Sign Up for January Programs Now!

Start the new year off with these fun programs!

Teen Movie Night
Wed. Jan. 8
5:30-7:45 p.m.
Enjoy popcorn and a great film!  This January, fall down the rabbit hole with Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp in the 2010 adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland."  Rated PG, 108 min.





















Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. Jan. 9
5-6 p.m.
Hang out with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours!

Tween Book Club
Wed. Jan. 22
6-7 p.m.
Join us for pizza as we discuss the book of the month.  In the award-winning Dead End in Norvelt, Jack writes obituaries for the local paper until it eventually leads him on a curious adventure...  Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration required for all programs.  Sign up in person, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

Sign Up for December Programs Now!

When the weather gets cold, come inside for these great programs!

 

Teen Movie Night: "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Wed. Dec. 4
5:30-7:45 p.m.

Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween.  One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween--but alas, they can't get it quite right.  Warm up with popcorn and this Tim Burton classic!  (Rated PG, 76 min.)

Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. Dec. 5
5-6 p.m.

Hang out with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours.


Gingerbread House Workshop
Sat. Dec. 7
1-2 p.m.

Create the perfect decoration--and dessert--for the holiday season!


Teen Book Club: Code Name Verity
Wed. Dec. 18
6-7 p.m.

Oct. 11, 1943: A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France.  Its pilot and passenger are best friends.  One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.  When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution.  Join us for a pizza party and a chance to discuss this riveting, award-winning book.  Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk.

Registration required for all programs.  Call 973-835-5044 or click here to register. 

Sign Up for November Programs Now!

Don't forget to sign up forget these great November programs now!

Teen Movie Night
Wed. Nov. 6
5:30-7:45 p.m.
What happens when a princess from a fairytale universe where every problem is solved by breaking into solved gets magically transported to the real world?  Fall in love with the funny, romantic "Enchanted" this November.  Starring Amy Adams.  (PG, 107 min.)





















Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. Nov. 7
5-6 p.m.
Hang out with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours. 
 
Teen Book Club
Wed. Nov. 20
6-7 p.m.
Join us for pizza as we discuss this month's book club pick, Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi.  In this fast-paced post-apocalyptic adventure set on the American Gulf Coast, Nailer works light crew.  His dirty, dangerous job is to crawl deep into the wrecks of the ancient oil tankers that line the beach, scavenging copper wire and turning it over to his crew boss.  After a brutal hurricane passes over, Nailer and his friend Pima stumble upon the wreck of a luxurious clipper ship. It's filled with valuable goods—a "Lucky Strike" that could make them rich, if only they can find a safe way to cash it in. Amid the wreckage, a girl barely clings to life. If they help her, she tells them, she can show them a world of privilege that they have never known. But can they trust her? And if so, can they keep the girl safe from Nailer's drug-addicted father?  A finalist for the National Book Award. 





















Coming in December...Gingerbread House Workshop! 
Sat. Dec. 7
1-2 p.m.
Special registration starts Fri. Nov. 15 for Riverdale residents and Fri. Nov. 22 for non-residents.

Registration required for all programs.  You can sign up in person at the library, by calling 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

Sign Up for October Programs Now!

Sign up for these great October programs now!

Teen Movie Night
Wed. Oct. 2
5:30-7:45 p.m.

Just in time for Halloween, catch the big-screen adaptation of the bestselling "Beautiful Creatures," about a teenage boy in a small Southern town who meets a mysterious new girl with the powers of witchcraft.  Rated PG-13, 124 min.  Starring Alice Englert. 

Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. Oct. 3
5:00-6:00 p.m.

Hang out with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community services hours.

Teen Book Club
Wed. Oct. 16
6:00-7:00 p.m.

Join us for pizza as we discuss the spooky book of the month, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.  In this New York Times bestseller, a boy discovers a strange collection of curious photographs at an abandoned orphanage, which leads to an even greater and more dangerous mystery.




















Halloween Caricatures
Sat. Oct. 19
1:00-2:00 p.m.

Renowned cartoonist Paul Merklein will be here to show you how to draw zombies, witches, vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and more!


Registration required for all programs.  You can sign-up in at the library, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

Sign Up for September Programs Now!

School may be around the corner, but don't forget to sign up for these great programs now!

Registration is required for all programs.  You can register in person at the library, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

Teen Movie Night: "The Amazing Spider-Man"
Wed. Sept. 4
5:30-7:45 p.m.

Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young.  His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.  Starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. (PG-13, 136 min.)

Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. Sept. 12
5-6 p.m.

Hang out with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours.


