Read to a Dog Storytime with Creature Comfort Pet Therapy
Saturday, June 20 @ 10:30am
Join us for storytime with a therapy dog from Creature Comfort. Listen to a few stories and hang out with the dogs! Participants will have a chance to sit independently and read to one of the dogs. No registration required.
Hands on History: Meeting the Maccullochs
Saturday June 27 @ 10:30am
The program uses portraits, letters, and objects to facilitate a hands-on learning experience about the past. Participants also try their hand at using a dip ink pen and practice writing a letter. Presented by Macculloch Hall Historical Museum of Morristown, NJ. For ages 7 and up. Register HERE
Spinning Wheel and Loom Demonstration
Saturday, July 11 from 2:00-3:00pm
Help “spin” the wheel, learn what “tape” from a tape loom is and what it was used for, and view hand-dyed hanks of spun yarn to see what colors fabric in the 18th century could be.
Plus, take home a bit of carded wool!
Learn more and register for the Spinning Wheel Demonstration
Udder to Butter: Make Butter (Ages 5-12)
Friday, July 17 @ 3:30pm
Presented by Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. Fosterfields used to be a dairy farm. Learn all about Jersey cows and the science behind making butter. Students will be able to churn their own butter to try with bread or crackers. All supplies provided. Best for Grades: K-6 Register HERE.
Lots of great author talks- watch live or the recorded version
Next, Ted Page!
Thurs. June 18 @ 2pm. Register here for the link!
New online 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
Dress Like a Word Day Wed, Jun 17, 12:00am to 11:59pm
Storytime: Rhyme Time (Ages 0-2) Wed, Jun 17, 10:30am to 11:00am
Storytime Thu, Jun 18, 10:30am to 11:00am
Read to Morrigan the therapy dog! Thu, Jun 18, 3:30pm to 4:00pm
Sensory Play (ages 1-6) Thu, Jun 18, 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Creative Movement with Starstruck Dance Studio Fri, Jun 19, 10:30am to 11:00am
Storytime Fri, Jun 19, 10:30am to 11:00am
Sensory Friendly Movie Screenings: Super Mario Galaxy Movie Fri, Jun 19, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Read to a Dog Storytime with Creature Comfort Pet Therapy Sat, Jun 20, 10:30am to 11:30am
Hackaneers Coding Club (Grades 3-8) Sat, Jun 20, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Storytime Mon, Jun 22, 10:30am to 11:00am
Lego Challenge Club (Ages 4-12) Mon, Jun 22, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
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.
