Rahway Public Library
It's A New Year so check out "The Blueprint for Family Financial Success!" Light refreshments and complimentary gift for ALL attendees. Transform your family's financial future with simple actionable strategies.
Come join us monthly in the cafe for a thought provoking conversation. Call the reference desk at 732.340.1551 x212 to join and to reserve your copy today! Register here!
January Selection : Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (suspense) Come alone or bring a friend, share your voice and join us at 6 p.m.in the cafe for a lively discussion. Call the reference desk to reserve your book today!
Rahway Public Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Talk, sing, read, write, and play during this literacy readiness storytime. All ages welcome. No registration required.
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!
Join us for Lego Fun! We will have Duplo Lego for the little ones and regular Lego for older kids. Best suited for ages 3-12.
Learn coding basics at our new Coding Club for Kids! Make friends and learn something new. Made possible by a donation from the Diane Scott Foundation, this club is free for all kids grades 3-5! Registration is required. Register here!
Bring a Snack! Pack a Lunch! Our January feature will be the 2018 (NOW) version of A Star is Born @ 12 noon in the auditorium. Enjoy the show.
Join us in the Discovery Studio Saturday, January 24 at 2:00 pm for some color and tea. For ages 16+. No registration required.
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 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.
Get ready for this month's graphic novel book club by reading "Amethyst: The Princess of Gemworld" by Shannon and Dean Hale - available at the children's desk - and be ready for discussion and activities! Ages 8-12. Registration required. Register here!
Wear your favorite PJs and meet us at the library for pajama storytime! We'll read a story, make a craft, and have fun! Great for the whole family - all ages welcome.
Stop by and learn about our city’s rich history with Rahway’s own, Al Shipley! The Rahway history room, located on our second floor, contains a special collection of books, ledgers, images, maps, files, and more documenting and preserving the local history for the city of Rahway.
Bring a Snack! Pack a Lunch! Our February feature will be the 1980 (THEN) version of Fame @ 12 noon in the auditorium. Enjoy the show.
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The library will be closed in observance of President's Day.
Join us in the cafe @ 6pm to hear original black history spoken word or perhaps share your own. All are welcome.
History of chocolate and tasting
Teens! Since 1986 Reggie Laurent has been painting bold, colorful, abstract paintings that represent diversity and inclusion. We will use crayons, colored pencils and paint to create our own art in his exciting style! For ages 13-17.
Bring a Snack! Pack a Lunch! Our February feature will be the 2009 (NOW) version of Fame @ 12 noon in the auditorium. Enjoy the show.
Clash of The Titans (1981)
February selection: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (mystery)
he Library Board of Trustees will meet at the library at 7:00 pm. Meetings are open to the public.
Clash of The Titans (2010)
The library will be closed in observance of Good Friday.
March selection: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff (thriller)
His Girl Friday (1940)
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. A surgeon from a NJ regiment will exhibit Civil War-era surgical instruments and will discuss medical care, diseases, hospitals, and battlefield surgeries. This presentation is suitable for all ages.
ilove2read event
The Front Page (1974)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
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April selection: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride (autobiography/memoir)
Perfect Murder (1998)
The library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
May selection: Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell (science fiction)
The Trailside Nature and Science Center will present Reptiles of NJ at 1pm in our auditorium! Discover the unique characteristics of the reptiles living in our state, their importance and the threats they face! Meet a number of Trailside's resident reptiles! All our welcome to attend!
The library will be closed in observance of Juneteenth.
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The library will be closed in observance of Independence Day.
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Poseidon (2006)
The Thing from Another World (1951)
The Library Board of Trustees will meet virtually at 7:00 pm. Meetings are open to the public.
June/July selection: Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo (nonfiction)
The Thing (1982) re released (2004)
The library will be closed in observance of Labor Day.
The library will be closed in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day.
September selection: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (mystery)
The library will be closed in observance of Veteran's Day.
The library will be closing early at 3:30 pm. Open Again Wednesday 9:30 – 4:30.
October selection: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (historical fiction)
The library will be closing at 4:30pm. We will reopen on Saturday, November 28 at 10:00am.
The library will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving.