to join us for Storytime Yoga! This is an active class for very young learners, caregivers are expected to participate alongside their children.

Please be aware that, while this class has previously welcomed younger children, the age range for this class is firm and we ask that participants respect it.

The program mixes poses, games, storytelling, art and music to teach children to release the sillies and find the calm. We'll be using props--like balls, scarves, pinwheels, and pom-poms--to build strength, flexibility, and self-confidence through play!

While advance registration is not required, space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.