Rahway Public Library
Join us in our Discovery Studio at 6:00pm. Bring your hooks and yarn. Work on a project or learn a new technique! No registration required. Program is free for Adults & Teens 13+ Want to get started before our club meets? Our beginner classes are available online! Beginner Crochet Classes
Kids can join us in the program room for Bingo! Win prizes & meet new friends! Starts at 4pm. Best suited for ages 3-12. No registration required.
The library will be closing early at 3:30 pm. Open Again Wednesday 9:30 – 7:30.
The Library Board of Trustees will meet at the library at 7:00 pm. Meetings are open to the public. The agenda can be found here here.
Talk, sing, read, write, and play during this literacy readiness storytime. All ages welcome. No registration required.
Prevention Resources Family Support Advocate Union & Middlesex Counties
Join us for Full Moon Family Yoga with Little PathFinders! Participants must bring their own yoga mat. Open to kids of all ages with their caregivers. Registration required. Register here!
Join us for our Playgroup! Play with toys and meet friends. All ages welcome. No registration required.
Bring a Snack! Pack a Lunch! Our December holiday classic will be the 1994 (NOW) version Miracle on 34th Street @ 12 noon in the auditorium. Enjoy the show!
Curbside Crafts for Kids are small kits that you can pick up to assemble at home. Just ask for a "curbside craft" at the circulation desk! Available all week during library hours, while supplies last. A new craft will be released every Saturday for the upcoming week!
Join us in the Library Discovery Studio on Monday, December 22 at 6:00 pm for a Paper Straw Tree Ornament craft. For Adults 18 and over. No registration required.
The library will be closed for Christmas Eve.
The library will be closed for Christmas Day.
Learn about Kwanzaa by reading a special holiday story with us! Then stick around to make a fun craft! All ages welcome. No registration required.
Come behind the scenes with magician Joe Fischer to discover the secrets to becoming a magician. Ages 5-12. Registration required at: https://linktr.ee/rahwaylibrary
Ring in 2026 at our special NOON YEARS EVE-EVE PARTY! Watch our special "noon-year" ball drop in the children's department and celebrate with snacks, games, and activities! All are welcome, no registration required.
The library will be closed for New Year's Eve.
The library will be closed for New Year's Day.
A Star Is Born (1951)
Join us in the Library Cafe for our postponed music program of the Pork Roll Stompers Monday, January 12 at 6:00 pm. Open to the public and free to attend. No registration required.
TBA
Teen Coloring and Calmness! The busy holiday season in over, and a new year has begun! We will de-stress as we chat, relax, and color a variety of coloring pages and create a shrinky-dink that you can complete in your oven at home! Join us in our Discovery Studio for some zen time! For ages 13-17!
A Star Is Born (2018)
Join us in the Discovery Studio Saturday, January 24 at 2:00 pm for some color and tea. For ages 16+. No registration required.
TBA Getting Juiced in January!
It's a New Year! Transform your family's financial future with simple actionable strategies. Complimentary gift and resources for attendees, along with light refreshments to enjoy. All are welcome.
Fame (1980)
January Selection : Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (suspense)
Fame (2009)
Clash of The Titans (1981)
February selection: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (mystery)
Clash of The Titans (2010)
Join us as the Art Institute of Middlesex County Historical Division presents a program that will cover all the important topics of Civil War medicine, including replica medications and an amputation kit!
March selection: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff (thriller)
His Girl Friday (1940)
The Front Page (1974)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
TBD
April selection: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride (autobiography/memoir)
Perfect Murder (1998)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
May selection: Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell (science fiction)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Poseidon (2006)
The Thing from Another World (1951)
June/July selection: Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo (nonfiction)
The Thing (1982) re released (2004)
September selection: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (mystery)
October selection: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (historical fiction)
January 2027 selection: The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali (historical fiction)