Irish Music Concert
Saturday, March 14 @ 10:30 am
This concert will include an assortment of Irish songs and stories, perfect for the family. We will be showcasing the guitar, Irish whistles, and banjo. It will be both informative as well as fun and entertaining. Registration is not necessary. Just drop in and enjoy!
Disney Vacation Planning
Saturday, March 14 @ 2pm – 3pm
This is NOT a sales pitch. This is an information session led by Miss Jess, the Children’s Librarian. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a seasoned Disney fan, you will leave with practical knowledge, insider tips, and ESSENTIAL CHEAT SHEETS for planning a memorable and stress-free Disney vacation. Drop-ins welcome. Attendees will receive a signature Disney snack.
Friends of the Long Hill Township Library Spirit Wear Sale
Buy Library Swag, Support the Library!
Get your very own LHT Library branded T-shirt, long sleeve, hoodie, beach tote, or pajama pants! Click on this link to browse our spirit wear options. Add to cart, then securely check out with your credit card.
All orders must be placed by April 6 at 11:59PM.
Mary Poppins Jr Musical
Tuesday, April 07 @ 6:30 pm
a 70-minute adaptation of the Broadway musical Mary Poppins. This musical is geared towards kids ages 4+. Register here: https://longhilllibrary.org/events-calendar/event/mary-poppins-jr/
Karate Class by Chu’s Academy of Martial Arts
Friday, March 20 @ 10:30am to 11:15am (For ages 3-5)
Tuesday, March 24 @ 4:00pm to 4:45pm (For ages 5-7)
Free Karate Class presented by Chu’s Academy of Martial Arts of Gillette, NJ. No registration required.
New children's author speaker series!
Kate Messner, Thursday March 26 @ 7pm, register here
Register for the talk and watch it live or watch a recorded version
Homework Helpers
Tuesdays @ 3:30pm to 5:30pm
High school honor students will one-on-one assist children with their homework. This service is free of charge for children who are in 1st to 6th grade. Each child will receive 30 minutes of homework help. Register Here: https://longhilllibrary.org/events-calendar/
New on-line cooking classes for adults, teens and kids!
3 adult classes, 1 teen & 1 kid class each month
Learn more here!
New Resource: TumbleMath
TumbleMath has a comprehensive collection of math stories which combine animation, narration, and sound to create a compelling and enticing story book for students of all ages. The books are all accompanied by supplementary materials such as lesson plans, instructional videos, educational games, plus quizzes in order to test and track. Access TumbleMath HERE
New Language Learning Platform!
Over 70 world languages plus courses for English learners!
Accessible as an app or over the web. Get started here!
Museum Passes
Morris Museum, Montclair Art Museum & the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts
Ask at the front desk to borrow our museum passes!
On-Demand Video Streaming
Kanopy is a movie streaming service that provides library patrons with access to over 30,000 films, featuring classic and world cinema, indie films and top documentaries.
Click here to read more.
Tumblebooks
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books that teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
Registration is required for most programs and can be done in person or by phone at (908) 647-2088.
First priority for these programs is given to Long Hill Township residents, but non-residents are welcome to join our waiting list.
Upcoming Kids Events
The Color Green Storytime Mon, Mar 16, 10:30am to 11:00am
Lego Challenge Club (Ages 4-12) Mon, Mar 16, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Trailblazing Women Storytime Mon, Mar 16, 4:30pm to 5:00pm
The Color Green Storytime Tue, Mar 17, 10:30am to 11:00am
NEW Homework Helpers Tue, Mar 17, 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Sensory Play (ages 1-5) Tue, Mar 17, 4:00pm to 4:30pm
Beaded Bracelet Making for Ages 7-18 Tue, Mar 17, 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Storytime: Rhyme Time (Ages 0-2) Wed, Mar 18, 10:30am to 11:00am
Kids’ Book Club (Ages 8-12) Wed, Mar 18, 4:15pm to 5:15pm
Teen Book Club Wed, Mar 18, 5:00pm to 6:00pm
The Color Green Storytime Thu, Mar 19, 10:30am to 11:00am
Read to Morrigan the therapy dog! Thu, Mar 19, 3:30pm to 4:00pm
Resources
LOTE4Kids
LOTE4Kids offers a collection of over 4,500 digital children’s books in 70+ languages with English translations.
TumbleMath
TumbleMath has the most comprehensive collection of math stories available anywhere. TumbleMath combines animation, narration, and sound to create a compelling and enticing story book for students of all ages.
Kanopy Kids
Kanopy Kids is Kanopy’s curated collection of content for children, with a focus on ages 2-8. While in the Kanopy Kids section, you’ll only see content that’s age-appropriate and allows unlimited viewing.
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
Tumblebooks
The Tumble Book Library is an online collection of animated talking picture books, which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
Enjoy animated/talking picture books, audiobooks, puzzles and games online!
Hoopla
Hoopla lets you check out popular movies, music, ebooks, comics and audiobooks with convenience and ease. Stream movies, music, books and audiobooks with your LHT Library card.
You can download the free hoopla digital mobile app on your iOS or Android device or watch on your computer, tv and more.
Kanopy Movies
Films can be streamed or viewed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast, Roku, FireTV and FireTablet.
Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.
Libby
Libby is a free app where you can borrow ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card.