Teen Book Club: "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Wed. Sept. 18
6-7 p.m.

Stargirl.  From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.”  She captures Leo Borlock’s heart with just one smile.  She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first.  Then they turn on her.  Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal.  In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.  Pick up your copy at the Circulation Desk. 

Sign Up for August Programs Now!

It's not too late to sign up for these great programs!

Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. Aug. 1
5-6 p.m.
Hang out with friends and tell us what you want your library to be like.  TAB gives teens the chance to help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community services hours.

Teen Movie Night: "National Treasure"
Wed. Aug. 7
5:30-7:45 p.m.
A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on. (Rated PG)





















Teen Journal Making
Thurs. Aug. 8
5-6 p.m.
Using scrapbook paper, ribbon, stickers, and decoupage, create a special place to record your hopes, dreams, and feelings.

Summer Reading Finale: Ice Cream Party & Talent Show
Thurs. Aug. 15
5-6 p.m.
Can you sing a song?  Perform a dance?  Tell jokes?  Play an instrument?  Do a magic trick?  Perform a funny skit with your friends?  Come show off your skills at our end-of-summer talent show and enjoy games and a make-your-own sundae party!  For Summer Reading Program participants only.

Teen Book Club: Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Wed. Aug. 21
6-7 p.m.
High school sophomore Miranda's life is changed in an instant when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth.  Suddenly, worldwide tsunamis are wiping out the coasts, earthquakes are rocking the continents, and volcanic ash is blocking out the sun.  Told in a year's worth of journal entries, this heart-pounding story chronicles Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.

Teen Crocheting
Wed. Aug. 28
6-7 p.m.
Impress your friends by learning basic techniques to make scarves, blankets, and pot holders!  Yarn and hooks provided.

 

Registration required for all programs.  You can sign up in person, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.

Teen Digital Scavenger Hunt

Don't forget to sign up for our Teen Digital Scavenger Hunt next week on Thursday, July 18 from 5-6 p.m.!  In keeping with our Summer Reading theme Beneath the Surface, you'll turn the library upside down to find a list of items.  Take a picture of what you find with your phone or digital camera, and the first person to correctly find everything on their list wins a prize!

Registration is required.  You can sign up in person, at 973-835-5044, at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

July Teen Book Club/City of Ember

It's not too late to sign up for July's Teen Book Club!  This month we're reading City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau.

There is no light in the City of Ember, but for 250 years, there has been plenty of everything in the vast storerooms.  But now there are more and more empty shelves--and more and more times when the lights flicker and go out, leaving them in terrifying blackness for long minutes.  What will happen when the generator finally fails?  Twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina seem to be the only ones who are worried, and they begin a frightening and dangerous trek to a city of light of which they have only dreamed.

Come enjoy a pizza party and a chance to discuss what you  liked (didn't like) about City of Ember on Wed. July 17 from 6-7 p.m.  Pick up your free copy of the book at the Circulation Desk.

Registration is required.  You can register in person, at 973-835-5044, at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

Sign Up for July Programs Now!

It's almost July--don't forget to sign up for these great programs now!

Teen Movie Night: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
Wed. July 3
5:30-7:45 p.m.
Everyone's favorite archeologist is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.  Rated PG-13.

Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. July 11
5-6 p.m.
Hang out with friends and tell us what you want your library to be like.  TAB gives teens the chance to help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours.

Teen Book Discussion Club: City of Ember
Wed. July 17 
6-7 p.m.
There is no light in the City of Ember, but for 250 years, there has been plenty of everything in the vast storerooms.  But now there are more and more empty shelves--and more and more times when the lights flicker and go out, leaving them in terrifying blackness for long minutes.  What will happen when the generator finally fails?  Twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina seem to be the only ones who are worried, and they begin a frightening and dangerous trek to a city of light of which they have only dreamed.  

Teen Digital Scavenger Hunt
Thurs. July 18 
5-6 p.m.
Get ready to dig beneath the surface of the library to uncover a list of items.  Bring your cell phone or digital camera to take pictures of what you.  The first person to find everything on their list wins a prize!

Teen Crocheting
Wed. July 24
6-7 p.m.
Impress your friends by learning basic techniques to make blankets, scarves, and pot holders!  Yarn and hooks provided.

Registration required for all programs.  Sign up in person at the library, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

Summer Reading is Almost Here!

The Summer Reading Program is almost here!  This year's theme is Beneath the Surface.  

