Children and Teen Programs 

Check out the wonderful programs for children and teens by clicking on the Kids or Teen tabs above. Call the library at (973) 835-5044 or use the Event Calendar above to register for programs.

Adult Programs

Register online by clicking on the program link on the event calendar or go to our program page with online registration links. Of course, you can always  call the  library to register or stop by. Download or print our adult programs for September through December 2019.

Upcoming Programs

Go to our program page, with online registration links to register, or call us at (973) 835-5044.

Holiday Wine Glass Painting

Wednesday, November 20, 7 p.m. Local artist Bernadine Ferrari will bring all the supplies and know-how to help us create two beautiful glasses. Sorry! This program is currently full. 

Holiday Centerpiece

Saturday, November 23, 11 a.m. Agnes Sydork returns with another decoupage and floral centerpiece for you to craft. Sorry! This program is currently full.

Holiday Tags and Card Making

Saturday, November 30, 1 p.m. Artist Lisa Madson will help you craft unique tags and cards for special holiday gifts. Sorry! This program is currently full.

Gingerbread Houses

Wednesday, December 4, 7 p.m. An annual holiday highlight for adults! Decorate a gingerbread house for a lovely and edible centerpiece. Melissa Harsley, Vice President of the Friends of the Riverdale Public Library, returns with tons of icing, gingerbread houses, and gobs of candy. Sorry! This program is currently full.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "An Arsenal for Democracy"

Monday, December 9, 7 p.m. The date is December 29, 1940. Franklin Delano Roosevelt has just been re-elected to an unprecedented third term in office. But the world is in a crisis. Nazi Germany has blazed the path of destruction across Europe, and America may soon be drawn into war. Meet with the President just prior to his delivery of the famous "Arsenal for Democracy" speech. Neill Hartley, First Person Interpreter, American History Theater. As an actor Hartley has performed with Arden Theater, InterAct Theater, and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, among others. This program is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

Radio Theater: Winter Mysteries

Wednesday, December 11, 7 p.m. Presenting two half hour radio dramas from the 1940s. Cozy up and listen to suspenseful radio mysteries this winter evening, featuring a woman who overhears a murder plot through her telephone. Then stick around for a murder mystery about a dinner party that goes horribly wrong. These old-time radio broadcasts are guaranteed to send chills up your spine!

Sorry! Wrong Number - Originally aired September 3rd, 1948.

After Dinner Story - Originally aired October 26th, 1943.

Felting with Ducky

Saturday, December 14, 1 p.m. Join Ducky from Ducky' Sheep Shack to craft a felted penguin. Registration for this program begins November 15th.

Movies

Wednesday night or Friday afternoon at the movies: It’s popcorn, and a good movie on a 60" screen at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday night or the third Friday of the month, unless  otherwise noted. Upcoming movies:

The Peanut Butter Falcon
A young man with Down syndrome teams up with a scruffy outlaw to travel across the Southeast, encountering colorful characters along the way. Rated PG-13, 97 minutes.

Wednesday, December 18, 7 p.m.
Friday, December 20, 2 p.m.

Museum Passes

(For Riverdale library card holders only)

Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Riverdale Public Library, the library has museum passes for circulation for Riverdale patrons. The Intrepid Air and Space Museum, Imagine That! Children's Museum, and Grounds for Sculpture are available now. How does it work? The Intrepid pass allows six people free entry using the one Riverdale library pass. The Grounds for Sculpture allows four people free entry. Imagine That! museum pass allows free entry for four people. Riverdale card holders must reserve the pass either by phone or by walk-in, and can keep the pass for up to three days. Stop by or call us with any questions.

The Best Seller's Club for Riverdale Library Patrons

Register with us to have requests placed automatically for your favorite authors for their upcoming publications. Once registered, you will be on the waiting list for all future titles. Fifteen authors are available - don't miss their next book! Register in the library or online here.

Hoopla

Hoopla is a new digital media service provided to our patrons through the generosity of the Friends of the Riverdale Library. Through hoopla, using your Riverdale Library card, you can access and enjoy nearly half a million titles from six different formats: Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Comics/Graphic Novels - all in one location: from your computer, tablet or Smartphone! Go to hoopla at https://www.hoopladigital.com/ to sign up and start listening/watching/reading!

Rosetta Stone

Language Learning - available through the NJ State Library. Choose from 30 languages! Available for use on your computer, tablet or mobile device.

MyHeritage

Check out our genealogy product, MyHeritage Library Edition. It is available both in the library, and remotely. MyHeritage Library Edition ™ is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind in the world. It includes billions of historical documents from over 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes and additional resources. Available in 40 languages, MyHeritage Library Edition is the industry’s most multilingual family history research database.

New Genealogy Database Available through the New Jersey State Library

HeritageQuest Online is now availabe for library card holders. Click here to explore this database. HeritageQuest Online provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.

Small Business Builder

New Database! Available through a partnership between MAIN and Morris County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage  your small business. Resources include; sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.

E-Book News

Our patrons are really enjoying how easy it is to download e-books and audiobooks to your PC, tablet, iPad, or phone. All the content is just for MAIN patrons, with some titles priority just for Riverdale patrons. Click here to check it out! Need help getting started? Call the library to arrange a one-on-one session to help you download to your device.

TumbleBooks

 TumbleBook Library is an online collection of of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eReadAlongs, graphic novels, National Geographic videos, interactive games, and more that teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love. Picture books, chapter books, with games, puzzles and quizzes are available on your computer or device. Tumblebook library is available through the MAIN consortium. No login or password is necessary in our library, and at home, use your library barcode to access this resource.

Raise money for the Friends of the Library through Amazon

The Friends of the Library have created a Smile account with Amazon. When you shop at smile.amazon.com and indicate the Friends of the Riverdale Library as your charity, each purchase will send a little money to our Friends organization. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchase.