West Orange Public Library
46 Mt. Pleasant Ave. West Orange
973.736.0198
www.wopl.org
*Closed Sundays from the last Sunday in May through the Sunday after Labor Day.
Sign up for summer reading. Read just four hours a week and you'll get a sticker and a prize!
Earthly Delights
WHEN: Monday, July 8 at 4:30 PM
WHO: Ages 3-11
Learn about gardening and recycling. Each child will take home a seedling. Advance registration is required. Sign up here.
Dinosaur Dig
WHEN: Monday, July 15 at 4:30 PM
WHO: Ages 3-11
Meet a 15-foot tall T-Rex when Field Station Dinosaur visits! Advance registration is required. Sign up here.
Ground Breakers
WHEN: Monday, July 17 at 2 PM (Rain date: Wednesday, July 24 at 2 PM)
WHO: All ages.
Climb aboard and explore DPW's work trucks!
Advance registration is required. Sign up here.
Magical Muddling with Backyard Friends
WHEN: Monday, July 22 at 4:30 PM
WHO: All ages.
Free magic show featuring Chestnut the silly squirrel and his friends.
Advance registration is required. Sign up here.
Underground Adventures of Rudy Root, Jr.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 31 at 4:30 PM
Rudy the puppet and his animal friends discover underground treasures.
Advance registration is required. Sign up here.
Coming next month...
Who Lives in that Hole?
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7 at 4:30 PM
WHO: Ages 3-8
Learn about burrowing animals with a naturalist from the Essex County Environmental Center. Advance registration is required.
Sign up here.
Summer Storytimes
Book Buds
WHEN: Mondays at 3 PM
Teen mentors read with children.
Night Crawlers Storytime
WHEN: Mondays at 7 PM
Drop-in storytime for infants up to age 3½.
Little Sprouts Storytime
WHEN: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
For ages 2 - 3½.
Blooming Bookworms Storytime
WHEN: Tuesdays at 11:30 AM
For ages 3 ½ - 5.
Rooted Readers Storytime
WHEN: Tuesdays at 4 PM
For grades K-3
Seedling Storytime
WHEN: Fridays at 10:30 AM
For infants up to 24 months
Offshoots: Storytime at the Ginny Dunkel Pool
WHEN: Thursdays at 2:30 PM
Pool membership required.
Green Thumb Crafters
Stories and crafts at the WO Farmer's Market
WHEN: Fridays at 3 PM
(Funding for craft supplies provided by WO Downtown Alliance.)