Pick up a book review bookmark at the library, and every time you read a book, write a few sentences describing what you thought of it.  Each time you turn in a review, you will get a free book to keep plus a coupon for ice cream at Applebee's or Ice Cream Station!  You will also be automatically entered in a raffle to win a bag full of books!   The raffle will be drawn at the Summer Reading Finale on Thurs. Aug. 15.  Make sure to hand in a review for every book you read because the teen who reads the most books this summer will win a bag full of cool prizes!   Best of all, participants get extra credit in school!   Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins Monday, June 24 in the library.

 

Sign Up for June Programs Now!

It's almost June--don't forget to sign up for these great programs now!


Teen Movie Night: "The Mummy"
Wed. June 5
5:30-7:45 p.m.
An American working on an archeological dig in an ancient city accidentally awakens a centuries-old mummy.  Rated PG-13.





















Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. June 6
5-6 p.m.
Hang out with friends and tell us what you want your library to be like.  TAB gives teens the chance to help with planning programs and choosing library materials while earning
community service hours.

 
Teen Book Discussion Club: Gregor the Overlander
Wed. June 19
6-7 p.m.
One summer day, 11-year-old Gregor and his 2-year-old sister fall through a vent in their New York City home into an amazing underground world.  Among the giants humans who live there are scary bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats.  Gregor just wants to get home, but a prophecy hints that he may be the "overlander" destined to save the humans from the vicious rodents. He is reluctant until he learns that his father, who disappeared years before, is a prisoner of the rats. The first in an exciting, adventure-filled series from the author of The Hunger Games.  Get your free copy at the Circulation Desk. 

Summer Reading Kickoff Party
Wed. June 26
6-7 p.m.
Start the summer off with a pizza party, games, a chance to rock out to Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, One Direction, and more!


Registration required for all programs. You can register in person, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.

Teen Summer Reading Program

Mon. June 24 to Fri. Aug. 9

This summer's theme is Beneath the Surface!  Every time you read a book, write a few sentences describing what you thought of it and drop off your review at the library.  Each time you turn in a review, you will get a free book to keep plus a coupon for ice cream at Applebee's or Ice Cream Station!  You will also be automatically entered in a raffle to win a bag full of books!   The raffle will be drawn at the Summer Reading Finale on Thurs. Aug. 15.  Make sure to hand in a review for every book you read because the teen who reads the most books this summer will win a goody bag full of cool prizes!   Best of all, participants get extra credit in school!   Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins June 24 in the library.

 

 

Volunteers Wanted!

Do you...

enjoy working with kids?
love arts and crafts?
need community service hours?

 

Volunteer at Riverdale Public Library's

Summer Reading Program!

 

Volunteers work 3 hours a week from June 24 to August 9, and receive a service certificate from the Riverdale Borough Council at the end of the summer.

 

If you would like to participate, join us Thursday, May 23 OR Thursday May 30 from 5-6 p.m. for an information session.  You must attend with a parent or guardian.

 

For more information, call the library at 973-835-5044 or

email riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net.

May Teen Book Club/Delirium

It's not too late to sign up for the next Teen Book Discussion.  This month's book is Delirium by Lauren Oliver. 

In the near future, love has long since been identified as a disease called amor deliria nervosa, and 17-year-old Lena is 95 days away from the operation that cures it.  Enter Alex, a rakish daredevil who, as it turns out, is one of the Invalids—a tribe of uncured who live on the lam in the surrounding wilderness. With the clock ticking down to her surgery, Lena is drawn into Alex’s world, one of passion and freedom, while her emotionally castrated family members hope to turn her into yet another complacent zombie.  In this powerful and beautifully written novel, Lauren Oliver, the bestselling author of Before I Fall, throws readers into a tightly controlled society where options don’t exist, and shows not only the lengths one will go for a chance at freedom, but also the true meaning of sacrifice.

Come enjoy a pizza party and a chance to discuss what you like (or didn't like) about Delirium on Wed. May 15 from 6-7 p.m.  Registration required. 

 

Sign Up for May Programs Now!

It's almost May!  Don't forget to sign up for these great programs now!

Teen Movie Night
Wed. May 1
5:30-7:45 p.m.

Join us for popcorn and see the "Teenage Dream" star in action in the documentary "Katy Perry: Part of Me."

Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. May 2
5:00-6:00 p.m.

Hang out with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours.

Teen Book Discussion Club
Wed. May 15
6:00-7:00

Join us for pizza and a chance to discuss what you liked (or didn't like) about this month's pick, Delirium by Lauren Oliver.  Free copies are available at the Circulation Desk.




















Teen Crocheting
Wed. May 22
6:00-7:00 p.m.

Come learn basic patterns and techniques to impress your friends and make them gifts!  Yarn and hooks provided.

