This event has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, from 4:30-6:30 PM. Library and NJ4S staff thank you for your patience.
Looking for ways to practice self-care this summer? Stop by to pick up some freebies and resources!
Meet with representatives from New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S) and learn about services they provide to families with children in grades K through 12.
Looking for ways to practice self-care this summer? Stop by to pick up some freebies and resources!
Meet with representatives from New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S) and learn about services they provide to families with children in grades K through 12.
NJ4S is a prevention program that supports youth mental wellness and can connect students and their parents/caregivers with other community resources beneficial to social, emotional, and mental health and well-being, including clinical and non-clinical resources.
Facilitated by TAG volunteer Myer, the Younger Writers Group is a monthly meeting space for aspiring authors of all genres - poetry, lyrics, fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and more! Attendees are encouraged to bring their writing implements of choice (e.g., pen and paper, laptop, etc.) as well as whatever writing project they've been working on recently.
This group is for teens in grades 8 to 12; no registration is required to attend meetings.
To encourage both knowledge of and access to the benefits of the creative arts, NAMI is introducing Creative Mindsets, an all-in-one boxed kit that contains everything you need to engage young people in mindfulness, reflection, and self-care through creative activities. These activities were designed by a work group of folks with overlapping experience in creativity and mental health, including art therapists, youth program directors, professional artists, and more.
This session has been canceled due to an unforeseen circumstance, but we hope you register for our session on August 14th, 2026.
Join our friends from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School for a workshop on feelings and mental health, social media, and how these topics are related. Learn some strategies for navigating tough feelings or difficult friend (or frenemy) situations, and wrap up with a plan for how you can use social media while staying safe and grounded.
Ohhh!!! And enjoy some ice cream while we chat, because what makes an awkward conversation easier than having a frozen dessert to literally "break the ice" with?
For tweens and teens in 3rd grade and up.
The fire wasn’t Marlowe Wexler’s fault. Dates should be hot, but not hot enough to warrant literal firefighters. Akilah, the girl Marlowe has been in love with for years, will never go out with her again. No one dates an accidental arsonist.
Families with kids of all ages are invited to join the staff of NJ4S for a hands-on hour of fun with fidget toys, sand trays, and slime! This event is a great way for families to explore the benefits of sensory activities for emotional regulation
Supplies and light refreshments will be provided.
Limited space! Free tickets at the children's desk beginning at 4:30.
Regent Academy has a long and storied history in Winslow, Vermont, as does the forest that surrounds it. The school is known for molding teens into leaders, but its history is far more nefarious.
Ezra Hayes has always felt like a background character compared to BFFs Lucas and Finley. He would do anything to be seen as a romantic lead, even if it means keeping a secret summer boyfriend, Presley. But when he discovers that Presley is a lying cheater, and his best friends are having boy problems of their own, they want revenge.