You can sign up for these programs in person at the library, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.

Poetry Writing @ the Library

Are you curious about cinquains?  Tempted by tankas?  Come celebrate National Poetry Month at Riverdale Public Library by bringing your original poems to workshop while learning new, fun ways to express yourself through the written word.
 
Teen Poetry Writing is Thursday, April 25 from 5-6 p.m.  You can register in person, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.

April Teen Book Discussion Club/How to Save a Life

It's not too late to sign up for April's Teen Book Discussion Club.  This month we're reading How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr.

Jill MacSweeny just wishes everything could go back to the way it was before her dad died.  When her mom decides to adopt a baby, it feels like she's trying to replace a lsot family member with a new one.

Mandy Kalinowski understands what it's like to gorw up unwanted.  So when Mandy becomes pregnant, one thing she's sure of is that she wants a better life for her baby.

As their worlds change, Jill and Mandy learn that nothing is as easy--or as hard--as it seems.

Come enjoy a pizza party and a chance to discuss what you liked (or didn't like) about How to Save a Life on Wed. April 17 from 6-7 p.m.  Free copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.

You can sign up in person, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.

Sign Up for April Programs Now!

It's almost April!  Don't forget to sign up for these great programs now!

Teen Movie Night
Wed. April 3
5:30-7:45 p.m.

Join us for popcorn and enjoy the Disney Channel original film "Lemonade Mouth."





















Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. April 4
5:00-6:00 p.m.

Hang out with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours.

Teen Book Discussion Club
Wed. April 17
6:00-7:00 p.m.

Join us for pizza and a chance to discuss what you liked (or didn't like) about this month's book club pick, How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr.  Discussing a book with a group is fun and can possibly count for extra credit.





















Teen Crocheting
Wed. April 24
6:00-7:00 p.m.

Learn basic patterns and techniques to make gifts for your friends!  Yarn and hooks provided.

Teen Poetry Writing
Thurs. April 25
5:00-6:00 p.m.

Come celebrate National Poetry Month.  Bring your original poems to workshop and we'll learn new forms like tankas and cinquains.


You can sign up in person at the library, at 973-835-5044, at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here. 

March Teen Book Club/Marcelo in the Real World

Don't forget to sign up for our March Teen Book Discussion Club on Wed. March 20 from 6-7 p.m.!  This month we'll be reading Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork. 

 

From the best-selling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time comes Marcelo Sandoval, a 17-year-old with an Asperger's Syndrome.  Marcelo has arranged a job caring for ponies at his special school's therapeutic riding stables, but he must exit his comfort zone when his high-powered father steers Marcelo to work in his law firm's mailroom.  Forced to think on his feet, multitask, and deal with people who try take advantage of him, Marcelo is surprised to learn he can read people's expressions and determine who he can and cannot trust.  Over the course of the summer, as Marcelo is forced to live in the "real world," he gradually discovers that he is capable of much more that he thought.   

 

Registration required.  You can register in person at the library, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.

 

Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk, so pick one up today!

 

 

 

Sign Up for March Programs Now!

It's not too early to sign up for these great programs in March!  Registration is required.  You can register in person, by phone at 973-835-5044, or online by clicking here.

Teen Movie Night
Wed. Mar. 6
5:30-7:45 p.m

Come hang out with friends and enjoy popcorn and the film of the month.  In March, go back in time to solve alien crime with Will Smith in "Men in Black 3"!

Teen Advisory Board
Thurs. Mar. 7
5:00-6:00 p.m.

Spend time with friends and help with planning programs and choosing library materials while possibly earning community service hours.

Teen Book Discussion Club
Wed. Mar. 20
6:00-7:00 p.m.

Join us for pizza as we discuss the book of the month.  Next month we're reading Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork.  Pick up your free copy at the Circulation Desk.




















Teen Crocheting
Wed. Mar. 27
6:00-7:00 p.m.

Come learn basic patterns and techniques to impress your friends and make them gifts!  Yarn and hooks provided.

February Teen Book Club/Going Bovine

It's not too late to sign up for February's Teen Book Discussion Club. This month we've chosen Going Bovine by best-selling author Libba Bray.

All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally stinks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he’s willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most.

Going Bovine was the 2010 winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Distinguished Young Adult Literature.

Come enjoy a pizza party and a chance to discuss what you did (or didn't) like about the book on Wednesday, February 20 from 6-7 p.m. Free copies are available at the Circulation Desk. Registration is required. You can sign up in person at the library, by phone at 973-835-5044, by email at riverdalelibrarykids@nac.net, or online by clicking here.